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A Vietnamese-language online gambling/betting portal promoting the "Sumvip" real-money gaming app, with downloads for APK/iOS/Android and deposit/withdrawal support across multiple banks and e-wallets.

GamingWashington, US

Michael B. Avon(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)

BoardTom MacIsaac(Director)

Board seatPHPhil Herget· per SEC Form D · $2.5M raise · filed Mar 2016

Co-investorsBLBlazar Ventures, LLCGRGrotech VenturesNRNRVWEWestern Technology InvestmentPJPJC

No-code AI workflow automation platform for ad operations and account management, rebranded from PilotDesk to Swivel in 2025.

New York, US

Matthew Burr Dearborn(Executive Officer, Director)Richard Kuan-Hung Lin(Executive Officer, Director)Joseph Rothschild Hirsch(Executive Officer, Director)

Board seatMSMike Shehan· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsIOIOSG VenturesAPAperiam VenturesAPAperiamVenturesMOMotley Fool VenturesTRTribeca Venture Partners

SamCart offers an e-commerce platform focused on optimizing checkout and product sales pages for online sellers and direct-to-consumer businesses.

Creator EconomyDirect to ConsumerE-commerceMarketing TechSaaSFulton, US

BMBrian Moran(Founder)inSMScott Moran(Founder)inJSJUSTIN SMITH(Executive Officer)in

BoardKUNAL ARORA(Director)SBSEAN BANKS(Director)in

Board seatHMHaroon Mokhtarzada· per SEC Form D · $93.2M raise · filed Dec 2024

Co-investorsEGeGateway CapitalFIFin CapitalELEldridgeTTTTV Capital

Amplemarket builds an all-in-one B2B sales platform that combines lead generation, sales outreach, and deal management, serving sales and SDR teams.

AI & Machine LearningSaaSSales Tech

LBLuís Batalha(Founder)inMOMica Oliveira(CRO & Founder)inJLJoao Lopes Batalha(Founder)inJoão Batalha(Founder)Micael Oliveira(Founder)

Co-investorsARArmilar Venture PartnersCOComcast VenturesJUJude GomilaSISiesta VenturesSUSugar Free CapitalVEVentureSouq+1 more

Cadrian AI runs large-scale automated interviews with a company's employees to map workflows, surface operational bottlenecks, and identify where AI can deliver ROI.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of Work

Co-investorsANAndreessen Horowitz

Catch provides a platform for independent and self-employed workers to set up and manage their own benefits, including tax withholding, time off, savings, retirement, and health insurance enrollment.

FintechFuture of WorkHealthtechInsurTechNew York City, US

AAAndrew Ambrosino(Founder)inKristen Anderson(Founder)Alexandra Smith(Director, Engineering)Carl Reyes(Lead, Apps)Jess Little(Director, Partnerships)Alvin Ohlenbusch(Lead, Platform)

Co-investorsCRCrosslink CapitalDEDeepwater Asset ManagementKUKube VCLOLoup VenturesPRPrehypeY Y Combinator+20 more

Chowly offers an AI-powered platform for independent restaurants that shifts orders from third-party delivery apps to commission-free first-party channels, including branded websites, mobile apps, and online ordering connected to the POS.

AI & Machine LearningFoodTechSaaSChicago, US

SDSterling Douglass-Barnes(Executive Officer, Director)SDSterling Douglass(Co-Founder & CEO)inJMJustin McNally(Co-Founder & Chief Innovation Officer)JLJoseph Lawton(Chief Operating Officer)inTLTom Lawton(Chief Revenue Officer)MWMark Whittle(Chief Technology Officer)

Co-investorsBLBluestein VenturesCHChicago VenturesFLFlyover CapitalGAGaingelsHYHyde Park Venture PartnersMUMultiplier Capital+4 more

Collective is an online back-office platform for self-employed people and single-person businesses ("Businesses-of-One"), offering services such as business formation, taxes, and accounting.

FintechFuture of WorkSaaSSan Francisco, US

UKUgur Kaner(Director)inBugra Han Akcay(Director)HRHooman Radfar(Founder)inJeff Barlam(Executive Officer)inBugra Akcay(Founder)Uğur Kaner(Founder)

Co-investors5353 StationsADAdventure FundAGAglae VenturesBEBetter Tomorrow VenturesCRCrosscourt VenturesEXExpa+17 more

Crux is a capital platform that modernizes fundraising and deployment for clean energy and critical infrastructure projects through advisory, investment, technology, and intelligence services.

B2B MarketplacesCleantechClimate TechData & InfrastructureEnergyFintechNew York, US

AKAllen Kramer(Founder)inAJAlfred Johnson(Founder)in

Co-investorsACAcrew CapitalANAndreessen HorowitzBRBroadscaleCACanapi VenturesCICIVCOCommonweal Ventures+9 more

Drillbit provides an AI-powered customer acquisition and job booking system for trade businesses and franchise networks.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSAustin, US

ASAlexander Seutin(CEO)inLiam Osler(CTO)Kelsey Bishop(Recruiter)Jonathan Koss(Head of Engineering)Jacob Peplinski(Head of Commercial Strategy)John Liu(Executive Assistant)

Co-investorsCRCrosscourt VenturesHAHarvest Venture PartnersJ1J17 CapitalSOSoma CapitalTRTranspose Platform ManagementY Y Combinator+6 more

e:cue provides an AI-powered analytics platform that helps revenue and sales teams identify buyer accounts, accelerate deals, and forecast outcomes by consolidating siloed data into actionable insights.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEdTechEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSSales Tech

HMHarsha Mokkarala(Founder & CEO)in

Ferris automates the generation of project documentation, proposals, technical specifications, and architectural blueprints for software implementation and deployment engagements.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Co-investorsUPUpfront Ventures

Gather AI builds a "Physical AI" platform for logistics warehouses, using forklift-mounted cameras and drones with computer vision to capture inventory data, then reasoning over it to surface priorities and route tasks to teams.

AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainRoboticsPittsburgh, US

Geetesh Dubey(Co-founder)inSASankalp Arora(Co-founder & CEO)inDMDaniel Maturana(Co-founder)inLWLi Wu(Executive Officer)inAHAndrew Hoffman(Chief Technology Officer)inRobert IV R. Myer(Director, Promoter)

Co-investorsBABain Capital VenturesBLBling CapitalBLBloomberg BetaDUDundee VCDUDundee Venture CapitalEXExpa+5 more

Givebutter offers all-in-one fundraising software for nonprofits, including donation forms, events, auctions, a built-in donor CRM, and marketing tools across email, text, and direct mail.

FintechImpact & Social GoodSaaS

MFMax Friedman(Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer)inLCLiran Cohen(Co-Founder, Chief Technology & Product Officer)inAKAri Krasner(Co-Founder)JBJordan Bauer(Chief Financial Officer)inKeith Kirk(VP of Engineering)inMatthew Carufel(Chief Revenue Officer)

Co-investorsBEBessemer Venture PartnersHYHyperchain CapitalJUJulian CapitalOPOperator Collective

GiveSmart provides cloud-based fundraising software for nonprofits, charities, schools, and foundations to manage campaigns, events, and donor engagement.

Impact & Social GoodSaaS

Mike Hendricks(Chief Executive Officer – Momentive Software)Mike Shea(Chief Operating Officer – Momentive Software)SGSusan Gilmartin(Chief Marketing Officer – Momentive Software)DRDustin Radtke(Chief Product and Development Officer – Momentive Software)

Gridline builds infrastructure for the private markets and alternative investments lifecycle, offering custom fund structuring, data management, and AI-driven compliance and diligence tools.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS

Peter Bilali(Head of Product Strategy)inLogan(Founder & CEO)Chris Crawford(Chief Operating Officer)inRichard(Head of Engineering)Wallis(Head of Legal, Risk & Compliance)Diane(Head of Growth / Revenue)

Co-investorsBLBLH Venture Partners, LLCFIFINTOP CapitalKNKnoll VenturesTETech Square VenturesCLCloudBeesHYHyde Park Venture Partners

Co-investorsCOCommerce VenturesFAFarros CapitalFLFlorida FundersMUMucker CapitalOVOverture ClimateWEWelinderShi Capital

Incentivio offers a guest engagement platform for multi-unit restaurant brands, combining online ordering, loyalty programs, marketing automation, and analytics into one system.

FoodTechMarketing TechSaaSBoston, US

Sashika Dias(Executive Officer, Director)RBRajat Bhakhri(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardPhil Bronner(Director)JTJulia Taxin(Director)inSDSean Dowling(Director)inJames Frischling(Director)

Co-investorsBLBlueTree Venture CapitalBRBranded Strategic HospitalityCOConductor CapitalDAData Point CapitalOSOsage Venture PartnersSEService Provider Capital+1 more

A platform that connects clients with interpreters, offering competitive per-minute pricing and flexible workflow integration across devices.

Digital HealthEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechMarketplacesSaaSBerlin, DE

KBKirsten Brecht-Baker(CEO & Co-Founder)inDRDr. Richard Brecht(Co-Founder)

Co-investorsCICity LightGAGaingelsSPSpringTime VenturesTRTRANSFORMATION CAPITAL

Lendflow provides a platform for fintechs, lenders, and vertical SaaS companies to offer lending and financial products to their customers.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSAustin, US

JFJon Fry(Founder)inMWMatthew Watts(Founder)inMicah Geisenberg(HR, Accounting and Finance)Lucas Parra(Staffing Assistant)Jose Plazas(Staffing Coordinator)Cami Morales(EA)

Co-investors202048 VenturesDEDERIVE VENTURESFRFrontier VenturesKNKnoll VenturesNANavitas CapitalTRTrajectory Ventures+12 more

Indian edu-fintech, formerly Financepeer, offering fee financing and a 'Financial SAAS' payment card platform to educational institutions.

Mumbai, IN

DPDebi Prasad Baral(Founder)NRNaveesh Reddy(Founder)inRGRohit Gajbhiye(Founder & CEO)in

Co-investorsAAAavishkaar Venture Management Services Private LimitedJIJITO Angel NetworkQEQED Investors

Linecook is a social app where home cooks can post their creations, track cooking progress, and share culinary experiences with others.

AI & Machine LearningConsumerSocialSan Francisco, US

Nick

Meetup is a platform that helps people discover and create local communities around shared interests—from professional development and career networking to hobbies, creative pursuits, and social activities.

B2B MarketplacesMarketplacesSocial

Brendan McGovern(Founder)inMatt Artz(Founder)Matt Meeker(Founder)Peter Kamali(Founder)Robert Morais(Founder)Scott Heiferman(Founder)

Co-investorsALAlleyCorpBEBethnal Green VenturesBLBloomberg BetaCLClick VenturesFAFashion Capital PartnersFUFusion VC+9 more

Method Financial offers an API that connects to consumer credit and liability accounts, giving fintech companies access to real-time account data, loan repayment, balance transfers, and one-click checkout functionality.

Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSNew York City, US

JBJose Bethancourt(Co-Founder & CEO)inJMJesus Marco del Carmen(Co-Founder)inMSMit Shah(COO)inMDMarco del Carmen(Founder)inNBNeil Batlivala(Early Software Engineer)inAgustin Cygiel(Head of Growth)

Co-investorsABAbstract VenturesALAlumni VenturesANAndreessen HorowitzAVavraCACameron VenturesEMEmergence Capital Partners+10 more

This is the personal website of Michael Seibel, a Partner Emeritus at Y Combinator and former co-founder and CEO of Justin.tv/Twitch and Socialcam.

San Francisco, US

MSMichael Seibel(Founder)in

Montra enables product teams to translate feedback and judgment into actionable tasks for AI agents and team members, bridging the gap between human insight and execution.

AdTechAI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechToronto, CA

Campbell Baron(Founder)in

Co-investorsBABackwards CapitalFIFirst Round CapitalMUMute Ventures

Moodio is an AI-native production platform that gives film teams a single pipeline to find, learn from, and generate from visual references, manage shots and assets, and collaborate from script to final cut.

AI & Machine LearningMedia & EntertainmentSaaS

Morning Consult Intelligence is a consumer intelligence platform that collects 30,000+ daily consumer surveys across 45+ markets and packages the data into an AI-driven platform covering brand health, consumer sentiment, audience insights, and economic and political indicators.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureMarketing TechWashington, US

MRMichael Ramlet(Founder)inEvan Judge(Executive Officer)Eric Salama(Director)Karen Van Bergen(Director)Ben Fitzgerald(Director)Craig Shelburne(Director)in

Co-investorsADAdvance Venture PartnersBOBoulder VenturesSASavano Capital PartnersSUSusquehanna Growth EquityFIFirst InLULupa Systems

Palla provides APIs and white-label solutions for fintech companies and financial institutions to enable peer-to-peer payments and cross-border transfers in seconds across 180+ countries.

Fintech

EPEnrique Perezalonso(Founder)inAMAndrew Mason(Founder)inGregory Piccolo(Founder)Greg PiccoloThomas Harvey(Senior Frontend Engineer)Mike Monahan(Senior Frontend Engineer)

Co-investors202080 VenturesADAdventure FundCOCowboy VenturesEVEvolution VenturesFIFirst Check VenturesFLFlorida Opportunity Fund+14 more

Palla is a Miami-based cross-border payments platform that lets financial institutions embed instant international transfers.

Miami, US

Gregory Louis Piccolo(Executive Officer, Director)Andrew Scott Mason(Executive Officer, Director)Enrique Perezalonso(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardDavid Golden(Director)DWDave Wright(Director)inHeidi Miller(Director)

Co-investorsCOCowboy VenturesDADash FundDEDeepWork CapitalEVEvolution VC PartnersFIFirst Check VenturesY Y Combinator

Digital home for pickleball enthusiasts and coaches where users can find local courts, connect with players, and play more pickleball

BMBrandon Mackie(Founder)inJGJeff Gordonin

Co-investorsOVOverlineSEService Provider CapitalSSSSC Venture PartnersKEKevin DurantNENetwork Ventures

Preqin provides a data and intelligence platform for investment teams, M&A professionals, and corporate development teams to source, evaluate, and value private company investments through integrated asset, fund, and performance data.

Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS

Rainforest offers a no-code platform for end-to-end automated software testing that integrates with any CI/CD pipeline, letting teams improve quality and ship faster without a dedicated QA team.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US

FSFred Stevens-Smith(Founder/CEO)inRSRussell Smith(Founder/CTO)inJ.J. Chai(Founder)JJ Chai(Founder)JTJason Tan(Founder)inJoshua Silver(Founder)

Co-investorsY Y CombinatorBEBessemer Venture PartnersBOBonfire VenturesCRCrosslink CapitalFUFundersClubHEHeavybit+12 more

Rainforest provides payment processing infrastructure as a payment facilitator (payfac) service designed for vertical SaaS platforms to embed payments capabilities.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS

JSJoshua Silver(Founder)in

Co-investorsACAccelBOBoxGroupINInfinity VenturesMAMatrixTETech Square Ventures

Range is a wealth management service that manages investments, taxes, equity, estate planning, and cash flow for households through a designated team of specialists supported by monitoring technology.

FintechSaaS

FHFahad Hassan(Founder)inDCDavid Cusatis(Founder)inBraden Kowitz(Founder)Dan Pupius(Founder)Jennifer Dennard(Founder)

Co-investors5353 Stations8-8-Bit CapitalBRBrave CapitalEXExpaGAGaingelsGRGradient Ventures+7 more

Roe AI builds AI agents that investigate fraud, dispute, AML, KYC/KYB, and sanctions cases end-to-end, reading customer, transaction, and case data where it lives and producing cited, audit-ready dispositions and SAR narratives.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechSan Mateo, US

RMRichard Meng(CEO)inJWJason Wang(Founder)inJunkai Yan(CTO)

Co-investorsGRGradient VenturesOROrange CollectiveY Y Combinator

Sila provides a money API and banking-as-service platform offering payment APIs and digital wallets for fintech businesses and financial products.

FintechSaaS

SKShamir Karkal(Founder)inAlex Lipton(Founder)Angela Angelovska-Wilson(Founder)CHCarl Huang(Founder)inIsaac Hines(Founder)MPMith Paresh Patel(Founder)in

Co-investorsGAGaingelsMAMadrona Venture GroupMUMucker CapitalPLPlug and Play VenturesRERevolutionNENeu Venture Capital+4 more

Sooth develops a foresight engine that uses AI and machine learning to deliver calibrated probabilistic forecasts for organizations facing strategic decisions under uncertainty.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwarePittsburgh, US

CHChuck Hoover(Chief Product Officer)inRuslan Salakhutdinov(Founder)Yaser Sheikh(Chief Executive Officer)Russ Salakhutdinov(Chief Scientific Officer)David LaRose(VP of Engineering)Shih-En Wei(Founding Research Scientist)

Co-investorsFEFelicis VenturesS3S32

Sulapac develops a biodegradable plastic alternative made from biomaterials that breaks down fully without leaving microplastics, designed for use in packaging and consumer products across industries including cosmetics and food service.

Circular EconomyCleantechNew MaterialsHelsinki, FI

SHSuvi Haimi(Co-founder, Chair of the Board of Directors)inLTLaura Tirkkonen-Rajasalo(Chief Compliance Officer, Co-founder)inMiki Lahtinen(Chief Executive Officer)Dr. Antti Pärssinen(Co-founder)

Co-investorsLILifeline VenturesBOBonnier CapitalRERegeneration.VCBOBonnier VenturesSKSky Ocean Ventures

Superposition builds an AI agent that automates talent sourcing and hiring for technical roles, helping companies find qualified engineers more effectively than traditional recruiters.

AI & Machine LearningHR TechSaaSNew York, US

ECEdmund Cuthbert(CEO)inXLXiang Li(CTO)in

Co-investorsBEBetaworksTRTrue Ventures

The page is an affiliate review and comparison guide for US sweepstakes casino platforms, ranking sites and explaining their coin models and prize redemption.

Co-investorsNENext Coast VenturesTRTribeca Venture PartnersWEWestern Technology InvestmentAPAperiam VenturesBRBreyer CapitalJLJLL Spark+1 more

Swivel is an operational platform for ad tech professionals, built by industry veterans focused on simplifying ad operations complexity.

AdTechAI & Machine LearningSaaS

Co-investorsMOMotley Fool VenturesAPAperiam VenturesTRTribeca Venture Partners

Treasury Prime provides an embedded banking software platform and marketplace that connects enterprise companies and fintechs with banks and product partners through a banking API to build payment and financial products.

B2B MarketplacesEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSan Francisco, US

CDChris Dean(CEO)inJBJim Brusstar(Founder)inRemy Carole(Biz Ops)DKDaniel Kimerling(Lead Seed Investor)inCarrie GriffinClarissa Horowitz(Head of Marketing)

Co-investorsAZAZURO CAPITAL VENTURESDEDeciensFIFINTOP CapitalGMGMO VenturePartnersNYNycaNYNyca Partners+10 more

Wood Wide AI develops machine learning systems for structured data and time-series analysis that incorporate real-world constraints and causal reasoning to produce reliable, interpretable outputs.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsPittsburgh, US

Pradeep Ravikumar(Founder)Varsha Raj(Founder)

Co-investorsPEPear VC