Investments: See companies in Bascom Venture's portfolio

Sampling of Our Portfolio Companies

Bascom Ventures invests in a broad range of venture-backed companies to build
diversified venture portfolios invested alongside leading venture firms.

Canela Media

http://canelamedia.com

A streaming media platform and ad network focused on the U.S. Hispanic audience

Co-Investors

BBG Ventures, Reinventure, Mighty Capital, Portfolia

Enable

http://enable.com

Developer of an enterprise platform intended to help manage complex trading agreements with suppliers and customers.

Co-Investors

Menlo Ventures, Sierra Ventures, Rising Tide VC

Joywell

http://joywellfoods.com

Joywell is building a B2B biotech ingredient company, developing complex and functional proteins designed to be healthy alternatives to artificial sweeteners.

Co-Investors

Evolv Ventures, Khosla, SOSV, Mehta Ventures, Hemisphere Ventures, Plug-and-Play

Appify

http://appify.com

An enterprise "no-code" software platform that enables businesses to build custom applications to address a range of digitization needs–from simple data entry to more complex workflows.

Co-Investors

Mayfield

Ethena

http://goethena.com

A modern compliance training platform reinventing how companies deliver and manage employee training

Co-Investors

GSV, Homebrew, Peak6, Andy Dunn, Neo Ventures

Live Undiscovered Music

http://lum.fm

A music streaming platform to allow for direct-to-artist payment via its own in-app currency – the “Note.”

Co-Investors

Wisconsin Investment Partners (WIP)

Conversa

http://conversahealth.com

Provider of a healthcare conversation platform for patient relationship management and care coordination.

Co-Investors

Builders VC, Northwell Ventures, Spindle Limited Partners, P5 Ventures

Mission Bio

http://missionbio.com

Mission Bio help researchers and clinicians unlock single-cell biology to enable the discovery, development, and delivery of precision medicine.

Co-Investors

Northpond Ventures

Thirty Madison

http://thirtymadison.com

A healthcare company focused on improving how people manage their chronic conditions.

Co-Investors

Polaris Partners, Maveron, Northzone, 137 Ventures, Rosecliff, HillCour Investment Fund, Two River

Gallant

http://gallant.com

Stem cell banking and regenerative medicine for pets

Co-Investors

Maveron, Slow Ventures, Bold Capital, Bling Capital, Alpha Edison, Industry Ventures, Anne Wojcicki

Rigetti

http://rigetti.com

A full-stack quantum computing startup, focused on designing and manufacturing superconducting quantum integrated circuits and building software to enable quantum computing, as well as integrating its systems directly into existing cloud infrastructure.

Co-Investors

Bessemer Venture Partners

Asto CT

http://astoct.com

A developer of radiation therapy and computed tomography (CT) devices designed to easily provide standard whole-body delivery and imaging in an upright patient position for both humans and large animals.

Co-Investors

Serra Ventures, Technologie Avanzate, Legion Health Partners, Edale Capital, Triple Ring Technologies, Cosylab

Securrency

http://securrency.com

Provider of a financial trading platform intended to facilitate the trading of illiquid asset classes.

Co-Investors

RRE Ventures, Wisdom Tree, Ghadan Ventures

Deserve Series C

http://deserve.com

Deserve offers credit cards—no credit history or deposit required—using machine learning and many non-traditional data points that correlate to the user's credit worthiness

Co-Investors

Goldman Sachs PSI, Sallie Mae, Pelion, Accel, Aspect, Mission Holdings

Plastiq

http://plastiq.com

E-commerce payment platform that allows users to pay with credit cards where cards are not accepted.

Co-Investors

B Capital, Kleiner Perkins, Accomplice, Bling Capital, Khosla

Zeus

http://zeusliving.com

Zeus provides expertly appointed, full-service corporate housing units for today’s global professional.

Co-Investors

Initialized Capital

Pared

http://pared.com

A restaurant staffing technology platform that serves as an on-demand tool for restaurant owners and operators to find and hire restaurant staff.

Co-Investors

Calibrate Ventures, Charles River Ventures, Uncork, True Ventures, Precursor Ventures

Sesame

http://sesamecare.com

Direct pay healthcare marketplace that makes it easier and more affordable for all Americans to access high-quality health care

Co-Investors

General Catalyst

Wheels

http://takewheels.com

Wheels operates a global network of shared electric bikes that offer the convenience of micro-mobility alongside market-leading safety and stability.

Co-Investors

DBL Ventures, Crosscut Ventures, Tenaya Capital, Bullpen Capital, 3L Capital, Wavemaker Partners

HopSkipDrive

http://hopskipdrive.com

Provider of a web and mobile-based platform which offers alternative transportation for children and teens mainly to assist with education.

Co-Investors

Repower Group/Cyrus Capital, Upfront, FirstMark, Greycroft

Trifacta

http://trifacta.com/

Developer of a cloud data platform designed to improve the efficiency of curating and preparing data, enabling clients to reduce end-to-end reporting time and accelerate customer on-boarding.

Co-Investors

Telstra Ventures, Accel, Greylock Partners, Ignition Partners

Particle

http://particle.io

An Internet of Things (IoT) platform to help businesses connect and manage connected devices.

Co-Investors

Qualcomm Ventures

Light Field Lab

http://lightfieldlab.com

A holographic company building next-generation displays capable of projecting 3D holograms without the use of headgear

Co-Investors

Taiwania Capital, Bosch Capital, Khosla Ventures, Sherpa Capital, R7 Partners, Liberty Global Ventures, Samsung Ventures, Hella Ventures

X-Mode

http://xmode.io

X-Mode’s location data platform creates a living map of consumers, helping businesses understand the places people go and providing key information to decision-makers in advertising, financial services, insurance and smart cities.

Co-Investors

Origin Ventures, Build Group

LARQ

http://livelarq.com

Designer of self-cleaning bottles created to help people access pristine drinking water easily.

Co-Investors

Applied Ventures, Augment Ventures, , Capricorn Investment Group, DCM Ventures, Heuristic Capital Partners, IPV Capital, New Ground Ventures, Tolero Ventures, Tsing Capital, Xunuo Capital USA

Intrinio

http://intrinio.com

Marketplace designed to make financial data affordable and accessible.

Co-Investors

NYCA Partners

Honcho

http://honcho.works

Developer of a digital communication monitoring platform designed to perform real-time compliance review.

Co-Investors

Right Side Capital Management, Acceleprise

GrubMarket

http://grubmarket.com

GrubMarket is a leading online farm-to-table eCommerce platform for wholesome, fresh, organic produce, and foods conveniently delivered to end customers at affordable prices.

Co-Investors

GGV Capital, Global Founders Capital, Y Combinator, Sound Ventures, Battery Ventures, AME Cloud Ventures

Compass

http://compass.com

Compass's end-to-end technology platform reduces the friction and frustration associated with selling, buying, or renting a property by providing real estate agents with a set of tools to increase efficiency.

Co-Investors

Softbank's Vision Fund

Sonic Sleep

http://sonicsleepcoach.com

Proactive Life's main product, Sonic Sleep A.I., is leveraging recent advances in Internet of Things technology to make sleep more regenerative and deeper by creating ideal sound, light, and temperature environments during sleep.

Co-Investors

Lightspeed Venture Partners, Quake Capital

Somna Therapeutics

http://refluxband.com

Somna Therapeutics developed the Reflux Band, a non-medication, non-surgical medical device designed to reduce symptoms associated with laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR) due to acid reflux into the throat and lungs.

Co-Investors

30Ventures

Simple Machines

http://simplemachinesinc.com

SimpleMachines has developed the world’s first easily programmable high-performance silicon chip.

Co-Investors

Baidu Ventures, IMO Ventures

Circle

http://circle.com

Circle is a cryptocurrency-focused finance company intended to utilize blockchain technology to allow users and customers to send, receive and invest in cryptocurrency assets around the world.

Co-Investors

General Catalyst, Accel, IDG, Oak, Breyer Funds, Goldman Sachs

RevUp

http://revup.com

RevUp Software designs tools to help academic institutions, non-profits, and political organizations leverage data analytics and social media to meet and exceed their fundraising goals.

Co-Investors

Spero Ventures

StemoniX

http://stemonix.com

StemoniX is accelerating the discovery of new drugs by creating ready-to-use pre-clinical plates of biologically relevant human mico-organs, reducing the need for animal testing

Co-Investors

Brightstone Venture Capital

FinLocker

http://finlocker.com

FinLocker is a consumer-enabled financial data platform that gives lenders access to critical borrower information to streamline the origination and underwriting processes for mortgages and other financial products.

Co-Investors

Cultivation Capital

FLEx Lighting

http://flexlighting.com

Developer of proprietary lighting technology that converts thin and inexpensive plastic into an efficient and powerful light source for anything from the displays on our electronics to the light fixtures in our homes.

Co-Investors

Energy Foundry

Phase Four

http://phasefour.io

Satellite propulsion technology.

Co-Investors

Alsop Louie Partners

Tethr

http://tethr.com

A communications intelligence platform designed to surface insights from large volumes of customer phone conversations to influence business decisions.

Co-Investors

Grotech Ventures

Verity Studios

http://veritystudios.com

Verity’s technology enables the safe use of large numbers of drones indoors and above people for verticals including entertainment and industry. The company's Synthetic Swarm drone show combines its proprietary software with its new LucieTM micro drones.

Co-Investors

Fontinalis Partners, Sony

Unity Biotechnology

http://unitybiotechnology.com

Unity Biotechnology is a developer of small molecule medicines that potentially halt, slow, or reverse age-associated diseases, while restoring human health.

Co-Investors

Fidelity, ARCH Ventures, Venrock, Founders Fund

Errand Solutions

http://errandsolutions.com

Errand Solutions is a tech-enabled employee engagement and patient satisfaction service that fights regrettable turnover and lost productivity in corporate and healthcare organizations.

Co-Investors

BrightStar Wisconsin Foundation

American Gene Technologies

http://americangene.com

American Gene Technologies is a gene and cell therapy company whose drugs will treat symptomatic disease with the intent to provide durable cures that extend the length and improve the quality of patients’ lives.

Co-Investors

Thompson Holdings

Innoblative

http://innoblative.com

Medical device company developing specialized electrosurgical devices that innovate multiple surgical procedures.

Co-Investors

Inflection Equity

Dog Spot

http://dogparker.com

Dog Spot (formerly Dog Parker) provides dog houses / dog-parking services to U.S. retailers outside of storefronts so that the owners can keep their dog in a safe place while shopping or running errands.

Co-Investors

Benslie International Limited, Halogen Ventures

Heal

http://getheal.com

Heal provides doctors at your home or office for a low flat rate or as an In Network Provider from several insurance companies and Medicare.

Co-Investors

Fidelity Management

RayVio

http://rayvio.com

RayVio is a health and hygiene company providing innovative ultraviolet light emitting diode (UV LED) disinfection solutions in water, air, and surface environments.

Co-Investors

Heuristic Capital Partners, Xunuo Capital USA

Mighty

http://mighty.com

Mighty provides legal funders an all-in-one platform to manage and grow their businesses, ultimately helping plaintiffs get fairer outcomes.

Co-Investors

IA Ventures, Tribeca Venture Partners

Wheels Up

http://wheelsup.com

Wheels up is a revolutionary membership-based private aviation company that reduces the upfront cost to fly privately while providing unparalleled flexibility, service and safety.

Co-Investors

NEA, Corigin Ventures, T. Rowe Price, Fidelity Investments

Harbor MedTech

http://harbormedtech.com

Regenerative medical technology for wounds, orthopedics, and plastic surgery.

Co-Investors

Native Capital Management, Arsenal Capital

Markable

http://markable.ai

A Video Search Engine Optimization company that in near real-time provides links to all fashion items (or in-stock similar items) in a video or picture.

Co-Investors

Plug & Play Ventures

HealthMyne

http://healthmyne.com

HealthMyne is a healthcare IT software firm that delivers a Multi-Specialty Quantitative Imaging Decision Support Platform to positively impact clinical productivity of radiologists and specialty clinicians.

Co-Investors

Venture Investors of Wisconsin, 4490 Investors, Mayo Clinic

Highly

http://highly.co

Highlight web content to share key items in articles.

Co-Investors

Bloomberg Beta, Resolute Ventures, Evan Williams.

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The Bascom Portfolio

Sampling of Our Portfolio Companies

Canela Media

Enable

Joywell

Appify

Ethena

Live Undiscovered Music

Conversa

Mission Bio

Thirty Madison

Gallant

Rigetti

Asto CT

Securrency

Deserve Series C

Plastiq

Zeus

Pared

Sesame

Wheels

HopSkipDrive

Trifacta

Particle

Light Field Lab

X-Mode

LARQ

Intrinio

Honcho

GrubMarket

Compass

Sonic Sleep

Somna Therapeutics

Simple Machines

Circle

RevUp

StemoniX

FinLocker

FLEx Lighting

Phase Four

Tethr

Verity Studios

Unity Biotechnology

Errand Solutions

American Gene Technologies

Innoblative

Dog Spot

Heal

RayVio

Mighty

Wheels Up

Harbor MedTech