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StartX — 2015 Investments

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

Freenomefreenome.comin𝕏NASDAQ: FRNMOct 2015

Freenome develops early-stage cancer detection technology using blood tests to identify cancer in its earliest, most treatable phases.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesLondon, US

Riley Ennis(Founder)inCharles Roberts(Founder)inGabriel Otte(Founder)inAdam Stone(Chief Executive Officer and Director)Michael Altman(Chief Business Officer and Director)Shmuel (Sam) M. Cohn(Chief Financial Officer)

Co-investorsRA CapitalAgent CapitalAME Cloud VenturesAndreessen HorowitzArtis VenturesAsset Management Company+15 more

EpiBiomeepibiome.comOct 2015

BiotechSouth San Francisco, US

Aaron Tynes Hammack(Executive Officer, Director)Nicholas Conley(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardPing-Chuan Tsai(Director)

Co-investorsAlexandriaMatrix Capital ManagementSv Tech Ventures, Inc.Viking Global Investors

Lolli & Popslolliandpops.cominJun 2015

Lolli & Pops is a confectionery retailer that sells curated candy, chocolates, handmade truffles, and bulk gummies sourced internationally.

ConsumerFoodTechRetail TechSan Francisco, US

Thomas Baker(Director)Scott Ransenberg(Director)Siddhartha Gupta(Executive Officer, Director)Rajesh Gupta(Executive Officer, Director)inKeri Morrisin

BoardMichael E. Marks(Director)in

NameCoachname-coach.comin𝕏Jun 2015

Namecoach offers audio name-pronunciation recordings that embed online so people can learn how to correctly say each other's names, and supports gender pronoun communication.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSPalo Alto, US

Praveen Ramesh Shanbhag(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investors640 OxfordAiSprouts VCAUTHENTIC VENTURESBisk VenturesForefront VentureImpact America Fund+6 more

PillPackpillpack.cominSeries C · Jun 2015 · $50M

PillPack is a full-service pharmacy that organizes and delivers medications to customers, managing automatic refills and coordinating directly with doctors and insurance providers.

Digital HealthHealthtechManchester, US

Timothy Parker(Chief Executive Officer, Director)inElliot Cohen(Chief Technology Officer, Director)inTJ Parker(Founder)in

BoardDavid Frankel(Director)inJon Karlen(Director)Fred Destin(Director)

Co-investorsAccelAccompliceACME CapitalBoxGroupCRV (Charles River Ventures)Entrée Capital+12 more

Tachyustachyus.comin𝕏May 2015acquired by SLB

Tachyus builds AI and physics-based models for oil and gas operators to optimize reservoir management, increase production, and reduce operational costs and greenhouse gas emissions.

AI & Machine LearningClimate TechEnergyHouston, US

Francisco LePort(Founder)inDakin Sloss(Founder)inPaul Orland(Founder)inPallav Sarma(Founder)inFernando Gutierrez(CEO)inMatt Elbert(CFO & CRO)in

Co-investorsBaruch Future VenturesCota CapitalStreamlined VenturesStruck CapitalCaffeinated CapitalFounders Fund+2 more

tortugatortugaagtech.cominApr 2015

Oishii operates indoor vertical farms that grow premium produce, including its Omakase Berry, strawberry products, and Rubī Tomato, distributed to consumers and retailers such as Whole Foods across the New York metropolitan area, New Jersey, Connecticut, and D.C.

AgTechConsumerFoodTechNew York, US

Hiroki Koga(Co-founder)Brendan Somerville(Co-founder)Morgan Steffy(Executive Officer, Director)Evan Katz(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardEric Mathews(Director)Joel Seligstein(Director)

Co-investorsCeres PartnersE12 Venture Capital, LlcOrbia VenturesREMUS CapitalRoot Ventures Manager, LlcUnion Grove Venture Partners

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.