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above-average
aboveaverage.com 
Status: Current
AVP Team
  • Alex Christ

Above Average is a multi-channel producer of digital comedic content, founded and incubated by Lorne Michaels’ Broadway Video. The Company produces branded and original short-form comedy videos offering a unique combination of marquee comedic talent sourced through its SNL ​“ecosystem” relationships, rising comedic talent, and a growing network of original content creators and collaborators.

Marc Lieberman Named President of Above Average Digital Studio

Deadline / Nov 10 2017

AVP leads $15MM investment in Lorne Michaels’ Above Average

Variety / Jul 20 2016

affinity
www.affinity.co 
Status: Current
AVP Team
  • David ibnAle
  • Alex Christ

Affinity’s patented technology structures and analyzes millions of data points across emails, calendars, and third-party sources to offer users the tools they need to automat­ically manage their most valuable relationships, prioritize important connections, and discover untapped opportu­nities. The platform also offers a holistic view of users’ networks in a centralized, automat­ically updated database without any manual upkeep.

Affinity's AI-Powered Relationship Intelligence Transforms

BusinessWire / Sep 28 2023

Affinity, a Relationship Intelligence Company, Raises $80M to Help Close Deals

Tech Crunch / Sep 09 2021

Affinity Raises $26.5 Million to Manage Relationships with Machine Learning

Venture Beat / Feb 13 2019

Affinity’s Series C Funding: Deploying Relationship Intelligence to Every Relationship-Driven Industry

/ May 17 2025

alto
www.altoira.com 
Status: Current
AVP Team
  • David ibnAle

Alto is a Nashville-based financial technology company that launched its next-generation self-directed IRA platform in 2018 to make it easy for individuals to access and invest in alternative assets using their retirement funds. The first of its kind, Alto’s platform streamlines the process for investors, investment funding portals, and investment sponsors alike.

Alto Expands Access to Alternatives with Addition of Kirkland Income Fund I to Its Platform

Morningstar / Feb 20 2025

Alto and Alumni Ventures Announce Partnership

Accesswire / Dec 14 2023

The State of Crypto-based retirement with Alto

The Financial Revolutionist / Aug 09 2023

Alto Announces New Promotion For Coinbase One Users

Accesswire / Jul 18 2023

Alto raises $40 million to help individuals make tax-savvy investments in assets like crypto and artwork

Tech Crunch / Jan 05 2022

armstrong
www.armstrong.ai 
Status: Current
AVP Team
  • Alex Christ

Armstrong is a robotics company creating the future of kitchens.

autoleap
www.autoleap.com 
Status: Current
AVP Team
  • Ameen Dalli
  • David ibnAle

AutoLeap is a Toronto-based company that provides an all-in-one, cloud-based auto repair management software to help shop owners better understand, manage, and grow their business — from scheduling appointments to managing technicians and generating invoices. The Company is modernizing the auto repair industry, which is underserved by technology with thousands of shops still using manual, paper-based processes to run their operations. AutoLeap is led by a team of seasoned executives that bring a proven playbook from their prior venture in the HVAC space to build a category defining business.

AutoLeap Announces Seamless Parts Ordering Integration with RepairLink

BusinessWire / Sep 20 2023

AutoLeap gears up for growth

Betakit / Apr 11 2023

bellhop
www.getbellhops.com 
Status: Current
AVP Team
  • Ameen Dalli

Bellhop is the nation’s first tech-enabled moving platform, which not only streamlines the move-day process but also ensures customers are matched with the most-qualified movers and drivers in their area. The Company is committed to refining the experience of moving by recruiting friendly, hardworking people and using technology to connect them with customers in a seamless way.

Bellhops Raises $31.4 Million To Make Moving Less Miserable

Forbes / Dec 18 2018

boulder-care
www.boulder.care 
Status: Current
AVP Team
  • David ibnAle
  • Mukund (“Mookie”) Subramanian

Boulder Care provides medical treatment and long-term support for people attempting to manage and overcome substance use disorders. The Company’s clinicians follow evidence-based Medication-Assisted Treatment (“MAT”) protocols, which utilize medications in combination with counseling and behavioral therapies. Boulder also provides a broad spectrum of ancillary support services to its patients including peer recovery support, social services support and broader case management services. The Company has a particular focus on caring for a chronically underserved Medicaid patient population by contracting with state-level Medicaid Managed Care Organizations under value-based care frameworks.

Boulder Care Reaches Agreement with Cone Health to Expand Access to Telehealth Addiction Treatment in North Carolina

einpresswire / May 06 2025

Stephanie Strong of Boulder Care named to Inc.’s Female Founders 500 list

Inc. / Mar 24 2025

Telehealth company Boulder Care raises profile with prominent executive hires

Fiercehealthcare.com / Nov 08 2024

AVP’s Investment in Boulder Care

Medium / May 22 2024

Boulder Secures $35 Million in Series C Funding

EIN Presswire / May 22 2024

brandable
brandablela.com 
Status: Exited

Brandable is a next-generation consumer products studio that partners with strategic influencers to build the next great consumer products brands. The Company is focused on key categories including toys, wellness, and food & drink to develop relevant, millennial-minded brands from the ground up that have real demand and marketplace fit.

How Brandable Is Helping Brands React Quickly To Customer Trends

Pulse2.0 / Jul 11 2019

clippings
clippings.com 
Status: Exited
AVP Team
  • Alex Christ

Clippings’ platform provides the interior design industry with new ways to source products and manage projects from inspiration to instal­lation. The London based startup is building technology to develop smarter streamlined processes that reduce the time, friction, and cost required for interior designers to discover and source products for commercial and residential projects. 

Clippings was acquired by Material Bank in August 2021.

With a new acquisition, Material Bank looks to create a ‘Shopify for design’

Business of Home / Aug 15 2021

London Interior Design Startup Clippings Raises £11.8 Million

The Telegraph / Sep 18 2018

compass
www.compass.com 
Status: Exited
AVP Team
  • David ibnAle

Compass is a real estate brokerage firm, built on an integrated technology platform that increases agent produc­tivity and offers consumers a cross-device, cohesive, end-to-end service, from the initial search to the final signature. The Company’s technology provides leverage in lead generation and workflow management, increasing margins as compared to traditional real estate brokerages. The platform also provides unique insights about agents, customers, and the market, further enabling Compass to optimize its funnel and improve the customer experience.

Real estate industry reacts to Compass-NWMLS lawsuit

HousingWire / Apr 28 2025

Real estate platform Compass raises another $370M on a $6.48B valuation en route to an IPO

Techcrunch / Jul 30 2019

Compass valued at 6.4 Billion in latest funding round

Business Insider / Jul 30 2019

Compass gets $450M from SoftBank; real estate portal now valued at $2.2B

TechCrunch / Dec 07 2017

This Real Estate App is Making New York Brokers Nervous

Fast Company / Jun 18 2015

curology
curology.com 
Status: Current
AVP Team
  • David ibnAle

Curology is an end-to-end prescription skincare company that uses its technology platform to acquire and treat patients for acne and related blemishes. The Company was founded by two dermatol­ogists who felt that the way these conditions are treated by medical profes­sionals is highly inefficient with respect to both access and pricing. Curology enables consumers to engage with a medical profes­sional online and receive prescription medication that is created specif­ically for their skin condition.

Curology takes on hair loss with new Rx treatment Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit

Glossy / Feb 01 2024

DTC Skincare Brand, Curology Announces E-Commerce Partnership With Amazon

PR Newswire / Jan 16 2024

Curology Appoints Heather Wallace as Chief Executive Officer

PR Newswire / Oct 10 2022

The 11 Best New Skin-Care Products for Oily and Acne Prone Skin

Self / Jul 16 2019

This $20 Cream Cured My Hormonal Acne For Good

Coveteur / Mar 01 2018

Curology Wants to Treat Your Acne Over The Internet

Racked / Dec 01 2016

AVP Leads $15 Million Investment in Curology, A Customized Subscription Skincare Business

TechCrunch / Aug 24 2016

demandstar
network.demandstar.com 
Status: Exited
AVP Team
  • Alex Christ

DemandStar is an open marketplace platform for the $1.5 trillion local government procurement industry. The Company reduces the friction for governments and businesses to transact by providing free access to a shared supplier base and powerful electronic bidding workflow tools. DemandStar was acquired by GTY Technologies in December 2022.

DemandStar acquired by GTY Technologies

Geek Wire / Dec 06 2022

DemandStar Raises $2 Million to Help More Local and Diverse Businesses Find and Win Government Contracts

DemandStar / Jun 16 2020

digitour
www.thedigitour.com 
Status: Exited

Digitour is an emerging media and entertainment company that creates and produces IRL (“in real life”) social media experiences. The Company has developed a proprietary talent model to identify and recruit emerging young stars from YouTube, Vine and Instagram for their events, most of whom have already cultivated a sizeable and passionate following.

Viacom Acquires Minority Stake in DigiTour Media

The New York Times / Aug 20 2015

Ryan Seacrest, Advance Publications Invest in Digitour, a YouTube Concert Promoter

Variety / May 05 2014

ditto
www.ditto.com 
Status: Current
AVP Team
  • Alex Christ
  • Ameen Dalli

Ditto is the only mobile database with built-in edge device connec­tivity and resiliency, enabling apps to synchronize without relying on a central server or constant cloud connec­tivity. The Company allows customers to build collab­o­rative, resilient applications where data is always available and up-to-date for every user. This allows customers to keep mission-critical systems online when it matters most. Devices running Ditto apps can discover and communicate with each other directly, forming an ad-hoc mesh network rather than routing everything through a cloud server. The platform automat­ically handles the complexity of discovery and connec­tivity using whatever channels are available — for example, Bluetooth, peer-to-peer Wi-Fi, or local LAN — to find nearby devices and sync data with them.

Ditto Lands $82 Million to Pioneer the Edge-Native Revolution

Business Wire / Mar 12 2025

ergatta
ergatta.com 
Status: Current
AVP Team
  • Mukund (“Mookie”) Subramanian

The Ergatta Rower is the first product to successfully combine cardio equipment and interactive gaming content for home use. The rower offers members a competitive, motivating and full-body workout on an elegant cherrywood machine fit for your living room.

Ergatta Partners with iFIT to Introduce Interactive Gaming and Virtual Racing to Cardio Equipment

Fitt Insider / Mar 18 2025

Ergatta Lite Exclusive Look

CNN: Underscored / Nov 03 2023

Gamified connecting rowing machine maker Ergatta raises $30M

TechCrunch / Apr 28 2021

Ergatta, Rowing Startup, Nabs $200 Million Valuation

Bloomberg / Apr 28 2021

evrythng
evrythng.com 
Status: Exited
AVP Team
  • David ibnAle

EVRYTHNG works with Fortune-1000 consumer product manufac­turers to make any product connected by creating and managing an ​“Active Digital Identity” (“ADI”) for that product. The Company offers a platform-as-a-Service model that allows enterprise customers to manage the ADIs of their products and then facilitate and manage digital transactions involving those products. Through ADIs, brands can track and analyze usage, foster customer interaction, and engagement, and provide value-added services that drive loyalty. EVRYTHNG was acquired by Digimarc Corporation in January 2022.

EVRYTHNG ltd acquired

Digimarc / Jan 03 2022

UK Internet of Things Startup EVRYTHNG Raises $24.8 Million to Help It Connect Every Physical Product to the Web

Business Insider / Mar 14 2017

farfetch
www.farfetch.com 
Status: Exited

Farfetch is an online marketplace that connects independent, luxury fashion boutiques with high-end consumers around the world. The company carefully curates its network offline stores, based in places like Paris, New York, Helsinki and Honolulu, and provides them the infrastructure (e.g., inventory management, tracking, photography, customer service) and audience to sell online. Featured products come from designer brands as well as up-and-coming designers.

Why Farfetch Could Command A $6 Billion IPO

Forbes / Aug 21 2019

Why Farfetch Just Became the Netflix of Fashion

GQ / Aug 13 2019

Farfetch’s Next Move? Testing the resale market

WWD / May 13 2019

Farfetch Signals Growing Ambitions in Resale

BOF / May 13 2019

Farfetch Files for IPO, Testing Investors' Appetite for Luxury

Business of Fashion / Aug 20 2018

Farfetch Partners with JD.com to Boost Chinese Business

Business of Fashion / Jun 22 2017

Natalie Massenet Joins Farfetch as Co-Chairman

The Business of Fashion / Feb 28 2017

fi
tryfi.com 
Status: Current
AVP Team
  • Mukund (“Mookie”) Subramanian

Fi builds cutting edge technology to elevate the relationship between dog parents and their dogs. Since launching the first LTE‑M enabled GPS tracking collar in 2019, Fi has empowered millions of dog parents with insights about their dogs behavior and whereabouts. Able to locate dogs nationwide from anywhere in the world, Fi has already saved thousands of dogs’ lives by providing accurate GPS tracking and real time escape notifi­cations to dog parents. The Fi smart collar also enables parents to monitor the health of their dogs and compare their activity to other dogs on the Fi network. With Fi, dog parents make sure their best friends live their best life.

Ex Whoop CFO joins Fi Board of Directors

BusinessWire / Apr 29 2024

Fi, the Smart Dog Technology Company, Announces Latest Update – Live Tracking

BusinessWire / Apr 26 2023

Fi, the Smart Dog Technology Company, Announces Latest Update – Live Tracking

BusinessWire / Apr 26 2023

Connect pet collar company Fi raises a $30M Series B

TechCrunch / Feb 25 2021

flite
www.flite.com 
Status: Exited

Flite is a data-driven, programmatic creative solution that provides technology for advertisers and publishers to build creative, set up campaigns, test /​ optimize media, and measure results. The subscription-based product also integrates third-party applications (e.g., Twitter, Instagram) directly into online ad units, enabling customers to leverage content across marketing channels, at scale. Flite provides marketers with the ability to respond in real-time to performance data and current events, updating their paid media with the most relevant content.

Snap has acquired an ad tech company called Flite

Recode / Dec 19 2016

gigya
www.gigya.com 
Status: Exited
AVP Team
  • David ibnAle

Gigya is a leader in the customer identity and access management market. The Company helps companies turn unknown site visitors into known, loyal, and engaged customers. More than 700 of the world’s leading enterprises, including 50% of the comScore top 100 US web properties, rely on Gigya to build identify-driven relationships with over 1.1 billion customers while powering scalable, secure, privacy compliant customer identity management.

SAP buys customer identity management firm Gigya for $350M

TechCrunch / Sep 24 2017

ginger
www.ginger.io 
Status: Exited
AVP Team
  • David ibnAle

Ginger brings high-quality mental health support within seconds to those in need. Through the Ginger app, members can connect with our team of coaches via text, 24 /​ 7, 365 days a year. For those in need of additional support, a therapist or psychi­atrist can be added to their care team for video sessions. Millions of people have access to the Ginger on-demand mental health system through their work with employers, health plans, and other partners.

Ginger merged with Headspace to create Headspace Health in October 2021

Exclusive: Headspace and Ginger plan merger to form a mental-health powerhouse

Fast Company / Aug 25 2021

Ginger Announces $100 Million Series E Financing from Blackstone to Bring Value-Based Mental Healthcare to Millions of Employees

Bloomberg / Mar 24 2021

Ginger Announces $50 Million in Series D Funding to Expand Access to the World’s First On-Demand Mental Healthcare System

Business Wire / Aug 06 2020

graymatter-robotics
graymatter-robotics.com 
Status: Current
AVP Team
  • Alex Christ
  • Ameen Dalli

GrayMatter Robotics is a robotics platform that combines AI-powered software with off-the-shelf industrial hardware to create vertically integrated solutions for manufac­turers with high-mix, high-variability production lines across a wide range of verticals. The Company’s platform generates meaningful return-on-investment (“ROI”) for customers compared to manual labor or legacy robotics solutions through a combination of reduced labor costs, improved production quality, and better utilization of process consumables. GrayMatter’s near-term focus is on surface treatment use cases, such as sanding, polishing, blasting, buffing, spraying, coating, and grinding and can work on a range of materials including fiberglass, wood, and metal alloys.

GrayMatter Robotics Honored as RBR50 Innovation Award Winner

Robot Report / Apr 04 2025

AVP’s Investment in GrayMatter Robotics

Medium.com / Jun 21 2024

GrayMatter raises $45M Series B

TheRobotReport.com / Jun 20 2024

Labor shortages are still fueling growth at automation firms like GrayMatter

TechCrunch.com / Jun 20 2024

GrayMatter Raises $45M Series B to Accelerate its Unique AI-Powered Robotics Solutions

PRNewswire.com / Jun 20 2024

headspace-health
www.headspace.comhealth 
Status: Current
AVP Team
  • David ibnAle

Headspace is the world’s most accessible and compre­hensive digital mental health and wellbeing platform. Headspace will democratize mental health and wellbeing so people around the world are supported by a full spectrum of affordable care. Ginger and Headspace have come together to combine their mindfulness and meditation tools rooted in science; coaching, therapy, and psychiatry made accessible with technology; and person­alized brand experiences that people love. The platform has a global reach including more than 2,700 enterprises and health partners, 100 million lives touched, and access in more than 190+ countries.

Advance Venture Partners became an investor in Headspace as part of Ginger’s merger with Headspace.

Headspace expands to direct-to-consumer mental health market

Fierce Healthcare / Apr 23 2024

Headspace Unveils Refreshed Brand

BusinessWire / Oct 31 2023

Headspace Health Announces Board of Directors, Including the Addition of Two Industry Leaders

Business Wire / Oct 14 2021

Exclusive: Headspace and Ginger plan merger to form a mental-health powerhouse

Fast Company / Aug 25 2021

hytrust
www.hytrust.com 
Status: Exited
AVP Team
  • David ibnAle
  • Alex Christ

HyTrust develops workload IT security solutions focused on securing private, public, and hybrid cloud infrastructure. The Company’s software mitigates security and operational risks that customers face when pursuing cloud and virtualized data center transfor­mations including governance and encryption. HyTrust has been widely deployed by Global 2000 customers and top government agencies, with a strong market presence in financial services, healthcare, and government verticals.

Entrust Acquires HyTrust, Expanding Encryption, Key Management and Security Posture Management for Virtualized and Multi-Cloud Environments

Entrust / Jan 14 2021

Hytrust and Nexenta Partner to Integrate Security and Software-Defined Storage for Multi-Cloud Environments

Globe Newswire / Aug 21 2018

HyTrust raises $36M and acquires DataGravity

Techcrunch / Jul 11 2017

ifonly
www.ifonly.com 
Status: Exited

IfOnly is a marketplace for incredible experiences. From unique everyday offerings with local experts to once-in-a-lifetime connections with lauded luminaries, IfOnly provides access to a curated selection of extraor­dinary experiences that benefit worthy causes around the world.

IfOnly, a marketplace for experiences, has new funding-and a new CEO

Techcruch / Apr 04 2018

isocket
rubiconproject.com 
Status: Exited

isocket provides a technology platform designed to simplify the direct advertisement sales process. The Company’s platform automates the manual steps like order execution and monitoring, enabling premium publishers and advertisers to do more business directly and at ease.

Rubicon Project Buys iSocket and Shiny Ads to Automate AD Buys

Wall Street Journal / Nov 17 2014

joor
www.jooraccess.com 
Status: Current

Joor is a wholesale fashion marketplace that allows brand and retailers to connect and transact digitally. The Company has put the entire wholesale buying process online to enable brands and retailers to drive incremental revenue, cut costs, improve their customer experience, and analyze performance through data analytics.

JOOR Raises $25 Million to Boost Fashion Wholesale Platform

PYMNTS / Oct 17 2023

Wholesale fashion startup Joor raises $15 million

Biz Journals / Jul 26 2013

material-bank
www.materialbank.com 
Status: Current
AVP Team
  • Alex Christ

Material Bank is a marketplace for design profes­sionals and brands in the architecture and design industry, providing the fastest and most powerful way to discover and sample materials. The revolu­tionary platform powers complex searches across hundreds of brands in seconds. Samples ordered by midnight (ET) are delivered in a single box by 10:30 AM the next day — always free for design profes­sionals. With a rapidly growing community of members, Material Bank is the easiest way for brands to connect with thousands of vetted design profes­sionals in the specifi­cation process.

Advance Venture Partners became an investor in Material Bank as part of Material Bank’s acquisition of our portfolio company Clippings

Material Bank’s new CEO is thinking beyond samples

Business of Home / May 15 2024

With a new acquisition, Material Bank looks to create a ‘Shopify for design’

Business of Home / Aug 15 2021

Material Bank raises $100 million, with plans to target residential design

Business of Home / May 06 2021

mediamorph
www.mediamorph.com 
Status: Exited
AVP Team
  • David ibnAle

Mediamorph is a provider of cloud-based management software for partic­ipants in the digital video content and distri­bution supply chain including studios, networks, and operators. The Company’s cloud-based enterprise software and data services help customers optimize content exploitation, maximize revenues, and better understand licensed-content value. Mediamorph improves the management of and insight into financial, rights, and consumption information, while stream­lining data through customers’ systems and supply chains.

Mediamorph was acquired by Whip Media Group in October 2019.

TV Time Acquires Mediamorph, Merging TV and Film Analytics With Content Distribution

Variety / Oct 15 2019

TV Time Acquires Mediamorph, Merging TV and Film Analytics With Content Distribution (EXCLUSIVE)

Variety / Oct 15 2019

Mediamorph Named One of Deloittes Fasting Growing Technology Companies

Benzinga / Nov 16 2016

AVP Leads $21 Million Investment in Mediamorph, a Media Rights Management Platform

The Street / Sep 26 2016

moda-operandi
www.modaoperandi.com 
Status: Exited

Moda Operandi is a trusted flagship insider, offering unprece­dented access to the runway for this season and next. The Company is the only online retailer allowing clients to preorder next season’s looks straight from the runway while also offering expertly a curated in-season boutique. Moda Operandi’s stylists provide the most bespoke services in luxury shopping, attending to clients’ every need, from expert styling advice to tailored wardrobe recommendations.

Moda Operandi CEO Deborah Nicodemus Exits, Tesla’s Ganesh Srivats Steps In

Business of Fashion / Jul 23 2019

Moda Operandi Expands Into Menswear

Business of Fashion / May 30 2018

Moda Operandi, Women-Led Luxury Seller, Raises $165 Million To Speed Up Growth

Forbes / Dec 06 2017

Moda Operandi Looks Beyond the Runway

Business of Fashion / Apr 05 2017

Moda Operandi and Tiffany & Co. Launch a Bridal Collection Fit for a Fashion Girl

Allure / Sep 05 2016

modsy
www.modsy.com 
Status: Exited

Modsy is a software-enabled interior design platform that uses advanced 3D rendering technology to create realistic visual­izations of living spaces and furniture. The Company’s technology ingests photographs provided by customers to create life-like room models and populates these models with suggested layouts and furniture designs based on a customer’s style preference. Customers can then modify the layout and furniture choices and purchase items across brands through the website.

What It’s Actually Like to Work with Modsy, the $69 Digital Design Service

House Beautiful / Jul 22 2019

Modsy raises $37M in Series C funding

Retail Dive / May 21 2019

How One Stylish and Scrappy Startup Designed Its Office in a Single Weekend for $5000

Inc. / Aug 27 2018

How the Founder of Modsy and Her Mentor Are Building a 'Power Squad' to Help Women in Business

Entrepreneur / May 31 2018

Crate and Barrel partners with Modsy for 3D design experience

Furniture Today / Apr 30 2018

Modsy Combines Virtual And Real Interior Design

Forbes / Apr 10 2018

Meet the former intern on The Sims who raised $33 million for her 3D furniture platform

CNBC / Feb 16 2018

Interview with CEO of Modsy, Shanna Tellerman

Huffington Post / Jan 01 2018

3D home design startup Modsy raises $23 million in Series B funding

TechCrunch / Dec 07 2017

monoqi
monoqi.comen 
Status: Exited

MONOQI is the online destination for hand-picked design. Since 2012, the Company has dedicated itself to collecting hard-to-find and limited-edition design products. MONOQI has an interna­tional team searching the globe for the best contem­porary design, making strong curatorial selections presented on its flash-sale platform.

Curated design shopping club MONOQI launches, raises funding

TechCrunch / Jan 26 2012

morning-consult
morningconsult.com 
Status: Current
AVP Team
  • David ibnAle
  • Alex Christ

Morning Consult is a global data intelligence company delivering insights on what people think in real time. By surveying tens of thousands across the globe every single day, Morning Consult is unmatched in scale and speed: It determines the true measure of what people think and how their decisions impact business, politics and the economy. Industry leaders rely on Morning Consult’s proprietary technology and analysis for real-time, intelligent data to transform information into a competitive advantage.

Morning Consult and ACBJ partner on new index to track local consumer sentiment

The Business Journals / Apr 15 2025

Morning Consult Names CFO

Research Live / Dec 04 2023

Morning Consult Now a Unicorn With $1 Billion Valuation

Morning Consult / Jun 08 2021

Former Kantar and Omnicom PR Group CEOs Join Morning Consult Board of Directors

Morning Consult / Jul 16 2020

Morning Consult Raised $31M Series A Round

CityBizList / May 15 2020

nativo
www.nativo.com 
Status: Current
AVP Team
  • David ibnAle

Nativo provides a technology platform for native advertising to publishers and marketers, enabling the delivery of highly curated brand content served within publishers’ editorial streams, matched to the look and feel of the specific property or publication, and fully integrated with and consumed on the publisher’s site.

Nativo Wins 2023 Digiday Technology Award For Best Content Marketing Platform

PR Newswire / Aug 30 2023

Nativo Launches New Social Amplification Suite

PR Newswire / Aug 22 2023

Nativo Hires Industry Veteran Yasmeen Coning as New Senior Vice President of Marketing

Yahoo! Finance / Oct 17 2019

Hey, Mark Zuckerberg: A software CEO describes how Facebook can fix its ugly ad problem

The Inquirer / Apr 10 2018

Nativo Names Industry Veteran John Haake as SVP of Marketing

Yahoo! Finance / Jan 17 2017

Native Advertising Tech Firm Nativo Raises $20 Million in New Funding

Wall Street Journal / Jun 30 2015

newscred
www.newscred.com 
Status: Exited

Newscred is the global leader in enterprise content marketing. The Company’s content marketing platform provides actionable insights and streamlines processes for content marketers to tell exceptional stories that drive measurable results.

NewsCred Announces $20M in Additional Financing; Takes Aim at Global Marketing Transformation

Yahoo! Finance / Jul 11 2019

NewsCred Raises $42M as it Sets Its Sights Beyond Content Marketing

TechCrunch / Sep 02 2015

newsle
www.newsle.com 
Status: Exited

Newsle develops a news aggregator that tracks people in the news. The Company’s news discovery engine enables users to follow published content about people they’re connected to and following on social networks.

LinkedIn Acquires News Alert Startup Newsle

Forbes / Jul 14 2014

openly
openly.com 
Status: Current
AVP Team
  • Alex Christ

Openly is a Boston-based premium homeowners insurance company. Its centralized platform offers compre­hensive coverage using advanced pricing models. Founded by industry veterans in 2017, Openly is dedicated to delivering modern and transparent homeowners insurance and empowering independent agents across America.

Openly crosses $300 million in written premiums

CoverageR / Mar 12 2024

Premium homeowners insurance firm Openly secures $100m in Series D

Fintech Global / Sep 22 2023

Openly Secures $40M in Series B Funding Round to Accelerate Rapid Growth

Yahoo! Finance / Dec 17 2020

parsley-health
www.parsleyhealth.com 
Status: Current

Parsley Health is the leading national provider of holistic person­alized medicine services across telemedicine, diagnostics and in-person care. Parsley’s unique approach blends cutting-edge testing, nutrition, wellness and prevention with conven­tional medicine. It is the first and only vertically integrated digital health solution for reversing chronic disease and optimizing health. Founded in 2016, Parsley’s Centers are located in New York City, Los Angeles, and San Francisco and fully-digital telemedicine services will be available nationwide in early 2020.

Former CFO and COO of VillageMD, Chris Ricaurte, Joins Parsley Health as Co-CEO

BusinessWire / Apr 10 2024

pebblepost
www.pebblepost.com 
Status: Current
AVP Team
  • David ibnAle
  • Alex Christ

PebblePost invented a platform, Programmatic Direct Mail®, that enables brands to convert online shoppers into buyers with meaningful direct mail. The Company uses real-time online interest and intent data to send person­alized direct mail that influences at-home purchase decisions and drives conversions across all purchase channels. The patent pending digital-to-direct mail platform integrates segmen­tation, campaign management, advanced targeting, product, analytics, and optimization.

The marketer’s guide to programmatic direct mail

Modern Retail / Nov 28 2023

PebblePost Named Best MarTech Startup in 2019 MarTech Breakthrough Awards Program

Yahoo! Finance / Aug 13 2019

PebblePost Reinforced Commitment to Sustainability with New Partnership and Product

Yahoo! Finance / Jul 16 2019

PebblePost Raises $25 Million To Push Direct Mail Further Into Programmatic

AdExchanger / Aug 21 2018

rent-the-runway
www.renttherunway.com 
Status: Exited

Rent the Runway is a fashion company with a technology soul. Powered by a transfor­mative business model, proprietary technology, a unique reverse-logistics operation and some of the smartest people on earth, the Company is in a position to challenge old systems and rewrite new rules. By giving people access to remarkable luxury experiences, Rent the Runway is changing the meaning of ownership — and revolu­tionizing retail in the process.

Rent the Runway Targets Valuation of Up to $1.5 Billion in IPO

Wall Street Journal / Oct 18 2021

Rent the Runway plans to Launch a brand made entirely out of recycled materials, COO says

Business Insider / Jan 14 2020

Rent The Runway Partners With A Hotel Chain To Ease The Stress Of Packing

Forbes / Dec 09 2019

Rent the Runway: Why It’s the Best Wardrobe Rental Service According to Users

ET / Aug 19 2019

Rent the Runway brings 500 jobs to Arlington

WFAA / Jul 11 2019

Rent the Runway’s new flagship defies classic retail strategies

The Business Journals / May 09 2019

Rent the Runway just opened its largest brick-and-mortar store yet

TechCrunch / May 08 2019

Rent the Runway Now Valued at $1 Billion With New Funding

NY Times / Mar 21 2019

Rent the Runway Launches Maternity Subscription Service

Brit+Co / May 31 2018

30 Minutes with Rent the Runway's CEO

RetailDive / May 07 2018

Fashion for Rent: A New Economy Takes Root in the Cloud

WWD / May 01 2018

Rent the Runway Has a New Wedding Concierge Program That'll Solve All Your Pre-Wedding Fashion Woes

Brides / Feb 20 2018

Live from NRF: How Rent the Runway's Unlimited Subscription model changed its in-store strategy

Glossy / Jan 16 2018

Rent the Runway’s Roadmap to Growth

WWD / Apr 10 2017

Rent the Runway has raised a $60 million investment led by Fidelity

Recode / Dec 27 2016

sawyer
www.hisawyer.com 
Status: Exited
AVP Team
  • Alex Christ

Sawyer is bringing children’s activity inventory online and building a destination for parents to manage their children’s activities, schedules, and overall development. The Company also develops an online booking and payment solution designed for children’s activity provides, including features such as scheduling, commerce, and customer management.

DaySmart Acquires Sawyer

BusinessWire / Nov 06 2023

Sawyer Raises $11M to Connect Parents and Providers for Educational Playtime

EdSurge / May 14 2019

This Startup Wants to Be the OpenTable For Kids’ Classes

Fortune / Aug 01 2017

taboola
www.taboola.com 
Status: Current

Taboola has built the world’s largest and most advanced discovery platform delivering person­alized recommen­dations to over one billion users every month, on many of the web’s most innovative and highly-visited websites. Thousands of leading publishers, marketers, and agencies utilize Taboola’s predictive technology to increase user engagement, monetize their traffic, and distribute their content to engaged audiences across the web.

tegus
www.tegus.co 
Status: Exited
AVP Team
  • Alex Christ

Tegus is the leading provider of primary business and market intelligence for key decision makers. Tegus conducts research and collects data to produce the largest and most compre­hensive primary information platform available, enabling clients to discover answers to their most challenging questions faster and more efficiently than anywhere else. The company serves more than 1,000 customers worldwide, including investment firms, corporations, and consultancies.

Tegus Launches AskTegus: A New AI Feature Enhancing Investment Research

Yahoo Finance / Apr 10 2024

Tegus launches revolutionary all-in-one investment research platform with revamped pricing model

PR Newswire / Feb 06 2024

Tegus Acquires Canalyst

Tegus.com / Aug 02 2022

Tegus Raises $90 Million Series B

CISION PR Newswire / Nov 29 2021

unified
unified.com 
Status: Exited
AVP Team
  • David ibnAle

Unified helps marketers make informed and impactful decisions with the industry’s only business intelligence platform purposely designed for social advertising. With experience collecting and enriching over 1 billion dollars of social investment data, Unified is passionate about providing Fortune 2000 brands and agencies greater transparency into their many teams, tools, and strategies. The Unified Platform and service teams are specif­ically built to ensure data quality, optimize investments, and answer critical business questions.

urbansitter
www.urbansitter.com 
Status: Current
AVP Team
  • David ibnAle

UrbanSitter has built a trusted online marketplace in the childcare space, offering an online platform dedicated to matching families and childcare services providers in major metropolitan areas across America. The Company enables parents to screen caregivers and post short-term and long-term job opportu­nities, manages the scheduling and payment of caregivers, and provides a forum for families to share feedback on caregivers.

Cariloop Enhances Digital Platform

Yahoo Finance / Dec 12 2023

UrbanSitter Chooses Collective Go™ To Help Facilitate Safer Childcare For Families

Yahoo! News / Jul 15 2020

Parenting benefits company Cleo partners with UrbanSitter to address the US childcare crisis

Tech Crunch / May 14 2020

UrbanSitter Expands Childcare Solutions and Reach with Acquisition of Sitter Inc.

Yahoo! Finance / May 15 2019

First Comes the Baby, Then Comes the Startup

Mashable / Oct 11 2018

This Innovative app connects parents with the perfect babysitter-and it's completely trustworthy and safe to use

Business Insider / Mar 27 2018

On-Demand Childcare Service UrbanSitter Raises $17M Series C, With Investors Including Women Customers

Forbes / Oct 05 2017

vestiaire-collective
www.vestiairecollective.com 
Status: Current
AVP Team
  • David ibnAle

Vestiaire Collective is a luxury resale marketplace where consumers can buy and sell pre-owned designer clothes and accessories. Unlike other pre-owned market­places, the Company is heavily involved in curating, verifying, and shipping goods that are sold through the platform. Vestiaire employs a quality control team that assess 100% of items sold on the platform.

Vestiaire Collective challenges fast fashion via “price per use” calculation

Fashion Network / Apr 24 2024

There’s a New Way to Shop Vintage Through Vestiaire Collective’s Revamped ‘The Archive Room’

Vogue / Mar 28 2024

Vestiaire Collective is taking a stand against fast fashion

Harpers Bazaar / Nov 17 2023

Vestiaire Collective Announces Acquisition of Tradesy

PRNewswire.com / Mar 15 2022

As ‘Re-commerce’ War Rages, Vestiaire Collective Arms Up with $62 Million Raise

Business of Fashion / Jan 24 2017

visible-measures
www.visiblemeasures.com 
Status: Exited

Visible Measures develops a digital video platform that uses MRC-accredited metrics and patented technologies to power an analytics suite with one-of-a-kind capabilities for measuring not only total viewership, but also how much time users spend with ads.

whip-media-group-2
www.whipmedia.com 
Status: Current
AVP Team
  • David ibnAle

Whip Media’s market leading enterprise software platform centrally connects data, processes and teams throughout the digital distri­bution journey. Powered by proprietary data and predictive insights, the Company enables the world’s top entertainment organi­zations to efficiently distribute, control and monetize their TV and movie content to drive revenue and direct-to-consumer growth. The company’s newest innovation, the Whip Media Exchange is a next-generation content marketplace that makes global film and TV content licensing faster and more efficient.

Advance Venture Partners became an investor in Whip Media as part of Whip Media’s acquisition of our portfolio company Mediamorph.

Whip Media Deploys AI-Powered Tools

PR Web / Jan 11 2024

Whip Media Names Carol Hanley CEO, Richard Rosenblatt Becomes Executive Chair

Variety / Jun 28 2023

TV Time Acquires Mediamorph, Merging TV and Film Analytics With Content Distribution (EXCLUSIVE)

Variety / Oct 15 2019

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