• Monomer Bio

  Participated · Seed · Feb 2024

  Monomer Bio offers an AI-ready lab automation and analytics platform that integrates robotic automation, data management, computer vision, and deep learning to digitize lab workflows and accelerate drug discovery. The platform can detect significant changes in cell morphology from microscopy images and supports larger-scale, more complex experiments. It is compatible with lab equipment from major manufacturers and provides an intuitive interface for customized automation workflows; the team also helps customers optimize their lab setups. Customers such as Indee Labs have used Monomer’s software to increase cell production. Founded by CEO Jimmy Sastra and CTO Mark Zhang, the company aims to simplify data management, analytics, and automation for scientists and eliminate manual bottlenecks. Monomer announced a $5.6M seed raise to fund expansion and further enhance its platform to empower more laboratories and researchers.

• ShearShare

  Participated · Seed · Oct 2020

  ShearShare is a B2B mobile marketplace that lets licensed beauty and barbering professionals rent flexible, affordable workspace with no-term leases or commission fees. The platform supports 900 cities and has grown into a nationwide marketplace serving tens of thousands of industry professionals, owners, and operators. ShearShare recently completed a rebrand, launched an improved mobile UX, and expanded educational and business resources for its user community. It offers daily liability insurance through an exclusive partnership with Lloyd’s of London. The company plans to hire a CTO and a Head of Revenue Operations, amplify self-service features, expand its on-demand rental database, and introduce proprietary analytics for small business owners. ShearShare has established headquarters at 43North in Buffalo, NY. ShearShare operates an online marketplace that lets stylists book open chairs or stations at salons and barbershops, matching supply and demand across locations. The founders launched the Dallas-based company in 2017 and have expanded listings to more than 600 cities, with chair prices ranging from about $15 to $569 depending on market. The platform processes payments for stylists via a partnership with First American Payments. ShearShare serves both stylists and salon owners rather than focusing solely on consumer booking or salon management. The company plans to roll out ancillary services for stylists, including pioneering an insurance policy to cover on-the-job lawsuits. With new funding and a Google for Startups grant, the team says it is ready to accelerate expansion and add more services for independent beauty professionals.

• SonderMind

  Participated · Series A · Apr 2019

  SonderMind operates a technology platform that connects individuals with therapists who accept their insurance and are a clinical fit, while providing therapists with billing, telehealth, clinical assessments and practice support. The company emphasizes personalized mental health journeys and data-driven, clinically verifiable outcomes for users. SonderMind’s platform handles matching, payments, telehealth and a full technology suite so clinicians can focus on care. The company says the new funding will accelerate expansion into all fifty states and bolster its technology capabilities. SonderMind positions itself around affordability and accessibility, aiming to help millions of Americans find the right therapist. As of the announced round, the company has raised a total of $183 million in capital. SonderMind operates a marketplace that connects consumers to licensed behavioral-health professionals while enabling clinicians to focus on care rather than running a practice. Its SonderMind Solution™ handles matching clients, payments, telehealth, a full technology suite, clinical assessments and a supportive team of behavioral-health experts. The company currently operates the largest integrated network of community behavioral-health professionals in Colorado and is expanding its business in Texas and Arizona. SonderMind intends to use new capital to accelerate entry into new markets, deepen and broaden enterprise partnerships with payors, employers and health systems, and further build out the technology platform that drives its solution. Leadership includes co-founder and CEO Mark Frank, and the company recently added Eric Roza and Kent Thiry to its board. SonderMind completed a $27 million Series B financing to support these growth plans. SonderMind offers the SonderMind Solution™, a behavioral-health platform that matches clients to vetted therapists while handling scheduling, payments, insurance coordination, and a lightweight EHR and practice-management tools. The product includes a matching platform that factors clinical fit and mutual preferences, a mobile app with voice notes, calendar and messaging, and support for provider billing and administration. The company operates the largest integrated network of community behavioral-health professionals in Colorado. SonderMind plans to expand beyond Colorado into Austin, Texas and Phoenix, Arizona in the near term and to scale the offering nationally. Financially, the company completed a $3 million Series A in April 2019 to support ongoing launch, program and technology initiatives and to hire key personnel. The company also appointed Jonathan S. Bush to its board as it executes its growth strategy from its Denver base.

• Claimbot

  Participated · Seed · Mar 2019

  Founded in 2016 by CEO Miguel Fernandez, Claimbot builds an AI-enabled virtual chat engine that helps users file claims, request roadside assistance, purchase coverage and solve problems in real time. The chat engine integrates with Zendesk, Braintree Payments, Stripe and other APIs to deliver accurate, actionable answers. Claimbot targets enterprise customers in the insurance and automotive sectors and counts Silvercar by Audi, Brightside Cover and Omadi Roadside among its users. The company plans to use its recent funding to accelerate product development of its AI chat engine and to expand its sales and product development teams. The product is positioned to provide efficient, automated customer interactions across insurance and roadside workflows. The company is based in Austin, Texas.

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