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Shasta Ventures — 2016 Investments

4 investments dated 2016 · listed companies and verified rows first · show all

AppboyNASDAQ: BRZEApr 2016SEC filingmedium confidence

Braze develops a customer engagement platform that combines first-party data management, machine learning models, and multi-channel orchestration tools to help brands deliver personalized interactions across email, mobile messaging, push notifications, social channels, and in-app experiences.

New York, US

Jonathan Hyman(Executive Officer)Mark Ghermezian(Executive Officer, Director)Myles Kleeger(Executive Officer)Oliver Bell(Executive Officer)William Magnuson(Chief Executive Officer, President and Director)

BoardTom Peterson(Director)in

Board seatDoug Pepper· per SEC Form D · $20.4M raise · filed Jul 2017

Co-investorsBattery VenturesAccelerator VenturesBlumberg CapitalBullpen CapitalICONIQ CapitalMeritech Capital Partners+2 more

Leanplumleanplum.comin𝕏Oct 2016 · $29M

Leanplum is a mobile marketing platform (associated with CleverTap) offering engagement and messaging tools for mobile apps.

AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Sunil Thomas(Co-founder & CEO)inAndrew First(Founder)Michael Grinich(Founder)Momchil Kyurkchiev(Founder)

Co-investorsCanaan PartnersEast 11 VenturesKima VenturesLAUNCHub VenturesMultiplier CapitalNorwest Venture Partners+3 more

Stancestance.com𝕏Apr 2016

Stance designs and manufactures socks and underwear for athletes, artists, and active individuals, with particular focus on comfort and craftsmanship through products like casual socks, performance socks, and underwear.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceCalifornia, US

Jeff Kearl(Executive Officer, Director)John Wilson(Executive Officer)

BoardJosh James(Director)David Gatto(Director)Pravin Vazirani(Director)Jay Brown(Director)

Co-investorsACME CapitalAugust CapitalFounders Circle CapitalKickstartLobby CapitalMercato Partners+1 more

Zefrzefr.comin𝕏Mar 2016 · $30M

Zefr provides content intelligence and safety solutions for digital media platforms, helping brands identify appropriate content for advertising and reducing monetization of problematic creators.

AdTechAI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureMarketing TechMedia & EntertainmentSaaSVenice, US

Richard Raddon(Executive Officer, Director)inZacharias James(Executive Officer, Director)Zach James(Founder)inRich Raddon(Founder)

BoardSteve Krausz(Director)inSean Flynn(Director)in

Co-investorsArcher Capital GroupArcher Venture CapitalFelicis VenturesFirst Round CapitalIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Launchpad LA+5 more

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.