This page includes some of the companies we've worked with, including those where the managing partners were involved in individual capacity, prior to, and in addition to the firm.
May, 2011
Santa Monica, CA
Now backed by RPS, PayPal, IVP, Lowercase Capital, Google Ventures & others.
Tala wants to create a market where simple mobile tools and intelligent data can change perceptions and circumstances, and thereby open new channels where buyers and sellers can connect and create new models in which to transact. We are a mobile-first technology company that provides simple credit scoring and accounting tools to SMEs in emerging markets. Our solutions target the >4 billion people across the globe currently lacking a credit score, and the rapidly growing number of lenders desperate to find them. We believe in the immense potential of the 'emerging middle class' and seek to empower individuals with the tools and resources to lift themselves out of poverty. We want to turn data collection, analysis and underwriting on its head, and introduce greater fairness and transparency in the system.
AdPushup is an Ad revenue optimization platform for web publishers & bloggers. It helps them increase revenue realization from their existing website traffic using a suite of advanced automated techniques including layout optimization, adblocked impression recapturing and managed header-bidding deployments. All without the need for any programming knowledge.
Summer, 2016
Singapore
Now backed by Itochu, Zeullig, SPH, Genesia and other leading international partners
Docquity is a leading collaboration platform for the medical community. Started as a Continual Learning Network exclusively for doctors, it is the official partner of leading national medical associations of seven countries in South-East Asia and already has over half the region's practitioners on its platform. In addition to facilitating ongoing case discussions and tremendously simplifying the CME process, Docquity also provides tools to securely manage tele-health practice, peer referrals, events and professional development for all segments of the medical community.
Sunstone was founded with the mission to eliminate the skill gaps between what a typical university teaches and what the industry demands. Our curriculum is developed and updated by the industry itself. Combined with a tech–first approach that never lets anything come in the way of learning, and brings students and mentors closer than ever before. To top it all, our Pay-After-Placement model takes away any stress a student might face in terms of cost covering and makes their placement a priority for the faculty as well. When our institutions and industry are fully aligned towards the goal of long-term student success, everyone wins.
Advantage Club is India's leading corporate benefits and engagement platform. They deliver programs which connect and benefit both the brands and an organization's clients/ employees. Their end-to-end solutions facilitate meaningful client & employee engagement through exclusive privileges and rewards provided by brand partners.
DeepDyve provides affordable access across thousands of peer-reviewed journals. Content from the world's leading publishers including Reed Elsevier, Springer, Wiley-Blackwell and more. DeepDyve was founded by two bioinformatics scientists who were frustrated by the inconvenience and cost of accessing peer-reviewed journal articles. Our mission is to empower information professionals worldwide by making authoritative research more simple and affordable to access. While we love our work in helping to transform global research, we also care deeply about our environment. That is why we are proud to be a member of 1% for the Planet, a global movement of over 1,000 companies who have committed to donate 1% of their sales to a network of nearly 3,000 environmental organizations worldwide. Even though we are still a startup, we believe that everyone can contribute and make a lasting impact, so we thank you for your support of DeepDyve and our mission.
Uolo Notes is the flagship product of Uolo Technology, that develops cloud based enterprise products for schools. It provides a fully customized platform for parents and school communities to stay connected and continuously collaborate on the progress of their children. Uolo's seamless, multi-channel access (web, smartphone apps & SMS) helps parents keep track of their children's progress and participate meaningfully in their education on a daily basis.
December, 2009
Singapore, SG
Backed by Sequoia and Mayfield India. Now part of Gupshup
We are the pioneers of Cloud Telephony for enterprise in emerging markets. We provide hosted IVR - from a simple hosted pbx for an SME real estate agent to a complex Cloud IVR for Pepsi. There are massive number of SMEs in emerging markets that are under-served because of sales, marketing and distribution problems. We solve this problem by innovating around product, pricing and sales process.
POSist helps restaurant owners manage their operations right from front end billing and CRM to backend inventory control and wastage management through a fully hosted web application. POSist provides remote, consolidated reports for effective facility management, supports all hardware, is internet outage resistant, and extremely cost-effective.
The Morpheus is India's leading seed accelerator where we spend 4 months working very closely with each company that joins a Morpheus Batch. We continue to help them for life time and they get access to 170+ entrepreneurs that are already part of growing morpheus gang. The Morpheus has evolved into a community for the founders, by the founders, of the founders. Read founders as people who have the passion of starting up enterprises/businesses/companies. It is now going to be an open, opt-in community that will be based on the philosophies of “giving” / “pay-it-forward” / “gift economy”.
Crownit is India's leading consumer data research and analytics platform, working with leading national and international brands & research agencies for their market research and analytics requirements. Crownit aims to tap the tons of consumer data captured daily to generate actionable insights for businesses, market research and creative agencies.
July, 2011
Hong Kong
Now backed by Schneider Electric, Emcor Securities, Inc. and Untours Foundation.
One Degree Solar (ODS) is a venture-backed technology company that designs and manufactures products to power the modern lifestyle. We work for the millions of individuals, households, and small businesses that demand convenient, reliable power for phones, radios, lights, and entertainment. As over 1 billion people worldwide demand reliable electricity, we strive to work together on this global issue. We welcome partnerships with major distributors, corporates, small businesses, and community-based organizations in Africa that sell and service products. We have staff strategically placed worldwide in order to lead modern product design, innovative sales and service, and quality manufacturing.
Chromatik
June, 2011
Santa Monica, CA
Chromatik is now part of TakeLessons.
Chromatik is a music technology company redefining how people collaboratively practice, perform, and teach music. Chromatik users already include American Idol, Juilliard, UCLA, the Los Angeles Unified School District, and hundreds of music organizations across the US.
Earbits worked on innovative music marketing by combining free streaming music with an Adwords business model. The model promised to eliminate the need for listener subscription fees or commercial interruptions, leading to more effective listener engagement.
ionGrid developed a secure system to let mobile / tablet users get to all of their enterprise documents and web content from anywhere. Unlike cloud-based systems, the documents remain behind the company firewall, safe from hackers, and managed through a policy-driven system controlled by IT.
Avalon Scenes
February, 2020
Bengaluru, India. Now part of a leading education company
Avalon Meta is the creator of Scenes - a one-stop social community platform for creators and influencers. It hosts omni-channel voice communities to meet and hang out with like-minded people, and a complete suite for creators to host, engage and monetize their communities. As the world moves towards cities that are built around the model of intellectual and digital affinities rather than geographically constrained ones, Scenes becomes the platform to enable and empower these decentralized tribes. Meta Scenes comes from the founders of Avalon Labs, that teamed up with driven entrepreneurs across the world to not only build quality software, but also helped spearhead it into profitability.
Viplav Communications
December, 2003
New Delhi NCR, India
Before unwinding in a buyback transaction, Viplav Communications was a Political Consultancy, Technology and Management Services Company that, for over a decade, provided its expertise to politicians and political parties in South-East Asian countries. Viplav was a pioneer in Voter Relationship Management and achieved new heights in its mission of creating a better People-Politician Interface. The company helped its clients across political parties to understand their constituency better and enabled them to reach out to constituents through modern tools of communication, research and software technology.