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Lightbank — 2014 Investments

9 investments dated 2014 · listed companies and verified rows first · show all

Sprout Social, Inc.sproutsocial.comin𝕏NASDAQ: SPTSeries B · Jun 2014 · $8M

Sprout Social offers a social media management platform with AI, automation, integrations and analytics tools for marketing teams.

AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaSSocialChicago, US

Aaron Rankin(Founder)inJustyn Howard(Founder)inPeter Soung(Founder)inGil Lara(Founder)

BoardPeter Barris(Director)inEric Lefkofksy(Director)

Co-investorsNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Goldman Sachs

Hireologyhireology.comin𝕏Aug 2014

Hireology provides hiring and recruitment software designed to help multi-location businesses source, hire, and manage staff consistently across sites.

AI & Machine LearningHR TechSaaSChicago, US

Adam Robinson(Chief Hireologist)inMichael Krasman(Secretary and Director)inJeff Ellman(Member and Manager)in

BoardMichael Krupka(Director)

Board seatBill Pescatello· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsBain Capital VenturesBlue Cloud VenturesBaird CapitalBluestein Ventures

Charity Watercharitywater.orgin𝕏Apr 2014

Charity: Water is a nonprofit organization that funds and implements water infrastructure projects to provide clean and safe water to underserved communities across multiple countries.

CleantechImpact & Social GoodSocialNew York, US

Scott Harrison(Founder)in

Co-investorsWhite Paper CapitalBezos ExpeditionsIndex VenturesSpark CapitalUnion Square Ventures (USV)UTA Ventures

Flywheelgetflywheel.cominSep 2014 · $1.2Macquired by WP Engine · Jun 2019

WP Engine (Flywheel) provides enterprise-grade WordPress hosting infrastructure designed to support high-traffic websites with advanced caching, security, and network optimization.

Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsSaaSAustin, US

Jason Cohen(Founder)

Co-investorsFive Elms CapitalHyde Park Venture PartnersNelnet8VCCratonLudlow Ventures+2 more

PerBlueperblue.cominMay 2014

PerBlue is an independent mobile games studio that develops free-to-play midcore games for players worldwide.

ConsumerGamingMadison, US

Justin Beck(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inForrest Woolworth(Executive Officer)inAndrew Hanson(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardBill Pescatello(Director)in

Tagkasttagkast.comJun 2014 · $500K

Chicago, US

Joseph A. Matthews(President)

BoardTony Bobulinski(Director)Bill Newlands(Director)Mike Tunnicliffe(Director)

Co-investorsNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)

TapitureinSeed · Feb 2014 · $2M

Santa Monica, US

Leo Resig(Director)inJohn Resig(Director)John Ellis(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardBrian Lee(Director)Randall Kaplan(Director)

Co-investorsJUMP Investors

Udemyudemy.comApr 2014

Making quality education accessible to all through the world's largest marketplace for learning and teaching online.

San Francisco, US

Eren Bali(Founder)inOktay Caglar(Founder)Gagan Biyani(Founder)inDennis Yang(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardPaul Lee(Director)Bradley Twohig(Director)

Co-investors1802 Ventures3Spoke CapitalAlpha PartnersBling CapitalChanger ClubFounder Institute Australia & New Zealand+16 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.