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Jackson Square Ventures — 2021 Investments

7 investments dated 2021 · listed companies and verified rows first · show all

CoreStory Code intelligencecorestory.aiin𝕏Series A · Apr 2021 · $13M✓ verified

CoreStory builds a persistent intelligence model of software codebases by continuously ingesting source code and serving system context—architecture, workflows, and business rules—to engineers, product teams, and AI coding agents.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software

Anand Kulkarni(Founder)inCharath Ranganathan(Founder)

Co-investorsHomebrewNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)SINEWAVE VENTURESTribeca Venture PartnersBee PartnersTech Square Ventures

Crowdboticscrowdbotics.comin𝕏Apr 2021

Crowdbotics (now CoreStory) offers AI-based tools to analyze how existing software systems work, aimed at software modernization and maintenance.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareBerkeley, US

Anand Kulkarni(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardHunter Walk(Director)in

Board seatVictor Echevarria· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesBee PartnersNimble PartnersSamsung NextStrawberry Creek VenturesHarrison Metal+3 more

Spiceologyspiceology.cominSeries B · Sep 2021 · $7M

Spiceology is a chef-founded company that makes spice blends, seasonings, and BBQ rubs, offering both consumer products and hard-to-find ingredients and labor-saving solutions for professional chefs.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceSpokane, US

Heather Scholten(Co-Founder)inEric Anderson(Executive Officer)inDarby McLean(Executive Officer, Director)inBrenda Bening(Executive Officer)inOverstreet Ronald(Executive Officer, Director)Pete Taylor(Chef & Co-Founder)

Board seatPete Solvik· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsAssembled BrandsCowles Ventures

Tala Securitytalasecurity.ioJan 2021

Fremont, US

Aanand Krishnan(Executive Officer, Director)Sanjay Sawhney(Director)

Board seatPeter Solvik· per SEC Form D

Zenputzenput.cominSeries A · May 2021 · $27M

Crunchtime Ops Execution (formerly Zenput) is a software platform that helps multi-unit restaurant operators manage operational tasks, food safety protocols, staff scheduling, inventory, and compliance across locations.

Enterprise SoftwareFoodTechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Vladislav Rikhter(Executive Officer, Director)Vladik Rikhter(Founder)inJohn Clarke Mills(Director)

BoardVijay Nagappan(Director)in

Board seatGregory Gretsch· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsGlitch CapitalGolub GrowthSummit Peak VenturesVersion One VenturesGoldcrest CapitalGolub Capital+1 more

Curtsycurtsyapp.comin𝕏Series A · Jan 2021 · $11M

Curtsy is a mobile marketplace where users buy and sell secondhand fashion items.

Circular EconomyConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceMarketplacesSan Francisco, US

David Oates(CEO)inEli Allen(Founder)inWilliam Ault(Founder)inEric Oldrin(Founder)Allison Wagner(Recruiter)Aida Moradi(Recruiter)

Co-investorsCanaan PartnersFJ LabsIndex VenturesY Combinator1984 Ventures Management, LlcCRV (Charles River Ventures)+4 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.