• Fluree

  Participated · Series A · Apr 2023

  Fluree develops a graph ledger database and data‑pipeline toolset (Fluree Core and Fluree Sense) for secure, interoperable data management and sharing. The platform organizes blockchain‑secured data in a scalable semantic graph database and is built on W3C semantic web standards to facilitate trusted data interoperability. Fluree targets Web3 use cases including verifiable credentials, enterprise blockchain and decentralized data management while also helping enterprises modernize legacy data architecture. The company cites customers such as the Department of Defense, Department of Education, and Web3 startups including Pravica, Fabric and Logosphere. Open‑source distribution has driven adoption, with more than 100,000 downloads of its software products. Fluree is co‑founded in 2016 by Brian Platz and Flip Filipowski, is headquartered in Winston‑Salem, North Carolina, and currently employs about 50 people. Fluree is a Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Public Benefit Corporation founded in 2016 by Brian Platz and Flip Filipowski. It operates an enterprise data management platform that guarantees data integrity, facilitates secure data sharing, and powers data-driven insights. The platform organizes blockchain-secured data in a scalable semantic graph database, establishing a foundational layer of trusted data for connected and intelligent data ecosystems. Fluree offers a pluggable stack that developers use to build enterprise-grade Web 3.0 applications with cryptographically-secure data integrity and is available on Amazon AWS, Google Cloud Platform and Microsoft Azure. Organizations across education, supply chain and healthcare are employing the platform to build secure blockchain applications. The company closed a $6.5M seed round to accelerate product development for applications that utilize W3C verifiable credentials and decentralized identifiers (DID).

• Homz

  Led · Seed · Mar 2023

  Homz builds sustainable, wellness-focused multifamily and mixed-use master-planned communities that standardize design, layout and amenities across properties. Each community will offer 54 publicly available amenities (clubhouses, pools, athletic fields, playgrounds, urban farms, Miyawaki forests) and four multifamily brands—UP, 24, NJOY and LYF—plus build-to-rent single-family homes to serve renters at different life stages. The company targets tier-2 markets roughly 20–30 minutes from high-growth metropolitan areas and plans to develop a portfolio of 50 communities concentrated in the U.S. Southeast. Homz expects to invest about $140–170 million per community, will seek financing from the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and intends to hold each investment for roughly 25 years. The company raised $50 million in a pre-seed round led by Nanban Ventures, with additional participation from family offices and high- and ultra-high-net-worth individuals. Founders and management bring decades of hospitality experience and have developed, owned and managed over $5 billion of assets; Homz is designing communities to meet UN PRI and ESG criteria.

No current team members are available.