• Nitrous

  Participated · Seed · Apr 2013

  Nitrous.IO provides a preconfigured cloud platform that lets developers create and start programming in new PHP, Java, Node.js, Python, Ruby or Go environments from any browser or using local editors. The platform supports collaborative workflows, allowing users to invite contributors worldwide. Led by CEO Andrew J. Solimine, the company counts Heroku, Hashrocket and over 100,000 developers from 4,000 organizations among its users for professional, open-source, and personal projects. Nitrous.IO intends to use the funds from the Series A to expand its platform and is actively hiring. In conjunction with the round, Sunil Nagaraj of Bessemer Venture Partners joined Nitrous.IO’s board. Nitrous.IO (formerly Action.IO) is a San Francisco- and Singapore-based cloud platform that sets up development environments and enables coding with no local installation. Led by Arun Thampi, Peter Jihoon Ki and AJ Solimine, the platform lets indie developers, designers, and organizations collaborate in real-time, deploy to production servers, and version dev environments. The company raised $1M in funding in a round led by Bessemer Venture Partners with participation from Draper Associates, CrunchFund, 500 Startups, TIBCO Software, Eduardo Saverin, Golden Gate Ventures and Prosper Nwankpa. Nitrous.IO says it will use the funds to expand its team, hiring generalist and dev ops engineers to continue building and improving the product. The announcement coincided with the company’s name change from Action.IO to Nitrous.IO.

• Wayin

  Participated · Series B · Feb 2012

  Wayin provides real-time digital marketing software that integrates public Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram content to help marketers and media companies discover compelling social content and trends. The company’s platform is used by brands including Walgreens, MLB, The Weather Channel, Logitech, Blizzard Entertainment and Mashable. Wayin is led by CEO and Chairman Scott McNealy. The company secured $15.4M in funding and plans to use the proceeds to expand its domestic and international sales forces and grow its Engineering department. The platform is positioned to help marketers build authentic consumer interest and drive action from social content and trends. The article identifies investors and strategic backers participating in the round. Wayin is a social intelligence and display company that aggregates, curates, integrates and measures social content and data in real time for brands, publishers, networks and agencies. Its platform helps clients launch, run, monitor and measure social media marketing efforts and derive more value from social activations. The company reports approximately 300% growth in 2013 and counts customers such as The Weather Channel, LG, MTV Latin America, Movistar, Logitech and the San Jose Sharks. Leadership includes co-founder and chair Scott McNealy and CEO Elaine Feeney Wood, with engineering led by Jamey Wood and veterans like John DiVirgilio on the team. Wayin has expanded internationally and maintains offices in Denver, NYC, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Atlanta, with presence in Japan, Argentina, Brazil and Hong Kong. The company recently rebranded, acquired Comenta TV earlier in the year, and plans to use the new capital to expand its reach to TV networks, brands, agencies and publishers and to ramp up engineering to support its technology roadmap. The business positions itself as an enterprise-grade social intelligence provider focused on social TV and large-scale social display. Wayin provides a mobile and online service that generates one-to-many conversations between individuals, brands, enterprises, schools and public sector agencies and their audiences. The product can be accessed via the Wayin website or by downloading its iPhone or Android apps, and it can be integrated into a brand's existing mobile app, website widget, or as a Facebook app. Wayin is positioned for use as a second screen for live events and is already integrated into AT&T's U-verse service. Early customers include The Hertz Corporation, the Washington Capitals, the Romney for President campaign, and Curriki. The company emphasizes engagement across media, gaming, social, and surveys to let brands converse with fans in an interactive environment. Financially, Wayin has completed a Series B and has raised $20 million to date. WayIn is a stealth startup chaired by Scott McNealy; its public website provides no product details and asks visitors to follow McNealy on Twitter for updates. The company’s logo suggests the business will be cloud‑related, but the core product and go‑to‑market plans have not been disclosed. An SEC filing shows WayIn has raised close to $6.4 million in financing. The filing was signed by Damien Eastwood, former VP of Legal at Sun Microsystems, and mentions other people involved. Named backers and associates in the filing include Bill MacGowan, investor Scott Johnston, former Sharks CEO Greg Jamison, and lawyer Larry Sonsini. No operating metrics, revenue figures, or product timelines were provided in the articles.

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