# 9Mile Labs

> 9Mile Labs is a VC fund backing Mobile and Collaborative Consumption. See 6 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Seattle, United States
- Total investments: 6
- Last investment: Jan 2019
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/9mile-labs
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/9MileLabs
- Website: http://www.9milelabs.com
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/9MileLabs

9Mile Labs is an Enterprise / B2B high-tech startup accelerator based in Seattle, WA. 9Mile Labs offers workspace, funding, valuable perks, and a group of mentors and advisors to help entrepreneurs transform startup ideas into success. 9Mile Labs has recruited a brilliant set of mentors who are driven to help propel the startups in the programto the next level.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Mobile | 3 | 50% |
| Collaborative Consumption | 2 | 33% |
| Fuel | 1 | 17% |
| FinTech | 1 | 17% |
| Big Data | 1 | 17% |

14 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 5 | 83% |
| Convertible Note | 1 | 17% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Kevin Croy | Co-Founder, Partner | 0 | — |
| Sandy Sharma | Co-Founder & Managing Partner | 0 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Hopthru | Hopthru provides transit agencies with ridership analytics for data-driven decision-making agencies that rely on enhancing the quality and analysis of ridership data. |  | Convertible Note | Jan 31, 2019 |  |
| VIAR | ABOUT VIAR We help people experience things that they never thought possible by providing easy-to-use authoring & distribution tools for Virtual & Augmented Reality.OUR MISSION We are an innovative startup on a mission to help anyone go to places that they never imagined they will ever go. We will achieve this by developing solutions forvirtual reality and augmented reality that will empower businesses around the world.OUR TEAM We’re a team of more than a dozen virtuosos with deep knowledge about the VR & AR industry and decades of experience in technical development and computer graphics. In the past, we worked for Disney, Microsoft, Samsung, Bosch, and others. We surround ourselves with people that worked on visionary projects like Microsoft’s Hololens and held top executive potions.PRODUCTS Viar360: www.viar360.com REWO: www.rewo.io |  | Seed | Jan 22, 2018 |  |
| Exit 7C | Exit 7C is an internet company that specializes in the fields of mobile payment, fleet management, fuel management, and maintenance management. The company leverages technology to efficiently provide fuel, maintenance, and compliance services to transportation fleets. Exit 7C was founded in 2016 and headquartered in Wisconsin, United States. | $1M | Seed | Aug 01, 2016 |  |
| Unoceros | Unoceros is a company that provides cellphone users with the ability to turn their cellphones into a computing network.Unoceros is creating a massive, distributed computing network out of mobile devices. The Unoceros app utilizes the processing power of users’ devices when these devices would otherwise be idle, and pays each user for this access.That computing power can then be used by scientists and researchers as a faster, cheaper, and highly scalable alternative to traditional high performance computing solutions. Unoceros is optimizing existing technology for the betterment of humanity by facilitating cutting edge research. |  | Seed | Jan 01, 2015 |  |
| GiftStarter | Headquartered in Seattle, Washington, GiftStarter is an online platform that enables users to divide their ideal gifts into virtual ‘tiles’, thereby allowing their friends and family to contribute towards its purchase by buying as much or as little tiles as they want. Users have to go on the GiftStarter catalog to select what they want, start acampaign with a story, and share this on social media such as Facebook and Twitter. Once the item is fully funded, the company sends it to the user along with a handmade card featuring a message from each gifter. GiftStarter was launched in 2014. | $35K | Seed | Jul 31, 2014 |  |
| Mowdo | Mowdo matches local mowers and lawn care professionals with neighbors who request lawn care through our app or website. 1/3 homeowners uses a contractor to mow their lawn, nearly $74B was spent on lawn care last year in the US alone. | $55K | Seed | Apr 01, 2014 |  |

6 of 6 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Right Side Capital Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/right-side-capital-management) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Arch Grants](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/arch-grants) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [BrightStar Wisconsin Foundation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brightstar-wisconsin-found) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Forum Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/forumventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [gener8tor](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gener8tor) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Invest Nebraska](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/invest-nebraska) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does 9Mile Labs invest in?

9Mile Labs invests primarily in Mobile, Collaborative Consumption and Fuel startups, most often at Seed and Convertible Note stage. Most of the 6 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact 9Mile Labs?

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### Who are the partners at 9Mile Labs?

The team at 9Mile Labs includes Kevin Croy (Co-Founder, Partner) and Sandy Sharma (Co-Founder & Managing Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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