Led · Seed · Jun 2019

Welcome offers a mobile app that builds and continuously adjusts travel itineraries in real time based on user preferences, location, weather, and transit options. Users can indicate interests from lists, browse recommendations from local experts, or ask friends for tips; the app then creates schedules mixing chosen and suggested activities. It adapts on the fly — users can skip items or extend time at a spot and Welcome refills or rebalances the itinerary automatically. The product emphasizes spontaneous, in-the-moment travel for millennials and Gen Z rather than heavy advance planning. Welcome already provides recommendations in more than 250 cities worldwide and is offered as a free app while prioritizing growth over immediate monetization. The company plans to generate revenue by driving purchases and transactions within the app and says it will not rely on advertising.

Participated · Equity · Aug 2018

Lucidity operates a digital advertising blockchain protocol and a Layer 2 sidechain infrastructure designed to handle high processing speeds and privacy needs of programmatic advertising. Its core product aims to mitigate fraud, enable trusted transactions, and maximize ROI for advertisers and publishers. The company is developing multi- and cross-chain solutions to support Ethereum, RChain and other networks. Lucidity intends to use new funding to expand its team and continue Layer 2 development. It has secured a variety of customers and pilot partners, including GameStop, Viamedia, The Richards Group and Giant Spoon. The company is led by CEO Sam Kim and is based in Los Angeles, CA.