• Simility

  Participated · Series B · Dec 2017

  Simility provides cloud-based and on-premise fraud detection software that prevents fraud and abuse in real time using machine learning, big data analytics and data visualization. The company serves enterprise customers across financial services, retail and payments, including a large e-commerce platform in Africa and global Fortune 500 financial services organizations, including top 50 U.S. banks. Founded in 2014 by CEO Rahul Pangam, Simility combines adaptive models and analytics to detect and block fraudulent activity. The company plans to use new funding to accelerate global expansion of its partner network, sales, partnerships, customer success and data science teams. Its core product is positioned for enterprise deployments across both cloud and on-premise environments. As of the article, Simility had raised $25M to date following the latest round. Simility’s Fraud Prevention Platform combines advanced machine learning, data visualization and a customizable rules engine to protect SMBs and enterprise clients. The platform empowers fraud analysts to adapt to evolving tactics without writing code. It has launched globally and is processing millions of transactions a day for customers on four continents, with reported fraud reductions of 50–300% for customers. Founded in 2014, Simility maintains offices in Palo Alto, California and Hyderabad, India. The company is backed by Accel Partners, Trinity Ventures and The Valley Fund and recently expanded its leadership with a VP of Product Management focused on product growth and India operations. Management says the company will use new funding to aggressively expand its team and customer base. Simility offers a cloud-based fraud prevention SaaS platform that blends machine learning with human analysis to spot and stop fraud. The highly customizable platform includes data-visualization tools that help fraud managers root out fraudsters without writing code. Simility protects SMBs and enterprise clients and has deployed a private beta in online marketplaces serving millions of people worldwide. In closed beta it has caught thousands of fraudsters; beta customers report a 50–200% increase in prevented fraudulent transactions per week while reducing false positives and saving operational costs. The founding team brings a combined 27 years of fraud-fighting experience from Google. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Palo Alto, the company has hired data science, engineering and operations staff and opened new offices as it scales.

• Yubico

  Participated · Equity · Jun 2017

  Yubico designs and sells YubiKey two-factor authentication hardware keys and the YubiHSM security module for protecting servers. The company plans to expand its platform beyond authentication into advanced software and services for IoT, payments, and server encryption. It intends to use the new funding to scale product development and grow its team. Yubico has partnered with major online service providers and reports nine of the top ten internet companies as YubiKey users, with partners including Facebook, Google, GitHub, Salesforce, Atlassian, Dropbox, Dashlane, and Docker. The company has offices in Sweden, the U.K., Germany, the United States, Australia, and Singapore. Prior to this round Yubico had raised $4.5M from angel investors and recently secured a $30M institutional funding round.

• Drive Time Metrics

  Participated · Seed · Sep 2016

  Drive Time Metrics has developed a technology platform that enables monetization of connected car data. The company plans to further develop that technology using proceeds from its recent fundraise. It raised a $2.1 million seed investment to advance the platform. The funding package included a $250,000 commitment from the Slater Technology Fund and additional angel investments. Named angel investors include Street Capital, Sand Hill Angels, and The Valley Fund. Slater’s Thorne Sparkman praised the team and the new platform in announcing the commitment.

• RevUp

  Participated · Seed · Mar 2016

  RevUp is a Silicon Valley SaaS startup that provides data analytics software to help finance teams, development officers, and volunteers maximize fundraising outreach. Its core product leverages data analytics and social media to identify and prioritize fundraising opportunities for nonprofits, academic institutions, and political organizations. The company reports it has already helped academic and political clients break fundraising records. RevUp has established technology and business partnerships with LinkedIn, Blue State Digital, Bully Pulpit, CMDI, Red Curve and Targeted Victory. The company closed a Series Seed round raising over $5 million and will use the capital to grow engineering, data analysis, and sales teams. With the new funding RevUp plans to build on its political-sector success and expand further into academic and nonprofit markets.

• RevUp Software

  Participated · Seed · Mar 2016

  RevUp Software builds a predictive data analytics platform for fundraising that leverages data analytics and social media to improve outreach and donor acquisition. The company’s SaaS product is positioned for political campaigns and is being expanded into nonprofit and academic fundraising. RevUp is award‑winning, having received multiple industry honors in 2018 for product innovation, mobile app use, and data analysis. After four years the product has seen significant customer traction, working with nearly 300 campaigns and political organizations. The company plans to use new capital to deliver multiple product advancements and to grow its team of veterans in tech, marketing, and operations. RevUp emphasizes improving the efficiency, effectiveness, and respectfulness of fundraising for its customers. RevUp Software builds a data analytics and social media software tool that helps finance teams, development officers, and volunteers at academic and political organizations maximize fundraising outreach opportunities. The company is led by founder and CEO Steve Spinner and is based in Redwood City, CA. RevUp has established technology and business partnerships with LinkedIn, Blue State Digital, Bully Pulpit, CMDI, Red Curve and Targeted Victory. It raised over $5m in seed funding and intends to use the proceeds to grow its engineering, data analysis and sales teams. The company also plans to further expand into academic and non-profit areas.

No current team members are available.