Participated · Equity · Sep 2021

Cynamics is an Israeli AI-driven Next Generation (NG) Network Detection and Response (NDR) company led by co-founder and CEO Eyal Elyashiv. Its solution collects very small network samples (less than 1%) from main network gateways and uses patented AI technology to infer how the full network (100%) behaves. The platform predicts attacks and threats before they hit and delivers a complete attack story with automatic drill-down from gateways through network assets to specific compromised endpoints. When a threat is predicted the solution triggers instantaneous actions enabling immediate and automatic mitigation. The company reports over 80 customers in the U.S. and Canada across hospitals, cities and local authorities, security and public safety agencies, and ISPs. Cynamics is establishing a new headquarters in Boston to lead U.S. expansion.

Participated · Series B · Jun 2021

New Stand builds modern smart vending physical products that can be placed in office lobbies, building floors, hotels, college campuses, airports and other locations, paired with an app that provides convenience and location-based media. The product offers basics like snacks, books and personal care items alongside curated content, points and rewards. The company describes itself as a "day improvement" business and is positioning its platform as both a consumer convenience and a media/technology channel. New Stand is pushing into the office vertical with a workplace amenity called New Stand at Work and is aiming to evolve from primarily a consumer business to an enterprise-facing offering for employers and landlords. Founded in 2015 and based in New York, the company currently operates in about 20 locations. Financially, New Stand has raised a $40M Series B and has now raised just over $56M in total to date.

Participated · Seed · Oct 2019

Blue Canoe is a Bellevue, WA-based provider of an AI B2B platform that helps non-native English speakers improve clarity and confidence in speaking English. The company uses a brain-based methodology, the Color Vowel® System, which the article says has improved pronunciation for more than 1 million learners globally. Blue Canoe scales this methodology with patent-pending speech recognition and machine learning to create a virtual AI Teacher that provides targeted feedback and an objective pronunciation score to track progress over time. It partners with English language training companies to improve and expand their offerings and serves multinational corporations in high tech, professional services, and enterprise software. Customers cited include EY Japan, SAP Japan and WE Education across the United States, China and Japan. The company closed a $2.5M seed round and will use the funding to scale both product and revenues, with a focus on Japan and China; total capital raised to date is $3.9M.