Sector: Analytics, Big Data, Real Time							

Aerospike, Inc. offers the only real-time NoSQL database and key value  store that delivers predictable high performance for mission-critical,  Web-scale applications. Aerospike’s flash-optimized, shared-nothing  architecture scales linearly, consistently processing over 200k  transactions per second per node with sub-millisecond latency. With  automatic fail-over, replication, and cross data center synchronization,  the Aerospike database reliably stores billions of objects and  terabytes of data— with 100% uptime and 10x better TCO over other NoSQL  databases. Customers accelerating their business with Aerospike include  adMarketplace, AppNexus, eXelate, Sony’s So-net and The Trade Desk.

Analytics, Big Data, Real Time

Aerospike

Ascent Technologies is a RegTech firm that helps  customers simplify and automate their regulatory compliance programs.  Its IntaaS (Intelligence-as-a-Service) platform uses a proprietary  vertical AI and automation processes to convert the rules and documents  of a regulatory body into units of intelligence that are distributed to  customers online. Ascent’s RegTech products allow customers to automate  their regulatory compliance function by helping them to identify,  monitor, and manage their regulatory obligations, saving time and money  and reducing regulatory risks.

Disruptive Tech, FinTech

Ascent Technologies

Sector: Disruptive Technology, Aerospace Technology							

Location: Washington, D.C. and Denver, CO							

Company Website: aurorainsight.com 							

Aurora Insights is developing technologies to map radio frequency (RF) from collection platforms in space (satellite), in air (aircraft) and on the ground (vehicles and fixed ground sensors) to provide the most accurate RF mapping commercially available. RF Mapping is used to plan out telecommunications infrastructure deployments such as 5G as well as to model signal propagation and usage to improve radio performance. The company plans to develop an advanced proprietary dataset for next-generation networks as well as using RF patterns to determine industry trends and market opportunities.

Disruptive Technology, Aerospace Technology

Aurora Insight

Baton Systems is a financial technology company that builds products for payments and other post trade processes for global capital markets.

Disruptive Tech, Fin Tech

Baton Systems

Sector: Disruptive Tech, Data Storage							

Cleversafe developed a secure, reliable and cost-effective data-storage  solution. Cleversafe’s technology sliced data into random shards and  dispersed them across servers.

Disruptive Tech, Data Storage

Cleversafe

Acquired: August 2014 by OpenTable							

Sector: Analytics, Restaurant Analytics							

Copilot Labs developed a system for restaurants to calculate and improve the lifetime value of their customers.

Analytics, Restaurant Analytics

Copilot Labs

Sector: Open Source; PostgreSQL; Kubernetes

Location: Charleston, South Carolina; Reston, Virginia

Crunchy Data is on a mission to bring the power and efficiency of open  source PostgreSQL to security-conscious organizations and eliminate  expensive proprietary software costs. Since 2012, we’ve built a  foundation of secure and critical PostgreSQL deployments while  leveraging our expertise in managing large-scale, mission-critical  systems to provide a suite of products and services. Our focus is on  solving enterprise-level challenges with secure, open source  technologies.

Open Source; PostgreSQL; Kubernetes

Crunchy Data

Lead Partner: Stewart Alsop, Bill Crowell

Device Authority has developed a core security technology that allows  enterprises, government agencies and online service providers to  validate connections by focusing on the identity of the device, rather  than just the user. The company merged with a British company called  Cryptosoft in 2016 and is positioned as the easiest way for service  providers to integrate traditional encryption systems with  hardware-based authentication and over the air updates.

Cyber Security, IoT Security

Device Authority

Sector: Disruptive Tech, Optics Technology, Augmented Reality

DigiLens is a leader in smart glass technology for use in aeronautics,  automotive and consumer electronics applications. DigiLens specializes  in advanced holographic optical materials and copy technology for AR  waveguide displays. Leveraging a toolbox of optical IP cores, the  company has developed unique optical solutions for government and  corporate organizations performing ”Optical Origami” on some of the  toughest display and imaging applications.

Disruptive Tech, Optics Technology, Augmented Reality

Digilens

Dijit Media provided data that helped TV networks, programmers, and  broadcasters build their audiences with detailed metrics and  measurement. The company created NextGuide, a personalized programming  guide for TV and the web.

Media, TV Discovery App

Dijit

Lead Partner: Stewart Alsop, Jason Preston

Location: Dublin Ireland; San Francisco, CA

Founded  in 2012, Drop Kitchen dba Fresco is the only neutral, cross-brand  platform that seamlessly brings appliances, home cooks, and recipes  together. More than 100 different appliance models from brands like  Bosch, Electrolux, GE Appliances, Kenwood, LG Electronics, and Thermomix  can be controlled from the Fresco KitchenOS platform. With offices in  Dublin, Ireland, and Zaragoza, Spain, Fresco’s mission is to spread the  love of home cooking by using technology to empower home chefs in the  kitchen. 

Disruptive Tech, Consumer Tech

Drop Kitchen dba Fresco

Sector: Disruptive Tech, Saas and Data Integration							

Elastic Intelligence introduced a service called Connection Cloud that  allows companies to perform real time data searches across multiple SAAS  and hosted databases.

Disruptive Tech, Saas and Data Integration

Elastic Intelligence

Acquired: January 2014 by Citrix Systems							

Sector: Disruptive Tech, Enterprise Software, Cloud Computing							

Framehawk developed solutions for the delivery of virtual desktops and  applications to mobile devices. It allowed access to applications and  websites from any mobile device instantly, enabling them to run  effectively anywhere with a wireless network connection.

Disruptive Tech, Enterprise Software, Cloud Computing

Framehawk

Lead Partner: Stewart Alsop, Gilman Louie							

Company Website: www.fullpower.com 							

Fullpower Techologies is a sleep technology company which delivers an AI  powered cloud platform along with its patented non-invasive sleep  sensors for the medical, 24/7 care, and smart-home markets.

Fullpower Technologies has partnered with the largest mattress maker,  Tempur-Sealy International, Inc. to deliver its app and device as an  upgrade to that company’s Tempur-pedic smart bed frame.

Analytics, Consumer Tech

Fullpower Technologies

Sector: Media, Consumer Tech, Platform for GIFs, Video Streaming							

Lead Partner: Ernestine Fu, Gilman Louie							

Gfycat is a platform that enables the sharing of short, looped, soundless video GIFs.

Media, Consumer Tech, Platform for GIFs, Video Streaming

Gfycat

Acquired: December 2011 by Facebook							

Sector: Media, Gaming, Social Networking, Geo-location							

Lead Partner: Gilman Louie, Jim Ward							

Gowalla created a location-based social network.

Media, Gaming, Social Networking, Geo-location

Gowalla

Sector: Disruptive Tech, 3D Technology, Automated 3D Modeling							

Lead Partner: Stewart Alsop, Will Jack							

Hover is a mobile platform that lets anyone generate accurate digital 3D  building data by simply taking a few photos with a smartphone. These 3D  models are scaled, accurate, customizable, and are changing the way  that people view and interact with their physical properties across  spaces such as home improvement, property management and insurance.

Disruptive Tech, 3D Technology, Automated 3D Modeling

Hover

Sector: Gaming; Consumer Technology							

Company Website: integralrealitylabs.com 							

Integral Reality Labs (IRL) is exploring and building the first integral co-reality platform, bridging the digital and analog divide with engaging emotional experiences made up of the unique interaction between smart collectibles and smart surfaces.

Gaming; Consumer Technology

Integral Reality Labs

Sector: Analytics, Mobile Asset Security, Supply Chain Management, Sensors							

Intelyt  provides an innovative, highly reliable, and secure IoT-enabled  solution for the tracking and monitoring of assets during shipping.

Analytics, Mobile Asset Security, Supply Chain Management, Sensors

Intelyt

Company Website: ionstoragesystems.com/ 							

Ion Storage Systems (ISS) was developed at the University of Maryland,  has been highlighted by CBS National News for its potential to power  devices of the future without the dangers of current battery  chemistries. Our ceramic electrolyte is completely nonflammable and has  demonstrated breakthrough performance.

Disruptive Technology

Ion Storage Systems

Sector: Analytics, Email Marketing, E-Commerce							

Lead Partner: Joe Addiego, Ernestine Fu							

Jetlore provided an automated merchandising platform for omni-channel  organizations moving from transactional to relationship commerce. The  platform automated the presentation of custom content tailored to each  individuals’ preferences based on previous interactions with the company  and their behavioral attributes.

Analytics, Email Marketing, E-Commerce

Jetlore

Lead Partner: Will Jack, Jim Whims							

Location: Palo Alto, CA and Singapore							

Company Website: www.kuprioninc.com/ 							

Kuprion produces nanometal adhesives and inks for assembly, printable  & flexible (wearable) electronics, cables, displays, touch screens,  antennas for mobile devices, RF ID tags, as well as for additive  manufacturing (3D), injection molding and for anti-microbial  applications in the health care business ($10B+ TAM). Kuprion provides  assembly and packaging services as well as problem-solving consulting in  all those areas.

Kuprion Inc.

Company Website: lookingglasscyber.com 							

LookingGlass Cyber Solutions is the world leader in over-the-horizon  (OTH) cyber threat suppression, whose revolutionary solutions deliver  deep visibility into the Internet threat landscape. With its  ScoutVisionTM and CloudScoutTM solutions, Lookingglass offers alert and  warning capabilities that empower customers to continuously monitor for  over the horizon threats, such as the presence of botnets, hosts  associated with cyber criminal networks, unexpected route changes and  the loss of network resiliency. Lookingglass’ outside-in approach  accounts for a client’s entire enterprise cyber ecosystem including the  extended enterprise, and other networks beyond their control. This  oversight ensures business partners or service providers are not the  proximate cause of security breaches or data loss.

LookingGlass

Sector: Disruptive Tech, Entertainment							

Lead Partner: Stewart Alsop, Jim Ward							

Meow Wolf is an arts and entertainment production company that  creates immersive, multi-media art experiences that transport audiences  of all ages into fantastical, explorable realms with discoverable  narratives.

Meow Wolf has experiences in the following locations The House of Eternal Return in Santa Fe, NM; Omega Mart in Las Vegas, NV; Convergence Station in Denver, CO.

Disruptive Tech, Entertainment

Meow Wolf

Sector: Analytics, Med Tech, Health Information Services							

Motive Medical Intelligence provides data-driven clinical and  operational intelligence in the workflow of health care providers. By  turning patient data into actionable intelligence, Motive enables the  best care for each patient while driving efficiency and scale for health  care providers.

Analytics, Med Tech, Health Information Services

Motive

CEO: Gary Beall, PhD. CEO & Founder							

Lead Partner: Mark Fields, Jason Preston							

Company Website: www.nabacoinc.com 							

Nabaco’s game-changing approach to produce preservation is through an  edible, organic coating called NatuWrap® that works by retaining  moisture and restricting the passage of air into fruits and vegetables.  This same nanotechnology safely also prolongs the freshness of floral  products.

NatuWrap®, meets all FDA requirements for safe consumption, is  certified for use on organic produce and is extremely cost effective.

Nabaco

Acquired: February 2014 by OpenTable							

Sector: Analytics, Social Networking, Restaurant Recommendations							

Ness Computing was a personalized search company. The company created a personalized restaurant recommendations app called Ness.

Analytics, Social Networking, Restaurant Recommendations

Ness Computing

Net Power & Light (NPL) is a provider of applications,  infrastructure, and developer tools that enable collaborative,  integrated videoconferencing for businesses and consumers. Wickr, Inc.,  an Alsop Louie Capital 3 company, acquired NPL in April 2016.

Net Power & Light

Sector: Cyber Security, Network Security Monitoring							

Netwitness was a network security company that provided real-time network forensics and automated threat analysis solutions.

Cyber Security, Network Security Monitoring

Netwitness

Sector: Analytics, Music Analytics							

Next Big Sound was the leading provider of online music analytics and  insights, tracking hundreds of thousands of artists across all major web  properties (YouTube, MySpace, Facebook, Twitter, Wikipedia, Last.fm,  etc.).

Analytics, Music Analytics

Next Big Sound

Sector: Disruptive Tech, Consumer Tech, Gaming, Augmented Reality, Geo-location							

Niantic Spatial is building a living model of the world that people and machines can talk to. The core technology enables AI, robotics, and wearables to perceive, navigate, and understand the world with unprecedented precision and intelligence. Niantic Spatial is a spin out company after selling its core games business, including Pokémon GO, to Scopely in 2025.

Disruptive Tech, Consumer Tech, Gaming, Augmented Reality, Geo-location

Niantic Spatial

Sector: Disruptive Tech, Satellite Propulsion, Aerospace, Space Travel							

Company Website: www.phasefour.io 							

Phase Four is a plasma propulsion company serving the fast-growing  CubeSat and SmallSat markets. P4 was founded in 2015 with the mission of  providing plasma propulsion as an enabling technology for earth  observation, big data and communications. The company was initially  funded by a contract from DARPA, before Alsop Louie Partners &  Wolverine Angels provided a seed financing for P4 to commercialize its  thruster technology.

Disruptive Tech, Satellite Propulsion, Aerospace, Space Travel

Phase Four

Sector: Analytics, Consumer Tech, Sports Fan Engagement 							

Phizzle is a mobile marketing technology company that provides an  audience engagement solution to grow fan loyalty, drive monetization,  and harness brand equity. Phizzle has a unique combination of tools that  enhance brands through real-time, mobile interaction. Partnering with  digital and media agencies, publishers, wireless carriers and brand  advertisers, Phizzle delivers an array of mobile advertising solutions.

Analytics, Consumer Tech, Sports Fan Engagement

Phizzle

Acquired: June 2014 by Crunchyroll							

Sector: Analytics, Social Media, Curated TV							

Redux created an app that helps online users discover new streaming video content.

Analytics, Social Media, Curated TV

Redux

Acquired: July 2008 by British Telecom Group							

Sector: Disruptive Tech, Phone and Audio Services							

Ribbit was a telecommunications company that developed a reliable,  scaleable platform for managing mobile voice communications on the  existing PTT infrastructure. Alsop Louie Partners was the first  institutional investor in the company in 2006.

Disruptive Tech, Phone and Audio Services

Ribbit

Lead Partner: Joe Addiego, Bill Crowell							

Company Website: runsafesecurity.com 							

RunSafe Security is the pioneer of a unique cyberhardening technology  for vulnerable embedded systems and devices. The company is led by  former U.S. government cybersecurity specialists who know how attackers  think about problems, how they weaponize attacks and how they choose  targets.

Cyber Security

RunSafe Security

Sector: Analytics, Enterprise Notifications, App Marketing							

Lead Partner: Stewart Alsop, Bill Crowell							

Sapho’s mission is to unlock the data and simplify the processes in legacy and SaaS enterprise software. Its machine learning, streamlined  mobile interfaces, and push notifications makes actions and insights  that have previously been buried in software securely available to more  employees, at the right time and on the right device.

Analytics, Enterprise Notifications, App Marketing

Sapho

Sector: IoT, Consumer Tech, Personal Health							

Lead Partner: Gilman Louie, Jason Preston							

3D Body Scanning Scale & Fitness Tracker that visualizes fat loss and muscle gains

Shape Labs Inc. develops a scale that allows clients to scan, track,  measure, and compare their body shape in photorealistic 3D. It also  offers an online dashboard and a mobile app with an overview of the body  shape, weight, body fat, and regional muscle growth and fat loss by  color-grading your 3D avatar.

IoT, Consumer Tech, Personal Health

Shape Labs

Socialcam was a mobile video sharing company that was spun out of  Justin.tv in January 2012. The company found the viral hook for sharing  videos and built a significant and engaged audience of millions of  users.

Media, Mobile Video App

Socialcam

Acquired: April 2015 by Salesforce							

Sector: Cyber Security, Two-Factor Authentication							

Toopher built a novel multi-factor authentication service that used the sensors built into smartphones to identify users.

Cyber Security, Two-Factor Authentication

Toopher

Sector: Media, Video Streaming, Gaming							

Twitch is the leading live video platform and community for gamers, with  more than 45 million visitors per month. The platform connects gamers  around the world by allowing them to broadcast, watch, and chat from  everywhere they play.

Media, Video Streaming, Gaming

Twitch Interactive

Sector: Disruptive Tech, Aerospace Tech 							

Company Website: www.ursamajortechnologies.com 							

Ursa Major Technologies is a Colorado-based manufacturer of turnkey  propulsion solutions for a wide range of vehicles sized for servicing  the micro- and nanosatellite launch community.

Disruptive Tech, Aerospace Tech

Ursa Major Technologies

Sector: Disruptive Tech, Wireless Tech, Geo-location							

WifiSLAM enabled a smartphone to pinpoint its location, and the location  of nearby friends, in real-time to 2.5m accuracy using only ambient  WiFi signals that were present in buildings.

Disruptive Tech, Wireless Tech, Geo-location

WiFiSLAM

Wickr offers free worldwide text, audio, picture and video messages that self-destruct by being private, secure and anonymous.

Wickr

Zephyr was a medical wearables company. The company created the Bio  Harness™ to measure critical vital signs (ECG, heart rate, breathing  rate, skin temperature) and contextualize the information with the  individual’s physical activity using an accelerometer (activity and  posture).

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