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Investment Stage: Pre-Seed; Seed; Series A

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Date	Name	Website	Total Raised	Location
13.10.2023	Aerodome (...	aerodome.com	$28M	United Sta...
04.08.2023	Persist AI	persist-ai.com	$4M	United Sta...
24.08.2022	Groundfloo...	groundfloorclub.com	$4M	United Sta...
05.05.2022	Walnut	hellowalnut.com	$113.6M	United Sta...
12.12.2021	Aperture D...	aperturedata.io	$11.5M	United Sta...
12.12.2021	Aclid	aclid.bio	$3.3M	United Sta...
12.12.2021	Wirestock	wirestock.io	$2.3M	United Sta...
23.10.2021	Lendflow C...	lendflow.io	-	United Sta...
-	Tangram Vi...	tangramvision.com	$1.5M	United Sta...
-	soona	soona.co	$49.9M	United Sta...
-	Gybe	gybe.eco	-	United Sta...
-	Citruslabs	citruslabs.io	-	United Sta...
-	Humane Gen...	humanegenomics.com	-	United Sta...
-	Daily Blen...	dailyblends.com	$2M	-
-	ConverseNo...	conversenow.ai	$57.05M	United Sta...
-	Nextmv	nextmv.io	$10.7M	United Sta...
-	Koffie Ins...	getkoffie.com	$15.5M	United Sta...
-	VA List	valist.io	-	United Sta...
-	Bridge You...	brdg.app	-	-
-	Flyp: Sell...	joinflyp.com	-	-
-	Ware	getware.com	$2.5M	-
-	Ten Little	tenlittle.com	$5M	United Sta...
-	Gloss Geni...	glossgenius.com	$69.4M	United Sta...
-	Nomic Bio	nplexbio.com	-	Canada, Qu...
-	Impacked P...	impackedpackaging.com	$2.5M	United Sta...
-	H2Ok Innov...	h2okinnovations.com	-	United Sta...
-	Turbodega	turbodega.com	-	Canada, Mo...
-	Addapptati...	addapptation.com	$1.3M	United Sta...
-	Palabra	palabra.io	-	-
-	TartanHUB	tartanhub.com	-	-
-	Vitally	vitally.io	$39.2M	United Sta...
-	Kanary	thekanary.com	-	United Sta...
-	Eli Health...	eli.health	$5.62M	Canada, Mo...
-	Dathic	dathic.com	-	United Sta...
-	Ratio.City	ratio.city	$1.1M	Canada, On...
-	Ribbit	flyribbit.com	-	Canada, On...
-	Lantern	lantern.co	-	United Sta...
-	Impilo	impilohealthsystem.com	-	United Sta...
-	Airspace L...	airspacelink.com	$33M	United Sta...
-	BioBox	biobox.io	-	Canada, On...
-	Bloom	hellobloomers.com	-	Canada, On...

News 38

Date	Title	Description
25.10.2021	Our Investment in Groundfloor	Exacerbated by a global pandemic, the way we work, live, and play is profoundly changing. During this sea change in life as we know it, one thing remains constant: our desire to belong to something larger than ourselves. A community that s...
13.10.2021	Our Investment in Lendflow	When I met founder/CEO Jon Fry in mid 2020, I was immediately taken with his grand vision, execution strategy and expertise, having spent over a decade building companies targeting SMEs, including most recently as founder/CEO of Quickline C...
01.06.2021	Altos Ventures leads Airspace Link Series A	Michael Healander and Danny Bradshaw are on a mission to create the next great American infrastructure. We first met the duo in the summer of 2019 and were incredibly impressed with their vision: to become the de facto platform and API to ...
18.04.2021	Union Square Ventures Leads soona Series A	Liz Giorgi and Hayley Anderson are special. Hayley is quiet, creative, brilliant. Liz is passionate, emotional, thoughtful, visionary. Together, with incredible sense of purpose and mission clarity. They are building one of the best compa...
15.04.2021	Our Investment in Impacked	"What is primary packaging?" was the first question I asked when meeting Lisa-Marie Assenza and Natasha Trueman, the NYC-based founders of Impacked. Turns out I encounter a lot of it - from my shampoo bottles, to face cream jars, ...
07.04.2021	Our Investment in Walnut	When I first met Roshan Patel (🙏 to Will Manidis for intro’ing us!) — before he even incorporated his startup — I knew we needed to back him. Roshan started the call by telling us a story. When a loved one of his was hit by a car, and subs...
05.04.2021	Our Investment in Gybe	Water is one of the most precious resources we have. In recent years, climate change has exacerbated the risk of water contamination. Harmful chemical compounds, bacteria and toxic algae are increasingly populating watersheds and rivers. ...
29.03.2021	Our investment in Tangram Vision	Robotics and automation of all kinds are increasingly part of our lives. We know that the future belongs to intelligent machines that take care of manual tasks, freeing up our time to be more creative, to invent, and ultimately make society...
27.02.2021	Our investment in BioBox	We are thrilled to finally be able to share that we led the pre-seed round in the Toronto-based company, BioBox. BioBox is building a state of the art data analytics platform for clinicians and scientists working with genomic data. BioBox ...
23.02.2021	Our investment in Koffie	If presented with any opportunity in the trucking insurance industry, with historical data in hand, you might run for the hills! Existing coverage can be prohibitively expensive for truck fleets, unprofitable for existing insurers, and time...
19.02.2021	Firstmark leads nextmv Series A	When we first met Carolyn Mooney and Ryan O’Neil back in the fall of 2019, we immediately knew that this was a special duo, and that nextmv was chasing after a huge opportunity. Naturally, we wanted to get involved. We were lucky to partic...
27.01.2021	Our investment in Eli	I clearly remember the first time I met Marina Pavlovic Rivas, co-founder and CEO of Eli. The company was fresh out of Techstars and Marina was pitching me on the vision for the company. I remember nodding my head vigorously with a cheesy s...
23.01.2021	2048 Ventures Infographic: 2020 Year-in-Review	Wow, what a year has 2020 been. The global pandemic changed our lives forever. We are thankful to be able to continue to do our job, to serve our LPs and our founders in this challenging environment. This year we were lucky to invest in 20...
14.12.2020	Our investment in Flyp	James and Dani are magnetic, scrappy, visionary, authentic, and obsessed (in a good way!). We were introduced to them a few months ago via our friend Danielle Strachman from 1517 Fund and were incredibly impressed. We immediately knew we w...
18.11.2020	Our investment in Dathic	As the $1.7 Trillion purchasing power of Hispanic consumers continues to climb, brands and retailers are blind to dynamic shifts and diverse identities of these populations in the US. Enter Dathic, a data intelligence and modeling platform ...
02.11.2020	Joining 2048 Ventures	Just stay laser focused on creating value. This is the most common advice I give founders, who often get sidetracked and focus more on the who / what / when of fundraising and forget that the best form of financing is not from VCs, it’s ac...
22.10.2020	Our investment in Ware	With the explosion of e-commerce, the size (footprint) of newly-built warehouses has more than doubled over the past 20 years - to nearly 200,000 sq. ft. And with the average height of over 30 ft., you’re talking an average 6,000,000 cu. ft...
05.08.2020	2048 Ventures is hiring a Principal to lead Machine Learning and Genomics pre-seed deals	2048 Ventures, an earliest stage venture capital firm, is seeking to expand our partnership by bringing on board a Principal to lead pre-seed deals in Machine Learning and Genomics. About 2048 Ventures 2048 Ventures’ mission is to build a...
21.05.2020	Congratulations to Zann Ali on being promoted to Principal at 2048 Ventures	Today we are thrilled to share that Zann Ali has been promoted to Principal at 2048 Ventures. Paths into venture are usually never linear, and Zann’s is no exception. Zann joined us about a year ago after wrapping up grad school at MIT, wh...
13.05.2020	Our investment in ConverseNow	When was the last time you called into your nearest Domino’s to place a pizza order, or took your car through the local drive-thru to grab a quick bite? With the current pandemic, these and other “contactless” methods have grown ever more p...
19.03.2020	Our investment in Turbodega	Bodegas — small-format grocery and convenience stores — are the heart of Latin American communities. They are where people congregate to see neighbors, catch up with friends, and of course, do their daily shopping. By some estimates, there...
18.03.2020	Our investment in nextmv	Most of us have taken an Uber ride. Pressing a button on your phone and having a car appear a few minutes later may not seem like magic. But it really is. How does Uber manage to match millions of passengers with drivers - all in real-tim...
17.03.2020	Our investment in addapptation	Have you ever worked in a large organization that uses Salesforce as a database? If you have, you are likely familiar with the problem that our latest investment, addapptation, is set out to solve. Building applications on top of Salesfor...
15.03.2020	Our investment in nplex	In 2003, it cost $2.7B to sequence the human genome. Thanks to next-generation sequencing technologies, the cost has dropped dramatically since, falling below $100 as of February 2020. Our newfound ability to efficiently “read” DNA has powe...
14.01.2020	Our investment in Humane Genomics	What comes to mind when someone says the word “virus” to you? Most people immediately think about coughing, sneezing, and being sick. While some viruses certainly make us sick, it is also known that others have played a major role in huma...
07.01.2020	How to pitch 2048 ventures without an introduction	In 2019, we reviewed 2,200 opportunities. This doesn’t mean that we met with 2,200 companies, this means that we received 2,200 pitches, and then met with a subset of these founders. A lot of these pitches came to us not via an introductio...
06.01.2020	2048 Ventures Infographic: 2019 Year-in-Review	In 2019 we were lucky to invest in 15 startups. We backed a diverse group of truly exceptional founders. We are thrilled to be a part of their founder journeys! We are humbled to earn NPS (net promoter score) of 100 from our founders, and ...
25.10.2019	Our investment in Airspace Link	The science fiction future where drones deliver packages, help first responders monitor neighborhoods and fight fires, or assist in surveying a building site is getting closer and closer. However, a key hurdle stands in the way of a broad ...
30.09.2019	Our investment in Lantern	End-of-life is obviously a difficult time for all, especially for loved ones left to manage affairs. Yet what is under-appreciated, until experiencing it, is how challenging and overwhelming that point of need can be - leading up to it, in ...
18.09.2019	Our investment in Vitally	Today we are thrilled to share that we’ve partnered with our friends at Founder Collective to co-lead a funding round in Vitally. Customer Success has become an integral part of every business. When we picture a startup as a funnel, Custom...
23.07.2019	Our investment in Ratio.city	By year 2050, 70% of Earth’s population will live in cities. Modern cities are booming metropolises where bricks recede and give rise to glass and murals. Modern cities are complex systems with complex infrastructure, supply chains, food n...
17.06.2019	Welcoming Adna Pekmezovic and Zann Ali to the 2048 Ventures team	Last month, we announced our inaugural 2048 Ventures Fund 1. Today, we are thrilled to share that Adna Pekmezovic and Zann Ali have joined 2048 Ventures as Senior Associates. We had a tremendous amount of interest in the roles, with over ...
30.05.2019	Our investment in soona	We are thrilled to share that 2048 Ventures led a $1.2m seed round for Denver-based soona. soona (note the lowercase spelling) is one of those magical companies that blends creativity and technology to deliver an awesome and truly needed p...
23.05.2019	VentureFizz interview with Alex Iskold	-
07.05.2019	2048 Ventures Raises $27M Fund I to be the first-check, geo-agnostic investors in companies differentiated through technology	Today, we are excited to share that 2048 Ventures has closed its inaugural Fund I. We are oversubscribed, and have $27M in fresh capital from an exceptional group of investors. Our Mission and Vision 2048 Ventures is a mission-driven firm...
22.03.2019	The first-time founder mindset	At 2048, we invest in first-time founders and repeat founders, and we are hyper-focused on investing in founders who have the mindset + personality traits of “first-time founders” including: Grit, drive and resilience Coachability Capita...
25.01.2019	2048 Ventures is hiring a full-time Associate in NYC	2048 Ventures is hiring a full-time Associate based in NYC. ABOUT US 2048 Ventures is an early stage venture capital firm. We invest in exceptional first-time entrepreneurs who are building businesses differentiated through technology. We...
21.01.2019	Hello founders, we are 2048 Ventures!	Today we are excited to share that two long-time friends, Alex Iskold and Paul Sethi, have partnered to launch an earliest-stage venture firm focused on first-time and repeat founders with the first-time founder mindset, who are building co...

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Date	Title	Description
15.11.2024	Impilo's $11.5M Funding: A Leap Toward At-Home Healthcare Revolution	In a world where convenience reigns supreme, healthcare is catching up. Impilo, a digital health platform based in Philadelphia, has just secured $11.5 million in Series A funding. This investment, led by Construct Capital, with support fro...
14.11.2024	Impilo Secures $11.5M to Expand Access to At-Home Healthcare	What You Should Know: – Impilo, a digital health platform revolutionizing healthcare access raises $11.5M in a Series A funding round led by Construct Capital, with participation from GC 1 Capital, One Way Ventures, 2048 Ventures, and strat...
29.10.2024	Transforming Mental Health Assessment: Our Investment in Psyrin	We're thrilled to announce our participation in Psyrin's $1M pre-seed round, led by 2048 Ventures and joined by Space Cadet Ventures. Psyrin is developing groundbreaking technology that uses voice biomarkers to transform how we understand a...
04.10.2023	Seattle VC firm creates startup investment competition to help grow PNW angel network	Yoko Okano, left, and Minda Brusse are launching a new investment award competition. (First Row Partners Photo) Seattle venture capital firm First Row Partners is launching The Ensemble Event Fund, a new startup competition that aims to hel...
11.03.2022	VC and native Ukrainian Alex Iskold is funneling money to Ukranian refugees, $1K at a time	Alex Iskold is “one of the luckiest people you’ve ever met,” he says from his office in New York. He’s the co-founder and managing partner of a venture firm, 2048 Ventures. He previously spent five years with Techstars as the managing direc...
19.01.2022	Inside crypto exchange FTX’s new venture fund	This is the web version of Term Sheet, a daily newsletter on the biggest deals and dealmakers. Sign up to get it delivered free to your inbox. FTX wants to move fast. Paid Content How to update cybersecurity in the face of potential attacks...
19.01.2022	Inside crypto exchange FTX’s new venture fund	This is the web version of Term Sheet, a daily newsletter on the biggest deals and dealmakers. Sign up to get it delivered free to your inbox. FTX wants to move fast. Paid Content Why today's marketers need strong collaboration tools From O...
08.12.2021	Rebranded Nomic Bio raises $17 million to fuel development of protein-measuring platform	Nomic Bio has secured a new name and $17 million USD in Series A financing to support the growth of its protein-measuring platform. Nomic hopes to “revolutionize” how drugs are developed and diseases are diagnosed and treated. Founded in 20...
15.11.2021	Turbodega levanta 3M$ para expandir sus operaciones en otras zonas de Perú y aterrizar en México	Turbodega, la startup peruana que quiere modernizar la cadena de suministros, ha levantado 3 millones de dólares en una ronda de financiación en la que han participado Harlem Capital, 2048 Ventures, K50 Ventures, Reflect Ventures, Green Egg...
29.07.2021	ConverseNow Raises $15 Million To Drive Innovation At The Drive-Thru	AUSTIN, Texas (PRWEB) July 29, 2021 ConverseNow, the leading voice-based AI technology for restaurants, has closed a $15 million Series A round led by Craft Ventures. The round included participation from investors in the company’s $3.3 mil...
27.05.2021	Airspace Link raises $10M to make drones safer for both operators and communities	Airspace Link is today announcing it raised a $10 million Series A from Altos Ventures, Thales and others. The Detroit, Michigan-based startup anticipates using the additional funds to expand its domestic offering and expand overseas. CEO M...
24.02.2021	4 essential truths about venture investing	Alex Iskold Contributor Share on Twitter Alex Iskold is a co-founder and managing partner at 2048 Ventures, an early-stage lead investor in technology and data companies. He blogs about startups at startuphacks.vc. After making pre-seed inv...
09.02.2021	nextmv raises $8M Series A to increase accessibility to its automation optimization tech	Nextmv, a platform that optimizes and tests decision models for logistics companies, announced the close of an $8 million Series A round earlier today. FirstMark, an existing investor, doubled down on nextmv and led the Series A. Other inve...
21.01.2021	Eli raises $1.9 million CAD in seed funding to develop at-home hormone monitoring tech	Eli Science Inc. has raised a $1.9 million CAD ($1.5 million USD) seed round to target the historically underserved women’s healthtech market via its saliva-based daily hormone tracking technology. The round, which was led by Hong Kong’s Ve...
10.11.2020	NYC-based 2048 Ventures taps Seattle investor Minda Brusse to target Pacific Northwest startups	Minda Brusse. Another out-of-town firm has its eyes on the Seattle startup scene. New York City-based 2048 Ventures has hired Minda Brusse as a venture partner. Brusse will help the firm find pre-seed investments in Seattle and Portland. Br...
14.01.2020	This startup founder requires investors to disclose whether they have a history of sexual harassment before investing, in an act that her investors say is a 'no brainer'	Advertisement Startup founder Elizabeth Giorgi is hoping to trigger a chain reaction in startup due diligence by requiring potential investors to disclose all allegations of gender discrimination or sexual harassment in the company's fundra...
23.07.2019	Ratio.City raises $1 million seed round for AI-powered urban analytics platform	Toronto-based Ratio.City, a Proptech startup specializing in using data for urban development, has raised $1 million in seed financing to fuel the expansion of its cloud-based urban analytics tool. “We’re not technology in search of a pro...
19.06.2019	Slack’s Direct Listing, Libra Reactions, and Softbank Investment Projections: Term Sheet	SLACKIN’ Slack is about to hit the public markets on Thursday via a direct listing, and all eyes are on the company. Paid Content You can't secure what you can't see From ExtraHop As a reminder, direct listings are a considerably cheaper me...
29.05.2019	Why All Startup Founders Should Adopt the Candor Clause	We were lucky to work with the soona and 2048 Ventures teams to ideate and create the Candor Clause.
09.05.2019	Term Sheet — Thursday, May 9	UBER HYPE The biggest IPO since Alibaba. The most anticipated Silicon Valley IPO since Facebook. The largest IPO of 2019. Paid Content How can you protect what you can't see? From ExtraHop Fortune’s Adam Lashinsky wrote the following in Dat...
08.05.2019	2048 Ventures raises $27M fund to back first-time founders and the ‘first-time founder mindset’	2048 Ventures, a new early-stage firm founded and led by Alex Iskold and Paul Sethi, is announcing that it has raised a first fund of $27 million. Iskold spent five years as the managing director of Techstars NYC, and he previously founded ...
07.05.2019	2048 Ventures Raises $27M Fund I to be the first-check, geo-agnostic investors in companies differentiated through technology	Today, we are excited to share that 2048 Ventures has closed its inaugural Fund I. We are oversubscribed, and have $27M in fresh capital from an exceptional group of investors. Our Mission and Vision 2048 Ventures is a mission-driven firm...
-	This Harvard dropout and her brother launched a company to conserve liquids in factories	Annie, 22, and David Lu, 25, launched and are now growing their own company, H2Ok Innovations, which uses a combination of hardware and software to improve the efficiency of manufacturing factories. They come from a family with generations-...
-	A Ukrainian techie combined ‘code and people’ to raise $3.5 million so far for families back home	Alex Iskold, a tech entrepreneur and start-up investor, revived the 1K Project to provide direct relief to Ukrainian families impacted by the war. The project has raised more than $3.5 million and helped 3,500 Ukrainian families in less tha...

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