• R Planet

  Participated · Seed · Jun 2022

  R Labs is a minority- and women-led blockchain financial technology company based in Austin, Texas, building a values-based social impact ecosystem in Web3. The company aims to bring purpose and utility to Web3 by tokenizing impact and enabling consumers and companies to align money with social and environmental goals. R Labs plans to launch a purpose-led genesis NFT collection in Summer 2022 oriented around five pillars: mental wellness, inclusivity, sustainability, education, and entertainment. The founding team is led by Geeta Sankappanavar and Chelsea Cain Maclin and includes executives and founders from Bumble, DraftKings, Rovio, Deutsche Bank, UBS, and Credit Agricole. Advisors and supporters are linked to projects and organizations including Azuki, Decentraland, Warner Music Group and CAA. R Labs frames its mission around the generational wealth transfer to Millennials and the democratization of wealth creation through tokenization of impact.

• Keek

  Led · Equity · Jan 2013

  Keek is a mobile video social network with more than 73 million members worldwide; its app is available in over 190 countries, six global regions and 36 languages. The core product includes web and mobile apps that support short-form videos (up to 36 seconds) with 111 characters of accompanying text. Keek launched Keek Web 3.0 in North America on January 7, 2015 and worldwide on January 30, 2015, introducing a modular redesign to improve content discovery and user experience. The company plans further rollouts including a Re‑Keek feature, the Keek 3.0 redesign across iOS, Android and Windows, and upgraded Messenger apps to enable private messaging and real‑time group chat. Keek reported operating metrics showing an 8% month‑over‑month increase in keeks created in January 2015 and a nearly 4% increase in average mobile session time to 8.3 minutes. Infrastructure consolidation of its main global data centers in Toronto in November–December 2014 improved performance, security and scalability to support deeper penetration in North America and Western Europe; financially, the company has completed issuance of secured notes to support working capital. Keek is a Toronto-based social video-sharing startup centered on bite-sized 36-second smartphone clips and positions video as a form of communication rather than entertainment. The app deliberately omits beautification filters and editing tools, encouraging users to "point; shoot; upload; communicate." Keek reports rapid user growth, adding 6 million users in 30 days and claiming roughly 200,000 new sign-ups per day, with about 8 million monthly comments and likes and 30 million monthly follows and subscribes. Celebrities such as Kim Kardashian, Adam Lambert and 2 Chainz use the platform, though the company says adoption has been driven bottom-up by ordinary users. The new funding is earmarked to support a massive infrastructure expansion and product work to support international growth, including building location-detection and locally tailored trending-content systems. Keek previously raised $7 million in October in what the founder described as a friends-and-family-style round and is using the latest capital to keep pace with explosive growth. Keek is a Toronto-based operator of a free social video platform that connects people via 36-second video updates known as "keeks". Launched for iOS and Android in March 2012, the service lets users follow or subscribe to others, respond with text or video "keekbacks", manage content through a personal dashboard, and monitor performance with a free analytics tool. The platform also supports group discussions and real-time keeks related to current events. The company closed a $7m financing that brings total capital raised to more than $12m to date. The round was led by Cranson Capital Securities with participation from Pinetree Capital Ltd and Whitecap Venture Partners. Keek says it will use the funding to accelerate product development, scale infrastructure and expand globally; the company is led by CEO Isaac Raichyk. Keek operates a free social networking service that lets users post and share short video updates via webcam or mobile apps. Videos on the platform can run up to 36 seconds in length. The service is integrated with Facebook, Twitter and Tumblr to enable easy sharing of video messages. Keek aims to become the equivalent of Twitter for video-based status updates. The company faces a crowded and challenging microvideo space, with prior entrants like Seesmic and 12seconds having struggled and competitors such as Tout also recently launching. Keek has secured external financing to support its plans and growth.

• Winamax

  Led · Equity · May 2010

  Winamax Holdings operates an online poker platform. According to industry reports, it received a €12m private equity investment from France-based AGF. The company will use the funds to execute marketing activities to expand in France. That expansion is tied to the ongoing liberalisation of France's online gambling legislation. The investment is positioned to help the company capitalise on changes in the regulatory environment.

• Viadeo

  Participated · Equity · Jul 2009

  Viadeo operates a professional social network (branded Tianji in China) that emphasizes a multi-local approach tailored to business and cultural needs in each market. The service offers networking, reputation-building, and business discussion features for professionals. The company reports 45 million registered users globally, with about 10 million members on Tianji in China and an average Tianji user age of 30. Viadeo has focused on expanding internationally through localized sites and partnerships, including a joint venture in Russia with Sanoma. The company says the new funding will be used to grow its business in Europe and China and to expand into other emerging markets such as Latin America, India, Africa and Russia. Viadeo is a professional business social network that competes with LinkedIn and Xing and offers member profiles, social features and a premium tier. The site reports about 8.5 million members, with roughly 70% of members outside France. The company has pursued API and OpenSocial integrations and is building a suite of apps (including Google Docs, Flickr and YouTube integrations), plus planned features such as in-platform tweeting and an iPhone app. Viadeo has struck a global partnership to appear on Microsoft’s Live platform and is using the API work to stream content from third-party partners. Product work also included a recent site redesign to improve the interface and navigation. The company is positioning to expand in emerging markets such as China, India and Mexico and exploring growth via potential acquisitions.

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