Participated · Series A · Jul 2026

Hostie provides an AI-powered virtual concierge platform for restaurants to manage calls, texts, reservations, takeout orders, private event inquiries, and general guest communications. Since launching, the company has scaled to hundreds of restaurant partners nationwide and reported a 10x increase in revenue over the past year. Hostie says it has handled more than 2 million guest conversations and 24 million messages, booked over 400,000 covers, and supported more than 50,000 private event inquiries. Its customer base includes independent restaurants and hospitality groups such as Flour + Water Hospitality Group, Riviera Dining Group, Bacchus Management Group, and others. Hostie plans to use new funding to accelerate product development and grow its leadership team as it pursues its broader vision of transforming restaurant guest engagement. The company is headquartered in San Francisco and is advised by former executives from OpenTable, Resy, and Yelp.

Participated · Seed · Feb 2026

The Bland Company is a London, U.K. and Mumbai, India–based startup developing proteins from agricultural byproducts. Its technology focuses on up-cycling waste streams from agriculture and transforming them into usable protein sources. This approach targets both sustainability and the growing demand for alternative proteins. The venture is still at an early stage and has not disclosed any revenue, user, or production metrics. To date, its only announced capital is a $2.7 million pre-seed round. The new funds will enable the company to advance product development and prepare for future scale-up efforts.

Participated · Seed · Sep 2025

Founded in 2024 by Julien Emery and Dingyu Zhang, Superpanel offers law firms an AI-driven "digital teammate" that manages roughly half of the administrative work involved in onboarding new clients. The system engages potential plaintiffs across phone, text, email, and online forms, guiding them through storytelling and document collection while automatically classifying case type, jurisdiction, and required paperwork. When ambiguity arises, the workflow escalates to a human staff member, giving firms a unified, multi-channel process that mirrors a full-time employee. Emery, a former Hootsuite executive who previously exited his startup Allay to Novo Benefits, built Superpanel after experiencing the high cost and complexity of finding legal help. The company plans to deepen its capabilities specifically for plaintiff-side practices and continue hiring to support product expansion. Competitors in the rapidly evolving legal-tech landscape include Clio Grow, LegalClerk.ai, MyCase, and Whippy.ai. No revenue or user metrics were disclosed in the article.

Participated · Seed · Dec 2024

MoldCo operates the first clinician-led digital health service focused on making mold detox a routine component of preventative care. Through its telehealth platform, patients can obtain symptom screening, advanced biomarker lab tests starting at $99, virtual consultations with certified mold-toxicity specialists, and prescription therapies shipped directly to their homes. Typical treatment plans cost $150–$300 per month, positioning MoldCo as a far cheaper alternative to fragmented, in-person options that can run into the tens of thousands of dollars. The company is already offering lab testing in 46 states and clinical care in select states such as Florida, Massachusetts, Michigan, Ohio, and Texas, with nationwide coverage targeted for 2026. Near-term priorities include expanding its specialist network, enhancing proprietary care technology, scaling patient onboarding, and launching clinical research collaborations to raise physician and public awareness. Backed by leading physicians, researchers, and tech VCs, MoldCo has raised $11 million to date to accelerate these initiatives.

Participated · Seed · Dec 2024

Nectir builds secure AI infrastructure purpose-built for schools, colleges, and universities that enables institutions to deploy custom AI assistants integrated with institutional knowledge and learning management systems. The platform offers 24/7 personalized learning support grounded in course content and supports students, faculty, and administrators. Nectir is used by more than 80,000 students across over 100 campuses, including Stanford University and multiple community colleges. The company was founded by Kavitta Ghai and Jordan Long and is based in San Francisco. Following its March 2026 $12.5 million Series A led by Rethink Impact with participation from Gingerbread Capital and Strada, Nectir plans to use the funding to scale its AI infrastructure and expand deployments across educational institutions. The business focuses on secure, institution-specific deployments that integrate with existing LMS platforms.