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New Stack Ventures — 2020 Investments

5 investments dated 2020 · listed companies and verified rows first · show all

Lightning AIlightning.aiin𝕏Oct 2020

Lightning AI, creator of PyTorch Lightning, runs an end-to-end AI development cloud and merged with GPU provider Voltage Park in 2026.

San Francisco, US

William Falcon(Founder)inSaurabh Giri(Executive Officer)inOzan Kaya(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardAmit Mukherjee(Director)inSam Yagan(Director)inCarlos Delatorre(Director)

Co-investorsBain Capital VenturesCisco InvestmentsCoatue ManagementIndex VenturesK5 GlobalSherpalo Ventures+20 more

Neuneucleans.comin𝕏Oct 2020Defunct

Seattle marketplace that connected Airbnb hosts and homeowners with vetted housecleaners; ceased operations at the end of 2021.

HR TechSeattle, US

Co-investorsTechstarsMTT Ventures

Phoodphood.coin𝕏Dec 2020 · $2M

Phood, based in Boulder, Colorado, builds payment infrastructure that converts university student meal and campus card balances into a usable digital payment method.

FintechBoulder, US

Jackson Killion(Director)Alex Parmley(Executive Officer, Director)in

Co-investorsTechstarsUPC Capital VenturesStory Ventures

Phood Solutionsphoodsolutions.comin𝕏Nov 2020

PhoodSolutions uses computer vision and data analytics to help food service operators optimize menu performance, labor management, and reduce food waste and costs.

AI & Machine LearningClimate TechFintechFoodTechBoston, US

Co-investorsStory VenturesTechstars

Winston PrivacyinJan 2020

Hardware privacy company; member testimonial from founder Richard Stokes.

Chicago, US

RICHARD STOKES(Executive Officer, Director)in

Co-investorsmHUBConnetic VenturesFounder EquityM25Refinery Venture

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.