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Initialized Capital — 2017 Investments

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

Paperspacepaperspace.comin𝕏Series A · Jan 2017 · $4M✓ verifiedacquired by DigitalOcean · Jul 2023

Paperspace is a cloud computing company that provides a platform for building, deploying, and scaling AI and other computationally intensive applications.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsDigital HealthEnterprise SoftwareMedical DevicesNew York City, US

Dillon Erb(CEO)inDaniel Kobran(Founder)inOuwen Huang(CEO)Curtis Kline(Head of Ops)Matthew Trost(Software Engineer)inBenjamin Lamson(Head of Sales)

Co-investorsY CombinatorAmino CapitalBoxGroupDCVC (Data Collective)DG Ventures, Inc.Fusion+22 more

Clara Labsclaralabs.comin𝕏Seed · Jul 2017Acquired

Clara is a human-in-the-loop virtual assistant that automates repetitive tasks such as scheduling.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSSan Francisco, US

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

BoardXuezhao Lan(Director)in

Co-investorsY CombinatorBasis Set VenturesDeciensFirst Round CapitalFuel CapitalHaystack+6 more

Gobblegobble.comin𝕏Seed · Sep 2017 · $10Macquired by Intelligent Foods

Gobble delivers weekly meal kits with pre-chopped, par-cooked ingredients and recipe cards that let customers prepare gourmet dinners in about 10 minutes.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTechSan Francisco, US

Ooshma Garg(CEO)in

BoardAjay Chopra(Director)in

PartnerGarry Tan· quoted

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzBling CapitalCollaborative FundY CombinatorAgrolimen VenturesCorrelation Ventures+11 more

Khosla Ventureskhoslaventures.comOct 2017

Khosla Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in and supports founders building companies across areas including cleantech, deeptech, life sciences, enterprise software, and hardware.

Sector Agnostic

Vinod Khosla(Co-founder)in

Co-investorsBeast VenturesBulba VenturesCalm/Storm VCClean Energy VenturesCollaborative FundModi Ventures+12 more

Open Listingsopenlistings.comin𝕏Seed · May 2017 · $6.5MAcquired

Open Listings was a homebuying app that helped buyers search for and purchase homes while saving on commission fees.

ConsumerMarketplacesPropTechLos Angeles, US

Judd Schoenholtz(CEO)inPeter Sugihara(CPO)inJohn Alexander Farrill(Executive Officer, Director)Alex Farrill(CTO)

BoardIlya Sukar(Director)

Co-investorsSoma CapitalY CombinatorAgrolimen VenturesArena VenturesBragiel BrothersCRCM Ventures+4 more

Standard AIstandard.ai𝕏Seed · Oct 2017

Standard AI (Standard Cognition) builds a computer-vision system that lets shoppers pick up items and leave without going through a cashier, enabling autonomous checkout for retail stores.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareRetail TechSan Francisco, US

Jordan Fisher(Founder/CEO)inJohn Novak(Founder/Head of Hardware Engineering)inMichael Suswal(Founder/COO)inDavid Valdman(Founder)inAnthony Lutz(Founder)Brandon Ogle(Founder)

Co-investorsBleu CapitalCervinCRV (Charles River Ventures)Ff Venture CapitalR136 VenturesRackhouse Venture Management Lp+20 more

True Linktruelinkfinancial.comin𝕏Seed · Sep 2017 · $8M

True Link provides financial services for vulnerable populations — elderly people, people with disabilities, and people in recovery — along with their families and professional caregivers.

ConsumerFintechWellness & FitnessNew York City, US

Kai Stinchcombe(CEO)inClaire McDonnell(COO)inKhanh Tran(People Operations Associate)Jerod Laughlin(CMO)

BoardFrank Rotman(Director)in

Co-investorsAgeTech CapitalAlumni VenturesCentana Growth PartnersCentana PartnersCollaborative FundDeciens+19 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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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.