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Foundry — 2017 Investments

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

Mighty AIaurora.techin𝕏NASDAQ: AURJan 2017 · $14MAcquired

Aurora develops self-driving technology for autonomous vehicles.

AI & Machine LearningHardwareLogistics & Supply ChainMobility & TransportationPittsburgh, US

Chris Urmson(Founder)inDrew Bagnell(Founder)inSterling Anderson(Founder)inJames Andrew Bagnell(Executive Officer, Director)Randy R. Reibel(Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer)inStephen Crouch(Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer)in

Co-investorsGeodesic CapitalGreylock PartnersGV (Google Ventures)Index VenturesK9 VenturesKhosla Ventures+19 more

Sensusensu.ioJan 2017 · $10M✓ verified

Sensu collects and processes monitoring data from cloud platforms, data systems, and third-party monitoring tools, integrating with incident management and configuration management platforms.

Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwarePortland, US

Caleb Hailey(Executive Officer, Director)Sean Porter(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardRyan McIntyre(Director)in

Co-investorsBattery Ventures

Techstarstechstars.comin𝕏Sep 2017

Techstars is a pre-seed and early-stage venture capital firm and accelerator operator that invests in founders and provides capital, mentorship, and network connections.

FintechSector AgnosticBoulder, US

David Cohen(Co-founder)inDavid Brown(Co-founder)inBrad Feld(Co-founder)inJared Polis(Co-founder)inJason Seats(Executive Officer)inScott Ford(Executive Officer)in

Board seatBrad FeldJason Mendelson· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsEIT Urban Mobility AcceleratorFirestartrInnovation DepotM1720Metavallon VCRenaissance Venture Capital+4 more

chowboticschowbotics.comin𝕏Series A · Feb 2017 · $5Macquired by DoorDash

The page presented is a DoorDash merchant site promoting its restaurant offerings, including online ordering, delivery, and dine-in booking tools for restaurants and small businesses.

FoodTechLogistics & Supply ChainMarketplacesRedwood City, US

Deepak Chandra Sekar(Director)Rick Wilmer(Executive Officer, Director)Cosme Fagundo(Director)Michael Anthofer(Executive Officer)Richard A Page(Director)

Co-investorsCentral Texas Angel NetworkGeekdomTechstarsUpslope Ventures

Chutegetchute.comSeries A · Jan 2017Acquired

Chute provides a platform that helps brands, agencies, and publishers find, create, and distribute user-generated photos and videos, using visual and text search tools.

Enterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSan Francisco, US

Ranvir Gujral(CEO)inGaurav Sharma(Lead Engineer)inGregory Narain(Executive Officer, Director)Gregarious Narain(CTO)Jaigouk Kim(Frontend Developer)inLester Lee(Vice President of Customer Development)in

Co-investorsY CombinatorAndreessen HorowitzBattery VenturesFreestyle CapitalSalesforce VenturesStart Capital+4 more

Looking Glass Factorylookingglassfactory.comin𝕏Series A · Feb 2017 · $10M

Looking Glass Factory builds glasses-free holographic displays that convert 2D photos and video into 3D holograms viewable without XR headsets or eye-tracking.

Creator EconomyDeep TechHardwareNew York, US

Alexander Hornstein(Director)Shawn Frayne(Founder)inRob(Co-founder)Alex Hornstein(Founder)Lindsey Burrill(Founder)

BoardJacob Lodwick(Director)

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesGaingelsNZVCSOSVUncork CapitalAccenture Ventures

Two Bit Circustwobitcircus.comin𝕏Jan 2017 · $15M

STEAM Carnival is a traveling, high-tech carnival that combines science, technology, engineering, art, and math into midway games and attractions.

ConsumerEdTechGamingMedia & EntertainmentLos Angeles, US

Eric Gradman(Executive Officer, Director)inBrent Bushnell(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardRyan McIntyre(Director)inMark Solon(Director)

Co-investorsDentsu VenturesJAZZ Venture PartnersPrime PartnersIntel Capital

Other

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

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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.