OSV

O'Shaughnessy Ventures Awards $100,000 Fellowship Grant to Linguist Aiming to Preserve Endangered Languages

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Friday, March 15, 2024
Southwestern United States, OSV, Language, Navajo language, AI

GREENWICH, Conn., March 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- O'Shaughnessy Ventures LLC ("OSV"), an investment firm that empowers creators, has awarded its first O'Shaughnessy Fellowship of 2024 to Jack Connor.  

Key Points: 
  • Connor will train a large language model to communicate fluently in Navajo, an endangered language spoken primarily in the Southwestern United States.
  • He will use existing and collected Navajo audio, video, and written content to train the model.
  • Connor will then build a repeatable process to use on the over 3,000 other endangered languages that exist today.
  • He also aims to create a documentary to showcase his mission's importance and demonstrate the human face of the Navajo language.

O'Shaughnessy Ventures Invests in 2045 Studio

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Friday, February 16, 2024
Mentorship, OSV

GREENWICH, Conn., Feb. 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- O'Shaughnessy Ventures LLC ("OSV"), a family office that invests in ambitious seed and pre-seed startups, announced today that it has invested in 2045 Studio, Inc. ("2045").  2045 enables employers to sponsor talented employees to join a network for accomplished leaders of color. Companies across sectors have struggled in recent years to retain talented, diverse leaders. 2045 gives these leaders the chance to join a community of like-minded professionals looking to build invaluable relationships for mentoring and career progression.

Key Points: 
  • GREENWICH, Conn., Feb. 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- O'Shaughnessy Ventures LLC ("OSV"), a family office that invests in ambitious seed and pre-seed startups, announced today that it has invested in 2045 Studio, Inc. ("2045").
  • 2045 enables employers to sponsor talented employees to join a network for accomplished leaders of color.
  • 2045 gives these leaders the chance to join a community of like-minded professionals looking to build invaluable relationships for mentoring and career progression.
  • We at O'Shaughnessy Ventures are proud to partner with Porter and the entire 2045 team in building a community for talented leaders of color."

Boost Payment Solutions Shares Business Momentum Highlighted by Over $12 Billion Processed and a 195% Year-Over-Year Increase in Transactions in 2023

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Monday, January 29, 2024
Gold, Financial services, Boost, Partnership, OSV, STP, Silver, INC, Esker, Intercept, Health, Great Places, Yoy, Growth, Online shopping

NEW YORK, Jan. 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Boost Payment Solutions, a global leader in B2B payments, today shared some of the company's key business highlights from 2023, including having processed a company-record single largest commercial card payment in 2023 in the amount of $50 million. By optimizing B2B payment processes, Boost is helping businesses streamline their operations, optimize working capital, reduce costs, and improve efficiency.

Key Points: 
  • By optimizing B2B payment processes, Boost is helping businesses streamline their operations, optimize working capital, reduce costs, and improve efficiency.
  • "Throughout 2023, Boost has experienced significant growth and success, solidifying our position as a leader in the industry," said Dean M. Leavitt, Founder and CEO of Boost Payment Solutions.
  • Our innovative and patented B2B payment solutions have gained widespread recognition with over 50 percent of the 2023 Fortune 100 companies having made or received payments through the Boost platform."
  • Boost Intercept, patented in the U.S. and Canada, is a straight-through processing (STP) payment technology that eliminates the need for human intervention in payment and reconciliation.

O'Shaughnessy Ventures Invests in Hegel AI, an Open Source AI Startup

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Friday, January 19, 2024
Stability, Generative, Investment, OSV, AI, Copper

GREENWICH, Conn., Jan. 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- O'Shaughnessy Ventures LLC ("OSV"), a family office that invests in ambitious seed and pre-seed startups, announced today that it has invested in Hegel AI, Inc. ("Hegel").  Founded in 2023 by Steve Krawczyk and Kevin Tse, Hegel is building a developer platform for generative AI applications. It aims to simplify the end-to-end development lifecycle for the next generation of AI applications.

Key Points: 
  • Hegel AI is Building an Open Source Toolbox for Developing Generative AI Applications.
  • GREENWICH, Conn., Jan. 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- O'Shaughnessy Ventures LLC ("OSV"), a family office that invests in ambitious seed and pre-seed startups, announced today that it has invested in Hegel AI, Inc. ("Hegel").
  • Founded in 2023 by Steve Krawczyk and Kevin Tse, Hegel is building a developer platform for generative AI applications.
  • "The future of AI is open source," said OSV's founder, Jim O'Shaughnessy; "Hegel provides developers with the tools they need to build industry-changing applications across all models and vector databases."

Pinwheel Collaborates with Jack Henry to Streamline Access to the Industry's Top Performing Direct Deposit Switching Solution

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Thursday, January 18, 2024
Community, American Express, Fintech, Partnership, DDS, API, OSV, Freedom, Ecosystem, Workflow, Business development, SSI, Workforce, Jack, Unemployment, Growth, Mobile phone

NEW YORK, Jan. 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Pinwheel, the fintech helping banks win primacy by making direct deposit switching easy, announced today that its top-performing direct deposit switching (DDS) solution is now accessible through the Jack Henry™ digital banking platform.

Key Points: 
  • Community and regional financial institutions can offer accountholders a seamless, near-instant digital direct deposit setup experience with Pinwheel.
  • NEW YORK, Jan. 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Pinwheel , the fintech helping banks win primacy by making direct deposit switching easy, announced today that its top-performing direct deposit switching (DDS) solution is now accessible through the Jack Henry™ digital banking platform.
  • Access to Jack Henry's API, design, and authenticated frameworks has enabled Pinwheel to integrate directly into the digital banking platform, providing a seamless banking experience.
  • "Accessibility is a core value to Pinwheel, and one we carefully considered when embarking on our collaboration with Jack Henry," said Brian Karimi-Pashaki, Partnerships Lead of Pinwheel.

O'Shaughnessy Ventures Invests in Affinity Learning Inc.

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Friday, January 5, 2024
OSV, Workforce, Culture, Bread, Organization

GREENWICH, Conn., Jan. 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- O'Shaughnessy Ventures LLC ("OSV"), a family office that invests in ambitious seed and pre-seed startups, announced today that it has invested in Affinity Learning Inc. ("Affinity").  Founded in 2023 by Faraz Rana and Peter Greczner, Affinity is a modern compliance training solution built for regulated industries. It aims to revolutionize the compliance training industry by enabling organizations like financial technology companies and banks to deliver customized and real-time embedded guidance into existing workflows.

Key Points: 
  • Affinity is a Compliance Training Platform Built for Regulated Industries.
  • GREENWICH, Conn., Jan. 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- O'Shaughnessy Ventures LLC ("OSV"), a family office that invests in ambitious seed and pre-seed startups, announced today that it has invested in Affinity Learning Inc .
  • ("Affinity").
  • Founded in 2023 by Faraz Rana and Peter Greczner, Affinity is a modern compliance training solution built for regulated industries.

Atomic Partners with OneSource Virtual to Elevate Direct Deposit Switching and Advance Financial Empowerment for Employees

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Tuesday, December 19, 2023
Personal Finance, Technology, Payments, Human Resources, Security, Fintech, Banking, Accounting, Professional Services, Software, Tax, As a service, Entrepreneurship, Partnership, Multimedia, Consumer, Freedom, CFPB, OSV, Cryptocurrency

This partnership will enable Atomic to directly connect with OneSource Virtual customers to provide their employees with unparalleled control and flexibility over their financial lives.

Key Points: 
  • This partnership will enable Atomic to directly connect with OneSource Virtual customers to provide their employees with unparalleled control and flexibility over their financial lives.
  • Notably, four of the top 10 financial institutions trust Atomic to deliver the most secure and highest-converting direct deposit switch solution.
  • Jordan Wright, Co-Founder and CEO of Atomic, stated, "At Atomic, we're redefining the future of payroll and financial connectivity.
  • Atomic leads the way in uniting the financial ecosystem, fostering collaboration between fintechs and banks to shape a more open and interconnected financial system.

Momentus Continues Testing of Sustainable Spacecraft Engine and New Type of Solar Array

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Tuesday, November 14, 2023
Science, Satellite, Other Science, Alternative Energy, Energy, Technology, Aerospace, Manufacturing, OSV, Rigidity, Vigoride, Movement, Orbit, Spacecraft, Patent, MET, Water, Inc., Transport, Communications satellite, Renewable energy, Seagate Technology, California Institute of Technology

Momentus Inc. (NASDAQ: MNTS) ("Momentus" or the "Company"), a U.S. commercial space company that offers satellite buses, transportation, and other in-space infrastructure services, continues to advance in-space testing of its Microwave Electrothermal Thruster (MET) and recently completed initial in-space testing of its Tape Spring Solar Array (TASSA).

Key Points: 
  • Momentus Inc. (NASDAQ: MNTS) ("Momentus" or the "Company"), a U.S. commercial space company that offers satellite buses, transportation, and other in-space infrastructure services, continues to advance in-space testing of its Microwave Electrothermal Thruster (MET) and recently completed initial in-space testing of its Tape Spring Solar Array (TASSA).
  • The MET is the Vigoride Orbital Service Vehicle’s (OSV) primary propulsion method that relies on solar power and uses water as a propellant.
  • Momentus successfully completed the initial on-orbit testing sequence of the MET earlier this year and then paused testing to prioritize providing hosted payload services to Caltech for its Space Solar Power Demonstration program.
  • “Momentus tailors the type of propulsion system we use to meet mission needs,” said Schwarz.

O'Shaughnessy Ventures Invests in No-Code Platform Obviously AI

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Friday, December 15, 2023
Machine learning, Into, OSV, AI

GREENWICH, Conn., Dec. 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- O'Shaughnessy Ventures LLC ("OSV"), a family office that invests in ambitious seed and pre-seed startups, announced today that it has invested in Obviously AI, Inc. ("Obviously AI"). Founded in 2020 by Nirman Dave and Tapojit Debnath, Obviously AI enables companies to use their raw data to generate actionable insights using AI models. Whereas previously using AI to gather conclusions from data would be a costly and time-consuming process, Obviously AI makes the process possible with just a few clicks.

Key Points: 
  • Obviously AI Makes Machine Learning More Accessible By Enabling Companies To Turn Their Raw Data Into Predictive AI Models.
  • GREENWICH, Conn., Dec. 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- O'Shaughnessy Ventures LLC ("OSV"), a family office that invests in ambitious seed and pre-seed startups, announced today that it has invested in Obviously AI, Inc. ("Obviously AI").
  • Founded in 2020 by Nirman Dave and Tapojit Debnath, Obviously AI enables companies to use their raw data to generate actionable insights using AI models.
  • Obviously AI bridges the gap between what and how, bringing AI to businesses of all sectors and sizes."

O'Shaughnessy Ventures Invests in Valley, an AI-Driven Automated Sales Development Representative

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Friday, December 8, 2023
Zaid, History, OSV

GREENWICH, Conn., Dec. 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- O'Shaughnessy Ventures LLC ("OSV"), a family office that invests in ambitious seed and pre-seed startups, announced today that it has invested in Valley.  

Key Points: 
  • GREENWICH, Conn., Dec. 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- O'Shaughnessy Ventures LLC ("OSV"), a family office that invests in ambitious seed and pre-seed startups, announced today that it has invested in Valley .
  • Founded in 2022 by Zayd Ali, Valley is an automated sales development representative that allows business leaders to leverage the power of AI in booking sales calls.
  • Using Valley, businesses can automate their outreach and sales call booking processes in just a few easy steps, enabling them to expand their reach and generate more leads at a considerably lower cost.
  • We believe Zayd is a superb, passionate young founder with the chance to make a real mark in the sector."