Led · Seed · Sep 2024

Placy builds AI-backed tools for real estate that automate property valuations, comparative research, viewing scheduling, and agreement drafting to streamline agents', landlords', and sellers' workflows. Its product lineup includes Placy Pro, a white-label SaaS focused on B2B integrations for agencies and agents, and Placy Assistant, a B2C tool currently in R&D. Core features enable integration with WhatsApp and Telegram to facilitate communication between property seekers and sellers. The company launched a pilot market in Cyprus with plans for direct future integration in Greece, the UAE, and the UK. Founded 10 months ago and led by CEO Mike Vasiliev, Placy will use funding to improve Placy Pro and advance R&D on Placy Assistant. Financially, Placy raised €1M in a pre-seed round led by Zubr Capital.

Led · Series A · Jun 2024

Zing Coach builds an AI-powered digital personal trainer that uses computer vision, body-composition scanners, and a large language model to assess form, design programs, and deliver personalised coaching. Its ZingLab suite runs advanced fitness tests and movement analysis to provide reliable initial assessments without quizzes. The app pairs an AI Coach that analyses training behaviour, text, audio, and video to monitor progress, offer tailored advice, and motivate users with a personalised tone. The AI Coach was tested in beta earlier in the year and will be rolled out to all users this fall; the company plans to extend the technology to pilates, yoga, and other exercise forms after full launch. Zing Coach has amassed over one million downloads since its 2021 release and is Palta-backed. The company plans to use the new funding to develop additional features, expand its workforce, and enter new markets.

Led · Equity · Jan 2023

Oro offers a suite of applications including OroCommerce (its flagship B2B storefront and marketplace product), OroMarketplace, OroCRM and OroPlatform for rapid web app development. The company targets B2B sellers—manufacturers, suppliers, distributors and wholesalers—with features to handle large orders, split shipments, customized quotes and personalized customer engagement. Oro provides a dynamic pricing engine that applies rules-based pricing and discounts across different verticals. Its open-source foundations let customers host on-premises, in public/private clouds, or in hybrid deployments, and switch between models as needed. Founded in 2012 and based in Los Angeles, Oro is led by CEO and co-founder Yoav Kutner. The company recently raised new capital and says it plans to use the funding to expand its position in digital commerce. Oro provides open‑source business platforms including OroCRM — a SaaS/on‑premise platform with customer management tools, analytics and third‑party integrations — and is developing OroCommerce, a B2B e‑commerce platform. Led by CEO and co‑founder Yoav Kutner, the company began development of OroCommerce in 2015 to add capabilities such as personalization, localization, intelligent marketing tools, reporting and segmentation. Oro says its products have been downloaded over 100,000 times, with more than 40,000 active installations and in excess of 18,000 enterprise users. The company intends to use the new funding to accelerate development of its flagship products and to drive international expansion in sales, marketing and partner development. Oro is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Participated · Series A · Mar 2021

3DLOOK offers AI-first mobile body measuring and fit solutions, including its virtual fitting product YourFit. The platform generates personalized shopping experiences using consumers' unique body profiles to drive conversion and reduce returns. In November 2021 the company raised an additional $3.5M, bringing the total Series A to $10M. The tranche was led by Spidertek, with participation from Ukrainian investors Flyer One Ventures and Startup.Network and a group of American business angels. 3DLOOK plans to use the funds to scale YourFit, add rapid integration with leading e-commerce platforms, increase personal data protection, and update its interface. The company has been recognized as a 2020 Pioneers of the world, a 2019 LVMH Innovation Award winner, and a winner of the IEEE Retail Digital Transformation Grand Challenge. 3DLOOK builds camera-enabled, AI-first mobile solutions that instantly measure the human body using a patented combination of computer vision and 3D statistical modeling from just two photos. Its core products deliver personalized fit and size recommendations for online shoppers and provide brands with body data intelligence to optimize design, product development, inventory planning and distribution. Brands using 3DLOOK’s solutions have seen roughly 30% decreases in return rates and fourfold increases in conversion year over year. The company counts more than 100 customers worldwide, including Tailored Brands, 1822 Denim, Fechheimer Brothers and Safariland. Revenue has increased 5.6 times since April 2020, and total fundraising to date is $11.2 million. 3DLOOK plans to expand its U.S. leadership team, establish new R&D labs in the U.S. and Western Europe, and extend its technology into made-to-measure furniture and car seats, health and fitness tracking, game avatars, and real-time AR try-ons. 3DLOOK develops a mobile body-scanning technology that uses a patented combination of computer vision, neural networks and 3D statistical modeling to generate a 3D avatar and more than 70 measurements from two photos in under 30 seconds. The company serves apparel and uniform customers, working with more than 25 companies and recently deploying its solution in over 200 stores of a major U.S. retailer with plans to expand to 1,000+ more within a month. It is using the new funding to scale its R&D team and support customers that need contactless measurement solutions. 3DLOOK plans to raise a Series A round early next year to continue growth. Founded in 2016 and led by CEO Vadim Rogovskiy, the company is based in San Mateo, California. The team has previously raised $4.2M to date from a group of investors listed in the articles. 3DLOOK develops a Scanning Artificial Intelligence for Apparel (SAIA) that captures human body measurements from just two casual smartphone photos. The company offers an API for desktop and an SDK for mobile so brands and stores can gather customer measurements and generate size and fit recommendations. 3DLOOK also collects fit profiles segmented by geographic location, age, and gender to help brands design better-fitting clothing. The team reports a database of about 200,000 profiles and says it works with eight paying customers and five large enterprise systems, including Lemonade Fashion and Koviem. Founders Vadim Rogovskiy, Ivan Makeev, and Alex Arapov spent over a year on R&D before creating SAIA in 2016. The product is positioned to reduce e-commerce returns by improving fit accuracy and helping retailers sell more apparel.

Led · Series A · May 2018

Targetprocess builds a platform for agile teams to visualize workflows, track how teams work, and ensure priorities align. The company was launched in 2004 in Minsk and has grown from five co-founders to 115 employees with over 1,000 clients worldwide. Its development team remains in Minsk and the company maintains small offices in Buffalo, London, and Berlin. Targetprocess says agile practices have moved beyond IT into other parts of organizations, which it sees as an opportunity to expand. The company plans to use new funding to hire sales and marketing professionals to push into new markets and to enhance its R&D team in Minsk. Management expects headcount to reach about 160 employees within the next 12–18 months.