Coreshell Technologies
Series A in 2025
Founded in 2017, Coreshell Technologies specializes in advanced materials engineering for lithium-ion batteries. The company focuses on enhancing battery performance and lifespan through its proprietary nanolayer thin-film coating technology, catering primarily to the electric vehicle and grid storage markets.
Our Next Energy
Venture Round in 2025
Our Next Energy is a developer and manufacturer of advanced energy storage technology, established in 2020 and headquartered in Novi, Michigan. The company specializes in innovative battery chemistries that prioritize safety and utilize sustainable raw materials, aiming to create a reliable and cost-effective supply chain. By employing a dual-chemistry design, Our Next Energy enhances energy density and safety, catering to mobility and grid storage applications. This approach enables original equipment manufacturers to meet market range expectations while promoting access to sustainable power solutions.
Anello Photonics
Series B in 2024
Anello Photonics, based in Silicon Valley, specializes in developing advanced sensors that deliver optical gyroscope performance at an affordable price. Founded by experts in silicon photonics and inertial navigation, the company has created a patented technology known as the Anello SiPhOG gyroscope. This innovative sensor leverages an integrated photonic system-on-chip that utilizes a proprietary waveguide process, which simulates the characteristics of optical fiber within a compact chip. Anello's technology aims to redefine navigation systems with next-generation capabilities, positioning the company as a leader in the mass-market sensor industry. The company has garnered support from prominent venture capital firms to propel its growth and technological advancements.
Starfish Space
Series A in 2024
Founded in 2019, Starfish Space develops autonomous space tugs for on-demand satellite servicing. Its innovative technology combines orbital mechanics, AI-driven machine vision, and low-thrust electric propulsion to enable precise navigation, docking, and maintenance of satellites across various orbits.
Pacific Fusion
Series A in 2024
Pacific Fusion, a privately-held company with 11-50 employees, specializes in developing renewable energy power generation, focusing on affordable fusion power. It aims to create sustainable energy solutions, combining innovation with practical design to meet the growing demand for clean energy sources. The company's core product is a magnetic fusion system designed to optimize for various target designs, enabling businesses to generate low-cost power and heat using deuterium-tritium fuel.
Impulse Space
Series B in 2024
Impulse Space is an in-space transportation company founded by Tom Mueller, specializing in providing access beyond Low Earth Orbit (LEO) through a fleet of innovative transportation vehicles. The company’s flight-proven Mira vehicle employs a non-toxic, high-impulse chemical propulsion system, facilitating services such as orbital transport, constellation deployment, and precision reentry from LEO to Geostationary Orbit (GEO). Additionally, the high-energy Helios vehicle, powered by the Deneb engine, enables deliveries to a range of orbits including Medium Earth Orbit (MEO), GEO, heliocentric, lunar, and other planetary destinations. Impulse Space is committed to offering economical and efficient in-space transportation solutions, leveraging a team with a history of delivering reliable rockets to ensure rapid and dependable service for its customers.
Notpla Limited is a London-based company focused on developing sustainable packaging solutions aimed at reducing plastic waste and environmental impact. Founded in 2014, Notpla creates a range of products derived from seaweed and plants, including biodegradable takeaway food containers, flexible films, and edible sachets. The company's innovative materials are designed to be naturally derived and compostable without the need for specialized facilities, making them accessible for various applications. Notpla aims to contribute to a healthier planet by providing alternatives to conventional packaging that are both functional and environmentally friendly. The company was previously known as Skipping Rocks Lab Limited until it rebranded in July 2019.
HavocAI
Seed Round in 2024
HavocAI specializes in developing autonomous maritime solutions for both defense and commercial sectors. The company produces small, uncrewed surface vessels equipped with modular designs and AI-driven services. These services aim to enhance mission efficiency, mitigate communication and navigation challenges, and secure asset management, enabling a single operator to oversee multiple unmanned assets.
CesiumAstro
Series B in 2024
CesiumAstro designs and manufactures advanced communication systems for satellites, UAVs, launch vehicles, and other airborne platforms. Its products include multi-beam active phased array systems, software-defined radios, single-board computers, and Ka-Band active phased array antennas. CesiumAstro's solutions enable connectivity between various mobile devices in space environments.
Aionics
Seed Round in 2024
Aionics is a developer of a materials informatics platform focused on supporting the transition to a decarbonized global economy. The company's innovative platform utilizes artificial intelligence and high-performance computing to optimize battery materials design and development. Aionics offers solutions for enhanced processing capabilities, accurate cycle life forecasting, and comprehensive techno-economic analysis. By providing these advanced tools and data-driven insights, Aionics enables clients to improve the performance, cost-effectiveness, and safety of battery technologies, contributing to more sustainable energy solutions.
Cache is a biotechnology company focused on developing a groundbreaking wet operating system designed for the storage, access, and computation of biomolecules at scale. By ensuring the integrity and fidelity of nucleic acids from various sources, Cache enables researchers and partners to accelerate molecular pathology research and gain insights into life sciences. This innovative approach facilitates the analysis of biomolecules, thereby unlocking new precision medicine applications and enhancing the capacity for understanding biological data. Ultimately, Cache aims to make both digital and biological data universally accessible and sustainable, eliminating the need for data deletion or disposal.
Teleo specializes in transforming existing heavy machinery into remote-controlled robots, allowing operators to control equipment from a significant distance. By retrofitting current fleets with its advanced supervised autonomy technology, Teleo enables operators to seamlessly switch between machines and job sites, enhancing both productivity and safety. The company's approach allows machine operators to work from remote operation centers rather than being confined to the equipment's cabin, ultimately improving operational efficiency and providing valuable insights into job site conditions.
Range Energy
Venture Round in 2024
Range Energy is a manufacturing company focused on the electrification of commercial transportation, specifically within the heavy-duty truck market. It designs and produces powered trailers designed to connect with various tow vehicles, providing immediate reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. By enabling users to cut down on diesel consumption and tailpipe emissions during both city and highway driving, Range Energy aims to facilitate the transition to a more sustainable electric future in transportation. The company addresses the growing demand for solutions that meet ambitious decarbonization targets within the industry.
Omnipulse Biosciences
Venture Round in 2023
Omnipulse Biosciences, based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is a drug development company operating in stealth mode. It specializes in producing single injection quantities of pharmaceuticals, catering to the needs of clinical trials and facilitating access to low-income countries.
Divergent
Series D in 2023
Divergent develops and manufactures 3D-printed cars and has created the Divergent Adaptive Production System (DAPS), an end-to-end software-hardware platform for industrial digital manufacturing. DAPS enables customers to design, additively manufacture, and automatically assemble complex vehicle structures for automotive, aerospace, and defense applications. The system aims to optimize designs, reduce material use, and eliminate upfront capital expenditure by removing tooling needs and dematerializing components, thereby improving manufacturing efficiency and environmental sustainability across vehicle programs. Divergent's approach targets radical reductions in cost and lead times while enabling scalable, custom manufacturing, addressing decarbonization and demand for lighter, stronger structures.
Cay Skin
Venture Round in 2023
Cay Skin is a manufacturer of skincare products designed for all skin types and tones, focusing on sustainability and inclusivity. The company offers a range of personal care items that are silicone-free, vegan, cruelty-free, and reef-friendly. Each product is formulated with a unique blend of gentle island-based ingredients and high-performance skincare actives, ensuring that consumers can feel confident in their skin. Cay Skin emphasizes direct online sales, allowing consumers to easily purchase their skin-loving products through a web browser.
ZeroCircle
Venture Round in 2023
ZeroCircle harnesses sustainably harvested seaweed to create eco-friendly alternatives for everyday products. Their mission is to facilitate circular solutions, reduce waste, and promote carbon-neutrality.
Proprio, Inc. is a healthcare technology company based in Seattle, Washington, that focuses on developing an advanced surgical navigation and imaging platform. Founded in 2016, the company utilizes machine learning, artificial intelligence, and mixed-reality user interfaces to enhance surgical accuracy and simplify workflows, ultimately improving patient outcomes. Proprio's innovative solutions aim to replace traditional surgical microscopes and navigation systems with a more integrated system that leverages networked camera arrays, depth-sensing technology, and computer graphics. By synthesizing data from multiple inputs, Proprio enables medical professionals to navigate complex anatomical structures in real-time 3D environments, fostering a shift in medicine that embraces modern technological advancements. The company's vision extends beyond mere replacement of existing tools; it seeks to transform the surgical landscape by integrating software and data-driven approaches, enhancing the collaboration between humans and machines in the operating room.
Arteli offers an AI-powered optimization platform for retail that converts data into actionable insights. Using machine learning, the platform helps executives and store operators enhance product assortment and mix, optimize inventory, and inform store design, with the aim of elevating in-store experiences and increasing revenue and margins. By turning raw data into strategic decision tools, Arteli enables data-driven, proactive management aligned with customer needs and market trends.
BLACKBIRD.AI
Series B in 2023
BLACKBIRD.AI is a technology company specializing in narrative and risk intelligence through its advanced AI-powered solutions. It offers the Blackbird Constellation Platform™, which is designed to detect and analyze information-driven attacks, narrative manipulation, and the evolution of threats in a rapidly changing adversarial landscape. The platform serves various stakeholders, including journalists, media organizations, governments, and concerned citizens, by identifying misinformation and surfacing deception and propaganda within the digital media ecosystem. By understanding discourse on the internet, BLACKBIRD.AI enables organizations to enhance decision-making processes and implement automated countermeasures against misinformation.
Teclada
Pre Seed Round in 2023
Teclada is a technology company offering a web-based terminal designed for teams and developers. Its platform eliminates the need for traditional SSH, dynamic IPs, SSH keys, and server configurations, ensuring uninterrupted sessions even when switching devices. Teclada also enables secure remote access to computers via browser, allowing multiple users to simultaneously view, edit, and execute commands.
Sway is a company based in San Francisco that specializes in regenerative design solutions aimed at addressing plastic pollution. Co-founded by Julia Marsh, Matt Mayes, and Leland Maschmeyer, Sway focuses on developing bioplastics made from seaweed, which serve as compostable alternatives to single-use plastics, specifically starting with flexible packaging. The company's products are engineered to match the essential performance qualities of conventional plastics while being compatible with existing infrastructure, allowing clients to scale their operations effectively and achieve sustainability goals.
ZeroCircle harnesses sustainably harvested seaweed to create eco-friendly alternatives for everyday products. Their mission is to facilitate circular solutions, reduce waste, and promote carbon-neutrality.
Glas is a vape brand that makes advanced e-cigarette devices and e-liquid pods. It is a closed cartridge nicotine delivery system, consisting of a battery-operated device, that helps adult smokers and vapers live a healthier life without combustible tobacco products. Their products are designed to deliver inhaled nicotine accompanied by a robust flavor of experience.
Glas was founded in 2014.
Cars & Bids
Series A in 2023
Cars & Bids is an online auction marketplace for modern enthusiast cars, hosting daily auctions for vehicles spanning the 1980s through the 2020s. The site lists new and used vehicles with model details and history reports, and enables searching, buying, and selling of special automobiles, helping automotive enthusiasts auction their cars efficiently and conveniently.
Kitchen Data Systems
Pre Seed Round in 2022
Kitchen Data Systems is a company that specializes in providing innovative solutions for the restaurant industry through a nationwide network aimed at reducing supply costs and managing delivery-first brands. Its offerings are structured across three complementary product verticals: KitchPartner Network, KitchSavers, and BrandBuilder. The company develops proprietary software that facilitates the creation and scaling of virtual food brands. By leveraging a SaaS platform, Kitchen Data Systems equips established brands with efficient go-to-market strategies, allowing restaurants to expand their presence into new markets effectively.
Founded in 2015, NotCo specializes in developing plant-based alternatives to animal-derived products such as mayonnaise, milk, yogurt, dressings, and desserts. Utilizing artificial intelligence, the company creates food systems that mimic the taste and functionality of their animal-based counterparts.
Abyss Solutions
Venture Round in 2022
Abyss Solutions develops and deploys robotics, machine learning, and computer vision systems to inspect and maintain critical infrastructure and assets around the world. Its technology enables autonomous inspection and data capture for diverse assets, including offshore platforms, dams, water networks, and underwater infrastructure, providing asset owners with actionable information to ensure ongoing operation and safety. The company combines field robotics with proprietary software to perform surface corrosion inspections, subsea condition monitoring, and related remediation planning, supported by automated data processing and analytics. By applying these capabilities across energy, water, transport, and defense sectors, Abyss Solutions helps customers reduce risk, improve maintenance efficiency, and extend asset life.
Aligned Carbon
Venture Round in 2022
Aligned Carbon Inc. is a manufacturer of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) specifically designed for the integrated circuit industry. Established in 2018 and headquartered in Santa Clara, California, the company produces semiconductor-pure, aligned CNTs that are available on industry-standard wafers at a manufacturing scale. These CNTs are uniquely aligned in arrays that cover full semiconductor substrates and can be purified to be either entirely semiconducting or metallic. Aligned Carbon's technology facilitates a transition away from traditional silicon, allowing semiconductor foundries to achieve significant improvements in speed, energy efficiency, and performance in applications such as logic processing, signal processing, and advanced sensing technologies. The company's innovations enable clients to enhance computing applications through the integration of carbon nanotube logic with conventional silicon logic and memory, thereby addressing growing demands in the semiconductor sector.
Solugen, Inc. is a specialty chemicals company based in Houston, Texas, founded in 2016. It focuses on producing industrial chemicals through the application of biotechnology and green chemistry, specifically utilizing plant-derived substitutes to replace petroleum-based products. The company offers a range of products, including BioPeroxide, a carbon-negative hydrogen peroxide, and BioChelate, a biodegradable chelant. Other offerings include ScavSol, a multivalent metal sequestrant for energy applications, ScaleSol, an alternative to phosphonates for scale control, and CorrSol, which addresses corrosion and fouling. Solugen's innovative approach combines fermentation and petrochemical processing along with advancements in synthetic biology and enzymatic technology, enabling it to create environmentally friendly chemicals from bio-based feedstocks. Its solutions cater to diverse industries such as agriculture, cleaning, energy, and water, contributing to reduced costs and lower carbon emissions while promoting sustainability.
Alex
Venture Round in 2022
Ask Alex is an AI-powered data and marketing software company that focuses on enhancing customer acquisition and retention. The company's innovative software automates workflows to convert data into meaningful dialogue, allowing businesses to interact effectively with customers. By providing essential insights into customer trends and automating reporting on key business metrics, Ask Alex enables organizations to improve operational efficiency and drive revenue growth. This data-driven approach empowers businesses to explore in-depth insights, fostering stronger customer connections and facilitating strategic market engagement.
Jiko is a technology-driven financial institution that offers a unique debit card service, Jiko Solid, which enables users to track and manage their expenses securely, both online and offline. The company provides cashback on every transaction, single-use virtual cards, and allows users to invest their money in safe assets like US Treasury bills, all with no minimum balance requirements. Jiko operates through a user-friendly mobile application and is headquartered in San Francisco, with additional offices in New York City and Reykjavik. As a vertically integrated financial institution, Jiko combines a nationally chartered bank and a registered broker-dealer to hold cash as T-bills, ensuring safety and yield for its users.
ellipse
Venture Round in 2022
Ellipse is a technology company specializing in EMV-integrated card security code solutions to reduce CNP fraud and false declines. It offers a battery-free display card technology that allows card manufacturers to incorporate display cards into their products with existing equipment.
Partake Foods
Series B in 2022
Partake Foods, Inc. is a food company that specializes in the production and sale of allergy-friendly cookies. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Jersey City, New Jersey, the company offers a diverse range of products, including nut-free, gluten-free, and vegan cookies. Its offerings feature various flavors such as sprouted grain chocolate chip, double chocolate chip, sweet potato millet, carrot oat, and birthday cake mini cookies. Partake Foods is committed to providing non-genetically modified and kosher options, catering to health-conscious consumers and families seeking safe snack alternatives. The company's products are available for purchase online, emphasizing accessibility for customers looking for healthy, allergen-free snacks.
tbh is a food and beverage startup that specializes in producing and selling a unique hazelnut cocoa spread, along with a line of apparel, including snack society hoodies and sweatpants. The company emphasizes customer convenience by offering free shipping on orders exceeding $40. Customers can reach out to tbh for inquiries via email through their website.
Apothékary
Venture Round in 2022
Apothékary is an herbal medicine company that specializes in providing clean, natural alternatives to over-the-counter drugs and supplements. With a focus on holistic wellness, the company draws on over 5,000 years of Eastern medicinal traditions to offer a range of products aimed at addressing issues such as sleep, stress, and skincare. Apothékary's offerings are crafted from ethically sourced ingredients, emphasizing the belief that food serves as medicine. Operating in over 23 countries, the company aims to meet the diverse health needs of its clients by promoting sustainable and natural wellness solutions.
Breeze
Venture Round in 2022
Breeze is a fully automated and digital insurance solution, specifically tailored for freight forwarders and logistics companies, backed by advanced technology, big data and an industry-first machine learning platform.
Breeze’s digital insurance solution fully integrates with existing systems and workflows, allowing forwarders and logistics companies to seamlessly offer shippers better protection for their cargo (from issuing insurance policies to end-to-end claims processing), while also generating more revenue for their business.
There are no implementation costs or any operational effort to setting up Breeze’s platform, and it can take minutes to be up and running. For more information visit breezeai.com
Vanderhall Motor Works
Series C in 2022
Vanderhall Motor Works, Inc. is a manufacturer of three-wheeled vehicles, specifically focusing on classic autocycles. Founded in 2010 and based in Provo, Utah, the company sells its products through a network of dealers across the United States, as well as offering vehicle accessories online. Vanderhall is dedicated to producing innovative and stylish autocycles, catering to a niche market within the motor vehicle industry.
Teleo specializes in transforming existing heavy machinery into remote-controlled robots, allowing operators to control equipment from a significant distance. By retrofitting current fleets with its advanced supervised autonomy technology, Teleo enables operators to seamlessly switch between machines and job sites, enhancing both productivity and safety. The company's approach allows machine operators to work from remote operation centers rather than being confined to the equipment's cabin, ultimately improving operational efficiency and providing valuable insights into job site conditions.
Lemon Perfect
Series A in 2022
Lemon Perfect is a beverage company that makes zero-sugar, cold-pressed lemon water with no artificial flavors or sweeteners. The drink provides electrolytes from potassium and vitamin C to support hydration and health, offering a convenient, refreshing option for hydration anytime. The company is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.
Venus Aerospace
Series A in 2022
Venus Aerospace is a startup aerospace company founded in 2020, specializing in hypersonic transportation. The company focuses on engineering solutions that enable one-hour global travel, aiming to enhance connectivity and safety around the world. With a team comprising PhDs, rocket scientists, and engineers, Venus Aerospace addresses significant challenges in the aerospace sector, developing technologies such as rotating detonation rocket engines and high-speed vehicles. These innovations cater to research, defense, and commercial missions, providing space businesses with cost-effective and high-performance transport options.
Brightside Health
Series B in 2022
Brightside Health is a telemedicine platform focused on mental health treatment for anxiety and depression. It delivers evidence-based care through video visits, messaging, ongoing support, and medication delivery, backed by a network of providers who conduct depression evaluation, treatment, and monitoring. The platform combines precision psychiatry with clinically proven therapy and continuous care monitoring to help patients achieve and maintain improvement. It supports communication, scheduling, and access to information about health and wellness related to depression, and tracks progress throughout treatment. Founded in 2017 and based in San Francisco.
Coreshell Technologies
Series A in 2022
Founded in 2017, Coreshell Technologies specializes in advanced materials engineering for lithium-ion batteries. The company focuses on enhancing battery performance and lifespan through its proprietary nanolayer thin-film coating technology, catering primarily to the electric vehicle and grid storage markets.
Omada Health
Series E in 2022
Omada Health is a digital healthcare company that offers personalized programs to manage chronic conditions such as prediabetes, diabetes, hypertension, musculoskeletal issues, and behavioral health. It combines professional coaching, connected devices, real-time data, and personalized feedback to deliver clinically meaningful results.
Minded is an online psychiatry practice specializing in mental health services for women.
ICON is a construction technologies company that focuses on revolutionizing homebuilding through the use of 3D printing, robotics, software, and advanced materials. The company specializes in constructing single-story, mid-size homes, particularly in developing countries, allowing for faster and more cost-effective building compared to traditional methods. By leveraging innovative technologies, ICON aims to address the housing needs of underserved communities, streamlining the construction process for engineers and builders alike.
Common Heir
Seed Round in 2022
Common Heir is a clean and sustainable beauty brand focused on delivering skincare products that minimize environmental impact. The company emphasizes the use of eco-friendly materials, specifically avoiding plastic in its offerings, to address the environmental issues associated with conventional cosmetics. By prioritizing sustainability, Common Heir aims to provide consumers with effective beauty products while promoting responsible practices that benefit both their skin and the planet.
Drink Barcode
Seed Round in 2022
Drink Barcode is a plant-based and adaptogen-powered beverage that works with the body to keep the entire self at full potential. The company was founded in 2021 and is headquartered in Burlington, Vermont.
PurePlus+
Pre Seed Round in 2022
PurePlus+ harnesses the power of upcycled produce to provide nutrient-dense products. PurePlus+ is a triple-bottom line company that is good for the health of people and the planet. It values transparency through our supply chain and by measuring ourselves in the reduction of fruits and vegetables wasted.
Emerge
Venture Round in 2022
Emerge, Inc. is a consumer technology company founded in 2015 and based in Mountain View, California. The company specializes in developing a multi-sensory communication platform designed to enhance virtual interactions by integrating touch, sight, sound, and emotional connectivity. Emerge's flagship product line, the Wave-series, utilizes patented technology to create ultrasonic forcefields that users can physically feel, enabling experiences such as a "virtual high five" or the sensation of holding hands across distances, all without the need for gloves or controllers. This innovation aims to address the widespread feelings of disconnection experienced by over two billion people globally, focusing on fostering emotional connections in communications. Emerge boasts a diverse team of industry veterans and former entrepreneurs with expertise in consumer electronics, augmented reality, gaming, and brain-computer interfaces.
Wibond is a digital payment platform founded in Argentina in 2020 by Ezequiel Bucai and Alejandro Silvestre. It operates under a "buy now, pay later" model, providing users with a flexible payment method that allows them to pay in installments without the need for a card. This innovative approach enhances financial access for a diverse user community while enabling companies to increase sales by attracting new customers. Wibond's platform includes a virtual wallet that facilitates a variety of financial transactions such as payments, collections, and withdrawals, streamlining the payment process for businesses. With a vision to promote trade throughout Latin America, Wibond is expanding its services into markets like Chile and Mexico, building on its experience from a prior venture that connected users with a network of gyms and sports centers in multiple countries.
Career Karma
Series B in 2022
Founded in 2018, Career Karma is a San Francisco-based platform dedicated to helping aspiring software engineers discover and pursue job training programs. With over 9,000 bootcamps and trade schools listed, users can compare courses, read student reviews, and connect with peers for mentorship. The platform offers guidance on choosing the right technology field and program, facilitating informed decision-making through personalized matching and community support.
Metaversal
Series A in 2022
Metaversal is an investment firm and venture studio established in 2021 and based in Miami Beach, Florida. The company specializes in non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and has acquired over 750 NFTs while investing in technology startups. Metaversal operates an investment platform that focuses on funding NFT projects and utilizes a venture studio program to analyze the marketplace. This approach allows the company to transform data into actionable insights, helping guide projects through the complexities of the NFT landscape while providing necessary capital for growth.
M10
Pre Seed Round in 2022
M10 is a developer and publisher of a Web3 gaming studio focused on creating hardcore multiplayer games. The company aims to establish a new paradigm in gaming by leveraging advanced technology to craft immersive worlds and compelling narratives. M10's approach emphasizes open gameplay that fosters deeper and more meaningful experiences for players, targeting an audience that seeks engagement and enjoyment in their gaming ventures. Through its innovative design and commitment to quality, M10 is positioned to reshape the landscape of multiplayer gaming.
NeuroX1
Pre Seed Round in 2021
NeuroX1 is a startup developing a computational platform for drug discovery focused on neurodegenerative diseases. The company identifies key drivers of these conditions and uses proprietary generative chemistry tools, such as Chiron, to design novel compounds targeting them.
Epoch AI
Seed Round in 2021
Epoch AI is an integration platform for game development that helps game developers and studios build, deploy, and iterate on games. They provide tests for a build, share links with testers, screen record tests, organize tests, and flag and issue comments.
Founded in 2017, Yassir is a leading super app offering on-demand ride-hailing, last-mile delivery, payment services, and financial solutions. Operating across multiple countries with over $150 million in funding, the company aims to digitize daily services while promoting social values.
Hai is a company dedicated to promoting sustainability through innovative products. It manufactures smart spa showers designed to offer users a luxurious home spa experience while minimizing environmental impact. The showers feature built-in Bluetooth technology and color-coded LEDs that monitor water usage, helping users to track their consumption over time. Additionally, the showers provide a spa-like mist that can be adjusted with a touch, delivering greater coverage compared to conventional showerheads. Hai also focuses on reducing its carbon footprint by equipping users with tools to decrease water and energy waste. Furthermore, the company emphasizes sustainable packaging practices, utilizing post-consumer, reusable, and recyclable materials.
Space Forge
Venture Round in 2021
Space Forge is a space manufacturing company that develops a reusable satellite designed to produce next-generation super materials in space for return to Earth. The satellite uses the space environment to create alloys and crystals that are not possible to manufacture on Earth, enabling clients to achieve materials with lower energy loss and lighter components for use in computing, telecoms, and pharmaceutical products. The company operates laboratories in Bristol and Wales and focuses on manufacturing advanced metals and materials. Founded in 2018 and based in Bristol, Space Forge aims to enable on-orbit manufacturing that advances material performance for industrial and aerospace applications.
Databento
Series A in 2021
Databento is a company that specializes in providing streamlined access to financial market data. Founded by experienced traders and engineers from renowned quantitative hedge funds, Databento offers a self-service platform that allows users to quickly obtain live exchange feeds and extensive historical data. The platform automates data licensing and minimizes onboarding time, making it easier for businesses and financial institutions to access high-quality, institutional-grade data directly from the source. Databento's servers are strategically located in colocation facilities at various trading venues, ensuring low-latency and reliable data capture. Users can choose between a pay-as-you-go model or flat-rate pricing, allowing them to manage costs effectively according to their data usage needs.
Founded in 2014, Density Inc. specializes in developing sensors and Sensor-as-a-Service that measure and manage human traffic through doors in real-time without compromising privacy. Its products include Density API for real-time foot traffic data access and Occupancy Analytics Platform for connected buildings. Applications span across various sectors such as corporate offices, schools, workplaces, and higher education.
Yellowbird
Venture Round in 2021
Yellowbird specializes in producing all-natural hot sauces made from farm-fresh, certified organic ingredients. The company's offerings include a variety of spicy pepper condiments that feature unique flavors and varying heat levels. Committed to health-conscious options, Yellowbird's products are crafted without fillers or artificial preservatives, ensuring that customers can enjoy authentic, flavorful spices that prioritize real food ingredients.
Sofar Ocean
Series B in 2021
Sofar Ocean Technologies develops accessible ocean sensing and exploration tools aimed at a variety of users, including ocean enthusiasts, industry professionals, and conservationists. The company operates an open ocean sensor network that delivers critical real-time insights into ocean conditions. This sensor network provides valuable data to support applications across diverse sectors such as shipping, government, and environmental research. By offering data-driven insights, Sofar Ocean helps to enhance understanding of the world's oceans, facilitating informed decision-making for science and society.
SpaceX
Secondary Market in 2021
Founded in 2002, SpaceX designs, manufactures, and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft. Its notable projects include Falcon Heavy, Dragon, Starship, and human spaceflight initiatives.
BLACKBIRD.AI
Series A in 2021
BLACKBIRD.AI is a technology company specializing in narrative and risk intelligence through its advanced AI-powered solutions. It offers the Blackbird Constellation Platform™, which is designed to detect and analyze information-driven attacks, narrative manipulation, and the evolution of threats in a rapidly changing adversarial landscape. The platform serves various stakeholders, including journalists, media organizations, governments, and concerned citizens, by identifying misinformation and surfacing deception and propaganda within the digital media ecosystem. By understanding discourse on the internet, BLACKBIRD.AI enables organizations to enhance decision-making processes and implement automated countermeasures against misinformation.
Super Coffee
Venture Round in 2021
Super Coffee is a company that specializes in producing and selling a range of coffee products, including pods, grounds, creamers, and espresso. Aimed at health-conscious consumers, Super Coffee offers an alternative to sugary coffee beverages by using organic Colombian coffee beans, coconut oil, lactose-free milk protein, and organic dark maple syrup. Their products are designed to provide a smooth and natural taste that enhances both flavor and health benefits. The company also facilitates direct online purchasing and delivery services, catering to consumers who prefer convenience in acquiring their coffee products.
NB44
Venture Round in 2021
NB44 is a luxury menswear brand that blends Italian craftsmanship with digital innovation, offering high‑quality clothing tailored to modern men’s needs.
Notpla Limited is a London-based company focused on developing sustainable packaging solutions aimed at reducing plastic waste and environmental impact. Founded in 2014, Notpla creates a range of products derived from seaweed and plants, including biodegradable takeaway food containers, flexible films, and edible sachets. The company's innovative materials are designed to be naturally derived and compostable without the need for specialized facilities, making them accessible for various applications. Notpla aims to contribute to a healthier planet by providing alternatives to conventional packaging that are both functional and environmentally friendly. The company was previously known as Skipping Rocks Lab Limited until it rebranded in July 2019.
Bellwether Coffee
Series A in 2021
Bellwether Coffee Co. specializes in manufacturing innovative ventless electric coffee roasters that promote sustainability and accessibility for coffee businesses, ranging from large brands to small cafés. Established in 2013 and headquartered in Berkeley, California, the company offers a unique roasting system that utilizes a catalytic process to eliminate harmful emissions, thereby negating the need for traditional ventilation systems. Their award-winning roaster, which integrates intuitive software, allows customers to control the roasting process and access an online marketplace for sourcing coffee beans. This technology enables users to achieve customized flavor profiles while contributing to environmentally friendly practices in the coffee industry. Bellwether Coffee has been recognized for its contributions, receiving the Best New Product award from the Specialty Coffee Association in 2019.
Flamingo Estate
Seed Round in 2021
Flamingo Estate is a retailer specializing in handcrafted botanical products. It offers a range of organic and natural items, including bathing products, candles, apothecary, pantry, and spring harvest goods, all sourced from diverse makers and growers.
Symmetry Systems
Series A in 2021
Symmetry Systems, Inc. is a cybersecurity company based in San Mateo, California, specializing in data security and privacy solutions. Established in 2015, the company offers a platform tailored to address modern data security challenges by providing organizations with comprehensive visibility into their data assets. Symmetry’s platform assists in tracking data access and usage, thereby safeguarding against misuse, insider threats, and cyberattacks. It accommodates both structured and unstructured data across major cloud services, SaaS platforms, and on-premise databases. The platform operates as a read-only service, inheriting existing security and compliance controls, making it suitable for highly regulated environments. Its advanced AI capabilities equip organizations to manage data security risks, ensure compliance, and respond to threats effectively. Symmetry's innovations are trusted by leading financial service providers, manufacturers, pharmaceutical companies, and government agencies. The company has roots in the Spark Research Lab at UT Austin and has received recognition as a "Cool Vendor in Data Security" by Gartner.
Preamble
Seed Round in 2021
Preamble is a veteran-led company focused on secure, trustworthy artificial intelligence for enterprises. It originated after identifying a persistent prompt-injection vulnerability in OpenAI's GPT-3 and privately disclosing it to OpenAI, which motivated the development of safeguards for safe deployment of generative AI. The company offers a no-code platform that helps organizations manage AI risks by integrating privacy, security and compliance into AI deployments, enabling secure AI environments from the ground up. The platform supports AI alignment and safety for recommender systems, classifiers, and generative models, and allows organizations to create and share policies in a marketplace applicable to different use cases to boost productivity. Preamble is headquartered in Pittsburgh and serves enterprise customers seeking robust AI security and governance.
Reel is an innovative company focused on providing an eco-friendly alternative to traditional toilet paper. Utilizing 100% sustainable bamboo, Reel's products are free from inks, dyes, and BPA, ensuring they are both biodegradable and gentle on the environment. The company operates an online retail marketplace that allows consumers to conveniently order their natural bamboo toilet paper through a subscription service, ensuring they never run out. In addition to promoting sustainability, Reel is committed to social responsibility; for each box of toilet paper sold, they donate a biodegradable toilet bag to individuals in need, supporting the 2.4 billion people worldwide who lack access to basic sanitation. Through its efforts, Reel aims to make a positive impact on both the planet and the lives of others.
Placer.ai
Series B in 2021
Placer.ai offers a location analytics platform that helps retailers, commercial real estate developers, hospitality operators, and economic development teams gain insights into foot traffic and consumer behavior for any property. The platform analyzes anonymized location data from multiple sources to support competitor analysis, trend visualization, and dashboard-based decision making. Users can evaluate site performance, inform site selection and marketing strategies, and optimize store performance by understanding the factors driving foot traffic and sales. Founded in 2016 and based in Los Altos, California.
Ecovative Design
Series D in 2021
Ecovative Design LLC, established in 2007, is a biomaterials company based in Green Island, New York, with manufacturing facilities in Troy and Paradise, California. The company specializes in developing and producing sustainable materials derived from mushroom roots, known as mycelium. Ecovative's product portfolio includes Myco board, used for furniture components and work surfaces; Myco foam, employed in packaging, insulation, and acoustics; and Myco make, used in toys and other consumer goods. The company's innovative process, inspired by the natural bonding of wood chips by mycelium, aims to replace conventional plastics and foams with eco-friendly alternatives. Ecovative's products perform comparably to existing synthetics while offering a lower environmental impact. The company has received numerous awards and grants, including support from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, the National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance, the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, and the Environmental Protection Agency, enabling its growth and continued innovation in sustainable materials.
The Lox Club
Venture Round in 2021
The Lox Club is a dating company that operates a membership-based dating app targeted at the Jewish community. The app provides online matchmaking and dating services to help individuals meet compatible partners through a streamlined process.
Uprising Food
Series A in 2021
Uprising Food specializes in producing healthier alternatives to common foods. Their primary products are keto chips and keto bread, both designed with only 2 net carbs each. These gluten-free, sugarless, and dairy-free options provide a high-fiber, low-carbohydrate alternative for health-conscious consumers.
LA Golf
Venture Round in 2020
LA Golf designs, develops, and manufactures high-performance golf equipment. Their products include shafts, putters, and drivers, incorporating advanced materials and technologies to enhance player performance.
FlexTal
Pre Seed Round in 2020
FlexTal operates a freelance talent matching platform that connects companies with vetted experts for hourly and fixed-fee projects. The platform uses artificial intelligence to source, vet, and match professionals across business, sales, marketing, finance, design, and technology, enabling on-demand access to top talent for flexible engagements. By providing a curated pool of experts and streamlined engagement tools, FlexTal helps organizations accelerate work, improve productivity, and enhance operating leverage. The network emphasizes speed and quality, allowing companies to scale talent quickly without the burden of traditional sourcing processes. Through its platform, clients can engage independent contractors for short-term projects or part-time arrangements, reflecting a shift toward agile workforce models.
Dev Community Inc. is a platform designed for software developers to collaborate and engage in networked learning. Founded in 2013 and based in New York, the company provides an open-source application that allows users to examine and contribute to the code. The platform fosters a community where developers can support one another, facilitating knowledge sharing and collaboration within the software industry. Additionally, Dev is focused on enabling the creation of similar communities across various niches and interests, promoting a culture of collective learning and contribution.
Dev Community Inc. is a platform designed for software developers to collaborate and engage in networked learning. Founded in 2013 and based in New York, the company provides an open-source application that allows users to examine and contribute to the code. The platform fosters a community where developers can support one another, facilitating knowledge sharing and collaboration within the software industry. Additionally, Dev is focused on enabling the creation of similar communities across various niches and interests, promoting a culture of collective learning and contribution.
Pr3vent
Seed Round in 2018
Pr3vent, Inc. is a technology company based in Palo Alto, California, that specializes in artificial intelligence and machine learning applications for screening ophthalmic conditions in newborns. Established in 2017, Pr3vent focuses on providing affordable and effective eye exams for infants, utilizing a wide-angle fundus camera to capture comprehensive images of the retina. Their advanced algorithms analyze these images to detect abnormalities and generate referral recommendations when necessary. By enabling timely examination and treatment, Pr3vent's innovative approach aims to prevent vision loss in babies, ensuring that potential issues are identified and addressed as early as possible.
Ziften Technologies
Series C in 2017
Ziften Technologies provides a cloud-delivered endpoint protection platform that safeguards enterprise endpoints including laptops, desktops, servers and cloud environments. The unified solution combines antivirus, endpoint detection and response and incident response, with endpoint visibility and hardening, cyber risk assessments, managed detection and response services, and proactive threat hunting. It serves large enterprises including financial institutions, healthcare providers, energy companies, public sector organizations and managed service providers. Founded in 2009 and based in Austin, Texas, Ziften operates across Europe, Australia and New Zealand, and the Middle East.