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NFA

320 South Canal, Suite 2400, Chicago, IL, 60606, United States

Overview

National Futures Association (NFA) is the self-regulatory organization for the U.S. derivatives industry

Total investments
2
Lead investments
0
Investments · 12mo
0
Active investors
2

Sector focus

  • Association
  • Government
  • Non Profit
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Investment portfolio

  • Bridge.audio

    Participated · Equity · Jul 2024

    Bridge.audio offers a cloud-native workspace and marketplace (Sync Hub) for creators and music professionals to receive, store, share and discover audio using an internally developed descriptive AI trained on nearly a decade of data. The platform centralizes workflows that today rely on disparate tools (WeTransfer, Google Drive, Dropbox), improving collaboration and reducing the industry's digital footprint. Its Sync Hub marketplace, launched in January, connects rights-holders (labels, publishers, artists) with buyers and supervisors in film, advertising, TV and gaming. The company emphasizes responsible use of generative AI as a support to human creativity and to improve discoverability through advanced tagging and natural-language search. Bridge.audio reports more than 30,000 users since launch two years ago, with over 200 labels and publishers on the Sync Hub and roughly 120 buyers including Orange, Chanel, Louis Vuitton and TBWA. The team plans to open additional hubs focused on other segments (original music, A&R, promotion) to broaden marketplace coverage.

  • Nestor

    Participated · Equity · Apr 2024

    Nestor helps professional customers protect data, documents and client information, positioning security, privacy and regulatory compliance as core offerings. The company counts a wide range of corporate and institutional clients, including BPCE Assurances, Decathlon, Crédit Agricole Nord de France and Groupe Caisse des Dépôts, among others highlighted in its announcement. Leadership under president Antonia BOVA is credited with steering the company through recent growth and product development. Financially, Nestor reported that revenue doubled and annual recurring revenue (ARR) tripled over the past year. Management and investors frame recent capital conversion as validation of strategy and a catalyst for further commercial acceleration. The company plans to use the renewed investor confidence to continue scaling and to attract additional investors as it expands its customer base.

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