Voodoo Ventures

Voodoo Ventures, LLC is a venture capital firm and internet incubator located in New Orleans, Louisiana. Founded in 2003 by Chris Schultz, the firm focuses on investing in startups and fostering entrepreneurship in the Gulf South region. Voodoo Ventures has provided seed capital to several companies, including Huckabuck, Inc., siteMighty, Inc., and Flatsourcing, Inc. In addition to funding, the firm offers consulting and mentoring services to local entrepreneurs, helping them develop business plans, business models, and software prototypes. Voodoo Ventures aims to connect these emerging companies with angel investors and venture capital firms in Louisiana, actively contributing to the growth of the local startup ecosystem.

Chris Schultz

Founder

7 past transactions

GRIPNR

Seed Round in 2022
Gripnr is a Web3 technology company focused on transforming the tabletop gaming industry by integrating blockchain capabilities. The company has developed a gaming platform that facilitates classic tabletop roleplaying and storytelling games designed for on-chain play. This innovative approach allows players to utilize non-fungible tokens for their characters and provides the functionality for ownership, trading, and use of digital versions of tabletop game assets. By doing so, Gripnr aims to make tabletop gaming more accessible, affordable, and engaging, while also ensuring that players, creators, and collectors are recognized and compensated for their contributions within the gaming ecosystem.

Niko Niko

Seed Round in 2013
Niko Niko is a software company that develops an emotion tracking platform designed to measure and analyze mood data within teams. Its flagship product, an app based on the agile methodology of the same name, enables teams to track sentiment in response to activities and objectives, transforming qualitative signals like moods into actionable data. This platform combines emotion data with traditional metrics to provide team leaders with insights on sales performance, employee retention, morale, and productivity levels via customizable prompts.

Disruption

Seed Round in 2013
Disruption Corporation is a venture capital firm based in Arlington, Virginia, with an additional office in Mountain View, California. Founded in 2013, the firm specializes in startup and early-stage investments, primarily targeting post-seed companies and those in the transition between seed and Series A funding rounds. Disruption focuses on the Internet sector and invests in companies that typically generate annual revenues around $1 million, with investment amounts ranging from $250,000 to $1 million. The firm aims to leverage insights and data to better serve the evolving private market. Disruption Corporation has been acquired by 1776 Campus, Inc.

Neighborland

Seed Round in 2012
Neighborland, Inc. is a public engagement platform that facilitates collaboration between local residents, government agencies, developers, and civic organizations. Established in 2011 and headquartered in New Orleans, Louisiana, the company allows neighborhood residents to share ideas, support one another, and connect based on shared interests. The platform enables planners and stakeholders to engage in a participatory and equitable manner, providing tools for hosting projects, publishing updates, conducting surveys, and gathering insights from various sources. With over 3 million participants, Neighborland has demonstrated significant social and economic impact through its partnerships, achieving more effective community engagement than traditional outreach methods. As of April 2020, Neighborland operates as a subsidiary of Nextdoor, Inc.

Lucid

Series A in 2011
Lucid is an audience platform for sourcing and understanding human answers, real deterministic data about human behavior at scale. It develops Fulcrum, a global marketplace for market research sample, and introduced programmatic buying and selling to the market research industry. It also created Federated Sample, a full-service sample provider that, using our proprietary technology, empowers clients to do market research. Its AdTech business unit is called Proof and delivers real-time digital media measurement audience and effectiveness. It was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Jackson Square Group

Seed Round in 2010
Jackson Square Group, LLC is a market research technology firm founded in 2010 and headquartered in New Orleans, Louisiana. The company specializes in developing technologies that enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of data collection and intelligence gathering from consumer markets. By leveraging innovative solutions, Jackson Square Group enables its clients to manage their businesses more effectively through improved access to market insights.

Flatstack

Seed Round in 2007
Flatstack is a Hungary-based company that specializes in developing web-enabled devices for the remote monitoring and control of electronic equipment. It focuses on software development, offering a suite designed to enhance business productivity and accelerate the product development process. By employing modern tools and an agile methodology, Flatstack tailors its approach to meet the unique needs of each client, whether they are startups looking to build prototypes or established firms seeking specialized programming support. The company emphasizes high standards for code quality and encourages collaboration to foster innovative development ideas, ultimately helping clients improve their revenues and operational efficiency.
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