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August 20, 2025

Backing Garage: Transforming How America’s Critical Equipment Is Bought and Sold

Why Initialized led Garage’s seed round and participated in its Series A for $18M total funding. America’s local governments and public safety departments are the backbone of our communities, yet the way they buy and sell the most essential equipment needed for doing their jobs hasn’t changed in decades. Garage is a modern, AI-powered marketplace designed to streamline how specialized equipment is bought and sold.

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Life at a Startup

"”If we do our jobs well, we’ll fundamentally change how software gets built and help make developers more productive.” "

Welcome to "Life at a Startup: Inside Look." This series reveals the day-to-day realities, challenges, and wins of startup life within the Initialized portfolio. Go inside Greptile's SF office with us.