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.

Y Combinator

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A pre-/seed fund investing in B2B companies across Europe

Anamcara Capital

Gen Z entrepreneurs empowering disruptive ventures across Europe

Enzo Ventures

Ballymore is different.   They have always taken a different approach. The difference is in the detail. They put an enormous amount of thought into the creativity, design and detail of eve!), development, as if they were going to live or work there ourselves. A lot of time is spent discussing how and where people are going to live in the future. I like to think that the imaginative work they do in their developments and their surroundings will play a big part in improving the quality of life of their customers.   If they can achieve that, as well as creating great buildings that truly grace the landscape, then they will have succeeded in realising the vision I had for this company some thirty years  ago.

Ballymore Group

Nomad Capital Partners is a provider of growth capital to seed and fast growing startup enterprises. We are focused on working with innovative entrepreneurs and companies that have the potential to create moats in technology, product and branding. We understand the challenges of growing companies and are committed to providing flexible, equity and venture debt financing for companies to reach their financial goals.

Nomad Capital Partners

Unpopular Ventures invests early in tech startups before they gain popularity. They focus on unconventional opportunities, believing that innovation often arises outside the mainstream. They support teams exploring new markets, unique ideas, and challenging endeavors. Despite their unconventional approach, their early-stage startups have attracted follow-on funding from top investors. Established in 2019, they now invest from both a syndicate and a rolling fund, with $151 million in assets under management (AUM).

Unpopular Ventures

Zinal Growth

Investing, Mentoring, and Fueling the Future of Entrepreneurship

Team Ignite Ventures

Noloco

Transform your data into a custom app, tailor-made to optimize your business With Noloco, you can easily create internal tools, client portals, CRMs and other business tools that perfectly fit your workflows   The no-code internal builder for non-developers.

Based in Ireland, Noloco is a no-code business application development platform that enables users to build internal tools, such as client portals, and customer relationship management (CRM) systems via a drag-and-drop interface.

Now anyone can become a software developer.

No-code Software

No-code platform Noloco raises $1.4m in seed funding

Based in Ireland, Noloco is a no-code business application development platform that enables users to build internal tools, such as client portals, and customer relationship management (CRM) systems via a drag-and-drop interface.Users can connect data sources like Airtable, PostgreSQL, MySQL, or Google Sheet and automate processes such as sending automated emails or triggering webhooks. Moreover, the platform enables users to integrate with 5,000+ apps via Zapier.Key customers and partnershipsNoloco’s customers include organizations such as the American Red Cross, FD Works, SaaStocks, Bayer, and Flatiron.Funding and FinancialsIn July 2022, Noloco raised USD 1.4 million in seed funding with participation from Y Combinator, Sean Mulryan of Ballymore Group, Anamcara Capital, Zinal Growth, and Marc McCabe of Nomad Capital. The funds were earmarked for expanding its employee base.

Index offers a no-code platform for enterprises to build dashboards for internal use to obtain insights on business metrics, investor updates and operation overviews, among others. As of June 2021, the product remains at beta, with a limited early preview. The platform provides prebuilt templates, and also has tools for users to build their own dashboards. The dashboard can be integrated with multiple apps including Hubspot ((customer relationship management data), Stripe (payment data), and Postgres and MongoDB (databases), slack (remote working) and Google Sheets (spreadsheets), among others. The company raised USD 2.6 million in Seed funding in October 2020. It intends to invest the funds in hiring two engineers (in addition to the two founders) and continuing to refine and develop the product. The founders aim to reach USD 1 million in annual recurring revenue (ARR) and expand their product distribution.

Index

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 Stencyl offers a drag-and-drop no-code platform that enables users to create and publish web and mobile games. Users can build their game logic using the platform&rsquo;s pre-built code blocks, design visual elements via an in-built graphics editor, and publish across a range of platform&rsquo;s such as IoS, Android, Windows and Mac. Moreover,&nbsp; Stencyl also enables users to embed ads into their games as a secondary source of revenue.&nbsp;
 
 
 Key customers and partnerships
 
 
 As of February 2024, Stencyl was used by over 500,000 registered developers. Apps created on Stencyl have reached top slots in the Apple App Store and Google Play, and its most successful web games have been sponsored by major publishers including ArmorGames, Kongregate, and Newgrounds.
 
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Stencyl

Universe offers a no-code platform for users to build websites that can be added to social media pages. Websites can be built using drag and drop blocks to add images, videos, and other content to create a mobile-first website. The Platform offers creative controls, 30 pre-made themes, and block features to allow users to create a custom site and/or open an e-commerce store directly from a mobile phone.The company began as a landing page builder and progressed to developing websites, which include tools for adding shopping blocks. Universe targets micro businesses that are not tech-savvy.<a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/20509">In July 2023 </a>, Universe launched the beta version of Generative Universe Sites (GUS), an AI-powered website designing tool. This solution provides a conversational interface for users to dictate their requirements for a website and then generates a customized web page.Funding and financialsIn December 2021, Universe raised USD 30 million in a Series B funding round led by Addition to develop the company’s block-based system for website building named “GRID,” expand its commercial offering for startups, and extend GRID to more platforms and devices. Additionally, the company used the funds to expand its reach in new markets and grow its employee base.

Universe

Readymag is a web-based drag and drop tool that enables users to create websites, presentations and digital magazines. Its customers include large enterprises such as AirBnB, Forbes, Esquire, and IDEO.

Readymag

UserGuiding is a user onboarding tool that helps create interactive guides for customers. Functions include user onboarding, feature adoption, in-product messaging, and customer feedback, among others. As of September 2020, the company had over 2,000 global enterprise clients. UserGuiding raised USD 1.1 million in seed funding in August 2020, which it intends to use to expand its operations by increasing its workforce, accelerating global expansion, and enhancing product development.

UserGuiding

Allows users to create apps for their own businesses by using their data and ideas and converting them into apps to improve their workflow.

Platforms that allow users to create online/mobile games in a no-code environment.

Platforms and tools that enable users to build mobile-based apps using templates and tools (widgets) in a visual environment.

Platforms that let users create workflow and process management systems in a spreadsheet format integrating with databases. This also includes data science tools, which enable users to run predictive analysis on data sets through drag-and-drop functions using artificial intelligence (AI) technology.

Tools that allow users to build websites, ranging from blogs to e-commerce sites, in a visual environment without the need for coding. Often has no-code tools to integrate with other online tools, such as payment gateways.

Offers solutions for building internal applications and automations for enterprises

Many solutions enable users to leverage AI/ML for predictive analytics

Offers solutions for building enterprise-specific applications and automations

Some solutions leverage GenAI to enable users to build application and website templates without coding

Noloco

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