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Ben Porterfield is one half of the founding team at Looker, a smarter business intelligence tool. Connected through our Partner Bill Trenchard, we saw Porterfield’s surfer-engineer ethos and Lloyd Tabb’s seasoned technical leadership as a perfect blend. They’ve went on to serve up insights to hundreds of major customers and were acquired by Google for $2.6 billion in 2019.
Initial Partnership: Seed
Initial Partnership: Seed
Initial Partnership: Seed
The Square card reader used to look very different. Dozens of iterations later, it’s not just a card reader — it’s a whole new way to pay and do business. Whenever we go to the farmer’s market or local coffee shop, we marvel at the future that started with a simple piece of plastic.
Initial Partnership: Seed
Initial Partnership: Seed
Initial Partnership: Seed
Knowing exceptional people pays off — especially when you get to back a company with an exceptional mission. Driving down healthcare costs for the people who need it most, Clover has a dream founding team in Kris Gale and Vivek Garipalli. Since then, we've helped them make a few key hires to scale this rare kind of excellence.
Initial Partnership: Seed
Initial Partnership: Seed
Initial Partnership: Seed
