Participated · Equity · Oct 2022

Otonomi.ai develops a blockchain-based platform that streamlines cargo delay insurance, giving shipowners and cargo operators rapid, data-driven coverage. The system combines real-time data feeds and automated risk assessments to improve transparency and shorten the traditionally slow claims process in the marine and air-cargo markets. By focusing on delay protection, the company aims to reduce supply-chain disruptions and lower operating costs for logistics stakeholders. The newly raised capital will be used to enhance the platform’s technological capabilities and widen its geographic and customer reach. Investors see the product as a modern answer to long-standing inefficiencies in cargo insurance, an industry that has been slow to adopt digital tools. Although specific revenue or user figures were not disclosed, the Series A round underscores growing market traction and positions Otonomi to accelerate product development and commercial expansion.

Participated · Series B · Nov 2021

Fund That Flip operates a proprietary technology platform that connects investors with local real estate entrepreneurs, offering scalable capital and passive investment opportunities. The company positions itself as an end-to-end real estate investment operating system and plans to broaden its platform to support information and capital needs of local real estate entrepreneurs. The raise is intended to accelerate national expansion, further technological innovation for an underserved industry, and exploration of global opportunities. Fund That Flip has offices in New York City and Cleveland, Ohio, and says its platform has facilitated over $1 billion in real estate investments with a 99.1% return of principal. The company reports it is on pace to grow revenue 300% year-over-year, has doubled its customer base since 2020, and achieved profitability since the close of its Series A in August 2019. Fund That Flip is an online platform that provides short-term residential real estate debt for the fix-and-flip market. Led by CEO Matt Rodak, the fintech marketplace raises capital for residential rehab loans and offers passive wealth-generation opportunities for peer-to-peer lenders. The platform can provide funding in as few as seven business days and typically underwrites loans over an average of eight months, assessing loans based on the characteristics of the real estate. The company operates from New York City and Cleveland, OH. It plans to use new capital to expand sales and marketing, build an internal capital markets capability, and accelerate technology and product development. Fund That Flip is a New York City–based marketplace lender that brings short-term residential rehab lending online for experienced "rehabbers" and accredited investors. The platform speeds loan decisions, originates loans according to industry best practices, orders appraisals, and invites accredited investors to co-invest in projects. It targets rehabbers who do 3–20 projects per year and estimates an annual addressable market of roughly $60B in short-term loans. Investors on the platform can access projects targeting 10–14% annual returns and can begin investing with as little as $5,000. The company charges borrowers a 2–4% origination fee and a 1–2% loan servicing spread. Planned milestones for 2016 focus on ramping the team, implementing institutional lender processes, continuing technology development, and developing strategic partnerships.

Participated · Series A · Dec 2015

ChargeItSpot builds customizable mobile phone charging kiosks featuring a touchscreen interface, secure locking capability, promotional on-screen opportunities, and data tracking and reporting. The company serves retail chains, casinos, hospitals, shopping centers/malls, universities, stadiums and other indoor public venues. ChargeItSpot is led by CEO and founder Douglas Baldasare and is based in Philadelphia, PA. The company reports installations in 18 states and two countries and counts clients including Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom, Staples, Under Armour, Bloomingdale’s, Westfield Malls, PREIT Malls and Bergdorf Goodman. It closed a $5.26M Series A and plans to use the funds to expand its sales and client services teams and invest in new technology to improve its tech-enabled charging kiosks.

Led · Seed · Jun 2013

PrazAs Learning's Tabtor is an iPad-based educational technology platform that combines personalized teaching, patent-pending 'real-paper' handwritten input sharing and review, automatic grading, video tutorials, and adaptive analytics. The product started with mathematics and is gaining customers in private schools in the US and India, and the company is creating a tablet version offering at-home tutoring opportunities for students and families. Tabtor is currently available only on iPads but the company plans to expand to Windows 8 and Android tablets. PrazAs is based in New Jersey and Chennai and was founded by Raj Valli, who serves as CEO. The company partnered with Kadokawa Shoten to add gamification and bring a combined learning and gaming experience to K-12 students in India. PrazAs raised $1 million in a seed round led by New Jersey-based SoundBoard Angel Fund, with participation from Bangalore-based Aarin Capital Partners, Sand Hill Angels, BITS Spark Angels and other individual investors. The funds will be used for product development, making the platform scalable across devices and partners, and accelerating consumer market entry.

Participated · Seed · Jun 2013

Tabtor Math is an iOS and Android tablet-based math tutoring platform for grades K-8 that leverages patent-pending Active Replay Technology and digital-paper technology to help students improve math performance. The product includes automatic grading, video tutorials, mind-mapping abilities and adaptive analytics, and a companion smartphone app provides parents with daily insights. Led by CEO Raj Valli, Tabtor currently reaches over 60,000 students across 12 countries. The company intends to use new funding to expand and scale Tabtor as a platform offering personalized tutoring supporting multiple subjects and languages globally. Tabtor is based in Kendall Park, NJ and Bangalore, India and focuses on improving student outcomes through its tutor- and parent-facing features. Tabtor (PrazAs Learning Inc.) builds an edtech platform that tracks the path students take to solve problems, allowing teachers to see process metrics rather than just end results. Its parameters include learning velocity, a confidence metric and data-driven exception analysis. The company is starting with mathematics and lists private schools in the United States and India among its customers. Tabtor is creating tablet versions of its product (currently on iPad, with Windows 8 and Android versions coming soon). The team recently signed a partnership with Kadokawa Shoten to bring gamification and a combined learning and gaming experience to K–12 students in India. Led by CEO Raj Valli, the company intends to use new capital to expand product development and accelerate market entry into the consumer space.