Participated · Series A · Apr 2025

Ottometric is a software company that automates and streamlines validation and training processes for Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS). It provides automation solutions to OEMs, Tier‑1 and Tier‑2 suppliers to improve driver safety, gain a competitive edge and ensure compliance with evolving government regulations. Led by CEO Joseph Burke and based in Boston, MA, Ottometric develops an ADAS validation platform. The company intends to use new funding to accelerate development of that platform. The business serves vehicle manufacturers and suppliers with tools to validate and train ADAS systems. Ottometric is a software company that automates and streamlines the validation and training processes for Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS). The company provides automation solutions to OEMs, Tier‑1 and Tier‑2 suppliers whose current development and validation methods are manual‑intensive, slow, and costly. Ottometric was founded in 2019 and is led by CEO Joseph Burke. The company is based in Waltham, MA. It intends to use the funds to accelerate growth, expand its customer base, and speed the transformation of the ADAS development and validation process. Ottometric closed a $4.9M Seed funding round to support these efforts.

Participated · Seed · Jun 2024

Quickcode.ai is a McLean, VA-based provider of artificial intelligence software for the trade compliance industry. The company leverages large language models and a science-based UI to streamline data management for trade compliance professionals. Its product suite includes a 24/7 cloud-based product compliance monitoring platform, a specialized integration for SaaS providers requiring access to trade compliance data, and an API that enhances assignment of compliance data to large product datasets. Led by CEO Shannon Hynds, Quickcode offers tools aimed at improving compliance data workflows for trade professionals. The company raised $1.1M in Seed funding and plans to use the proceeds to expand operations and development efforts. The round was backed by PS27 Ventures and DataTribe. QuickCode.ai provides a platform that targets and creates datasets for text-based machine learning, focusing on the most representative, hard-to-label, and edge-case examples to improve label quality and reduce labeling time. The product brings subject-matter experts into the pipeline earlier so teams can collect the right data, inform labeling rules, and produce more accurate, less biased models. Its technology is powered by methods developed and patented by Harvard University and was built by data scientists for data scientists. The company plans to invest in research and development, visualizations, metrics, and enhanced recommending algorithms to strengthen its offering. Management says the platform can also help identify and mitigate model drift in operational pipelines as language and terminology evolve. The company announced a $2 million seed investment to support these efforts.

Participated · Seed · Sep 2022

Payall is a Miami-based cross-border payments processor that builds white-label software, UI and APIs enabling regulated banks to offer international fund transfers. Its platform is designed to help clearing institutions “know their customer’s customer” and automate high-volume payouts. Recipients can receive funds to digital wallets, prepaid cards, or bank accounts, with the company targeting near-real-time delivery at lower cost than traditional bank products. Payall emphasizes compliance and protecting the safety and soundness of cross-border payments, a category framed as high risk by regulators. Founder Gary Palmer, a payments industry veteran, says the product is intended to be inclusive so banks can deliver money efficiently to anyone on the planet. Payall recently raised a $10M seed round and had previously secured $8.2M in pre-seed and SAFE financings.

Participated · Seed · Jan 2014

AirVend develops vending-machine-mounted, cashless touchscreen devices that are wirelessly connected to provide digital nutrition labels, remote inventory management, error reporting, and credit card and NFC payment options. The product is designed to help operators comply with an impending law requiring vending machines to display calorie information. The company was founded in April 2012 by CEO Chad Francis and EVP of Business Development Lance Ellsworth and is based in Provo, Utah. AirVend raised seed funding to support its commercial efforts. The company intends to use the funds to accelerate production of its devices and expand deployment with operators.