Participated · Seed · Jul 2022

Iluma AI provides an AI copilot (described as an AI Chief of Staff) that sits across internal communication platforms such as Slack, Gmail, Zoom and Discord to proactively surface critical information to C-levels and team leads. The product is aimed at midsize companies (500+ employees) to prevent and solve multi‑million dollar bottlenecks. Iluma reports it is already powering 100+ companies and is currently onboarding 200 companies from its waitlist. The company was founded by four, second‑time Silicon Valley founders and AI experts and is based in San Francisco, CA. The firm recently received an investment from Techstars (amount undisclosed). Previously Iluma raised a $1.5M pre‑seed round led by Acrew Capital. Iluma builds an autonomous solution to onboard, manage, engage and support DAO communities in web3. Its inbox helps DAO and web3 community leaders and members process community conversations in minutes and respond to important discussions faster. Iluma also serves as a portal to surface critical DAO and member data to understand daily activity, inform decisions, and create opportunities for members to contribute. Led by CEO Ricardo Garcia-Amaya, the company is currently offering invite-only access. The company intends to use new funding to accelerate growth, expand operations and broaden its business reach. Iluma plans to raise a seed round later this year.

Participated · Seed · Mar 2022

Aument offers a library of automated, data-driven marketing actions that e-commerce merchants can install to run personalized acquisition and retention campaigns. The product bundles attribution models into each action so users can see revenue and performance tied to specific activities. The team positions the service as "e-commerce marketing management-as-a-service," focused on reducing time between first and second purchases and reactivating at-risk customers. The company launched shortly after its November 2021 founding and is still in beta, initially onboarding 20 active stores with 40 on a waitlist. Aument is currently pre-revenue but already has customers willing to pay, and the new funding will be used to hire development and core business talent. Planned product work includes expanding the library of actions and building commercial and product integrations with Shopify and additional platforms like WooCommerce, third-party checkout and subscription applications.