• Avisi Technologies

  Participated · Series A · Feb 2026

  Avisi Technologies, Inc. is a clinical-stage company focused on creating novel ophthalmic solutions, most notably VisiPlate®, an investigational aqueous shunt engineered from an ultrathin, patented metamaterial designed to maintain intra-ocular pressure through multiple microchannels that resist blockage and scarring. The device targets the unmet need for long-term, low-maintenance glaucoma care and is currently being evaluated in the FDA IDE-approved SAPPHIRE pivotal trial that is enrolling patients across the United States. Avisi’s broader pipeline includes V-001, a sustained intraocular drug-delivery platform, and VisiPlate-S, a drainage device intended for use during cataract surgery. Proceeds from its latest financing will fund the SAPPHIRE trial and advance additional pipeline programs addressing the full spectrum of glaucomatous disease. The company has garnered recognition and non-dilutive support from the National Science Foundation, the Glaucoma Research Foundation, Johnson & Johnson JLABS, and other industry accelerators. Current investors include both venture funds and angel networks, underscoring diversified backing for its development roadmap. No revenue or user figures have been disclosed to date.

• Lumino

  Participated · Seed · Mar 2024

  Lumino is building an integrated hardware and software compute protocol for AI workloads that uses economic incentives to aggregate compute resources. The protocol leverages blockchain to ensure models are being trained correctly and provides a developer SDK so customers can start training models in minutes. The company was founded in July 2023 by Eshan Chordia and Yogesh Darji and is based in San Francisco, CA. Lumino raised $2.8M in pre-seed funding and intends to use the funds to expand operations and development efforts. Its core offering combines marketplace incentives, trusted training verification via blockchain, and an SDK to lower onboarding friction for developers. The article does not report revenue or user metrics.

• Gridwise

  Participated · Seed · Feb 2020

  Gridwise offers a mobile app for rideshare and gig drivers that aggregates real-time airport activity, local events, weather, and traffic to help drivers boost earnings. The app has evolved to let users track earnings across platforms (Uber, Lyft) and to track mileage and expenses. According to Gridwise, over 300k rideshare and delivery drivers use its free app. The company has expanded into financial products via a partnership with Kover (now Seel) to launch Gridwise Protection, an income protection and sick leave product for drivers, though that product is not accepting new customers at this time. Earlier this year Gridwise announced it will offer users benefits from Avibra’s Dollar Benefits Store. Founded in 2016, the company continues to focus on tools and benefits tailored to gig‑economy drivers. Gridwise collects and aggregates data from traffic services, social media, weather, events, local news and crowdsourced driver inputs via its mobile app to provide real-time alerts and aggregate analytics. The company says drivers using its app have produced 300 million tracked ride-hailing miles and that drivers can earn as much as 39% more per hour. Gridwise works across platforms including Uber, Lyft and Via, and already tracks food delivery starting with Uber Eats. The Pittsburgh-based startup, founded in 2016, plans to unlock ride-share and delivery insights for municipalities, mobile service platforms, insurance providers and other stakeholders. Product plans include expanding tracking to grocery and parcel deliveries to broaden its view of how people and goods move in cities. The company positions its cross-platform data as a differentiator versus single-provider programs and aims to monetize aggregate analytics for corporate and municipal customers. Gridwise aggregates third-party APIs (traffic, social media, weather, events, local news) and crowdsourced driver data to deliver real-time alerts on where and when to drive. The app notifies drivers about airport congestion, event-driven demand, and weather, and tracks mileage, time, earnings, and trips. It offers a free basic tier and a paid Gridwise Plus plan ($10/month or $96/year) with additional features like 24-hour airport graphs and real-time flight status. Gridwise says it can help drivers earn as much as 39% more per hour and reports some 40,000 drivers using the app across 18 U.S. cities, including recent launches in San Francisco and San Jose. Founded in 2016 and a Techstars alum, the company is headquartered in Pittsburgh and had seven employees at the time of the article. Management plans to invest in R&D for autonomous ride-hailing use cases and pursue international expansion after growing its U.S. driver network.

• Kaarta

  Participated · Series A · Mar 2019

  Kaarta develops real-time mobile 3D reality capture technology that maps complex indoor and outdoor environments without external signal infrastructure such as GPS or Wi‑Fi. Its patent-pending, robotics-rooted platform transforms the real world into multidimensional 3D digital models up to 10x faster and at lower cost than traditional mapping methods. Kaarta’s products are used across architecture, engineering, construction, operations, industrial planning, civil and transportation infrastructure, security, mining, archaeology, and autonomous technologies. Customers include Badger Technologies, which uses Kaarta to map 60,000 sq ft stores in under an hour and has captured over 400 retail locations for a first customer. In three full years of operation Kaarta has built a global distribution network and an expanding addressable market. The company secured $6.5M in Series A financing to fuel sales and marketing, expand talent acquisition, and further invest in research and development.

No current team members are available.