2021 Portfolio Companies
Aqualith
AquaLith manufactures next-generation batteries and battery materials. They have developed new material chemistries that enable consumer electronic devices and electric vehicles to spend significantly less time charging their batteries.
AnswersNow
AnswersNow is a telehealth company providing applied behavioral analysis (ABA) to children with autism and their families. The Company's proprietary platform and experienced board-certified behavior analysts provide a world-class solution for families seeking ABA services.
AtWork Systems
AtWork Systems has developed and launched OneLynk, a SaaS platform for government contractors that simplifies compliance and operations requirements to drive business growth.
Canvas
Canvas offers technical illustration software to allow teams to visualize complex data and ideas with industrial precision, and to communicate and collaborate with absolute clarity.
Ethix360
Ethix360 provides Compliance as a Service (CaaS); a simple, affordable answer to employee ethics communication and human resources case management.
Femly
Femly is a subscription-based business that specializes in providing natural menstrual alternatives, as well as many other body care options.
Fend
Fend brings levels of cyberattack security once reserved for nuclear power plants to the masses with drastically improved usability and a fraction of the cost of previous-generation technologies.
Localized
Localized is a career tech platform that connects students and recent graduates with industry experts and employers, with a strong focus on emerging markets such as AI, EdTech, MedTech, FinTech, and Renewables.
Oculi.ai
OCULI makes the SPU™ Sensing and Processing Unit, a complete patented edge vision system on a chip that overcomes power, bandwidth and latency constraints.
Sweetie Boy Delivers
Sweetie Boy Delivers has developed an all-inclusive logistics, software, and transportation solution for automotive dealers to provide customers with a fully remote vehicle-purchasing experience.
TargetDocs
TargetDocs bridges the gap between subcontractors and general contractors by connecting them through one shared project inbox, so files never fall through the cracks.
Portfolio Companies: 2020 and Older
2020
N5 Sensors
N5 Sensors has developed low-power, microsensors that can detect harmful chemicals and gases in the air.
Wellfound Foods
Wellfound Foods makes and distributes healthy, grab-and-go food via refrigerated vending machines and other retailers in the DMV.
Nest Collaborative
Nest Collaborative offers lactation support via video chat for new mothers.
CoreChain Technologies
CoreChain Technologies has created a B2B payments platform using blockchain technology to automate the exchange of transaction data and funds.
SecondWrite
SecondWrite has developed an innovative automated malware analysis solution for detecting advanced malware.
HyperQube
HyperQube is a "cyber range as a service" offering that enables enterprises to quickly and easily build an exact copy of any IT infrastructure.
Nayya
Nayya is a software platform that helps employees choose and use their employee benefits, and transforms the way teams plan, experience, and pay for care.
Cardboard Live
Cardboard Live creates a superior experience for streamers and viewers of live board games and card games.
FORTË
FORTË allows users to stream live and on-demand boutique fitness classes from top studios worldwide.
Reconnect
Reconnect fights recidivism by providing a single dashboard for your court to monitor your entire community supervision population.
2019
Babylon Micro-Farms
Babylon Micro-Farms provides an intelligent platform that makes indoor farming simple and accessible, enabling anyone to grow fresh food.
InfoSec
InfoSec helps IT and security professionals advance their careers with certifications and skills.
PediaMetrix
PediaMetrix brings AI & Computer Vision tools to pediatric healthcare.
Senseware
A full-stack, out-of-the-box IoT Platform that captures the real-time energy submetering, IAQ, and HVAC operational data you need.
Sorcero
Developed by MIT Media Lab veterans, Sorcero is democratizing enterprise access to AI technologies.
Retrium
Retrium powers better agile and scrum retrospective meetings to enable teams to continuously improve faster.
Sisu Global Health
Sisu Global Health is a medical device company that creates products for use in the emerging markets.
Pathotrak
Based on our extensive knowledge and expertise in the science of food safety, pathOtrak solutions address the needs of a broad set of stakeholders involved in ensuring the safety of our food supply.
2018
Ash & Erie
Modern-fit clothing specifically tailored for shorter men.
Wild Kombucha
A kombucha brewery based out of Baltimore, Maryland, with flavors and brewing processes appealing to both new and seasoned drinkers.
JRINK
Cold-pressed juice bar and juice delivery in Washington DC, Virginia, and Maryland. Offering juice cleanses and subscriptions.
ARMR Systems
ARMR Systems develops hemorrhage control systems designed to increase the survivability of traumatic battlefield injury in situations where advanced medical support is not immediately available.
Bounce Imaging
360 degree cameras for tactical and rescue applications in law enforcement, fire, industrial safety, and defense.
Student Opportunity Center
S.O.C. Enterprise is the leading technological infrastructure for institutions to scale experiential learning and other high-impact practices.
AllStacks
Allstacks delivers quantitative insights to engineering managers so they can understand their team's performance and proactively remove roadblocks.
VRGO
The virtual reality chair, tilt and move in VR - hands free.
Insightin Health
Insightin Health's patented platform centralizes member activities and delivers automated and personalized preventative actions for healthcare journey.
FarmRaiser
FarmRaiser helps schools, nonprofits and civic groups create authentic, efficient, and high-profit fundraisers.
2017
Ethix360
ETHIX360 provides Compliance as a Service (CaaS); a simple, affordable answer to employee ethics communication and human resources case management.
Rybbon
Rybbon is an online platform for marketers to send and manage e-gift campaigns like Amazon or Visa e-gift cards. Rybbon integrates with top marketing platforms like Marketo, HubSpot, SurveyMonkey, and Qualtrics.
Pype
Pype is a software company that provides innovative software solutions for construction industry.
Sonavex
Sonavex is committed to improving outcomes for surgical patients by using cutting-edge imaging technology to provide clinicians with visualization of critical data -- directly at the point of care.
CoapTech
CoapTech is a seed stage company seeking partners interested in improving medical care delivery for patients young and old around the world.
2016
gel-e
gel-e designs wound treatments for a variety of applications and patients, spanning from surgical gels to bandages for patients on blood-thinners experiencing routine nuisance bleeds.
Hatch Apps
A website that allows people to design and build apps without needing to know how to code.
InHerSight
InHerSight brings women's insights together into a common framework to show what's working and what's not at companies, and to help more women find their ideal workplace.
MISFIT Juicery
MISFIT Juicery repurposes ugly fruits and vegetables into delicious cold-pressed juice to fight food waste.
Inky
Inky by Arcode® Corporation makes exchanging encrypted and digitally signed email a breeze.
Cybrary
Cybrary provides free and open source cyber security training.
MyQVO
MyQVO is an online community for students that creates an enjoyable platform for studying and completing classwork.
Eventuosity
Eventuosity is a customizable event management software solution that allows event planners to more efficiently plan and manage their events and team.
2015
NetBeez
NetBeez enables companies with a large network infrastructure to quickly troubleshoot and repair network problems, cutting costs and reducing network downtime.
Yet Analytics
Yet provides software and interoperability solutions that put the power of connected data into the hands of decision makers.
Delight Me
Delight Me's cloud-based goal management platform empowers knowledge workers and employers to make better decisions with better data and better advice.
Card Isle
Meaningful, personalized greeting cards on-demand.
LePrix
LePrix is the first online marketplace to shop pre-owned luxury from the best brick-and-mortar designer consignment stores.
Terbium Labs
Terbium Labs builds Matchlight, which alerts clients the instant their stolen data appears on the dark web.
Omni Speech
OmniSpeech is an innovative software technology company that aims to revolutionize the enhancement of voice communication in speech-enabled applications and in digital mobile devices.
VitusVet
VitusVet is an online sharing system for veterinary records. Helping pets speak to their vets.
2014
Describe It
Describe It is a sales and presentation tool that helps you better deliver, track, and close more landscaping proposals.
SurveySnap
SurveySnap is a smarter, more efficient and more profitable system for collecting, reporting and communicating around site-survey information. This is done through the use of our intuitive mobile application and site-survey technology that is specifically designed for maximum efficiency.
GOPOP.TV
With the proliferation of 'second screen' devices, TV, movie, and Internet video activities are primed for disruption. Gopop plans to exploit this disruption by engaging viewers through dynamic social interactions while offering a wider monetization model.
DivvyCloud
DivvyCloud reduces the overall complexity of a company's cloud environment to allow engineers to spend more time developing the core business and less time managing cloud assets.
Zoobean
Zoobean is a monthly subscription service that handpicks books for children based on their age, gender, interests, reading level and other factors.
Cobrain
Cobrain is one of the fastest growing shopping apps today. Imagine walking into a virtual mall, except you only see the items you're going to want to buy!
Pendo
Pendo brings the data, the insight, and the tools to Product Managers that will enable them to make the decisions that until now they were unable to make.
2013
Wheel Shields
Wheel Shields makes a longboard skateboarding device that improves safety, keeps riders dry, and lets skaters perform new tricks.
Astrapi Corporation
Astrapi's patented Compound Channel Coding™ (cCc™) allows for dramatic improvements in communication performance by smoothly integrating periodic and exponential signal parameters.
ZeroFOX
ZeroFOX provides enterprise grade security technology dedicated to identifying, monitoring and preventing risk across the socially connected enterprise.
Naaya
Naaya is a game-based social learning platform for Elementary Schools (K-5) focused on global and social studies and 21st Century Skills - Communication, Collaboration, Creativity, Critical Thinking, and Character.
2012
Distil Networks
Distil Networks protects websites against web scraping, content theft and competitive data mining.
YaSabe
YaSabe connects businesses, Latino culture and community by allowing users to be "in the know" and confidently make choices about how and where to spend their time and money.
E-ISG Asset Intelligence LLC
E-ISG Asset Intelligence delivers cost efficient solutions to help customers manage and track their assets so they can reduce costs and improve operation efficiency.
Mobile Systems 7
Mobile Systems 7 allows enterprises to securely deploy smartphones and tablets by monitoring deployed systems, securing sensitive data and enforce corporate policies without relying on software agents.
Brain Sentry
Brain Sentry's helmet-mounted sensor detects impacts that could cause a concussion - helping prevent further injury or death.
Ringio
Ringio is a cloud-based Communication Software for SMBs focused on real-time data and customer intelligence.
Tista Games
Tista Games is a platform for regularly scheduled episodic games that keeps players engaged and monetizing for years, not just weeks.
Lemur Technologies
Lemur Technologies is a software company that brings together experts in retail, programming, and social media marketing to develop innovative solutions for common retail problems by leveraging smart phone technology and social networking.
Social Toaster
SocialToaster is a social marketing platform that engages supporters to promote content directly to social networks while driving website traffic and providing comprehensive reporting on the effectiveness of efforts.
Social Tables
Social Tables has created the world's first social seating chart through its event planning and community-building platform.
SpydrSafe
SpydrSafe's mobile security platform prevents corporate data breaches due to intentional or inadvertent misuse of mobile apps, thus enabling the use of employee-owned devices in the workplace and providing IT departments the tools necessary to safeguard corporate data.
Eco Armour
Eco Armour produces shaving and skin-care products using all natural and organic renewable resource ingredients.
LearnZillion
LearnZillion is a learning platform that combines video lessons, assessments, and progress reporting. Each lesson highlights a Common Core standard, starting with math in grades 3-9.
Saleswarp (Formerly 6th Street Commerce)
Saleswarp focuses on simplifying and streamlining the critical business processes associated with managing a successful E-commerce business.
Target Entertainment Properties
Target Entertainment Properties (TEP) is a Maryland based company dedicated to developing a suite of celebrity branded games across multiple platforms.
2011
ClearEdge3D
ClearEdge3D, Inc. provides 3D software for the 3D modeling of plants and buildings.
Cirrus Works
CirrusWorks is a scalable integrated infrastructure solution that forms the basis of efficient technology management in commercial networking environments.
Spotflux
Spotflux has developed several unique technologies that bypass censoring technologies, protect privacy, and allow users all over the world to browse an open and free internet.
Spinnakr
Increase click-throughs and conversions by automatically displaying the right message to the right visitor.
Veenome
Veenome translates video content into data for superior organization, publishing, sharing, searching and monetization.
Talk Local
Talk Local is the next-generation request aggregator and filtering search engine. It goes beyond traditional search engines by eliminating the inefficiency caused by the "guess and check" method of matching consumers to service providers.
YouEye
YouEye is dedicated to creating the best services and tools for improving the user experience of the web.
Sworkit
A free mobile application that rewards users with virtual medals, discounts and free merchandise for good health.
Brazen
A growing community of connectors, coaches, job-seekers, recruiters and entrepreneurs to help you find your next great opportunity
2010
uKnow
uKnow enables parents to "have their child's back" without constantly looking over their shoulder. By giving parents the information they need to educate and engage their children about staying safe online and smarter tools to supervise their children in a digital world, uKnow helps make technology safer for kids and less intimidating for parents.
Seguro Surgical
An innovative medical device company specializing in the development and commercialization of quality surgical devices that will benefit both medical professionals and patient populations. Seguro has established links with leading Educational Institutions to enable it to access, assess and license new technologies that match our mission - to reduce health care costs, while improving patient safety.
Gold Lasso
A provider of sophisticated multi-channel marketing technologies and services that help companies easily interact with their customers in a more relevant and personalized way. In an ever-changing marketing environment, long-term client success is our mission, therefore we provide every client with a dedicated and knowledgeable Account Manager who delivers strategic guidance.
MeMeMe
Provides the world' s most advanced speech recognition platform by enabling real-time voice control of any mobile application or automated phone service, and the most accurate transcription of any audio content.
SitScape
Provides award-winning, Web-based, situational User-Defined-Operating-Picture (UDOP) software. It enables ops and mission users to easily aggregate and visualize disparate application and information sources into collaborative Common- Operating-Picture (COP) for situational awareness, live monitoring, executive briefing, visual contextual collaboration and information sharing.
2008
B4Health
Through B4Health, hospitals and healthcare facilities have an opportunity to realize short term benefits both in cost and time efficiency while applying long term solutions to build flexible business models around staffing acquisition and retention.
mySBX
Operates an online network for businesses and professionals to exchange opportunities, resources, and information. A Web-based tool that enables government contractors to find qualified partners, form contract teams, and create winning bids on GWAC and IDIQ task orders from their own Web portal. Sold to Deltek.
Interaction Labs
Developer of computer interface technologies for immersive physical interactions that people usually only experience in the real world. The focus is on adding resistance and mass to virtual objects in video games, military simulations and other digital content.
2007
Zymetis
Develops innovative biotechnologies which enable the economical production of sustainable alternatives to fossil fuel.
MAX Endoscopy
Develops medical devices used in gastrointestinal endoscopy and related specialties. One product currently in development has applications in the treatment of hemorrhoids; assists a physician in performing a colonoscopy.
2006
Goozex
An award-winning peer-to-multi-peer video game and movie trading company headquartered in College Park, Maryland. The company has designed and developed an innovative online system that connects members to build a community across North America, and allows them to trade games with each other.
Hook & Ladder Brewing Company
An award-winning microbrewery founded by a firefighter from Bethesda, MD. Hook and Ladder is currently available in 27 states and has donated over $60,000 to burn treatment centers in local communities.
2005
Sensics
The panoramic virtual reality display company. Based on patented technology developed over nearly a decade of research, Sensics delivers upgradeable, lightweight, panoramic head-mounted displays that combine ultra-wide field of view and high resolution.
