Participated · Series B · Mar 2025

Graid Technology develops SupremeRAID™, a GPU-based RAID solution that optimizes NVMe SSD performance for enterprise customers. SupremeRAID is designed to deliver high speed, efficiency, and scalability for AI, machine learning, media, and high-performance computing workloads. The company partners with OEMs and global technology providers and maintains an R&D center in Taipei, Taiwan. Led by CEO and founder Leander Yu, Graid targets enterprise and OEM markets that require accelerated NVMe storage performance. The company intends to use its Series B proceeds to drive global expansion, product innovation, and strategic partnerships. Graid recently raised $30M in a Series B financing to fund these initiatives. GRAID Technology develops SupremeRAID™, an NVMe and NVMe-over-Fabrics (NVMeoF) RAID card and software suite intended to disaggregate storage while preserving performance and low latency. The company positions SupremeRAID as foundational SCI technology for private and hybrid cloud solutions and to handle emerging data-center workloads. GRAID highlights SupremeRAID performance of a single card delivering up to 16 million IOPS and 110 GB/s of throughput. It targets OEM and enterprise customers with data protection products and has received recognition including CRN's Ten Hottest Data Storage Startups of 2021 and a CES 2022 Innovation Award. GRAID is headquartered in Silicon Valley, with an office in Ontario, CA and an R&D center in Taipei, Taiwan. The announced financing is intended to accelerate growth and continued delivery of its storage and data protection solutions.

Participated · Series C · Mar 2018

Skyroam is a Silicon Valley–based mobile technology company that invented the Virtual‑eSIM™ platform and operates a profitable international Wi‑Fi business. It delivers local mobile data via a proprietary network of over 200 carrier partners to Wi‑Fi hotspots and smartphones, having served millions of travelers in more than 130 countries. Its Skyroam Solis X established a new category as a global WiFi “Smartspot” combining global Wi‑Fi with advanced smart features. The SIMO Virtual eSIM platform can be embedded into phones, tablets, laptops and IoT devices, and Skyroam is integrating an SDK into 4G modem chips through partnerships, including work with MediaTek. The company is expanding beyond global Wi‑Fi into the smartphone and IoT sectors, citing a 2018 Virtual eSIM launch in Indonesia and a collaboration with Tecno Mobile to bring Virtual eSIM‑enabled phones to Africa. A recent U.S. court decision that issued a permanent injunction against competitor uCloudlink for willful patent infringement reinforces Skyroam’s IP position as it scales. Skyroam is a San Francisco-based provider of global mobile WiFi through patented virtual SIM (vSIM) technology embedded in mobile hotspots. Its vSIM delivers on-demand local wireless data via local carrier partnerships and enables unlimited mobile WiFi in 120+ countries. The company sells global hotspots through retail and airport shops (including Lufthansa Worldshop, Miles & More In-Flight, BluWire, InMotion Entertainment, Expansys), vending machines at select airports, and partners with Starwood Preferred Guest Hotels and Philippine Airlines. Skyroam’s vSIM also supports IoT, M2M, and wearables applications. Led by CEO Jing Liu, the company plans to strengthen products, expand engineering and research teams, and grow into more vertical markets globally. The business intends to accelerate deployment of its smart data platform and enhance its end-to-end service platform. Financially, the company has raised over $50M in total funding following the latest round. Skyroam, based in San Francisco, CA and led by CEO Jing Liu, offers a portable mobile hotspot that connects travelers to local carriers via patented virtual SIM (vSIM) technology. The device provides instant mobile Wi‑Fi in 65 countries and allows up to five devices to connect simultaneously. New users receive a device with five complimentary daypasses and can buy additional daypasses at $8 per day on a contract‑free, pay‑as‑you‑go basis. Skyroam aims to expand its global mobile data presence and grow channel distribution partnerships with travel agencies, airport retailers, airlines and device rental companies. It also licenses its vSIM technology to device manufacturers to broaden its reach. The product targets travelers who want to avoid roaming charges, unlocked phones, insecure public Wi‑Fi, metered data schemes, or local SIMs.

Participated · Series C · Nov 2017

TaskEasy is a Salt Lake City-based provider of lawn mowing and snow removal services that allows customers to upload property lists to a client portal for one-time or recurring scheduling. Led by CEO Ken Davis, the company operates a marketplace of screened and insured lawn maintenance contractors. To date it has performed over one million tasks across all 50 states via a network of more than 5,000 small businesses. On 16/11/2017 TaskEasy secured $22M in a Series C round. The company said it will use the proceeds for growth and product development. The platform emphasizes scalability through its contractor network and client-portal scheduling tools. TaskEasy operates an automation platform that lets homeowners, property managers and real estate professionals buy and schedule exterior maintenance services and upload entire property lists to a client portal for recurring service. The company’s marketplace connects customers to a network of more than 5,000 screened and insured contractors. Its service has completed over 400,000 tasks across more than 4,800 cities in all 50 states. Led by CEO Ken Davis, TaskEasy offers services including lawn mowing, snow removal and pool cleaning. The company said it will use the new funding for growth and product development. TaskEasy is a Salt Lake City, Utah–based startup that provides on-demand, online ordering and delivery of exterior home services. Its platform connects customers with service providers for lawn care, snow clearing and holiday lighting installation using a collaborative economy model. The company employs a patent-pending formula, built from seed data across 403 statistical metropolitan areas, to establish fair market pricing nationwide. It has performed tens of thousands of tasks in more than 1,630 cities across all 50 states and has certified over 5,000 service providers. After closing a $7M Series A, TaskEasy intends to use the proceeds to refine its technology, including the ability to compute fair market values from Google Earth bird’s‑eye measurements of a customer’s home. Led by CEO Ken Davis, the company emphasizes fairness and quality between customers and service providers through automated pricing.

Participated · Series A · Jan 2016

Savari develops software and hardware sensor solutions focused on cellular V2X communication to connect vehicles, infrastructure and mobile devices. Its products target automotive manufacturers, the aftermarket and smart-city deployments, and are designed to feed ADAS and next‑generation autonomous and semi‑autonomous systems. Savari’s solutions capture and analyze vehicle performance and control data in real time to give a more complete picture of driving conditions. The company is led by CEO Ravi Puvvala and is headquartered in Santa Clara with offices in Detroit, Munich, Seoul and Bengaluru. Savari completed a $12M Series B financing to support its growth. It intends to use the funds to scale its global presence and integrate its software solutions with cellular platforms. Savari develops and deploys advanced wireless sensor technologies and software for V2X environments, commercializing safety products for vehicle manufacturers, suppliers and smart city projects. The company’s technology is already deployed in the largest V2X safety pilot conducted by the U.S. Department of Transportation. Savari collaborates with automotive manufacturers in engineering and field trials and with industry groups including ITS America, OmniAir Consortium and the Car 2 Car Communication Consortium. The company will use its recent funding to scale software licensing, develop additional hardware and expand operations to Europe and Asia. Leveraging insights from public testing and development, Savari plans to launch an automotive aftermarket solution in summer 2016 that provides situational awareness by exchanging real-time information between connected cars. The company is led by CEO Ravi Puvvala and has offices in Santa Clara (headquarters), Detroit, Seoul and Bangalore.