Archimedes Labs
VC Fund
Palo Alto, United States
Archimedes Labs is a VC fund in Palo Alto focused on Mobile and Apps. archimedes labs works with startup founders to help establish the foundations for significant business success and associated fund raises.archimedes is the personal vehicle of Keith Teare - US partner of Accelerated Digital Ventures. It has existed since 2005.Archimedes I was between 2005 and 2010. It was a joint initiative of Keith Teare andMichael Arrington. TechCrunch and edgeio were incubated there.Archimedes II was between 2011 and 2015 it invested in a portfolio that included Quixey (share sold to Alibaba in 2013); M.Dot (sold to GoDaddy); Kwicr (sold to Instart)Archimedes III has existed since 2016. It is now the primary personal vehicle of Keith Teare and has significant equity stakes in Miles; InFarm, Butterfly.ai and other companies in its elevation program.Archimedes is always focused on the the next platform for software led companies. Today that includes blockchain, AI and spacial computing.
- Total investments:
- 10
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 80%
Last updated:
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Industries Archimedes Labs invests in
Stages Archimedes Labs invests in
Countries Archimedes Labs invests in
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Mobile 5 (50%)
- Apps 3 (30%)
- Software 3 (30%)
- Computer 2 (20%)
- Internet 2 (20%)
Stage
- Pre-Seed 5 (50%)
- Seed 4 (40%)
- Angel 1 (10%)
Country
- United States 7 (70%)
- Germany 1 (10%)
Team
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Kambiz Hooshmand
Founder, Manager
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Founder, Manager | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
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Keith Teare
Founder
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Founder | Total investments: 14 | Find email |
Investments
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Infarm builds and distributes efficient vertical farms throughout cities. Infarm combines efficient vertical farms with IoT technologies and Machine Learning, to offer an alternative food system that is resilient, transparent, and affordable. The company distributes its smart modular farms throughout the urban environment to grow fresh produce forthe city’s inhabitants. It was founded in 2013 and headquartered in Berlin, Germany. | $439K / Pre-Seed / Apr 07, 2017 | |
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GoodTime Labs was founded to make commerce smarter, and proactive. The company raised $2m in funding from a set of well-known Silicon Valley and International investors. The Palo Alto based startup launched two products: Downtown - a food ordering app that understand your context and taste. Hiro Baby - a shopping assistant that helps newparents to navigate through the 195 purchases decision they have to make for their baby. The company got listed by Forbes as one of the most innovative retail technologies in 2014 and later featured on ABC. | $500K / Seed / Aug 28, 2014 | |
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ContextPlane
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In stealth. | $1M / Seed / Jun 01, 2014 | |
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Chat Center is the best way to help customers or friends connect with you for Chat. Once you install the app you can claim a Chat Name. This name can be expressed as a URL. For example, the Chat Name for Chat Center Customer Care is http://chatcenter.me/cc. Anybody who clicks on the name is instantly in a chat with you. Becausethe name is a URL it can be shared anywhere.-- Businesses can put it on a web site to enable "Click to Chat" for customers.-- It can be placed in an email signature.-- Social Network members can place it in their profile to enable "Click to Chat" from the social network to the name owner. This works great on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook or Ello for example.-- Including it in blog posts or other web pages, -- Share it in Tweets or Instagram messages, -- Or just share it with customers, friends and family privately. Our vision is that every business and individual on earth can have a Chat Name that links to their iPhone, allowing each of us to be connected to each other through a simple name.This approach means that those trying to chat with you do not need to have the Chat Center App. All they need is the name or a link.Most Names are Free. However we do have Premium Names for $1.99 a month or $19.99 annually. These are short names and familiar names, including Brands and Trademarks, Places, Common Names.But we have gone one step further.We have made every mobile number on earth a Chat Address for outbound messaging. Chat Center imports your contacts from your address book into the app. From the very start, and with no effort, you can start a chat with any of your contacts for whom you already have a mobile number. They will reply to you right in chat center. This is Free outbound messaging. No SMS bills.By installing Chat Center on your iPhone or iPad you will get alerts and notifications for all inbound chats.Of course you can choose to answer or block any chat request. | $385K / Seed / Apr 01, 2014 | |
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GoodTime Labs was founded to make commerce smarter, and proactive. The company raised $2m in funding from a set of well-known Silicon Valley and International investors. The Palo Alto based startup launched two products: Downtown - a food ordering app that understand your context and taste. Hiro Baby - a shopping assistant that helps newparents to navigate through the 195 purchases decision they have to make for their baby. The company got listed by Forbes as one of the most innovative retail technologies in 2014 and later featured on ABC. | $40K / Pre-Seed / Dec 01, 2013 | |
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xTV is the Next Generation Media Co. which delivers the platform to combine video assets with your audience to create a compelling way to experience your brand. Founded in 2011 by Australian entrepreneur, Joe Ward, the company’s vision is to deliver any organization with the capability to lower the cost of content deployment and increase theconsumption of their media by delivering a true, real-time, big and small screen TV experience, all without the need to install new devices or applications. | Angel / Oct 16, 2013 | |
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Retrace is the best way to remember and organize everything about the meetings you’ve had, ultimately helping you become a more productive person. It's a mobile app that puts your notes, photos, follow-up tasks, and contact information in the context of a meeting. Now, you go to one place to remember everything. | $100K / Seed / Apr 01, 2013 | |
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Retrace is the best way to remember and organize everything about the meetings you’ve had, ultimately helping you become a more productive person. It's a mobile app that puts your notes, photos, follow-up tasks, and contact information in the context of a meeting. Now, you go to one place to remember everything. | $100K / Pre-Seed / Apr 01, 2013 | |
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Sunshine is a digital lifestyle service that learns and predicts your feelings based on your environment, location, and time of day and provides personalized advice for your wellbeing. | $240K / Pre-Seed / Jan 10, 2013 | |
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M.dot enables all businesses and individuals to be accessible & discoverable on mobile devices.With M.dot, small businesses can create and promote their mobile presence in minutes using a smartphone app. No technical skills required.160 million websites are still not mobile ready – websites will eventually be replaced and mobile presencewill become primary.M.dot makes the transition from www. to m. simple yet rich in features. | $100K / Pre-Seed / Jul 06, 2012 |
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FAQ
What does Archimedes Labs invest in?
Archimedes Labs invests primarily in Mobile, Apps and Software startups, most often at Pre-Seed and Seed stage. Most of the 10 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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