Y Combinator is a startup accelerator that invests in a large number of startups twice a year. It created a new model for funding startups. Twice a year, the company invests a small amount of money ($150k) in a large number of startups. The startup accelerator works intensively with the companies for three months, to get them into the best possible shape and refine their pitch to investors. Each cycle culminates in Demo Day when the startups present their companies to a carefully selected, invite-only audience.

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Wherever you are on your journey we have the fund to help you expand EXPERTS IN EXPANSION Founders see what the world misses. In fast pursuit of opportunity, you make critical decisions with little certainty. We get it, because we’ve been there. Frontline is the venture firm for globally ambitious B2B companies on both sides of the Atlantic. Frontline Seed speeds up ideas at inception across Europe. Frontline X is a growth-stage fund, for fast and frictionless US-Europe expansion. WE'VE LEARNED IT THE HARD WAY As a team of entrepreneurs, we have built many businesses, many ways. And as a venture fund, we’ve helped tens of founders and CEOs cross the pond. We’ve scaled too – with team members in Dublin, London and San Francisco. Today, our team, LPs and advisors represent senior leadership at many of the world’s most successful B2B companies (Think: Segment, Stripe, Looker, Linkedin, Airtable, Google and Workday – to name a few). Collectively, we can add value when founders need it most  – at company defining moments. CAPITAL IS CHEAP Look around; the venture market is drowning in noise. Hundreds of funds and millions of blogposts – all claiming to “add value” left and right. We believe that capital is cheap, and we know that value-add is not made equal. Our focus is clear; we back challengers with global ambition, and we dedicate our time to helping them fly higher – faster. Our experience makes us knowledgeable. Our global network makes us unique. Want more detail or first-hand accounts? we are happy to introduce you to our founders. SYMBIOSIS In nature, the best things work together. We see the landscape ahead and can warn you of the risks, while you stay strong and focused on your goals. Indispensable; that’s how we see our relationship.

Frontline Ventures

Our mission is to coach and invest in entrepreneurial leaders building world-class, purpose-driven organizations. Led by Jeff Weiner and Brian Rumao. Sector focus areas include B2B / enterprise software, financial tech, consumer apps, health and wellness and education. We are interested in productivity software and virtual work, direct-to-consumer / e-commerce, SaaS, and data and AI/ML-powered platforms.

Next Play Ventures

Moonfire Ventures is a new company that is looking for early stage investment possibilities in Europe. The organization collaborates with the most innovative early-stage innovators to invest where our areas of expertise connect with global technological disruption.

Moonfire Ventures

EXOR is a holding company based in the Netherlands that the Agnelli family controls. The company has a diverse portfolio of investments in various industries, including automotive, real estate, and finance. The company is known for taking a long-term approach to its assets and has a reputation for being a patient and value-oriented investor. The company's primary focus is on creating long-term value for its shareholders by actively managing and growing its portfolio of investments. EXOR's core mission is to cultivate exceptional enterprises, simultaneously nurturing opportunities for its talented workforce to flourish, make meaningful societal contributions, and yield outstanding returns for its valued investors.

EXOR N.V.

Exponent Founders Capital is an investment firm.

Exponent Founders Capital

Humaans

Humaans is a provider of HRIS employee management software for remote and distributed teams. Instead of a one-size-fits-all software platform, the company's employee management platform enables organizations to maintain a central hub of employee data while building a customizable people operations stack. The stack assists businesses in managing employee data, documents, reporting, and the people processes that drive the entire structure. It allows organizations to create a customizable HR stack that manages employee documents, data, payroll, contracts, and other ''people ops'' components Their goal is to automate the entire employment lifecycle and simplify complex manual processes like onboarding, offboarding, promotions, compensation management, and more.

<div>Founded by former Qubit employees Giovanni Luperti and Karolis Narkevicius, Humaans, a Y Combinator grad, launched in April 2020.&nbsp; Humaans is an HRIS system that offers employee onboarding and management solutions. The company targets distributed teams in medium-sized businesses and operates a subscription-based pricing model starting at around USD 3 per month per user.&nbsp;</div>

Distributed workforces require new solutions for office operations, HR, payment, and more.

Remote Work Infrastructure

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 Founded by former Qubit employees Giovanni Luperti and Karolis Narkevicius, Humaans, a Y Combinator grad, launched in April 2020.&nbsp; Humaans is an HRIS system that offers employee onboarding and management solutions. The company targets distributed teams in medium-sized businesses and operates a subscription-based pricing model starting at around USD 3 per month per user.&nbsp;
 
 
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ActivTrak is a cloud-based productivity monitoring software provider. The platform offers data and analytics which can be used to detect workplace productivity gaps. The platform collects data from employee activity logs and computer screenshots, although it does not log keystrokes or record video of a user’s screen. ActivTrak also facilitates a range of tasks for admins such as blocking websites, flagging suspicious activities, IP address connections, and monitoring web, and app traffic.&nbsp;Other features offered include productivity reports and coaching, headcount and workload management and personal insights. In November 2023, the company added capabilities to measure the usage of AI tools, automatically detecting and classifying the use of such tools and websites to help organizations manage and improve AI adoption across the workforce.Activtrak generates revenue via monthly subscriptions (USD 10 and USD 17) per user, and custom pricing for larger enterprises.Key customers and partnershipsAs of April 2024, over 9,500 enterprises used ActivTrak’s platform, notably including Allstate, asembia and Nobu. ActivTrak closed 2023 with a 40% growth in its customer base (adding ~2,200 customers).&nbsp;Funding and financialsIn November 2020, ActivTrak raised USD 50 million in a Series B round led by Sapphire Ventures. Sapphire Ventures CEO and managing director joined ActivTrak’s board as part of the deal. The new proceeds were earmarked for scaling global sales and marketing campaigns, expansion of its platform using AI driven analytics, and improving integration with its technology partners.

ActivTrak

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 inFeedo is a people predictive analytics company based in India. The Y Combinator-backed startup founded in 2013 is currently focused on “Amber” (launched in 2016), an artificial intelligence (AI) enabled bot that helps manage employee engagement, predict attrition, and get a pulse on company culture in real time. 
 
 
 The company claims it has achieved annual revenue of USD 1.6 million as of November 2020, with more than 175 customers and 300,000+ users across 60 countries as of March 2022. Its clients include GE Healthcare, Puma, Tata Group, and Lenovo.
 
 
 In its latest funding round (
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inFeedo

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 Donut provides solutions to keep employees engaged with casual conversations. Its first product, Intros, makes connections between teammates via Slack to emulate quick meetups and in-person introductions at work, which are now virtual. 
 
 
 Donut’s new product, Watercooler, launched in October 2020. It attempts to reinvent the micro-interactions between employees at the office watercooler online. The product will integrate with Slack, where a newly-designated channel for Watercooler will be created. The product will post questions automatically within the customers’ desired frequency and pre-selected topics.
 
 
 The company claims it has supported four million connections (one million since the Covid-19 pandemic) across its 12,000 customers, including companies such as Okta, Zapier, Slack, The New York Times, and Invision.
 
 
 Donut announced a USD 12 million funding round along with its new product, Watercooler. The funding was led by Accel, with participation from Bloomberg Beta, FirstMark, Slack Fund, and multiple angel investors. The company uses a freemium subscription model with paid plans starting at approximately USD 2 per user per month.
 
 
 The company announced that the USD 12 million raised, which was accumulated over multiple rounds before the Covid-19 pandemic, will be used for product development.
 
 
 
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Donut

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 Matter is an employee feedback platform founded by Brett Hellman. Hellman was the founder of messaging app &ldquo;Hall&rdquo;, which was founded in 2011 and later sold to Atlassian for USD 20 million in 2015.
 
 
 Matter uses 360-degree feedback to evaluate skills in employees which are linked to career success. The platform links skills such as influence, inclusiveness, empathy, resourcefulness, and multitasking to evaluations. Matter is currently available in beta.
 
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Matter

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 Mesh is a Y Combinator-backed company that allows employees to set goals, track tasks, share feedback, and engage in one-on-ones. Its subscription plans start at USD 6 per month per user. As of April 2022, Mesh has served over 1,000 teams across five continents.
 
 
 In its most recent funding round (
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 . The fresh funds will be used to expand its global footprint across the US and APAC regions. In line with this, the company plans to expand its headcount across the engineering and sales departments.
 
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Mesh

Solutions in this industry hub are predominantly offered under a B2B SaaS model

Employee and performance management solutions use AI/Ml to infer engagement insights and sentiment analysis

Offers tools for companies to hire contractors globally, and conduct employee and performance management

Companies that offer the entire spectrum of HR tools including payroll processing benefits, onboarding, compliance, analytics, scheduling etc

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