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RRE Ventures — 2015 Investments

15 investments dated 2015 · listed companies and verified rows first · show all

BuzzFeedbuzzfeed.com𝕏NASDAQ: BZFDFeb 2015

BuzzFeed is a digital media company that produces entertainment, news, and content across pop culture, food, and commerce for online audiences.

ConsumerCreator EconomyMedia & EntertainmentNew York, US

Jonah Peretti(Founder)inJohn Johnson III(Director)Mark Frackt(Executive Officer)Greg Coleman(Executive Officer, Director)Allison Lucas(Executive Officer)JON STEINBERG(President and Chief Operating Officer)in

Board seatWilliam Porteous· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzGeneral AtlanticLerer HippeauNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Velvet Sea VenturesHearst Ventures+3 more

Business Insiderinsider.comin𝕏Jan 2015

Business Insider is an online news and media publication covering business, technology, finance, and related topics, including coverage of the AI industry.

Media & EntertainmentNew York, US

HENRY BLODGET(CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER)inHenry Blodgett(Executive Officer, Director)Julie Hansen(Executive Officer)inBarbara PenginDwight Merriman(Director)

BoardJAMES D. ROBINSON(Director)in

Board seatJames D Robinson· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsAlleyCorpBezos ExpeditionsGalata Business Angels OfficialIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)8VCAndreessen Horowitz+6 more

Jibojibo.comJan 2015

Boston, US

Cynthia Breazeal(Executive Officer, Director)Jerilyn Asher(Executive Officer)Steven Chambers(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardMatthew Witheiler(Director)Les Strauss(Director)

Board seatStuart Ellman· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsBRC InnovationPartners ResoluteSQN Venture Partners, LLCFlybridge Capital Partners

Prove Payfoneprove.comin𝕏May 2015

Prove offers a business onboarding and verification solution that reduces manual input by validating business entities, EIN/TIN, and documents while connecting an individual applicant to a business through mobile device and phone number authentication.

CybersecurityFintechSaaSNew York, US

Thomas FitzSimmons(Executive Officer)Rodger Desai(CEO)inEric Woodward(Director)

BoardMichael Brody(Director)Kevin Talbot(Director)

Board seatStuart Ellman· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsMassMutual VenturesOak HC/FTRealization Capital PartnersRelay VenturesStack CapitalApax Digital+3 more

Artivestartivest.coApr 2015

Artivest ran an online investment platform in the United States that gave investors access to private equity and hedge fund offerings.

FintechNew York, US

James WaldingerSwan Chang(Executive Officer)Stephanie Xethalis(Executive Officer)

BoardNellie Levchin(Director)inEdward Brandman(Director)

Co-investors500 GlobalAnthemis VentureAquiline Technology GrowthCota CapitalGenstar8VC+6 more

Culinary Agentsculinaryagents.comApr 2015

New York, US

Alice Cheng(Executive Officer, Director)in

Co-investorsCorrelation VenturesFemale FoundersLeadX Capital PartnersRunway Venture Partners

Digital Geniusdigitalgenius.comin𝕏May 2015

DigitalGenius offers an AI platform for ecommerce customer service, using a hybrid approach that combines large language models with structured workflows to resolve customer conversations across channels like email, chat, and voice.

AI & Machine LearningE-commerceSaaSLondon

Dmitry Aksenov(Founder)inMikhail Naumov(Founder)

Co-investorsBloomberg BetaLerer HippeauLumia CapitalMMC VenturesRuna CapitalRunway Venture Partners+3 more

Giphygiphy.comJan 2015

GIPHY is a platform for discovering, creating, and sharing animated GIFs and stickers.

ConsumerCreator EconomyMedia & EntertainmentNew York, US

Alex Chung(Founder)Brad Zeff(Executive Officer)Joshua Auerbach(Executive Officer)Jonathan Chin(Executive Officer)Adam Leibsohn(Founder)Jace Cooke(Founder)

Co-investorsBetaworksGlynn Capital ManagementGV (Google Ventures)IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Lerer HippeauLightspeed Venture Partners+6 more

Managed by Qmanagedbyq.comSeed · May 2015 · $2MAcquired

New York office management platform acquired by WeWork in 2019 and sold to rival Eden in 2020 for $25 million.

New York, US

Saman Rahmanian(Executive Officer, Director)inDan Teran(CEO and Cofounder)in

BoardHenrik Werlelin(Director)Steven Schlatman(Director)Satya Patel(Director)in

Co-investorsGV (Google Ventures)Hemisphere Ventures LLCKapor CapitalMetaPropMetaProp VenturesDivco West+7 more

Nanitnanit.comSeed · May 2015

Nanit makes a smart baby monitor system with HD video, real-time notifications, and sleep insights, paired with a companion app for streaming, care logging, and milestone tracking.

ConsumerDigital HealthHardwareIoTNew York, US

Anushka SalinasinAndrew Berman(Founder)Assaf Glazer(Founder)Tor Ivry(Founder)

Co-investors645 VenturesEastward Capital PartnersGV (Google Ventures)HCVCJerusalem Venture Partners (JVP)Springcoast Capital Partners+4 more

PrimeRevenueprimerevenue.comin𝕏Mar 2015

PrimeRevenue provides working capital financial technology, including supply chain finance, B2B payments, receivables finance, and dynamic discounting, delivered through a centralized supply chain financial portal.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSAtlanta, US

Nathan Feather(CFO)inDavid Quillian(Executive Officer)inPaul Bain(Executive Officer, Director)PJ Bain(CEO)in

BoardRoger Lee(Director)inBrad Langer(Director)

Co-investorsBattery VenturesEscalate Capital Partners

Shuddleshuddle.usinMar 2015 · $9.6MDefunct

Shuddle was a San Francisco ride-hailing service that drove children and seniors, shutting down in April 2016.

San Francisco, US

Nick Allen(Executive Officer, Director)inRodrigo Prudencio(President, CEO, Secretary, Board Member)in

BoardSteve Schlafman(Director)Kirsten Green(Director)

Co-investorsExpansion Venture CapitalAccelComcast VenturesForerunner VenturesRRE Leaders

Trusted Insightthetrustedinsight.comMay 2015

FintechNew York, US

Alex Bangash(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardJeff Webber(Director)

Co-investors500 GlobalDCVC (Data Collective)Hemisphere Ventures LLCRoute 66 VenturesThe HiveWestern Technology Investment+2 more

Wagwalkingwagwalking.com𝕏May 2015

Wag! is a marketplace that connects pet owners with local pet caregivers for services including dog walking, drop-in visits, pet sitting, and boarding.

ConsumerMarketplaces

Jason Meltzer(Founder)Jonathan Viner(Founder)Joshua Viner(Founder)

Co-investorsACME CapitalAkkadian VenturesBullpen CapitalGeneral CatalystHaystackTuesday Capital+7 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.