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Soma Capital — 2017 Investments

5 investments dated 2017 · listed companies and verified rows first · show all

BuzzFeedbuzzfeed.com𝕏NASDAQ: BZFDJun 2017

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

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

Neosyncneosync.devin𝕏Seed · Jun 2017Acquired

Neosync is an open-source platform for generating anonymized or synthetic versions of data and distributing them across development and testing environments.

Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US

Evis Drenova(Founder)inKathryn Rumrill(Executive Officer, Director)Nick Zelei(CTO)

BoardLawrence C. Best(Director)Sacha Lainovic(Director)Jan Pensaert(Director)

Co-investorsAsymmetric Capital PartnersFelicis VenturesY CombinatorAndreessen HorowitzCalm VenturesDot Slash Capital+6 more

OMG Digitalomgdigitalinc.comSeed · Jun 2017 · $1.1M

An educational resource platform that teaches users how to craft effective prompts for AI image generation tools like Midjourney, DALL·E, and Stable Diffusion.

AI & Machine LearningConsumerCreator EconomyEdTechMedia & EntertainmentAccra, GH

Jesse Ahin(Founder)

Co-investorsY CombinatorComcast VenturesFrialeKima VenturesMacro VenturesRhenium Ventures+1 more

Open Listingsopenlistings.comin𝕏Seed · May 2017Acquired

Open Listings provided a homebuying platform that helped residential buyers purchase properties while reducing their real estate commission costs.

MarketplacesPropTechLos Angeles, US

Judd Schoenholtz(CEO)inPeter Sugihara(CPO)inJohn Alexander Farrill(Executive Officer, Director)Alex Farrill(CTO)

BoardIlya Sukar(Director)

Co-investorsY CombinatorAgrolimen VenturesArena VenturesBragiel BrothersCRCM VenturesCrystal Towers Capital+4 more

Popular Payspopularpays.comin𝕏Seed · Mar 2017 · $2Macquired by Lightricks

Popular Pays is an influencer marketing and creator management platform that connects brands with creators for campaign development and execution.

Creator EconomyEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSChicago, US

Corbett Drummey(CEO)inSteven Wanderski(Full Stack Web Developer)in

BoardClancey Stahr(Director)inPeter Dolan(Director)

Co-investorsBeringeaEmery CapitalFusionGoAhead VenturesICCP Venture PartnersLakewest Venture Partners+16 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.