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September 23, 2024

Hive AI Accelerates AI Adoption with NVIDIA NIM for Private Cloud Solutions

Hive AI partners with NVIDIA to bring advanced AI capabilities to private clouds and on-premises environments, driving innovation and scalability for enterprise applications. Learn more about Hive AI’s solutions on their official website.

Source: Business Wire

Hive AI is part of VDP’s growing portfolio of innovative tech companies. View our full portfolio here.

August 11, 2023

Hive AI is seeking to raise $200 million at a $4 billion valuation

The company continues to innovate in artificial intelligence, powering solutions across industries with its cutting-edge technology.

Source: PYMNTS

January 26, 2023

OpenWeb has acquired Jeeng in a $100 million deal

The acquisition strengthens OpenWeb’s capabilities in personalized email marketing and ad targeting, further enhancing its mission to empower publishers with innovative engagement tools.

Source: Business Insider

October 27, 2022

OpenWeb has raised $170 million in its latest funding round, bringing its valuation to $1.5 billion

The company, which helps publishers target readers with ads, plans to expand into ad sales and is setting sights on going public in the future.

Source: Wall Street Journal

March 15, 2022

Rutter secures a $27 million Series A financing round led by Andreessen Horowitz

Just seven months after publicly launching, the company aims to become the “Plaid for commerce,” revolutionizing connectivity for e-commerce platforms.

Source: TechCrunch

January 29, 2020

ZERØ Introduces ZERØ Lite to Help Law Firms Streamline Mobile Email Management

ZERØ Lite's cutting-edge AI saves time and generates value by helping lawyers organize emails, capture mobile-related time spent on client interactions, and prevent loss of sensitive data.

Source: PR Newswire

September 14, 2017

Cheers to Zero App, our portfolio company, on showcasing their AI-based mobile email productivity app for attorneys, at the NFX Guild Demo Day!

Zero App was one of only 14 companies to be shown to investors at the NFX Guild. The company dazzled with its pitch showcasing the AI-based mobile email productivity app for attorneys.

Source: techcrunch.com

September 12, 2017

Congratulations to Elafris on making it into the inaugural cohort at the competitive Fintech71 accelerator!

The Fintech71 accelerator picked only 10 startups to be featured in their cohort competition. The cohort officially began the week of September 18th.

Source: fintech71.com

September 9, 2017

New portfolio company: Insense Ads

Venture Development Partners invested in Insense Ads, a graduate of Starta Accelerator Batch 2 Seed Program. INSENSE is the first-ever platform (ContentTech) that connects brands and influential content creators to run FB/IG ad campaigns more effectively.

More information: insense.pro

March 31, 2017

New portfolio company: ZERO self-learning email app

ZERO is an A.I.-driven mobile email solution for the Legal and Financial industries, designed to increase email productivity and capture billable time on mobile without giving up enterprise-grade security and privacy.

January 27, 2017

New portfolio company: DIGITALL

DIGITALL is an award-winning digital agency offering UI/UX design, branding, web design and development, and digital product design. Our investment will be used to expand North American operations at DIGITALL.

July 18, 2016

New portfolio company: ELAFRIS

ELAFRIS is pioneering the integration of Artificial Intelligence into messenger chatbots precisely tailored for the banking and insurance industries, founded by FinTech & IT veterans.