Led · Equity · Mar 2023

Amelia provides a platform that captures rapid innovation across AI ecosystems and converts those advances into enterprise-grade products. Enterprises use Amelia to drive revenue through conversational experiences and to increase productivity via operations automation. The company is consistently recognized by analyst firms as a market leader. Amelia is NYC-based and focuses on delivering Trusted AI solutions for large customers. Following a new $175M investment, leadership changes will reposition operational oversight and deepen executive involvement in growth. Founder Chetan Dube will concentrate on research and development and technical delivery.

Participated · Series D · Aug 2022

VidMob provides an end-to-end Intelligent Creative platform to help brands produce, track, measure, score and optimize the performance of their creative advertising across major digital advertising platforms. Its platform integrates with channels including Google, Meta, Amazon Ads, TikTok, LinkedIn, Twitter, Snap, Pinterest, Hulu and Reddit. Led by CEO and Co-Founder Alex Collmer, the company highlights the breadth of its solution. VidMob raised $110m in a Series D funding round. The company will use the funding to continue to invest in sales and marketing, accelerate platform development and expand its global presence. VidMob is based in London, UK. VidMob operates the Intelligent Creative platform, which uses AI to measure creative performance and unifies creative and data to help marketers optimize ad design. The platform connects brands to a global network of elite content creators trained on best practices for digital channels and next‑gen ad formats. Originally focused on major social platforms, VidMob has expanded distribution into the programmatic web and CTV/OTT. The company says it will use new capital to support global expansion, new e-commerce initiatives, and ongoing investments in advanced technology and data science. VidMob counts clients including Johnson & Johnson and Colgate Palmolive and highlights certifications as a creative partner across major social and digital platforms. A portion of revenue funds its 501(c)(3) VidMob Gives, which has supported 84 nonprofit organizations across 63 countries. VidMob began as a marketplace connecting marketers with professional video editors, animators and designers and has expanded into a broader product called the Agile Creative Studio. The platform lets marketers find talent and, with a single click, send hundreds or thousands of custom ads to partners like Facebook, Google/YouTube, Instagram, Snapchat and Twitter. VidMob analyzes how different creative elements affect audience response and uses that data to iteratively improve campaign performance; the CEO says the decay curve can invert as ads improve over time. Brands using VidMob include Bayer, InterContinental Hotels Group, Ikea, Neutrogena and startups like Acorns. The company has raised $25 million in a Series B and more than $45 million in total funding. Founder and CEO Alex Collmer describes a vision of VidMob as an "API for creativity" that could expand beyond social video into future media types such as augmented reality. VidMob is a video creation platform that combines proprietary technology and a network of trained creators to develop insight-driven, personalized, and scalable marketing video content across social and digital channels. Founded in 2014 and led by CEO Alex Collmer, the company produces video content across every channel, format and language. VidMob serves global brand clients including InterContinental Hotel Group, Mondelez and BMW, and works with agency partners such as Mindshare, Wavemaker and Universal McCann. The company recently opened a London office and plans to use new capital to support continued international growth and to expand its creative insights platform. VidMob has now raised $20m in total funding after an additional extension to its Series A round. VidMob is a New York-based video creation platform and network that connects brands and advertisers with a global network of professional creatives. Clients use VidMob to collaborate with expert creatives to develop suites of video assets optimized for every digital channel. The company, led by founder and CEO Alex Collmer, operates offices in Los Angeles, New York, Chicago and Massachusetts. VidMob plans to use the Series A proceeds to grow headcount across its four offices, expand technology capacity and tools, and deepen agency and brand partnerships. Earlier in 2017 the company was awarded official marketing partner badges by Facebook and Snap and won innovation awards from Instagram and Twitter for its creative solutions. VidMob has raised more than $13m in total since its 2015 founding.

Led · Series C · Aug 2022

Cybrary provides an e-learning platform focused on cybersecurity training, with courses, hands-on labs, and activities built around adversary techniques and vulnerabilities. Its catalog includes expert-led content covering ethical hacking, digital forensics, web app security, networking, and operating systems. The company markets a Pro plan (starting at $59) that bundles certification prep, labs, and practice assessments as a lower-cost alternative to in-person bootcamps. Cybrary was founded in 2015 to lower barriers to the cybersecurity workforce, and Kevin Hanes joined as CEO a year ago. It reports more than 3.7 million users, 742 companies using Cybrary for Teams, roughly 80 employees, and a growing defense business working with multiple government groups and military branches. The company intends to use new funding to expand content and platform capabilities to support learners across career stages. Cybrary provides a cybersecurity learning and certification-preparation platform with a catalog of online courses and experiential tools that serve industry professionals and employers. The platform is used by 3 million cyber and IT professionals globally. The company intends to use the Series B proceeds to accelerate growth of its online workforce development platform. Cybrary has raised $23M in total funding to date. It was co-founded by Ryan Corey and Ralph Sita and is headquartered in College Park, MD. The ecosystem connects industry professionals, companies, content, and technologies to create learning opportunities anywhere, anytime. Cybrary offers an open-source platform with thousands of hours of free content, skill assessments, hands-on labs, and certification preparation for topics like Ethical Hacking, CompTIA, Security+, and CISSP. It serves individuals, business teams, government teams, and hiring managers with a marketplace for add-ons such as practice exams and capture-the-flag exercises. The company emphasizes an ecosystem of industry subject-matter experts and enterprise integrations used by organizations including Hitachi, Tenable, and Tripwire. Cybrary says more than 1.2 million people have used the platform and reports 400% revenue growth in the past four months from its business training products. Planned uses of capital include expanding the user base and content catalog, optimizing and scaling the enterprise learning and testing platform, and growing the marketplace for cyber security and IT learning apps. Cybrary operates a cybersecurity community and massive open online course platform that provides free resources to learn and grow in the field. Led by Ralph Sita and Ryan Corey, the platform has more than 550,000 registered users with thousands joining every day. To date Cybrary has delivered over 70 million minutes of cybersecurity training across more than 2,000 topics. The company intends to use the newly raised funds for product development. Cybrary is based in Greenbelt, Maryland. Cybrary is a massive open online course (MOOC) provider offering comprehensive IT and cybersecurity training for underserved and disadvantaged people. Launched in January 2015 and led by Ryan Corey, the company provides both individual and enterprise training options. Cybrary reports more than 175,000 users worldwide. It has launched pilot programs with Women in Technology and Cornerstone that use its enterprise training platform to advance women and girls in cybersecurity. The company is building an educational training platform for K-12 and higher-education educators to plan, manage, and monitor IT and cybersecurity curriculum and is developing an enterprise security training platform for organizations to provide and manage employee training. It recently secured $400K in seed funding to increase exposure, foster community growth, and develop additional course content.

Led · Series A · Jan 2022

Colossus offers enterprise software, services, and a marketplace designed to streamline deployment across the fragmented and evolving solar marketplace. The company leverages proprietary data and technology to help solar companies reach more customers and lower soft costs. Its portfolio is positioned to integrate, optimize, and digitize workflows for solar firms of all sizes. Colossus aims to foster business growth and accelerate adoption of clean energy at scale through technology, services, and partnerships. Financially, Colossus has raised a $36 million Series A and has $41 million in total funding including a $5 million seed round from 2020.

Led · Series B · Mar 2021

Flowspace offers a cloud-based proprietary software platform that manages storage, fulfillment and transportation from a single interface. Its platform runs in hundreds of partnering fulfillment centers across the U.S., giving brands increased visibility and nationwide fulfillment capacity. The company positions on-demand warehousing and plug-and-play fulfillment as a long-term solution for e-commerce brands, a trend the pandemic has accelerated. Flowspace says its software powers the entire journey of getting an online order to a customer’s door and helps customers scale during rapid growth. The company handled large pandemic-driven demand, which attracted investor attention. Flowspace was founded in 2017 and has announced plans to expand its fulfillment platform with the new funding. Flowspace offers on-demand warehousing and fulfillment services through a cloud-based platform for inventory, order and warehouse management. The company provides access to a nationwide network of professionally operated warehouses and month-to-month pricing tailored for multi-channel retailers and growing businesses. Customers include enterprises, small and mid-size businesses, importers, manufacturers and e-commerce retailers; the company says hundreds of customers and warehouses use its platform today. Flowspace emphasizes real-time visibility into inventory levels and an easy-to-use interface as core product strengths. Leadership says the company plans to expand its footprint, accelerate growth, and increase investment in its platform to become the fulfillment infrastructure for any company with inventory. Financially, Flowspace has completed seed funding and is now advancing its product and network with new capital. Flowspace operates an online platform that gives customers access to hundreds of professionally operated warehouses across the U.S. on a month-to-month basis. The company handles storage, transportation and inventory services, enabling businesses to manage overflow inventory, fulfill direct-to-consumer shipping, and meet seasonal surges. Customers use the platform to launch or replenish distribution in key markets with low upfront risk and cost. Flowspace was founded in 2017 by CEO Ben Eachus and is headquartered in Irvine, California. The company has previously raised $1.2M in seed funding and recently secured additional capital to support growth. Flowspace says it will use the new funds to scale the business and expand its service capacity. Flowspace operates a software-enabled marketplace that lets businesses rent portions of warehouses month-to-month per square foot or per pallet. Its platform includes simple inventory software and integration services that can connect warehouse owners and rentees in under 24 hours, with users reportedly able to learn the software in as little as 10 minutes. Flowspace partners with ShipHawk for real-time freight quotes and can cooperate with Amazon Fulfillment, positioning itself as an “AWS for warehouses.” The company launched in May and has grown by double-digit percentages month-over-month since, now serving 40 customers and listing 100 warehouses on its platform. Flowspace monetizes by taking a percentage of total spend when it matches rentees with warehouse space. It raised a $1.2 million seed round from a group of investors and says its vision is to introduce flexibility into an industry defined by long-term leases. The founders flag risks including lower revenue per small customer and the possibility that warehouse owners could build competing month-to-month rental software.