SoftBank Investment Advisers

SoftBank Investment Advisers is a venture capital firm established in 2017 and headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It operates as a subsidiary of SoftBank Group Corp. and specializes in growth capital and late-stage investments predominantly within the technology sector. The firm focuses on a diverse array of industries, including internet-of-things, artificial intelligence, robotics, telecommunications, computational biology, fintech, and digital financial services. With a preference for global investments, particularly in the United States, SoftBank Investment Advisers typically commits a minimum of $100 million to both minority and majority stakes in private and public companies. The firm is known for offering operational expertise and leveraging a vast global network, aiming to support innovative companies that have the potential to revolutionize their respective fields. It maintains additional offices in key locations such as Tokyo, San Francisco, and Singapore.

Karim Abouzahr

Director, SoftBank Europe Ventures

Lee Bocker

COO

John Cassidy

Investment Director, Life Sciences and HealthTech

Tom Cheung

Partner, Americas

Rodrigo Costa

Partner

Serena Dayal

Investment Director

Angela Du

Investor

Colin Fan

Managing Partner, Americas, Asia

Ted Fike

Director, Americas

Ronald Fisher

Executive Vice Chairman

Eric Gan

Executive Vice President

Navneet Govil

Managing Partner, CFO

Ayush Jain

Investment Vice President

Lydia Jett

Partner

Sumer Juneja

Partner and Head of India

Robert Kaplan

Investment Director

Hiroaki Kitano

SVP

Anna Lo

Director, Americas

Amit Lubovsky

Director, Americas

Jimi Macdonald

Director

Ken Miyauchi

Representative Director and Senior Executive Vice President

Greg Moon

Managing Partner, Asia

Akshay Naheta

Partner, EMEA

Karol Niewiadomski

Partner

Shu Nyatta

Managing Partner

Max Ohrstrand

Partner, EMEA

Vikas Parekh

Partner

Yanni Pipilis

Managing Partner

Narendra Rathi

Director, Asia

Saleh Romeih

Managing Partner, Investment Committee Member, SBIA, EMEA

David Thevenon

Partner

Ram Trichur

Partner

Ervin Tu

Partner, Americas

Munish Varma

Partner, EMEA, Asia

Aaron Wong

Vice President

Andrew Zloto

Investment Director

Tim Yap

Director, EMEA

Vishal Gupta

Director

Past deals in California

Terabase

Series C in 2025
Terabase Energy, Inc. is a company specializing in automation and digital solutions for utility-scale solar projects. Founded in 2019 and headquartered in Berkeley, California, with an additional office in Melbourne, Australia, Terabase offers a cloud-based artificial intelligence platform that facilitates collaboration on digital project models. The company’s proprietary software is utilized by over 400 entities, including engineering, procurement, and construction firms, developers, and independent power producers across 28 countries. By providing technical advisory and engineering services, Terabase aims to reduce costs and accelerate the deployment of large solar projects, thereby enhancing scalability and efficiency in the solar energy sector.

Zum

Series E in 2024
Zūm is a provider of safe, efficient, and reliable child transportation for school districts and busy families. Zūm saves schools money and parents time by providing flexible transportation options through its network of highly vetted drivers and advanced scheduling, routing, and tracking technology. The company currently provides children’s transportation service in the San Francisco Bay Area, all of Los Angeles, Orange County, and San Diego. Zūm was founded in 2015 and is based in Redwood City, California.

Cubic Telecom

Acquisition in 2023
Cubic Telecom Limited is a Dublin-based company that specializes in cloud-based global connectivity and mobility solutions, particularly for the Internet of Things (IoT), automotive, and machine-to-machine (M2M) applications. Its platform, known as PACE, supports real-time analytics and connectivity in over 190 countries, ensuring compliance with regional regulations. The company provides an embedded solution that facilitates software updates, telematics services, and location-based services for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and M2M service providers. Cubic Telecom's offerings include white label solutions, logistics, marketing, and customer care, enabling brands to deliver mobile connectivity products effectively. The company collaborates with notable clients such as Audi, Microsoft, and Volkswagen and has received significant funding from various investors, including Audi Electronics Venture GmbH and Qualcomm. Established in 2006, Cubic Telecom also has offices in San Francisco and Tokyo.

Cato Networks

Venture Round in 2023
Cato Networks Ltd. is a provider of a cloud-based network Security-as-a-Service platform that integrates networking and security solutions for enterprises. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel, with additional offices in locations such as California, the United Kingdom, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Australia, the company offers a secure global SD-WAN. Cato's platform connects various enterprise locations, personnel, and data while optimizing application access across all users and locations. Key features include WAN optimization, firewall protection, secure web gateways, and threat protection. Cato Networks enables organizations to reduce costs associated with MPLS, improve performance for global locations and cloud applications, and eliminate the need for branch appliances, all while providing secure internet access and integrating mobile users and cloud data centers into the network seamlessly.

Fanatics

Private Equity Round in 2022
Fanatics, Inc. is a prominent global sports merchandise company that designs, manufactures, and distributes licensed sports apparel and fan gear. Founded in 1995 and headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, the company operates through various retail channels, including online, mobile, and physical stores. Fanatics serves a diverse range of customers, including professional sports leagues, collegiate teams, and media brands, effectively meeting the dynamic expectations of sports fans in today's mobile-first, on-demand market. With additional offices in California and the United Kingdom, Fanatics has established itself as a key player in the sports e-commerce sector, continuously enhancing its offerings to cater to the needs of fans and retailers alike.

Swell Energy

Series B in 2022
Swell Energy Inc. is a company based in Santa Monica, California, established in 2014, that specializes in energy storage services in Southern California. It provides homeowners with the EnergyShield program, which combines solar panels and a compact lithium-ion battery to offer backup power and enhance energy security. The company installs home batteries to serve as a buffer between residences and the power grid, ensuring reliable power supply during outages. Additionally, Swell Energy promotes smart grid and energy management solutions, facilitating the adoption of clean energy technologies for both residential and commercial customers. By partnering with local solar and storage providers, Swell Energy offers financing and educational resources to ensure seamless installations. Its initiatives contribute to the development of virtual power plant networks and grid-balancing services, supporting the transition to a more distributed energy system.

Fountain

Series C in 2022
Fountain, Inc. operates a hiring platform designed to assist companies with hourly workforces in enhancing and scaling their recruitment processes globally. Established in 2014 and based in San Francisco, California, the company offers a mobile-first solution that facilitates data-driven decision-making and candidate engagement, minimizing drop-off rates through features like automated scheduling and reminders via text and email. Fountain serves a diverse range of industries, including franchise operations, the gig economy, restaurants, retail, hospitality, grocery, manufacturing, and health and beauty, allowing businesses to meet their high-volume hiring needs effectively.

UPSIDE Foods

Series C in 2022
UPSIDE Foods, founded in 2015 and based in Berkeley, California, specializes in the production of cultivated meat derived directly from animal cells, eliminating the need to raise and slaughter animals. This innovative approach allows the company to offer real meat, poultry, and seafood while significantly reducing the resource consumption typically associated with conventional meat production, including water, land, and energy. UPSIDE Foods focuses on creating products such as beef meatballs, chicken, and duck, all grown in controlled environments. The company's mission is to provide consumers with clean, humane, and sustainable food options, free from harmful chemicals.

Clarify Health Solutions

Series D in 2022
Clarify Health Solutions, Inc. operates a data-driven platform designed to enhance patient care by facilitating real-time engagement among patients, clinicians, and care teams. The platform, known as Clarify Episode, utilizes real-time data to optimize care workflows, stratify patients based on various characteristics, and identify potential complications early on. Key components of the platform include Care Pilot, which empowers patients in their healthcare journey; Care Connect, which allows clinicians to monitor and intervene as needed; and Care Prism, which provides management with essential business analytics. By leveraging machine learning and data analytics, Clarify Health offers solutions that improve transparency, personalization, and engagement for patients while streamlining tasks for healthcare professionals. The company, founded in 2015 and based in San Francisco, has formed a strategic alliance with Leidos to further enhance its offerings.

Digits

Series C in 2022
Digits is a fintech company building tools for businesses and finance professionals by leveraging its proprietary Living Model technology. The company was founded by Wayne Chang and Jeff Seibert in 2018 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California, United States.

Bambee

Series C in 2022
Bambee, Inc. is a technology company based in Santa Monica, California, founded in 2016. It provides a platform that enables small and medium-sized businesses to access affordable human resource management services. Bambee allows clients to hire an HR manager starting at $99 per month, assisting them in crafting HR policies and ensuring compliance with regulations. The platform includes features such as HR Autopilot, Guided Payroll, and a suite of powerful HR tools designed to help businesses maintain compliance and enhance performance management. Additionally, Bambee serves a diverse range of industries, including food and beverage, retail, healthcare, technology, education, and manufacturing, among others. By offering these services, Bambee aims to empower businesses to operate efficiently and effectively, akin to Fortune 500 companies.

Roofstock

Series E in 2022
Roofstock is an online marketplace for investing in leased single-family rental homes in a transparent and low-friction way. The company provides its clients with research, analytics, and insights to evaluate and purchase independently certified properties at set prices. It enables its investors to treat their real estate investments more like stock portfolios, focusing on asset allocation, rather than researching, and buying vacant homes that need to be repaired and leased. Founded in 2015, Roofstock gets its funding from Bain Capital, Ron Conway, Khosla Ventures, Marc Benioff, and other investment companies. It is headquartered in Oakland, California.

Cornami

Series C in 2022
Cornami, Inc. is a high-performance computing company based in Campbell, California, with additional offices in Sacramento and Boston. Founded in 2011, Cornami has developed a patented multi-core technology that enhances software performance, power efficiency, and latency while significantly increasing compute performance. This innovative approach allows processor cores to function as scalable resources, similar to memory and storage, facilitating real-time computing with minimal cost and power consumption. Cornami's technology aims to support a variety of markets, with an initial emphasis on Big Data, by enabling real-time fully homomorphic encryption and providing high-performance computing capabilities across diverse devices and platforms.

Weee!

Series E in 2022
Weee!, Inc. is an online grocery delivery platform based in Fremont, California, founded in 2015. The company specializes in providing a wide range of grocery items, focusing on products that cater to Asian and Hispanic communities, including fruits, vegetables, seafood, snacks, beauty products, and daily necessities. Weee! serves customers across several major regions, including the San Francisco Bay Area, Sacramento, Seattle, Portland, Los Angeles, San Diego, New York City, and New Jersey. The platform emphasizes sourcing authentic gourmet delicacies from Asia, working closely with local farms and trusted brands to curate fresh and affordable products for its users. Through its services, Weee! aims to facilitate a farm-to-door experience, making it a primary source for essential ingredients and meals for its diverse customer base.

Plexium

Series B in 2022
Plexium, Inc. is a biotechnology company based in San Diego, California, that specializes in developing targeted protein degradation therapies aimed at treating cancer and neurodegenerative diseases. Founded in 2017, Plexium utilizes a platform that identifies small molecules capable of modulating E3 ligases, which play a crucial role in protein degradation. This platform includes the DELPhe screening technology, designed for high-content readouts from cell-based assays. By harnessing E3 ligases, Plexium's approach enables selective targeting of various cancers, including small cell lung and breast tumors. The company's innovative research extends beyond existing therapies, exploring new drug-like protein degraders and molecular glues to enhance treatment options for cancer and inflammatory diseases.

Synthego

Series E in 2022
Synthego Corporation is a genome engineering company focused on advancing life science research and therapeutic development to improve human health. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Redwood City, California, Synthego offers a comprehensive platform that integrates proprietary hardware, software, bioinformatics, chemistries, and molecular biology. The company's product portfolio includes engineered cells, CRISPR kits, and bioinformatics tools designed for various applications such as pathway analysis, target validation, disease modeling, and diagnostics. By leveraging machine learning and automation, Synthego enables researchers in biotechnology and academia to conduct efficient and precise gene editing, facilitating rapid advancements in drug discovery and development. The company serves a global customer base, distributing its products through various channels, including online sales and partnerships in multiple countries.

Spotter

Series D in 2022
Spotter, Inc. is a financial services company founded in 2019 and based in Beverly Hills, California, that focuses on providing financial solutions for independent content creators on digital platforms. It offers liquidity services that grant creators upfront cash, enabling them to expand their channels while maintaining their independence. With a deep understanding of the unique challenges faced by content creators, Spotter has deployed over $940 million to YouTube creators, facilitating reinvestment into their content and growth. The company also provides personalized AI software products and community support, aiming to empower creators in their endeavors. Spotter boasts a premium catalog of over 725,000 videos, generating more than 88 billion monthly watch-time minutes, which presents a scalable media solution for advertisers and ad agencies. The company plans to reach $1 billion in investments by 2024.

Flexport

Series E in 2022
Flexport, Inc. is a global freight forwarder and logistics platform that offers online customs brokerage and freight forwarding services. Founded in 2013 and based in San Francisco, the company provides a comprehensive online dashboard that allows businesses to understand, purchase, manage, and track essential services for global trade. Flexport's offerings include customs brokerage, which encompasses customs clearances, bonds, product classification, and government filings, as well as freight forwarding services such as ocean, air, and road transport. The company also delivers supply chain solutions, including cargo insurance, quality inspections, warehousing, fulfillment, product sourcing, and trade finance. By leveraging modern software, Flexport aims to enhance the user experience in global trade, ensuring timely and cost-effective delivery of goods to fulfillment centers.

Platform Science

Series C in 2022
Platform Science, Inc. specializes in developing and integrating hardware and software solutions alongside IoT infrastructure for the transportation sector. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in La Jolla, California, the company offers a connected vehicle platform that provides essential telematics functionality, including applications for compliance, safety, and productivity. This platform supports dynamic hardware configurations and partner integrations, facilitating innovations within the ecosystem. Additionally, Platform Science provides fleet management applications that enhance compliance, improve driver experience, and optimize productivity. Operating as a subsidiary of Daimler Trucks North America, the company focuses on adapting its services to meet the evolving needs of the logistics industry and regulatory landscape.

Blockdaemon

Series C in 2022
Blockdaemon Inc. is a company that develops a blockchain node management platform, enabling businesses, enterprises, and developers to efficiently deploy and manage blockchain applications. The platform supports over 30 blockchain protocols, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, Tezos, and Polkadot, offering tools for exchanges, custodians, and financial institutions. Blockdaemon's solution is designed for flexibility, allowing users to switch between networks and chains easily, thus simplifying the configuration process. The company also provides valuable dev-ops guidance to support the blockchain developer ecosystem. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Los Angeles, California, Blockdaemon has additional offices in New York and Ireland.

MinIO

Series B in 2022
MinIO, Inc. is a developer of a high-performance, open-source object storage server that is compatible with Amazon S3 APIs. Founded in 2014 and based in Palo Alto, California, the company specializes in providing a Kubernetes-native object store optimized for cloud-native workloads. MinIO's platform is designed to support the growing demands of unstructured data, allowing enterprises to manage various workloads such as machine learning, analytics, and data backup from a single solution. It enables application developers to create their own cloud storage systems for diverse data types, including images, videos, and log files, while ensuring portability across both public and private cloud environments. Additionally, MinIO offers a public play server that allows developers and system administrators to familiarize themselves with S3-compatible object storage.

Plenty

Series E in 2022
Plenty Inc., founded in 2014 and based in South San Francisco, California, specializes in vertical farming, providing fresh and nutritious produce while minimizing environmental impact. The company employs innovative farming techniques that significantly reduce the water and land needed compared to traditional agriculture, and it operates without the use of pesticides or genetically modified organisms. By utilizing proprietary vertical farming systems that integrate engineering, software, and crop science, Plenty aims to deliver healthy food year-round while eliminating fertilizer runoff. Through its collective of growers, engineers, scientists, and food enthusiasts, Plenty is dedicated to enhancing the health of consumers and the planet.

Labelbox

Series D in 2022
Labelbox, Inc. is a company that operates an artificial intelligence-based platform focused on data labeling and management services. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, Labelbox enables organizations to efficiently create, manage, and maintain datasets for machine learning applications. Its platform features a visual workflow interface, annotation tools, and quality control functionalities, which help businesses reduce model development times and enhance the capabilities of their data science teams. Used by numerous Fortune 500 companies such as Walmart, Procter & Gamble, Genentech, and Adobe, Labelbox supports teams in leveraging advances in generative AI and large language models by providing the right balance of human supervision and automation. The company is backed by prominent investors, including SoftBank and Andreessen Horowitz.

Koniku

Series A in 2021
Koniku Inc. is a neurotechnology company based in Berkeley, California, established in 2015. It specializes in developing co-processors made from biological neurons, which enable computers to detect and analyze odors. The company's primary innovation is the Konikore, a smell processor that has applications in various fields, including healthcare, security, industrial monitoring, and food safety. By capturing volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in environments like bathrooms, Koniku aims to create a data network that can predict disease outcomes before they manifest, utilizing machine learning to analyze the collected data. Additionally, Koniku provides preclinical testing services that replicate the sensitivity of biological systems, facilitating the development of devices that can monitor and map interactions with VOCs in human life.

Cerebral

Series C in 2021
Cerebral Inc. is a mental health telemedicine company that provides an online membership platform for telehealth visits and care counseling services. Founded in 2019 and headquartered in Walnut, California, Cerebral offers comprehensive support for individuals experiencing anxiety, depression, and insomnia. The platform facilitates medication management, counseling, and therapy, ensuring access to regular visits and communication with care counselors. It employs clinically proven symptom-based ratings and tracking methods to enhance patient care. By prioritizing accessibility and affordability, Cerebral aims to democratize high-quality mental health care, allowing patients to receive timely and effective treatment while following evidence-based guidelines throughout their wellness journey.

Incode

Series B in 2021
Incode Technologies Inc. is a digital identity company that specializes in biometric identity solutions aimed at enhancing customer experiences in banking, payments, hospitality, and retail. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in San Francisco, Incode develops a comprehensive omnichannel identity platform that provides services such as account opening, identity authentication, and payment processing. Key offerings include Incode Omni, which utilizes artificial intelligence for secure biometric verification, and various applications like Incode Hello for chat and video conferencing, Incode Welcome for new account applications, and Incode Facepay for transaction verification. Recognized for its enterprise-grade facial recognition capabilities, Incode's products are utilized by major banks, financial institutions, and retailers, setting a new benchmark for convenience and security in user interactions. The company also maintains additional offices in Europe and Latin America to support its global operations.

Sense

Series D in 2021
Sense is a smart talent engagement and communication platform built for the staffing industry. It helps reduce turnover, increases re-deployment rates, and gives a real-time 360 view of the pulse of consultants. Founded in 2016, the company is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Pear Therapeutics

Post in 2021
Pear Therapeutics, Inc. is a healthcare company specializing in the discovery, development, and delivery of software-based therapeutics aimed at treating behavioral health disorders, including addiction, schizophrenia, anxiety, depression, and chronic insomnia. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Boston, with an additional office in San Francisco, Pear Therapeutics offers a range of digital therapies designed to enhance treatment outcomes. Notable products include reSET, a tool for substance abuse treatment used alongside traditional therapy; reSET-O, which addresses opioid use disorder; and Somryst, aimed at chronic insomnia. The company also provides PearConnect, a patient services center that connects users with advocates, clinicians, and insurance providers to facilitate support and resource access throughout treatment. By integrating digital interventions with pharmaceuticals, Pear Therapeutics aims to improve patient engagement, clinical outcomes, and cost-effectiveness in healthcare.

Atomic

Series A in 2021
Atomic is a provider of personalized investment management services that lets companies embed investment accounts into their services. It allows companies to offer their end-users a disciplined way to invest with them. Atomic was founded in 2020 by David Dindi in San Francisco, CA.

Fountain

Series C in 2021
Fountain, Inc. operates a hiring platform designed to assist companies with hourly workforces in enhancing and scaling their recruitment processes globally. Established in 2014 and based in San Francisco, California, the company offers a mobile-first solution that facilitates data-driven decision-making and candidate engagement, minimizing drop-off rates through features like automated scheduling and reminders via text and email. Fountain serves a diverse range of industries, including franchise operations, the gig economy, restaurants, retail, hospitality, grocery, manufacturing, and health and beauty, allowing businesses to meet their high-volume hiring needs effectively.

Cloudbeds

Series D in 2021
Cloudbeds is a hospitality management software company founded in 2012 and headquartered in San Diego, California. The company provides an integrated, cloud-based platform designed to simplify operations for independent hoteliers and hosts. Its all-in-one hotel management system offers real-time two-way integration with multiple distribution channels, along with property, payment, and revenue management services. This enables clients in the hospitality industry to enhance their revenue, streamline their operations, and improve guest experiences through effective technology solutions. Cloudbeds aims to empower properties globally with the tools necessary for growth and operational efficiency.

Nuro

Series D in 2021
Nuro, Inc. is a technology company established in 2016 and headquartered in Mountain View, California. The company specializes in manufacturing self-driving vehicles specifically designed for local goods transportation. Nuro's autonomous delivery service enhances local commerce by enabling merchants to efficiently deliver a wide range of products, including food and pharmaceuticals, directly to customers. Their fleet of electric, fully autonomous vehicles aims to provide quick, affordable, and safe delivery options, thereby transforming the logistics of local deliveries.

Flock Freight

Series D in 2021
Flock Freight is reimagining and reinventing the freight industry by relentlessly eliminating inefficiency and waste through algorithmic pooling. Working at the intersection of cutting-edge technology and human-centric logistics management, Flock Freight tailors its shipping experience to meet your business’s needs. Flock Freight seamlessly pools any freight to find the perfect route, avoiding terminals and risky offloads so that a shipment travels safely and directly to its destination, damage-free. The result: on-time delivery with every shipment—guaranteed. With venture capital from Google Ventures and SignalFire, Flock Freight is one of the largest startups in San Diego, California. The company's team is obsessed with aggressively growing its customer base, constantly improving the technology platform, and delivering a superior customer experience. Flock Freight aims to fundamentally change the $60 billion LTL freight industry across North America with FlockDirect—one pooled shipment at a time.

Vuori

Venture Round in 2021
Vuori, Inc. is a manufacturer of activewear for men and women, providing a diverse range of products including shorts, pants, tops, graphic T-shirts, hats, and specialized clothing for yoga instructors, surfers, and personal trainers. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Encinitas, California, the company aims to create premium performance apparel inspired by an active coastal lifestyle. Vuori emphasizes ethical manufacturing practices and uses durable materials designed for comfort and versatility, allowing customers to transition seamlessly from workouts to everyday activities. The brand's products are available through dealers in various locations in California, including San Diego, Del Mar, and Solana Beach, as well as a store in San Francisco.

Plume Design

Series F in 2021
Plume Design, Inc. is a Palo Alto, California-based company that specializes in creating adaptive home Wi-Fi solutions and manufacturing Wi-Fi devices. Established in 2015, it operates as a software-as-a-service platform for communications service providers (CSPs). Plume's platform enhances connected homes by offering features such as optimized Wi-Fi, parental controls, and motion sensing. It also provides a mobile application that allows users to manage and customize their Wi-Fi networks, controlling device access and website permissions. Through this combination of hardware and software, Plume supports both consumers and CSPs in delivering enhanced connectivity and smart home experiences.

Zum

Series D in 2021
Zūm is a provider of safe, efficient, and reliable child transportation for school districts and busy families. Zūm saves schools money and parents time by providing flexible transportation options through its network of highly vetted drivers and advanced scheduling, routing, and tracking technology. The company currently provides children’s transportation service in the San Francisco Bay Area, all of Los Angeles, Orange County, and San Diego. Zūm was founded in 2015 and is based in Redwood City, California.

Unifonic

Series B in 2021
Unifonic Inc. is a cloud-based communication solutions provider founded in 2006 and headquartered in San Francisco, California. The company specializes in developing an omnichannel customer engagement platform that facilitates seamless interactions between organizations and their customers. Unifonic offers a suite of services including SMS, voice, phone number verification, and real-time roaming detection, enabling businesses to optimize their communication strategies without the burden of maintaining expensive infrastructure. The company serves a diverse clientele in the MENA region, including notable names such as Haier, Aramex, Easy Taxi, Careem, Medgulf, and Arabia Insurance. By delivering an affordable and multilingual communication solution, Unifonic empowers organizations to enhance customer experiences and streamline engagements across various touchpoints.

HomeLight

Series D in 2021
HomeLight, Inc. is a real estate platform based in San Francisco, California, that connects homebuyers and sellers with real estate agents using data and agent reviews. Founded in 2011, the company offers a suite of innovative products designed to simplify the real estate transaction process. These products enable clients to make all-cash offers, purchase new homes before selling their current properties, and navigate a modern closing process. HomeLight's platform aims to enhance the overall experience for homebuyers and sellers by providing certainty and efficiency throughout their real estate journey.

Fanatics

Private Equity Round in 2021
Fanatics, Inc. is a prominent global sports merchandise company that designs, manufactures, and distributes licensed sports apparel and fan gear. Founded in 1995 and headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, the company operates through various retail channels, including online, mobile, and physical stores. Fanatics serves a diverse range of customers, including professional sports leagues, collegiate teams, and media brands, effectively meeting the dynamic expectations of sports fans in today's mobile-first, on-demand market. With additional offices in California and the United Kingdom, Fanatics has established itself as a key player in the sports e-commerce sector, continuously enhancing its offerings to cater to the needs of fans and retailers alike.

MindTickle

Series E in 2021
MindTickle is a privately-held company that provides a data-driven sales readiness platform aimed at enhancing the effectiveness of customer-facing teams. With its headquarters in San Francisco and Pune, the platform is utilized by sales teams across various industries to address knowledge and skill gaps through automated training paths, adaptive learning, and virtual coaching tools. MindTickle's solution incorporates gamification and role-play elements, facilitating on-demand training and mobile updates. This comprehensive approach helps organizations assess and certify the readiness of their sales representatives, leading to improved deal sizes, higher win rates, and shorter sales cycles. Investors in MindTickle include Accel, Canaan, NEA, NewView Capital, Norwest Venture Partners, and Softbank.

TBCASoft

Series B in 2021
TBCASoft, Inc. specializes in developing consortium-based blockchain platform solutions tailored for the telecommunications and fintech industries. The company offers a Cross-Carrier Payment System (CCPS) that facilitates person-to-person remittances, mobile top-ups, merchant payments, and wallet roaming services. Additionally, TBCASoft provides a Cross-Carrier Identification System (CCIS) that utilizes zero-knowledge proof cryptography and distributed ledger technology for user identification management. The firm also leads the Carrier Blockchain Study Group (CBSG), a consortium that explores blockchain applications for its members. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, with a subsidiary in Taipei, Taiwan, TBCASoft aims to enhance interoperability among mobile payment services, enabling telecom carriers to create value-added offerings while supporting the growth of mobile payment solutions.

Wiliot

Series C in 2021
Wiliot Ltd., founded in 2017 and headquartered in San Diego, California, is a semiconductor company focused on developing innovative wireless chipsets for mobile computing. The company aims to enhance connectivity and intelligence in everyday products and packaging, integrating previously disconnected items into the Internet of Things. Wiliot's technology features a unique combination of cloud services and self-powered IoT stickers, which harvest energy from radiofrequency signals. This groundbreaking approach is utilized by major brands in the food and pharmaceutical industries, transforming the way products are manufactured, distributed, utilized, and recycled. Through its solutions, Wiliot enables clients to track their products, understand user interactions, and manage inventory efficiently.

Ethos Life

Series D in 2021
Ethos Life is an insurance company that provides modern and ethical life insurance to protect life. They’re building ground-breaking software for life insurance (a $650 billion market) and the company's mission is to make protecting your family affordable, accessible, and instant. It also employs a human approach in delivering its services. Ethos policies are issued and guaranteed by Legal & General America (LGA), a large U.S. life insurance provider since 1836. They use technology to learn about what makes you unique so that they can find new and truly personal ways to cover you. Ethos was founded in 2016, the company is headquartered in San Francisco, California, United States.

Hexagon Bio

Series B in 2021
Hexagon Bio, Inc. is a biotechnology company based in Menlo Park, California, focused on discovering novel drugs for diseases that lack effective treatments. Established in 2016, the company utilizes a data-driven approach that combines genomics, synthetic biology, and computational techniques. By mining genomic data from fungal genomes, Hexagon Bio aims to identify targeted small molecule therapeutics. Its proprietary platform leverages data science to engineer drugs from DNA sequences, enabling the identification of small molecule inhibitors that interact with specific target proteins. This innovative method allows researchers to tap into the global metagenome, facilitating the development of new medicines aimed at improving patient outcomes.

Netradyne

Series C in 2021
Netradyne Inc. is a technology company specializing in artificial intelligence-based fleet management solutions. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in San Diego, California, with an additional office in Bengaluru, India, Netradyne focuses on enhancing fleet safety through advanced computer vision and data analysis. Its offerings include VisionPRO, an integrated vision safety system that utilizes multiple camera angles to monitor driving events, and Driveri, a platform that emphasizes recognizing and rewarding positive driver performance. By processing visual and sensory inputs across various industries, including automotive, agriculture, and construction, Netradyne aims to improve safety standards for commercial vehicles and reduce accidents. The company leverages advancements in camera technology, sensor costs, and deep learning to provide actionable insights that enhance fleet management and driver awareness.

Pantheon Systems Platform

Series E in 2021
Pantheon Systems, Inc. offers a web-based management platform tailored for agile marketers and developers to build, launch, and maintain WordPress and Drupal websites. Established in 2010 and headquartered in San Francisco, the company provides cloud-based web hosting and management services designed to enhance the website development process. Its platform enables users across various sectors, including media, technology, higher education, nonprofit, government, healthcare, financial services, food and beverage, manufacturing, and travel, to innovate more efficiently and achieve better business outcomes. By streamlining web operations, Pantheon supports the creation and management of professional websites, allowing organizations to respond quickly to their digital needs.

Skedulo

Series C in 2021
Skedulo is a software company specializing in mobile workforce management solutions designed to enhance the efficiency of enterprises and mid-market companies. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in San Francisco, Skedulo provides tools that facilitate the intelligent scheduling, dispatching, and tracking of field resources. Its platform integrates seamlessly with major systems such as Salesforce and ServiceNow, as well as with various other systems of record. This flexibility allows organizations to connect their operations, scheduling, and back-office teams with mobile workers effectively. Skedulo has successfully supported over 150 companies in managing more than 5 million appointments globally, helping them gain a clearer understanding of workforce capacity and availability. With additional offices in North America, Australia, Asia, and the United Kingdom, Skedulo continues to empower businesses to streamline their workforce management processes.

IRL

Series C in 2021
IRL is a social messaging application founded in 2019 and based in San Francisco, California. The platform facilitates event discovery and planning by allowing users to follow friends, join interest-based groups, and engage in conversations. Users can create groups centered around specific interests, enabling them to connect with like-minded individuals and strengthen existing friendships. The app simplifies event planning by allowing users to create and invite their groups to events, manage social calendars, and sync with friends. Additionally, the platform integrates local public events and allows users to follow sports teams, musicians, and venues. Features such as group chats, polls, and GIF sharing enhance user interaction, making it easier for individuals to organize and participate in social activities in real life.

Zeta

Series C in 2021
Headquartered in San Francisco, California, Zeta was named by Celent in 2023 as being among the likeliest partners for US banks and credit unions looking to modernize to a next-gen issuer processing platform. With our marquee credit card ranked #2 by American cardholders, Zeta is already acknowledged by leading issuers as the go-to platform for market-leading credit card experiences. Globally, Zeta is recognized as a next-gen banking technology company. Our platform enables financial institutions to launch extensible and compliant banking asset and liability products, across cards, loans and deposits, rapidly. Our cloud-native and fully API-enabled stack supports processing, issuing, lending, core banking, fraud, loyalty, digital banking apps, and many other capabilities. Zeta has 1700+ employees with over 70% in technology roles across locations in the US, Middle East, and Asia, with regional headquarters in Mumbai, India. Globally, customers have issued 25M+ cards on our platform.

Arrcus

Venture Round in 2021
Arrcus, Inc. is a technology company based in San Jose, California, that specializes in developing closed-source operating systems for networking hardware, including switches and routers. Founded in 2016, Arrcus offers a suite of products designed to facilitate scalable infrastructure across physical, virtual, and cloud environments. Key offerings include ArcOS, a hardware-agnostic network operating system; ArcRR, a 64-bit route reflector; and ArcIQ, an analytics platform providing real-time insights for network management and troubleshooting. The company also features Arrcus VDR, an advanced routing platform, alongside solutions for IP/EVPN Clos and multi-cloud networking. Through its software, Arrcus aims to enhance connectivity among people, machines, and data, simplifying operations and management across complex network infrastructures.

Extend

Series C in 2021
Extend is an API first company that allows any merchant to offer extended warranties and protection plans, both online and offline, while also providing the merchant's end customers with a vastly improved and modern support experience that eliminates many of the issues customers face today with legacy underwriters. Their intelligent decision engine uses machine learning to optimize warranty offers in real-time, thereby improving warranty and cart conversions and generating the most revenue for the merchant. Extend platform is integrated into leading eCommerce solutions including Shopify, Magento, Salesforce Commerce Cloud, BigCommerce, and others so that they can be up and running quickly, with no technical requirements. They also provide custom API integrations for larger merchants who have their own eCommerce platform. It stores all the details of an individual's product purchase and warranty plan for them, while also assisting throughout the claim process to create a seamless experience from start to finish. It was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Arkose Labs

Series C in 2021
Arkose Labs, based in San Francisco, California, develops a cybersecurity platform aimed at preventing online fraud and abuse for various industries, including online marketplaces, travel, banking, social media, ticketing, and gaming. Established in 2015, the company offers solutions to combat issues such as account takeover, fake account abuse, scraping, spam, and gift card fraud. Arkose Labs employs an AI-powered system that combines risk assessments with dynamic threat responses, effectively mitigating attacks while enhancing legitimate user experiences. The platform is recognized for its effectiveness, having received accolades for customer satisfaction and market presence. Additionally, it provides unique warranties against credential stuffing and SMS toll fraud, further demonstrating its commitment to protecting businesses from cybercrime. With a significant portion of its clientele being Fortune 500 companies, Arkose Labs operates offices in major locations, including Brisbane, Australia, and has established a strong reputation in the cybersecurity landscape.

Workboard

Series D in 2021
WorkBoard Inc. is an enterprise SaaS company that specializes in providing an OKR (Objectives and Key Results) software platform designed to enhance organizational alignment and accountability. Founded in 2013 and based in Redwood City, California, WorkBoard offers the Enterprise Results Platform, which allows companies to localize objectives to teams, measure outcomes, and coordinate actions effectively. The platform transforms traditional strategy alignment into a dynamic, data-driven process, integrating analytics to facilitate goal alignment and automate business reviews. By promoting transparency and engagement, WorkBoard helps teams execute strategic priorities efficiently, fostering a culture of accountability and results-driven performance as organizations scale.

SambaNova Systems

Series D in 2021
SambaNova Systems, based in Palo Alto, California, develops a technology platform that integrates hardware and software solutions for artificial intelligence and machine learning applications. Founded in 2017, the company focuses on creating systems optimized for data processing, model training, and analytics, enabling high-performance execution of machine learning tasks. SambaNova's technology is designed to be flexible and scalable, catering to various sectors such as healthcare, finance, and autonomous vehicles. By enhancing the efficiency of AI-powered algorithms, SambaNova aims to support organizations in leveraging advanced data analytics effectively.

Tempo

Series C in 2021
Tempo designs and develops a home fitness platform with personal guidance to help users in their training sessions. It features live elite trainers who can help users when they make mistakes. It has built-in three-dimensional sensors that track form, counts reps, and recommend weights. It helps users to improve in real-time. Powered by 3D motion sensors and AI, it analyzes 25 of the body’s essential joints as users work out and gives understood form feedback. Moawia Eldeeb and Joshua Augustin founded it as Pivot in 2015, with its headquarters in San Francisco in California.

Redis

Series G in 2021
Redis is an open-source in-memory data structure platform developed for use as a database, cache, and message broker. Officially sponsored by Redis Ltd., the platform supports various data structures, including strings, hashes, lists, and sets, while providing features such as built-in replication, Lua scripting, and transaction management. Designed to enhance performance, Redis allows users to store data in memory, significantly reducing latency and improving throughput for applications. It offers high availability through Redis Sentinel and supports automatic partitioning with Redis Cluster. Since its inception in 2011, Redis has become a leader in caching solutions, serving over 10,000 customers globally and establishing a strong presence in major cities such as San Francisco, Austin, London, and Tel Aviv. The company aims to help digital businesses innovate and improve app speed through its cloud and on-premises database solutions.

Manticore Games

Series C in 2021
Manticore Games, Inc. is a video game developer based in San Mateo, California, and was founded in 2016 by industry veterans with diverse experience across PC, console, mobile, and virtual reality games. The company is known for its platform, Core, which serves as both a game construction kit and a social gaming platform. Core allows users to build, share, and play online games with minimal coding experience, enabling aspiring game developers to create and publish games quickly, often in less than an hour. Manticore Games aims to foster a community where users can explore a vast universe of games, promoting creativity and collaboration among new generation game makers.

insitro

Series C in 2021
Insitro, Inc. is a data-driven company focused on drug discovery and development, particularly targeting nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). Founded in 2018 by Daphne Koller and based in South San Francisco, California, Insitro harnesses machine learning and high-throughput biology to revolutionize the process of drug discovery. The company creates extensive functional genomic data sets and integrates them with patient data through innovative machine learning techniques. This approach allows Insitro to build predictive models that enhance target selection, streamline the design of therapeutics, and optimize drug development strategies. By addressing critical challenges in pharmaceutical research and development, Insitro aims to accelerate the delivery of new and effective treatments to patients.

Standard Cognition

Series C in 2021
Standard Cognition is an artificial intelligence platform that allows buyers to grab what they want without having to go to a cashier. It empowers consumers to shop and pay without waiting in line, scanning or stopping to check out. Available to any retailer, the solution helps reduce labor costs, improve the customer experience, and improve profit margins. It also helps small-size retailers to compete with larger chains and online offerings. Standard Cognition was founded in 2017 and is based in San Francisco, California.

PacBio

Post in 2021
PacBio designs, develops, and manufactures sequencing systems to resolve genetically complex problems. Its single molecule real-time (SMRT) sequencing technology enables single molecule real-time detection of biological processes.

Globality

Series E in 2021
Globality, Inc. is a technology company based in Menlo Park, California, that operates a cross-border business platform designed to connect global companies with small and midsize service providers across various sectors, including marketing, legal, energy, environment, and social impact. Founded in 2015, Globality leverages AI-powered technologies to transform the sourcing process, offering a digital solution that streamlines the traditional Request for Proposal method. This innovative approach efficiently identifies client needs, matches them with suitable suppliers, and significantly reduces the sourcing timeline from months to hours, often achieving cost savings of 20% or more.

Katerra

Venture Round in 2021
Katerra Inc. is a prefabricated construction company founded in 2015 and headquartered in Menlo Park, California. The company specializes in manufacturing a wide range of structural components and finish materials, including walls, columns, beams, bathroom pods, hotel room pods, and custom furniture. Katerra also provides comprehensive services that encompass design, manufacturing, and assembly for various building types, with a focus on commercial, retail, healthcare, hospitality, and housing sectors. By integrating technology into its operations, Katerra aims to enhance the efficiency of building development and construction processes. Its platform connects building information modeling tools to a global supply chain infrastructure, facilitating material ordering, manufacturing, and delivery. With multiple domestic and international offices and factories, Katerra seeks to optimize the construction industry through innovative practices and advanced engineering solutions.

Dialpad

Series E in 2020
Dialpad, Inc. is a cloud-based communications platform that specializes in enterprise communication solutions. The company offers a range of services, including voice, video, group messaging, SMS, MMS, conferencing, and document sharing, all designed to facilitate secure collaboration for remote teams. Dialpad’s product offerings include Dialpad, Dialpad Sell, UberConference, and Dialpad Contact Center, all powered by advanced VoiceAI technology. These tools provide features such as real-time transcription, automated note-taking, live sentiment analysis, and voice analytics, which enhance communication and decision-making within organizations. Established in 2002 and based in San Francisco, Dialpad serves a diverse clientele, including notable companies like Motorola Solutions and Warby Parker. The company was formerly known as Switch Communications, Inc. before rebranding in 2016, and it maintains strategic alliances, including one with SoftBank Corp.

Altro (fka Perch)

Seed Round in 2020
Altro, formerly known as Perch, is a company based in Los Angeles, California, that focuses on helping individuals enhance their credit scores by leveraging recurring expenses. Founded in 2019, Altro provides a platform that allows users to link everyday payments and subscriptions, such as bills and monthly services, to their credit history. By recognizing these often-overlooked payments, the Altro app enables users to build their credit more effectively, turning regular financial commitments into a tool for improving their creditworthiness. The service is offered for free, aiming to empower users to maximize their financial potential through better credit management.

Pear Therapeutics

Series D in 2020
Pear Therapeutics, Inc. is a healthcare company specializing in the discovery, development, and delivery of software-based therapeutics aimed at treating behavioral health disorders, including addiction, schizophrenia, anxiety, depression, and chronic insomnia. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Boston, with an additional office in San Francisco, Pear Therapeutics offers a range of digital therapies designed to enhance treatment outcomes. Notable products include reSET, a tool for substance abuse treatment used alongside traditional therapy; reSET-O, which addresses opioid use disorder; and Somryst, aimed at chronic insomnia. The company also provides PearConnect, a patient services center that connects users with advocates, clinicians, and insurance providers to facilitate support and resource access throughout treatment. By integrating digital interventions with pharmaceuticals, Pear Therapeutics aims to improve patient engagement, clinical outcomes, and cost-effectiveness in healthcare.

Flock Freight

Series C in 2020
Flock Freight is reimagining and reinventing the freight industry by relentlessly eliminating inefficiency and waste through algorithmic pooling. Working at the intersection of cutting-edge technology and human-centric logistics management, Flock Freight tailors its shipping experience to meet your business’s needs. Flock Freight seamlessly pools any freight to find the perfect route, avoiding terminals and risky offloads so that a shipment travels safely and directly to its destination, damage-free. The result: on-time delivery with every shipment—guaranteed. With venture capital from Google Ventures and SignalFire, Flock Freight is one of the largest startups in San Diego, California. The company's team is obsessed with aggressively growing its customer base, constantly improving the technology platform, and delivering a superior customer experience. Flock Freight aims to fundamentally change the $60 billion LTL freight industry across North America with FlockDirect—one pooled shipment at a time.

MindTickle

Series D in 2020
MindTickle is a privately-held company that provides a data-driven sales readiness platform aimed at enhancing the effectiveness of customer-facing teams. With its headquarters in San Francisco and Pune, the platform is utilized by sales teams across various industries to address knowledge and skill gaps through automated training paths, adaptive learning, and virtual coaching tools. MindTickle's solution incorporates gamification and role-play elements, facilitating on-demand training and mobile updates. This comprehensive approach helps organizations assess and certify the readiness of their sales representatives, leading to improved deal sizes, higher win rates, and shorter sales cycles. Investors in MindTickle include Accel, Canaan, NEA, NewView Capital, Norwest Venture Partners, and Softbank.

Nuro

Series C in 2020
Nuro, Inc. is a technology company established in 2016 and headquartered in Mountain View, California. The company specializes in manufacturing self-driving vehicles specifically designed for local goods transportation. Nuro's autonomous delivery service enhances local commerce by enabling merchants to efficiently deliver a wide range of products, including food and pharmaceuticals, directly to customers. Their fleet of electric, fully autonomous vehicles aims to provide quick, affordable, and safe delivery options, thereby transforming the logistics of local deliveries.

Nextbite

Series C in 2020
Nextbite is a technology platform based in Los Angeles, California, that specializes in order aggregation and the management of virtual restaurants. Founded in 2017, the company provides a comprehensive solution for restaurants by offering branding, marketing, and an efficient order management system. This platform allows restaurant partners to optimize underutilized labor and kitchen capacity, ultimately enhancing their operational efficiency and increasing profit margins. By streamlining the online ordering process, Nextbite enables restaurants to grow their business while effectively managing multiple service channels from a single dashboard.

Plenty

Series D in 2020
Plenty Inc., founded in 2014 and based in South San Francisco, California, specializes in vertical farming, providing fresh and nutritious produce while minimizing environmental impact. The company employs innovative farming techniques that significantly reduce the water and land needed compared to traditional agriculture, and it operates without the use of pesticides or genetically modified organisms. By utilizing proprietary vertical farming systems that integrate engineering, software, and crop science, Plenty aims to deliver healthy food year-round while eliminating fertilizer runoff. Through its collective of growers, engineers, scientists, and food enthusiasts, Plenty is dedicated to enhancing the health of consumers and the planet.

Lendtable

Seed Round in 2020
Lendtable is a financial services company that specializes in providing income-constrained individuals with wealth-building cash advances. The company also specializes in the fields of fintech, tech, investing, and wealth and it gives people cash advances to build their wealth. It was founded in 2020 and headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Zymergen

Series D in 2020
Zymergen, Inc. is a biotechnology company based in Emeryville, California, established in 2013, with additional offices in Boise, Idaho; Medford, Massachusetts; Seattle, Washington; and Tokyo, Japan. The company focuses on researching, developing, and manufacturing microbes for a variety of sectors, including agriculture, chemicals, materials, pharmaceuticals, electronics, and personal care. Zymergen employs a platform that integrates automation, machine learning, and genomics to enhance the optimization of microbial strains, improve existing production processes, and bridge the gap between lab and commercial manufacturing. Additionally, the company offers services for new product development, leveraging its expertise to engineer novel molecules from microbes, thereby harnessing the potential of biological innovation to create advanced materials and products across multiple industries.

Valence Community

Series A in 2020
Valence is an internet company that connects, showcases, and empowers the global black professional community. It helps demystify professional advancement pathways through inspirational storytelling and structured community-driven mentorship. It is driven by its mission is to unlock the global combined power of black professionals to create massive economic and social progress. The company was founded in 2019 and headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

Encoded Therapeutics

Series D in 2020
Encoded Therapeutics, Inc. is a biotechnology company that specializes in precision gene therapies aimed at treating a wide array of severe genetic disorders. Utilizing a unique platform, Encoded identifies sequences within the human genome that regulate gene expression through advanced screening and computational techniques. The company's therapy pipeline targets both genetic and acquired disorders across various disease pathways, including neurocircuitry, liver and metabolic disorders, neurodegeneration, and cardiovascular diseases. Founded in 2014 and based in South San Francisco, California, Encoded Therapeutics is focused on developing innovative solutions that enable medical practitioners to improve patient outcomes and enhance quality of life.

Katerra

Venture Round in 2020
Katerra Inc. is a prefabricated construction company founded in 2015 and headquartered in Menlo Park, California. The company specializes in manufacturing a wide range of structural components and finish materials, including walls, columns, beams, bathroom pods, hotel room pods, and custom furniture. Katerra also provides comprehensive services that encompass design, manufacturing, and assembly for various building types, with a focus on commercial, retail, healthcare, hospitality, and housing sectors. By integrating technology into its operations, Katerra aims to enhance the efficiency of building development and construction processes. Its platform connects building information modeling tools to a global supply chain infrastructure, facilitating material ordering, manufacturing, and delivery. With multiple domestic and international offices and factories, Katerra seeks to optimize the construction industry through innovative practices and advanced engineering solutions.

Brain Corp

Series D in 2020
Brain Corporation, founded in 2009 and based in San Diego, California, specializes in developing a cloud-based artificial intelligence platform for self-driving robots. Its primary product, BrainOS, is an operating system that integrates with off-the-shelf hardware and sensors, providing robots with advanced computer vision and AI capabilities to navigate complex environments. The company's technology supports various industries, including delivery, healthcare, security, and personal services, by enabling robots to operate autonomously. Additionally, Brain Corporation's solutions aid manufacturers in producing and deploying autonomous machines effectively, positioning the company as a leader in the robotics industry. With offices in Amsterdam and Tokyo, Brain Corporation continues to expand its influence in robotics and automation globally.

Cohesity

Series E in 2020
Cohesity, Inc. is a data management technology company that specializes in hyper-converged secondary storage solutions for large organizations. Founded in 2013 and based in Santa Clara, California, with an additional office in Raleigh, North Carolina, Cohesity aims to simplify the protection, management, and extraction of value from data. Its flagship product, the Cohesity DataPlatform, consolidates secondary data and workflows, eliminating storage silos and streamlining data management. The company also offers DataProtect, which integrates various data protection functions, including backup and disaster recovery, as well as the Cohesity Orion platform for comprehensive data protection and big data storage. Additionally, Cohesity provides tools for monitoring and managing data infrastructure through its SaaS-based solution, Cohesity Helios, and its mobile application. The company serves clients across the Americas, EMEA, and APAC, and maintains a strategic partnership with Pure Storage to enhance its offerings.

Plum Lending

Venture Round in 2020
Plum is a commercial real estate (CRE) finance company founded in 2014, to help commercial real estate owners protect and grow their wealth. We use data and technology to improve the entire lending process and experience. We either work directly with CRE owners, or partner with their wealth managers and financial advisors, to deliver a high quality and consultative service for CRE acquisitions and refinances. Plum is headquartered in San Francisco, CA, and lends nationwide.

Karius

Series B in 2020
Karius, Inc. is a life sciences company based in Redwood City, California, specializing in genomic insights for infectious diseases. The company offers a non-invasive blood test known as the Karius Test, which utilizes sequencing of microbial cell-free DNA to identify and quantify various pathogens, including bacteria, DNA viruses, fungi, and parasites. This test is particularly useful for diagnosing complicated pneumonia, infections in immunocompromised patients, and endocarditis. By mapping the microbial landscape of each patient from a single blood draw, Karius aims to assist clinicians in making rapid and informed treatment decisions. The company's laboratory is CLIA-certified and CAP-accredited, ensuring high standards in clinical laboratory testing. Additionally, Karius provides laboratory services for pathogen biomarker detection tailored to biopharmaceutical companies.

UPSIDE Foods

Series B in 2020
UPSIDE Foods, founded in 2015 and based in Berkeley, California, specializes in the production of cultivated meat derived directly from animal cells, eliminating the need to raise and slaughter animals. This innovative approach allows the company to offer real meat, poultry, and seafood while significantly reducing the resource consumption typically associated with conventional meat production, including water, land, and energy. UPSIDE Foods focuses on creating products such as beef meatballs, chicken, and duck, all grown in controlled environments. The company's mission is to provide consumers with clean, humane, and sustainable food options, free from harmful chemicals.

Bear Robotics

Series A in 2020
Bear Robotics, Inc. designs and manufactures autonomous robots specifically for the food service industry. Based in Redwood City, California, the company offers Penny, a self-driven robot that utilizes artificial intelligence to transport food, dishes, and drinks while also providing customer service in restaurants. Founded in 2017, Bear Robotics aims to address challenges faced by the restaurant sector, such as rising labor costs and staffing shortages. By integrating robotics into restaurant operations, the company seeks to enhance the dining experience for customers, increase job satisfaction for employees, and boost profitability for restaurant owners.

Accel Robotics

Series A in 2019
Accel Robotics Corporation is a technology company that specializes in developing artificial intelligence-enabled solutions for retail environments. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in La Jolla, California, with additional offices in Tokyo and Buenos Aires, the company offers the OMNIO robot and a 360-degree visual intelligence platform. This camera-based AI system enhances customer experiences by allowing shoppers to enter a store, select items, and exit without traditional checkout processes, receiving receipts via text or app notifications. By facilitating a seamless, checkout-free shopping experience, Accel Robotics empowers retailers to improve operational efficiency, optimize store layouts, and expand their market reach. The company's focus on computer vision, product design, system engineering, and software development enables businesses to adapt quickly to new retail environments and attract a broader customer base.

Automation Anywhere

Series B in 2019
Automation Anywhere, Inc. is a global leader in Robotic Process Automation (RPA), specializing in AI-powered software solutions that automate repetitive business tasks. The company's cloud-native platform integrates RPA with artificial intelligence, machine learning, and analytics to improve productivity, customer experience, and employee engagement. Key offerings include Automation Anywhere Enterprise, which automates IT and business processes; Automation Anywhere Server; and the Premier application for creating and managing automation visually. The company also provides solutions like Process inVision for documenting processes and various Testing Anywhere products for quality assurance across multiple platforms. Additionally, Automation Anywhere offers consulting services and has established a strategic partnership with Microsoft Azure. Founded in 2003 and headquartered in San Jose, California, the company operates offices in major global cities, including Boston, Dallas, New York, and various locations in Asia and Europe.

Fair

Debt Financing in 2019
Fair is a car leasing company headquartered in Santa Monica, California, founded in 2016. The company has developed a mobile application that facilitates vehicle leasing services, allowing users to shop for, get approved for, and pay for a car directly from their smartphones using only a driver's license and a bank account. Fair's platform offers customers the flexibility to choose their desired vehicle, select mileage options, and manage payments all within the app. This innovative approach embodies the car-as-a-service (CaaS) model, providing individuals with the freedom to drive the car they want for as long as they wish, while also allowing them the option to return the vehicle at any time without the long-term commitments typically associated with traditional vehicle financing or leasing.

Compass

Series G in 2019
Compass is a real estate technology company that offers an integrated online platform designed for buying, renting, and selling real estate assets. Founded in 2012 by Ugo Di Girolamo, Ori Allon, and Robert Reffkin in New York, Compass aims to enhance the real estate transaction process by combining top industry talent with advanced technology. Its platform provides an array of cloud-based software tools tailored for real estate agents, facilitating customer relationship management, marketing, and client service. Operating in over 22 regions across the United States, including major markets like New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, and San Francisco, Compass supports agents in delivering exceptional service to their clients, thereby streamlining the entire buying and selling workflow.

Fungible

Series C in 2019
Fungible creates hardware and software platforms for data centers. The company's mission is a chip responsible for data movement. This chip is low latency, high throughput, and highly programmable. Its founders have a track record leading and impacting the networking, silicon and software industries. The company is based in Santa Clara, California and was founded on 2015.

Collective Health

Series E in 2019
Collective Health is a prominent health benefits platform that streamlines the management of medical, dental, vision, and pharmacy services for employees and their families. By offering an integrated solution through a cloud-based self-insurance platform, the company simplifies the administration of health plans via a single portal. This platform provides users with clear guidance, live concierge support, and digital tools to facilitate the navigation and management of healthcare services. Collective Health aims to reduce the complexities of delivering health benefits, enhance the member experience, and promote healthier outcomes for both employees and organizations. Headquartered in San Francisco, California, the company also has offices in Chicago, Illinois, and Lehi, Utah.

DoorDash

Series G in 2019
DoorDash, Inc. is a logistics platform founded in 2013 and headquartered in San Francisco, California. It connects merchants, consumers, and delivery personnel, primarily in the United States, but has expanded its services to Europe through the acquisition of Wolt in 2022. The company operates a marketplace that allows merchants, including restaurants, grocery stores, and retailers, to reach customers by offering food and other goods for pickup or delivery. DoorDash provides a range of services to help merchants address critical challenges, including customer acquisition, payment processing, and customer support, while also offering a white-label logistics service called DoorDash Drive. The company aims to enhance local economies by facilitating connections between consumers and their favorite businesses.

TBCASoft

Series A in 2019
TBCASoft, Inc. specializes in developing consortium-based blockchain platform solutions tailored for the telecommunications and fintech industries. The company offers a Cross-Carrier Payment System (CCPS) that facilitates person-to-person remittances, mobile top-ups, merchant payments, and wallet roaming services. Additionally, TBCASoft provides a Cross-Carrier Identification System (CCIS) that utilizes zero-knowledge proof cryptography and distributed ledger technology for user identification management. The firm also leads the Carrier Blockchain Study Group (CBSG), a consortium that explores blockchain applications for its members. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, with a subsidiary in Taipei, Taiwan, TBCASoft aims to enhance interoperability among mobile payment services, enabling telecom carriers to create value-added offerings while supporting the growth of mobile payment solutions.

Flexport

Series D in 2019
Flexport, Inc. is a global freight forwarder and logistics platform that offers online customs brokerage and freight forwarding services. Founded in 2013 and based in San Francisco, the company provides a comprehensive online dashboard that allows businesses to understand, purchase, manage, and track essential services for global trade. Flexport's offerings include customs brokerage, which encompasses customs clearances, bonds, product classification, and government filings, as well as freight forwarding services such as ocean, air, and road transport. The company also delivers supply chain solutions, including cargo insurance, quality inspections, warehousing, fulfillment, product sourcing, and trade finance. By leveraging modern software, Flexport aims to enhance the user experience in global trade, ensuring timely and cost-effective delivery of goods to fulfillment centers.

Clutter

Series D in 2019
Clutter Inc. is a full-service storage company based in Culver City, California, founded in 2013. It specializes in on-demand storage and moving services, assisting customers in the management of their physical belongings. The company provides secure storage for a variety of items, including boxes, furniture, bicycles, and holiday decor, while excluding liquids, perishables, and hazardous materials. Clutter manages the pick-up, storage, and retrieval of items, offering an online photo inventory and a warranty policy to ensure the safety of customers' possessions. Committed to delivering hassle-free and affordable services, Clutter invests in skilled personnel and advanced technology to enhance the customer experience.

Nuro

Series B in 2019
Nuro, Inc. is a technology company established in 2016 and headquartered in Mountain View, California. The company specializes in manufacturing self-driving vehicles specifically designed for local goods transportation. Nuro's autonomous delivery service enhances local commerce by enabling merchants to efficiently deliver a wide range of products, including food and pharmaceuticals, directly to customers. Their fleet of electric, fully autonomous vehicles aims to provide quick, affordable, and safe delivery options, thereby transforming the logistics of local deliveries.

Globality

Series D in 2019
Globality, Inc. is a technology company based in Menlo Park, California, that operates a cross-border business platform designed to connect global companies with small and midsize service providers across various sectors, including marketing, legal, energy, environment, and social impact. Founded in 2015, Globality leverages AI-powered technologies to transform the sourcing process, offering a digital solution that streamlines the traditional Request for Proposal method. This innovative approach efficiently identifies client needs, matches them with suitable suppliers, and significantly reduces the sourcing timeline from months to hours, often achieving cost savings of 20% or more.

Vir Biotechnology

Series B in 2019
Vir Biotechnology, Inc. is a clinical-stage immunology company based in San Francisco, California, that focuses on developing therapeutic products aimed at treating and preventing serious infectious diseases. The company is working on several key therapies, including VIR-2218 and VIR-3434 for hepatitis B, VIR-2482 for influenza A, VIR-1111 for human immunodeficiency virus, and VIR-2020 for tuberculosis. Vir Biotechnology employs advanced technologies and scientific expertise to manipulate immune responses and enhance pathogen-host interactions. The company has established collaborations and agreements with various organizations, including the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, National Institutes of Health, Brii Biosciences, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, and others, to further its research and development efforts. Additionally, it has a manufacturing agreement with Samsung Biologics for producing antibodies related to COVID-19 treatments. Founded in 2016, Vir Biotechnology aims to leverage its innovative platforms to potentially eradicate diseases like hepatitis B, influenza A, HIV, and tuberculosis.

Fair

Series B in 2018
Fair is a car leasing company headquartered in Santa Monica, California, founded in 2016. The company has developed a mobile application that facilitates vehicle leasing services, allowing users to shop for, get approved for, and pay for a car directly from their smartphones using only a driver's license and a bank account. Fair's platform offers customers the flexibility to choose their desired vehicle, select mileage options, and manage payments all within the app. This innovative approach embodies the car-as-a-service (CaaS) model, providing individuals with the freedom to drive the car they want for as long as they wish, while also allowing them the option to return the vehicle at any time without the long-term commitments typically associated with traditional vehicle financing or leasing.

Zymergen

Series C in 2018
Zymergen, Inc. is a biotechnology company based in Emeryville, California, established in 2013, with additional offices in Boise, Idaho; Medford, Massachusetts; Seattle, Washington; and Tokyo, Japan. The company focuses on researching, developing, and manufacturing microbes for a variety of sectors, including agriculture, chemicals, materials, pharmaceuticals, electronics, and personal care. Zymergen employs a platform that integrates automation, machine learning, and genomics to enhance the optimization of microbial strains, improve existing production processes, and bridge the gap between lab and commercial manufacturing. Additionally, the company offers services for new product development, leveraging its expertise to engineer novel molecules from microbes, thereby harnessing the potential of biological innovation to create advanced materials and products across multiple industries.

Automation Anywhere

Series A in 2018
Automation Anywhere, Inc. is a global leader in Robotic Process Automation (RPA), specializing in AI-powered software solutions that automate repetitive business tasks. The company's cloud-native platform integrates RPA with artificial intelligence, machine learning, and analytics to improve productivity, customer experience, and employee engagement. Key offerings include Automation Anywhere Enterprise, which automates IT and business processes; Automation Anywhere Server; and the Premier application for creating and managing automation visually. The company also provides solutions like Process inVision for documenting processes and various Testing Anywhere products for quality assurance across multiple platforms. Additionally, Automation Anywhere offers consulting services and has established a strategic partnership with Microsoft Azure. Founded in 2003 and headquartered in San Jose, California, the company operates offices in major global cities, including Boston, Dallas, New York, and various locations in Asia and Europe.

Compass

Series F in 2018
Compass is a real estate technology company that offers an integrated online platform designed for buying, renting, and selling real estate assets. Founded in 2012 by Ugo Di Girolamo, Ori Allon, and Robert Reffkin in New York, Compass aims to enhance the real estate transaction process by combining top industry talent with advanced technology. Its platform provides an array of cloud-based software tools tailored for real estate agents, facilitating customer relationship management, marketing, and client service. Operating in over 22 regions across the United States, including major markets like New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, and San Francisco, Compass supports agents in delivering exceptional service to their clients, thereby streamlining the entire buying and selling workflow.

Slack

Series H in 2018
Slack Technologies, Inc. operates a cloud-based communication and collaboration platform designed to enhance organizational communication. Founded in 2009 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, Slack enables users to exchange messages, share files, and integrate with a variety of business tools and services. The platform is utilized by teams across multiple industries, from startups to large enterprises, promoting increased efficiency and productivity. Slack's offerings are provided under a software-as-a-service model, and the company also manages the Slack Fund, which invests in teams developing innovative products aimed at improving workplace productivity.

Getaround

Series D in 2018
Getaround, Inc. is an online marketplace that facilitates peer-to-peer car sharing and local car rentals, allowing users to rent cars by the hour or day through its app. Founded in 2009 and based in San Francisco, California, the company operates in several cities across the United States, including San Francisco, San Diego, Chicago, and Washington, D.C. Getaround’s platform utilizes patented technology to provide a contactless experience, eliminating the need for traditional rental procedures such as waiting in line or meeting car owners. Users can choose from a variety of vehicles, including luxury cars and trucks, while benefiting from included insurance and 24/7 roadside assistance. This model not only offers convenience but also helps car owners earn extra income, thereby reducing the cost of car ownership and promoting environmental sustainability.
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