Launched as Impulse VC in 2013, it is the venture investment partner providing funding and operational support to the exceptional technology and media companies. Impulse VC works across all industries but is primarily focused on adtech, B2B SaaS, Proptech and marketplaces industries. The fund’s portfolio encompasses companies from the USA, UK, and Russia, which run business globally.

Impulse VC

Mindrock Capital is a venture capital company that works with multi-family offices around the world and is based in San Francisco. Our past investments include successful projects in AI, self-driving cars, fintech, education and space exploration.

Mindrock Capital

Readymag

Readymag is a web-based tool that enables its users to create websites, presentations, digital magazines, and more. It supports marketing designers and other creative professionals enabling award-winning designs without coding or mastering complex tools. Readymag was launched in 2012 and is based in New York, United States.

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.

Now anyone can become a software developer.

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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;
 
 
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 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

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

Readymag

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