Led · Series B · Jul 2026

Alpen High Performance Products designs and manufactures high-performance windows, doors and architectural glass, including thin glass insulated glass units (IGUs), Winsert secondary glazing, and fiberglass and uPVC window and door systems. The company has implemented automated manufacturing capable of producing thin glass IGUs with insulating performance up to R15 and has begun third-party sales of those IGUs to other North American manufacturers. Over the past two and a half years Alpen reported more than 50% growth and sales of its Winsert and commercial windows have increased more than fourfold. It says it has transitioned from a bespoke manufacturer into a national brand with a scaled and standardized product suite and has professionalized its sales organization. Alpen has also invested in engineering, customer success, and IT teams to support production scale and customer service. The company is based in Louisville, Colorado.

Participated · Series F · Oct 2021

DIG is a vegetable-forward, multi-format restaurant group founded in 2011 in New York City that operates fast-casual restaurants, annex programs, strategic partners, and a dining & innovation space called 232 Bleecker. Its core offering is vegetable-centric cooking supplemented by responsibly sourced proteins and produce from DIG Acres, a 20-acre mixed vegetable farm in Chester, NY that supports a farmer apprenticeship program. The company runs DIG Academy, a culinary and business training program, and DIG Feeds, which has donated over 225,000 meals to hospitals, shelters, and community organizations. DIG emphasizes people-first policies including permanent wage increases (converting a $2/hr pandemic bonus), four-month fully paid parental leave for eligible employees, and a tested 4-day workweek pilot. Planned growth includes reopening locations temporarily closed due to COVID-19, expanding restaurant count from 30 to 60 over the next three years, rolling out new formats and kitchen technology pilots (including one at 127 4th Avenue), and expanding DIG Academy into immersive analog and digital education. Dig Inn is an operator of fast-casual restaurants with a 15-restaurant chain in New York and Boston. The chain offers market plates with an average meal price of $10 and sources produce from local farms. Dig Inn aims to make simple, high-quality food available at a relatively affordable price. The company plans to use new capital to launch more restaurants and to open a free culinary training school for employees. Management also intends to make key leadership hires and build out its internal tech platform as part of expansion efforts. The chain plans to open 13–15 additional locations in New York and Massachusetts by 2019 and to expand to a third state in 2018; it had previously raised $21.5 million in earlier rounds. Dig Inn is a vegetable-forward, farm-to-table restaurant chain offering fresh meals priced about $7–$10 per plate. Founded in 2011 in New York City, the company operates 10 locations and has a dedicated local following. It employs nearly 500 in-store staff and about 20 employees in its New York corporate office. The company plans to expand beyond NYC this year, growing its store count from 10 to as many as 18 and targeting Boston as the likely first market outside New York. Dig Inn expects to hire roughly 100 additional employees to support that expansion. Management is focused on preserving company culture during growth through shared meals, open-office arrangements, newsletters, and social events.

Participated · Series C · Jun 2021

Ledger is a Paris-based firm operating in the digital asset space. In the fourth quarter of last year the company completed a $50 million secondary share sale in which an early investor sold their stake. The deal was led by CEO Pascal Gauthier. Gauthier has stated the company has no imminent plans for a public offering. The company declined to disclose its valuation in connection with the transaction.

Participated · Series B · Aug 2020

Omaze operates a social‑impact fundraising platform that offers participants the chance to win high‑value experiences and prizes in order to raise grants for nonprofits. The company gained notoriety for celebrity experiences and has expanded offerings to include one‑of‑a‑kind cars, travel, and multi‑million‑dollar homes. Omaze expanded into the UK and reports sustained 30%+ month‑over‑month growth there after piloting a talent‑driven model of high‑value prizes and weekly car offerings. The company plans to use new capital to replicate the UK model across Europe, scale into new markets, and offer even larger prizes. Financially, Omaze has generated over $150M in grants to charities in its first nine years, has raised over $160M supporting more than 400 charities, and projects generating more than $300M in the next two years. Launched in 2012, Omaze attributes three consecutive years of over 100% growth to its expanded prize offerings beginning in 2019. Omaze operates a prize-driven fundraising platform that initially built its user base through celebrity-centric campaigns and has shifted toward organizing its own prize campaigns such as cars, luxury vacations, and recently luxury homes. The company still runs talent campaigns but views in-house prizes as more scalable and better aligned with causes it wants to support. Omaze has expanded geographically, recently launching in the United Kingdom with plans to move into Western Europe and Asia. Performance of the average campaign has quadrupled over the past 18 months, and company revenue has increased by 500%. To date Omaze has raised more than $130 million for charity and has set an ambitious goal to become the first for‑profit company to donate $1 billion in a single year. It plans to use new funding to expand luxury home campaigns and introduce additional campaign categories. Omaze partners with celebrities and nonprofits to create online fundraising experiences, replacing traditional charity auctions with raffle-style entries. Users can buy one entry for $10 (and multiple entries) with tiered perks for larger contributions. The company produces campaign videos and handles analytics, social distribution, and transactions for partner charities. Since launch it has offered more than 150 experiences that have impacted over 100 charities and received donations from 160+ countries; a recent Star Trek campaign generated over 300 million media impressions and donations from more than 68 countries. The founders, Matt Pohlson and Ryan Cummins, started Omaze after being inspired by a traditional charity auction. The new funding will support expansion beyond headline campaigns toward a self-serve model that allows any charity, school, or individual to raise funds on the platform.

Participated · Equity · Mar 2020

Uptrust provides a text- and app-based platform that delivers calendars, appointments, rules, and court information to people returning to society, often integrated with public defenders. The company was formed in 2015 and launched its first product in 2016 after years of trials. Uptrust charges governments a fee to use the service while aiming to limit costs for end users who often lack funds. It has expanded rapidly to 150 sites in 28 states, up from 30 sites 18 months earlier, and the team has grown to about 15 people centered in San Francisco and along the Eastern Seaboard. Longer-term plans include connecting users to services they need on re-entry, such as health care, banking/finance, and housing. The company has raised external capital to support growth, including a recent seed round and an earlier $1.3M round reported last year. Uptrust builds a CRM-like messaging service that connects public defenders, social workers and agencies with people who have interacted with the criminal justice system to reduce missed court dates and compliance failures. Since launching in 2017, the company says it has cut failure-to-appear penalties by more than 50% in the roughly 50 state and county governments where it operates, representing up to $5 billion in potential savings for municipalities. Uptrust is paid by local governments and does not charge end users; its leadership has emphasized it will never charge the people it serves. With new funding the company plans product development including a mobile app that can message multiple public agencies and surface local services such as reduced transportation and expungement clinics. Uptrust aims to reach another 100 jurisdictions and serve one million defendants by the end of 2020. The founders position the product as a platform to serve the more than 60 million people with a criminal record and to reduce wasteful pretrial incarceration costs.