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New York City has a rich and storied history of entrepreneurship. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the NextGen Commerce (NGC) realm, where you’ll find the bulk of startups valued at over $100 million. From the successful media and advertising companies of the 1990s to the emergence of consumer commerce disruptors over the past decade, that culture of entrepreneurship has been passed down from generation to generation.
We illustrate that history here, with a comprehensive lineage of the entire NGC ecosystem in New York City. What you’ll see is the exponential growth of this community and the deep relationships that traverse it; over and over again, you’ll find employees of the city’s earliest startups applying the lessons they learned to their next ventures, and ultimately going on to found their own companies. It’s this spirit of relentless hustle and success breeding success that’s come to define NYC Tech, and today’s founders take great pride in being a part of this thriving ecosystem.
The historic $3 billion Jet.com acquisition of August 2016 — the largest NYC-based e-commerce acquisition to date — is a sign of what the future holds for this community. “We’re going to be seeing a lot more of these transformative deals that represent a new paradigm in how people shop and consume,” says Ben Sun of Primary Venture Partners. “NextGen Commerce is no longer a nice-to-have, but rather a necessary component of the new consumer economy. We see this happening more and more as retail and CPG giants scoop up NextGen Commerce startups that represent the changing face of the industry. NYC Tech is well-positioned to reap the benefits of this momentum.”
For the purposes of this family tree, we included only those companies founded by employees of earlier NGC startups. Like any tree, this is a living and breathing organism; please contact us with feedback.
2011 GEN 3
Founders:
Josh Stein ●
AdhereTech makes patented smart pill bottles to measure and improve medication adherence.
Total Equity Funding:
$2,350,000
1985 GEN 1
Founders:
Steve Case ● Jim Kimsey ● Marc Seriff ●
NextGen Founders:
Rahul Gandhi ● Jason Goldberg ● Alexis Maybank ●
AOL is a global digital media and technology company with four focuses: video, mobile, ad technology and platforms, and open ecosystems.
Total Equity Funding:
$1,000,000,000
2010 GEN 2
Founders:
Alexis Tryon ● Scott Carleton ●
NextGen Founders:
Artsicle operates an online art gallery that enables users to discover artwork by artists around the world.
Total Equity Funding:
$390,000
2015 GEN 3
Founders:
Steph Korey ● Jen Rubio ●
Away is a D2C merchant that sells luggage and other travel materials.
Total Equity Funding:
$31,000,000
2014 GEN 3
Founders:
Maggie Winter ● Jac Cameron ● Max Bonbrest ●
AYR is an e-commerce-driven womenswear line headquartered in New York City.
Total Equity Funding:
$5,500,000
2011 GEN 3
Founders:
Henrik Werdelin ● Matt Meeker ● Carly Strife ●
Bark & Co is dedicated to building products that foster the health and happiness of dogs.
Total Equity Funding:
Undisclosed
2015 GEN 3
Founders:
Peyton Ladt Sterns ● Brandon Feldman ●
Bashed allows people to search and instantly book venues in NYC for private dining or group events.
Total Equity Funding:
Undisclosed
2010 GEN 2
Founders:
Daniella Yacobovsky ● Amy Jain ●
NextGen Founders:
BaubleBar is a one-stop retailer for affordable, on-trend fashion jewelry.
Total Equity Funding:
$35,600,000
2006 GEN 2
Founders:
Scott Belsky ● Matias Corea ●
NextGen Founders:
Behance is an online platform that enables creative professionals to showcase and discover creative work via online portfolios.
Total Equity Funding:
$6,500,000
2008 GEN 2
Founders:
Jonathan Stein ● Eli Broverman ●
NextGen Founders:
Mary Biggins ● Andrew Weisgall ● Patrick Burns ● Adam Langsner ●
Betterment is a goal-based online investment company, delivering personalized financial advice paired with low fees and customer experience.
Total Equity Funding:
$275,000,000
2010 GEN 2
Founders:
Hayley Bay Barna ● Katia Beauchamp ●
NextGen Founders:
Nidhi Kapur ● Leah Tucker Ashley ● Jess Williams ●
Birchbox is a discovery commerce platform offering a personalized method for discovering, learning and shopping for high-end beauty products.
Total Equity Funding:
$86,900,000
2014 GEN 3
Founders:
Steve Martocci ● Rob Wiesenthal ●
Blade is the first digitally driven short distance aviation company.
Total Equity Funding:
$6,000,000
2014 GEN 3
Founders:
Danit Zamir ● Julia Capalino ●
A marketplace to find and work with top-rated florists and save money by sharing your centerpieces.
Total Equity Funding:
Undisclosed
2013 GEN 3
Founders:
David Haber ● Peyton Sherwood ●
Bond Street is focused on transforming small business lending through technology, data and design.
Total Equity Funding:
$11,500,000
2007 GEN 2
Founders:
Brian Spaly ● Andy Dunn ●
NextGen Founders:
Ryan Urban ● Cole Sharp ● Maggie Winter ● Jac Cameron ● Dave Eisenberg ● Dustin Byrne ● Judy He ●
Bonobos is an e-commerce-driven clothing brand focused on delivering great fit and excellent customer service.
Total Equity Funding:
$127,650,000
1999 GEN 1
Founders:
NextGen Founders:
Borderfree provides cross-border e-commerce solutions.
Total Equity Funding:
$16,400,000
2010 GEN 2
Founders:
Ryan Urban ● Cole Sharp ● Andreas Spartalis ● Namik Abdulzade ●
Bounce Exchange enables clients to transform their web traffic by serving content tailored to different visitor segments.
Total Equity Funding:
$38,850,000
2015 GEN 3
Founders:
Irving Fain ● David Golden ● Brian Falther ●
Bowery uses high-tech approaches such as robotics, LED lightning and data analytics to grow leafy greens indoors
Total Equity Funding:
$27,500,000
2015 GEN 3
Founders:
Bre & Co. creates personalized watches, pens, jewery and ceramics.
Total Equity Funding:
Undisclosed
2004 GEN 1
Founders:
Josh Abramson ● Ricky Van Veen ● Jake Lodwick ● Zach Klein ●
NextGen Founders:
Adam Schwartz ● Josh Abramson ●
BustedTees is an Internet retailer for funny t-shirts and novelty products, started by the team at CollegeHumor.com and Vimeo
Total Equity Funding:
Undisclosed
2014 GEN 3
Founders:
Michael Jaconi ● Mike Dudas ● Chris Maddern ● Tanner Hackett ● Stephen Milbank ● Siddhartha Dabral ●
Button enables smart connections between apps that drive installs, increase engagement and facilitate mobile commerce.
Total Equity Funding:
$34,550,000
2013 GEN 3
Founders:
Philip Krim ● Neil Parikh ● T. Luke Sherwin ● Gabriel Flateman ● Jeff Chapin ●
Casper is a sleep startup that sells mattresses, sheets and pillows directly to consumers.
Total Equity Funding:
$239,700,000
2011 GEN 3
Founders:
Chantel Waterbury ●
NextGen Founders:
Chloe + Isabel is a social commerce jewelry company empowering and connecting women through their own social selling experience.
Total Equity Funding:
$32,450,000
2012 GEN 3
Founders:
Payal Kadakia ● Mary Biggins ● Sanjiv Sanghavi ●
NextGen Founders:
Sanjiv Sanghavi ● Mary Biggins ●
ClassPass is a membership program for fitness classes across multiple gyms and studios, making working out more accessible.
Total Equity Funding:
$154,000,000
2011 GEN 3
Founders:
David Whittemore ● Will Charczuk ● Vik Venkatraman ●
Clothes Horse provides a recommendation tool that enables online shoppers to discover clothes based on their body details and preferences.
Total Equity Funding:
Undisclosed
2014 GEN 3
Founders:
Leah Tucker Ashley ●
Color Me is a beauty device brand that offers products for better makeup application.
Total Equity Funding:
Undisclosed
2015 GEN 3
Founders:
Common’s co-living model offers a modern, urban lifestyle that values openness, collaboration and relationship building.
Total Equity Funding:
$38,350,000
2015 GEN 3
Founders:
Jess Williams ●
Communal Creative is a creative agency that offers brand strategy, visual identity, packaging design, web design and art direction.
Total Equity Funding:
Undisclosed
2009 GEN 2
Founders:
Michael Montero ● Irving Fain ● Josh Bowen ●
NextGen Founders:
Michael Montero ● Irving Fain ●
CrowdTwist is an industry-leading provider of comprehensive multichannel loyalty and analytics solutions.
Total Equity Funding:
$15,770,000
2015 GEN 3
Founders:
Rachel Drori ●
Daily Harvest delivers “Superfoods. Super Fast.” to freezers across the US. Collections include smoothies, activated breakfast bowls, “nice cream” sundaes, and soups.
Total Equity Funding:
Undisclosed
2013 GEN 3
Founders:
Jesse Boyes ● Dirk McCormick ● Andrew Lister ●
Dasher is building a next-generation messaging platform enabling delivery of rich, interactive, real-time data in 1:1 and group chats.
Total Equity Funding:
$2,090,000
2011 GEN 3
Founders:
Andy Appelbaum ● Aaron Wallace ● Cliff Sirlin ●
Domino is an online platform that offers content, community, and products focused on home and lifestyle.
Total Equity Funding:
$6,600,000
1995 GEN 1
Founders:
Kevin O’Connor ● Dwight Merriman ●
NextGen Founders:
Stu Libby ● Kevin Ryan ● Dwight Merriman ● David Rosenblatt ● Jonty Kelt ●
DoubleClick, a subsidiary of Google, develops and provides internet ad-serving services.
Total Equity Funding:
Undisclosed
NEXT GENERATION
116
Gilt Groupe GEN 2
11
Group Commerce GEN 2
11
Workframe GEN 3
411114
Zipdrug GEN 3
1142
Zola GEN 3
2013 GEN 3
Founders:
Jake Levine ●
Electric Objects makes picture frame-like computers that can display high-resolution artwork from the internet.
Total Equity Funding:
$6,700,000
2005 GEN 1
Founders:
Rob Kalin ● Jared Tarbell ● Chris Maguire ● Haim Schoppik ●
NextGen Founders:
Etsy is an e-commerce platform for buying and selling handmade and vintage items.
Total Equity Funding:
$97,260,000
2002 GEN 1
Founders:
Benjamin Wolin ● Michael Keriakos ●
NextGen Founders:
Bo Peabody ● Michael Keriakos ●
Everyday Health is a digital media company that owns websites and produces content related to health and wellness.
Total Equity Funding:
$92,730,000
www.corporate.everydayhealth.com
2009 GEN 2
Founders:
Sunil Khedar ● Bradford Shellhammer ● Deepa Shah ● Nishith Shah ● Jason Goldberg ●
NextGen Founders:
Susan Ho ● Jason Goldberg ● Sunil Khedar ●
Fab is an online design store that enables artists and designers to trade their products.
Total Equity Funding:
$336,325,000
2009 GEN 2
Founders:
Joseph Einhorn ●
NextGen Founders:
Fancy is an e-commerce site that allows users to engage in socially-oriented shopping through picture feeds and sharing
Total Equity Funding:
$124,400,000
2012 GEN 3
Founders:
Dave Eisenberg ● Dustin Byrne ● Judy He ●
Floored develops software that turns 3D spatial data into clean interactive virtual worlds that can be explored through the web.
Total Equity Funding:
$6,360,000
2015 GEN 3
Founders:
Michael Bryzek ● Rob Keve ●
Flow makes international e-commerce as simple as domestic.
Total Equity Funding:
$18,500,000
2009 GEN 2
Founders:
Dennis Crowley ● Naveen Selvadurai ●
NextGen Founders:
Andrew Lister ● Jeremy Le Van ● Pierre Valade ●
Foursquare uses location intelligence to build meaningful consumer experiences and inform business decisions.
Total Equity Funding:
$166,350,000
1999 GEN 1
Founders:
Jason Ackerman ● David McInerney ● Joseph Fedele ●
NextGen Founders:
Lindsey Andrews ● Omar Rada ● Jerry Hu ● Josh Stein ●
FreshDirect delivers fresh food to residences and offices in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania and Delaware.
Total Equity Funding:
$280,000,000
2013 GEN 3
Founders:
Rohan Deshpande ● Jared Hecht ● Andres Moran ●
Fundera offers a simple and transparent marketplace that enables small businesses owners to receive competing offers from dozens of the country’s leading small business lenders.
Total Equity Funding:
$18,900,000
2011 GEN 3
Founders:
Jake Schwartz ● Adam Pritzker ● Brad Hargreaves ● Matthew Brimer ●
NextGen Founders:
General Assembly creates a global community of individuals empowered to pursue work they love, by offering full-time immersive programs.
Total Equity Funding:
$119,300,000
2007 GEN 2
Founders:
Kevin Ryan ● Dwight Merriman ● Alexandra Wilkis Wilson ● Alexis Maybank ● Michael Bryzek ●
NextGen Founders:
Steve Martocci ● Peter Manice ● Drew Patterson ● Michael Nutt ● Felix Lung ● Jesse Boyes ● Alexandra Wilkis Wilson ● Alexis Maybank ● Michael Bryzek ● Benny Wong ● Kevin Ryan ● Nobu Nakaguchi ● Jonathan Salama ● Áslaug Magnúsdóttir ● Kevin Ambrosini ● Nikki Lawrence ● Leah Park ● Florent Peyre ● Rohan Deshpande ● Lindsey Andrews ●
Gilt Groupe is an online shopping site that provides instant insider access to top designer labels.
Total Equity Funding:
$271,000,000
NEXT GENERATION
1130
GroupMe GEN 2
115
Jetsetter GEN 2
11
Movable Ink GEN 2
11
GLAMSQUAD GEN 3
11
Project September GEN 3
11
Flow GEN 3
11
Blade GEN 3
11
Timehop GEN 3
1142
Zola GEN 3
11
Transfix GEN 3
11
Moda Operandi GEN 2
11
OpenSky GEN 3
113638
Dasher GEN 3
11
Nomad Health GEN 3
11
Workframe GEN 3
1115
Gleem & Co GEN 3
11
Vaunte GEN 3
11
Placemeter GEN 3
1130
Fundera GEN 3
11
Splice GEN 3
11131539
Minibar Delivery GEN 3
2014 GEN 3
Founders:
Alexandra Wilkis Wilson ● David Goldweitz ● Victoria Eisner ● Jason Perri ●
GLAMSQUAD supplies your pro team for hair, makeup and nails – anytime, anywhere.
Total Equity Funding:
$24,000,000
2014 GEN 3
Founders:
Nikki Lawrence ● Casey Sullivan ●
Gleem is an end-to-end marketplace for expert-appraised designer jewelry and watches.
Total Equity Funding:
Undisclosed
2015 GEN 3
Founders:
Wiley Cerilli ● Matt Doumar ●
Good Uncle gives people access to crave-worthy food no matter where they live.
Total Equity Funding:
$2,200,000
2011 GEN 3
Founders:
Jonathan Marcus ● David Marcus ● Jack Zerby ●
Goodsie provides modern e-commerce software – including desktop, mobile and Facebook – for small and medium size retailers.
Total Equity Funding:
Undisclosed
2013 GEN 3
Founders:
Grailed is a community marketplace for men’s clothing.
Total Equity Funding:
Undisclosed
2010 GEN 2
Founders:
David Rosenblatt ● Jonty Kelt ●
Group Commerce is an enterprise-grade marketing platform providing end-to-end solutions for e-commerce merchants.
Total Equity Funding:
$39,000,000
2010 GEN 2
Founders:
Jared Hecht ● Steve Martocci ●
NextGen Founders:
Steve Martocci ● Jared Hecht ●
GroupMe is a group mobile messaging service for finding, planning and purchasing group activities.
Total Equity Funding:
$11,450,000
2012 GEN 3
Founders:
Oisin Hanrahan ● Umang Dua ● Weina Scott ● Ignacio Leonhardt ●
NextGen Founders:
Handy, formerly Handybook, is an app through which users can book cleaners, plumbers, handymen and other household service providers.
Total Equity Funding:
$110,730,000
2011 GEN 3
Founders:
Jeffrey Raider ● Andy Katz-Mayfield ●
NextGen Founders:
Harry’s is a shaving company that sells razors, German-engineered blades and shaving creams direct to consumers.
Total Equity Funding:
$287,100,000
1996 GEN 1
Founders:
Richard Johnson ●
NextGen Founders:
Marc Cenedella ● Alexandre Douzet ● Solomon Liou ●
HotJobs is a job search and application portal. It was originally acquired by Yahoo! in January of 2002 for $436M, and the domain was purchased by Monster.com in 2010 for $225M.
Total Equity Funding:
Undisclosed
2009 GEN 2
Founders:
Aaron Schildkrout ● Brian Schechter ●
NextGen Founders:
Brian Schechter ● Andrew Lister ●
HowAboutWe is an online platform that recommends dating activities for individuals.
Total Equity Funding:
$22,300,000
2015 GEN 3
Founders:
Ben McKean ● Gregory Struck ●
Hungryroot is a brand of fresh vegetable-based packaged foods sold online and at Whole Foods.
Total Equity Funding:
$13,400,000
2014 GEN 3
Founders:
Derek Guillemette ●
INTER-PRET is a modern men’s and women’s fashion line.
Total Equity Funding:
Undisclosed
2013 GEN 3
Founders:
Marc Lore ● Nate Faust ● Mike Hanrahan ●
Jet.com is a shopping site dedicated to saving consumers money and making shopping more transparent, efficient and fun.
Total Equity Funding:
$565,000,000
2009 GEN 2
Founders:
Peter Manice ● Drew Patterson ●
NextGen Founders:
Colin Kroll ● Peyton Ladt Sterns ● Brandon Feldman ● Rachel Drori ●
Jetsetter is an online community of travelers providing users with insider access, knowledge and exclusive deals on vacations.
Total Equity Funding:
Undisclosed
2014 GEN 3
Founders:
Susan Ho ● Leiti Hsu ●
Journy creates travel plans using recommendations from top chefs, sommeliers and local experts.
Total Equity Funding:
Undisclosed
2012 GEN 3
Founders:
Andrew Cornett ● Bora Celik ●
Jukely is a membership platform that offers members unlimited concerts for $25/month.
Total Equity Funding:
$11,400,000
2004 GEN 1
Founders:
Steve Hafner ● Paul English ● Terrell Jones ●
NextGen Founders:
KAYAK is a travel search engine, indexing hundreds of global travel sites to help users find the right flight, hotel, rental car and more.
Total Equity Funding:
$229,000,000
2009 GEN 2
Founders:
Perry Chen ● Yancey Strickler ● Charles Adler ●
NextGen Founders:
Kickstarter is a crowdfunding platform for creative projects such as movies, music, art, theater, games, comics, design, and photography.
Total Equity Funding:
$10,000,000
2015 GEN 3
Founders:
Chhay Chhun ● Solomon Liou ● Aaron Kaufman ● Olivia Ballvé ●
KidPass is the new way for parents to discover and book amazing kids activities.
Total Equity Funding:
$6,300,000
2013 GEN 3
Founders:
Marc Cenedella ● Thibault Le Conte ●
Knozen is developing a personality API for the internet that aims to discover, explore and display the world’s personalities.
Total Equity Funding:
$2,250,000
PREVIOUS GENERATION
116
Gilt Groupe GEN 2
11
DoubleClick GEN 1
11
Movable Ink GEN 2
20
Shutterstock GEN 2
2014 GEN 3
Founders:
Kevin Ryan ● Robert Moore ● Matthew Smith ● Andy Parsons ●
Workframe is the visual workflow tool for commercial design professionals to discover trends, collect inspiration, and share ideas.
Total Equity Funding:
$9,650,000
2003 GEN 1
Founders:
Marc Cenedella ● Alexandre Douzet ●
NextGen Founders:
Alexandre Douzet ● Marc Cenedella ● Jake Levine ●
Ladders is a comprehensive career resource dedicated to helping professionals manage, market and move up in their careers.
Total Equity Funding:
$7,250,000
2015 GEN 3
Founders:
Jordi Castello ● Alec Oxenford ● Enrique Linares ●
Letgo is a mobile marketplace that enables users to buy and sell locally.
Total Equity Funding:
$375,000,000
2014 GEN 3
Founders:
Alex Zhardanovsky ● Joe Speiser ●
LittleThings is a lifestyle site publishing inspiring, engaging, and meaningful content for women.
Total Equity Funding:
Undisclosed
2014 GEN 3
Founders:
Jordana Kier ● Alexandra Friedman ●
LOLA is a subscription-based organic tampon company, selling direct to consumers.
Total Equity Funding:
$11,200,000
2010 GEN 2
Founders:
Philip James ● Kevin Fortuna ●
NextGen Founders:
Philip James ● Erik Steigler ● Adam Gotterer ● Shaun Springer ● Josh Stein ● Harlan Milkove ● Elizabeth Brown ● Leiti Hsu ●
Lot18 is an online marketer and seller of wine and gourmet goods.
Total Equity Funding:
$44,500,000
NEXT GENERATION
37
Penrose Hill GEN 3
37
Shopalytic GEN 3
37
Twist Home GEN 3
13
AdhereTech GEN 3
2937
Menagerie GEN 3
37
Viyet GEN 3
6
Journy GEN 3
2015 GEN 3
Founders:
Andrew Wang ● HeeMin Kim ●
Lunchspread is a direct marketing tool that helps independent restaurants acquire new customers through targeted free samples to local offices.
Total Equity Funding:
Undisclosed
2015 GEN 3
Founders:
Nidhi Kapur ●
Maiden Home is a platform that helps consumers buy handcrafted, custom furniture at reduced prices and leadtimes.
Total Equity Funding:
Undisclosed
2009 GEN 2
Founders:
Bre Pettis ● Adam Mayer ● Zach “Hoeken” Smith ●
NextGen Founders:
MakerBot Industries creates open source 3D printers.
Total Equity Funding:
$10,000,000
2013 GEN 3
Founders:
Sam Rosen ● Rahul Gandhi ● Adam LeVasseur ●
MakeSpace, a full-service storage company, provides storage bins, pickup and on-demand storage to replace traditional self storage.
Total Equity Funding:
$57,600,000
2013 GEN 3
Founders:
Saman Rahmanian ● Dan Teran ●
Managed by Q is a platform for office management that makes it easy to run a business. Services include cleaning, maintenance help, office supply stocking, and many others.
Total Equity Funding:
$72,430,000
2012 GEN 3
Founders:
Katina Mountanos ● Elizabeth Whitman ●
Manicube is revolutionizing the personal care services industry by providing quick, affordable services to working professionals at their place of work
Total Equity Funding:
$5,000,000
2014 GEN 3
Founders:
Akshay Navle ● Caleb Merkl ●
Maple is a new food delivery concept that combines New York’s best chefs and culinary talent with high-quality ingredients and rotating daily menus, all delivered straight to your door with the tap of a button.
Total Equity Funding:
$29,000,000
2015 GEN 3
Founders:
Mary Biggins ● Katie Ghelli ●
MealPal is a subscription lunch and dinner service that lets members pay ahead of time for a set number of meals per month.
Total Equity Funding:
$35,000,000
2002 GEN 1
Founders:
Matt Meeker ● Peter Kamali ● Scott Heiferman ● Brendan McGovern ●
NextGen Founders:
Meetup brings people together in thousands of cities to do more of what they want to do in life.
Total Equity Funding:
$18,300,000
2015 GEN 3
Founders:
Harlan Milkove ● Tiffany Stone ●
Menagerie offers smart, effortless online wedding planning.
Total Equity Funding:
Undisclosed
2014 GEN 3
Founders:
Jerry Hu ● Vladimir Vukicevic ●
Meural builds modern digital art frames by best of art, technology and design.
Total Equity Funding:
$3,750,000
2010 GEN 2
Founders:
Nick Meyer ● Sanjay Kothari ● Vinay Pulim ●
NextGen Founders:
Milewise is a travel planning company that provides a search engine service for frequent travelers.
Total Equity Funding:
$2,460,000
PREVIOUS GENERATION
13
FreshDirect GEN 1
15
Quidsi GEN 1
39
Rent the Runway GEN 2
116
Gilt Groupe GEN 2
2013 GEN 3
Founders:
Lindsey Andrews ● Lara Crystal ●
Minibar provides on-demand delivery of wine, spirits, beer and mixers.
Total Equity Funding:
$1,800,000
2015 GEN 3
Founders:
Omar Rada ● Josh Moses ●
Misen sells quality kitchen tools, starting with one thoughtfully designed knife, direct to consumers.
Total Equity Funding:
$1,100,000
2010 GEN 2
Founders:
Aslaug Magnusdottir ● Lauren Santo Domingo ●
Moda Operandi is an online luxury fashion retailer that allows members to pre-order ready-to-wear accessories and jewelry.
Total Equity Funding:
$128,750,000
2015 GEN 3
Founders:
Kimmy Scotti ●
MONTHLY GIFT. is a feminine care subscription service powered by technology.
Total Equity Funding:
Undisclosed
GEN 2
Founders:
Vivek Sharma ● Michael Nutt ●
NextGen Founders:
Movable Ink is a provider of agile email marketing technology.
Total Equity Funding:
$9,290,000
2015 GEN 3
Founders:
Kevin Ryan ● Alexander Nazem ● Alexander Pease ●
Nomad is the first full-service marketplace for healthcare jobs.
Total Equity Funding:
$4,000,000
PREVIOUS GENERATION
15
Primary GEN 3
8
SinglePlatform GEN 2
39
Rent the Runway GEN 2
12
Ladders GEN 1
12
HotJobs GEN 1
2016 GEN 3
Founders:
Alexandre Douzet ● Randy Jimenez ● Gabby Slome ●
Ollie is a D2C subscription service that delivers freshly made dog food from real, human-grade ingredients.
Total Equity Funding:
$4,400,000
2006 GEN 2
Founders:
Fabrice Grinda ● Jordi Castello ● Alec Oxenford ●
NextGen Founders:
Jordi Castello ● Alec Oxenford ●
OLX is an online classifieds platform that enables users to create ads and display them on social networks.
Total Equity Funding:
$28,500,000
2006 GEN 2
Founders:
Charles Forman ●
NextGen Founders:
Andrew Kortina ● Malcolm Ong ●
OMGPOP is a leading developer of social games for Facebook, iPhone and the open web.
Total Equity Funding:
$16,600,000
2006 GEN 2
Founders:
Mitch Jacobs ●
NextGen Founders:
OnDeck is a technology-enabled financial platform that provides loan financing to small- and medium-sized businesses.
Total Equity Funding:
$190,000,000
2009 GEN 3
Founders:
Kevin Ambrosini ● John Caplan ● Alan Blaustein ●
OpenSky is a social shopping marketplace that helps people discover, buy and share unique goods that match their individual taste.
Total Equity Funding:
$49,350,000
2005 GEN 2
Founders:
Yuval Tal ● Ben Yaniv Chechik ●
Payoneer empowers global commerce by connecting businesses, professionals, countries and currencies with its cross-border payment platform.
Total Equity Funding:
$270,000,000
2012 GEN 3
Founders:
Yony Feng ● Graham Stanton ● Tom Cortese ● John Foley ● Marion Berrian Roaman ●
Peloton offers cloud-based live streaming of instructional cycling exercise content on a multi-touch console equipped with social elements.
Total Equity Funding:
$444,400,000
2015 GEN 3
Founders:
Philip James ● Erik Steigler ●
Penrose Hill is a personalized wine club that offers improved value, selection and convenient delivery formats direct to consumers.
Total Equity Funding:
$4,000,000
2016 GEN 3
Founders:
Jason Goldberg ● Sunil Khedar ●
Pepo is a messaging platform that connects you with people who share your passions.
Total Equity Funding:
$2,350,000
2008 GEN 2
Founders:
Arun Gupta ● Greg Nemeth ●
NextGen Founders:
Perfect Third designed, manufactured, and sold WakeMate, a sleep accessory.
Total Equity Funding:
$1,000,000
2010 GEN 2
Founders:
Alex Zhardanovsky ● Joe Speiser ●
NextGen Founders:
Alex Zhardanovsky ● Joe Speiser ●
PetFlow aims to make it easier for pet owners to get the highest quality foods around at great prices, delivered straight to their doorstep.
Total Equity Funding:
Undisclosed
2012 GEN 3
Founders:
Florent Peyre ● Alexandre Winter ●
Placemeter is an urban intelligence platform. We quantify modern cities worldwide. The answers you need are all around you.
Total Equity Funding:
$9,443,000
1998 GEN 1
Founders:
Jay Walker ● Scott Case ●
Priceline is a travel-related deal search technology enabling travelers to find travel and lodging deals and discounts.
Total Equity Funding:
$77,336,990
2015 GEN 3
Founders:
Galyn Bernard ● Christina Carbonell ●
NextGen Founders:
An e-commerce site for basic kids’ clothing.
Total Equity Funding:
$8,000,000
2016 GEN 3
Founders:
Follow your favorite fashion stars & shop directly from their posts. Just tap the green dots to buy what you love.
Total Equity Funding:
Undisclosed
2005 GEN 1
Founders:
Jonathan Marcus ● John Foley ● Dan Marriott ●
NextGen Founders:
Graham Stanton ● Tom Cortese ● Jonathan Marcus ● John Foley ●
Pronto is a comparison shopping engine that provides price comparisons for user-preferred products.
Total Equity Funding:
Undisclosed
2005 GEN 1
Founders:
Marc Lore ● Vinit Bharara ●
NextGen Founders:
Nikki Lawrence ● Lindsey Andrews ● Jordana Kier ● Akshay Navle ● Marc Lore ● Nate Faust ● Mike Hanrahan ● Galyn Bernard ● Christina Carbonell ● Katina Mountanos ● Elizabeth Whitman ●
Quidsi is an e-commerce platform that sells baby care, household and beauty products.
Total Equity Funding:
$58,500,000
NEXT GENERATION
15
Primary GEN 3
15
Maple GEN 3
15
Jet.com GEN 3
15
Manicube GEN 3
11131539
Minibar Delivery GEN 3
1115
Gleem & Co GEN 3
1539
LOLA GEN 3
2015 GEN 3
Founders:
Michael Silverman ● Josh Udashkin ●
Raden is a direct-to-consumer travel brand that offers smart luggage and travel accessories.
Total Equity Funding:
$3,500,000
2014 GEN 3
Founders:
Charles-Albert Gorra ● Erwan Delacroix ●
Rebagg purchases high-end designer handbags for cash.
Total Equity Funding:
$12,800,000
2009 GEN 2
Founders:
Jennifer Hyman ● Jennifer Fleiss ●
NextGen Founders:
Marissa Evans Alden ● Stephanie Choi ● Lara Crystal ● Derek Guillemette ● Jordana Kier ● Catherine Gaito Yukich ● Charles-Albert Gorra ● Gabby Slome ●
Rent the Runway is an e-commerce site that allows women to rent designer apparel and accessories.
Total Equity Funding:
$174,400,000
NEXT GENERATION
39
Sawyer GEN 3
11131539
Minibar Delivery GEN 3
39
INTER-PRET.us GEN 3
1539
LOLA GEN 3
93339
Tulip GEN 3
38
Rebagg GEN 3
1215398
Ollie GEN 3
2015 GEN 3
Founders:
Bo Peabody ● Jacob Lewis ●
Renzell is a media and data company covering the high-end restaurant industry with a modern, data science-driven approach to restaurant rankings.
Total Equity Funding:
Undisclosed
2014 GEN 3
Founders:
Michael Montero ● Gary Vaynerchuk ● Ben Leventhal ●
Resy builds operations software for modern restaurants, helping them to better connect with their customers.
Total Equity Funding:
$15,000,000
2009 GEN 2
Founders:
Ben McKean ● Dan Leahy ●
NextGen Founders:
Savored is a platform that provides yield management solutions for the restaurant industry.
Total Equity Funding:
$3,750,000
2015 GEN 3
Founders:
Marissa Evans Alden ● Stephanie Choi ●
Sawyer helps parents access the best kids classes in their neighborhood.
Total Equity Funding:
$1,500,000
2011 GEN 3
Founders:
NextGen Founders:
ScriptRelief helps Americans save up to 75% on their prescriptions.
Total Equity Funding:
Undisclosed
1999 GEN 1
Founders:
Andy Appelbaum ● Jason Finger ● Paul Appelbaum ●
NextGen Founders:
Sam Rosen ● Wiley Cerilli ● Andy Appelbaum ●
Seamless allows customers to order food online or via their phone from preferred restaurants.
Total Equity Funding:
$51,000,000
NEXT GENERATION
8
Domino Media Group GEN 3
8
SinglePlatform GEN 2
68
MakeSpace GEN 3
8
Good Uncle GEN 3
2016 GEN 3
Founders:
Brian Schechter ● Zach Lloyd ●
Selfmade Threads is a lifestyle website that also sells casual clothes and accessories for men and women.
Total Equity Funding:
Undisclosed
2007 GEN 2
Founders:
Robert Schouwenburg ● Marleen Vogelaar ● Peter Weijmarshausen ●
NextGen Founders:
Marleen Vogelaar ● Kegan Schouwenburg ●
Shapeways is the world’s leading 3D printing service, marketplace and community enabling anyone to bring amazing products to life.
Total Equity Funding:
$76,300,000
2000 GEN 1
Founders:
Avery Wang ● Dhiraj Mukherjee ● Philip Inghelbrecht ● Chris Barton ●
NextGen Founders:
The Shazam app connects people to the music, TV shows and ads they love.
Total Equity Funding:
$143,500,000
2013 GEN 3
Founders:
Erik Steigler ● Adam Gotterer ●
NextGen Founders:
Shopalytic provides advanced analytics and actionable insights for small- and mid-sized e-commerce merchants.
Total Equity Funding:
$40,000
2010 GEN 2
Founders:
NextGen Founders:
Danit Zamir ● Randy Jimenez ● Adam Liebman ● Wiley Cerilli ● Matt Doumar ●
SinglePlatform enables local businesses to publish information about their products, services and menus across social media platforms.
Total Equity Funding:
$4,450,000
2010 GEN 3
Founders:
Malcolm Ong ● Michael Karnjanaprakorn ●
Skillshare is a learning community for creators.
Total Equity Funding:
$22,750,000
2006 GEN 1
Founders:
Philip James ● Mark Angelillo ●
NextGen Founders:
Snooth Media is a technology-driven media company delivering wine, spirits and food content to epicurean consumers.
Total Equity Funding:
$3,300,000
2013 GEN 3
Founders:
Joel Wishkovsky ● Kegan Schouwenburg ●
NextGen Founders:
Joel Wishkovsky ● Tiffany Stone ●
SOLS is a software platform and mobile application that enables users to design and purchase customized orthotics.
Total Equity Funding:
$23,700,000
2011 GEN 3
Founders:
Ben Hindman ● Brett Boskoff ●
Splash is an event marketing platform that enables users to create event experiences.
Total Equity Funding:
$14,500,000
2013 GEN 3
Founders:
Steve Martocci ● Matt Aimonetti ●
Splice streamlines the fragmented process of creating and sharing music, allowing musicians to focus on the creative process.
Total Equity Funding:
$7,250,000
2016 GEN 3
Founders:
Andrew Weisgall ● Patrick Burns ● Adam Langsner ●
Spruce is a title insurance and real estate settlement company based in Brooklyn, NY.
Total Equity Funding:
$4,500,000
2015 GEN 3
Founders:
Adam Liebman ●
Grab your squad, swipe on other squads, and hang out if you match!
Total Equity Funding:
$1,700,000
2011 GEN 3
Founders:
Bart Stein ● Kevin Palms ● Robby Stein ●
NextGen Founders:
Stamped is a mobile application that enables users to record and share their favorite things, including restaurants, books, movies, music and more.
Total Equity Funding:
$3,000,000
2012 GEN 3
Founders:
Jeremy Le Van ● Pierre Valade ●
Sunrise is a free calendar app specifically designed to make your life easier.
Total Equity Funding:
$8,220,000
2014 GEN 3
Founders:
Bart Stein ● Nick Meyer ●
Sup lets you explore the world through live video.
Total Equity Funding:
Undisclosed
www.appscrip.com/whatsapp-clone-wechat-clone-script
2015 GEN 3
Founders:
Surface Hotels is a curated travel platform in partnership with media brands, which simplifies the booking experience for consumers.
Total Equity Funding:
Undisclosed
1991 GEN 1
Founders:
NextGen Founders:
Synapse Group creates marketing programs to help some of the world’s largest consumer brands achieve their business objectives.
Total Equity Funding:
Undisclosed
2006 GEN 2
Founders:
Paul Edelman ●
NextGen Founders:
Teachers Pay Teachers is an open marketplace where teachers share, sell and buy original educational resources.
Total Equity Funding:
Undisclosed
www.teacherspayteachers.com/About-Us
2013 GEN 3
Founders:
Adam Schwartz ● Josh Abramson ●
TeePublic is a platform to discover art and apparel made by a global community of independent designers.
Total Equity Funding:
Undisclosed
2004 GEN 1
Founders:
Adam Rich ● Ben Lerer ●
NextGen Founders:
Ben Hindman ● T. Luke Sherwin ● Jess Williams ●
Thrillist Media Group is a content and commerce lifestyle platform for men.
Total Equity Funding:
$54,000,000
2010 GEN 3
Founders:
Benny Wong ● Jonathan Wegener ●
Timehop is your throwback thursday for every day of the week. It aggregates your historical content and presents it one day at a time.
Total Equity Funding:
$14,120,000
2013 GEN 3
Founders:
Drew McElroy ● Jonathan Salama ●
On-demand mobile app + SaaS marketplace for manufacturers & distributors. A truck driver network shipping full truckload freight across U.S.
Total Equity Funding:
$36,500,000
2015 GEN 3
Founders:
Joel Wishkovsky ● Ryan Quigley ●
Simple Contacts provides a standard ophthalmology test verified by a licensed ophthalmologist and a prescription of new contact lenses.
Total Equity Funding:
$10,000,000
2015 GEN 3
Founders:
Sanjiv Sanghavi ● Catherine Gaito Yukich ●
A direct-to-consumer oral care company that delivers products to customers every month.
Total Equity Funding:
Undisclosed
2007 GEN 2
Founders:
David Karp ●
NextGen Founders:
Tumblr is a microblogging platform and social networking website that enables users to post multimedia and other content to a short-form blog.
Total Equity Funding:
$125,250,000
2014 GEN 3
Founders:
Shaun Springer ●
NextGen Founders:
Twist Home is a next-generation home automation company that creates easy-to-use plug-and-play devices.
Total Equity Funding:
$3,740,000
2016 GEN 3
Founders:
Benjamin Cogan ● Jesse Horwitz ●
Hubble is the first brand of contact lenses sold directly to consumers through an e-commerce, subscription-only model.
Total Equity Funding:
$23,700,000
1996 GEN 1
Founders:
Samer Hamadeh ● Sam Hamadeh ● Mark Oldman ● Jeff Sherwood ●
NextGen Founders:
Vault.com is a source of employer and university rankings, ratings and reconnaissance for highly credentialed candidates.
Total Equity Funding:
$9,000,000
2012 GEN 3
Founders:
Leah Park ● Christian Leone ● Andrew Shin ●
NextGen Founders:
Vaunte is a social commerce site enabling people to shop and stalk fashion closets of socialites, stylists, editors, models and celebrities.
Total Equity Funding:
$2,220,000
2009 GEN 2
Founders:
Iqram Magdon-Ismail ● Andrew Kortina ●
NextGen Founders:
Peyton Sherwood ● Mike Dudas ● Chris Maddern ●
Venmo offers an app that allows users to share and make payments with friends for a variety of services from.
Total Equity Funding:
1,200,000
2012 GEN 3
Founders:
Dom Hofmann ● Colin Kroll ● Rus Yusupov ●
Vine is an online platform that enables users to create short looping video clips for friends and family.
Total Equity Funding:
Undisclosed
2012 GEN 3
Founders:
Elizabeth Brown ● Rachel Rodin ● Louise Youngson ●
Viyet is New York City’s first online, high-end furniture consignment marketplace.
Total Equity Funding:
$6,000,000
2009 GEN 2
Founders:
Neil Blumenthal ● Andrew Hunt ● Dave Gilboa ● Jeffrey Raider ●
NextGen Founders:
Jeffrey Raider ● Jen Rubio ● Steph Korey ●
Warby Parker sells eyeglasses and sunglasses online and through retail shops.
Total Equity Funding:
$215,500,000
1996 GEN 1
Founders:
James H. Clark ● Pavan Nigam ●
NextGen Founders:
WebMD provides health information to consumers and healthcare professionals.
Total Equity Funding:
$14,000,000
2010 GEN 2
Founders:
NextGen Founders:
Zeel delivers on-demand massage from vetted therapists.
Total Equity Funding:
$13,200,000
2015 GEN 3
Founders:
Ziel is a retail platform for leaders of health and wellness communities to create and sell custom performance wear.
Total Equity Funding:
$100,000
2015 GEN 3
Founders:
Stu Libby ● Webster Ross ● Kyro Beshay ●
Zipdrug is an app that allows patients to order prescriptions via home delivery with a few clicks.
Total Equity Funding:
$2,600,000
2007 GEN 2
Founders:
Oliver Kharraz ● Nick Ganju ● Cyrus Massoumi ●
NextGen Founders:
Zocdoc is an online marketplace that enables patients to find in-network doctors, book appointments, complete paperwork and read reviews of physicians.
Total Equity Funding:
$223,000,000
2013 GEN 3
Founders:
Kevin Ryan ● Shan-Lyn Ma ● Nobu Nakaguchi ● Felix Lung ●
Zola is an innovative Wedding Registry that is transforming how couples and guests share, buy, and ship wedding gifts.
Total Equity Funding:
$40,850,000
2010 GEN 2
Founders:
Jon Oringer ●
NextGen Founders:
Shutterstock offers an online platform that enables its users to find and buy images, vectors, videos, and music.
Total Equity Funding:
Undisclosed
