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US Venture Partners — 2021 Investments

9 investments dated 2021 · listed companies and verified rows first · show all

Boxbox.comin𝕏NYSE: BOXMay 2021

Box provides intelligent content management and secure collaboration for enterprise teams, combining unstructured data access and sharing with AI-powered workflows and insights.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareSan Jose, US

Dylan Smith(Founder)inAaron Levie(Founder)inDan Levin(Director)inStephanie Carullo(Executive Officer)inPeter McGoff(Executive Officer)inGraham Younger(Executive Officer)in

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzBessemer Venture PartnersCoatue ManagementEmergence Capital PartnersGeneral AtlanticHercules Capital, Inc.+37 more

Arkose Labsarkoselabs.comMay 2021

Arkose Labs provides fraud and bot protection for enterprises including banks, gaming platforms, fintechs, and marketplaces.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US

Kevin Gosschalk(CEO)inMark Resnick(Executive Officer)

BoardNagraj Kashyap(Director)inJames Wu(Director)inJeremiah Grossman(Director)

Board seatDafina Toncheva· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsAspenwoodBallistic VenturesM12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)SoftBank Vision FundSony Ventures CorporationTransition Level Investments+3 more

Effector Therapeuticseffector.comAug 2021 · $60M

eFFECTOR Therapeutics was a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company.

BiotechSolana Beach, US

Stephen F. Worland, Ph.D.(Executive Officer, Director)Alana McNulty(Executive Officer)in

BoardSimeon George(Director)Jonathan Root(Director)inKen Haas(Director)Laurence Lasky(Director)

Co-investorsAstellas Venture Management LLCMission Bay CapitalMission BiocapitalOUP (Osage University Partners)Pfizer Venture InvestmentsSofinnova Ventures

Human Interesthumaninterest.comin𝕏Seed · Aug 2021 · $200M

Human Interest provides a software platform for 401(k) retirement savings plans, designed to help small and mid-sized businesses offer affordable retirement benefits to their employees.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechHR TechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Roger Lee(CEO)inPaul Sawaya(CTO)inJeff Schneble(Chief Executive Officer)inTripp Faix(Executive Officer)inYoyo Zhou(Engineering Manager)Michael Shinn(Technical Recruiter)

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesBetter Tomorrow VenturesFundersClubGlynn Capital ManagementGreat Oaks Venture CapitalImmeasurable+35 more

Informedinformed.iqinSeries A · Mar 2021 · $20M

Informed provides AI-powered employment and income verification solutions for lenders, using document intelligence and historical lending data to automate applicant verification, reduce fraud, and accelerate loan approvals.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechTiburon, US

Justin Wickett(Executive Officer, Director)inJatin Agrawal(Founder)inJames Ramsey(Director)

BoardMagdalena Yesil(Director)Steve Krausz(Director)inJeremy Solomon(Director)

Co-investorsAlly VenturesAspect VenturesNycaNyca PartnersOwl CapitalThe Perkins Fund

Standard Bariatricsstandardbariatrics.cominSeries B · Jun 2021 · $35MAcquired

Standard Bariatrics develops the Titan SGS™ Stapler, a specialized surgical device designed for sleeve gastrectomy procedures that creates consistent and symmetrical gastric pouches using an anatomy-based approach.

Medical Devices

Co-investorsArieal Southeast Angel PartnersCincyTechEmergent Medical Partners, LLPHatteras Venture PartnersJobsOhio VenturesRC Capital+2 more

Taskhumantaskhuman.cominSeries A · Nov 2021 · $10M

Palo Alto, US

Ravi Swaminathan(Founder)inDaniel Mazzella(Founder)

BoardRick Lewis(Director)Jack Crawford(Director)Michael Gallagher(Director)

Co-investorsGaingelsMadrona Venture GroupCerraCap VenturesImpact Venture CapitalSapphire VenturesSure Ventures

Other

Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

Oliver SpaceTerritory Foods

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.