Latest from SmartGateVC (April, 2023)

April 26, 2023

Here is a synopsis of some of the latest news from SmartGateVC and our portfolio companies.

OUR PORTFOLIO COMPANY BRITIVE ANNOUNCES $20.5M SERIES B

The round was led by Pelion Venture Partners with participation from Liberty Global Ventures and insiders Crosslink Capital and One Way Ventures . The investment comes at a time of strong momentum marked by?over 300% YoY revenue growth?fueled by major customer wins across financial, retail, high-tech and other industry verticals. Congrats? Artyom Poghosyan and team!

Britive ?is a cloud-native platform for automating multi-cloud privilege identity management across data, infrastructure, and applications. Check out Britive's?announcement?and coverage by?TechCrunch?and?LA Business Journal.

OUR PORTFOLIO COMPANIES CLOUDCHIPR AND MANOT?PRESENT AT Y COMBINATOR AND BERKELEY SKYDECK DEMO DAYS

Cloudchipr ?and? Feedback Intelligence , 2 of our most recent investments, graduated from 2 leading startup programs?Y Combinator?and?Berkeley SkyDeck?following our investments in 2022. CloudChipr is a platform for cloud costs observability, resource management and workflow automation. Manot is a platform that monitors computer vision model performance, detects biases, and provides actionable insights to mitigate them. Check out CloudChipr's?YC profile?and Manot’s?SkyDeck pitch?and let us know if you are interested in joining their seed rounds.

RECENT ARTICLES FROM SMARTGATEVC TEAM

How to hire software engineers in Armenia?by? Armine Galstyan

To launch a company you need a high-performing team and a capital-efficient setup. Armine Galstyan, our Head of US operations, discusses the unique advantages that Armenia offers for tech companies and provides insights on how to hire engineers in Armenia.

How to incorporate a startup in the US from anywhere?by? Armine Galstyan

The most frequently asked questions about company incorporation in the US for first-time entrepreneurs are compiled in this article. It outlines the various legal structures, offers tips for navigating the incorporation process and post-incorporation paperwork, and shares the best tools and resources to help ease the process.

Startup advisory shares: who, how much, how, and when?by? Ashot Arzumanyan

This is a comprehensive guide on advisory shares and equity compensation for advisors. It answers key questions about advisory shares, including how much equity to give, the best form of agreement, and how to?set up the most efficient framework with?your advisors.

ELABNEXT (DIVISION OF EPPENDORF GROUP) ESTABLISHES A NEW OFFICE IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AT HERO HOUSE GLENDALE

On March 17 eLabNext was welcomed to SoCal by SmartGateVC partner Ashot Arzumanyan and California State Senate Member? Anthony Portantino ?at Hero House Glendale. We had a panel discussion moderated by Zareh Zurabyan on digital transformation in the?life sciences?industry and 12 booths where companies such as?Eppendorf?and?Nikon?presented their products.

If you have a digital solution that enhances life science R&D, reach out to us to explore synergies with SmartGateVC and eLabNext.

Check out also the event?coverage?by San Fernando Valley Business Journal.

You can follow us on?LinkedIn?and?Twitter?for the latest. You can also join our journey as a?company mentor, angel investor, or fund LP. Let’s connect and explore synergies.

Stronger together,

SmartGateVC team