Origin Ventures
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Origin Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm founded in 1999 that invests in high-growth technology companies creating software and marketplaces for the “Digital Native Economy.” Origin Ventures was an early investor in Grubhub, Cameo, BacklotCars, Tock, Tovala, 15Five, and other market leaders. The investment team are all former operators and engineers with an average of 15 years of venture investing experience, with experience at Google, Twitter, SAP, and Metromile, among others. With Partners in all 4 US continental time zones, Origin is always close to any great company, wherever they are located.
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Voze secures $12M in Series A funding to supercharge field sales teams in industrial, manufacturing, and construction
Voze, the leading sales solution dedicated to empowering sales professionals in graycollar industries, announced it has raised $12 million in a Series A funding round. The round was co-led by Origin Ventures and Mercury, with participation from previous investors, including AlbumVC and Pipeline Capital Partners. This funding brings Voze’s total capital raised to date to $15 million.
The new capital will be used to strategically expand Voze’s product and engineering teams, enabling the company to enhance and accelerate its solution and further increase user engagement. Driven by its simplicity, Voze has achieved an impressive 75%+ average user adoption rate. Sales reps easily introduce Voze into their daily routines with virtually zero friction or integration hassles.
Torus Secures $67 Million in Venture Financing to Advance Energy Storage and Energy Management Platform
Torus, Inc. announced a significant milestone in its journey: the successful completion of an equity fundraising round and the expansion of its Board of Directors. This financing round, totaling $67 million in new equity, conversion of outstanding notes, and a loan facility, was led by Origin Ventures, a venture capital firm known for supporting disruptive software and hardware companies powering the Digital Native economy. The financing also saw contributions from notable institutional investors including Epic Ventures, Cumming Capital, the Larry H. Miller Company, Zions Bank, Pelion and ICONIQ.
Torus plans to use these funds to deepen its energy solutions portfolio in the commercial and large-scale utility sectors and add critical talent to the Torus team.
🎛️ ControlRooms.ai Raises $10 Million in Series A Funding Led by Origin Ventures
ControlRooms.ai, the leading provider of AI-assisted troubleshooting for heavy industry, today announced that it has closed an oversubscribed $10 million Series A financing round. The round was led by Origin Ventures, with participation from Amity Ventures, Tokio Marine Future Fund, S3 Ventures, GTM Fund, Alpha Square Group, and FJ Labs among others.
The funding will be used to accelerate ControlRooms.ai’s product development and go-to-market in the chemical, energy, and materials segments of heavy industry. ControlRooms.ai is live at industry leaders such as OCI Global and Ardagh Group. With the ControlRooms AI-assisted troubleshooting application, teams enhance productivity, minimize downtime, and optimize resource allocation. ControlRooms.ai does not rely on pre-programmed, static rules to identify operational problems. Instead, its AI dynamically learns plant behavior on its own and surfaces issues before humans or alarms can detect them.