August Capital is an early stage venture capital fund focused on investing in companies differentiated by technical innovation and entrepreneurial excellence. Today, August Capital's six active investment professionals -- David Hornik, Eric Carlborg, Howard Hartenbaum, Tripp Jones, Villi Iltchev, and Lisa Marrone -- have more than a century of combined venture and operational experience. Together they manage $2.5 billion and have invested in hundreds of companies across the technology spectrum. From its inception, August Capital has funded an extraordinary group of entrepreneurs who have built significant, long-term value across the full range of information technologies. The companies that August Capital's partners have backed represent an aggregate market capitalization of well over $250 billion, generate in excess of $75 billion in annual revenue and employ a quarter of a million people around the world. This success is a testament to the entrepreneurs themselves, as well as the fundamental technologies they have created. They are proud to have supported these entrepreneurs and their companies as they have grown and prospered.

August Capital

Maveron is a consumer-only venture capital firm. Founded in 1998 by Dan Levitan and Howard Schultz, the firm has offices in San Francisco and Seattle. Maveron investments include Zulily, Allbirds, Common, August Home, eBay, Capella Education, General Assembly, and Trupanion. Maveron's name was coined from the words ''maverick'' and ''vision.'' Maveron funds seed and Series A companies that empower consumers to live on their terms. Based in SF and Seattle and invest coast-to-coast. Maveron has adopted the Diversity Term Sheet Rider.

Maveron

Khosla Ventures invests in companies that are bold, early and impactful. The firm was started in 2004 by Vinod Khosla, co-founder of Sun Microsystems, to provide venture assistance to entrepreneurs.  Headquartered in Menlo Park, Calif., Khosla Ventures invests in a range of areas including AI, climate, sustainability, enterprise, consumer, fintech, digital health, medtech and diagnostics, therapeutics and frontier technology.

Khosla Ventures

Founded in 2005, True Ventures is a Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm that invests in early-stage technology startups. With more than $3.8 billion under management, True provides seed and Series A financing to entrepreneurs in some of today's growing markets.  With more than 40 team members including special advisors, operations professionals, and founders-turned-investors, True represents one of the largest and most experienced teams dedicated to the ecosystem.  The True team believes creativity flourishes when founders are supported fully and empowered to pursue brave ideas. To that end, the True Platform offers programs that inspire professional and personal growth. To date, True has helped more than 350 companies launch and scale their businesses, creating over 85,000 jobs worldwide.  True was awarded Venture Firm of the Year by the National Venture Capital Association in 2018. To learn more, visit www.trueventures.com.

True Ventures

Queensland Investment Corporation is an investment company.

Queensland Investment Corporation

DNS Capital is an investment office for the business enterprise of Gigi Pritzker, Michael Pucker, and their immediate family that provides long-term control and minority investments in companies. DNS Capital takes a long-term and flexible approach to invest by building relationships with business owners, management teams, and entrepreneurs to align interests, evolve businesses, and create lasting value with a sense of purpose and a sense of humor.

DNS Capital

H. Barton Asset Management is a VC firm specializing in start-ups and early stage investments.

H. Barton Asset Management

Costanoa Ventures focuses on early-stage investments in enterprise software and infrastructure companies. The firm is known for its investments in companies that are involved in areas such as cloud computing, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, and data analytics. Some of the notable investments made by Costanoa Ventures include companies like Blend, Kong, and Intello.

Costanoa Ventures

Tactical growth investments in b2b technology.

Verdure Capital Management

PayNearMe

PayNearMe is a provider of web and mobile-based cash payments platform designed to facilitate online purchases and bill payments. The company's platform helps users to pay with cash for a range of goods and services from companies in e-commerce, property management, consumer finance, and transportation, enabling businesses, government agencies, and retail stores to digitize their cash collection process, reduce the headache of traditional cash and money order acceptance. PayNearMe's technology provides a simple way for lenders to collect payments through an intuitive, consistent experience for their customers. In addition, payment reminders and mobile wallet integration drive more on-time payments.

<div><p>Cash payment network PayNearMe is a platform that offers customers a range of payment solutions via cards, ACH, cash and mobile wallets, business mobile applications, text messages, and IVR. Businesses are also offered a suite of software tools through the PayNearMe Business Portal that enables the management of payments and the simplification of the reconciliation process. Services such as automated payments, risk and compliance, and simplified reporting are provided. PayNearMe’s client base includes Adonis Autogroup, Lending Club, Zinc Auto Finance, and the Time Finance Company.</p></div>

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    Cash payment network PayNearMe is a platform that offers customers a range of payment solutions via cards, ACH, cash and mobile wallets, business mobile applications, text messages, and IVR. Businesses are also offered a suite of software tools through the PayNearMe Business Portal that enables the management of payments and the simplification of the reconciliation process. Services such as automated payments, risk and compliance, and simplified reporting are provided. PayNearMe’s client base includes Adonis Autogroup, Lending Club, Zinc Auto Finance, and the Time Finance Company.
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    Dwolla, Inc. is a fintech company powering innovations with sophisticated account-to-account payment solutions. Dwolla’s robust platform, low-code API and partnership ecosystem simplify the complex process of integrating with the various payment networks to create a single end-to-end solution. Integrating Dwolla’s modern payment technology gives a business the ability to program payments in real-time, on the same day or to a debit card 24/7. With minimal development, start-ups to Fortune 500 companies can gain efficiency, flexibility and improved cash flow by working with Dwolla.
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    A bill payment platform that uses proprietary computer vision technology, Papaya provides bill payment facilities. It allows customers to submit photographs of their bills and ensures PCI and SOC2 compliance, where sensitive data is stored in a HIPAA-compliant platform as a security measure. The company works within industries such as healthcare, insurance, banking, and finance, as well as in field services, municipalities, and accounting. Papaya collaborated with Applied Innovation, a software development company, to offer workflow automation and solutions for the accounts receivable management sector. Its customer base includes PracticeMax, Inga Ellzey, and Billing Savi.
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    Enabling global ecommerce solutions Citcon, a mobile wallet payment provider, offers merchants the opportunity to accept payments online. Integrating with ecommerce shopping carts, POS software, hardware, gateways, and applications such as WeChat, WhatsApp, and Tulip, the payment platform provides merchants with 24/7 white-glove merchant support services. It offers customers services such as contactless payments, security and tokenization, compliance, and global payments. Citcon partnered with Abacus Business Computer, which caters to the restaurant and retail industries, to connect restaurant kiosks to accept payments from digital wallets such as PayPal and Venmo. Its customer list includes Bloomingdale’s, Mandarin Oriental, Caesars Entertainment Group, and Diesel.
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    Having been acquired by payments service company PayPal in March 2015, Paydiant is a white-label mobile wallet ecosystem, which offers technologies that regulate payment apps for large businesses. Providing customers with a mobile wallet platform for MCX, the company has also assisted mobile payment development and created offers and loyalties within its own mobile applications. Paydiant’s platform can integrate and work with ATMs, smartphones, point-of-sale terminals, and other devices. It works with companies such as Harris Teeter supermarkets, Orange Leaf Yoghurt, Capital One, and Subway.
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Paydiant

Leverages AI/ML to conduct various AML/KYC checks on customers and transactions processed through digital wallets

These enable users to carry out transactions at a selected list of merchants and locations. Merchants may need to set up predefined agreements with digital wallet issuers to accept payments from the wallet.

PayNearMe

Digital Wallets

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