Led · Series A · Oct 2024

OncoLens develops oncology-focused AI that extracts key insights from structured and unstructured clinical, molecular, and lab data to identify patients who may have missed treatment-defining diagnostics or therapies in real time. Its collaboration solutions help cancer centers coordinate next steps to ensure timely, multidisciplinary action. The company serves national cancer institutes, academic medical centers, and community-based integrated delivery networks, and also operates internationally after launching in the EMEA region in 2022. With a growing customer base, OncoLens launched the OncoLens Research Network to partner with life‑science commercial, real‑world evidence, and clinical development teams to bring trials and quality-improvement initiatives to its centers. For life‑science partners the company offers access to a diverse, community-focused network to address RWE, diversity and inclusion in trials, and to find patients with rare genomic alterations. The company is led by CEO Anju Mathew and recently raised capital to expand its development efforts. OncoLens provides an integration and collaboration platform to cancer centers that enables multidisciplinary cancer care across the continuum. Through a streamlined, secure HIPAA-compliant infrastructure it drives intra-enterprise, community, and network participation in multidisciplinary care planning, tracking, and delivery. Patients can collaborate on treatment plans, track quality for accreditation, and align to care pathways, while health systems can maximize clinical trial participation and referral streams. The company supports creation of centers of excellence that can be leveraged for patient care and provider education. It serves more than 200 cancer centers in the U.S. and has clients in the larger EMEA region. Led by CEO Anju Mathew, OncoLens intends to use the new funds to expand domestic and global footprint into rural communities and low- and middle-income countries to improve capacity, access, and diversity in research. The financial terms of the investment were not disclosed. OncoLens offers a collaborative, HIPAA-compliant tumor board and cancer treatment planning platform that aggregates patient-specific data across EMR, clinical, and genetics systems and provides decision support. Its software includes virtual tumor board technology, workflow automation, survivorship care planning, and clinical decision support to standardize care and improve efficiencies. The platform automatically identifies patient-specific clinical trials at a facility or affiliates and surfaces relevant NCCN/ASCO guidelines and the latest research to support care teams. OncoLens is used or being implemented across several National Cancer Institute-designated cancer centers and large U.S. healthcare delivery networks, and currently serves more than 8,000 cancer care providers. The company has received market recognition with studies showcased in professional journals and conferences. Management says the new funding will accelerate product development and market expansion as it builds on its position in tumor board and treatment-planning software. OncoLens develops tumor board and cancer treatment planning software that consolidates clinical, radiological, and pathological data to streamline multidisciplinary case discussions. Its platform includes an intelligent workflow engine that automates accreditation and quality reporting, facilitates survivorship care planning, and supports more informed clinical decision-making. The company uses proprietary algorithms to reduce clinician workload by matching patients with relevant clinical trials and potential targeted therapies. OncoLens currently serves several large integrated delivery networks (IDNs) and hospitals across the U.S. Led by co-founder and CEO Anju Mathew, the company plans to expand its product capabilities and grow sales and marketing resources using new funding. The recent financing strengthens its position to scale adoption among health systems. OncoLens offers a Software-as-a-Service platform that enables diverse, multispecialty cancer care teams to collaborate on individual patient treatment plans. The platform provides cancer-specific clinical decision support, helps programs track and implement nationally approved quality metrics, and surfaces applicable clinical trials. It consolidates case data and workflows to streamline tumor board management and survivorship care planning, reducing the manual data-aggregation burden described in the article. OncoLens says its solution decreases a cancer center’s workload and saves resources by standardizing discussions and integrating multiple workflows. The company recently closed a $1.35 million seed round to fund strategic growth and product expansion. OncoLens is part of Georgia Tech’s ATDC Accelerate portfolio and has received industry recognitions, including an “Exceptional Research Award” from the Academy of Oncology Nurse Navigators.

Led · Series A · Nov 2020

Kobiton offers a single mobile testing platform that integrates visual, functional and performance testing on real devices with next-generation, scriptless automation. The platform targets developers, QA and DevOps teams and aims to enable continuous mobile testing while reducing costly script maintenance. Kobiton cites AI capabilities and the Mobile Labs acquisition as drivers of its product innovation and capacity. Its customers include high-growth unicorns and blue-chip enterprises across retail, gaming, financial services, creative development and travel, explicitly naming IBM, Coca-Cola and Uber. The company has more than tripled its user base since its initial seed funding and reports compounded annualized ARR growth in excess of 250% over that period. Planned uses for new capital include accelerated R&D, new features for designers and developers, and expansion of its go-to-market footprint. Kobiton is an Atlanta-based mobile testing platform that enables developers and QA teams to test apps on real devices both on desks and through a cloud service. The company emphasizes machine-learning tools to help build tests and integrates with the open-source Appium framework. Kobiton launched in 2017 and has a portion of its team based in Vietnam. To accelerate growth and expand its customer base, Kobiton acquired fellow Atlanta mobile-testing vendor Mobile Labs and plans to layer its AI/ML technology on top of Mobile Labs’ solution. There will be an upgrade path for Mobile Labs customers, no immediate plan to sunset existing services, and some Mobile Labs brands may be renamed. The company will more than double the number of its U.S.-based employees as a result of the acquisition. Kobiton offers a real-device mobile app testing platform that supports manual and automated testing in the cloud or on-premise to help companies improve app quality and app store ratings. The company was spun out of KMS Technology’s Upstar Labs and launched in 2016. Its platform has been used by more than 500 companies and 35,000 testers and developers; customers include Cap Gemini, Frontier Airlines, GreenSky, Office Depot, and Q2. Kobiton is adding AI-powered “Record & Playback” scriptless Appium automation capabilities to enable users to record interactions and play them back across hundreds of devices. With the new product features, the company plans to expand sales, marketing, customer support, and product development. Kobiton positions this technology to accelerate adoption of mobile test automation at scale for organizations that struggle with real-device complexity and scripting. Kobiton provides a mobile device cloud platform that centralizes mobile app testing across public, local and private devices. The platform offers centralized testing history and insights, access to in-demand devices to supplement inventory, cost savings, and integrations with preferred IDEs and development tools. Customers include large retail, financial services, creative development and travel companies. The company has more than 370 customers and 25,000 users on its platform. Kobiton will use the funds to expand its sales and marketing efforts. The company was co-founded by Josh Lieberman and Vu Lam and is led by CEO Kevin Lee; it is based in Atlanta, GA.

Led · Series A · Oct 2020

Vibenomics provides location-based Audio Out-of-Home™ advertising and in-store audio experiences using cloud-based technology, a licensed background music library, data integrations, and a network of on-demand professional voice talent. The company offers a full-service team of audio experience experts to create and run audio channels for retailers and brands. Vibenomics serves more than 180 advertisers across over 15,000 locations in 49 states and reaches more than 250 million unique monthly listeners. Led by CEO Brent Oakley, the company has nearly 40 employees. The business plans to use the new capital to launch additional national networks in grocery stores, pharmacies, and convenience stores. Its product is positioned to enable brands to speak directly to shoppers at the point of sale. Vibenomics operates a cloud-based Audio Out-of-Home platform that combines licensed background-music playlists with programmatic commercial spots to reach shoppers at the point of sale. Its plug-and-play tablet devices dynamically broadcast hyper-targeted, in-stream audio advertisements and curated playlists across retail locations, and the company shares ad revenue with participating retailers. The business serves over 120 advertisers across more than 6,000 locations in 49 states, reaches roughly 200 million unique shoppers, and staffs 44 employees. Vibenomics has partnerships and distribution through channels such as Vistar Media and a Kroger deployment in 2,300+ stores. The company plans to use new funding to accelerate product development, go-to-market execution, and the launch of additional national networks in convenience and grocery retailers. Founded in 2016, Vibenomics projects expanding into ten thousand or more convenience and grocery outlets by 2021. Vibenomics combines licensed background-music playlists with commercial spots paid for by brand advertisers and delivers them via cloud-based technology and plug-and-play mobile tablet devices. The platform dynamically broadcasts hyper-targeted, in-stream audio advertisements and curated playlists across retail locations, enabling brands to talk to shoppers during the final steps of the purchase journey. Vibenomics operates a partner program that shares ad revenue with retailers, allowing them to monetize their private in-store airwaves and transform a legacy expense into a profit center. The company reports over 100 brand advertisers in more than 4,000 locations across 48 states, reaching over 150 million people. It plans to use new funding to expand into additional convenience stores and grocery retailers, accelerate product development, and scale go-to-market execution. Vibenomics provides cloud-based technology and managed services that enable location-based businesses and connected cities to create and control background music, messaging and advertising. Clients work with Vibenomics Audio Experience Managers who customize the vibe in each location and professional voice talent produces location-based messages that can be ready within hours. The company recently launched an audio out-of-home (OOH) advertising marketplace that can reach nearly 150 million consumers nationally or target any combination of 4,000 individual locations. Vibenomics plans to use new funding to expand the advertising marketplace by increasing participating locations and building out its ad sales team. The company was founded in 2016 in Indianapolis as Fuzic and rebranded to Vibenomics in 2017. Brent Oakley is founder and CEO.

Led · Seed · Mar 2020

Case Status provides an AI-powered client engagement platform that delivers real-time updates, secure messaging, and AI-driven insights to keep clients informed about the progress of their cases. The platform integrates with case management systems to streamline client communications, measure client satisfaction, and drive positive reviews and referrals. It is used by hundreds of law firms and serves over one hundred thousand clients. The company plans to use the new funding to enhance the platform’s technology, expand its feature set, and grow its presence in key markets. Case Status was founded in 2018 by attorney Lauren Gulley and tech entrepreneur Andy Seavers and is based in Charleston, SC. Case Status provides a client relationship management and marketing platform that helps law firms manage client communications. Its technology delivers case updates, automated touches, scheduled messages and other client-facing workflows. The company is led by co-founder and CEO Lauren Sturdivant. In November 2020 it raised $1.5M in a Series Seed II round. The proceeds will be used to support growth, including the hiring of veteran personnel and development of new feature sets for specific practice areas. Case Status is based in Birmingham, Ala.

Led · Series B · Dec 2019

PlayOn! Sports operates the NFHS Network, a live and on‑demand platform that streams millions of high school sporting events across more than 27 sports and activities in all 50 states and Washington, DC. The company is a joint venture partner with the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) and manages day‑to‑day operations of the NFHS Network. PlayOn directly supports student athletics by creating a revenue stream for participating high schools and state associations and currently partners with almost 8,000 high schools nationwide. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in Atlanta and New York, the company focuses on building products and experiences for state associations, high schools, athletes, and fans. PlayOn has a stated long‑term goal of streaming every high school event in the country and intends to use external capital to accelerate that growth. Financial terms of the announced investment were not disclosed in the press release. PlayOn! Sports operates the NFHS Network, a joint venture with the National Federation of State High School Associations and its member state associations, delivering live and on-demand high school events via NFHSnetwork.com and related apps. Led by founder and CEO David Rudolph, the company handles day-to-day operations of the NFHS Network. Its core product offering includes media distribution of high school sports and deployment of automated production technology. The company plans to accelerate deployment of the Pixellot automated production solution throughout the high school market. Proceeds will also fund additional investments in consumer products and automated marketing infrastructure. The company strengthened its balance sheet with a new institutional investment to support these growth initiatives. PlayOn! Sports is the largest rights holder, producer, and aggregator of high school sports events distributed across television, the Internet, and IP-video enabled mobile devices. The company combines State Athletic Associations’ postseason content with regular season events of member schools and streams more than 30,000 high school sporting events a year. Recent plans include a joint venture with the National Federation of State High School Associations to create the NFHS Network, an all-digital network launching in mid‑August that will feature comprehensive coverage of high school sports and activities. PlayOn will use the Series D proceeds to support new growth initiatives including the NFHS Network and to expand other strategic priorities. The partnership with Herff Jones includes commercial relationships to expand PlayOn’s School Broadcast Program and to jointly market products and services. PlayOn is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, with offices in the Southeast, Midwest, and California.