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State Affairs is an AI-powered intelligence platform that analyzes legislative hearings, bills, and regulations to deliver real-time policy intelligence to organizations.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareGovTechNew York, US

JSJamie Seltzer(Director)inBEBrady Evan Burns(Executive Officer, Director)in

Board seatJamie Seltzer· per SEC Form D · $1M raise · filed Feb 2022

Co-investorsESEscalate Capital PartnersPEPerceptive Ventures Management Company, LlcWEWestern Technology Investment

1v1Me is a platform that allows users to stake money on esports matches as a legal alternative to esports betting, available across all 50 U.S. states.

Gaming

Alexander Emmanuel(Founder)in

Co-investorsCOConductive VenturesFJFJ LabsBEBettor CapitalMAMana VenturesVAValhalla VenturesVIVillage Global

A storytelling platform that turns submitted stories into serialized cinematic shows across genres like true crime, fantasy, drama, and animation, and lets users generate personalized experiences and interact with the fictional worlds.

AI & Machine LearningConsumerMedia & Entertainment

Affiniti is a financial technology company offering a platform that combines banking, payments, credit cards, expense management, bill pay, and accounting automation for small and mid-sized American businesses.

FintechSaaS

SPSahil Phadnis(Founder)in

Co-investorsEVEvolution VenturesSISignalFireSPSpice CapitalFLFlare Capital PartnersINIndicator VenturesMOMontage Ventures

Antenna's Subscriber Views product measures how programming affects audience behavior and subscriber loyalty by tracking which shows drive sign-ups, retention, and engagement across streaming services.

Data & InfrastructureMarketing TechMedia & EntertainmentSaaS

JCJonathan Carson(Founder)inRTRameez Tase(Founder)in

Co-investorsIMImagination CapitalWAWaverley CapitalHYHyperSKSK VenturesUTUTA VenturesGRGrit Capital Partners+2 more

Aria Labs is an indie studio creating music software including creation games, digital instruments, and plugins designed to be intuitive and tactile.

ConsumerCreator EconomyGamingMedia & Entertainment

Boomerang is a Miami-based lost-and-found platform that uses AI to help businesses identify and return items to customers.

Skyler Logsdon(Founder)in

Co-investors30305 VenturesEVEverywhere VenturesEVEvolution VenturesMOMonta Vista CapitalSESeventySix CapitalUNUnanimous Capital+3 more

Iain Fraser(Founder)in

Co-investorsCHChain ReactionPJPJCRARaptor Group

Marketplace enabling users to request personalized video messages or live chats with celebrities and influencers.

SGSteven Galanis(Co-founder)inMartin Blencowe(Founder)inDSDevon Spinnler Townsend(Co-founder)in

Co-investorsCHChaifetz GroupCHChicago VenturesCLCleo CapitalCOConnect VenturesDIDigi VenturesDUDuke Capital Partners+14 more

Cashmere provides a multi-signature Solana wallet that allows enterprises and startups to manage cryptocurrency holdings across multiple authorized signers rather than concentrating control in a single account.

Crypto & Web3FintechSan Francisco, US

SKShashank Khanna(Founder)inRLRebecca Lee(Founder)inCMCharlotte McGinn(Founder)in

Co-investorsCOCoinbase VenturesNONotation CapitalSOSouth QuadY Y CombinatorCACanapi VenturesFBFBG Capital+8 more

Arlington, US

ITIyad Tarazi(Executive Officer, Director)inDan Rabinovitsj(Director)Jill Smith(Director)Steven C. Marshall(Director)Joseph Pignato(Executive Officer, Director)inCraig Cowden(Director)

Co-investorsCECerberus Capital ManagementGIGIC

Edisyl builds a semantic layer for enterprise data that encodes organizational understanding of metrics and data meaning, enabling AI tools to answer questions according to business logic.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareBoston, US

DBDavid Balter(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardADAdam D'Augelli(Director)inRalph Folz(Director)Shikar Ghosh(Director)

Co-investorsBIBitDAOCECeras VenturesCOCollab+CurrencyCOCommerce VenturesDIDigital Currency GroupFOFounder Collective+15 more

Freestyle makes baby care products including diapers and water-based wipes designed for sensitive skin, using chlorine-free and plastic-free materials.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerce

RWRuss Wallace(Founder)in

Co-investorsADAdapt VenturesECECP GrowthENEntrepreneur VenturesSUSuperAngel.FundLELeft Lane CapitalSISilas Capital Partners

Genvid builds interactive livestreaming middleware for games and publishes large-scale interactive live events (MILEs).

New York, US

Christopher Cataldi(Executive Officer, Director)JNJacob Navok(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardGMGregory Milken(Director)in

Co-investorsHOHorizons VenturesMAMakers FundNTNTT DOCOMO VenturesTHThird Point VenturesMAMarch Capital PartnersOCOCA Ventures+1 more

St. George, US

LKLawrence Kosick(Executive Officer, Director)inNeil D'Souza(Executive Officer, Director)NDNeil Dsouza(Founder)in

BoardMGMatthew Greenfield(Director)in

Co-investorsCOCowboy VenturesHDHDS CapitalPRPrimetime PartnersRERethink EducationAMAME Cloud VenturesGEGeneral Partnership+1 more

Giant creates personalized, interactive digital stories for children that adapt to their names, voices, and interests.

ConsumerEdTechMedia & Entertainment

JKJohn Kobs(CEO & Founder)in

Co-investorsDEDecasonicJ4J4 VenturesPEPerceptive Ventures Management Company, LlcWEWestern Technology Investment

Buy, sell, and trade rare, culturally and historically significant collactibles

KGKen Goldin(Founder)in

Co-investorsAUAurum Venture PartnersTHThe Chernin Group (TCG Crypto)7575 & Sunny

Goldin is a US sports, history and pop-culture collectibles auction house, founded in 2012 and acquired by eBay in 2024.

KGKen Goldin(Founder)in

Co-investorsTHThe Chernin Group (TCG Crypto)0101 AdvisorsCRCraft VenturesPOPomp InvestmentsTHThirty Five Ventures

Greeter provides commercial-grade digital storefront displays (55", 46", LED and transparent mesh) bundled with installation, content management software, performance data, and support for a single monthly fee with no upfront cost.

AdTechHardwareRetail Tech

Illumix builds infrastructure for spatial AI, combining computer vision, multimodal AI, and edge deployment technologies for both consumer and enterprise applications.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareRoboticsPalo Alto, US

KSKirin Sinha(Founder & CEO)inMarianne Dang(Founder)in

Co-investorsDIDisney AcceleratorLILightspeed Venture PartnersMAMaveronRARaptor GroupSOSony Ventures CorporationMAMakers Fund+3 more

Incredible Dream is a tabletop game studio that develops original intellectual property and adapts licensed properties, handling worldbuilding, production, localization, and global retail distribution.

ConsumerGamingMedia & Entertainment

Co-investorsADAdvancit CapitalCOCourtside VenturesGEGeneral Catalyst

Ludeo builds an SDK and consumer platform that lets game studios turn game scenes into "Ludeos" — playable, interactive moments generated at the game-engine level while preserving the game's IP.

AI & Machine LearningGamingMedia & Entertainment

AGAsaf Gazit(Founder)inOmri Gazit(Founder)in

Co-investors9191 VenturesLGLG Technology VenturesSASamsung NextSTStardom

Memo provides article readership data sourced directly from publications, letting communications and PR teams see how many people actually read their press coverage and which stories, outlets, and reporters drive traffic.

Data & InfrastructureMarketing TechSaaSNew York City, US

EKEddie Kim(Founder & CEO)KSKarlie Santucci(Chief Customer Officer)inBKBrad Kagawa(CTO)in

Co-investorsFOFounder CollectiveMHMHS CapitalSUSusa VenturesABAbstract VenturesLALauder PartnersPRPreface Ventures

Helium operates a decentralized wireless network where individuals and businesses host small devices called Hotspots to provide cellular connectivity and earn HNT cryptocurrency.

Crypto & Web3

Amir Haleem(Founder & CEO)

Co-investorsA1a16z cryptoALAlpha Square GroupANAndreessen HorowitzBLBlueYard CapitalBOBorderless VentureCACanaan Partners+21 more

Overtime creates and operates new sports leagues and media IP — including OTE and OT Select in basketball and OT7 and OT Nationals in football — while producing over 150 weekly pieces of original sports content for its global audience of next-generation fans and athletes.

ConsumerMedia & EntertainmentSports TechBrooklyn, US

Daniel Porter(Executive Officer, Director)ZWZachary Weiner(Founder)inZWZack Weiner(Founder)in

Co-investors35359 CapitalANAndreessen HorowitzBEBezos ExpeditionsBLBlack CapitalSPSpark CapitalWIWinslow Capital+18 more

Peak offers TAP, a platform that provides advertisers with visibility into where their programmatic ads appear adjacent to child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and other high-risk content.

AdTechAI & Machine LearningCybersecuritySaaS

Co-investorsEXExpert DOJO

Podchaser operated a crowdsourced podcast database offering metadata, credits, ratings, reviews, and advertising/data insights for podcasts.

Oklahoma City, US

CRCole Raven(Executive Officer, Director)inMatthew Luckett(Director)Bradley Davis(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsADAdvancit CapitalGRGreycroftHIHigh AlphaPOPoplar VenturesHYHyde Park Venture PartnersLULunsford Capital+1 more

PrivacyHawk is a consumer privacy company that helps individuals protect their personal data from spam, scams, identity theft, data selling, and hacking.

ConsumerCybersecuritySaaSLos Angeles, US

AMAaron Mendes(Founder)inJWJustin Wright(Founder)in

Co-investorsCACadron Capital PartnersFFFf Venture CapitalK K Street CapitalLALalotte VenturesLILiebenthal VenturesALAlumni Ventures+4 more

Procurated operates a marketplace and review platform connecting public sector buyers with suppliers, providing ratings, reviews, and insights to facilitate informed purchasing decisions for government, educational, and nonprofit organizations.

B2B MarketplacesEnterprise SoftwareGovTechSaaSWashington, US

DYDavid Yarkin(Executive Officer, Director)inCFCassie Fay(VP, Sales)inBSBecca Smith(VP Product & Engagement)

BoardPaul Finnegan(Director)APAlan Patricof(Director)in

Co-investorsGRGreycroftK K Street CapitalTRTribeca Venture PartnersPRPrimetime PartnersTDTDF Ventures

ShopShops is a livestream shopping application for fashion, beauty, and lifestyle goods.

B2B MarketplacesConsumerE-commerceSocial

Liyia Wu(Founder & CEO)in

Co-investorsANAnsa CapitalSOSozo VenturesTHThe Chernin Group (TCG Crypto)UNUnion Square Ventures (USV)XRXRCACAcrew Capital+4 more

Slipstream provides a music catalog for content creators in entertainment and media, offering tracks that can be licensed across any platform globally.

AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyMedia & EntertainmentSaaS

Co-investorsTHThird PrimeSOSony Music Entertainment

Slipstream Music offers music licensing subscription plans that cover use across platforms such as YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Twitch, Facebook, and podcasts.

Creator EconomyMedia & EntertainmentSaaS

Status AI is a social media simulation mobile game where players create avatars and virtual personas, interact with 1000+ AI characters from fandoms like Marvel and Anime, and navigate the dynamics of online fame and controversy.

AI & Machine LearningGamingSocial

Co-investorsABAbstract Ventures

Digiday is a media publication covering the digital advertising, marketing, and media industries, producing news, briefings, podcasts, and research reports.

AdTechMarketing TechMedia & EntertainmentBrooklyn, US

Yonatan Raz-Fridman(Executive Officer, Director)Kenneth Lamb(Director)Pedro Romi(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsSISilicon VenturesARAream & Co.GRGriffin Gaming PartnersPOPowerhouse CapitalWAWarner Music Group

Returnmates operates a tech-enabled delivery and returns network for retail brands, offering premium same-day and next-day deliveries, box-less at-home return pickups, and doorstep exchanges.

E-commerceLogistics & Supply ChainRetail TechVenice, US

Eric Wimer(Founder)inKristian Zak(Director)

Co-investors7G7GC & CoBLBlackhorn VenturesFIFirebrand VenturesYEYes VCTHThe Fund

Telly builds a television platform designed as a central hub for home entertainment, information, fitness, and social connection.

AdTechConsumerHardwareMedia & EntertainmentSan Francisco, US

IPIlya Pozin(Founder)inMohammad Al Adham(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardCameron Lester(Director)Nasser Al-Sabah(Director)Mohammed El Saadi(Director)

Co-investorsEVEverybody VenturesFOFourward VenturesGRGreat Oaks Venture CapitalHAHawke VenturesMEMech VenturesPAPalm Tree Crew Investments+5 more

Builds public carbon market infrastructure bringing carbon credits onto blockchains.

Raphaël Haupt(Founder)in

Co-investorsOBObvious VenturesBABalderton CapitalFOForm CapitalGIGingerbread CapitalGOGolden VenturesGOGoodwater Capital+7 more

Vurvey Labs develops AI-powered platforms that simulate human behavior and consumer insights, enabling enterprises and agencies to research, validate, and deploy products and marketing strategies at speed across CPG, healthcare, hospitality, retail, and entertainment sectors.

AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaSCincinnati, US

Chad Reynolds(Executive Officer, Director)Eric Poff(Executive Officer)Keith Brown(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardJames Price(Director)

Co-investorsCICincyTechEAEagle Venture

Workweek operates a media network built around individual creators who produce newsletters and shows for professional audiences, including ecommerce, HR and people, healthcare, banking and fintech, and marketing leaders.

Creator EconomyFuture of WorkMedia & EntertainmentSocial

BSBecca Sherman(Founder)in

Co-investorsDADay One VenturesNENext Coast Ventures

WasteNot is an ad optimization tool that automatically syncs dynamic exclusion audiences (such as past customers and recent visitors) across Meta and Google Ads campaigns to prevent wasted spend and lower customer acquisition costs.

AdTechMarketing TechSaaS

Co-investorsNENextView Ventures

Waywise provides "expectation intelligence" for video game studios, analyzing player discourse across Steam, Reddit, YouTube, and Discord to measure how player beliefs form and where perception diverges from what a game delivers.

AI & Machine LearningGamingSaaSSan Francisco, US

Matthew Cavnar(Executive Officer, Director)Stephen Danton(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardSRScott Rupp(Director)in

Co-investorsBIBitkraft Esports Ventures