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Inspiration Ventures — Full Portfolio

34 tracked investments · listed companies and verified rows first

Reactfulreactful.comSeed · Sep 2017 · $1M

Business platform that enables real-time reaction to the digital body language of users.

Santa Barbara, US

LEIFUR THORDARSON(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardROBERT FANINI(Director)in

Board seatGady Nemirovsky· per SEC Form D

Aksel Groupakselparis.comNov 2011 · $500K

Aksel Paris is an independent city guide to Paris founded by Eleanor Price, offering practical advice on navigation, attractions, dining, and logistics across the city's arrondissements.

Media & EntertainmentTravel & HospitalityParis, FR

Eleanor Price(Founder & English-language editor)

Co-investorsFJ Labs500 Global

BSPKbspk.comin𝕏

BSPK offers a clienteling and sales conversion platform that uses AI to help retail brands deliver personalized, human-assisted shopping experiences both online and in-store.

AI & Machine LearningRetail TechSaaSSales TechSan Francisco, US

Zornitza Stefanova(Founder & CEO)in

Bufferbuffer.comin𝕏Seed · Dec 2011 · $450K

Buffer is a social media management platform that enables small businesses, creators, and individuals to schedule posts, analyze engagement, and manage their presence across multiple social networks.

Creator EconomyMarketing TechSaaSSocialChicago, US

Joel Gascoigne(Founder & CEO)in

Co-investorsAngelPadCollaborative FundEMERGENT VENTURESHemisphere Ventures LLCOnStartupsRadicle Impact+4 more

Caban Systemscabansystems.cominFeb 2025 · $51M

CABAN Systems provides energy-as-a-service and battery energy storage systems, including infrastructure, operations, and maintenance offerings delivered through turnkey models with no upfront investment.

CleantechEnergySaaSBurlingame, US

Alexandra Rasch(Founder)inAllen Pitts(Executive Officer)in

BoardBob Kelly(Director)Caleb Powers(Director)Elena Savostianova(Director)Ryan Bisch(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsPortfoliaBCP Ventures

Crowd Supplycrowdsupply.comin𝕏Mar 2015acquired by Mouser Electronics

Crowd Supply is a crowdfunding platform for hardware and technology products, vetting projects for originality, usefulness, and a commitment to user rights, and handling fulfillment for creators by shipping products to backers from its own warehouse.

B2B MarketplacesDeep TechE-commerceHardwareMarketplacesSemiconductorsPortland, US

Scott Torborg(Founder)inJoshua H Lifton(Executive Officer)Louis J Doctor(Executive Officer, Director)Joshua Lifton(Founder)Lou Doctor(Founder)

BoardAngela Jackson(Director)in

Co-investorsPortland Seed FundSOSVTFX Capital

DailyPaydailypay.comin𝕏

DailyPay provides on-demand pay solutions that allow employees to access their earned wages before traditional paycheck cycles, serving employers and workers seeking greater financial flexibility.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechFuture of WorkHR TechSaaSNew York, US

Nelson Chai(Chief Executive Officer)inDeepa Subramanian(Chief Financial Officer)inAndrew Brandman(Chief Operating Officer)inPoulomi Damany(Chief Product Officer)inDavid Dyar(Chief Technology Officer)Jared DeMatteis(Chief Legal & Strategy Officer)in

Co-investors1/1 CapitalAccess Technology VenturesAnthem Venture Management, LlcCarrick Capital PartnersCollective LiquidityEQUIAM+16 more

EyeLeveleyelevel.ai

EyeLevel provides visual intelligence technology for enterprise AI, including GroundX APIs and no-code tools for extracting from, interacting with, and reporting on complex documents.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareDenver, US

Benjamin Fletcher(Founder)

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesService Provider CapitalStrawberry Creek Ventures

Illumeoillumeo.comin

Illumeo provides a learning management system serving CPA firms, enterprises, compliance-driven organizations, and small businesses across the United States.

EdTechEnterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaSLas Vegas, US

Greg Stout(Founder)in

Co-investorsMontage Capital

nuffsaidnuffsaid.com

Workforce intelligence platform that helps teams focus on meaningful work.

Co-investorsGeneral CatalystGlobal Founders CapitalGradient Ventures

Openbucksopenbucks.cominApr 2014 · $4.8Macquired by Paysafe

Openbucks operates a payment platform that lets online shoppers pay with cash-backed retailer gift cards and point-of-sale credits, aimed at consumers without bank accounts or credit cards or who prefer to pay cash.

E-commerceFintechGamingSan Jose, US

Marc Rochman(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)in

BoardSumant Mandal(Director)Ryan Gilbert(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsMucker CapitalMorado VenturesSV AngelTuesday Capital

Polymerpolymerhq.io

Polymer provides runtime visibility and control over sensitive data as it moves across enterprise systems and SaaS platforms.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Yasir Ali(Founder)in

Co-investorsGaingelsGreen Egg VenturesMaccabee VenturesMudita VentureStory VenturesStudio VC+5 more

Tendertreetendertree.comNov 2012Defunct

TenderTree was a San Francisco online marketplace where families found, hired and paid vetted in-home caregivers.

Co-investorsExpansion Venture Capital

UserTestingusertesting.comin𝕏

UserTesting provides a human insight platform that helps Product, Marketing, Digital, and CX teams at enterprises collect and analyze real human feedback to validate decisions and improve customer experiences.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareImpact & Social GoodMarketing TechSaaSBellevue, US

Basel Fakhouryin

Co-investorsAccelAdams Street PartnersClearstone Venture PartnersDag VenturesIntercept VenturesSecond Alpha Partners+4 more

Other

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

OneEleven Financial Wellness, Inc.BeulrDealSiteGoodBoy StudiosHandipointsHearoHearo.Live - Multiplayer TVOne•ElevenOneElevenOwlytics HealthcarePreciatePredictaPublistRethinkRoveScootTab For A CauseTesloopTruth Bridge (formerly Bridge To College)Vyng

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.