Participated · Seed · Jun 2022

Colorcast offers a social sports talk app that enables anyone to commentate on live sports before, during, and after games with no special equipment. The platform supplies casters and listeners with real-time stats, scores, betting odds, and other game information. Interaction occurs via text chat and the “Hot Seat,” which brings listeners onto the microphone to ask questions or share takes. The company is led by co-founder and CEO Evan Kirkham and is based in Austin, TX. Colorcast raised seed funding and plans to use the proceeds to expand operations and broaden its business reach. No operating metrics were disclosed in the article. Colorcast is an Austin, Texas–based social sports talk app led by CEO Evan Kirkham. The platform enables anyone to commentate on live sports with no equipment, synchronizing audio streams and providing shared visual context. It surfaces real-time game information such as stats, scores, and betting odds, and supports interaction via text chat and a "Hot Seat" feature that brings listeners onto the microphone. Colorcast features high-profile NFL athletes and celebrities on the platform, including Ryan Shazier, Ike Taylor, James Washington, Taylor Rapp, Keith Smith, and Vic Mensa. The company plans to use its recent funding to expand into additional sports markets, grow its talent acquisition team, and continue diversifying its offering. No operating metrics were disclosed in the article.

Participated · Seed · Jul 2020

TermScout provides a contract review platform combining artificial intelligence with real human attorneys to reduce the time and complexity of commercial contract review. The company offers contract review services priced under $100 per contract. TermScout plans to develop a contract review and comparison platform and to launch a website offering free and premium information about the top 500 B2B SaaS contracts. It is led by CEO and co-founder Otto Hanson and is backed by Techstars. TermScout participated in the LexisNexis Legal Tech Accelerator and won the 2018 Global Legal Hackathon. The company is based in Denver, CO.

Led · Equity · Apr 2016

Brandzooka is a self-service programmatic platform that enables companies and agencies to place targeted ads on primetime TV and premium digital properties worldwide. The company is based in Boulder, Colorado and was founded in 2015 by a group including Alex Bogusky and Kelly Dotseth. Dotseth has stepped into the CEO role. Brandzooka closed a $5.6M Series A, bringing total funding to date to $10.1M. Backers in the round included Mark IV Capital, Lagomaj Capital, Sweet Moose Enterprises, Rockies Venture Fund and Batshit Crazy Ventures. The company said it will use the proceeds to accelerate platform development and expand its marketing, media and sales teams for growth in 2021. Brandzooka (formerly Visibl) is a self-service programmatic video marketing SaaS platform that helps small and medium-sized businesses and agencies execute targeted online video ad campaigns across major sites and ad networks. The company rebranded from Visibl to Brandzooka to reflect its focus on making powerful video advertising easy and accessible. Launched as Visibl in October 2015, the platform emphasizes affordability and ease of use, allowing campaigns to start for as little as $50. Brandzooka automates programmatic expertise to open real-time engagement opportunities for marketers and agencies. The company announced a $1.5 million initial funding round, signaling investor confidence despite cautious market conditions in AdTech. Founder and Director Alex Bogusky is positioned as the public face of the business.

Participated · Seed · Apr 2012

Circa is a mobile news-delivery app that lets users follow ongoing stories as bite-sized updates rather than reading full new articles each time. The company launched its app three months prior to the article and recently shipped version 1.1 with design and usability tweaks. Circa employs seven non-editorial staffers plus 12 people who manage current news categories. The team is exploring new verticals such as Business and Sports and has been approached by large news outlets interested in adopting its format. Downloads since launch are reported in the "few hundred thousands." With the new funding, Circa plans to continue hiring and refining its mobile-first news format aimed at readers who prefer short, rapid updates. Circa is a five-person mobile news startup founded by Ben Huh and Matt Galligan. The team says it is building a new mobile experience aimed at solving information overload and making it easier to consume and stay engaged with stories. Company leaders say Circa is not a pure news aggregation play like Digg or Techmeme and are keeping many product details under wraps. The idea grew out of Ben Huh’s "Moby Dick project," which sought a solution to excessive information. Circa has assembled an advisory cast including former Digg CEO Jay Adelson. It recently raised $750K in seed funding and plans to use the capital to hire more engineers to focus on the mobile product.