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First Round Capital — 2017 Investments

6 investments dated 2017 · listed companies and verified rows first · show all

Boweryboweryfarming.comApr 2017DefunctSEC filingmedium confidence

Bowery Farming uses controlled environment agriculture to grow fresh produce locally in urban centers.

AgTechFoodTechNew York, US

Irving Fain(Founder)inChristopher Livingston(Executive Officer)Darren Thompson(Executive Officer)inBrian Falther(Founder)David Golden(Founder)

BoardAndy Wheeler(Director)

Board seatRob Hayes· per SEC Form D · $22.7M raise · filed Jun 2017

Co-investorsEvolution VC PartnersGaingelsHomebrewRed Swan VenturesRRE VenturesSand Hill Angels+11 more

Clara Labsclaralabs.comin𝕏Seed · Jul 2017Acquired

Clara Labs provides an AI scheduling assistant that handles meeting coordination by reading email threads and proposing meeting times on behalf of professionals.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSSan Francisco, US

Maran Nelson(CEO)inMichael Akilian(CTO)inZain Shah(Machine Learning)

BoardXuezhao Lan(Director)in

Co-investorsY CombinatorBasis Set VenturesDeciensFuel CapitalHaystackInitialized Capital+6 more

Dfinitydfinity.orgin𝕏Dec 2017

DFINITY builds the Internet Computer, a decentralized cloud network that enables applications to run directly on the blockchain with persistent state, native HTTP serving, and built-in security without requiring external databases or a dedicated operations team.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCrypto & Web3Developer Tools

Dominic Williams(Founder)in

Co-investorsa16z cryptoAcrew CapitalAmino CapitalAndreessen HorowitzAspect VenturesBollinger Investment Group+30 more

Grokkergrokker.comin𝕏Feb 2017

Grokker offers digital wellness content and resources accessible across devices for individuals seeking to improve their wellbeing.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechHR TechWellness & FitnessSan Jose, US

Lorna Borenstein(Founder)in

Co-investorsAspect VenturesComcast VenturesCorrelation VenturesOwl CapitalWestern Technology InvestmentGingerbread Capital+2 more

Swift Navigationswiftnav.comin𝕏Jun 2017 · $34M

Swift Navigation provides low-cost, high-accuracy GPS and GNSS positioning solutions for autonomous vehicles, mobility applications, and mass-market uses.

Deep TechHardwareMobility & TransportationCalifornia, US

Timothy Harris(CEO and Co-Founder)

Co-investorsClear VenturesEnerTech CapitalEssentia VenturesEvolution VenturesFraser McCombs CapitalGen Capital+19 more

Uplevel Securityuplevelsecurity.comNov 2017Acquired

Uplevel Security is a New York cybersecurity company offering a graph- and machine-learning-based adaptive incident response platform.

New York, US

Elisabeth Maida(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardChris Fralic(Director)in

Co-investorsContour Venture PartnersWork-BenchAspect Ventures

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.