Fundraising FoxEight Roads Ventures — 2018 Investments
11 investments dated 2018 · listed companies and verified rows first · show all
Beam Therapeutics develops gene-editing medicines, particularly base editors and precision genome editing technologies, to create lifelong cures for patients with serious genetic diseases.
BiotechDeep TechMedical DevicesCambridge, US
David R. Liu(Founder)inJ. Keith Joung(Founder)inFeng Zhang(Founder)David R. Liu, Ph.D.(Founder and Inventor)J. Keith Joung, M.D., Ph.D.(Founder and Inventor)Feng Zhang, Ph.D.(Founder and Inventor)
Co-investorsARCH Venture PartnersDreamers VCF-Prime CapitalForesite CapitalGV (Google Ventures)HongShan Capital Group+2 more
Chai Point sells tea blends and brewing products, offering a home café experience with personalized blends for consumers in India.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTech
Co-investorsDSG Consumer PartnersNewRadioVentureSaama CapitalStride VenturesTrifecta Capital AdvisorsParagon Partners
Cloudian develops HyperStore, software-defined object storage that scales to exabytes and provides native S3 API compatibility for enterprises and service providers.
Cloud ComputingCybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSan Mateo, US
Michael M. Tso(Executive Officer, Director)inHiroshi Ohta(Founder)inMichael Tso(Founder)
BoardJonathan Epstein(Director)David Milstein(Director)Ken Yasunaga(Director)
Co-investorsDG Ventures, Inc.Foothill VenturesGlobal Hands-On VCNTT DOCOMO VenturesFoundation CapitalGoldman Sachs+3 more
Duco runs a business-to-business marketplace connecting independent senior consultants with corporate clients.
San Francisco, US
Sidney Olinyk(Executive Officer, Director)Michael Shtender-Auerbach(Director)Alicia Sloan(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsNFXInsight Partners
Shanghai-based, HKEX-listed drug developer commercializing dorzagliatin, the first approved glucokinase activator for type 2 diabetes.
Li Chen(Founder)
Co-investorsARCH Venture PartnersF-Prime CapitalVenrock6 Dimensions CapitalAlly Bridge GroupBlue Pool Capital+2 more
Mention is a social listening platform acquired by Agorapulse that enables marketers and social media professionals to monitor brand mentions, track competitors, and uncover trends across social networks in real time.
Marketing TechMedia & EntertainmentSaaS
Co-investorsPoint NineOctopus Ventures
Pony operates a mobile app–based shared micromobility service offering electric scooters and bikes that users locate, unlock via QR code, and park in designated boxes across their city.
ConsumerMobility & TransportationAngers, FR
Paul-Adrien Cormerais(Founder)in
Co-investorsBlast.ClubKima VenturesLa Poste VenturesXAnge5Y CapitalAndreessen Horowitz+11 more
Red Points provides brand protection services including counterfeit removal, anti-piracy, domain management, and impersonation removal across digital channels like marketplaces, websites, and social media.
CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSNew York, US
Laura Urquizu(Founder)inDavid Casellas(Founder)Josep Coll(Founder)
Co-investorsBonsai Partners SGEIC, SABootstrap EuropeBStartupIris CapitalMangrove Capital PartnersNorthzone+2 more
Simon AI provides customer data and personalization tools to marketing teams for driving one-to-one customer messaging across touchpoints.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureMarketing TechSaaSBrooklyn, US
Jason Davis(Founder)inMatt Walker(Founder)inJoshua Neckes(Founder)
Co-investors.406 VenturesCommerce VenturesBoxGroupPolaris PartnersSlow Ventures
SurveySparrow is an omnichannel experience management platform built around conversational, chat-style surveys designed to increase response rates.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSPalo Alto, US
Muhammed Shihab Puthukkudi(Executive Officer, Director)Shihab Muhammed(Founder & CEO)inSubin Sebastian(Director)
Co-investorsPrime Venture Partners
WHILL manufactures award-winning mobility scooters and power chairs designed to provide users with increased independence and mobility.
HardwareHealthtechMobility & TransportationRoboticsTokyo, JP
Junpei NaitoinKenji GohoMuneaki FukuokainSatoshi Sugie
BoardShinji Oshige(Director)
Co-investors15th Rock500 GlobalDG Ventures, Inc.Iwagin Mirai InvestmentMCP Asset ManagementNippon Venture Capital+13 more
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.