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Founded: 2014. Backed by Uncork since 2015.

Founders: Edith Harbaugh, John Kodumal; CEO: Dan Rogers

LaunchDarkly helps software teams build better software, faster. The company eliminates risk from the development cycle by separating feature releases from deployments. Andy felt the pain of custom-building such software at his own startup and saw a similar problem at other companies in which he invested, and saw enormous value in the platform. They are now serving more than twenty trillion feature flags per day.

Founded in 2011. Backed by Uncork since 2011. Acquired by Uber in 2020.

Founders: Bastian Lehmann, Sean Plaice, Sam Street

Launched in 2011, Postmates helps customers in 400 + cities get whatever they need, whenever they need it. As local commerce shifts online and on-demand, Postmates aims to deliver anything to anyone at any time. The Postmates fleet of 100,000 includes: cars, bikes, electric scooters, eBikes, and autonomous robots making millions of deliveries a month.

Launched in 2011. Backed by Uncork since 2011. IPO 2021.

Founders: Manish Chandra, Tracy Sun, Gautam Golwala, Chetan Pungaliya

Poshmark is the largest social marketplace for fashion. The Poshmark community, which includes more than two million Seller Stylists, engages with the app 25 minutes per day, opening it 7-9 times.

Founded in 2015. Backed by Uncork since 2015.

Founders: Roger Lee, Paul Sawaya; CEO: Jeff Schneble

Previously, only large companies offered employee retirement plans, leaving more than half of all working Americans without a path to a secure financial future. Human Interest is changing that by offering affordable, high-quality retirement plans to businesses of all sizes.

Founded in 2013. Backed by Uncork since 2014

Founders: Mathilde Collin, Laurent Perrin

The shared inbox for teams (think: sales@, contact@, or other channels like SMS, Twitter, and website chat). From luxury goods conglomerate LVMH to software all-stars like Stripe and Dropbox, more than 4000 customers around the globe use Front to collaborate more openly and respond to messages faster.

Founded: 2011. Backed by Uncork since 2011.

Founders: Sam Chaudhary, Liam Don

ClassDojo is a classroom communication app that helps students build social-emotional skills while creating a simple way for teachers, parents, and students to share what’s happening during the school day. Currently in 90% of K-8 schools in the US and 180 countries, ClassDojo creates thriving communities to support children as they learn and grow.

Launched in 2013. Backed by Uncork since 2014.

Founders: Laura Behrens Wu, Simon Kreuz

Shippo provides a leading shipping platform designed for growing e-commerce businesses, and connects seamlessly to e-commerce platforms, marketplaces and warehouses. The company powers shipping for more than 100,000 merchants. Merchants can get access to get real-time shipping rates, print labels, automate international paperwork, track packages, facilitate returns and more. Shippo’s multi-carrier platform provides access to 60+ carriers and helps businesses navigate the complexities of shipping so that they can achieve their highest potential.

Founded in 2014. Backed by Uncork since 2015.

Founders: Keith Ryu, Jeremy Cai; CEO: Sean Behr

Fountain's high-volume hiring platform empowers world leading brands like Deliveroo, John Lewis and Uber to streamline and scale their recruiting function. Fountain has helped its customers hire almost 10M workers in 78 countries.

Founded: 2018. Backed by Uncork since 2020.

Founders: Ali Javid, Cameron Woodward, Naysawn Naji, Hesham El-Nahhas

Freelancers deftly move from one project to the next. It's time their payment information did too. By giving workers a portable profile, Wrapbook's innovative technology platform empowers companies of every size to compliantly pay their short-term workforce. Initially launching in the entertainment industry, Wrapbook makes it easier for production companies to onboard and insure cast and crew and for employees to receive and track their payments. Wrapbook is led by a veteran founding team whose deep experience encompasses film and production, payments, and the insurance industry.

Founded in 2006. Backed by Uncork since 2008. IPO 2018.

Founders: Julia Hartz, Kevin Hartz, Renaud Visage

From music festivals and marathons to conferences and hackathons, Eventbrite brings the world together through live experiences. Founded in a phone closet, Eventbrite powers more than 3 million events a year in more than 180 countries, and processes nearly 3 million tickets per week. After Jeff kept receiving Eventbrite invites, he called the founders to invest.

Founded in 2009. Backed by Uncork since 2009. IPO 2017. Acquired by Twilio in 2019.

Founders: Isaac Saldana, Tim Jenkins, Jose Lopez; CEO: Sameer Dholakia

The email experts. Marketing teams and developers rely on SendGrid's tools and templates to convert prospects and communicate with customers. Denver, Colorado-based SendGrid processes more than 30 billion emails each month for more than 55 thousand customers, including Airbnb, Costco, Spotify and Uber.

Founded in 2007. Backed by Uncork since 2008. IPO 2015.

Founders: James Park, Eric Friedman

Fitbit pioneered wearables by giving consumers actionable insights to manage their health. James and Eric pitched Jeff using a demo of a switchboard inside a wooden box. Jeff invested at the bottom of the downturn, and has lost 30 pounds with help from his Fitbit. The company went public in 2015 and has sold more than 76 million devices.

Founded in 2011. Backed by Uncork since 2012. Acquired by Blackstone in 2019

CEO: Rich Tallman

60,000+ Mobile application developers partner with Vungle to monetize their apps through innovative in-app ad experiences. Advertisers depend on Vungle to reach, acquire, and retain high-value users worldwide. Each month, over 4 billion Vungle data-optimized ads run on 1 billion + unique devices to drive engagement and increase returns for publishers and advertisers across the globe.

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