True Ventures

Founded in 2005, True Ventures is a Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm investing in early-stage technology startups. With over $3 billion under management, they focus on seed and Series A financing across sectors like commerce, consumer, hardware, health, and infrastructure technologies.

Puneet Agarwal

Partner

Phil Black

Investor

Jon Callaghan

Managing Partner

Caroline Ciaramitaro

Associate

Gus Coldebella JD

Partner

Tony Conrad

Partner

Adam D'Augelli

Partner

Sahiti Enjeti

Analyst

Amy Errett

Partner

Ulrike Kellmereit

CFO

Om Malik

Partner

Fiona McCarthy

Principal

Michael Montano

Venture Partner

John O'Connell

Analyst

Kevin Rose

Partner

Toni Schneider

Partner

Natasha Sharma

Senior Associate

Rohit Sharma

Partner

James Stewart

COO and Partner

Priscilla Tyler

Senior Associate

Jeff Veen

Partner

Christiaan Vorkink

Vice President

Ann Weiss

Venture Partner

Ariel Winton

Principal

Past deals in San Francisco Bay Area

Gridware

Series A in 2025
Gridware is focused on enhancing and safeguarding the electrical grid, a critical infrastructure that, when compromised, can lead to severe consequences such as wildfires, property damage, and loss of life. The company has developed an advanced monitoring system that employs high-precision sensor arrays, including microphones and other sensing technologies, to continuously analyze the electrical and mechanical behavior of grid assets. This system incorporates an artificial intelligence processing unit that detects anomalies in the environment around power poles, enabling utilities to proactively address potential faults. By facilitating timely repairs and rapid responses to climatic anomalies, Gridware's technology improves safety, reliability, and reduces outage durations for utility companies. Headquartered in the Bay Area of Northern California, Gridware is privately held and supported by notable climate-tech and Silicon Valley investors, positioning itself to meet the growing demand for power while contributing to the future resilience of the electrical grid.

Gridware

Seed Round in 2023
Gridware is focused on enhancing and safeguarding the electrical grid, a critical infrastructure that, when compromised, can lead to severe consequences such as wildfires, property damage, and loss of life. The company has developed an advanced monitoring system that employs high-precision sensor arrays, including microphones and other sensing technologies, to continuously analyze the electrical and mechanical behavior of grid assets. This system incorporates an artificial intelligence processing unit that detects anomalies in the environment around power poles, enabling utilities to proactively address potential faults. By facilitating timely repairs and rapid responses to climatic anomalies, Gridware's technology improves safety, reliability, and reduces outage durations for utility companies. Headquartered in the Bay Area of Northern California, Gridware is privately held and supported by notable climate-tech and Silicon Valley investors, positioning itself to meet the growing demand for power while contributing to the future resilience of the electrical grid.

Gridware

Seed Round in 2021
Gridware is focused on enhancing and safeguarding the electrical grid, a critical infrastructure that, when compromised, can lead to severe consequences such as wildfires, property damage, and loss of life. The company has developed an advanced monitoring system that employs high-precision sensor arrays, including microphones and other sensing technologies, to continuously analyze the electrical and mechanical behavior of grid assets. This system incorporates an artificial intelligence processing unit that detects anomalies in the environment around power poles, enabling utilities to proactively address potential faults. By facilitating timely repairs and rapid responses to climatic anomalies, Gridware's technology improves safety, reliability, and reduces outage durations for utility companies. Headquartered in the Bay Area of Northern California, Gridware is privately held and supported by notable climate-tech and Silicon Valley investors, positioning itself to meet the growing demand for power while contributing to the future resilience of the electrical grid.

Madison Reed

Venture Round in 2021
Madison Reed, Inc. is a beauty company based in San Francisco, California, that specializes in manufacturing hair care products, including permanent hair colors, root touch-up products, and color reviving glosses. The company employs a proprietary ammonia-free formula and uses technology to provide salon-quality hair color at home for an affordable price. Madison Reed also offers a range of hair care accessories and tools, such as color bowls, brushes, and professional color kits. In addition to its extensive online product offerings, the company operates hair color salons in California and provides franchising opportunities. Founded in 2013, Madison Reed is committed to creating hair coloring formulations that are free from harsh ingredients like ammonia and parabens, incorporating beneficial nutrients such as keratin and argan oil to cater to individual customer needs.

Directly

Series B in 2020
Directly Software, Inc. is a company that develops and operates a platform designed to enhance and automate customer experience (CX) operations for businesses in the United States. The platform facilitates self-service, ticket resolution, and offers integrations through APIs with various customer relationship management (CRM) applications, such as Microsoft Dynamics and Salesforce Service Cloud. By leveraging artificial intelligence and expert networks, Directly's solution enables companies to handle customer inquiries effectively, balancing automation with human support. This approach has been adopted by prominent organizations, including Airbnb and Microsoft, to improve customer satisfaction and reduce operational costs. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, Directly Software, Inc. also maintains a location in Palo Alto, California. The company was previously known as Directly, Inc. before its name change in December 2016.

HashiCorp

Series E in 2020
HashiCorp, Inc. is an open-source software company based in San Francisco, California, founded in 2012 by Mitchell Hashimoto and Armon Dadgar. The company specializes in developing multi-cloud infrastructure automation software that addresses the challenges of cloud adoption. HashiCorp's primary products include Terraform, a cloud infrastructure as code tool for provisioning and managing resources; Vault, which secures and controls access to sensitive data; Nomad, a work orchestrator for deploying and managing applications across various environments; and Consul, a tool for service discovery and orchestration. Additionally, HashiCorp offers Vagrant for creating reproducible development environments and Packer for generating identical machine images for multiple platforms. The company aims to provide consistent workflows and a standardized approach to automate infrastructure processes, thereby enabling organizations to effectively run distributed applications in both public and private cloud environments.

Directly

Series B in 2020
Directly Software, Inc. is a company that develops and operates a platform designed to enhance and automate customer experience (CX) operations for businesses in the United States. The platform facilitates self-service, ticket resolution, and offers integrations through APIs with various customer relationship management (CRM) applications, such as Microsoft Dynamics and Salesforce Service Cloud. By leveraging artificial intelligence and expert networks, Directly's solution enables companies to handle customer inquiries effectively, balancing automation with human support. This approach has been adopted by prominent organizations, including Airbnb and Microsoft, to improve customer satisfaction and reduce operational costs. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, Directly Software, Inc. also maintains a location in Palo Alto, California. The company was previously known as Directly, Inc. before its name change in December 2016.

Ampleforth

Venture Round in 2018
Ampleforth Limited is a non-profit charitable organization based in San Francisco, California, focused on providing an Ethereum-based cryptocurrency designed to maintain stable purchasing power. The organization has developed a digital asset protocol that adjusts the supply of its currency daily in response to market conditions and demand. This unique mechanism enables the currency to target the Consumer Price Index-adjusted purchasing power of the US dollar, allowing for proportional increases or decreases in the number of units held in users' wallets. By facilitating diversification and offering a stable alternative in the volatile cryptocurrency market, Ampleforth aims to support crypto investors and enhance their purchasing power through innovative financial solutions.

HashiCorp

Series D in 2018
HashiCorp, Inc. is an open-source software company based in San Francisco, California, founded in 2012 by Mitchell Hashimoto and Armon Dadgar. The company specializes in developing multi-cloud infrastructure automation software that addresses the challenges of cloud adoption. HashiCorp's primary products include Terraform, a cloud infrastructure as code tool for provisioning and managing resources; Vault, which secures and controls access to sensitive data; Nomad, a work orchestrator for deploying and managing applications across various environments; and Consul, a tool for service discovery and orchestration. Additionally, HashiCorp offers Vagrant for creating reproducible development environments and Packer for generating identical machine images for multiple platforms. The company aims to provide consistent workflows and a standardized approach to automate infrastructure processes, thereby enabling organizations to effectively run distributed applications in both public and private cloud environments.

Directly

Series B in 2018
Directly Software, Inc. is a company that develops and operates a platform designed to enhance and automate customer experience (CX) operations for businesses in the United States. The platform facilitates self-service, ticket resolution, and offers integrations through APIs with various customer relationship management (CRM) applications, such as Microsoft Dynamics and Salesforce Service Cloud. By leveraging artificial intelligence and expert networks, Directly's solution enables companies to handle customer inquiries effectively, balancing automation with human support. This approach has been adopted by prominent organizations, including Airbnb and Microsoft, to improve customer satisfaction and reduce operational costs. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, Directly Software, Inc. also maintains a location in Palo Alto, California. The company was previously known as Directly, Inc. before its name change in December 2016.

Ampleforth

Venture Round in 2018
Ampleforth Limited is a non-profit charitable organization based in San Francisco, California, focused on providing an Ethereum-based cryptocurrency designed to maintain stable purchasing power. The organization has developed a digital asset protocol that adjusts the supply of its currency daily in response to market conditions and demand. This unique mechanism enables the currency to target the Consumer Price Index-adjusted purchasing power of the US dollar, allowing for proportional increases or decreases in the number of units held in users' wallets. By facilitating diversification and offering a stable alternative in the volatile cryptocurrency market, Ampleforth aims to support crypto investors and enhance their purchasing power through innovative financial solutions.

HashiCorp

Series C in 2017
HashiCorp, Inc. is an open-source software company based in San Francisco, California, founded in 2012 by Mitchell Hashimoto and Armon Dadgar. The company specializes in developing multi-cloud infrastructure automation software that addresses the challenges of cloud adoption. HashiCorp's primary products include Terraform, a cloud infrastructure as code tool for provisioning and managing resources; Vault, which secures and controls access to sensitive data; Nomad, a work orchestrator for deploying and managing applications across various environments; and Consul, a tool for service discovery and orchestration. Additionally, HashiCorp offers Vagrant for creating reproducible development environments and Packer for generating identical machine images for multiple platforms. The company aims to provide consistent workflows and a standardized approach to automate infrastructure processes, thereby enabling organizations to effectively run distributed applications in both public and private cloud environments.

Madison Reed

Venture Round in 2017
Madison Reed, Inc. is a beauty company based in San Francisco, California, that specializes in manufacturing hair care products, including permanent hair colors, root touch-up products, and color reviving glosses. The company employs a proprietary ammonia-free formula and uses technology to provide salon-quality hair color at home for an affordable price. Madison Reed also offers a range of hair care accessories and tools, such as color bowls, brushes, and professional color kits. In addition to its extensive online product offerings, the company operates hair color salons in California and provides franchising opportunities. Founded in 2013, Madison Reed is committed to creating hair coloring formulations that are free from harsh ingredients like ammonia and parabens, incorporating beneficial nutrients such as keratin and argan oil to cater to individual customer needs.

Madison Reed

Series C in 2016
Madison Reed, Inc. is a beauty company based in San Francisco, California, that specializes in manufacturing hair care products, including permanent hair colors, root touch-up products, and color reviving glosses. The company employs a proprietary ammonia-free formula and uses technology to provide salon-quality hair color at home for an affordable price. Madison Reed also offers a range of hair care accessories and tools, such as color bowls, brushes, and professional color kits. In addition to its extensive online product offerings, the company operates hair color salons in California and provides franchising opportunities. Founded in 2013, Madison Reed is committed to creating hair coloring formulations that are free from harsh ingredients like ammonia and parabens, incorporating beneficial nutrients such as keratin and argan oil to cater to individual customer needs.

Cloverpop

Series A in 2016
Cloverpop, Inc. is a San Francisco-based company that specializes in developing cloud-based software aimed at enhancing decision-making and collaboration within businesses. Established in 2012, Cloverpop offers a Decision Intelligence platform designed to record, track, and communicate daily decisions among teams, enabling clients to streamline enterprise decision-making processes. By applying behavioral science, the platform helps to minimize human biases and enhance stakeholder buy-in, ultimately driving quicker and more effective decisions. Cloverpop primarily serves clients in marketing, sales, and strategy by providing tailored solutions that facilitate structured collaboration, automation, and learning from past decisions. The company’s clientele includes Fortune 100 firms across various sectors, including consumer goods, pharmaceuticals, and technology.

HashiCorp

Series B in 2016
HashiCorp, Inc. is an open-source software company based in San Francisco, California, founded in 2012 by Mitchell Hashimoto and Armon Dadgar. The company specializes in developing multi-cloud infrastructure automation software that addresses the challenges of cloud adoption. HashiCorp's primary products include Terraform, a cloud infrastructure as code tool for provisioning and managing resources; Vault, which secures and controls access to sensitive data; Nomad, a work orchestrator for deploying and managing applications across various environments; and Consul, a tool for service discovery and orchestration. Additionally, HashiCorp offers Vagrant for creating reproducible development environments and Packer for generating identical machine images for multiple platforms. The company aims to provide consistent workflows and a standardized approach to automate infrastructure processes, thereby enabling organizations to effectively run distributed applications in both public and private cloud environments.

Helpshift

Series B in 2016
Helpshift develops a customer service platform designed for mobile-first environments. It offers an in-app support system that enables businesses to proactively assist and engage users, featuring functionalities like in-app FAQs, chat, CRM ticketing, campaigns, and surveys. Helpshift pioneered automated in-app messaging, serving over 820 million active consumers monthly across top mobile apps and games worldwide.

PullString

Series D in 2016
PullString, Inc. is an entertainment and technology company based in San Francisco, California, that specializes in creating interactive applications for computer conversation with characters. Founded in 2011 and originally known as ToyTalk, the company offers the PullString Platform, which combines design and artificial intelligence to enable the development of conversation-based narratives across various media. This platform supports a wide range of applications, including voice and text interactions on major conversational platforms such as Facebook Messenger and Amazon Alexa. PullString's technology is utilized in diverse sectors, including entertainment, customer service, and gaming, allowing companies to create engaging conversational experiences. Notable projects include interactive characters like Hello Barbie and experiences related to popular franchises such as Call of Duty. The company focuses on empowering users to design, prototype, and publish engaging voice applications effectively.

Projector

Seed Round in 2016
Projector, established in 2015 and headquartered in San Francisco, specializes in developing collaborative visual storytelling tools for developers and product teams. Their platform enables professionals to create engaging content such as videos, GIFs, social media posts, and presentations outside the confines of their app, enhancing overall product experiences.

Cloverpop

Seed Round in 2015
Cloverpop, Inc. is a San Francisco-based company that specializes in developing cloud-based software aimed at enhancing decision-making and collaboration within businesses. Established in 2012, Cloverpop offers a Decision Intelligence platform designed to record, track, and communicate daily decisions among teams, enabling clients to streamline enterprise decision-making processes. By applying behavioral science, the platform helps to minimize human biases and enhance stakeholder buy-in, ultimately driving quicker and more effective decisions. Cloverpop primarily serves clients in marketing, sales, and strategy by providing tailored solutions that facilitate structured collaboration, automation, and learning from past decisions. The company’s clientele includes Fortune 100 firms across various sectors, including consumer goods, pharmaceuticals, and technology.

Madison Reed

Series C in 2015
Madison Reed, Inc. is a beauty company based in San Francisco, California, that specializes in manufacturing hair care products, including permanent hair colors, root touch-up products, and color reviving glosses. The company employs a proprietary ammonia-free formula and uses technology to provide salon-quality hair color at home for an affordable price. Madison Reed also offers a range of hair care accessories and tools, such as color bowls, brushes, and professional color kits. In addition to its extensive online product offerings, the company operates hair color salons in California and provides franchising opportunities. Founded in 2013, Madison Reed is committed to creating hair coloring formulations that are free from harsh ingredients like ammonia and parabens, incorporating beneficial nutrients such as keratin and argan oil to cater to individual customer needs.

Directly

Series A in 2015
Directly Software, Inc. is a company that develops and operates a platform designed to enhance and automate customer experience (CX) operations for businesses in the United States. The platform facilitates self-service, ticket resolution, and offers integrations through APIs with various customer relationship management (CRM) applications, such as Microsoft Dynamics and Salesforce Service Cloud. By leveraging artificial intelligence and expert networks, Directly's solution enables companies to handle customer inquiries effectively, balancing automation with human support. This approach has been adopted by prominent organizations, including Airbnb and Microsoft, to improve customer satisfaction and reduce operational costs. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, Directly Software, Inc. also maintains a location in Palo Alto, California. The company was previously known as Directly, Inc. before its name change in December 2016.

Metamarkets Group

Series C in 2015
Metamarkets Group operates an interactive analytics platform designed for buyers and sellers of programmatic advertising. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, the company provides users with the capability to analyze real-time data within media marketplaces, enhancing their competitive edge. Its platform is utilized by notable clients such as Twitter, AOL, and Rubicon Project, enabling them to improve business performance through intuitive access to critical information. Metamarkets emphasizes self-service permissions for data and secure data transfers, empowering marketers with ad hoc data navigation and visualization tools to make informed decisions in the digital advertising landscape.

North Technologies

Seed Round in 2015
North Technologies Inc. is a mobile application development company based in San Francisco, California, incorporated in 2014. The company focuses on creating innovative social and lifestyle applications. Its notable products include Tiiny, a photo-sharing app that allows users to share small photos and videos with friends, featuring automatic deletion after 24 hours, and Watchville, an application tailored for watch enthusiasts that aggregates news from wristwatch blogs and provides tools such as an atomic clock for setting timepieces and tracking moon phases. North Technologies operates as a subsidiary of BOTH Media LLC.

HashiCorp

Series A in 2014
HashiCorp, Inc. is an open-source software company based in San Francisco, California, founded in 2012 by Mitchell Hashimoto and Armon Dadgar. The company specializes in developing multi-cloud infrastructure automation software that addresses the challenges of cloud adoption. HashiCorp's primary products include Terraform, a cloud infrastructure as code tool for provisioning and managing resources; Vault, which secures and controls access to sensitive data; Nomad, a work orchestrator for deploying and managing applications across various environments; and Consul, a tool for service discovery and orchestration. Additionally, HashiCorp offers Vagrant for creating reproducible development environments and Packer for generating identical machine images for multiple platforms. The company aims to provide consistent workflows and a standardized approach to automate infrastructure processes, thereby enabling organizations to effectively run distributed applications in both public and private cloud environments.

PullString

Series C in 2014
PullString, Inc. is an entertainment and technology company based in San Francisco, California, that specializes in creating interactive applications for computer conversation with characters. Founded in 2011 and originally known as ToyTalk, the company offers the PullString Platform, which combines design and artificial intelligence to enable the development of conversation-based narratives across various media. This platform supports a wide range of applications, including voice and text interactions on major conversational platforms such as Facebook Messenger and Amazon Alexa. PullString's technology is utilized in diverse sectors, including entertainment, customer service, and gaming, allowing companies to create engaging conversational experiences. Notable projects include interactive characters like Hello Barbie and experiences related to popular franchises such as Call of Duty. The company focuses on empowering users to design, prototype, and publish engaging voice applications effectively.

Narrative

Series B in 2014
Narrative AB specializes in innovative wearable cameras that facilitate the automatic capture of photographs and videos. The flagship product, the Narrative Clip, is a compact camera that can be clipped onto clothing, allowing users to effortlessly document their experiences without the need for manual operation. Accompanied by a mobile app, the device organizes, analyzes, and shares images, enabling users to revisit their most significant moments. The app supports both Android and iPhone devices, allowing for easy transfer of photos to personal Narrative Libraries in the cloud and sharing via social media platforms. Founded in 2012, Narrative is headquartered in Linköping, Sweden, with additional offices in Stockholm, Lund, and San Francisco. The company was previously known as Memoto AB before rebranding in 2013.

Helpshift

Series A in 2014
Helpshift develops a customer service platform designed for mobile-first environments. It offers an in-app support system that enables businesses to proactively assist and engage users, featuring functionalities like in-app FAQs, chat, CRM ticketing, campaigns, and surveys. Helpshift pioneered automated in-app messaging, serving over 820 million active consumers monthly across top mobile apps and games worldwide.

Driven

Series B in 2014
Driven, Inc. specializes in Big Data application development and performance management solutions for a global clientele. The company offers its flagship product, Driven, which is an application performance management solution designed to support DevOps teams in debugging, monitoring, and managing Big Data applications. Driven is compatible with major processing frameworks such as Apache Hive, MapReduce, Cascading, Scalding, and Apache Spark, providing organizations with essential visibility and insights to enhance application performance. Additionally, Driven, Inc. offers Cascading, a platform for building Big Data applications on Apache Hadoop, alongside various solutions for performance monitoring, troubleshooting, and analytics. The company also provides training services to ensure effective use of its offerings. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, Driven, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Xplenty Ltd. Its diverse user base spans multiple industries, including social media, retail, financial services, telecommunications, bioinformatics, and geospatial sectors.

Piston Cloud Computing

Series B in 2014
Piston Cloud Computing, Inc. specializes in providing Piston OpenStack, a software solution that automates the orchestration of private cloud environments using commodity servers. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in San Francisco, the company focuses on enhancing datacenter efficiency and accelerating application development for businesses engaged in web, mobile, and big data applications. Piston OpenStack enables agile development teams to manage a pool of servers as a unified resource, facilitating the rapid deployment of scalable and secure cloud environments. In addition to its software offerings, Piston Cloud Computing provides planning, systems integration, operations design, software update services, and tailored training for application developers, cloud operators, and administrators. The company serves a diverse clientele, including financial services, medical research labs, service providers, and federal government agencies worldwide. As of June 2015, Piston Cloud Computing operates as a subsidiary of Cisco Systems, Inc.

Madison Reed

Series B in 2014
Madison Reed, Inc. is a beauty company based in San Francisco, California, that specializes in manufacturing hair care products, including permanent hair colors, root touch-up products, and color reviving glosses. The company employs a proprietary ammonia-free formula and uses technology to provide salon-quality hair color at home for an affordable price. Madison Reed also offers a range of hair care accessories and tools, such as color bowls, brushes, and professional color kits. In addition to its extensive online product offerings, the company operates hair color salons in California and provides franchising opportunities. Founded in 2013, Madison Reed is committed to creating hair coloring formulations that are free from harsh ingredients like ammonia and parabens, incorporating beneficial nutrients such as keratin and argan oil to cater to individual customer needs.

Betable

Series A in 2013
Founded in London in 2008, Betable enables game developers to integrate real-money gambling into their mobile and social games legally and securely. It offers platforms for processing transactions, ensuring compliance, and providing player protection services.

Narrative

Series A in 2013
Narrative AB specializes in innovative wearable cameras that facilitate the automatic capture of photographs and videos. The flagship product, the Narrative Clip, is a compact camera that can be clipped onto clothing, allowing users to effortlessly document their experiences without the need for manual operation. Accompanied by a mobile app, the device organizes, analyzes, and shares images, enabling users to revisit their most significant moments. The app supports both Android and iPhone devices, allowing for easy transfer of photos to personal Narrative Libraries in the cloud and sharing via social media platforms. Founded in 2012, Narrative is headquartered in Linköping, Sweden, with additional offices in Stockholm, Lund, and San Francisco. The company was previously known as Memoto AB before rebranding in 2013.

Directly

Seed Round in 2013
Directly Software, Inc. is a company that develops and operates a platform designed to enhance and automate customer experience (CX) operations for businesses in the United States. The platform facilitates self-service, ticket resolution, and offers integrations through APIs with various customer relationship management (CRM) applications, such as Microsoft Dynamics and Salesforce Service Cloud. By leveraging artificial intelligence and expert networks, Directly's solution enables companies to handle customer inquiries effectively, balancing automation with human support. This approach has been adopted by prominent organizations, including Airbnb and Microsoft, to improve customer satisfaction and reduce operational costs. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, Directly Software, Inc. also maintains a location in Palo Alto, California. The company was previously known as Directly, Inc. before its name change in December 2016.

Madison Reed

Series A in 2013
Madison Reed, Inc. is a beauty company based in San Francisco, California, that specializes in manufacturing hair care products, including permanent hair colors, root touch-up products, and color reviving glosses. The company employs a proprietary ammonia-free formula and uses technology to provide salon-quality hair color at home for an affordable price. Madison Reed also offers a range of hair care accessories and tools, such as color bowls, brushes, and professional color kits. In addition to its extensive online product offerings, the company operates hair color salons in California and provides franchising opportunities. Founded in 2013, Madison Reed is committed to creating hair coloring formulations that are free from harsh ingredients like ammonia and parabens, incorporating beneficial nutrients such as keratin and argan oil to cater to individual customer needs.

Driven

Series A in 2013
Driven, Inc. specializes in Big Data application development and performance management solutions for a global clientele. The company offers its flagship product, Driven, which is an application performance management solution designed to support DevOps teams in debugging, monitoring, and managing Big Data applications. Driven is compatible with major processing frameworks such as Apache Hive, MapReduce, Cascading, Scalding, and Apache Spark, providing organizations with essential visibility and insights to enhance application performance. Additionally, Driven, Inc. offers Cascading, a platform for building Big Data applications on Apache Hadoop, alongside various solutions for performance monitoring, troubleshooting, and analytics. The company also provides training services to ensure effective use of its offerings. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, Driven, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Xplenty Ltd. Its diverse user base spans multiple industries, including social media, retail, financial services, telecommunications, bioinformatics, and geospatial sectors.

Piston Cloud Computing

Series B in 2013
Piston Cloud Computing, Inc. specializes in providing Piston OpenStack, a software solution that automates the orchestration of private cloud environments using commodity servers. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in San Francisco, the company focuses on enhancing datacenter efficiency and accelerating application development for businesses engaged in web, mobile, and big data applications. Piston OpenStack enables agile development teams to manage a pool of servers as a unified resource, facilitating the rapid deployment of scalable and secure cloud environments. In addition to its software offerings, Piston Cloud Computing provides planning, systems integration, operations design, software update services, and tailored training for application developers, cloud operators, and administrators. The company serves a diverse clientele, including financial services, medical research labs, service providers, and federal government agencies worldwide. As of June 2015, Piston Cloud Computing operates as a subsidiary of Cisco Systems, Inc.

PullString

Series B in 2012
PullString, Inc. is an entertainment and technology company based in San Francisco, California, that specializes in creating interactive applications for computer conversation with characters. Founded in 2011 and originally known as ToyTalk, the company offers the PullString Platform, which combines design and artificial intelligence to enable the development of conversation-based narratives across various media. This platform supports a wide range of applications, including voice and text interactions on major conversational platforms such as Facebook Messenger and Amazon Alexa. PullString's technology is utilized in diverse sectors, including entertainment, customer service, and gaming, allowing companies to create engaging conversational experiences. Notable projects include interactive characters like Hello Barbie and experiences related to popular franchises such as Call of Duty. The company focuses on empowering users to design, prototype, and publish engaging voice applications effectively.

Helpshift

Seed Round in 2012
Helpshift develops a customer service platform designed for mobile-first environments. It offers an in-app support system that enables businesses to proactively assist and engage users, featuring functionalities like in-app FAQs, chat, CRM ticketing, campaigns, and surveys. Helpshift pioneered automated in-app messaging, serving over 820 million active consumers monthly across top mobile apps and games worldwide.

Betable

Convertible Note in 2012
Founded in London in 2008, Betable enables game developers to integrate real-money gambling into their mobile and social games legally and securely. It offers platforms for processing transactions, ensuring compliance, and providing player protection services.

Metamarkets Group

Series B in 2012
Metamarkets Group operates an interactive analytics platform designed for buyers and sellers of programmatic advertising. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, the company provides users with the capability to analyze real-time data within media marketplaces, enhancing their competitive edge. Its platform is utilized by notable clients such as Twitter, AOL, and Rubicon Project, enabling them to improve business performance through intuitive access to critical information. Metamarkets emphasizes self-service permissions for data and secure data transfers, empowering marketers with ad hoc data navigation and visualization tools to make informed decisions in the digital advertising landscape.

PullString

Series A in 2011
PullString, Inc. is an entertainment and technology company based in San Francisco, California, that specializes in creating interactive applications for computer conversation with characters. Founded in 2011 and originally known as ToyTalk, the company offers the PullString Platform, which combines design and artificial intelligence to enable the development of conversation-based narratives across various media. This platform supports a wide range of applications, including voice and text interactions on major conversational platforms such as Facebook Messenger and Amazon Alexa. PullString's technology is utilized in diverse sectors, including entertainment, customer service, and gaming, allowing companies to create engaging conversational experiences. Notable projects include interactive characters like Hello Barbie and experiences related to popular franchises such as Call of Duty. The company focuses on empowering users to design, prototype, and publish engaging voice applications effectively.

Spectrum Bridge

Series B in 2011
Spectrum Bridge, Inc. is a telecommunications software company that specializes in cloud-based spectrum management and embedded software solutions for the wireless networking market. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in Lake Mary, Florida, with an additional office in Silicon Valley, the company focuses on enhancing wireless bandwidth availability for both enterprises and consumers. Its primary offering is Dynamic Spectrum Access (DSA), which allows network operators and end users to manage spectrum allocation based on specific parameters such as frequency, geography, time, intended use, cost, and quality of service. The DSA technology includes several modules, such as the Spectrum Allocation Engine, which optimizes spectrum allocations, and the Spectrum Supply Manager, which facilitates operational constraints for spectrum holders and network operators. Additionally, the Coexistence Manager ensures that co-located users maintain expected performance levels through coordinated operations. Spectrum Bridge's innovative, patented technology enables dynamic access to available spectrum through a database-driven cognitive network architecture, further enhancing the efficient allocation of wireless resources.

One

Seed Round in 2011
One Inc. is a San Francisco-based company that develops a mobile application called One, designed to facilitate social networking by connecting users with shared interests. The app utilizes information from users' Facebook profiles and their geographical location to identify and notify them of nearby individuals who have similar interests and have also downloaded the application. This innovative approach aims to enhance user interaction and foster community engagement among individuals with common hobbies and preferences.

Piston Cloud Computing

Series A in 2011
Piston Cloud Computing, Inc. specializes in providing Piston OpenStack, a software solution that automates the orchestration of private cloud environments using commodity servers. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in San Francisco, the company focuses on enhancing datacenter efficiency and accelerating application development for businesses engaged in web, mobile, and big data applications. Piston OpenStack enables agile development teams to manage a pool of servers as a unified resource, facilitating the rapid deployment of scalable and secure cloud environments. In addition to its software offerings, Piston Cloud Computing provides planning, systems integration, operations design, software update services, and tailored training for application developers, cloud operators, and administrators. The company serves a diverse clientele, including financial services, medical research labs, service providers, and federal government agencies worldwide. As of June 2015, Piston Cloud Computing operates as a subsidiary of Cisco Systems, Inc.

Metamarkets Group

Series A in 2011
Metamarkets Group operates an interactive analytics platform designed for buyers and sellers of programmatic advertising. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, the company provides users with the capability to analyze real-time data within media marketplaces, enhancing their competitive edge. Its platform is utilized by notable clients such as Twitter, AOL, and Rubicon Project, enabling them to improve business performance through intuitive access to critical information. Metamarkets emphasizes self-service permissions for data and secure data transfers, empowering marketers with ad hoc data navigation and visualization tools to make informed decisions in the digital advertising landscape.

Driven

Seed Round in 2011
Driven, Inc. specializes in Big Data application development and performance management solutions for a global clientele. The company offers its flagship product, Driven, which is an application performance management solution designed to support DevOps teams in debugging, monitoring, and managing Big Data applications. Driven is compatible with major processing frameworks such as Apache Hive, MapReduce, Cascading, Scalding, and Apache Spark, providing organizations with essential visibility and insights to enhance application performance. Additionally, Driven, Inc. offers Cascading, a platform for building Big Data applications on Apache Hadoop, alongside various solutions for performance monitoring, troubleshooting, and analytics. The company also provides training services to ensure effective use of its offerings. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, Driven, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Xplenty Ltd. Its diverse user base spans multiple industries, including social media, retail, financial services, telecommunications, bioinformatics, and geospatial sectors.

ADKU

Seed Round in 2010
Adku, founded by former Google employees in 2010 and acquired by Groupon in 2012, is a San Francisco-based startup specializing in Big Data for eCommerce. It operates as an AngelPad company (AP #1 2010). Adku offers services that analyze consumer behavior to optimize shopping experiences through personalized product recommendations.

Metamarkets Group

Seed Round in 2010
Metamarkets Group operates an interactive analytics platform designed for buyers and sellers of programmatic advertising. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, the company provides users with the capability to analyze real-time data within media marketplaces, enhancing their competitive edge. Its platform is utilized by notable clients such as Twitter, AOL, and Rubicon Project, enabling them to improve business performance through intuitive access to critical information. Metamarkets emphasizes self-service permissions for data and secure data transfers, empowering marketers with ad hoc data navigation and visualization tools to make informed decisions in the digital advertising landscape.

Sifteo

Series B in 2010
Sifteo is a San Francisco-based startup that develops an innovative interactive gaming system known as Sifteo cubes. These tactile, cookie-sized devices feature full-color graphics and advanced motion-sensing technology, allowing users to engage in hands-on gameplay by shaking, flipping, tilting, and pressing the cubes. The system promotes a new form of human-computer interaction, blending traditional play patterns with modern interactive technology. Sifteo also serves as a publisher for games exclusive to its platform and actively encourages development through game jams and a freely available software development kit. The company was founded by Dave Merrill and Jeevan Kalanithi, who originally conceptualized the idea at the MIT Media Lab, inspired by the notion of manipulating digital data like physical LEGO blocks. Sifteo's game library caters to a wide audience, offering challenging experiences for adults, educational puzzles for children, and family-friendly games, all embodying the principles of Intelligent Play.

Worldly Developments

Seed Round in 2010
Worldly Developments is a software development team based in San Francisco, specializing in the creation of social web applications. The company is recognized for its innovative approach to enhancing social interactions through technology, particularly known for developing Plancast, a social event discovery service. By focusing on user engagement and facilitating connections, Worldly Developments aims to improve the way individuals discover and participate in events within their communities.

Sifteo

Series A in 2009
Sifteo is a San Francisco-based startup that develops an innovative interactive gaming system known as Sifteo cubes. These tactile, cookie-sized devices feature full-color graphics and advanced motion-sensing technology, allowing users to engage in hands-on gameplay by shaking, flipping, tilting, and pressing the cubes. The system promotes a new form of human-computer interaction, blending traditional play patterns with modern interactive technology. Sifteo also serves as a publisher for games exclusive to its platform and actively encourages development through game jams and a freely available software development kit. The company was founded by Dave Merrill and Jeevan Kalanithi, who originally conceptualized the idea at the MIT Media Lab, inspired by the notion of manipulating digital data like physical LEGO blocks. Sifteo's game library caters to a wide audience, offering challenging experiences for adults, educational puzzles for children, and family-friendly games, all embodying the principles of Intelligent Play.

Spectrum Bridge

Series B in 2008
Spectrum Bridge, Inc. is a telecommunications software company that specializes in cloud-based spectrum management and embedded software solutions for the wireless networking market. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in Lake Mary, Florida, with an additional office in Silicon Valley, the company focuses on enhancing wireless bandwidth availability for both enterprises and consumers. Its primary offering is Dynamic Spectrum Access (DSA), which allows network operators and end users to manage spectrum allocation based on specific parameters such as frequency, geography, time, intended use, cost, and quality of service. The DSA technology includes several modules, such as the Spectrum Allocation Engine, which optimizes spectrum allocations, and the Spectrum Supply Manager, which facilitates operational constraints for spectrum holders and network operators. Additionally, the Coexistence Manager ensures that co-located users maintain expected performance levels through coordinated operations. Spectrum Bridge's innovative, patented technology enables dynamic access to available spectrum through a database-driven cognitive network architecture, further enhancing the efficient allocation of wireless resources.

Spectrum Bridge

Seed Round in 2008
Spectrum Bridge, Inc. is a telecommunications software company that specializes in cloud-based spectrum management and embedded software solutions for the wireless networking market. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in Lake Mary, Florida, with an additional office in Silicon Valley, the company focuses on enhancing wireless bandwidth availability for both enterprises and consumers. Its primary offering is Dynamic Spectrum Access (DSA), which allows network operators and end users to manage spectrum allocation based on specific parameters such as frequency, geography, time, intended use, cost, and quality of service. The DSA technology includes several modules, such as the Spectrum Allocation Engine, which optimizes spectrum allocations, and the Spectrum Supply Manager, which facilitates operational constraints for spectrum holders and network operators. Additionally, the Coexistence Manager ensures that co-located users maintain expected performance levels through coordinated operations. Spectrum Bridge's innovative, patented technology enables dynamic access to available spectrum through a database-driven cognitive network architecture, further enhancing the efficient allocation of wireless resources.

XPD Media

Series A in 2008
XPD Media is a privately held company based in Silicon Valley and Beijing, focused on creating innovative enterprises that leverage Internet and mobile platforms. The company specializes in social gaming services, developing engaging games that are accessible through various online and mobile channels, as well as popular social media websites. XPD Media aims to enhance user experiences by combining cutting-edge technology with creative game design, positioning itself at the forefront of the digital gaming industry.

NextRoll

Seed Round in 2006
NextRoll is a marketing technology company based in San Francisco, California, that provides innovative products designed to help businesses grow. The company operates two main business units: RollWorks, which focuses on account-based marketing solutions for business-to-business teams, and AdRoll, an e-commerce marketing platform tailored for direct-to-consumer brands. Utilizing machine learning and integrated data platforms, NextRoll enables businesses to develop personalized advertising campaigns that maximize the return on their online marketing efforts. Its technology serves a diverse range of clients globally, empowering them to enhance their digital marketing strategies through advanced tracking, retargeting, and product recommendations.
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