• ATRO Medical

  Participated · Equity · Feb 2026

  ATRO Medical is a Netherlands-based clinical-stage orthopedic medical device company focused on addressing post-meniscectomy pain syndrome with its flagship Artimis Meniscus Prosthesis. The implant is designed to restore joint biomechanics, alleviate pain, and delay osteoarthritis progression for patients who have undergone meniscus removal. The company has reached a key clinical milestone with its latest prosthesis design and is currently conducting ongoing studies in affected patients. Recent activities include strengthening its intellectual-property portfolio and joining the PlugAndPlay Health incubator in the United States, broadening its international exposure. To support upcoming pivotal trials in both the U.S. and Europe, ATRO Medical is optimizing manufacturing, regulatory readiness, and clinical operations. A new leadership structure features Maarten van der Zanden as CEO, Anita Brinks as COO, and founder Tony van Tienen as Chief Medical Officer. The firm also plans to open a share funding campaign on the Eyevestor platform to allow patient and private-investor participation in its next development stage.

• Tout

  Participated · Series C · Oct 2016

  Tout is a next-generation streaming video network delivering hundreds of channels of news, sports and entertainment video from major media brands across thousands of publisher sites. Led by founder and CEO Michael Downing, the company is a technology spin-out of SRI International and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. Tout powers video programming across more than 2,800 websites that collectively receive over one billion visits monthly. Its network reaches more than 57 million unique video viewers who consume over 350 million videos per month. Tout aggregates content from partners including Fox Sports, WSJ, CNN, CBS, Scripps, Conde Nast and Bloomberg. The company plans to use new funding to expand business-development and sales operations, grow its U.S. publisher base, launch audience-targeting capabilities for media partners, and expand into international markets. Tout is a video-messaging service that lets users post 15-second video messages and allows followers to reply with their own 15-second videos. The company has gained traction with high-profile users and media partners, including Shaquille O'Neal, Jeff Probst, Ryan Seacrest, Erin Andrews, Dr. Oz, CBS, National Geographic Channel, CNBC's Fast Money, C-SPAN, ESPN and Mitt Romney. Tout reports more than 23 million total visitors to its web and mobile applications since launch (a cumulative figure). CEO Michael Downing has said the company does not aim to be a destination social network but to enable video messaging broadly. Tout has been testing an API and teasing "major partners" in the works, indicating a focus on integrations and distribution. The company previously raised a $2 million Series A in December 2010 and has now closed a $13.4 million Series B.

• Index

  Led · Series A · Nov 2013

  Index builds software and payments products that give physical retailers unified customer databases, personalization tools, and secure payment services to replicate online-style customer insights. Its products enable stores to identify in-store shoppers, market to them via email and other channels, and tie transactions into customer data. The company has focused on larger retailers and counts customers such as American Apparel, The Fresh Market and Fairway. Index opened for business in 2013 and was founded by Marc Freed-Finnegan and Jonathan Wall, who previously worked on Google Wallet. The company says it processes about $3 billion in sales on a run-rate that is 20x higher than a year ago, sends roughly 25 million emails per month, and is not disclosing revenues or valuation. Index is adding more features and integrations, including a partnership to integrate with Facebook’s tools for targeting ads to offline retailers. Index was founded by former Google Wallet executives Marc Freed-Finnegan and Jonathan Wall to bring online-style personalization and analytics to brick-and-mortar retail. Its core product is a software integration that installs on retailers' point-of-sale terminals to link in-store, online, mobile and social engagement and build unified customer profiles for shoppers who opt in. The technology enables linked identities, data mining beyond simple basket analysis, real-time coupon and rewards application at checkout, and personalized recommendations surfaced to cashiers or on receipts and mobile apps. Index is piloting with a small chain of cupcake stores in San Francisco and is positioning the product for top-tier brick-and-mortar retailers. The company says it earns revenue when a retailer is able to sell items through its technology. Index plans to use its Series A funding to support continued rollout with retailers and to grow the team. The startup lists retail veterans as advisors to aid business development and go-to-market efforts.

No current team members are available.