Participated · Series C · Nov 2025

Founded in 2022 by former Canoo and QuantumScape employees, Los Angeles-based Harbinger focuses exclusively on producing electric medium-duty commercial truck chassis. The streamlined product strategy has enabled the startup to move from inception to production in just three years, with manufacturing beginning this year. Harbinger has already sold more than 200 chassis in 2024 and secured an additional order for 53 units from FedEx that are slated for delivery by year-end. The company also collaborates with RV giant THOR Industries and recently expanded into the Canadian market. Capital from recent fundraises will be used to scale production capacity for its commercial vehicle program. With logistics firms seeking zero-emission solutions, Harbinger positions itself as a leader in the medium-duty segment. Prior to its latest round, the company raised a $100 million Series B in January, underscoring strong investor confidence in its growth trajectory.

Led · Equity · Apr 2024

Fingate.io is a Turkish fintech that provides banking-as-a-service (BaaS) and open banking solutions. The company was founded by Alper Akcan, Tolga Ulutaş and Emre Hayretçi and has operated in those areas for three years. Its products include AlışVeriş Kredim, which enables fast, option-rich access to products and services with an enhanced user experience, and ParaPlus, which lets consumers manage multiple credit cards in a single app. Fingate.io announced a $1.2 million investment from Koç Girişim Sermayesi Yatırım Fonu. In December the company previously secured funding at a $12 million valuation. CEO Alper Akcan said the new investment validates their approach and will help them pursue growth plans to onboard all Turkish banks and top-tier merchants to build the largest financial distribution network. Fingate.io is a Turkish fintech that provides Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) and open banking services to enable access to bank products from non-bank channels. The company offers a single API that can run multiple banks' credit services simultaneously, helping sellers avoid failed transactions caused by exhausted card limits. Its early products include AlışVeriş Kredim, which enables instant payment with shopping credit during online checkout, and ParaPlus, a multi-credit-card management app available on iOS and Android. Fingate emphasizes fast, choice-rich and improved user experiences for accessing financial products. The startup aims to become a leader in Turkey and the surrounding region. It was founded three years ago by Alper Akcan, Tolga Ulutaş, and Emre Hayretçi; founder Alper Akcan previously founded Mikro Ödeme and completed a successful exit.

Participated · Series C · Jan 2019

Bringg builds software to help retailers manage last-mile logistics, providing tools and access to delivery networks for fulfillment. The company reported 180% growth in new customers over the past year and counts customers including Walmart, Albertsons, Co-Op (U.K.), Coca-Cola and Panera. Bringg says it has amassed a connected network of millions of drivers that customers can tap to supplement in‑house fulfillment. The $100M Series E, which values the company at $1 billion, will be used to grow Bringg’s customer base, expand product capabilities and likely pursue acquisitions to consolidate logistics and fulfillment links. Product roadmap items include expanding beyond the last mile into the middle mile, more in‑store delivery options, greener bundled deliveries and tighter integrations with partners such as Salesforce. CEO Guy Bloch said the company aims to perfect the customer experience and is focused on building a lasting, independent company. Bringg provides an end-to-end delivery logistics platform used by customers including Walmart, McDonald’s and Coca‑Cola, offering tools to mobilize and manage in-house and third‑party fleets. Its product set includes AI-based routing and inventory‑sync tools to optimize last‑mile delivery and integrate with online ordering platforms. The company recently launched BringgNow to serve small and medium businesses that need to mobilize their own or third‑party delivery fleets. Bringg works across retailers, restaurants, grocery stores, large distributors, field service providers and healthcare organizations. Revenues have been rising over the past year and the company reported growth of 24% in a single recent week. Bringg has also provided pro bono support to local governments and nonprofits to help coordinate volunteer delivery efforts during the COVID‑19 crisis. Bringg provides a delivery logistics platform that enables retailers, restaurant chains and third-party couriers to orchestrate last-mile operations. Its product optimizes driver schedules, automates dispatch, sends smart alerts, and supports click-and-collect, crowdsourced fleets and returns management. Customers cited in the article include Walmart, McDonald's and DoorDash. Bringg is active in 50 markets and plans to use new funding to expand into more. The company is co-headquartered in Chicago and Tel Aviv. Financially, Bringg raised $25M in the reported Series C and has raised $53M to date. Bringg offers a delivery logistics platform that gives retailers and enterprises Amazon‑ or Uber‑like visibility into delivery operations, including driver tracking on a map, delivery notifications, driver‑to‑customer communications and rating tools. The product is used across retail, e‑commerce, food, services and logistics, and the company counts customers in over 50 countries including Coca‑Cola, Kimberly‑Clark, Panera Bread, Cdiscount and Hilti. Bringg has expanded from a few large clients to over 30 projects in various phases of roll‑out and has doubled its headcount from under 30 to over 60, with plans to hire 60 more in Tel Aviv, Chicago and New York. The company is not yet profitable but is generating revenues in the millions, and signs annual contracts that often range in the six‑ to seven‑figure band. With strategic investors onboard, Bringg aims to enter new verticals (for example automotive and freight) and is working on customer projects such as Coca‑Cola’s direct‑to‑consumer service that has not yet launched. The founders are Raanan Cohen and Lior Sion; the company was founded in 2013 and operates out of Chicago and Tel Aviv. Bringg provides a customer-centric logistics platform for enterprises to streamline the delivery of goods and services, creating operational efficiencies and improved customer experiences. The open platform offers a set of APIs and SDKs that customers can use to customize the solution and integrate it with existing systems. Bringg serves retail, ecommerce, CPG, food and 3PL/4PL customers in more than 50 countries, including some of the world’s leading brands. Led by Co‑Founder & CEO Raanan Cohen, the company plans to use new funding to grow marketing and sales presence in existing and new markets and to expand its R&D, success and support teams. Bringg is based in NYC, Chicago and Tel Aviv.

Participated · Seed · Dec 2018

Iris Nova builds a next-generation consumer goods company that distributes a portfolio of non-alcoholic beverage brands through a proprietary SMS-based conversational commerce (cCommerce) platform. The platform enables frictionless direct-to-consumer transactions and shares technology, operational infrastructure and data across brands to support rapid product innovation based on consumer demand. Its first brand, DIRTY LEMON (launched 2015), has sold over 2 million bottles, processed 90% of orders via text message, doubled revenue year-over-year since inception and projected 250% growth in 2019. Iris Nova also operates The Drug Store, a Tribeca cocktail-bar concept used to test new beverage concepts, and plans to expand it to three additional locations in 2019. The company is developing two additional non-alcoholic beverage concepts slated for Q1 and Q3 2019, targeting four brands under the Iris Nova umbrella by the end of 2019. Iris Nova says its model allows concept-to-production cycles in about 30 days and prioritizes direct customer engagement and convenience via the cellphone screen.

Led · Series A · Dec 2018

Omnivore provides a universal POS connectivity platform that enables hundreds of third-party technologies to integrate with diverse POS systems. Led by CEO Mike Wior, the company delivers an end-to-end suite of data-driven solutions that optimize online ordering, pay-at-table, third‑party delivery, kiosk/digital menus, reservations, loyalty, inventory, labor, and analytics. All of these solutions integrate directly into restaurant POS systems to digitize guest and operational experiences. Omnivore raised $10m in a Series A to accelerate development and growth of proprietary products. The company intends to use the funds to minimize friction for restaurant brands, third-party technologies, and POS companies. Its platform targets broad POS interoperability across the restaurant ecosystem.