Participated · Series G · Mar 2025

GrubMarket is an AI-driven technology and B2B e-commerce company that digitizes, automates, and streamlines the American and global food supply chain. Its offerings include enterprise SaaS such as an Inventory Management AI Agent and Reporting AI Agent, as well as a tech-enabled marketplace that serves customers in all 50 U.S. states and more than 70 countries. Recent acquisitions—Coast Citrus, Delta Fresh Produce, and Procurant—have expanded its reach; Procurant alone facilitates $5.5 billion in GMV for over 850 customers across 14 countries. The firm operates with what it calls a self-sustaining, profitable model and has been recognized on the CNBC Disruptor 50 list for three consecutive years. It runs the Sustainable California initiative, which promotes organic farming and has funded hundreds of thousands of tree plantings. Backed by a $4.5 billion pre-money valuation, the company plans to invest further in talent, financial infrastructure, technology development, and additional acquisitions to expand across North America, South America, Europe, and Africa.

Led · Equity · Jan 2025

Harbor Link designs, constructs, and maintains conduit infrastructure and local and long-haul dark fiber networks with an open-access model aimed at hyperscalers and government customers. Its core product is a state-of-the-art underground fiber optic network along the I-95 corridor, built with a scalable 16-duct architecture to deliver high capacity, low latency connectivity. The company targets hyperscale cloud providers and federal facilities, and its network design is intended to meet Department of Defense and hyperscale requirements. Initially announced in 2021, nearly 50% of construction is complete and permits for 95% of the route have been secured. Harbor Link positions the project to address critical gaps in outdated infrastructure across the Baltimore–DC region, which the article notes accounts for 35% of all hyperscale data centers worldwide. With new strategic funding, the company aims to bring the network live by the first half of 2026.

Participated · Debt Financing · Sep 2024

Upfront builds financial products that give real estate agents early access to earned commission dollars, aiming to reduce wait time and costs by up to 66%. The platform partners with brokerages to drive down fees for agents and offer greater transparency without impacting credit scores. Upfront targets the financial burdens agents face—long commission payout delays and reliance on costly credit products—by providing real estate-native financing solutions. The recent funding is intended to enable an official launch and to deliver exclusive financial solutions that help brokerages attract, retain, and empower top-performing agents. Co-founders Mukund Venkatakrishnan and Pierre Calzadilla bring prior entrepreneurship and proptech revenue-growth experience to the business. The company emphasizes improving agents' financial health and enabling them to reinvest in their businesses.

Led · Seed · Apr 2024

ClaimScore is a Pompton Lakes, NJ–based provider of AI and machine-learning–driven claim validation and anti-fraud software for class action settlements. Its core product identifies fraud in real time using tested and validated algorithms. The company was founded in 2022 by President Donald Beshada, CEO Bob Gallo, and Bryan Heller. ClaimScore’s technology has helped companies avoid $340 million in fraudulent payouts to date. The business plans to expand its offerings for law firms, in-house counsel, and claims administrators and to use new funding to support continued growth and general operations.