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Founder and CEO, Rippling

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Initialized believed in me as an entrepreneur when others didn't.

Cofounder and CEO, Partiful

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Initialized had unwavering belief in what we were building from the start.

Cofounder and CEO, Career Karma

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Many VCs talk about being there to help, but few are as action-oriented as Initialized.

Cofounder and CEO, TRM

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Initialized is my go-to recommendation to any seed stage founder.

We invest in founders who show us how extraordinary the future will be.

We back people who stay true to their convictions and believe that startups _and_ VCs should be as diverse as the solutions they're building.

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0pass replaces passwords across every part of your company, stopping the #1 cause of security breaches at the source.

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0pass

7 Cups is affordable online therapy and free online emotional support provided by trained listeners interacting through an anonymous and 24/7 text chat.

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7 Cups

Abodu is a full-service accessory dwelling unit (ADU) company that builds and sells beautifully prefabricated backyard homes that expand a property's livable space, all while managing the entire process from site work and construction to permitting and delivery.

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Abodu

AdQuick is a marketplace to buy and sell outdoor advertising as well as online tools to measure campaign attribution.

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AdQuick

Adyton makes mobile applications for the Department of Defense, offering logistics and communications tools to improve military operations.

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Adyton

A-Frame is a portfolio of talent-led sustainable personal care brands creating products for underserved communities.

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A-Frame

Albedo is the highest resolution satellite imagery commercially available, offering aerial quality imaging from space.

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Albedo

Algolia empowers builders with the search and recommendation services they need to build world-class website experiences.

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Algolia

Alix creates empathetic AI-powered technology to support with the process of estate settlement.

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Alix

Alliance DAO is an accelerator for crypto founders to start and grow their companies.

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Alliance DAO

Apero is an enterprise billing service for medical practices, offering a API and dashboard for eligibility, customer invoicing and navigating complex payer relationships.

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Apero

Apollo makes application development easier, better, and accessible to more people.

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Apollo

AptDeco is the leading furniture resale marketplace that handles all the logistics of buying and selling used furniture online. 

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AptDeco

Arena uses AI to translate company data into a real-time simulation platform that offers insights into sales, pricing, promotion, and marketing strategies.

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Arena AI

Around, acquired by Miro, is video calling designed to help hybrid-remote teams create, collaborate, and celebrate together.

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Around

AstroForge mines asteroids to extract valuable minerals in space.

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AstroForge

Athelas is medical testing that offers remote patient monitoring and telehealth services.

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Athelas

Atomic Finance offers a transparent way to earn yield on Bitcoin without giving up custody.

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Atomic Finance

Atoms offers impeccably designed shoes for everyday and every person.

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Atoms

Automat makes creating automations (RPA) as easy as uploading a video or describing a workflow.

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Automat

Ava offers transcription services for businesses and educators to caption and translate live conversations with accuracy.

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AVAX, created by Ava Labs, is a cryptocurrency that uses Avalanche consensus.

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Ava Labs

Azura is a full-stack trading platform for DeFi

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Azura

Beeper is a universal chat app that collates all of your messaging platforms, with secured encryptions and data privacy.



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Beeper

Bellhops is a full-service moving company that can be booked online with $0 down.

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Bellhops

Bison Trails, acquired by Coinbase and now part of Coinbase Cloud, provides a platform for users to run secure infrastructure on multiple blockchains.

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Bison Trails

Blend is cloud banking infrastructure powering billions of dollars in financial transactions everyday.

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Blend

Bodyport is a digital therapeutics company addressing complex chronic conditions by embedding a biomarker platform into easy-to-use devices.

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Bodyport

Braid is a platform for creators to share their content from every channel, in one place, enabling creators to engage directly with their community.

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Braid

Bristle is saliva analysis testing that offers a breakdown of the oral microbiome, with personalized recommendations to proactively optimize your oral health.

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Bristle

Caliza's financial infrastructure removes global borders from commerce, enabling firms to offer real-time settlement and dollar accounts to their customers.

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Caliza

CapWay is a fintech ecosystem providing financial access and opportunities for everyone.

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CapWay

Career Karma helps job training programs find qualified applicants and supports them for the rest of their career through coaching and mentorship.

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Career Karma

Clairity builds low-cost and scalable systems for direct air capture of CO2 to enable gigaton scale carbon removal.

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Clairity

Clever, aquired by Kahoot!, is the most widely used single sign-on portal for K-12 schools in the US.

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Clever

Clipboard Health is an online marketplace for skilled healthcare professionals to pick up extra shifts and for medical facilities to find additional staff.

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Clipboard Health

Clockwork is the world's first and only robot manicure, offering AI-powered beauty services in minutes.

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Clockwork

Cofertility is a fertility ecosystem that enables women to freeze their eggs for free when they donate half of the eggs to a family that otherwise can’t conceive, providing support and education for everyone involved along the way.

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Cofertility

Coinbase is the world's leading cryptocurrency exchange platform.

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Coinbase

CoinTracker is a holistic portfolio and tax manager for cryptocurrency token holders.

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CoinTracker

Color provides the technology and infrastructure for large-scale health initiatives, from population genomics programs to high throughput COVID-19 testing.

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Color Genomics

Coordinate's software enables professional services companies to manage clients and automate processes, making it easy to run projects at scale.

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Coordinate

Coperniq provides solar contractors with end-to-end workflow software, creating time and cost savings to help the industry scale.

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Coperniq

CreatorDAO empowers successful content creators to invest in the next generation of creators.

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CreatorDAO

Cron, acquired by Notion, is the next-generation calendar for professionals and teams.

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Cron

Cruise, acquired by GM, is building technology to make vehicle operations fully autonomous.

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Cruise

Culdesac is building the neighborhoods of the future, offering full development of smart, driverless communities.

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Culdesac

Curio empowers NFT traders to browse, track, and buy digital assets all in one browser tab.

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Curio

Curri is an all-in-one logistics platform helping construction and industrial distributors deliver fast, reliably, and professionally.

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Curri

Data Driven Bioscience has created the tools for clinical labs to apply genomics for the speedy diagnosis of blood cancers.

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Data Driven Bioscience

Datasaur is a customizable AI tool for small businesses, built specifically for NLP labeling.

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Datasaur

Depict.ai provides the best e-commerce product recommendations for retailers.

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Depict.ai

Double helps telecommuters feel more connected to their colleagues by giving them a physical presence with the world's leading telepresence robot. 

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Double

Drip Capital’s buyer finance solutions provide a low-cost line of credit that importers and traders can access at the click of a button.

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Drip Capital

Easypost provides integration of shipping into any e-commerce platform, with a multi-carrier solution and flexible shipping APIs.

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Easypost

Eclipse is a proprietary plant-based dairy replacement, offering the same consistency and flavor as traditional milk.

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Eclipse Foods

Emissary allows sellers and marketers to tap into knowledge directly from their buyers and top industry advisors.

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Emissary

Empower offers financial technology to help people access credit affordably, improve their credit health, and rewrite their financial story.

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