Gradient Raises $4.0M Pre-Seed Round

Sprout

Sprout’s vision is to help advertisers “build once and deliver everywhere” on both mobile and desktop devices. Sprout’s cloud-based platform brings efficiency and scale to organizations creating mobile ads and its rich media creatives are compatible with mobile devices supporting HTML5, including Apple iOS and Google Android devices. Sprout works with some of the world’s leading brands, including Chevrolet, Disney, Paramount Pictures, HTC, Sega and Nokia. Sprout (www.sproutinc.com) was recently acquired by InMobi (www.inmobi.com) the world’s largest independent mobile ad network. Sprout will operate as a fully independent company working with the entire mobile advertising industry to solve the HTML5 creation and delivery problem, and will continue to expand its product in the coming months by adding workflow enhancements, analytics, and innovative new ad units.

HapWare

HapWare is a company focused on making communication universally accessible. Their product, ALEYE, is designed to empower people who are blind, low-vision, or neurodivergent.

Kumu

At Kumu we create tools for tackling tough problems. We have a suite of products designed to reduce complexity and make sense of a messy world. Whether you’re mapping people, systems, or concepts in general; if you’re focused on relationships we've got you covered. Kumu: http://kumu.io/ Kumu makes it easy to organize complex data into relationship maps for sensemaking. Easily import your data to create beautiful visualizations, ranging from stakeholder mapping to system mapping, and everything in between. Sticky Studio: http://sticky.studio/ Sticky studio is a real-time collaborative whiteboard with “sticky notes”, designed to help your team flush out concepts fast and easily. Undercurrent: https://undercurrent.io/ Easily create surveys that deliver deep insights with Undercurrent. Let us build you the perfect survey to harvest the insights you need to tackle whatever issue you’re facing. System Effects: https://systemeffects.com/ Drawing on soft systems, fuzzy cognitive mapping, and graph theory, The System Effects platform can be used to create a survey about a given issue, and focus on how different impacts, barriers, and enablers exist, and are perceived within the system that surrounds it. We're redefining how to approach complex issues and develop solutions that last. Join us in building a better future.