learn about romulus romulus focuses on building great companies . with roots at mit and harvard romulus capital is young entrepreneurial and established . we have a powerful investor base from around the world . romulus was started by passionate entrepreneurs like yourself and is not a second career ; we utilize our deep expertise at the seed stage strategic focus and global networks to help build technology businesses . we are uniquely positioned to help early stage companies engineer strong foundations and to partner with them through every battle charging toward successful outcomes . we re hungry like you . we need to see businesses with the potential to be worth hundreds of millions of dollars in a 5 year time horizon . that involves a world class team large market opportunity and a sustainable competitive advantage . more on our interests below stage experts along the seed stage and series a continuum size anywhere from 100k 500k in the seed stage able to scale up to 4m over time sector agnostic within technology science although we stay away from capital intensivity and long time horizons . geography agnostic within the us with some preference for east coast . we will very selectively look at international opportunities in europe and india . business model agnostic with some preference for b2b or b2b2c case studies e la carte romulus has been an incredible partner to our growth in many ways we could not have gotten started or won the applebee s deal without their support . they re a very entrepreneurial group . raj suri ceo e la carte came into being when raj and his friends spent 30 minutes splitting a check at dinner . frustrated and convinced he could create something better raj partnered with romulus dropped out of mit and set out to improve the casual dining experience . we spent months practically living at the asgard irish pub learning about the pain points in the industry and building a superior product that would make dining more enjoyable and efficient for restaurants and patrons alike . fast forward through y combinator a series a with lightspeed a series b with intel and an historic nationwide deal with applebee s to deploy 100 000 tablets and the company is on track to disrupt a very traditional multibillion dollar industry . placester it was clear to me from the first time i met romulus that i had met a partner . more then just an investor they had a desire to build our kind of company and shared our vision for building a big business . they had the same strategic vision a relentless focus on execution and an extensive base of experience . in short they were a perfect fit for our culture . together we ve set this ship on an exciting course . matt barba ceo matt was working his way through college as a real estate agent when he realized the industry was broken in several ways . armed with personal experience and a vision for improvement he co founded placester joined techstars and partnered with romulus . romulus has worked closely with placester to navigate an industry just waking up to the impact of technology . today placester is the largest provider of real estate websites in the country and has signed a nationwide deal with a top 5 media company to deploy its platform to millions of buyers renters and sellers in all major markets . this is just the beginning of an ambitious partnership . disruptor beam i really wanted to work with a partner not an investor . someone who would help us build our business keep us honest be creative about the opportunity have the same fire that we have every day . i ve worked with many firms in the past but romulus stands out . jon radoff ceo disruptor beam was the idea of a pioneer in narrative social gaming who had ipoed his previous startup . jon partnered with romulus to disrupt a troubled industry soon after we brought him his first engineer . the company procured an exclusive license from hbo to produce the social game for game of thrones and it was a huge success . romulus was closely involved in product analytics management during the game development process . armed with a pipeline of other top tier media licenses the company is building a new genre of midcore social gaming . ginger.io we had a world class technology and team but creating a successful business requires so much more . romulus believed in us in the earliest days and helped us put missing pieces together . they re good people and they think like a startup because they were one . anmol madan ceo ginger.io spun out of anmol s phd research at the mit media lab . by applying machine learning to mobile sensor data the company builds a check engine light for a person s behavior and health . romulus was the first partner to ginger.io and worked on the b2b vs b2c strategy its early customers and team building . since then the company has raised additional financing from techstars true ventures and khosla ventures . ginger.io is one of the leading population management solutions across the country used by 20 hospital systems and healthcare institutions . the company is considered a pioneering leader in mobile data analytics for healthcare and was listed a one of 50 cnbc distruptors in 2013 . portfolio aidin is a data driven hospital discharge planning tool . it harnesses the power of the marketplace to drive volume to high quality providers and redirect patients away from low performers ultimately reducing hospital readmission . the company knows that improving post acute care starts in the hospital and helps patients choose the best provider for them . founders steve pfisterer investment date january 13 2014 headquarters new york ny myaidin.com myaidin crunchbase.com company myaidin angel.co myaidin allurion technologies is revolutionizing non invasive weight loss with its flagship product the elipse gastric balloon . without surgery endoscopy or anesthesia the elipse empowers overweight and obese individuals to reclaim their health . founders dr. shantanu gaur dr. samuel levy investment date august 20 2010 headquarters wellesely ma allurion.com allurion crunchbase.com company allurion angel.co allurion bombfell is a monthly subscription for clothes . join now to get clothes picked just for you by a stylist so you can spend your time doing awesome guy stuff . founders bernie yoo jason kim headquarters new york ny bombfell.com bombfell angel.co bombfell classpass offers a monthly membership that allows users to diversify their fitness routines by taking classes at various gyms and studios in their cities . founders payal kadakia headquarters new york ny classpass.com classpass crunchbase.com company classpass employing technology from the mit media lab cogito is building real time time voice analytics software that empowers phone professionals to deliver a more engaging and caring customer experience . founders josh feast ali azarbayejani headquarters boston ma www.cogitocorp.com cogitocorp crunchbase.com company cogito corp cohealo enables health systems to share medical equipment across facilities allowing them to optimize spend accelerate cash flow and improve access to care . founders brett reed michael slocombe headquarters boston ma cohealo.com cohealo crunchbase.com company cohealo angel.co cohealo crocodoc makes it easy to view and comment on pdfs word documents and powerpoint presentations . it employs html5 and css3 to remove the need for flash and third party plug ins improving the user experience and allowing for seamless api integrations . crocodoc was acquired by box in 2013 . founders ryan damico bennett rogers peter lai & matt long headquarters san francisco ca crocodoc.com crocodoc crunchbase.com company crocodoc dashbid makes selling video advertising easy with its real time auction based media selling platform . its powerful analytics suite allows publishers to keep track of metrics and measurement data . dashbid s technology powers the analysis and automated sale of video advertising inventory across dozens of programmatic sales channels ensuring the highest prices for the publisher . founders jon bloch tom herman headquarters new york ny dashbid.com dashbidmedia crunchbase.com company dashbid disruptor beam transports the fans of popular literary and television series into the worlds they love . by linking game content to episodes and books disruptor beam allows players to become living members of these worlds while stories continue to evolve around them . games are accessed through social networks such as facebook and next generation mobile devices . founders jon radoff disruptorbeam.com disruptorbeam crunchbase.com company disruptor beam docphin s free platform is the best way for medical professionals to keep up with medical news and research . docphin s personalized customizable platform allows users to follow their favorite journals easily search pubmed and gain access to over 1 000 landmark articles by specialty topic or drug class . docphin s system allows users to create alerts to track important topics or authors and see what information is trending among peers . docphin was acquired by healthtap in 2016 . founders mitesh patel sachin nanavati & derek juang docphin.com docphin crunchbase.com company docphin e la carte is a pioneer in the era of smart dining . with its presto tablet e la carte is revolutionizing the restaurant experience by introducing touch screen tabletop devices designed to let diners order pay play games and listen to music . founders rajat suri headquarters redwood city ca elacarte.com prestotablet crunchbase.com company e la carte equipmentshare is a peer to peer equipment rental company that offers contractors the ability to rent construction equipment heavy equipment and lifts from other contractors at a guaranteed low price . its new es track system a mixed fleet telematics platform gives contractors access to unprecedented oversight tools and analytics data to track monitor maintain and manage their fleets . founders willy schlacks jabbok schlacks headquarters columbia mo equipmentshare.com equipmentshare crunchbase.com company equipmentshare com estify is developing cloud based solutions to disrupt the collision repair industry bridging the gap between insurance companies and auto body shops . estify helps collision repair shops automate the data entry process saving them both time and money . founders jordan furniss derek carr taylor moss estify.com estify crunchbase.com company estify in 2010 fitocracy cofounder richard talens had an idea what if fitness could be turned into a game fitocracy harnesses the addictive nature of online gaming to make fitness more fun more addictive and more communal . fitocracy was acquired in 2016 . founders brian wang & richard talens fitocracy.com fitocracy crunchbase.com company fitocracy ginger.io enables users to take control of depression and anxiety via an app . it combines data acquired from mobile phones with high quality personalized clinicians to screen users with anxiety and depression . ginger.io s large data set allows the company to use machine learning to detect complex behavior patterns predicting when a user may need help and offering personalized care at the appropriate time . the company is a spin out of the mit media lab . founders anmol madan & karan singh headquarters san francisco ca ginger.io ginger io crunchbase.com company ginger io angel.co ginger io gyft is a digital gift card platform that enables users to manage their gift cards . users can upload send and redeem gift cards from their phones . gyft is seamlessly integrated with facebook to make sending gift cards convenient and fun . gyft was acquired by first data corporation in 2014 . founders vinny lingham cj macdonald & mark levitt headquarters san francisco ca gyft.com gyft crunchbase.com company gyft a spin out of the mit media lab humanyze harnesses the power of people analytics to help organizations become more efficient connected and positive work environments . its social sensing and analytics platform allows companies to quantify social interactions and leverage data to enhance teamwork increase engagement improve processes and plan for growth . founders ben waber daniel olguin taemie kim sandy pentland headquarters boston ma humanyze.com humanyze crunchbase.com