Compound (company)

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Compound
FormerlyMetamorphic Ventures
Industry Venture capital
FounderDavid Hirsch
Website compound.vc

Compound (formerly known as Metamorphic Ventures) is a New York-based seed fund that invests in startup and early-stage technology companies. [1] [2] In March 2014, the company announced a new fund with close to $70 million. It also added Google vice president of sales John McAtter, Yahoo! director of product management Robby Stein, and HSN chief Mindy Grossman to its advisory board. [3] In 2016, Metamorphic Ventures changed its name to Compound. [4]

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Investments

YearCompanyIndustry
2018Casa [5] Bitcoin security and financial services
2014 UpCounsel [6] Legal services marketplace for businesses
2014 Indiegogo [7] International crowdfunding site, competitor to Kickstarter and GoFundMe.
2014 LotusFlare A software development company that provides SaaS products to enterprises.
2014 Switch (app) [8] Job matching app and Job search engine, nicknamed Tinder for jobs. [9]
2013Movable Ink [10] Email service provider
2011 Appboy [11] New York City-based mobile marketing automation company
2010 Chango [12] Toronto-based advertising company

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