Participated · Seed · Nov 2020

The Naked Market develops and launches healthier food brands using an end-to-end, asset-light infrastructure and a “fast fail” product development process. Its proprietary data tool, The Machine, aggregates over 15 million data points from Shopify, direct feedback, Amazon, retail POS and search trends to identify category opportunities and gauge product-market fit. The company handles distribution and has produced five brands to date, including Flock Chicken Chips, AvoCrazy, Project Breakfast, Beach House Bowls and a joint-venture popcorn brand with the Jonas Brothers. Its products have been on the market for just over 12 months; the company has 10 employees and reports triple-digit growth since its founding. The new capital will be used to scale existing brands, create new products, pursue M&A opportunities and expand into retail channels in the coming years. The Naked Market was founded in 2019 and expects to launch new brands in the first half of 2022. The Naked Market is a CPG company that has developed branded snacking and beverage products. The company has launched brands including acai Beach House Bowls, Flock Chicken Chips, and AvoCrazy Avocado Puffs. It closed a $6M seed funding round to support growth. The company plans to use the funds to add six additional brands over the next 12 months. One planned launch is Project Breakfast, a plant-based, keto-friendly morning beverage available in Vanilla Chai, Green Tea Matcha, and Morning Chocolate. Project Breakfast is formulated with 14 grams of protein, 3 grams net carbs, 2 grams of sugar, and MCT oils.

Participated · Series D · Mar 2017

Autotalks develops automotive‑qualified V2X chipsets that provide an advanced, secure, high-performing global V2X communication solution for vehicles and autonomous systems. Its technology is designed to complement sensor data in non-line-of-sight scenarios, rough weather, and poor lighting to improve road safety and coordination among vehicles, motorcyclists, and pedestrians. The company recently launched the ZooZ micro-mobility platform and plans mass deployment of its technology in the coming years. Autotalks is led by CEO Hagai Zyss and is described as a V2X chipset market leader. Financially, the company raised $10M in funding from Foxconn Interconnect Technology (FIT) tied to a strategic collaboration. Autotalks is based in Kfar‑Netter, Israel. Autotalks develops V2X (vehicle‑to‑everything) communications chipsets for connected cars and has recently expanded its product focus to motorcycles. The company is preparing for mass production in 2019. It has extended its Series D round to $40 million, an increase from an initial $30 million raised in March. Autotalks says the funding will allow it to prepare and expand operations for the upcoming start of mass production and to continue developing communication solutions for connected and autonomous vehicles. The company is based in Israel. Management highlighted the strategic interest of new investor Mirai Creation Investment Fund in vehicles as information hubs. Autotalks develops silicon chipsets that enable V2X (vehicle-to-everything) communications for cars. The company focuses on hardware for short-range vehicle communication that regulators are increasingly mandating. It is based in Israel and recently completed a financing round. Autotalks raised $30 million in a Series D from new and existing investors. The firm expects to deploy its chipsets in U.S. models in 2019 and views a U.S. Department of Transportation notice requiring short-range communication on all new vehicles by 2023 as a major market opportunity. CEO Hagai Zyss said the company’s mission to equip vehicles with lifesaving technology is being adopted by regulators and leading carmakers.