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Foundry — 2019 Investments

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

Anything Worldanything.worldin𝕏Pre-Seed · Dec 2019 · $670K

Anything World builds AI-powered 3D rigging and animation tools that combine machine learning with behavioural intelligence to let anyone create animated 3D content.

AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyDeveloper ToolsGamingHorsham, GB

Gordon Midwood(Founder)in

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesGaingelsKube VCTechstarsAcequia Capital (AceCap)Acrew Capital+7 more

Ava LabsinFeb 2019

Brooklyn, US

Emin Gun Sirer(Executive Officer, Director)inKevin Sekniqi(Cofounder)in

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzBalaji SrinivasanBitmainPolychain Capital

Beeswaxbeeswax.cominJan 2019Acquired

Beeswax, a FreeWheel product, is a demand-side platform (DSP) with Bidder-as-a-Service (BaaS) solutions that let ad buyers deploy their own data-based targeting models, bidding tactics, and measurement standards to control the media buying process.

AdTechMarketing TechSaaSNew York, US

Ari Paparo(Co-founder, Chief Executive Officer)inRam Kumar Rengaswamy(Co-founder, Chief Technical Officer)inShamim Samadi(Co-founder, Chief Product Officer)in

Co-investorsBreakpoint CapitalRevel PartnersRRE VenturesVintheraAmasiaBrandtech Ventures+2 more

Knockknock.appin𝕏Jan 2019 · $400M

Knock is an AI-native customer engagement platform that lets teams build and send product, marketing, and transactional messaging across email, SMS, push, chat, and in-app channels from one place.

Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsMarketing TechSaaSSeattle, US

Thomas Petry(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Demetri Themelis(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)

Co-investorsAfore CapitalCraft VenturesExpaMadrona Venture GroupSunflower Capital Management FundWhoa I Lp, By: Whoa Ventures+9 more

Matchstick Venturesmatchstick.vcSep 2019

Matchstick Ventures is a seed-stage venture capital firm that invests in early-stage technology companies across the Colorado/Rocky Mountain and Minnesota/North regions, as well as through the Techstars network.

Sector AgnosticMinneapolis, US

Ryan Broshar(Founder & Investor)inNatty Zola(Founder & Investor)in

Co-investorsEden Road CapitalFlyover Capital

Mixhalomixhalo.cominJun 2019 · $10.7M

Mixhalo provides a zero-hardware system that streams live event audio directly to attendees' smartphones in real time, offering silent sessions, live interpretation, captions, transcription, and summaries.

ConsumerMedia & EntertainmentSaaSSan Francisco, US

Ann Marie Simpson(Founder)inMichael Einziger(Executive Officer, Director)inMarc Ruxin(Executive Officer, Director)Chrystine Villarreal(Executive Officer)Ryan McIntyre(Director)inAnn Marie Simpson-Einziger(Founder)

Co-investors359 CapitalCowboy VenturesDefy PartnersJude GomilaFounders FundTechNexus Venture Collaborative

Ordermarkordermark.cominSeries B · Jul 2019 · $18Macquired by Urbanpiper · Jun 2023

Ordermark, now part of UrbanPiper, is a platform that centralizes order management for restaurants from multiple food delivery services like Uber Eats, DoorDash, and Grubhub.

Enterprise SoftwareFoodTechSaaSLos Angeles, US

Alex Canter(Executive Officer, Director)inPeter Cohn(Executive Officer)Michael Jacobs(Executive Officer, Director)Paul Allen(Executive Officer)

Co-investorsEvolution VC PartnersGaingelsMatchstick VenturesMucker CapitalSand Hill AngelsTechstars+5 more

WHOOPwhoop.comNov 2019 · $55M

WHOOP is a wearable health monitoring device that provides 24/7 tracking of sleep, strain, stress, and heart health metrics to help users optimize their fitness and wellness.

HealthtechWellness & FitnessBoston, US

Will Ahmed(Founder)inAurelian Nicolae(Founder)John Capodilupo(Founder)Will Ahmed John Capodilupo(Founder)

BoardJeff Fagnan(Director)

Co-investorsAccompliceBose VenturesCAVU Consumer PartnersCollaborative FundDeviation CapitalDrive by DraftKings+17 more

Other

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

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