Participated · Series B · Jun 2021

Hello Alice operates an artificial-intelligence-driven platform that matches small-business owners with tailored education, mentorship, and funding resources. Founded by Houstonian Carolyn Rodz and Californian Elizabeth Gore, the company uses data and AI to surface the most relevant guidance for each entrepreneur and to reduce bias in funding decisions. Through its online portal, users receive how-to guides, community support, and connections to experts and capital providers. In its newest initiative, Hello Alice will host applications for Bumble Fund, allowing women founders across the United States to apply for seed checks directly through the platform. The collaboration is intended to improve transparency and accessibility for under-represented founders seeking capital. Hello Alice recently secured additional funding from Bumble Fund, deepening the partnership between the two Texas-rooted tech companies. Financial details of the company’s revenues or user base were not disclosed in the article.

Participated · Seed · Oct 2020

Exer Labs offers Exer Studio, a Mac app that uses edge-based AI and computer vision to capture movements via a laptop camera and provide real-time audio and visual coaching on form and repetitions. The platform tracks roughly 18–20 body points to generate performance scores, power-zone effort metrics, and leaderboards that can be shared with friends, coaches, and class participants. Coaches get a web-based interface to run virtual classes, see who needs help at a glance, and send interactions like high fives; the company also operates iOS apps (Perfect Plank) and a beta physical-therapy app. Exer’s apps are free for coaches during beta, and the company plans to adopt a software-as-a-service model. The Mac app currently supports macOS 10.13 or later and the company says it will expand to browsers and other devices soon. Financially, Exer announced a $2 million funding round and has raised $4.5 million to date.