Salesforce

Salesforce is a leading cloud-based software company, founded in 1999, specializing in customer relationship management (CRM) solutions. It offers a range of enterprise applications, including Sales Cloud for sales automation, Service Cloud for customer service, Marketing Cloud for digital marketing, and Commerce Cloud for e-commerce. Additionally, Salesforce provides a platform for building custom applications and MuleSoft for data integration. Salesforce.org, a division of the company, donates and discounts its technology to nonprofits and educational institutions, fostering a culture of giving back. Salesforce Ventures, the company's venture capital arm, invests in enterprise technology startups globally, providing funding, access to the Salesforce ecosystem, and guidance from its executives.

Samuel Ackah-yensu

Investor

Adrianna Alterman

Principal, Impact Fund

Marc Benioff

Co-Founder, Co-CEO and Chairman

Arundhati Bhattacharya

Chairperson and CEO

Kevin Chen

Investor

Robert DeSisto

SVP, GM B2B and B2C Commerce

Paul Drews

Managing Partner

Dan Farber

SVP Strategic Communications

Caroline Fiegel

Investor, Slack Fund

Kartikeya Gupta

Principal

Takuya Hosomura

Principal

Achyut Jajoo

Senior Vice President and General Manager of Manufacturing and Automotive

Robert Keith

Partner

David Kellenberger

Principal

Zak Kokosa

Investor

Rohit Mahna

SVP and General Manager

Fatima Paruk MD

Senior Vice President and Chief Health Officer

Bill Patterson

EVP and GM, CRM Applications

Lauryn Poyser

Investor, Impact Fund

Dom Pusateri

Investor

Alexandra Quie

Principal

Laura Rowson

Principal

Katie Schwartz Thiry

Managing Director

John Somorjai

President

Jason Spinell

Partner, Slack Fund

Jason Spinell

Partner, Slack Fund

Jim Steele

President, Global Strategic Customers

Kevin Wu

Investor

Emily Zhao

Principal

Past deals in Early Venture Stage

College Possible

Grant in 2025
College Possible provides coaching, admission, and support to students from low-income backgrounds.

Zitara

Series A in 2024
Zitara Technologies is a San Francisco-based company founded in 2019 that specializes in predictive battery management software tailored for electric fleets. The company develops both cloud-based and embedded solutions that deliver comprehensive battery analytics, including simulation, planning, and real-time operational insights. By focusing on enterprises with large battery deployments, Zitara's platform enhances safety and extends the longevity of battery systems, making it a valuable resource for grid-scale and residential energy storage applications.

Saltbox

Series A in 2024
Saltbox is a consultancy specializing in Salesforce solutions for manufacturers and consumer goods organizations. Founded in 2021, the company focuses on transforming the buying processes of business-to-business entities. Saltbox offers a range of services, including strategy, design, implementation, and enablement, all aimed at optimizing the buying journey. By leveraging digital technology, Saltbox helps its clients enhance revenue, reduce costs, and improve customer satisfaction, ultimately enabling them to provide superior buying experiences.

PointFive

Series A in 2024
PointFive is a developer of an actionable cloud cost efficiency platform aimed at eliminating cloud waste and enhancing cloud operations. The company offers solutions for deeper detection and collaborative repair that seamlessly integrate into teams' regular workflows. Its platform features systems for integration, comprehensive coverage, deep waste detection, and remediation orchestration, enabling engineers to optimize efficiencies and streamline their operations. Through its innovative approach, PointFive focuses on providing ongoing cloud cost savings to help organizations manage their cloud resources more effectively.

Recustomer

Series A in 2024
Recustomer is an IT company specializing in software solutions for digital payment and web development. It has developed a customer retention platform aimed at enhancing post-purchase experiences for retailers. The platform automates key operations related to returns, exchanges, and cancellations, streamlining the process from receiving requests to inventory replenishment. By optimizing these processes, Recustomer enables retailers to effectively convert refunds into repurchases, thereby creating new business opportunities and improving customer loyalty.

Odigos

Series A in 2024
Odigos is a technology company that specializes in developing eBPF (extended Berkeley Packet Filter) technology to enhance application observability. The company focuses on generating distributed traces, metrics, and logs for various applications, enabling developers to monitor and analyze performance without extensive engineering effort. By offering an open-source service that integrates seamlessly with existing systems, Odigos provides clients with essential tools for application monitoring and control. Additionally, the company offers a range of creative services, including audio jingles, recruitment, visual effects, and 2D-3D graphics and animation, further diversifying its service portfolio.

Uplimit

Series A in 2024
Uplimit is an education technology company dedicated to transforming how professionals and organizations develop skills for the future. Through its AI-powered platform, Uplimit offers innovative learning solutions that facilitate scalable skill development tailored to the demands of the modern workforce. The platform features live, small-group courses in machine learning and data science, delivered by top industry experts, allowing both employees and students to enhance their competencies. By fostering a supportive community and emphasizing accountability, Uplimit aims to accelerate career growth and ensure that individuals and organizations adapt effectively to an ever-evolving professional landscape.

Zeck

Series A in 2024
Zeck is a company that specializes in a board management platform aimed at enhancing board engagement and automating governance processes. Its application provides communication features tailored for meetings, offering customizable frameworks for organizing board sessions. The platform enables businesses to streamline their governance by automating the generation and approval of meeting minutes, facilitating secure voting, and managing document signing. Through these tools, Zeck helps organizations improve compliance and efficiency in their board management practices.

Together AI

Series A in 2024
Together is a technology services platform that offers a decentralized cloud specifically for artificial intelligence development. The company focuses on constructing open-source generative AI models and infrastructure, providing tools and resources that enable developers and researchers to train, refine, and deploy these models efficiently. Together's platform emphasizes accessibility and user-friendliness, allowing organizations of various sizes to leverage and enhance AI capabilities. By contributing innovative open-source research, models, and datasets, Together plays a significant role in advancing the field of AI and fostering collaborative development efforts.

Fabric

Series A in 2024
Fabric is a health tech company that enables healthcare providers to deliver faster, higher quality, and more accessible care while reducing costs via consumer-grade patient experiences that automate workflows for staff.

Oleria

Series A in 2024
Oleria is dedicated to transforming the identity security sector by providing a comprehensive security platform that focuses on autonomous security services for enterprises. The company emphasizes continuous access reviews and remediation, allowing organizations to maintain real-time visibility and contextual access to sensitive data assets. Oleria's platform is designed to proactively identify and mitigate access-related risks, helping enterprises prevent breaches and protect their digital assets. By addressing the growing complexities of access management and identity security, Oleria aims to enhance organizational access postures and safeguard against potential threats.

Mistral AI_

Series A in 2023
Mistral AI is a company dedicated to developing advanced artificial intelligence solutions, with a particular emphasis on creating open-source large language models. The company focuses on producing customizable and compute-efficient AI models that support various applications, including natural language processing and complex problem-solving. Mistral AI aims to advance the field of artificial intelligence by fostering a community-driven development approach, allowing businesses and organizations to utilize powerful AI technologies without the burden of building and maintaining their own models. Through its innovative offerings, Mistral AI seeks to drive efficiency, innovation, and informed decision-making across diverse sectors.

Education at Work

Grant in 2023
Education at Work provides contact center, workforce solutions, outsourcing, customer care, technical support, customer acquisition and retention, finance and accounting, HR services, collegiate workforce, university partnerships, college jobs, jobs for college students, back-office support, call center, customer experience, onshore, CSAT, tuition assistance, and career readiness.

Cerby

Series A in 2023
Cerby, Inc. is a cybersecurity company founded in 2020 and based in Alameda, California. It specializes in developing tools and applications aimed at managing access for disconnected applications and addressing the risks associated with Shadow IT. Cerby offers a comprehensive access management platform that leverages identity providers to automate security tasks and improve identity and access management processes. This platform eliminates the reliance on manual tools and compensating controls, streamlining tasks such as offboarding and two-factor authentication enrollment. With its patent-pending access orchestration engine, Cerby provides organizations with passwordless authentication capabilities and enhanced visibility over applications that do not conform to standard protocols. By automating these processes, Cerby enables identity teams to extend access, minimize security risks, and reduce operational costs while adhering to zero trust principles.

Thunder

Series A in 2023
Thunder is a management consulting company focused on delivering business value through intelligent frameworks and solutions. The company specializes in assisting leading brands in addressing complex challenges using Salesforce. Additionally, Thunder operates an online data analysis platform that converts data into transformative business outcomes. This platform provides a service cloud for customer support and marketing clouds for digital marketing campaigns, allowing users to leverage data analysis to achieve a competitive advantage.

Protect AI

Series A in 2023
Protect AI is a cybersecurity company focused on safeguarding machine learning and artificial intelligence systems from security threats. The company offers a platform that adheres to zero trust principles, ensuring that only secure and compliant AI models are utilized. Its technology continuously scans both third-party and in-house models for potential security vulnerabilities before deployment. Additionally, Protect AI provides detailed profiles of various threat categories, enabling organizations to enhance their security posture. With its comprehensive AI Security Posture Management capabilities, the company delivers end-to-end visibility and control, helping organizations maintain the integrity and safety of their AI applications throughout the machine learning lifecycle.

RightRev

Series A in 2023
RightRev is a developer of an automated revenue recognition platform that enhances financial reporting accuracy and compliance for businesses. The solution integrates various processes, including customer relationship management and configure-price-quote tools, with revenue accounting and general ledger systems. This unified platform streamlines the management of revenue contracts, enabling finance professionals to track all aspects of sales and revenue reporting effectively. By facilitating adherence to accounting standards such as ASC 606 and IFRS 15, RightRev helps businesses minimize the risk of misstatements while ensuring transparency in their financial operations. The platform supports a wide range of revenue models, including subscriptions, one-time sales, services, and promotions, making it a versatile tool for sales operations and revenue management.

Pano

Series A in 2023
Pano is a technology company that specializes in providing innovative hardware and software solutions for wildfire detection and management. The company develops a comprehensive platform that integrates advanced artificial intelligence with proprietary camera feeds and satellite imagery to identify potential wildfire threats in real-time. This system is designed to serve a variety of clients, including government agencies, utilities, insurers, and private landowners, by facilitating the rapid dissemination of critical information needed to mitigate wildfire risks. Pano's mission is to enhance safety and protect lives, property, and the environment through effective threat detection and intelligence.

Logik.io

Series A in 2023
Logik.io is a developer of a commerce logic engine platform that specializes in high-performance headless configuration technology. The platform addresses the operational limitations of traditional configurators, streamlining complex selling processes for enterprise businesses. By enabling omnichannel e-commerce sales, Logik.io allows companies to incorporate configuration and guided selling into their existing eCommerce platforms, enhancing both Business-to-Consumer (B2C) and Business-to-Business (B2B) selling capabilities.

Avalor

Series A in 2023
Avalor is a developer of a data security platform specifically designed to serve as a source of truth for various cybersecurity elements, including assets, controls, identities, vulnerabilities, and bugs. The platform is capable of managing data from diverse sources and offers tools for vulnerability risk management and prioritization. Its scalable architecture allows security teams to effectively aggregate, normalize, de-duplicate, and monitor risk data throughout the entire lifecycle, from discovery to remediation. Avalor's solutions aim to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of cybersecurity operations, helping organizations manage their security risks more comprehensively.

NetBox Labs

Series A in 2023
NetBox Labs is a company focused on simplifying the management of complex networks for operators through its innovative products. Its flagship offering, NetBox Cloud, is an enterprise-grade, software-as-a-service (SaaS) version of the open-source NetBox, designed to enhance network automation. The platform serves as a central database that allows users to query data efficiently, providing consistent and accurate answers. By enforcing physical and logical rules related to network management, NetBox Labs helps clients streamline their operations, reduce manual errors, and eliminate the inefficiencies associated with traditional spreadsheet-based approaches.

Marlee (Fingerprint For Success)

Series A in 2023
Marlee operates an online platform called Fingerprint For Success (F4S) that focuses on identifying and nurturing entrepreneurial leaders and teams. The platform leverages artificial intelligence to analyze cognitive and behavioral data, providing insights into individual and team motivations, behaviors, and performance. By offering personalized coaching programs, Marlee aims to help clients understand their strengths, weaknesses, and blind spots, thereby enhancing overall team dynamics and productivity. The service is designed to integrate seamlessly into the workflow, allowing users to access valuable insights and support anytime and anywhere.

Faros AI

Series A in 2023
Faros AI connects the dots between your engineering data sources – ticketing, source control, CI/CD, and more – giving unprecedented visibility and insight into your engineering processes.

Next Chapter

Grant in 2022
Next Chapter transforms the technology sector by creating long-term employment opportunities for ex-offenders. Next Chapter is located in San Francisco, California.

Pagaleve

Series A in 2022
Pagaleve is a company that specializes in installment payment solutions, enabling consumers to make purchases through a buy now, pay later model. Their platform allows payments to be made in installments using PIX, without incurring interest and without the necessity of a credit card. By providing this alternative payment method, Pagaleve aims to help merchants enhance their sales in a straightforward and efficient manner. At the same time, they empower consumers to buy desired products without the burden of high interest rates typically associated with credit card usage.

Charles

Series A in 2022
Charles is a prominent WhatsApp marketing platform based in Berlin, specializing in conversational commerce. The company provides an intuitive interface that allows brands to effectively manage and enhance their communication with consumers through messaging applications. Its core offerings include Campaigns, which enable brands to send targeted marketing messages and monitor customer responses, and Journeys, designed for creating automated conversational flows. This functionality includes tools such as product finders and promotional competitions, all while ensuring compliance with GDPR regulations. Additionally, Charles supports brands with analytics and proactive assistance, enhancing customer engagement and driving sales growth.

Knowledge Work

Series A in 2022
Knowledge Work is an IT firm focused on developing and selling software designed to enhance workplace efficiency for businesses. The company creates solutions that optimize back office operations, management processes, and overall work experiences. By facilitating the sharing and utilization of in-house knowledge, Knowledge Work enables organizations to improve their operational effectiveness and productivity.

Laminar

Series A in 2022
Laminar is a company that specializes in data leakage protection for cloud environments. Its Cloud Data Security Platform offers continuous discovery and classification of data, providing full visibility into data flows. This solution enables organizations to secure and control their data, improving their risk posture while allowing for real-time leak detection and remediation without disrupting data operations. Laminar's technology supports agentless and asynchronous monitoring of various data sources and egress channels, ensuring authorized data movements and alerting users to potential issues. Founded in 2020 by a team of experienced cybersecurity professionals, Laminar aims to help businesses adapt to cloud-native environments by enhancing data governance and privacy monitoring, ultimately allowing them to reduce their attack surface and regain control over their data.

Primer

Venture Round in 2022
Primer is a business-to-business marketing platform that focuses on enhancing marketing technologies for companies. It offers services such as audience automation, LinkedIn automation, and marketing and sales automation. The platform enriches leads and matches them across different channels while orchestrating workflows to streamline marketing efforts. By connecting various applications and facilitating data movement, Primer enables coordinated multichannel campaigns. Additionally, it assists in mapping a lead's identity across multiple marketing channels, providing sales personnel with accurate contact information to improve lead conversion rates and maximize advertising efficiency.

Save The Bay

Grant in 2022
Save The Bay is a nonprofit organization that focuses on environmental consulting services.

Nature Conservancy

Grant in 2022
The Nature Conservancy is a global environmental non-governmental organization founded in 1951 and headquartered in Arlington, Virginia. Its mission is to conserve lands and waters in order to promote a sustainable future for both people and nature. The organization employs a diverse team of over 600 scientists and collaborates with a wide array of partners, including individuals, governments, local nonprofits, and corporations. The Nature Conservancy employs a non-confrontational and collaborative approach to achieve its conservation goals, working in all 50 U.S. states and more than 35 countries worldwide.

Conservation International Ventures

Grant in 2022
Conservation International Ventures LLC is an impact investment firm based in Arlington, Texas, established in 2018 as the investment arm of Conservation International. The organization is dedicated to fostering responsible and sustainable management of global biodiversity for the benefit of humanity. Through collaboration with governments, industries, and community leaders, it seeks to create a harmonious balance between human needs and environmental conservation. Conservation International Ventures operates with a commitment to financial accountability and transparency, emphasizing values such as passion, respect, integrity, optimism, courage, and teamwork to guide its efforts in promoting a healthy planet for current and future generations.

Restor

Grant in 2022
Restor operates a global platform that connects stakeholders in ecological restoration. It provides access to data and insights about restoration sites worldwide, facilitates collaboration among organizations, and helps connect projects with funding opportunities. The platform's map interface displays restoration sites, organizations, and funding sources, fostering knowledge sharing and resource allocation to revive degraded ecosystems.

American Forests

Grant in 2022
American Forests offers services to restore threatened forest ecosystems and inspire people to value and protect urban and wildland forests. Their projects have restored hundreds of thousands of acres of wildlife habitat, protected vital watersheds, and sequestered millions of tons of greenhouse gases. They are advocates for expanding urban tree canopy and green space, and a key funder of urban forest initiatives that have transformed communities across the country.

Wetlands International

Grant in 2022
Wetlands International is a global not-for-profit organization dedicated to the conservation and restoration of wetlands.

Fundación Natura

Grant in 2022
Fundación Natura develops projects for ecological conservation and the protection of the environment.

World Resources Institute

Grant in 2022
World Research Institute is a global research organization that is focused on protecting the Earth’s environment and its capacity to provide for the needs and aspirations of current and future generations. Its duties include protecting communities and natural ecosystems from damage caused by greenhouse gas emissions, and generating opportunities for people by catalyzing a global transition to a low-carbon economy; driving the scale-up of clean, affordable power systems throughout the world to deliver sustainable socio-economic development; ensuring the world’s food systems reduce their impact on the environment, drive economic opportunity, and sustainably feed 9.6 billion people by 2050; alleviating poverty, enhance food security, conserve biodiversity, and mitigating climate change by reducing forest loss and restoring productivity to degraded, deforested lands; achieving a water-secure future by mapping, measuring, and mitigating global water risks; and improving the quality of life in cities by developing and scaling environmentally, socially, and economically sustainable urban and transport solutions. World Research Institute spans across more than 50 countries and constitutes of an employee base of 450 experts and staff. The organization is based in Washington, D.C., United States.

Arbor Day Foundation

Grant in 2022
The Arbor Day Foundation is a nonprofit conservation and education organization based in Lincoln, Nebraska, founded in 1972 to commemorate the centennial of the first Arbor Day. It is the largest nonprofit membership organization dedicated to planting trees, boasting over one million members, supporters, and partners. The Foundation's mission is to promote the significance of trees in addressing global environmental challenges. Through various programs and educational initiatives, it inspires individuals and communities worldwide to plant, nurture, and celebrate trees, thereby fostering a deeper understanding of their essential role in sustaining life on Earth. The Foundation's direction and assets are overseen by a board of trustees, ensuring its goals align with its vision for a greener future.

The Ocean Foundation

Grant in 2022
Ocean Foundation's 501(c)(3) mission is to support, strengthen, and promote those organizations dedicated to reversing the trend of destruction of ocean environments around the world.

NFWF

Grant in 2022
The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) is a not-for-profit organization established in 1984 and headquartered in Washington, D.C. It collaborates with various stakeholders, including public and private sectors, to sustain and restore fish, wildlife, plants, and natural habitats across the United States. NFWF focuses on fostering strategic partnerships and funding initiatives aimed at creating a lasting positive impact on the environment for future generations. Through its efforts, the foundation seeks to enhance biodiversity and promote healthy ecosystems, ensuring the protection and restoration of vital natural resources.

One Tree Planted

Grant in 2022
One Tree Planted is a non-profit organization that focuses on global reforestation by planting one tree for every dollar donated worldwide.

Hubble

Series A in 2022
Cloud-based software specialized for contracts and other legal documents

Sylvera

Series A in 2022
Sylvera is a carbon data provider based in London, United Kingdom, established in 2020. The company specializes in developing machine learning-based tools to monitor the performance of carbon offset projects. These tools enable remote tracking of project performance at intervals of up to a week, facilitating the integration of carbon data into both internal and external reporting frameworks. By offering enhanced transparency around carbon offsets, Sylvera aims to assist businesses and governments in reducing reputational risks associated with carbon emissions, ultimately promoting real-world climate action.

Partnership for Los Angeles Schools

Grant in 2022
Partnership for Los Angeles Schools' transformation of schools is fundamentally about changing, building, and strengthening systems and building the capacity of adults surrounding students. The firm focuses on building school leaders, teachers, families, and community partners.

Slang

Series A in 2021
Slang is a technology-driven company that specializes in providing online English courses tailored for career development. Originating from a research project at MIT, Slang employs a proprietary machine learning engine to create a highly adaptive e-learning platform. This platform offers a wide range of specialized courses across various fields, including Sales, Finance, Logistics, Medicine, and Law. With the largest professional English course offering globally, Slang's curriculum focuses on real-world scenarios, enabling learners to acquire essential language skills relevant to their careers. The platform also features personalized software that tracks users' knowledge and progress, continually optimizing the learning experience. Looking ahead, Slang plans to expand its course offerings significantly, aiming to release an additional 1,000 courses in the next three years.

Johnson Leathers

Grant in 2021
Johnson Leathers is a producer of leather garments. They also provide repairs and alterations for all brands of leather apparel and gear. Their products consist of vests and jackets. They allow consumers to directly buy goods or services from a seller over the internet using a web browser.

Chile Lindo

Grant in 2021
Chile Lindo offers traditional chilean empanadas baked to perfection with niman ranch meat, chilean sweets, alfajores, and cakes.

chicago2barbershop

Grant in 2021
Chicago's 2 Barbershop offers professional hair cutting services with an emphasis on individual style.

u3fit

Grant in 2021
U3Fit is fitness nutrition and life coaching method that helps you reach your fitness goals by working with your body, mind, and spirit.

Earthfire Arts Studio

Grant in 2021
Earthfire Arts Studio provides ceramic pottery painting services. They offer a revolving selection of enticing bisque-ware items, including plates, mugs, and dog bowls. They also offer classes in clay molding, drawing, and painting.

abisflowers

Grant in 2021
Abi's Flowers is a designer bouquet of seasonal flowers that offers brick-and-mortar flower shops with experienced floral designers. It also offers design for weddings and corporate settings upon consultation.

Calixa

Series A in 2021
Calixa is a developer of a customer management platform that consolidates customer data and tools into a single, user-friendly product. The platform integrates with various third-party services, such as Stripe, Zendesk, Intercom, and Sendgrid, allowing teams to access and manage all customer-related information in one interface. By replacing a fragmented collection of tools and processes, Calixa streamlines customer management tasks, enabling users to understand their customers better, track segments, automate alerts, and take immediate action. This comprehensive solution aims to enhance efficiency and improve customer interactions for businesses.

OVice

Series A in 2021
oVice, Inc. is a Tokyo-based company that specializes in creating virtual spaces for remote communication through its innovative platform. Founded in 2020, oVice enables users to engage in voice-centric interactions as avatars, fostering a more lifelike online collaboration experience. The platform emphasizes customization, allowing users to alter layouts, create lockable rooms, and add static objects, making it suitable for various uses such as remote offices, event venues, and academic conferences. The company was established by Sae Hyung Jung, who aimed to enhance connectivity among teams during the COVID pandemic. By providing a solution that enables clear and natural voice communication, oVice facilitates seamless networking and collaboration regardless of geographical distances.

Ureeka

Series A in 2021
Ureeka, Inc. is a company that has developed an online platform aimed at supporting small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) through mentorship and guidance. Founded in 2018 and based in Hillsborough, California, Ureeka connects SMBs with mentors, coaches, specialists, partners, and investors, providing access to valuable expertise necessary for business growth. The platform fosters a collaborative community where underrepresented entrepreneurs can share best practices and access resources tailored to their needs. Ureeka also offers tools to assess and optimize marketing strategies, helping businesses identify opportunities for customer acquisition and expansion. Through its comprehensive approach, Ureeka empowers entrepreneurs to scale their operations and achieve economic success for themselves and their communities.

Autify

Series A in 2021
Autify, Inc. is a Tokyo-based company established in 2016 that specializes in artificial intelligence-driven software testing automation. Its primary offering, Autify No Code, allows users to create automated end-to-end tests for applications without the need for extensive coding knowledge. The platform monitors user interface changes and automatically updates affected test scenarios with each software release. Additionally, Autify has introduced a product named Zenes, which leverages AI to facilitate the creation of new software tests by enabling users to interact directly with an AI agent that generates tests based on product documentation. The platform includes features such as cross-browser testing, email testing, local replay, service integration, and parallel execution, all designed to enhance the productivity and accuracy of quality assurance teams.

New York City Department Of Education

Grant in 2021
The New York City Department of Education is the department of the government of New York City that manages the city's public school system. The New York City Department of Education is school district in the United States. It offers comprehensive resources for students, parents, educators, and the general public.

Chicago Public Schools

Grant in 2021
Chicago Public Schools (CPS) is the third largest school district in the United States. Chicago Public Schools has set ambitious goals to ensure that every child-in every school and every neighborhood-has access to a world-class learning experience from birth, resulting in graduation from high school college-and career ready. Please visit our website at www.cps.edu to learn more about the organization.

Oakland Unified School District

Grant in 2021
Oakland Unified is California's most-improved urban school district over the last seven years. The state-appointed leadership of the Oakland Unified School District embarked on a set of initiatives collectively called Expect Success! Essentially a redesign of OUSD, Expect Success! aims to transform schools into communities of learning to build more opportunity, empowerment and expectations of success in the district.

Indianapolis Public Schools

Grant in 2021
Indianapolis Public Schools is the school district in Indianapolis, and in the state of Indiana.

The Access Project

Grant in 2021
The Access Project is an education charity that focuses on supporting high-potential students from disadvantaged backgrounds. The organization works with schools where at least 30% of pupils receive free school meals, providing in-school mentoring and personalized tuition. Its goal is to help these students gain access to selective universities by raising their grades and guiding them through the application process. Through these efforts, The Access Project aims to combat educational inequality and improve social mobility.

San Francisco Unified School District

Grant in 2021
San Francisco Unified School District is the seventh-largest school district in California and educates over 57,000 students who live in the 49-square-mile area of the City and County of San Francisco. SFUSD encompasses 140 PreK through 12th-grade public schools and prepares students for success in college and careers by assuring that they have the confidence, competence and information needed for full participation in the economic, political, cultural, and intellectual life of our nation and global society. Our vision: every student who attends SFUSD schools will graduate from high school ready for college and careers and equipped for 21st century success.

School Board Partners

Grant in 2021
School Board Partners is a group of elected, inspired, and diverse leaders from across the country dedicated to improving student outcomes. School Board Partners, founded by current school board members Carrie Douglass and Ethan Ashley, provides emerging, inspired elected community leaders serving on local school boards with the training, support, and mentorship they need to successfully advocate for high-quality school systems.

Forum des images

Grant in 2021
Forum des images offer digital learning methods in underserved schools.

Hashnode

Series A in 2021
Hashnode is a platform facilitating developers to publish articles on their own domain, enhancing SEO value and visibility. It fosters a community where users can connect, discover content, and engage with fellow developers. The service offers features such as analytics, monetization options, and improved tagging for efficient blog management.

Youreka Labs

Series A in 2021
Youreka Labs is a technology company that specializes in providing a no-code mobile platform designed to close the skills gap for frontline workers. Its Salesforce-native application simplifies the creation and management of smart mobile forms and procedures, enhancing operational efficiency across various industries. The company develops robotic smart mobile assistants that support frontline employees in sectors such as healthcare, manufacturing, energy, utilities, and the public sector. By facilitating knowledge-sharing, offsite assistance, and feedback, Youreka Labs enables clients to optimize their productivity and improve safety in the workplace.

Overflow

Series A in 2021
Overflow is an online donation platform that helps charities accept online donations of publicly-traded stock. Overflow automates the transfer of publicly-traded stocks from donors to nonprofit organizations.

TRM Labs

Series A in 2021
TRM Labs Inc. is a blockchain intelligence company that provides a platform focused on token relationship management, utilizing machine learning to assist clients in managing customer relationships and detecting suspicious activities. The platform offers solutions for on-chain anti-money laundering (AML) compliance, including customer due diligence, transaction monitoring, and relationship management specifically tailored for digital asset firms. Additionally, TRM Labs develops enterprise applications and tools that enable organizations to launch blockchain-based products aimed at identifying fraudulent activities such as money laundering and market manipulation. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, the company serves a diverse clientele, including financial institutions, cryptocurrency businesses, and government agencies, and has established partnerships with notable organizations such as PayPal, Visa, and federal agencies. TRM Labs is committed to enhancing the safety of the financial ecosystem through advanced data engineering and threat intelligence, backed by a team of experts with extensive experience in law enforcement and technology.

Circulor

Series A in 2021
Circulor Ltd. is a company that specializes in developing a blockchain-based traceability system for industrial supply chains. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in London, with an additional office in Dublin, Circulor serves a diverse clientele, including car manufacturers, electric vehicle battery producers, commodity traders, and miners. The company's innovative platform leverages blockchain technology and artificial intelligence to enhance the traceability and due diligence processes in raw material sourcing. By tracking materials, emissions, and compliance throughout the supply chain, Circulor enables its customers to secure deliveries, manage payments, and verify the provenance of their raw materials, supporting their sustainability and responsible sourcing objectives.

EmployIndy

Grant in 2021
EmployIndy, the Workforce Investment Board for Marion County, Indiana, is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and operator of the one-stop system in Marion County. Since 1983, EmployIndy has administered hundreds of millions of dollars in federal, state, local, and private funds to support workforce development initiatives for diverse populations. Securing over 20 government and private grants in recent years to augment its one-stop services, EmployIndy has an annual budget of more than $17 million. It successfully provides fiscal management, monitoring, data collection, and reporting for all funding sources; oversees contracts with more than 30 providers who deliver services to approximately 550 businesses and 2,500 people annually; and assists more than 40,000 Indianapolis residents each year through its network of one-stop centers and special initiatives.

Databook

Series A in 2021
Databook is a leading developer of a customer intelligence platform tailored for enterprise sales teams. The company's innovative platform leverages licensed datasets, patented algorithms, and in-depth domain expertise to enhance sales performance. It provides customized recommendations that help organizations prioritize accounts with the highest likelihood of conversion and identify key buyers to engage. Additionally, Databook delivers tailored content that enables clients to align their solutions with customer pain points and strategic objectives. Prominent sales teams from companies such as Salesforce, Microsoft, and Databricks utilize Databook's technology to achieve significant results, including larger deal sizes and accelerated deal cycles.

Class Technologies

Series A in 2021
Class Technologies specializes in online learning solutions, focusing on enhancing the educational experience through its software. The company offers a virtual classroom platform that integrates with Zoom, allowing educators to manage attendance, distribute assignments, conduct assessments, and engage in individual student interactions. Key features of the software include a seating chart, ID verification, proctored exams, and participation tracking, which help optimize teaching effectiveness and student performance management. Additionally, Class provides courses in core subjects, electives, and skills development, along with program implementation services to support educational institutions in delivering effective remote education.

Lumary

Venture Round in 2021
Lumary is a global healthcare platform that specializes in end-to-end care management solutions tailored for aged care, disability, allied health, and autism therapy providers. The company focuses on creating purpose-built software that integrates with various specialist applications, offering a comprehensive cloud-based solution for managing organizations and their workforces. Lumary's platform allows providers to access client information in real-time, manage invoices, and handle claims from multiple funding bodies, thereby enhancing operational efficiency and reducing process duplication. With a commitment to benefiting the community, Lumary aims to improve the quality of care delivery through its user-friendly solutions. The company is headquartered in Adelaide and has additional offices in Sydney, Brisbane, and Denver.

ixLayer

Series A in 2021
ixLayer is a leader in the health-tech sector, specializing in precision health testing solutions that facilitate virtual health testing for various stakeholders, including health systems, payors, biopharma, and health-focused organizations. Established in 2018, ixLayer's platform offers comprehensive solutions encompassing technical, security, regulatory, and user experience aspects of complex health testing. As the demand for remote and virtual care continues to grow, ixLayer enhances patient engagement and preventative health strategies by enabling real-time health and wellness lab testing. The platform can be seamlessly integrated with existing patient engagement systems and portals, allowing organizations to efficiently launch and manage testing programs. Serving millions of patients, ixLayer has developed and implemented numerous testing initiatives for large organizations, healthcare systems, and government agencies, contributing to a progressive shift towards telehealth.

Candidly

Series A in 2021
Candidly is a company focused on simplifying student debt repayment and refinancing for employers through a software-as-a-service (SaaS) model. Founded by former Google employee, Candidly aims to assist organizations in providing effective benefits that help employees manage and reduce their student debt burdens. By offering innovative solutions, Candidly empowers companies to support their workforce in achieving financial well-being and securing a more stable future.

BlocPower

Series A in 2021
BlocPower is an innovative energy technology company based in Los Angeles, California, focused on creating healthier, greener, and smarter buildings. Established in 2014, BlocPower specializes in providing solar power and energy efficiency solutions tailored for churches, schools, small businesses, non-profits, and homeowners. The company employs advanced technologies and innovative electrification equipment to enhance urban structures, identifying and retrofitting energy-wasting buildings through a proprietary machine learning platform. This platform analyzes data to determine the most effective retrofits, enabling clients to reduce energy consumption and save 20 to 40 percent on their energy bills annually. By connecting various stakeholders—including government agencies, utilities, and equipment providers—BlocPower effectively addresses energy inefficiencies in financially underserved communities, contributing to the advancement of smart and sustainable urban environments.

Rheaply

Series A in 2021
Rheaply, Inc. is a Chicago-based company that offers an online platform known as Asset Exchange Manager (AxM). Founded in 2016, Rheaply specializes in connecting various organizations—including Fortune 500 companies, startups, educational institutions, and nonprofit entities—to facilitate the buying, selling, trading, donating, and renting of resources. Its cloud-based platform serves as a unique marketplace that integrates asset management with resource exchange, allowing organizations to optimize resource reuse and reduce waste. By improving the efficiency of material exchanges, Rheaply supports the principles of the circular economy and helps organizations minimize unnecessary expenditures.

Flockjay

Series A in 2021
Flockjay, Inc. is an online sales academy based in San Francisco, California, founded in 2018. The company specializes in providing hands-on training services to aspiring sales professionals, focusing on both inbound and outbound sales techniques. Their curriculum includes lead qualification, time management, discovery calls, objection handling, and crafting persuasive communication. Flockjay also equips students with modern sales tools and offers additional support services, such as resume workshops, networking opportunities, and interview coaching. By connecting job seekers with high-paying positions in top companies, Flockjay aims to enhance upward mobility and make technology careers accessible to individuals from underrepresented communities. Through its remote learning platform, the company ensures that students from diverse backgrounds have the skills and opportunities necessary to succeed in the tech industry.

Crehana

Series A in 2020
Crehana is an online training platform based in Lima, Peru, dedicated to serving creative and digital professionals in Latin America and Spain. Founded in 2015, the platform offers over 500 courses spanning various fields, including design, coding, digital marketing, illustration, photography, and audiovisuals. Its mission is to facilitate professional growth through affordable, project-based learning, addressing the skills gap in the region. By providing a diverse range of programs aimed at both individuals and companies, Crehana seeks to empower users to enhance their skill sets and achieve their professional aspirations in an evolving job market.

Xbit

Series A in 2020
Xbit is a developer of a shift management system that provides an innovative chatbot service for shop owners. This platform enables businesses to efficiently gather employee availability and create effective shift schedules. By addressing customer issues and needs, Xbit implements tailored solutions that enhance operational efficiency. The company focuses on optimizing business processes, allowing clients to reduce costs while maintaining high service quality through proper personnel allocation.

Salto

Series A in 2020
Salto Labs Inc. specializes in business application configuration, providing a comprehensive dashboard for companies to manage their applications and services. Founded in 2019 and based in Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel, Salto offers a unique solution that employs an Open Source and an Enterprise SaaS product to facilitate multi-application configuration. At the core of its technology is NaCl (Not Another Configuration Language), which allows for the automatic extraction and declarative representation of configurations from various business applications, including Salesforce, NetSuite, and HubSpot. This innovative approach enables collaborative editing and deployment of configurations, with capabilities for testing, tracking, and rolling back changes as needed. Salto's structured language enhances usability by allowing text searches, re-use of configurations, inline documentation, and easy auditing of changes, ultimately streamlining business operations and reducing errors. The company is backed by notable investors and has expanded its presence with offices in both Tel Aviv and San Francisco.

Qatalog

Series A in 2020
Qatalog Ltd is a London-based company that offers a virtual workspace designed to streamline collaboration and enhance productivity within organizations. Founded in 2019, Qatalog's platform integrates various SaaS tools, allowing users to easily access information about individuals, teams, and projects. It enables efficient searching of documents and messages across different tools and facilitates asynchronous updates on relevant channels and projects. Additionally, Qatalog supports the creation, assignment, and tracking of team processes, as well as the establishment and monitoring of organizational goals. By connecting people and tools in a cohesive manner, Qatalog aims to reduce work-related chaos and improve decision-making for its users.

BlocPower

Venture Round in 2020
BlocPower is an innovative energy technology company based in Los Angeles, California, focused on creating healthier, greener, and smarter buildings. Established in 2014, BlocPower specializes in providing solar power and energy efficiency solutions tailored for churches, schools, small businesses, non-profits, and homeowners. The company employs advanced technologies and innovative electrification equipment to enhance urban structures, identifying and retrofitting energy-wasting buildings through a proprietary machine learning platform. This platform analyzes data to determine the most effective retrofits, enabling clients to reduce energy consumption and save 20 to 40 percent on their energy bills annually. By connecting various stakeholders—including government agencies, utilities, and equipment providers—BlocPower effectively addresses energy inefficiencies in financially underserved communities, contributing to the advancement of smart and sustainable urban environments.

Elevate Security

Series A in 2020
Elevate Security, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in human risk management through its web-based platform designed to enhance organizational security. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Berkeley, California, with an additional office in Quebec, Canada, the company focuses on shifting employee behavior in response to security threats to prevent breaches. Its platform identifies users who are most likely to engage in high-risk activities, such as causing ransomware attacks or data loss, and provides an interactive learning experience to help them understand the implications of their actions. By continuously tracking security behaviors and measuring changes over time, Elevate Security enables organizations to tailor security controls effectively and minimize the risk of incidents, thereby supporting enterprise growth initiatives.

Xbit

Venture Round in 2020
Xbit is a developer of a shift management system that provides an innovative chatbot service for shop owners. This platform enables businesses to efficiently gather employee availability and create effective shift schedules. By addressing customer issues and needs, Xbit implements tailored solutions that enhance operational efficiency. The company focuses on optimizing business processes, allowing clients to reduce costs while maintaining high service quality through proper personnel allocation.

ACTO

Series A in 2020
ACTO is a technology company specializing in an AI-powered SaaS platform for life sciences. It provides an omnichannel education solution, offering mobile learning experiences and administrative tools to enhance engagement and performance for field representatives. The platform ensures consistent brand messaging and easy access to crucial information through voice-enabled search and training materials.

Qualified

Series A in 2020
Qualified.com, Inc. specializes in a conversational marketing platform designed to enhance engagement with potential customers. The platform alerts sales teams when qualified leads visit their websites, enabling immediate interaction through chat, voice calls, and screen sharing. Tailored for companies utilizing Salesforce, Qualified empowers enterprise sales and marketing teams to convert their corporate websites into effective sales tools, thereby optimizing their sales pipelines. By providing a comprehensive view of website visitors and equipping businesses with the necessary tools to identify target buyers, Qualified facilitates real-time conversations that can significantly drive sales growth. The company, based in San Francisco, California, was formerly known as FATBEAR LABS Inc. and rebranded in January 2019.

Hopin

Series A in 2020
Hopin Ltd is an online events platform that facilitates the creation of engaging virtual experiences, enabling users to connect globally through a variety of event formats. Founded in 2019 and based in London, the platform supports a wide range of events including networking meetups, conferences, webinars, workshops, and exhibitions. It allows organizers to host interactive and immersive live events, accommodating large audiences and providing features such as one-on-one networking, group sessions, keynote presentations, and interactive expo areas. With its focus on enhancing attendee interaction and engagement, Hopin serves various sectors, making it a versatile solution for brands and communities looking to connect in a digital environment.

Tutorial

Series A in 2020
Tutorial Inc. is a company based in Chiyoda, Japan, specializing in robotic process automation (RPA) software solutions. Founded in 2014, Tutorial develops and operates a cloud-based RPA platform known as "Robotic Crowd," which can be accessed through a web browser. In addition to its software offerings, Tutorial provides consulting services to assist organizations in the successful implementation of RPA technology. The company's focus is on facilitating the automation of business processes to enhance efficiency and productivity for its clients.

Vera Solutions

Funding Round in 2020
Vera Solutions is a global social enterprise that empowers over 400 organizations in 70 countries with cloud and mobile technology to amplify their social impact. Specializing in the Salesforce platform, Vera helps clients—ranging from major international NGOs to community-based organizations—in health, education, and development sectors collect, analyze, and utilize real-time programmatic data for efficient decision-making. In 2017, Vera launched Amp Impact, a Salesforce-based solution managing over $9 billion in development programs across 150 countries. With over 130 staff across nine global offices, Vera is recognized for its impact, receiving numerous fellowships and awards such as Echoing Green and Forbes' 30 Under 30 Social Entrepreneurs.

Process Street

Series A in 2020
Process Street is a software-as-a-service (SaaS) company based in San Francisco, California, founded in 2014. It offers a platform that enables non-technical teams to create, document, track, automate, and optimize workflows without needing to write any code. The platform simplifies business management processes by allowing users to develop API-driven workflows, collaborate on checklists, and monitor their completion, thereby helping businesses streamline their operations efficiently.

i2Max

Series A in 2020
i2Max is a company that specializes in cloud consulting services, offering a comprehensive platform designed to enhance various aspects of business operations. The platform includes tools for sales management, marketing management, service management, pipeline management, customer management, and customer experience management. By leveraging advanced cloud services, i2Max helps clients streamline their processes and improve efficiency, ultimately fostering business growth. The company's focus on community and sales services further supports its clients in navigating the complexities of the cloud landscape effectively.

Resily

Series A in 2020
Resily, Inc. is a Tokyo-based company that specializes in developing a cloud-based objectives and key results (OKR) tool aimed at enhancing business management and communication. The platform provides an information infrastructure that allows organizations to effectively align their strategies, goals, and execution plans across various departments. By promoting rapid and high-quality communication, Resily's tools facilitate the sharing of effective actions to achieve team objectives, thereby fostering a productive and engaging work environment. The company's approach not only supports corporate growth but also aims to create a more enjoyable workplace experience for employees, making it a significant player in the business management sector.

Mainstay

Series A in 2020
AdmitHub, Inc. is a Boston-based company that specializes in providing expert admissions guidance through its website and SMS services. The company focuses on helping students communicate directly with college admissions offices and offers assistance in various areas, including college selection, financial aid, standardized tests, and support for first-generation college students. Additionally, AdmitHub has developed a chatbot platform named Oli, which integrates artificial intelligence and human expertise to enhance student enrollment, persistence, and completion at numerous colleges and universities. This platform helps educational institutions streamline repetitive tasks, engage students effectively on a large scale, and gain valuable insights into their admissions processes.

Airkit

Series A in 2020
Airkit is a company based in Palo Alto, California, founded in 2017. It operates a low-code digital platform designed to help businesses create engaging customer experiences. The platform enables sales, service, and operations teams to build customer journeys with features such as scheduling, information capture, location services, and digital payment processing. Airkit's technology allows users to abstract frontend development using prebuilt components and templates for various interfaces including web, mobile, voice, and chat. It also facilitates the integration of customer data across core systems via APIs and provides tools for measuring and optimizing user engagement through built-in analytics and reporting. Additionally, the platform offers a staging environment for testing operations and data flows, along with app tracing to preview applications in different resolutions and device frames.

Sama

Series A in 2019
Sama is a data annotation company that specializes in providing image, video, and sensor data validation for machine learning applications. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, the company operates additional locations in New York, Brazil, Canada, the Netherlands, Kenya, Uganda, and Singapore. Sama's platform supports various industries, including transportation, retail, healthcare, manufacturing, and agriculture, by delivering high-quality training data that enhances the development of accurate machine learning models. The company's offerings include automated annotation techniques such as bounding boxes, semantic segmentation, and video object training, which streamline the data preparation process. By partnering with leading organizations, Sama aims to advance AI capabilities while creating opportunities for low-income individuals through the digital economy.

Threekit

Series A in 2019
Threekit Inc. is a company that specializes in 3D product configuration and visualization solutions. Founded in 2005 and based in Chicago, Illinois, Threekit offers a platform that enables brands to create and manage high-quality visual content at scale, enhancing customer engagement and conversion rates. The platform provides a range of services including interactive 3D visualization, photorealistic 2D imagery, augmented reality, and virtual reality solutions. Threekit’s technology allows businesses of all sizes to automate and produce thousands of customizable product visuals efficiently. Its flagship product, Virtual Photographer, generates realistic, computer-rendered images for e-commerce applications. By facilitating real-time customization through a 3D configurator, Threekit empowers companies to enhance their visual commerce and drive business growth.

Minit

Series A in 2019
Minit is a technology company specializing in process intelligence software that aids organizations in analyzing, monitoring, and enhancing their internal processes. By automating the analysis of business workflows, Minit's software enables users to discover process bottlenecks, identify improvement opportunities, and conduct financial and business hours-aware analyses. This results in significant efficiency improvements, potentially reaching up to 30%, which can translate into substantial cost savings for businesses. Minit's client base is global, with a strong presence in Europe and an expanding footprint worldwide. The company, a spinoff from GRADIENT ECM, aims to make complex processes transparent and provide actionable insights across various industry sectors. Minit has garnered recognition for its innovative solutions, receiving multiple awards, including the BPM Next Innovation Award and the BPM Hot Vendor designation. Through its technology, Minit empowers organizations to enhance productivity and uncover cost-saving opportunities in their operations.
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