• CyberSaint Security

  Participated · Series A · Mar 2024

  CyberSaint's CyberStrong platform uses patented AI to automate compliance, quantify cyber risk in financial terms, and align security programs with executive and board priorities. The platform includes features such as a Free Cyber Risk Analysis tool and recent remediation enhancements to optimize resource allocation and decision-making. CyberSaint has become a standard for cyber risk management across the Fortune 500 and announced a partnership with IBM Cloud's Security & Compliance Center. Since launching in 2016, the company has received industry recognition including Snowflake's State of Next‑Generation Cybersecurity Applications Report and Gartner’s Innovation Insight on Continuous Control Monitoring. The company plans to use new funding to build on customer momentum, accelerate global market expansion, and continue innovation of CyberStrong. Leadership additions such as Chief Product Officer Matt Alderman will lead product strategy and development initiatives. CyberSaint Security develops the CyberStrong platform, an integrated risk management solution that automates cybersecurity compliance, assessments, remediation planning, and reporting using AI and machine learning. The platform is built on the NIST Cybersecurity Framework and provides a single pane of glass for CISOs and security teams to measure, report, and mitigate risk. In 2018 the company reported record growth — a more than 400% increase in bookings in Q4 and 1100% growth in its customer base — and completed a $3 million funding round in March 2018 that the company said propelled expansion. CyberSaint expanded engineering, sales, and marketing teams by over 200%, added more than 10 partners to its partner program, moved its headquarters to the Boston Seaport Innovation District, and expanded its user base to three new continents. The company was awarded a patent for its AI and algorithms that automate risk mitigation action planning and emphasizes rapid time-to-value and automation to replace manual GRC processes.

• Irrigreen

  Participated · Seed · Mar 2023

  Irrigreen develops robotic sprinkler heads and precision irrigation systems that digitally map lawns, use real-time weather analysis, and apply water only where and when needed. Its product suite includes Smart Controller 3 and an AI-powered quoting tool that uses satellite imagery to generate instant system designs and estimated water bill savings. The company holds more than eight patents in precision spray technology and says its systems use approximately 50% less water, have saved over 350 million gallons to date, and that five Irrigreen heads can replace a forty-head traditional system. Irrigreen sells through more than 300 installation partners across nearly every U.S. state and targets the 80+ million residential lawns in the U.S. The new funds will support research and product development to expand its high-tech, eco-friendly solutions and reduce inefficient irrigation's environmental and financial impact. Irrigreen is based in San Francisco, California and Edina, Minnesota. Irrigreen develops robotic irrigation and sprinkler systems that map individual heads to precisely irrigate landscapes, reducing outdoor water usage. The systems are controlled via a mobile app, and the company has launched an enhanced web design tool that lets homeowners map sprinkler layouts and see projected water savings in seconds. Led by CEO Shane Dyer, Irrigreen serves homeowners nationally, including California, Texas, Florida, Colorado, and Utah. The company is based in San Francisco, CA and Edina, MN. Irrigreen raised $15M in Seed funding and intends to use the proceeds for continued product innovation and its commercial launch. The product positioning emphasizes water savings and simplified design for residential landscaping.

• Inari

  Participated · Series E · Oct 2022

  Inari develops seed technologies that combine AI-powered predictive design with a multiplex gene editing toolbox to deliver step-change soybean, corn and wheat products. The company is singularly focused on seed technology for large-acre crops and operates an asset-light business model intended to support, not rival, seed companies. Inari reports strong performance from its first-generation products and progress toward commercialization, generating interest from seed companies both within and outside the U.S. Financially, the company completed a $144 million fundraise and has cumulative equity raised of more than $720 million. Founded by Flagship Pioneering in 2016, Inari is based in Cambridge, Mass., with additional sites in West Lafayette, Ind., and Ghent, Belgium, and employs more than 300 people. The new capital is intended to underpin long-term growth as Inari works to bring high-performing products to market at global scale. Inari develops seeds aimed at a more sustainable, nature‑positive food system by combining AI‑powered predictive design with a multiplex gene‑editing toolbox. The company intends to use the new funds to further advance its technology platform and accelerate product commercialization. Inari has a team of more than 300 employees and is led by CEO Ponsi Trivisvavet. Founded by Flagship Pioneering in 2016, the company is based in Cambridge, MA, with additional sites in West Lafayette, Ind., and Ghent, Belgium. The business recently closed a $103M funding round, bringing its total capital raised to $575M. Inari pairs AI-powered predictive design with multiplex gene editing to engineer seeds for the commercial agriculture market. The company focuses on multiplex gene-edited seed technology and advancing product development to deliver new value to growers and supply chains. It plans to use the new capital to further its technology position and expand product development efforts. Inari completed a $124M Series E equity raise and also refinanced and upsized a loan agreement to access up to $60M in debt capital. Led by CEO Ponsi Trivisvavet, the company was founded by Flagship Pioneering and has grown to more than 230 employees. Inari is based in Cambridge, Mass., with additional sites in West Lafayette, Ind., and Ghent, Belgium. Inari has developed a platform that uses predictive design and artificial intelligence to build deep understanding of genes and to design blueprints for combinations of gene‑editing tools that enable multiple edits within a single genome. Those edits produce seeds that aim to increase crop yield while reducing agriculture's footprint. The company focuses on product development for corn and soybeans in North and South America and plans to use the new funds to accelerate advancements across its science platform and product development. Inari raised $208M in a Series D that brought its cumulative equity raised to more than $352M. The round was co‑led by Flagship Pioneering with participation from Alexandria Venture Investments, Investment Corporation of Dubai, Banque Pictet (on behalf of clients), Rivas Capital, and new investors G Squared and Pavilion Capital. Founded by Flagship Pioneering in 2016, Inari is based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with additional sites in West Lafayette, Indiana, and Ghent, Belgium. The company is led by CEO Ponsi Trivisvavet and has a team of more than 180 employees. Inari develops next-generation seeds using genetic technologies and data science. Led by CEO Ponsi Trivisvavet, the company focuses on gene-edited crops designed to reduce the natural resources required to grow food. It intends to use recent capital to accelerate development and commercialization of those gene-edited crops. The company was founded by Flagship Pioneering in 2016. Inari is headquartered in Cambridge, Mass., with additional sites in West Lafayette, Ind., and Ghent, Belgium. The company recently completed an $89M equity raise and has secured a $45M loan facility to support its plans.

No current team members are available.