Robinhood

Investing for Everyone
Robinhood is a stock brokerage that allows customers to buy and sell U.S. stocks, options, ETFs, and cryptocurrencies with zero commission.

Why we invested
Vlad, Baiju, and Nate led a distinctive team of designers, mathematicians, and engineers who impressed us from the outset with their drive, experience, and vision to transform the financial markets. They felt a sense of responsibility to democratize access to public markets for all. 

Robinhood’s mission is to democratize finance for all. We believe that everyone should have access to the financial markets, so we’ve built Robinhood from the ground up to make investing friendly, approachable, and understandable for newcomers and experts alike.”

Vlad Tenev
Robinhood Co-Founder and CEO

Carta

Creating more owners
Carta is a platform that helps people manage equity, build businesses, and invest in the companies of tomorrow.

Why we invested
As a serial entrepreneur, Henry had a firsthand experience with broken cap tables. His extensive market foresight and global perspective distinguished him from his peers. We were immediately persuaded by his insights and decided to become his first outside investors.

Carta’s mission is to unlock the power of equity ownership for more people in more places.”

Henry Ward
Carta Co-Founder and CEO

Engine

Booking rooms shouldn’t be a hassle
Engine is here to radically simplify trip management. Book and manage your company’s lodging on one simple, intuitive platform — no contracts, no commitments and no minimum spend required.

Why we invested
Elia conceptualized a booking platform that caters to small and medium-sized businesses. The company’s potential is rooted in its comprehensive grasp of the industry and its user-friendly interface. Elia’s vision for the company and his unwavering commitment to personal and professional growth impressed us, making our decision to invest in the company an easy one. As a result, we became the company’s first outside investors.

We’re on a mission to revolutionize unmanaged travel.”

Elia Wallen
Engine Founder and CEO

Voyager Technologies

Humanity Unbound
Voyager is a team of experienced innovators and change-makers. They work tirelessly to set the foundation for a profitable space ecosystem and power human endeavor across the boundless Earth-Space expanse.

Why we invested
Dylan and Matt recognized the enormous potential that space presents for tackling the increasing issues we encounter on Earth. They are passionate about investing in space-based agriculture, supporting the next generation of visionaries, and promoting the development of technologies and policies aimed at mitigating orbital debris. We are thrilled to be part of this exciting journey.

We are bettering humanity’s future by accelerating the development of a sustainable space economy.”

Dylan Taylor
Voyager Technologies Founder and CEO

Astranis

Connecting the world
Astranis is building small, low-cost telecommunications satellites. By owning and operating its satellites and offering them to customers as a turnkey solution, Astranis is able to provide bandwidth-as-a-service at a fraction of the cost of legacy providers, unlocking previously unreachable markets.

Why we invested
Aerospace engineers John and Ryan set out to connect a growing number of people on the planet to the internet by developing satellites that operate from geostationary orbit. Their clear vision for the growing market, and decisive approach to the company’s development, from internal processes to customer acquisition, convinced us that this endeavor was worth pursuing.

Our mission is to connect the world. 4 billion people are living without connectivity. We’re bringing them online, one satellite at a time.”

John Gedmark
Astranis Co-Founder and CEO

Pie Insurance

Workers' comp insurance made for small businesses
Pie Insurance is leveraging technology to transform how small businesses buy and experience commercial insurance, with the goal of making it affordable and as easy as pie.

Why we invested
With a wealth of experience in the insurance industry, John and Dax recognized a significant opportunity with small and medium-sized businesses. Their conviction and technology-driven approach made believers of us all.

Pie provides workers’ comp insurance directly to small businesses. We also partner with local, regional, and national insurance agencies to provide coverage to their clients. This way, everybody wins. Small businesses across the nation can now save up to 30% on workers’ comp.”

John Swigart
Pie Insurance Co-Founder and CEO

Calm

Take a deep breath
Discover a happier, healthier you through our meditations, Sleep Stories, music, and more. Calm is for anyone, whether you're brand new to meditation or a seasoned expert. It's also for anyone who needs a mental break, a soothing sound, or a peaceful night's rest. 

Why we invested
To promote mental health and wellbeing, Alex and Michael suggested the creation of an online platform that would make meditation and sleep resources more accessible to people everywhere.

Our mission is to make the world happier and healthier.”

Alex Tew
Calm Co-Founder

Handle

Powering finance teams in construction
Handle powers the largest credit and finance teams in construction. Handle is the new modern technology approach to better manage payments, credit compliance and lien management for construction.

Why we invested
Patrick, Blake, and Chris founded Handle to address the financial hurdles that contractors frequently encounter. Their construction technology startup offers software tools that automate the payment-related routine tasks. Their exceptional teamwork, resilience, and industry expertise make them the perfect team to take on this challenge.

Handle’s mission is simplifying construction payments.”

Patrick Hogan
Handle Co-Founder and CEO

Canopy Connect

Insurance verification and compliance
Canopy Connect offers insurance verification and monitoring to mortgage lenders, agencies and transportation companies. Verify current premiums, limits, coverages, deductibles, and declaration pages from all personal and commercial P&C lines in seconds.

Why we invested
The insurance industry has yet to adopt regulations around consumer data rights, unlike banking and healthcare. Tolga, an entrepreneur and engineer, recognized the need for consumers to have control over their data for a better insurance experience. This, along with his relentless drive, inspired us to support Tolga and his vision.

Our mission is to enable consumers to exercise their right to choose how others use their information.”

Tolga Tezel
Canopy Connect Founder and CEO

Forward

Embedded payments for software people
At Forward, our mission is to empower SaaS companies to seamlessly integrate and monetize payments. We’re dedicated to giving back to the software community by providing a payments solution that we wish had been available to us when we were running our own vertical SaaS companies.

Why we invested
As a seasoned entrepreneur and developer in the financial sector, Brandon had firsthand experience with the limitations of traditional payment systems. He found the architecture to be outdated and in dire need of modernization. With a team of experts by his side, he embarked on a mission to create a comprehensive solution. We were inspired by his vision and chose to partner with him to bring this ambitious project to life.

If helping businesses thrive is wrong, we don’t want to be right.”

Brandon Lloyd
Forward Founder and CEO