• Mixx Technologies

  Led · Series A · Dec 2025

  Mixx Technologies is a San Jose–based deep-tech startup building HBxIO™, a silicon-integrated, co-packaged optics (CPO) engine that provides rack-to-chip optical connectivity for AI inference and other high-performance computing workloads. By merging photonics with advanced packaging, the platform optimizes performance, power, latency and reliability at the datacenter scale and enables switch-less, highly parallel GPU clusters. The company positions its technology as a system-level solution that offers higher performance per dollar per watt, addressing the fundamental interconnect bottleneck in today’s AI architectures. Founded by former Broadcom CPO engineers Vivek Raghuraman and Dr. Rebecca K. Schaevitz, Mixx operates in the United States, India and Taiwan. Proceeds from its recent funding will be used to accelerate product development, expand its global footprint and scale R&D centers. No revenue or user metrics were disclosed in the article, but investor interest was strong enough to render the latest round oversubscribed.

• Foxquilt

  Led · Equity · Jul 2023

  Foxquilt builds, underwrites and distributes a full line of commercial insurance products aimed at small businesses and micro-enterprises. The company uses data analytics and artificial intelligence to recommend coverage and pricing tailored to individual small business customers. It distributes via brokers and agents, affinity partners, and direct-to-consumer channels. Led by CEO Mark Morissette, Foxquilt operates in both the United States and Canada from its Toronto base. The company plans to use new funding to accelerate North American expansion, scale its embedded enterprise capabilities, enhance its technology infrastructure, and broaden its product offerings. The financing activity indicates ongoing investor support as it pursues growth. Founded in 2016 by Mark Morissette and Karim Jamal, Foxquilt offers a B2B insurance platform designed to help businesses obtain the right commercial insurance coverage more efficiently. The company has developed its own architecture and underwriting algorithms to enable online pricing, binding, and issuance. Foxquilt is partnering with an unnamed international reinsurance company as part of plans to become a full-service insurance provider. The startup plans to launch the reinsurance partnership and underwriting platform in the Fall and expects to pursue a Series A in 2022 and a Series B in 2023. The product and platform work builds on earlier alpha and beta testing of the service. Foxquilt is a Canadian startup launched by Mark Morissette and Karim Jamal that aims to change how consumers and small businesses buy home and commercial insurance. Its platform allows customers to join groups with similar needs to secure discounts on premiums, reduce deductibles, and be rewarded at renewal if their claims experience aligns over the prior year. The company says it leverages AI and behavioral science to unite like-minded consumers, simplify access to insurance, and intervene earlier in the buying journey. Foxquilt raised CAD$1.2m in a Seed round led by Extreme Venture Partners. The article does not disclose other investors or operating metrics. The piece characterizes the company as emerging.

• Pitchero

  Led · Series A · Jan 2017

  Pitchero provides a one-stop digital platform for amateur and grassroots sports clubs, offering tools to create websites, manage membership, collect payments, organise teams, communicate, and upload video and photos. The company serves more than 70,000 sports teams and claims over 1 million active users across football, rugby, hockey and cricket. In the U.K. Pitchero says it reaches 30–40% of grassroots football clubs, over 70% of rugby clubs, and more than 30% penetration in cricket and hockey leagues. Co-founder and CEO Mark Fletcher says the product connects players, parents and coaches and links club sites via fixtures and league tables. Pitchero has launched a video product, Pitchero Play, selling a hardware and software kit to record and push match highlights to the platform and social media.

No current team members are available.