Led · Seed · Jun 2026

Bevyl offers an AI-driven platform that automates clipping, sequencing, overlays, and voiceovers to produce publish-ready short-form videos for TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts. The company claims its system saves brands roughly 18 hours per week and that 90% of videos edited through the platform go straight to publish without further tweaks; it also markets a 50% better social engagement claim. Bevyl was co-founded by Nina Chen Liu and Noah Lindner and operates with a small team of between two and ten people. Its pricing includes a Pro tier at $199 per month per seat. Bevyl faces competition from horizontal and vertical players such as OpusClip, Descript, VEED.io, Kapwing, and Captions, and emphasizes learning brand voice and visual style as a differentiation. The company has taken early steps to commercialize through seed funding and a syndicate-style cap table driven by Launchpad Venture Group members.

Led · Seed · Mar 2025

Surgicure Technologies develops medical devices to improve airway management and patient safety, with a patented flagship product called the Horseshoe. The Horseshoe is designed to provide more reliable endotracheal (ET) tube securement, prevent facial pressure injuries, and enable more effective oral care. The technology was originally invented by army respiratory therapists and redesigned by founder Irena King. Surgicure targets clinical settings such as critical care, burn/trauma care, and patient evacuation or transport where improved securement and streamlined workflows can reduce adverse events. The company is female-owned and was founded in 2019; it is working to commercialize its solution and scale adoption across diverse medical environments. Surgicure recently closed a financing round to support commercialization efforts.

Participated · Series A · Sep 2024

AceUp sells a business performance analytics platform alongside coaching services that use data and algorithms to assess strengths, identify growth opportunities, and provide algorithmic recommendations for teams and individual employees. The platform includes assessments, e-learning courses and reviews and generates organizational and departmental heat maps highlighting core strengths and areas for growth. AceUp charges from $20 per employee per month on the low end, with expert-led C-suite solutions starting at $1,595 per employee per month. The company works with over 3,500 coaches globally, serves around 100 companies including LVMH, L’Oréal, IBM, BNP, John Deere and WM, and employs roughly 50 staff. Incubated at Techstars, AceUp has opened a satellite office in Paris and says it has a nine-year history. Founder Will Foussier says the company is profitable and that it is redirecting focus toward large global enterprises amid a slowdown in mid-market tech activity.

Participated · Seed · Sep 2023

Givzey is the fundraising industry's first Gift Agreement Platform, focused on empowering nonprofit organizations to scale multi-year pledges to all levels of giving. The company emphasizes enabling nonprofits to scale pledge-based giving across donor segments. Givzey announced an oversubscribed Seed funding round that raised $2.1M. Investors in the round include Oyster Fund, York IE, CJ Orr and The Orr Group, members of Tiger 21 Indianapolis Group, and Launchpad Venture Group. Givzey is based in Boston, MA.

Participated · Series A · May 2023

GromaCorp, Inc. is headquartered in Boston, MA. The company announced a Series A funding round totaling over $20M. The round was led by Castle Island Ventures with participation from Bantam Group, Echelon, Launchpad Venture Group, Osbon Capital, and others. The financing was described as a Series A in the press release. The announcement was reported by Massinvestor, Inc. No operational metrics, product details, or future plans were disclosed in the article.