About 415
415 is a venture capital firm founded in 2013. It is primarily based out of San Francisco, United States. As of Jan 2016, 415 has invested in 4 companies. It primarily invests in Series A round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to Retail and Environment Tech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series A round of Metabrite 415 has team of 2 people including 1 partners.Key Metrics
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415's List of All Investments
415 has a portfolio of 4 companies. Their most notable investments include Manus Bio and SmarterX.Their portfolio spans across and United States. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, Retail, Environment Tech and 3 other sectors, across stages such as Series A stage. Here is the list of all investments by 415:1. Manus Bio
Developer of phytochemicals using microbial fermentation. It produces sustainable eco-friendly products using natural resources for our daily life needs. They recreate natural processes in the microorganism. It converts carbon and plant-derived substrates to produce natural ingredients, with applications as flavours, fragrance, food ingredients, cosmetics, vitamins, pharmaceuticals, and agricultural chemicals.
Key facts about Manus Bio
- Founded Year: 2011
- Location: Cambridge (United States)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $125M
- Employee Count: 172 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: Nelstone Ventures, Prefix Capital and 17 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, May 31, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick

2. SmarterX
Provider of software suite solutions for in-store retail businesses. It provides retail product compliance and intelligence solutions. It also provides a platform for product registration, data registration, and data analysis solutions.
Key facts about SmarterX
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: Boulder (United States)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $62.4M
- Employee Count: 37 as on Feb 28, 2026
- Investors: G2 Venture Partners, RTP Global and 8 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Aug 02, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. Metabrite
Metabrite (Prev. Cookbrite) is a consumer behavior insights company for the CPG industry. Founded by ex-DocuSign founder Court Lorenzini. Started off as Cookbrite - an app for meal planning, shopping lists and recipes. The company then expanded to tracking purchase, consumption and restock behavior of consumers across CPG. Pulls data from pictures of paper shopping receipts. Customers include manufacturers, end consumers as well as app developers.
Key facts about Metabrite
- Founded Year: 2011
- Location: Seattle (United States)
- Stage: Deadpooled
- Total Funding till date: $24.8M
- Employee Count: 11 - 50 as on Jul 01, 2024
- Investors: Tappan Hill Ventures, Acorn Ventures and 4 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Oct 02, 2017, $*****

4. Zagace
Zagace is a cloud-based business management software provider. It offers features such as mail management, storage management, events management, accounting management, web management, support system management, marketing management, stock management, sales management, manufacturing management, inventory management, and project management.
Key facts about Zagace
- Founded Year: 2013
- Location: San Jose (United States)
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $16.7M
- Employee Count: 201 - 500 as on Jul 01, 2024
- Investors: 415, Blackrock Capital and 2 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Sep 15, 2020, $*****
415's Investments by Stage
415 has made 1 investment in Series A stage with an average round size of $13.3M.415's Investments by Sector
415 has a portfolio focused on Enterprise Applications. Notably, it has invested in 4 Tech companies, 3 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 3 Software companies and 1 company focusing on Consumer (B2C).415's Investments by Geography
415 has made most investments in United States (1).415's recent investments
415 has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by 415:
Date | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jan 29, 2016 | United States | Series A | 3483 | - |
Team profile of 415
415 has a team of 2 members including 1 Partner and 1 Principal located in United States. 415's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Co-investors of 415
Over the past 10 years, one investor has co-invested in 415's portfolio companies. This includes only funds.
- Invested after 415: Acorn Ventures (1 company) is the only investor which has invested in 415's portfolio after their investments.
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