# Vayner/RSE Portfolio Map 2026: 22 Startups by Sector

> Vayner/RSE's portfolio mapped: 22 startups it has backed, in 5 sectors from Internet, Software and IT Services on.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/portfolio-maps/vayner-rse-portfolio-map (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

## Internet

7

- [*M* Medium](https://millionrounds.com/company/medium)
- [*L* LOLA](https://millionrounds.com/company/lola)
- [Curalate](https://millionrounds.com/company/curalate)
- [Drizly](https://millionrounds.com/company/drizly)
- [LawnStarter](https://millionrounds.com/company/lawnstarter)
- [*N* Niche](https://millionrounds.com/company/niche)
- [PureWow](https://millionrounds.com/company/purewow)

## Software

5

- [Namely](https://millionrounds.com/company/namely)
- [Birchbox](https://millionrounds.com/company/birchbox)
- [Meerkat](https://millionrounds.com/company/meerkat)
- [Cord Project](https://millionrounds.com/company/cord-project)
- [Littlstar](https://millionrounds.com/company/littlstar)

## IT Services

4

- [Greatist](https://millionrounds.com/company/greatist)
- [North Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/north-technologies)
- [Soldsie](https://millionrounds.com/company/soldsie)
- [Trippeo](https://millionrounds.com/company/trippeo)

## AI

3

- [Canva](https://millionrounds.com/company/canva)
- [Planted](https://millionrounds.com/company/planted)
- [Wildcard](https://millionrounds.com/company/wildcard)

## Media

3

- [Stem Disintermedia](https://millionrounds.com/company/stem-disintermedia)
- [Spoon University](https://millionrounds.com/company/spoon-university)
- [Epic Magazine](https://millionrounds.com/company/epic-magazine)

## Segment by segment

### Internet

7 startups · $252M raised

- [*M* **Medium**](https://millionrounds.com/company/medium) Medium is a social publishing network that connects ideas and perspectives on topics that matter. United States $113M
- [*L* **LOLA**](https://millionrounds.com/company/lola) United States $40M
- [**Curalate**](https://millionrounds.com/company/curalate) Curalate optimizes digital commerce for discovery. United States $40M
- [**Drizly**](https://millionrounds.com/company/drizly) United States $35M
- [**LawnStarter**](https://millionrounds.com/company/lawnstarter) LawnStarter is an American online marketplace that connects homeowners with local, vetted, and insured professionals for outdoor h United States $18M
- [*N* **Niche**](https://millionrounds.com/company/niche) United States $3.2M
- [**PureWow**](https://millionrounds.com/company/purewow) PureWow is a digital lifestyle brand owned by Gallery Media Group, a media company focused on making positivity louder. United States $2.5M

### Software

5 startups · $280M raised

- [**Namely**](https://millionrounds.com/company/namely) Namely is an all-in-one platform that manages all HR data in one place, with personalized service to help companies get better and faster. United States $188M
- [**Birchbox**](https://millionrounds.com/company/birchbox) Birchbox is beauty made easy. United States $72M
- [**Meerkat**](https://millionrounds.com/company/meerkat) Meerkat is a financial wellness company that provides solutions for savings, debt management, credit life cover, and funeral cover. United States $18M
- [**Cord Project**](https://millionrounds.com/company/cord-project) Cord is incredibly simple, incredibly fast voice messaging that lets you chat with one friend or shout to a whole group of friends. United States $1.8M
- [**Littlstar**](https://millionrounds.com/company/littlstar) Littlstar is a global network dedicated exclusively to virtual reality, 360 video & immersive experiences services. United States $750K

### IT Services

4 startups · $16M raised

- [**Greatist**](https://millionrounds.com/company/greatist) Greatist is a New York-based digital media startup founded in 2011, focused on health, fitness, and happiness for health-conscious United States $5.3M
- [**North Technologies**](https://millionrounds.com/company/north-technologies) A startup in the consumer internet space United States $5.0M
- [**Soldsie**](https://millionrounds.com/company/soldsie) Soldsie was a SaaS platform that enabled businesses to sell products directly through Instagram by linking images to e-commerce pa United States $5.0M
- [**Trippeo**](https://millionrounds.com/company/trippeo) Trippeo is a business travel and expense management software company that offers automated tools for booking, tracking, reporting, Canada $250K

### AI

3 startups · $280M raised

- [**Canva**](https://millionrounds.com/company/canva) Canva Pty Ltd is an Australian multinational software company based in Sydney, known for its user-friendly graphic design platform. Australia $248M
- [**Planted**](https://millionrounds.com/company/planted) Planted is a mobile and online recruitment platform that matches recent graduates with non-technical roles at high-growth companies. United States $32M
- [**Wildcard**](https://millionrounds.com/company/wildcard) Wildcard is an app-centric platform that provides software development, testing, and deployment services. United States $500K

### Media

3 startups · $256M raised

- [**Stem Disintermedia**](https://millionrounds.com/company/stem-disintermedia) Stem Disintermedia helps creators, artists, and musicians collect digital revenue and enables them to track and share their earnings. United States $250M
- [**Spoon University**](https://millionrounds.com/company/spoon-university) Spoon University is a digital food media brand and online community focused on Gen Z and millennials. United States $5.0M
- [**Epic Magazine**](https://millionrounds.com/company/epic-magazine) Epic Magazine brings you extraordinary true stories. United States $1.0M

**How this map is made.** Every startup here has raised money in a round we track that names Vayner/RSE as an investor, the first in 2013. Each sits under its main sector, read from its rounds, and each sector shows its best-funded first; sectors with fewer than three companies are left off. Rebuilt nightly; updated 15 November 2026.

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