137 Ventures
Venture capitalSan Francisco · Seed–Late Stage · 27 people tracked
Also known as 137 VENTURES MANAGEMENT LLC
Investment thesis
Invests in late-stage private-company founders and early employees, uniquely built around customized, highly bespoke liquidity solutions—offering partial early liquidity and holding positions through IPO and beyond.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 11, 2026.
Team · 27 people
from the firm's website & public directories
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What they invest in
from 52 of 66 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×28Enterprise Software ×22SaaS ×18Data & Infrastructure ×9Fintech ×8Deep Tech ×7Developer Tools ×6Cloud Computing ×5
HQs:United States×37Ireland×1
Investments · 66 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12022 · 12021 · 12020 · 12019 · 12016 · 12015 · 28 dated
Airbnb is an online marketplace that enables people to book and list accommodations for short-term rentals, experiences, and services around the world.
ConsumerMarketplacesTravel & HospitalitySan Francisco, US
Brian Chesky(Founder/CEO)inNathan Blecharczyk(Founder/CTO)inJoe Gebbia(Founder/CPO)inBelinda Johnson(Executive Officer)Laurence Tosi(Executive Officer)Nate Blecharczyk(Cofounder)
Figma is a collaborative design platform that enables teams to create apps, websites, and products through shared design tools integrated with development workflows and AI-powered design assistance.
Developer ToolsSaaSSan Francisco, US
Daniel Rimer(Director)
BoardJohn Lilly(Director)Evan Wallace(Executive Officer, Director)Dylan Field(Executive Officer, Director)
Nutanix provides a cloud infrastructure platform that enables organizations to run applications, data, and AI across hybrid environments including public clouds, private clouds, datacenters, on-premises, and edge locations.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSan Jose, US
Rajiv Mirani(Executive Officer)Howard Ting(Executive Officer)Michael P. Scarpelli(Director)Jeffrey T. Parks(Director)Dheeraj Pandey(Executive Officer, Director)Duston M. Williams(Executive Officer)
Uber operates a multi-sided platform providing ride-sharing, food delivery, freight logistics, and business fleet management services across various global markets.
Logistics & Supply ChainMarketplacesMobility & TransportationSan Francisco, US
Travis Kalanick(Co-founder & CEO)Garrett Camp(Co-founder)
Travel & HospitalityLos Angeles, US
SHERVIN PISHEVAR(Executive Officer, Director)JIM MESSINA(Director)BROGAN BAMBROGAN(Executive Officer)PETER DIAMANDIS(Director)DAVID SACKS(Director)JOE LONSDALE(Director)
Board seatJustin Fishner-Wolfson· per SEC Form D · $93.3M raise · filed May 2016
2U provides online education and learning platforms for individuals and institutions to improve career prospects and access educational opportunities.
EdTechLanham, US
Coretha Rushing(Director)Robert Stavis(Director)Sallie L. Krawcheck(Director)Earl Lewis(Director)Edward S. Macias(Director)Valerie B. Jarrett(Director)
AgentSync provides insurance infrastructure software that manages onboarding, licensing, and appointment processes for carriers, agencies, MGAs, and producers.
Enterprise SoftwareInsurTechSaaSDenver, US
Niji Sabharwal(Founder & Chief Executive Officer)inJennifer Knight(Founder & Chief Technology Officer)in
Applied Intuition develops physical AI software for autonomous and intelligent machines, including vehicles, robots, ships, and satellites across industries like automotive, defense, logistics, and manufacturing.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareRoboticsSunnyvale, US
Qasar Younis(Co-founder and CEO)Peter Ludwig(Co-founder and CTO)
Armada develops edge computing and AI solutions for industrial applications.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeep Tech
Base Power provides residential battery systems and retail electric provider services to customers in Texas.
CleantechEnergyHardwareTexas, US
Zach Dell(Founder & CEO)Justin Lopas(Founder)in
Brex provides financial services and software for companies, including corporate cards and expense management tools.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Henrique Dubugras(Founder/CEO)inPedro Franceschi(Founder)in
BuildOps provides operational management software for commercial contractors, integrating project management, accounting, and AI-driven intelligence to streamline field-to-ledger workflows across North America.
AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Alok Chanani(CEO)
Chipper Cash provides a mobile platform that enables Africans to send money internationally to bank and mobile money accounts across 21+ African countries, plus payment cards and fractional stock investing.
Fintech
Ham Serunjogi(Founder & CEO)in
Cognition develops Devin, an autonomous AI software engineer agent that plans, writes, tests, and deploys production code within existing development environments to augment human engineering teams.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software
Scott Wu(Founder)Walden Yan(Founder)Steven Hao(Founder)in
Course Hero provides AI-powered study assistance and educational resources for students, offering document analysis, tutoring services, and access to course materials from schools.
AI & Machine LearningEdTech
Databricks provides a unified platform for data engineering, analytics, and artificial intelligence, enabling organizations to build and deploy data and AI applications on cloud infrastructure.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Ali Ghodsi(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Ion Stoica(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Matei Zaharia(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)David Conte(Executive Officer)Tram Phi(Executive Officer)
BoardPeter Sonsini(Director)
EasyPost provides a RESTful API platform that simplifies shipping and logistics operations for businesses.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSSan Francisco, US
Jarrett Streebin(Founder/Title)in
Eventbrite operates an online platform for discovering, creating, and selling tickets to events such as music, nightlife, performing and visual arts, food and drink, and business gatherings across major U.S. cities.
ConsumerMarketplacesMedia & Entertainment
EvenUp provides an AI-powered claims intelligence platform for personal injury law firms to draft, review, and strengthen cases.
AI & Machine LearningLegalTech
Rami Karabibar(Chief Executive Officer)inRaymond Mieszaniec(Chief Operating Officer)inSaam Mashhad(Chief of Product & Legal Operations)in
Exa is an AI-powered search API that retrieves high-quality information from the web in real-time, designed for AI agents, developers, and applications that require precise natural-language search capabilities.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
William Bryk(co-founder/CEO)inJeffrey Wang(Founder)inWalden Yan(Co-Founder)
Flexe provides platform-based warehousing network management, handling implementation, onboarding, and operations across multiple locations for customers seeking to scale their logistics infrastructure.
B2B MarketplacesLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSSeattle, US
Karl Siebrecht(Co-founder & CEO)Curt Anderson(CFO & COO)Edmond Yue(Director)Mike Galgon(Director)Francis Duong(Director)
Flexport provides an AI-driven platform for global supply chain management, offering logistics visibility, customs brokerage, and freight optimization for companies shipping goods internationally.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSSan Francisco, US
Ryan Petersen(Founder/CEO)inMichael Ronen(Director)Sanne Manders(Executive Officer)Christopher Ferro(Executive Officer)Sudhanshu Priyadarshi(Executive Officer)Ryan Peterson(Executive Officer, Director)
Gusto provides payroll processing, employee benefits administration, and HR management tools to businesses, offering integrated software alongside support services for these functions.
Enterprise SoftwareHR TechSan Francisco, US
Josh Reeves(Founder/CEO)inEdward Kim(Founder/Empowering Gusto's Engineering Team)inTomer London(Founder/; Empowering Gusto's Product and Design Teams)in
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningDefense TechTorrance, US
Christopher Power(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
BoardDelian Asparouhov(Director)Brandon Reeves(Director)Katherine Boyle(Director)Dayna Grayson(Director)
Hex builds tools for data analysis and visualization, serving data teams, analysts, and organizations that need to work with data.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Barry McCardel(Founder)
Imprint builds credit card and underwriting technology for financial institutions and brands to launch customized rewards credit cards.
FintechNew York, US
Daragh Murphy(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardGaurav Ahuja(Director)
Impulse Space develops in-space mobility infrastructure and spacecraft, enabling transportation and logistics between Earth orbit, the Moon, and Mars.
Deep TechDefense TechSpace TechRedondo Beach, US
Tom Mueller(Founder & CEO)Eric Romo(Executive Officer, Director)Margaret Abernathy(Executive Officer)Alexandria Anne McHugh(Director)
BoardMichael Linse(Director)John William Raymond(Director)
PartnerJustin Fishner-Wolfson· quoted
Fin (formerly Intercom) is an AI-powered customer agent platform that handles customer service, sales, and ecommerce interactions for over 30,000 companies.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSDublin, IE
Eoghan McCabe(Co-founder & CEO)Des Traynor(Co-founder & Chief Strategy Officer)Ciaran Lee(Chief Engineer & Co-founder)David Barrett(Co-founder)
Lattice is a people management platform that helps HR leaders and organizations align goals, improve performance, and engage teams through features like 1:1s and performance tracking.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkHR TechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Jack Altman(Founder/CEO)inEric Koslow(Founder/CTO)inJoe Noto(Executive Officer)Robert Wurwarg(Director)Richard Stewart(Director)John Boyd(Director)
Novo offers merchant cash advances to small business owners to manage cash flow gaps.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSNew York City, US
Stephen Sywak(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Jordan Harvey(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Justin Meltzer(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
Physical Intelligence develops general-purpose AI models that enable robots to perform a wide range of manipulation and mobility tasks through foundation models trained on multi-robot, multi-task data.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechRobotics
Planet operates a web-geo platform that provides daily satellite imagery and foundational analytics of Earth's landmass for businesses, governments, and research institutions.
AgTechData & InfrastructureDeep TechSpace TechSan Francisco, US
Will Marshall(Co-founder and CEO)Robbie Schingler(Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer)Christopher R. Boshuizen(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardZachary Bogue(Director)Steve Jurvetson(Director)
Remedy Meds offers personalized medical weight loss treatment using compounded GLP-1 medications (semaglutide and tirzepatide) paired with clinician-led care and support delivered directly to patients.
Digital HealthHealthtech
Replit is a platform for software development that aims to make app creation accessible to non-programmers through intuitive tools and AI agents.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCreator EconomyDeveloper ToolsEdTechEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Haya Abdalla(Founder)inAmjad Masad(Founder)inHaya Odeh(Co-Founder, Design)Luis Héctor Chávez(CTO)
A cyber risk management platform that combines security expertise, software, and insurance products to help organizations make better decisions about cyber risk.
CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareInsurTech
Vishaal Hariprasad(Co-Founder & CEO)
Second Front delivers software solutions to government and allied democracies to accelerate access to emerging technologies.
Defense TechDeveloper ToolsGovTechSaaSArlington, US
Tyler SweattinAlberto Yepez(Director)Peter Pace(Director)Stanley McChrystal(Director)Peter Dixon(Chief Executive Officer)Mark Butler(President)
Seso provides a workforce management platform purpose-built for agribusiness, helping farms navigate the H-2A guest worker visa program, hire and onboard seasonal and domestic workers, run ag-specific payroll, and maintain compliance records.
AgTechHR TechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Michael Guirguis(Co-founder & CEO)Jordan Taylor(Co-founder)
Snapdocs automates the digital mortgage closing process by connecting lending, settlement, and secondary market teams.
AI & Machine LearningFintechLegalTechPropTechSaaSPortland, US
Aaron King(Founder/CEO)inMatt Schindel(Executive Officer)Anu Hariharan(Director)Ian Small(Director)Sanam Pangali(Executive Officer)
BoardDavid Jegen(Director)
Revolutionizing space technology to make life multi-planetary
Stord provides a unified platform for intelligent supply chain orchestration, helping brands manage, scale, and optimize their logistics operations from a single connected system.
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSAtlanta, US
Sean Henry(Founder & CEO)
Teleport is an infrastructure identity platform that modernizes identity, access, and policy for computing environments.
CybersecurityData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Ev Kontsevoy(Founder/CEO)inAlexander Klizhentas(Founder/CTO)Taylor Wakefield(Founder/COO)in
Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.
Exits · 8
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioAirbnbNASDAQ: ABNBCoupangNYSE: CPNGFigmaNYSE: FIGNutanixNASDAQ: NTNXPalantir’s forward-deployed engineersNASDAQ: PLTRSuper-appNASDAQ: GRABUBER Everyone's Private DriverNYSE: UBERBrexacq. by Capital One
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesReplit · techcrunch.com · Jul 30, 2026
Mirage · fundraiseinsider.com · Jul 19, 2026
Planet Labs · finance.yahoo.com · Jul 18, 2026
Nutanix · simplywall.st · Jul 17, 2026
Figma · news.crunchbase.com · Jul 17, 2026
Airbnb · barchart.com · Jul 17, 2026
Databricks · wsj.com · Jul 17, 2026
Easypost · velo.outsideonline.com · Jul 17, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does 137 Ventures invest at?
- 137 Ventures invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth, Late Stage stages.
- What sectors does 137 Ventures focus on?
- 137 Ventures focuses on Consumer, Data & Infrastructure, Defense Tech, EdTech, Energy, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Healthtech, Media & Entertainment, Retail Tech, SaaS.
- Where is 137 Ventures located?
- 137 Ventures is headquartered in San Francisco, US.
- Does 137 Ventures lead rounds?
- 137 Ventures typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
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WndrCo is a technology investment firm that provides capital across seed and venture stages. The firm also offers company building services alongside its investment activities.
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