Participated · Seed · Dec 2025

Known uses a voice artificial-intelligence assistant to conduct 20-plus-minute onboarding conversations that capture nuanced preferences traditional dating profiles miss. The app then algorithmically suggests matches and lets users query an AI agent about potential partners before committing. Once both parties express interest, they have 24 hours to accept an introduction and another 24 hours to set up a date, a structure designed to curb ghosting. In its San Francisco beta, 80% of introductions have converted into real-world dates, and the company currently charges a $30 fee per successful meeting. Average onboarding calls last 26 minutes, with some lasting over 90 minutes, underscoring strong early engagement. Co-founders Celeste Amadon and Asher Allen, both Stanford dropouts, originally built restaurant-booking AI before pivoting to dating. The fresh capital will fund team growth and support a broader public launch planned for early next year, as the startup experiments with additional revenue models beyond the per-date fee.

Participated · Series B · Jun 2025

Metaview is a UK HRtech platform that records and analyses hiring conversations to close the loop between what hiring managers look for and what candidates actually say. Its AI tools capture, structure and surface interview context in real time so recruiters and hiring managers operate from the same information. The product suite includes AI Notetaker, AI Reports, AI Answers and AI Job Posts to standardise notes, generate reports, answer process questions and create job descriptions. Teams using Metaview can compare what candidates actually said with role scorecards to add objectivity, consistency and insight to hiring decisions. The company has recorded more than three million interviews to date, which it uses as the basis for its analytics and agents. Financially, Metaview has just completed a $35M Series B round led by GV. Metaview provides an AI note-taker built specifically for the hiring process, capturing, analyzing and summarizing interview conversations so recruiters and hiring managers can be more present. The platform integrates with phone systems, videoconferencing platforms and scheduling tools like Calendly and GoodTime, and enriches conversation data with applicant tracking systems. Metaview stores conversation data for two years by default and its founders say the models are trained on diverse data to perform on recruitment workflows. The company reports 500 client companies, including Brex, Quora, Pleo and Improbable, and says it has grown 2,000% year-over-year. Founders Siadhal Magos and Shahriar Tajbakhsh previously worked at Uber and Palantir and launched the product to reduce interviewing toil and surface relevant moments from conversations. The startup plans to use new funding to expand product and engineering, triple those teams, fine-tune its conversation synthesis engine and build systems to detect inconsistencies and candidate disengagement. Metaview is a London-based interview-intelligence startup founded in 2018 that offers transcripts, analytics, and automated training tools to make interviewing more objective and consistent. The product targets interviewers and hiring teams, aiming to reduce bias and improve hiring quality. Early adopters include Robinhood, Anduril, AngelList, and Hudl. The company says standardised, data-driven interview processes lead to better hires and fewer lost candidates. Metaview will use new capital to further develop the product, triple its team in 2022, and support expansion across Europe and the US. Since founding, Metaview has raised $7.6 million in total.

Participated · Series A · May 2023

OpenEnvoy builds an AI-driven accounts payable automation platform that digitizes invoices and performs reconciliation to eliminate billing errors and interdepartmental approval bottlenecks. The platform processes all invoice types and is especially known for handling high-volume, variable-cost invoices for complex payables. OpenEnvoy’s controls protect customers from vendor fraud, secure cash flow, and hold vendors accountable, and its no-code integrations enable fast client onboarding. Led by CEO Matthew Tillman, the company says its solution prevents billions of dollars in overpayments and frees AP teams from repetitive work, increasing effectiveness and time-to-value. OpenEnvoy raised $15M in a Series A round to accelerate growth and expand its global presence. The company intends to use the funds to scale operations and broaden market reach.

Participated · Series A · Oct 2022

Arta is a New York-based fulfillment technology company that automates ecommerce operations from shipping to tracking and insurance for merchants, marketplaces and auction houses. Led by CEO Adam Fields, the platform connects businesses with a network of service providers to accelerate ecommerce, reduce operational costs, and improve customer experiences. Customers and partners include Sotheby’s, Bonhams, Outer, The Expert and Joopiter. The company’s platform services over 65 countries and counts more than 500 service providers in its network. Arta raised $11M in a Series A to support growth and product development. The firm intends to use the funds to expand its technology platform, broaden international coverage, build compliance and insurance products, and add integrations for businesses. ARTA offers an API that automates shipping and fulfillment for high-value and collectible items, providing instant shipping costs for any item type and end-to-end services including shipping, packing, tracking, and insurance. Its platform removes barriers for sellers to launch or scale ecommerce globally by automating logistics for unique, oversized, or high-price items. The company ships thousands of items annually across 60+ countries for customers such as Sotheby's, LiveAuctioneers, Hauser & Wirth, and Artsy. ARTA reported its highest monthly shipment volume in April 2021 and its strongest quarter in Q1 across revenue and volume, and is projected to grow 4X in 2021. The company expects 10 API integrations to be live by the end of the summer and plans to expand its team and product offerings to meet growing merchant and marketplace demand.

Participated · Seed · Jul 2022

Workshop offers a dedicated internal email platform designed to create, send, and measure employee emails and branded internal communications across distributed teams. The product includes drag-and-drop templates, automatically updated distribution lists, and engagement analytics, and it integrates with internal channels such as Slack, SharePoint, SMS, and Microsoft Teams. The platform is used by Fortune 500 companies and name-brand organizations including Papa John’s, Steve Madden, Edelman Financial, Northern Tool, and Movement Mortgage. Workshop plans to use the new funding to accelerate product innovation, recruit additional engineering talent, and scale go-to-market efforts. The company also intends to expand sales and marketing and reinforce the customer success team with additional support. Workshop was co-founded in 2020 by Rick Knudtson, Ben Stevinson, and Derek Homann. Workshop provides a purpose-built platform for internal communications with drag-and-drop templates, automatically updated distribution lists, and engagement analytics. It integrates with internal channels including Slack, SharePoint, SMS, and Microsoft Teams to distribute and measure employee emails and branded messages. The company was co-founded in 2020 by Rick Knudtson, Ben Stevinson, and Derek Homann and is based in Omaha, Nebraska. Workshop raised $5.2M in additional seed funding and plans to use the capital to accelerate product innovation and hiring. The immediate hiring focus is on engineering and sales talent to support product and go-to-market expansion. The product is designed specifically for internal use across distributed teams and emphasizes ease of use and measurable engagement data. Workshop provides an employee communications platform that serves as a single source of truth for internal information, offering an all-company hub, personalized updates, pinned resources, an employee directory, and global search. The product lets communicators create well-designed, targeted messages in minutes and distribute them via email, text, or Slack. The company has officially launched the platform and reports positive feedback from early customers about solving key internal-communication pain points. Workshop plans to use the seed proceeds to build out its team with a current focus on recruiting engineering talent and adding more functionality. The founding team includes Dusty Davidson and Rick Knudtson (former founders of Flywheel) and Ben Stevinson and Derek Homann (former founders of Median), who together have led prior companies to exits. The company is based in Omaha, Nebraska.