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about.me
Freelancers, entrepreneurs, and side-hustlers use about.me to grow their audience and get more clients.
about.me
Freelancers, entrepreneurs, and side-hustlers use about.me to grow their audience and get more clients.
Category: Consumer
Partner: Jeff Clavier
Fund: SoftTech VC III
Founded By: Tony Conrad, Ryan Freitas
CEO: Tony Conrad
M&A: Broadly (Feb. '19)
Adentro
Adentro connects your online marketing with in-store results for digital marketing that performs 4x better.
Adentro
Adentro connects your online marketing with in-store results for digital marketing that performs 4x better.
Category: B2B Applications & Services
Partner: Jeff Clavier
Fund: SoftTech VC III
Founded By: Jack Abraham, Kai Umezawa, Tom O'Brien
CEO: Benjamin Matlin
Status: Active
August Home
August builds smart home access products and services.
August Home
August builds smart home access products and services.
Category: Hardware
Partner: Jeff Clavier
Fund: SoftTech VC III
Founded By: Jason Johnson, Yves Béhar
CEO: Jason Johnson
M&A: Assa Abloy (Oct. '17)
BetterDoctor
BetterDoctor is the origin of accurate doctor data for doctor offices and health plans.
BetterDoctor
BetterDoctor is the origin of accurate doctor data for doctor offices and health plans.
Category: Marketplaces
Partner: Jeff Clavier
Fund: SoftTech VC III
Founded By: Ari Tulla, Tapio Tolvanen
CEO: Ari Tulla
M&A: Quest Analytics (Jun. '18)
Blink Booking
Blink Booking helps travelers in Europe book hotels at the last minute by providing a daily selection of four hotels at discount rates.
Blink Booking
Blink Booking helps travelers in Europe book hotels at the last minute by providing a daily selection of four hotels at discount rates.
Category: Marketplaces
Partner: Jeff Clavier
Fund: SoftTech VC III
Founded By: Rebecca Minguela
CEO: Rebecca Minguela
M&A: Groupon (Sep. '13)
Byliner
Byliner publishes original fiction and non-fiction e-shorts that can be read in two hours or less.
Byliner
Byliner publishes original fiction and non-fiction e-shorts that can be read in two hours or less.
Category: Consumer, Marketplaces
Partner: Jeff Clavier
Fund: SoftTech VC III
Founded By: John Tayman
CEO: Deanna Brown
M&A: Macmillan (Sep. '14)
card.io
Card.io powers mobile credit card scanning.
card.io
Card.io powers mobile credit card scanning.
Category: Developer Tools & Infrastructure
Partner: Charles Hudson
Fund: SoftTech VC III
Founded By: Mike Mettler, Josh Bleecher-Snyder
CEO: Mike Mettler
M&A: PayPal (Jul. '12)
ClassDojo
ClassDojo is a classroom communication app that helps parents, teachers, and kids share in all the great stuff that happens at school.
ClassDojo
ClassDojo is a classroom communication app that helps parents, teachers, and kids share in all the great stuff that happens at school.
Category: Consumer
Partner: Jeff Clavier
Fund: SoftTech VC III, SoftTech VC Plus, Uncork Plus II
Founded By: Sam Chaudhary, Liam Don
CEO: Sam Chaudhary
Status: Active
Clever
Clever is a platform for educational software used in 70,000 K-12 schools.
Clever
Clever is a platform for educational software used in 70,000 K-12 schools.
Category: SaaS
Partner: Stephanie Palmeri
Fund: SoftTech VC III
Founded By: Tyler Bosmeny, Daniel Carroll, Rafael Garcia
CEO: Tyler Bosmeny
M&A: Kahoot! (May '21)
Coin
Coin is a consumer electronics and financial technology startup.
Coin
Coin is a consumer electronics and financial technology startup.
Category: Consumer, Hardware
Partner: Jeff Clavier
Fund: SoftTech VC III
Founded By: Karthik Balakrishnan, Kanishk Parashar
CEO: Kanishk Parashar
M&A: Fitbit (May '16)
DroneDeploy
DroneDeploy is the software platform for Drone Mapping providing imagery capture, process maps and 3D models and interpret data.
DroneDeploy
DroneDeploy is the software platform for Drone Mapping providing imagery capture, process maps and 3D models and interpret data.
Category: B2B Applications & Services
Partner: Jeff Clavier
Fund: SoftTech VC III, SoftTech VC Plus, Uncork Plus II
Founded By: Jonathan Millin, Nick Pilkington, Mike Winn
CEO: Mike Winn
Status: Active
Farmeron
Farmeron is developing a cloud-based dairy herd & farm business management software.
Farmeron
Farmeron is developing a cloud-based dairy herd & farm business management software.
Category: SaaS
Partner: Jeff Clavier
Fund: SoftTech VC III
Founded By: Marko Dukmenic, Matija Kopic
CEO: Matija Kopic
M&A: Virtus Nutrition (Aug. '16)
Fitbit
Fitbit designs products and experiences that help people lead healthier, more active lives.
Fitbit
Fitbit designs products and experiences that help people lead healthier, more active lives.
Category: Hardware
Partner: Jeff Clavier
Fund: SoftTech VC II, SoftTech VC III
Founded By: James Park, Eric Freidman
CEO: James Park
IPO: NYSE:FIT (Jun. '15)
Foodzie
Foodzie is an online marketplace that allowed individuals to discover and buy food directly from artisan producers.
Foodzie
Foodzie is an online marketplace that allowed individuals to discover and buy food directly from artisan producers.
Category: Consumer
Partner: Jeff Clavier
Fund: SoftTech VC III
Founded By: Rob LaFave, Emily Olson, Nik Bauman
CEO: Rob LaFave
M&A: Joyus (Jun. '12)
FounderDating
FounderDating is a network of entrepreneurs focusing on connecting with professionals and skilled individuals.
FounderDating
FounderDating is a network of entrepreneurs focusing on connecting with professionals and skilled individuals.
Category: Consumer
Partner: Jeff Clavier
Fund: SoftTech VC III
Founded By: Jessica Alter
CEO: Jessica Alter
M&A: Onevest (Jul. '16)
Giftly
Giftly's corporate gift card programs allows companies to easily send branded gift cards in bulk or one-at-a-time.
Giftly
Giftly's corporate gift card programs allows companies to easily send branded gift cards in bulk or one-at-a-time.
Category: Marketplaces
Partner: Jeff Clavier
Fund: SoftTech VC III
Founded By: Timothy Bentley
CEO: Timothy Bentley
Status: Active
Grovo
Grovo is a technology company redefining learning for today's fast-changing workplace.
Grovo
Grovo is a technology company redefining learning for today's fast-changing workplace.
Category: B2B Applications & Services
Partner: Stephanie Palmeri
Fund: SoftTech VC III
Founded By: Jeff Fernandez, Nick Narodny, Surag Mungekar
CEO: Steven Carpenter
M&A: Cornerstone OnDemand (Nov. 18)
Handshake
Handshake is the mobile sales and B2B eCommerce platform that helps manufacturers and distributors grow distribution.
Handshake
Handshake is the mobile sales and B2B eCommerce platform that helps manufacturers and distributors grow distribution.
Category: B2B Applications & Services
Partner: Jeff Clavier
Fund: SoftTech VC III
Founded By: Glen Coates, Mike Elmgreen
CEO: Glen Coates
M&A: Shopify (May '19)
Hired
Hired is a career matching platform that intelligently connects outstanding technology workers with the world's most innovative companies.
Hired
Hired is a career matching platform that intelligently connects outstanding technology workers with the world's most innovative companies.
Category: Marketplaces
Partner: Jeff Clavier
Fund: SoftTech VC III, SoftTech VC Plus
Founded By: Allan Grant, Douglas Feirstein, Matt Mickiewicz, Mehul Patel
CEO: Mehul Patel
M&A: Vettery (Nov '20)
Manifest
Manifest is the first automated advertising platform that used your product feed to show the right product to the right customer.
Manifest
Manifest is the first automated advertising platform that used your product feed to show the right product to the right customer.
Category: B2B Applications & Services
Partner: Jeff Clavier
Fund: SoftTech VC III
Founded By: Selcuk Atli
CEO: Bob Buch
M&A: Rakuten Inc. (Feb. '16)
Joya Communications Inc / Marco Polo
Joya Communications creates applications that enable people to remain connected.
Joya Communications Inc / Marco Polo
Joya Communications creates applications that enable people to remain connected.
Category: Consumer
Partner: Jeff Clavier
Fund: SoftTech VC III, SoftTech VC Plus
Founded By: Michal Bortnik, Vlada Bortnik
CEO: Vlada Bortnik
Status: Active
Nuzzel
Nuzzel offers personalized news discovery and curated newsletters for busy professionals
Nuzzel
Nuzzel offers personalized news discovery and curated newsletters for busy professionals
Category: Consumer
Partner: Jeff Clavier
Fund: SoftTech VC III
Founded By: Jonathan Abrams, Kent Lindstrom
CEO: Jonathan Abrams
M&A: Scroll (Nov. '18)
Poshmark
Poshmark is the largest social marketplace for fashion where anyone can buy, sell and share their style with others.
Poshmark
Poshmark is the largest social marketplace for fashion where anyone can buy, sell and share their style with others.
Category: Marketplaces
Partner: Jeff Clavier
Fund: SoftTech VC III, SoftTech VC Plus
Founded By: Manish Chandra, Tracy Sun, Gautam Golwala, Chetan Pungaliya
CEO: Manish Chandra
IPO: NASDAQ:POSH (Jan. '21)
Postmates
Postmates is transforming the way goods move around cities by enabling anyone to have anything delivered on-demand.
Postmates
Postmates is transforming the way goods move around cities by enabling anyone to have anything delivered on-demand.
Category: Marketplaces
Partner: Jeff Clavier
Fund: SoftTech VC III, SoftTech VC Plus
Founded By: Bastian Lehmann, Sean Plaice, Sam Street
CEO: Bastian Lehmann
M&A: Uber (Dec '20)
RedCap
Redcap's platform delivers out of store experiences to a dealer’s customer, wherever they are and whenever they want it.
RedCap
Redcap's platform delivers out of store experiences to a dealer’s customer, wherever they are and whenever they want it.
Category: Consumer
Partner: Jeff Clavier
Fund: SoftTech VC III
Founded By: David Zwick, Stephen Kelley
CEO: David Zwick
M&A: Solera Mar. '18
Sameroom
Sameroom powers team-to-team messaging.
Sameroom
Sameroom powers team-to-team messaging.
Category: B2B Applications & Services
Partner: Charles Hudson
Fund: SoftTech VC III
Founded By: Andrei Soroker, Peter Hizalev
CEO: Andrei Soroker
M&A: 8x8 (Mar. '17)
SmartShoot
SmartShoot helps companies shoot high quality custom photos and videos in 1000's of locations.
SmartShoot
SmartShoot helps companies shoot high quality custom photos and videos in 1000's of locations.
Category: Marketplaces
Partner: Charles Hudson
Fund: SoftTech VC III
Founded By: John McWeeny, Justin McCarthy
CEO: Justin McCarthy
Status: Active
Stitch
Stitch is a simple, powerful ETL service built for developers.
Stitch
Stitch is a simple, powerful ETL service built for developers.
Category: B2B Applications & Services
Partner: Jeff Clavier
Fund: SoftTech VC III
Founded By: Jake Stein, Bob Moore
CEO: Jake Stein
M&A: Talend (Nov. '18)
StrikeAd
StrikeAd offers a proprietary technology platform for agencies and advertisers to plan, execute and evaluate their mobile advertisements.
StrikeAd
StrikeAd offers a proprietary technology platform for agencies and advertisers to plan, execute and evaluate their mobile advertisements.
Category: Marketplaces
Partner: Jeff Clavier
Fund: SoftTech VC III
Founded By: Alex Rahaman
CEO: Alex Rahaman
M&A: Sizmek (May '15)
TakeLessons
TakeLessons offers a marketplace and community for lifelong learning.
TakeLessons
TakeLessons offers a marketplace and community for lifelong learning.
Category: Marketplaces
Partner: Jeff Clavier
Fund: SoftTech VC III
Founded By: Steven Cox
CEO: Steven Cox
M&A: Microsoft (Sep. '21)
Top Hat
Top Hat’s revolutionary app helps professors engage and inspire students.
Top Hat
Top Hat’s revolutionary app helps professors engage and inspire students.
Category: B2B Applications & Services
Partner: Jeff Clavier
Fund: SoftTech VC III
Founded By: Mike Silagadze, Mohsen Shahini
CEO: Maggie Leen
Status: Active
True&Co
True&Co uses data to design and engineer beautifully feminine and functional products.
True&Co
True&Co uses data to design and engineer beautifully feminine and functional products.
Category: Consumer
Partner: Stephanie Palmeri
Fund: SoftTech VC III
Founded By: Dan Dolgin, Aarthi Ramamurthy, Michelle Lam
CEO: Michelle Lam
M&A: PVH (Mar. '17)
Tulip Retail
Tulip Retail is a mobile app platform built exclusively for next generation store associates.
Tulip Retail
Tulip Retail is a mobile app platform built exclusively for next generation store associates.
Category: B2B Applications & Services
Partner: Charles Hudson
Fund: SoftTech VC III
Founded By: Ali Asaria
CEO: Ian Rawlins
Status: Active
Ubooly
Ubooly builds interactive, educational toys for children.
Ubooly
Ubooly builds interactive, educational toys for children.
Category: Consumer
Partner: Stephanie Palmeri
Fund: SoftTech VC III
Founded By: Carly Gloge, Isaac Squires, Gavin Lee
CEO: Carly Gloge
M&A: Sphero (Jan. '16)
Upwave
Upwave is a marketing analytics company providing brand marketing measurement tech to the world's leading brands, agencies, & publishers.
Upwave
Upwave is a marketing analytics company providing brand marketing measurement tech to the world's leading brands, agencies, & publishers.
Category: B2B Applications & Services
Partner: Andy McLoughlin
Fund: SoftTech VC III, SoftTech VC Plus
Founded By: Chris Kelly
CEO: Chris Kelly
Status: Active
Vidyard
Vidyard is a video marketing platform enabling customers to derive information on viewer-behavior for marketing automation and CRM.
Vidyard
Vidyard is a video marketing platform enabling customers to derive information on viewer-behavior for marketing automation and CRM.
Category: B2B Applications & Services
Partner: Jeff Clavier
Fund: SoftTech VC III, SoftTech VC Plus
Founded By: Michael Litt, Devon Galloway
CEO: Michael Litt
Status: Active
Visually
Visually's content creation platform enables businesses to connect with their audiences through premium visual content.
Visually
Visually's content creation platform enables businesses to connect with their audiences through premium visual content.
Category: Marketplaces, SaaS
Partner: Jeff Clavier
Fund: SoftTech VC III
Founded By: Lee Sherman, Adam Breckler, Stew Langille, Tal Siach
CEO: Matt Cooper
M&A: ScribbleLive (Jan. '16)
Vungle
Vungle is the leading in-app video platform for performance marketers, delivering the highest value users through engaging video ads.
Vungle
Vungle is the leading in-app video platform for performance marketers, delivering the highest value users through engaging video ads.
Category: B2B Applications & Services
Partner: Jeff Clavier
Fund: SoftTech VC III
Founded By: Jack Smith, Zain Jaffer
CEO: Rick Tallman
M&A: Blackstone (Jul. '19)
Wander
Wander is a beautiful way to share and experience the world.
Wander
Wander is a beautiful way to share and experience the world.
Category: Consumer
Partner: Stephanie Palmeri
Fund: SoftTech VC III
Founded By: Jeremy Fisher, Keenan Cummings
CEO: Jeremy Fisher
M&A: Yahoo! (Feb. '14)
YourMechanic
YourMechanic is the industry leader in mobile car repair.
YourMechanic
YourMechanic is the industry leader in mobile car repair.
Category: Marketplaces
Partner: Jeff Clavier
Fund: SoftTech VC III
Founded By: Art Agrawal and Dongyi Liao
CEO: Anthony Rodio
M&A: Wrench 2022
Zefr
Zefr is a video advertising company that delivers contextual targeting for brands worth watching.
Zefr
Zefr is a video advertising company that delivers contextual targeting for brands worth watching.
Category: B2B Applications & Services
Partner: Jeff Clavier
Fund: SoftTech VC III
Founded By: Rich Raddon and Zach James
CEO: Rich Raddon and Zach James
Status: Active
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