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August Capital — 2019 Investments

6 investments dated 2019 · listed companies and verified rows first · show all

Four Kitesfourkites.aiin𝕏Series B · Jan 2019 · $35M

Four Kites is an AI-driven supply chain platform that uses autonomous agents to optimize supply chain operations and execution.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSChicago, US

Mathew Elenjickal(Founder)inMatt Elenjickal(Founder and Chief Executive Officer)

Board seatEric Carlborg· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsBain Capital VenturesBluestein VenturesFundamentumGrand VenturesHarvard Business Angels of ChicagoHyde Park Venture Partners+7 more

Kin Insurancekin.comin𝕏Series A · Jun 2019 · $13M

Kin is a home insurance provider that offers both self-service and agent-assisted policy purchase and management for homeowners.

ConsumerFintechInsurTechChicago, US

Sean Harper(Founder)inLucas Ward(Founder)inSebastian Villarreal(Founder)inBret Bret HarperinJason HeidkampinBrian Pogrundin

Board seatEric Carlborg· per SEC Form D

Co-investors500 GlobalACTIVATE CAPITAL PARTNERSAlpha EdisonAvanta VenturesBetter Tomorrow VenturesChicago Ventures+27 more

Baskettrybasket.com𝕏May 2019 · $30M

Basket (becoming WNTD) offers an AI shopping agent app with virtual try-on and wishlist features, letting shoppers upload a photo and preview how clothing items from any store would look on them.

AI & Machine LearningConsumerE-commerce

Co-investorsLightbankAccolade PartnersBaseline VenturesCorrelation VenturesFounders Circle CapitalPIVOTNORTH+2 more

Hipcamphipcamp.comin𝕏Jul 2019

Hipcamp is a platform to discover and book camping experiences including tent sites, RV resorts, glamping, and private land stays across the United States, Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom.

ConsumerMarketplacesTravel & HospitalitySan Francisco, US

Alyssa Ravasio(Founder)inEric Bach(Co-founder)

BoardTripp Jones(Director)inSarah Tavel(Benchmark partner / investor)inAndrew Chen(Andreessen Horowitz partner and board member)in

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzBond Capital ManagementDreamers VCRevolutionSlow VenturesUpslope Ventures+5 more

Sendbirdsendbird.comin𝕏Series A · Apr 2019 · $52M

Sendbird provides an AI-powered conversation platform that enables businesses to build conversational AI agents for customer interactions.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US

John S. Kim(CEO)inBrandon Jeon(Recruitment Manager)inHarry Kim(CTO)inJoseph Pagano(Executive Officer)Yoonho Jeon(Director)Yeusin Kim(Director)

Co-investorsBallpark VenturesCapstone Partners KoreaCategory VenturesEmergence Capital PartnersFundersClubICONIQ+21 more

Other

Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

MassDrop Group

Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.