Participated · Series A · Nov 2019

Headquartered in Galway, Ireland, Siren offers an all-in-one investigation platform that combines patented search technology, knowledge-graph analysis, and visualization tools to surface explainable insights from massive structured, unstructured, and streaming data. The software allows analysts to detect signals in real time, trace hidden relationships, and build auditable cases, shortening investigations from days to hours. Siren recently launched K9, an AI companion that augments human investigators with natural-language interaction and automated analytic workflows. By integrating with data from open-source, vendor, and classified repositories, the platform supports use cases ranging from counter-terrorism and cybercrime to anti-money-laundering compliance. The company’s architecture is designed to provide transparency and sovereignty, offering governments an alternative to closed proprietary systems. Although no revenue or user metrics were disclosed, management cites explosive growth in global demand for AI-powered public-safety solutions as a tailwind. Siren plans to use its new strategic funding to accelerate product development and deepen its long-standing technical partnership with Elastic.

Participated · Seed · Mar 2019

Shotzr provides a platform that delivers contextually personalized creative assets at scale for channels such as Facebook, Instagram, web properties, and digital display. The company’s technology links audience signals to more effective imagery to improve campaign engagement and return on ad spend. Shotzr offers a platform, API and channel integrations to distribute tailored creative across marketing campaigns. The firm says its platform is unlocking a $15B opportunity in the digital marketing landscape and that clients use its assets to deliver higher ROAS. Shotzr was founded in early 2017 and is based in Denver, Colorado. The company recently closed a $3M Series Seed equity financing to fund the next stage of roadmap investments.

Led · Series B · Dec 2018

Luminoso develops AI and natural language understanding software that discovers insights in companies' unstructured text data without setup time or training. Its platform analyzes text natively in 14 languages, including Chinese, Korean, Japanese and Arabic. Customers use Luminoso to streamline contact center processes, monitor brand perception and optimize customer experience. The company is led by CEO Adam Carte. Luminoso will use the Series B proceeds to expand and scale its team as its customer base grows internationally. The product is positioned for cross-industry application across any text-based data sources. Luminoso is a Cambridge, MA-based natural language company providing AI-powered customer insight. The company leverages artificial intelligence and natural language understanding to streamline contact center processes, monitor brand perception, and optimize the customer experience. Its platform operates natively in 13 languages, including Chinese, Korean, Japanese, and Arabic. Luminoso will use the capital to accelerate its customer base and expand its team. The company is led by CEO Adam Carte and CSO Catherine Havasi. It closed a $12.6M Series A1 financing that included new funding and the conversion of previously issued debt. Luminoso provides a cloud-based text analytics service that automatically constructs taxonomies and applies machine learning to infer meaning from unstructured text. The technology originated from research at the MIT Media Lab and the company spun out in 2010. Its platform recognizes slang and evolving vocabulary by inferring meaning from contextual clues, enabling deeper analysis than simple sentiment tools. Primary use cases cited include market research and understanding customer interactions; Luminoso has worked with Sony to analyze social media reactions to the World Cup. The company says the new funding will help continue product development and support hiring additional personnel. After the Series A the company has raised $8M to date. Luminoso develops cloud-based software that performs linguistic analysis on text. The company describes its platform as the first cloud-based, massively multilingual, scalable solution for understanding text. Luminoso's technology aims to enable computers to work with text as easily as numbers. Its approach is based on over a decade of scientific research into common sense reasoning conducted at the MIT Media Lab. The company is located in Cambridge, MA. Per a company filing with the SEC, Luminoso has raised $1.5 million in equity capital.