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A3 Ventures

Downtown Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, United States

Overview

A3Ventures is the innovation lab and capital investment engine of AAA Northern California, Nevada & Utah (AAA NCNU). They invest in ideas and build products that help their Members and communities navigate the future.

Total investments
2
Lead investments
0
Investments · 12mo
0
Active investors
2

Sector focus

  • Finance
  • Venture Capital
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Investment portfolio

  • Zippity

    Participated · Equity · Nov 2018

    Zippity offers a mobile platform designed to help owner‑operators run their entire home service business from their phones. The company announced a $3.3 million Seed fundraising round to support that mission. Zippity said the team is excited to put the funding to work toward expanding and improving the product for its target users. The LinkedIn announcement emphasized the company’s focus on making business operations mobile and accessible for solo operators. No operating metrics or financial details beyond the Seed raise were disclosed in the article. Zippity operates a workplace car care service that partners with employers at no cost to offer employees onsite maintenance, diagnostics, and detailing. Launched in 2017 and led by CEO Edward Warren, the company uses self-contained service vehicles outfitted to perform comprehensive mechanical and detailing services year-round. Services include brake and wheel work, oil changes, full tire services, battery replacements, filter and fluid replacements, diagnostic services, and interior and exterior detailing. Zippity has formed partnerships across New England and Texas, giving over 70,000 employees access to its services. The company secured an additional $3M in seed funding and intends to use the proceeds to continue expanding operations and its business reach. Zippity provides onsite car maintenance for workplaces using equipped, self-contained mobile service trailers combined with a digital customer experience. Employees at partner companies can book and manage services via www.zippitycars.com after their employer selects a monthly service schedule. Launched in 2017 and led by CEO Edward Warren, the company operates mobile service trailers that deliver full-service car maintenance onsite. Since launch it has partnered with hundreds of companies and delivered over 10,000 car maintenance services to employees. Zippity secured $2.6M in funding and intends to use the proceeds to expand its national presence starting in fall 2018.

  • RapidSOS

    Participated · Series A · Apr 2017

    RapidSOS builds mission-critical artificial-intelligence tools for emergency response, connecting data from more than 600 million devices, sensors and cameras to 22,000+ federal, state, local and defense agencies. Its flagship product, RapidSOS HARMONY, automatically detects emergencies, unifies real-time data and video feeds, and helps coordinate faster, more effective responses. The company’s safety network is used by one million first-responder professionals and has supported over one billion emergencies across a dozen countries. RapidSOS collaborates with more than 200 global enterprises, including half of the U.S. Fortune 10, to modernize 911 and field-response workflows. With the new capital, the team plans to deepen AI-driven interoperability, scale its safety network, and expand internationally while targeting the prevention of one million emergencies by 2030. Having now raised more than $450 million in total, RapidSOS is currently the highest-funded emergency-response AI company.

Team

  • Iris Montgomery

    Operations Administrator

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  • Kris Harikrishnan

    Director and Strategy

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