• Orami

  Participated · Equity · Feb 2016

  Orami, formed by the recent merger of Moxy and Bilna, operates a female-focused e-commerce marketplace targeting Indonesia and Thailand. The site sees roughly three million visits per month, with about 75% of customers female; on peak days it processes up to 12,000 orders and reports an average basket size 25% above the regional e-commerce norm. The company employs close to 400 people, including a 40-person technology team. Orami raised $15 million to expand product selection, grow its tech team and improve end-to-end customer experience through better logistics and order management. The team is also prioritizing social commerce features to make sharing and wishlists integral to the shopping experience. Management says it will concentrate on building market share in Indonesia before potentially entering one additional Southeast Asian market this year.

• Hopscotch

  Led · Series B · Jan 2015

  Hopscotch is a Mumbai-headquartered startup offering a wide collection of kids' fashion wear and accessories. Founded in 2015, it sells through its own channels and gained popularity via various online marketplaces. The company competes with FirstCry, Babyhug and LuvLap in the kids' apparel category. Its eponymous apps have about 700,000 monthly active users, according to Sensor Tower data cited in the article. Hopscotch plans to use the new funding to expand its offerings, broaden selection and reach customers with the latest trends in kids' fashion. The company has raised $71 million to date, including the latest $20 million round. Hopscotch is a Mumbai-based, internet-first D2C brand focused on apparel for children up to age 10, and also sells food and personal-care items for children through third-party firms. The company claims three million monthly active users and an average order size of INR 1,500. Hopscotch says it has moved from losses to EBITDA profitability. The business emphasizes rapid assortment turnover — launching 400 styles every day — and reports high purchase frequency (about two dresses sold every minute). Management is exploring expanded distribution via major e-commerce platforms and has been piloting with Amazon India. Founded in 2012, the company competes with larger players such as FirstCry. Hopscotch is an India-based e-commerce service focused on mothers and children, founded in 2012 by Rahul Anand and Lisa Kennedy. The company curates products from roughly 3,000 Indian and international brands and intentionally avoids selling commoditized items like diapers. Management says revenue has grown 700% year-on-year but declined to disclose absolute figures. Hopscotch emphasizes a localized strategy for the Indian market, competing on pricing rather than pure convenience. The company is hiring, has moved into new office space, and aims to become the destination for moms in India while pursuing profitable growth. Hopscotch operates a curated flash-sales site for baby and kids products, offering apparel, shoes, toys, books and moms & maternity items through limited-time boutiques. The company says each boutique is open for a fixed period—from a few hours to four–five days—and works with hundreds of brands worldwide. It was founded by Rahul Anand and Lisa Kennedy and has previously acquired online school supplies retailer SkoolShop. Hopscotch had earlier raised $2 million from LionRock Capital, Nisaba Godrej and Skype co-founder Toivo Annus. The new funds will be used to build operational capacity and technology and to expand product and service offerings, with investors and management citing prospects for domestic growth and international expansion. The company competes with verticals like FirstCry and Babyoye as well as horizontal e-commerce platforms such as Amazon, Flipkart and Snapdeal; the baby-and-kids vertical has been undergoing consolidation.

• Surf Air

  Participated · Series B · Aug 2014

  Surf Air Mobility runs both a scheduled regional airline unit and an on-demand aviation segment that lets customers book flights as needed. In 3Q 2025, the airline division posted its second consecutive quarterly operating profit, while the on-demand business recorded 42 % year-over-year revenue growth. Consolidated quarterly revenue reached $29.2 million, up 3 % from the prior year, although company-wide net losses still widened. Management raised 2025 revenue guidance to at least $105 million, signaling confidence in continued expansion. A recently completed $100 million strategic financing is expected to trim annual interest expense by about $5.5 million, improving the path to profitability. Despite overall losses, cost-cutting measures and revenue momentum suggest further margin improvement ahead.

• Trumaker

  Participated · Seed · Jun 2013

  Trumaker focuses on made-to-measure casual men's shirting delivered via contractors called Outfitters who visit clients, take measurements, and enter orders into the company’s mobile app. Customers’ measurements are stored in personal profiles to enable repeat online orders. The company operates without brick-and-mortar stores and currently has Outfitters in San Francisco, Chicago, Los Angeles, Orange County, Boulder, and Milwaukee. Trumaker has roughly 15 employees and has raised a total of $8.4 million to date. The business plans to use new funding to expand into additional metropolitan markets nationwide and to build out its full-time staff and technology platform. Longer term, the company intends to add more products such as sweaters and belts while keeping near-term focus on shirting. Trumaker is a San Francisco, CA custom shirt maker that offers ruggedly refined and classic styles built to customers' measurements. The company emphasizes convenient personal service combined with easy online reordering. Its product is positioned as a better way for men to get clothes, focusing on fit and style. The company was described as building individually tailored shirts with a mix of in-person service and online convenience. Trumaker has attracted outside capital, signaling investor interest in its model.

• ChowNow

  Participated · Equity · Jun 2013

  ChowNow is a Los Angeles-based online ordering platform that powers branded online ordering systems for 11,000+ independent restaurants across the US and Canada via restaurants’ websites, Facebook, Google, apps, and its own site. It provides restaurant partners with customer insights and marketing support. Led by co-founder and CEO Chris Webb, the company closed a $21M Series C and has raised a total of $60, including previous rounds from Steadfast Capital, Upfront Ventures, and Bonfire Ventures. ChowNow intends to use the funds to continue to expand operations and its business reach. The company has also launched OrderBetter.com to educate consumers about the predatory tactics of delivery-app businesses. 3L Capital co-founder and managing director Shawn Colo joined ChowNow’s board following the round. ChowNow is an online, white-label food ordering platform that enables restaurants to own customer data and avoid marketplace commission models. It charges an upfront monthly fee of $150 per location rather than taking commissions on individual orders and does not operate its own delivery fleet. Since launching in 2011, ChowNow has brought on more than 8,000 restaurants across the U.S. and Canada and the company describes itself as a "Shopify for restaurants." The company recently unveiled its first branded mobile app to help with restaurant discovery and match customers to restaurants that use ChowNow. ChowNow expects to process $300 million in orders this year, split roughly half delivery and half pickup. The company raised a $20 million Series B led by Catalyst Investors, bringing total funding to nearly $40 million. ChowNow is a branded online ordering and marketing platform that enables restaurants to take orders from their website, Facebook page, and through branded iOS and Android apps. The company is led by CEO and Co‑Founder Chris Webb and is based in Los Angeles, CA. It currently serves thousands of restaurants across the U.S. and Canada, including chef‑driven concepts, regional chains, independent restaurants, and the U.S. Navy. ChowNow has integrated with Apple Pay, Yelp and Google to broaden payment and discovery options. The company plans to use new funding to accelerate growth, roll out a new catering product, and deliver several enhancements to its core offering in the coming months. Recent senior hires include Nick Kellermeyer (former GrubHub), Arpan Jhaveri (former Yodle) and Emily Neudorf (formerly at Groupon). ChowNow is a Los Angeles-based startup focused on mobile food ordering. A January 2014 regulatory filing shows the company raised $708,414 as part of a new funding round. The filing indicates the round is not yet closed and is targeted at $1.32M. Details on the funding have not been announced by the company in the filing. ChowNow has previously raised funding from Daher Capital, Double M Partners, GRP Partners, Karlin Ventures and Velos Partners and was part of LaunchpadLA. The filing did not disclose operating metrics or the instruments and terms of the raise. ChowNow provides mobile and online food-ordering services that let users place orders via their mobile phones and Facebook. The company’s mobile and online ordering system is its core product offering. ChowNow is led by Christopher Webb and was part of the LaunchpadLA incubator. According to a regulatory filing, ChowNow raised an additional $1.19M in an ongoing funding round targeted at $2M. The filing lists Daher Capital, Double M Partners, GRP Partners, Karlin Ventures and Velos Partners as backers. The article does not disclose operating metrics or the specific financing instrument beyond the ongoing round.

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