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Access Technology Ventures

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Mill Valley · Growth–Late Stage · 1 people tracked

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Investment thesis

Access Technology Ventures positions itself as a flexible, long-term partner to industry-leading technology companies. It seeks to invest in and help build foundational businesses spanning the consumer and enterprise technology ecosystems, targeting companies that reach millions of customers. A distinguishing feature of its strategy is the ability to deploy scaled capital over a long duration across both private and public markets, participating in multiple financing rounds and continuing support through and beyond IPOs. Its portfolio includes prominent global technology companies such as SpaceX, Alibaba, Amazon, Facebook, Snap, Square, Chime, DigitalOcean, and Opendoor.

Source: firm website, verified Sep 27, 2026.

Stage
Growth–Late Stage
HQ
Mill Valley, US
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2007
Tracked investments
47
Unicorns
13
IPOs
14
Acquisitions
2

Team · 1 people

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What they invest in

from 31 of 47 portfolio companies

Consumer ×15E-commerce ×11Marketplaces ×8Enterprise Software ×6Fintech ×6AI & Machine Learning ×5SaaS ×4B2B Marketplaces ×3

HQs:United States×17China×4Germany×4Australia×1Netherlands×1Singapore×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 24 portfolio companies
17%
solo founders
4 of 24 mapped founding teams
63%
repeat founders
of 35 founders with career history

Founding team size:solo founder×42 founders×93 founders×44+ founders×7

Where their founders studiedfrom 30 founders with education data

Harvard University ×3Stanford University ×3The Wharton School ×3Harvard Business School ×2Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×2Stuyvesant High School ×2UCLA ×2WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management ×2

What their founders studiedfrom 25 founders with field-of-study data

Computer Science ×7Business & Management ×6Economics ×6Finance & Accounting ×6Design & Architecture ×2Engineering ×2

Where their founders worked beforefrom 35 founders with career history

Rocket Internet SE ×3Alibaba Group ×2McKinsey & Company ×2MultiCharts ×2PayPal ×2

Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program

Techstars ×2

7 hold an MBA (of 29 with degree data)

Investments · 47 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2021 · 12020 · 12018 · 12017 · 12015 · 12014 · 27 dated

Alibabaalibabagroup.comin𝕏NYSE: BABA

Alibaba Group is a large multinational conglomerate operating in e-commerce, cloud computing, digital payments, and logistics sectors globally.

AI & Machine LearningB2B MarketplacesCloud ComputingE-commerceEnterprise SoftwareHangzhou, CN

Jack Ma(Founder)Joseph Tsai(Founder)Joe Tsai(Founder)

Co-investorsAlpha Wave GlobalFJ LabsG SquaredHongShan Capital GroupInsight PartnersLead Edge Capital+9 more

Archer Aviationarcher.comin𝕏NYSE: ACHR

Archer Aviation is an aircraft manufacturer developing commercial aviation technology, including certification and defense applications.

Hardware

Adam Goldstein(Founder)inBrett Adcock(Founder)in

Co-investorsA-Rod CorpAlleyCorpEvolution VC PartnersFJ LabsGreycroftHabitat Partners+7 more

Blockblock.xyzin𝕏NYSE: XYZApr 2021

Block, formerly Square, runs the Square seller platform, Cash App, Afterpay and TIDAL, plus the TBD and Bitkey bitcoin businesses.

FintechRetail TechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Jack Dorsey(Founder)inJim McKelvey(Founder)inBrian Grassadonia(Executive Officer)Sivan Whiteley(Executive Officer)Amrita Ahuja(Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer)inMasashi Miyamoto(Founder)

Co-investorsA*Acequia Capital (AceCap)Bling CapitalCota CapitalFirst Round Capitalfirstminute capital+25 more

chimebank-ar21chime.comNASDAQ: CHYM

Chime is a US financial technology company offering fee-free checking and savings accounts, debit and credit-builder cards, early access to direct-deposited pay and no-fee overdraft cover.

San Francisco, US

Ryan King(Founder)inChris Britt(Founder)inKatherine Karas(Executive Officer)Matthew Newcomb(Executive Officer)in

BoardJim Feuille(Director)inShawn Carolan(Director)in

Co-investorsAdventure FundAliya Capital PartnersAmino CapitalAspect VenturesAurumCathay Innovation+39 more

DigitalOceandigitalocean.comin𝕏NYSE: DOCN

DigitalOcean provides cloud infrastructure and AI tools for developers and builders, offering services including virtual machines (Droplets), Kubernetes, managed databases, and serverless functions.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsNew York City, US

Moisey Uretsky(Founder)inBen Uretsky(Founder)inMitchell Wainer(Executive Officer)Karl Alomar(Executive Officer)inPadmanabhan Srinivasan(Chief Executive Officer)Alec Hartman(Founder)

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzArkin CapitalArkin Digital HealthBalaji SrinivasanHanaco Venture CapitalJunipero+10 more

Metameta.cominNASDAQ: METAOct 2014

Meta operates Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Threads, and funds the Reality Labs division and the open-weight Llama models.

ConsumerMedia & EntertainmentSocialMenlo Park, US

Mark Zuckerberg(Founder)inEduardo Saverin(Founder)inDustin Moskovitz(Founder)inChris Hughes(Founder)inAndrew McCollum(Founder)inChristopher K Cox(Chief Product Officer)

Co-investorsAccelAndreessen HorowitzAvant Global LLCDaniel GutenbergECONA AGEverest Group+16 more

Opendooropendoor.comin𝕏NASDAQ: OPENJun 2018

Opendoor offers instant cash offers for residential properties through real estate agents, allowing sellers to choose between a fast sale or list the home later.

B2B MarketplacesE-commerceMarketplacesPropTechPhoenix, US

Eric Wu(Founder)inJD Ross(Founder)Keith Rabois(Founder)inKaz Nejatian(Chief Executive Officer)inIan Wong(Founder)

Co-investorsA*AirTree VenturesAndreessen HorowitzBlue LionBlue Lion GlobalCoatue Management+42 more

Snapsnapchat.cominNYSE: SNAPApr 2014

Snapchat is a mobile app for communicating with friends and family through photos and videos, featuring augmented-reality Lenses, creative sharing tools, and a personalized map for discovering places and content.

ConsumerCreator EconomyMedia & EntertainmentSocialSanta Monica, US

Evan Spiegel(Founder)inBobby Murphy(Founder)Reggie Brown(Founder)Tim Sehn(Executive Officer)Emily White(Executive Officer)inDerek Andersen(Chief Financial Officer)in

Co-investorsA-Rod CorpAlibaba GroupCapitalGCoatue ManagementEntrée CapitalFidelity Investments+39 more

SpaceXspacex.comNASDAQ: SPCX

Revolutionizing space technology to make life multi-planetary

Hawthorne, US

Elon Musk(Founder)inBret Johnsen(Executive Officer)inGwynne Shotwell(Executive Officer, Director)Tom Mueller(Founder)

BoardAntonio Gracias(Director)inSteve Jurvetson(Director)in

Co-investors1/1 Capital137 Ventures1802 Ventures2080 Ventures3Spoke Capital4DX Ventures+211 more

Yelpyelp.comNYSE: YELPFeb 2015

Yelp operates a local business review and advertising platform where consumers access ratings, reviews, and business information, while businesses use advertising products to reach consumers and operational subscription tools to manage their operations.

San Francisco, US

Jeremy Stoppelman(Founder)inRobert Krolik(Chief Financial Officer)Geoff Donaker(Chief Operating Officer)Laurence Wilson(Executive Officer)Joseph R Nachman(Executive Officer)Russel Simmons(Founder)

Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersDag VenturesNextEquity PartnersOrigin VenturesRiverfront Ventures, LLCBenchmark+2 more

腾讯音乐娱乐集团 (Tencent Music Entertainment)NYSE: TME

China's largest online music service provider; NYSE IPO in December 2018.

Co-investorsHundreds Capital

58 Com58.com

58.com operates an online classifieds and local-services marketplace in China, listing used cars, second-hand goods, job openings, rentals, and home and business services.

ConsumerHR TechMarketplaces

Co-investorsDCM VenturesWarburg Pincus

Adyenadyen.comin𝕏

Adyen is a payments platform that enables enterprises to accept, process, and move money across their business, with capabilities for embedded finance and financial product issuance.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechAmsterdam, NL

Arnout Schuijff(Founder)Pieter van der Does(Founder)

Co-investors408 VenturesBridford Investments (Bridford Group)Felicis VenturesICONIQIndex VenturesMutschler Ventures+6 more

Agoraagora.xyz𝕏

Agora builds a governance platform for crypto protocols, enabling onchain community coordination around protocol upgrades and ecosystem funding.

Crypto & Web3GovTech

Yitong Zhang(Founder)Jarrah Kandeh(Founder)inNick van Eck(Founder)inBar Mor(Founder)Charlie Feng(Founder)Drake Evans(Founder)

Co-investorsAlephAlphaLab CapitalCaladanDragonflyHack VCHaun Ventures+12 more

Amazon Musicamazon.comin

Amazon operates the largest online retail marketplace in the world alongside Amazon Web Services, its cloud computing division, plus advertising, logistics and streaming media businesses.

B2B MarketplacesConsumerE-commerceMarketplacesSeattle, US

Jeff Bezos(Founder)Andy Jassy(CEO)inBrian Olsavsky(Chief Financial Officer)inAndrew Crawford(Founder)

Co-investorsKleiner PerkinsMadrona Venture GroupMadrona Venture LabsRedwood CollectiveRogue Insight CapitalSilver Lake Partners+3 more

Ant Financialantgroup.comin

Chinese fintech group, formerly Ant Financial, that operates Alipay and related payment, lending, wealth and insurance services.

Hangzhou, CN

Jack Ma(Founder)

Co-investorsCoatue ManagementFJ LabsJDACPrimavera Venture Management LimitedWarburg PincusCarlyle Group+6 more

Archerarcher.rein

Archer is a commercial real estate platform that uses AI to automate deal sourcing, document parsing, underwriting, and pipeline management, and to build a proprietary data cloud from deal details.

AI & Machine LearningPropTechSaaS

Thomas Foley(Founder)inFred Canney(Founder)in

Co-investorsMana VenturesPortland Seed FundSprint VcThe MBA FundThompson Hutton, LLC

Arrayarraycorp.comin𝕏

Array provides productivity measurement and optimization software for frontline operations, helping companies track labor outcomes rather than hours worked across industries including construction, manufacturing, healthcare, retail, and food service.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaS

Co-investorsCaffeinated CapitalParade VenturesPROOF

Beats by Drebeatsbydre.com

Beats by Dre sells consumer audio products including wireless headphones, earbuds, and speakers, distributed through Apple's retail channels.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerHardware

Blockchainblockchain.comin𝕏

Blockchain.com is a global infrastructure platform for digital assets that provides cryptocurrency trading, DeFi wallet services, and blockchain exploration tools to millions of users worldwide.

Crypto & Web3Fintech

Nicolas Cary(Founder)inBen R.(Founder)inBen Reeves(Founder)Benjamin Reeves(Founder)Nic Cary(Founder)Peter Smith(Founder)

Co-investorsBlue LionBlue Lion GlobalCoinbase VenturesCRV (Charles River Ventures)Digital Currency GroupFuture Perfect Ventures+18 more

DailyPaydailypay.comin𝕏

DailyPay provides on-demand pay solutions that allow employees to access their earned wages before traditional paycheck cycles, serving employers and workers seeking greater financial flexibility.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechFuture of WorkHR TechSaaSNew York, US

Nelson Chai(Chief Executive Officer)inDeepa Subramanian(Chief Financial Officer)inAndrew Brandman(Chief Operating Officer)inPoulomi Damany(Chief Product Officer)inDavid Dyar(Chief Technology Officer)Jared DeMatteis(Chief Legal & Strategy Officer)in

Co-investors1/1 CapitalAnthem Venture Management, LlcCarrick Capital PartnersCollective LiquidityEQUIAMEvolution VC Partners+15 more

Deezerdeezer.comin𝕏

Deezer is a music streaming platform offering access to over 120 million tracks, podcasts, and curated recommendations across 180+ countries.

ConsumerMedia & Entertainment

Daniel Marhely(Founder)inJonathan Benassaya(Founder)

Co-investorsKontora Family Office GmbHAccess Industries

Discorddiscord.comin𝕏

Discord is a communications platform for voice, video, and text chat designed primarily for gaming communities and players.

ConsumerCreator EconomyGamingSocialSan Francisco, US

Jason Citron(Founder)inStanislav Vishnevskiy(Founder)inClint Smith(Executive Officer)inHumam Sakhnini(Chief Executive Officer)Tomasz Marcinkowski(Chief Financial Officer)inBen Shanken(VP of Product)in

Co-investors1024 Venture1435 Capital1802 VenturesAccelAccess IndustriesAcrew Capital+45 more

Global Fashion Groupglobal-fashion-group.comin

THE ICONIC is an online fashion and sports retailer serving consumers in Australia and New Zealand, offering product ranges, delivery, and returns through digital shopping experiences.

ConsumerE-commerceMarketplacesRetail TechLuxembourg, AU

Christoph Barchewitzin

Co-investorsKinnevikRocket Internet SESummit PartnersPhenomen Ventures

Lazadalazada.cominacquired by A Place for Mom · Apr 2016

Lazada operates an e-commerce marketplace serving Southeast Asia, connecting shoppers and retailers through its technology, logistics, and payments infrastructure.

E-commerceLogistics & Supply ChainMarketplacesSingapore, SG

Magnus Ekbom(Co-Founder)inMartell von Hardenberg(Co-Founder)inMaximilian Bittner(Founder)inPierre Poignant(Co-Founder, former COO & later Group CEO)inAlan Chanin

Co-investorsRocket Internet SESummit PartnersAccess IndustriesGlobal Founders CapitalKinnevikTemasek+1 more

Metametavision.comDefunct

Meta makes wearable glasses that overlay virtual objects and applications into the user's physical environment, controlled via hand gestures.

ConsumerSan Francisco, US

Ben Sand(Founder)inMeron Gribetz(Founder)inRaymond Lo(Founder)in

Co-investorsComcast VenturesY CombinatorDHVCEmles Venture PartnersHorizons VenturesInitialized Capital+6 more

Ping Cappingcap.comin𝕏Nov 2020 · $270M

PingCAP develops TiDB, a cloud-native distributed SQL database built for scalability, strong consistency, and high availability.

Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFintech

Ed Huang(Founder)in

Co-investors5Y CapitalChina Growth CapitalCoatue ManagementGGV CapitalJeneration CapitalK2VC+4 more

Rocket Internetrocket-internet.comin𝕏

Rocket Internet publishes financial information and corporate announcements for its analysts, shareholders, and investors.

E-commerceEnterprise SoftwareSector AgnosticBerlin, DE

Oliver Samwer(Founder)inDr. Arnd Lodowicks(Chief Financial Officer)inAlexander Samwer(Founder)Marc Samwer(Founder)

Co-investorsHarmony PartnersPeakTA Capital

Stats Performstatsperform.comin𝕏

Stats Perform combines proprietary sports data with AI to deliver analytics, content, and technology for media, broadcast, sports organizations, and betting platforms.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureSports Tech

Carl Mergele(Chief Executive Officer)inMike Perez(Chief Operating Officer)inSteve Xeller(Chief Revenue Officer)Elizabeth Cutri(Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel)inCharles Kaplan(Chief Marketing Officer)inNick Burrello(Chief Financial Officer)

Co-investorsAndera PartnersPhoenix Capital VenturesVista Equity Partners

Tory Burchtoryburch.comin𝕏

Tory Burch is a fashion brand that designs and sells women's footwear, apparel, and accessories directly to consumers through its online store.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerce

Tory Burch(Founder)in

Co-investorsFernbrook Capital ManagementGeneral Atlantic

TradingViewtradingview.comin𝕏

TradingView is a charting platform and social network used by over 100 million traders and investors worldwide to analyze and trade across global financial markets.

Data & InfrastructureFintechNew York City, US

Denis Globa(Executive Officer, Director)inKonstantin Ivanov(Director)Stan Bokov(Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer)inConstantin Ivanov(Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer)inSteven M Farsht(Director)

BoardSEBASTIEN ARTHUR M DUCHATEAU(Director)

Co-investorsAkkadian VenturesDRW Venture CapitalHongShan Capital GroupInsight PartnersIrishAngelsiTech Capital+9 more

Westwingwestwing.dein

Westwing is an ecommerce platform that offers home furnishings and interior design products including furniture, décor items, and home accessories.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceRetail TechBerlin, DE

Co-investorsPoint NineSummit PartnersAccess IndustriesRocket Internet SE

Zalandozalando.de

Zalando is an online fashion and lifestyle retailer selling clothing, shoes, and accessories to consumers.

ConsumerE-commerceMarketplacesBerlin, DE

Robert Gentz(Founder)in

Co-investorsHoltzbrinck VenturesHV CapitalKinnevikAir Street CapitalCreandumDaphni+4 more

Zalando 🦄zalando.com

Zalando is an online fashion and lifestyle retailer serving consumers across Europe.

ConsumerE-commerceMarketplaces

David Schneider(Founder)Robert Gentz(Founder)

Co-investorsIrregular ExpressionsGlobal Founders CapitalHoltzbrinck VenturesHV Capital

Zyngazynga.comin𝕏Acquired

Zynga is a mobile game developer and publisher that creates and acquires gaming franchises for mobile and social platforms.

ConsumerGamingCalifornia, US

Mark Pincus(Founder)inEric Schiermeyer(Founder)inFrank GibeauinAndrew Trader(Founder)Justin Waldron(Founder)Michael Luxton(Founder)

Co-investorsAccelerator VenturesAndreessen HorowitzBaseline VenturesDag VenturesDaniel GutenbergECONA AG+16 more

快手(1024.HK)kuaishou.com

Cheng Yixiao(Founder)Su Hua(Founder)

Co-investors5Y CapitalDCM VenturesHongShan Capital GroupChina Internet Investment FundDCMShunwei Capital

拼多多 (Pinduoduo)pinduoduo.com

Pinduoduo is a Chinese e-commerce platform where consumers shop for products and merchants operate online stores through its app.

ConsumerE-commerceMarketplacesShanghai, CN

Colin Huang(Founder)Colin Huang Zheng(Founder)

Co-investorsCathay InnovationGaldana VenturesHongShan Capital GroupHundreds CapitalSky9 CapitalGaorong Ventures

Other

Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

Essential ProductsKuaishouLinioSnapchatSquareUle

Exits · 16

14 IPOs · 2 acquisitions · showing 13

AlibabaNYSE: BABAArcher AviationNYSE: ACHRBlockNYSE: XYZchimebank-ar21NASDAQ: CHYMDigitalOceanNYSE: DOCNMetaNASDAQ: METAOpendoorNASDAQ: OPENSnapNYSE: SNAPSpaceXNASDAQ: SPCXYelpNYSE: YELPZhihu (知乎)NYSE: ZH腾讯音乐娱乐集团 (Tencent Music Entertainment)NYSE: TMELazadaacq. by A Place for Mom

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Access Technology Ventures made?
Access Technology Ventures has 47 tracked investments, 16 of which have exited.
What stage does Access Technology Ventures invest at?
Access Technology Ventures invests at the Growth, Late Stage stages.
What sectors does Access Technology Ventures focus on?
Access Technology Ventures focuses on Consumer, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Media & Entertainment, Space Tech.
Where is Access Technology Ventures located?
Access Technology Ventures is headquartered in Mill Valley, US.
Does Access Technology Ventures lead rounds?
Access Technology Ventures has led 4 of the 4 rounds where its role is on record.
Who does Access Technology Ventures co-invest with?
Access Technology Ventures most often shares deals with Coatue Management, Andreessen Horowitz, Felicis Ventures, among 264 tracked co-investors.

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