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Bilt is a rewards program that lets renters and homeowners earn points on rent and mortgage payments, either through partner properties' resident portals or its BillPay product for any home.

B2B MarketplacesConsumerFintechPropTechNew York, US

AJAnkur Jain(Founder)inDWDavid Wyler(Founder)inAlexander Lockwood Klokus(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardKenneth Chenault(Director)HMHarley Miller(Director)inAFAlex Fiance(Director)in

Co-investorsACAcrew CapitalCACamber CreekELElizabeth Street VenturesFIFifth WallFIFin CapitalFLFlucas Ventures+12 more

Canary Technologies provides digital management software for hotels, replacing traditional paper-based administrative and operational workflows used across the hospitality industry.

Enterprise SoftwareSaaSNew York City, US

HNHarman Narula(Founder)inSSSJ Sawhney(Principal)inBryan Michalis(Strategic Initiatives)Stuart Moncada(Vice President Product)Blake VanLandingham(Head of engineering)

Co-investors7B7BC Venture CapitalBRBrighton Park CapitalCOCommerce VenturesF-F-Prime CapitalG G VenturesINInsight Partners+13 more

Cents Assist is an AI-powered receptionist service built for laundry and laundromat businesses that handles customer calls, texts, and chat inquiries 24/7.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureFuture of WorkHR TechIoTRetail TechSaaSLawrence, US

Alexander Jekowsky(Founder)inEliezer Cohen(Executive Officer, Director)Allen Konstam(Executive Officer, Director)Ira Chaimovits(Executive Officer, Director)Alex Jekowsky(Founder)Gilli Cherrin(Founder)

Co-investorsALAlumni VenturesBEBessemer Venture PartnersCACamber CreekDIDiagram CapitalFJFJ LabsJ-J-Ventures+8 more

Cornell is a privately endowed research university with a public mission and federal land-grant status in New York State.

EdTechIthaca, US

Crunchtime provides restaurant operations management software for multi-unit and enterprise restaurant brands, covering inventory management, labor and scheduling, operations execution, learning and development, and kitchen management.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFoodTechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Co-investorsBABattery VenturesGOGolub GrowthOSOsage Venture PartnersSCSchooner CapitalTETen Coves Capital

Diamo provides revenue management and digital marketing solutions for independent hotel properties, including boutique hotels and bed and breakfasts.

AI & Machine LearningSaaSTravel & Hospitality

Co-investorsINInovia CapitalAVAvalon Capital GroupTHThayer Ventures

Directo is a browser extension and platform that connects travelers directly to hotels and property managers, bypassing booking intermediaries.

B2B MarketplacesConsumerTravel & Hospitality

Co-investorsKIKima VenturesPLPlug and Play Ventures

Domuso provides digital rent payment solutions and resident rewards programs for multifamily property managers.

FintechPropTechSaaS

MLMichael Lightfoot(Founder)inDamian Langere(Founder)Keith Wasserman(Founder)

Co-investorsMOMoonshots CapitalSASazzeTETelescope PartnersDADay One VenturesINInertia VenturesPRPrimer Sazze Partners

Gravity Haus is a membership-based hospitality and lifestyle brand offering lodging at its own and partner destinations, wellness and recovery facilities, fitness classes, coworking, and community experiences.

ConsumerTravel & HospitalityWellness & Fitness

Guidesly is a mobile platform that connects outdoor adventurers with verified guides for activities including fishing, hunting, skiing, diving, and other outdoor experiences.

ConsumerEnterprise SoftwareMarketplacesSaaSSports TechTravel & HospitalityBuffalo, US

TLTaylor Lord(Cofounder, Head of Product)inDLDavid Lord(Founder & CEO)in

BoardSCSteven C. Jones(Chairman & Managing Partner)inJGJohn Gordy(Director)inEileen Shapiro(Director)

Co-investorsASAspen Capital GroupBABantam GroupLALaunchpad Venture GroupSCScrum VenturesELElysian Park VenturesHAHalf Court Ventures

Sensible (holdsensible.com) is a self-custody crypto app that lets retail holders earn staking yield on assets such as ETH.

Co-investorsCOCoinbase VenturesNENextView VenturesWOWonder Ventures

Hospitality Net is an online news and information portal covering the hotel and hospitality industry, publishing news, opinion pieces, case studies, appointments, and company announcements.

Media & EntertainmentTravel & Hospitality

Co-investorsGRGrowth Street Partners

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 VenturesARArdent VentureFRFrontier VenturesKNKnoll VenturesNANavitas CapitalUNUncorrelated Ventures+11 more

Lark Hotels is a hotel management company that partners with independent, design-driven boutique hotels across America, providing operational expertise, strategic guidance, and support from pre-opening through ongoing management.

PropTechTravel & HospitalityKennebunkport, US

RBRob Blood(Founder)inYury Yakubchyk(Cofounder)

Co-investorsCOComcast VenturesCACaffeinated CapitalCPCP VenturesFOFounders FundGLGlobal Founders CapitalINInertia Ventures+11 more

MarginEdge builds a restaurant management platform that handles invoice processing, inventory, cost tracking, and accounting integrations for restaurant operators.

FintechFoodTechSaaSArlington, US

RPRoy Phillips(Co-founder, Client Services)inBDBo Davis(Co-founder & CEO)inBMBrian Mills(Co-founder & CTO)inEWEmma Whelan(Chief Financial Officer)inJFJess Finnefrock(Chief Operating Officer)inTCTara Clever(Chief Revenue Officer)in

Co-investorsBRBranded Strategic HospitalityCOConnetic VenturesIRIrishAngelsJHJHH vcOSOsage Venture PartnersSCSchooner Capital+3 more

meez is a digital recipe management platform for restaurant and kitchen teams, letting them create scalable recipes, manage editing permissions, notify staff of recipe changes, and build interactive training with videos and images.

Enterprise SoftwareFoodTechFuture of WorkSaaSNew York, US

JSJoshua Sharkey(Founder)inMRMarylee Rosenwald(Executive Officer)inJohn Rigos(Director)Josh Sharkey(Founder)

BoardVasant M. Kamath(Director)Michael Tam(Director)

Co-investorsANAnthem Venture Management, LlcBRBranded Strategic HospitalityCOCorrelation VenturesFJFJ LabsNONoro-Moseley PartnersSTStruck Capital+4 more

Ultimate Gadget Laboratories designs and builds the Ultimate Hacking Keyboard (UHK) line of modular mechanical keyboards, including split and columnar models with wired and wireless connectivity.

ConsumerHardware

Co-investorsCACarao VenturesNVNV NOMDADataPower VenturesFLFlybridge Capital PartnersK5K50 VenturesPRPrimary Venture Partners

Naya Homes by Casago operates a curated portfolio of vacation rental properties and luxury beachfront accommodations across Mexico's Pacific coast destinations, including Puerto Vallarta and the Riviera Nayarit.

MarketplacesTravel & HospitalityPuerto Vallarta, MX

Co-investorsCACarao VenturesCLClocktower VenturesFLFlybridge Capital PartnersBBBBG VenturesPRPrimary Venture Partners

Nestment provides first-time homebuyers with 1:1 coaching supported by AI-powered market data and analysis, homebuying education, and referrals to vetted real estate agents and lenders.

AI & Machine LearningFintechPropTech

Matt Trocker(VP of Coaches)in

Co-investorsASAspira CapitalCLCleo CapitalMOModerne VenturesTHThe MBA FundVAVamosVenturesWEWestbound Equity Partners+2 more

Operto develops technology solutions tailored to hospitality businesses, addressing operational and guest experience challenges.

Enterprise SoftwarePropTechSaaSTravel & Hospitality

Co-investorsBLBlackPines Capital PartnersCECentana Growth PartnersCECentana PartnersFUFUSETHThayer VenturesWAWatchfire Ventures

Pay Theory provides payment processing infrastructure that embeds card and ACH transactions into existing software, with tools for merchant onboarding, sub-merchant account management, chargeback handling, and recurring billing.

Data & InfrastructureEdTechFintechImpact & Social GoodSaaSCincinnati, US

Joe Miramonti(Founder)in

Co-investorsCICintrifuse CapitalGAGaingelsLOLOUD CapitalNANaples Technology VenturesSISixThirty VenturesSISica Ventures+1 more

Rain develops autonomous drone systems for detecting and suppressing wildfire ignitions in forest environments.

AI & Machine LearningClimate TechDefense TechRoboticsBritish Columbia, CA

MaxMaxwell Brodie(Founder)inBryan Hatton(Founder)inEphraim Nowak(Founder)EphraimBryan

Co-investorsAZAzolla VenturesCICircle VenturesCOConvective CapitalDEDe Fi Alliance HoldingsHAHAWKTAILRERedefine Ventures Llc+3 more

Roots Natural Kitchen is a fast-casual restaurant chain serving natural, nutritious bowls and salads, with dine-in, online ordering, and event catering options.

ConsumerFoodTechWellness & FitnessCharlottesville, US

Joseph Linzon(Cofounder)

Runwise provides a wireless building control system that replaces traditional control infrastructure, which typically requires many devices, extensive wiring, and days of installation labor, with a single control installed wirelessly in a day or less.

CleantechIoTPropTech

LHLee Hoffman(Founder)inMCMichael Cook(Founder)inJeff Carleton(Founder)Mike Cook(Founder)

Co-investorsALAlumni VenturesHEHelium-3 VenturesINInitialized CapitalMAMassMutual VenturesMEMenlo VenturesMUMultiplier Capital+7 more

Scale Computing provides hyperconverged and edge computing infrastructure along with managed network services for running critical applications at distributed sites.

Cloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareIoTIndianapolis, US

JRJeff Ready(Founder)inSLScott Loughmiller(Founder & Chief Product Officer)inJCJason Collier(Executive Officer)inBMBill Morrow(CEO & Chairman)BSBrett Stewart(Chief Technology Officer, Founder of Acumera)RHRod Hainje(Executive Officer)in

Co-investorsOAOaktreePEPeak Rock CapitalABABS Capital PartnersALAllos VenturesELElevate VenturesLILigo Partners LLC+2 more

Sensible Weather offers a Weather Guarantee product that automatically reimburses travelers up to 100% of their daily rate or booking cost when qualifying weather (such as rain or excessive heat) occurs during trips or outdoor activities like camping, golf, ski trips, theme parks, and concerts.

Climate TechInsurTechTravel & HospitalitySanta Monica, US

NCNick Cavanaugh(Founder)inHeidi A. Lawson(Director)

BoardJGJay Ganatra(Director)in

Co-investorsAMAmex VenturesINInfinity VenturesWOWonder Ventures7575 & SunnyAMAmerican Express Ventures (Amex)ELElysian Park Ventures+2 more

Hospitality tech startup offering direct booking tools for independent hotels.

Fort Worth, US

JBJulia Brickman(Manager of the Issuer.)inAaron Brickman(Manager of the Issuer.)

Co-investorsVAValence VenturesSESequoia CapitalTHThayer Ventures

SPRY PT provides a certified EHR (electronic health record) platform for physical therapy practices, offering clinical modules, FHIR-based APIs, integrations with HIEs, labs, and registries, plus implementation, training, and support services.

Digital HealthHealthtechSaaSWilmington, US

BBBrijraj Bhuptani(Founder)inRiyaz Rehman(Founder)in

Co-investorsFJFJ LabsISiSeedTHThink+ Ventures Management, LlcTITitan CapitalTOTogether Fund

Stayflexi provides software that handles operations for hotels and vacation rentals, with features for automating management tasks and selling unused rooms and amenities to increase revenue.

Enterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

VSVenkatesh Sakamuri(Founder)inPMPreetam Mohan Shetty(Founder)inKSKrishna Sasank Talasila(Founder)inBinay Kumar(EVP)Swati Singh(HR)Amit Pandey(CGO)

Co-investorsGOGood News VenturesY Y CombinatorASAsymmetry VenturesBLBlue Field CapitalGRGreat Wave Ventures

Thayer Investment Partners is a venture capital firm focused on travel technology investing, backing companies that reshape travel, hospitality, and tourism operations.

Travel & Hospitality

CHChris Hemmeter(Co-founder & Managing Partner)inTCTyler Carrico(Managing Partner)inMSMike Scott(Managing Partner)in

Co-investorsGIGideon Hixon FundKAKaszek Ventures

Topkey is an AI-powered financial operating system designed for property managers that automates bill categorization, receipt processing, and financial reporting across properties to streamline accounting operations.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechPropTechSaaSSan Francisco, US

JSJonathan Sukhia(Founder)inBBBryan Beshore(CTO)inTom PattonFrank Golden(owner)Matthew Huh(CS)Darren Carter(Sales)

Co-investorsANAndreessen HorowitzASAssurant VenturesFEFelicis VenturesY Y Combinator30305 VenturesBHBHRL Holdings LLC+3 more

Vend, now part of Lightspeed and marketed as Lightspeed Retail (X-Series), is a cloud-based point-of-sale and retail management platform for retailers to manage inventory, sales, customers, payments, and reporting across in-store and online channels.

E-commerceRetail TechSaaS

Vaughan Fergusson(Founder)Vaughan Rowsell(Founder)

Co-investorsCOCommunitas Capital PartnersFOFolklore VenturesMOMovacPOPoint NinePUPunakaiki FundQUQualgro+6 more

Vend is a parking company that combines an AI-driven technology platform with in-house operations, acting as the direct operator of parking at commercial properties rather than selling software to legacy operators.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareIoTMobility & TransportationPropTechSaaS

KSKaran Singhal(Co-Founder & CTO)inMichael Miele(Co-Founder & CEO)PCPritesh Chandarana(COO)TATony Albanese(Head of Revenue)LMLauren Mead(Fractional CMO)

Co-investorsCOCommunitas Capital PartnersBLBlue Heron CapitalALAlumni VenturesAPAPA Venture PartnersFLFloating Point

Way offers a platform for brands to launch, market, and manage customer experiences such as events and reservable resources from a unified dashboard.

Enterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSTravel & HospitalityAustin, US

Co-investorsINInsight PartnersSISide Door Ventures