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Venture Capital

Fueling Innovation. Backing Visionaries

Investing in the Ideas Shaping Tomorrow

Our Venture Capital arm is dedicated to identifying and supporting pioneering startups and emerging businesses positioned to disrupt their industries. SMG Group invests more than capital — we bring strategic insights, operational guidance, and growth mentorship.

We focus on scalable, innovative ventures in high-growth sectors, partnering with visionary founders to accelerate their journey from concept to market leadership. Our collaborative approach emphasizes long-term partnerships built on mutual trust and aligned values.

Airo Digital labs

Airo Labs is a Forbes, WEF, and Inc. 5000 recognized AI-driven transformation partner, helping its enterprise clients embrace the future with emerging technologies. We specialize in AI, data analytics, intelligent automation, and cloud solutions, seamlessly integrating them into business ecosystems to drive efficiency, scalability, and innovation. Our expertise lies in transforming next-gen technology into real-world impact, ensuring businesses not only adapt but thrive in the digital era. With a proven track record of delivering measurable results and strategic ROI, Airo empowers enterprises to accelerate their journey toward AI-powered excellence.

Blue Meteor

At Bluemeteor, we are at the forefront of revolutionizing how organizations acquire, produce, and deliver compelling product content. Our innovative software solutions empower businesses to optimize their product content lifecycles, unlocking value far beyond what traditional PIM and data management solutions can offer.

Our commitment to excellence and innovation extends beyond our products to the experiences we create for our customers, partners, and employees. We call this the ‘Bluemeteor Impact,’ and we take pride in the positive experiences and success stories it generates.

Leading manufacturers, distributors, retailers, and associations, including Office Depot, Zep, Industry Data Exchange Association (IDEA), and Sandvik, trust our solutions to meet their needs.

Flora

The Flora Pod is a smart plant monitor that uses AI and sensors to help users care for their plants. It provides real-time data on moisture, light, temperature, and humidity, offering personalized care instructions through the Flora app. The device aims to help even those who struggle with plant care by providing insights and guidance.

Lonely Girl

lonelygirl is a creative storytelling platform and media studio dedicated to amplifying the voices of South Asian women and other underrepresented communities. Founded by Aneri Shah Studios, the platform produces original digital content — from short films and video series to written narratives — that challenge stereotypes and explore the complexities of identity, culture, and belonging.

Based in Santa Monica, lonelygirl strives to build a more inclusive media landscape by creating stories that are bold, vulnerable, and authentic. Through its growing community and purpose-driven projects, the platform invites audiences to engage with stories that reflect diverse, nuanced experiences often missing from mainstream media.

Endear

Endear was founded in 2019 by Leigh Sevin and Jinesh Shah, who recognized a gap in the market for retail-specific software that could unite the online and offline customer experiences.

The founders first met in 2015 participating as fellows in the Venture for America program. With backgrounds in retail, design, and technology, Sevin and Shah developed the Endear platform to address the challenges retailers faced in creating personalized customer experiences across channels.

Together, they have expanded the company to a Series A, growing an international team with global reach.

Dipalo Ventures

Dipalo Ventures invests in early-stage breakthrough deep tech across energy, climate, health, and consumer devices.
At Dipalo Ventures, we provide product expertise and deep engineering knowledge to help our founders bring breakthrough scientific and engineering innovations to market.

We are at a historic inflection point. Product innovation, global manufacturing, and supply chains must be reimagined to solve critical challenges for people and the planet. Software alone cannot solve these challenges.

As founders set out to bring these innovations from the research lab and prototypes to market commercialization, it’s important to have investors who understand their technology and can provide more than financial investment. At Dipalo Ventures, our Partners are founders and operators who know how to bridge this divide. Join us.

Core Focus Areas

Seed to growth-stage funding

Market expansion strategy and operational scaling

Business model refinement and revenue generation

Access to networks, strategic alliances, and operational resources