Advance Venture Partners
Venture capitalSan Francisco · Series A–Late Stage · 17 people tracked
Investment thesis
AVP focuses on robotics platforms and automation solutions transforming physical industries such as manufacturing, logistics, construction, agriculture, healthcare, and hospitality. The firm argues that advances over the past decade in generative AI, computational power, data storage and processing, and falling hardware costs now let robots perform complex tasks in high-variability, high-mix environments at economically attractive terms. Combined with widening labor gaps across industries, AVP believes automation is the only way to sustain economic growth, positioning the firm to back companies at the early stages of a major shift toward robotics adoption in physical sectors.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 17 people
from the firm's website & public directories
What they invest in
from 33 of 144 portfolio companiesHealthtech ×11AI & Machine Learning ×7Enterprise Software ×6Digital Health ×5Media & Entertainment ×5SaaS ×5Consumer ×4Fintech ×4
HQs:United States×28United Kingdom×1
Investments · 144 tracked
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Compass is a real estate brokerage that uses technology to help consumers find homes.
B2B MarketplacesEnterprise SoftwareMarketplacesPropTechSaaSManhattan, US
Robert Reffkin(Founder & CEO)Ori Allon(Founder & Chief Strategist)Brad Serwin(Executive Officer)Steven Sordello(Director)Allan Leinwand(Director)Josh McCarter(Director)
New York, US
New York, US
Seth Cohen(Director)Jennifer Danielson(Executive Officer)David Birnbaum(Executive Officer, Director)Christian Busch(Director)
Board seatDavid ibnAle· per SEC Form D · $10.3M raise · filed Jun 2016
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Nashville, US
William Guttman(Director)Ammar Hanafi(Director)Eric Satz(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatDavid ibnAle· per SEC Form D · $39.9M raise · filed Jan 2022
Portland, US
Board seatDavid ibnAle· per SEC Form D · $35M raise · filed May 2024
Headspace is a mental health platform delivering evidence-based care through meditation, mindfulness, therapy, and psychiatric services to individuals, employers, and health plans.
HealthtechMental HealthWellness & FitnessSan Francisco, US
Russell Glass(Executive Officer, Director)Karan Singh(Executive Officer)Ainslie Mayberry(Executive Officer)Sam Brasch(Director)Molly Coye(Director)Ryan Phillips(Director)
Board seatDavid ibnAle· per SEC Form D · $50.1M raise · filed Aug 2020
Washington, US
Evan Judge(Executive Officer)Eric Salama(Director)Karen Van Bergen(Director)David ibnAle(Director)Ben Fitzgerald(Director)Michael Ramlet(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatDavid ibnAle· per SEC Form D · $100M raise · filed Jun 2021
Nativo is an advertising technology provider that offers campaign planning, buying, management, delivery, optimization, measurement, and analytics tools for advertisers and agencies, while enabling publishers to build and serve campaigns across web and mobile properties.
AdTechEl Segundo, US
Serge Matta(Director)Mark Terbeek(Director)Edward M. Cluss, Jr.(Director)David ibnAle(Director)Justin Choi(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatDavid ibnAle· per SEC Form D
HealthtechSanta Monica, US
Jesse Jacobs(Director)Sean Brecker(President and Chief Financial Officer)Andrew David Puddicombe(Treasurer)Richard Marsh Pierson(Chief Executive Officer and Secretary)Katie Mitic(Director)Michael Marchand(Corporate Counsel)
Board seatDavid ibnAle· per SEC Form D · $951.4M raise · filed Oct 2021
PebblePost provides performance marketing technology that combines online and offline data to reach households through connected TV and direct mail campaigns.
AdTechDirect to ConsumerMarketing TechNew York, US
Brittany Wolf(Chief Executive Officer)Lewis Gersh(Executive Officer, Director)John Frankel(Director)
BoardJohn Elton(Director)
Board seatDavid ibnAle· per SEC Form D
UrbanSitter operates a marketplace platform where families book childcare, tutoring, pet sitting, housekeeping, and senior care services, while caregivers access flexible job opportunities with transparent pay and client reviews.
ConsumerFuture of WorkMarketplacesSan Francisco, US
Lynn Perkins(Co-founder)Andrea Barrett(Co-founder)Vincent Caruso(Director)John Balen(Director)Jessica Steel(Executive Officer, Director)Cynthia Ringo(Director)
Board seatDavid ibnAle· per SEC Form D
Boulder, US
Bradley Sheftel(Director)Matt Lipscomb(Executive Officer, Director)Nathan Ratledge(Executive Officer, Director)Leo Banchick(Director)Tom Baruch(Director)
BoardStephen Rodriguez(Director)
Healthtech
John DeLoche(Director)Riaz Valani(Director)Jeremy Alberga(Resigned as an executive officer in April 2015.)Nathan D Wolfe(Executive Officer, Director)Robert Mann(Executive Officer, Director)
Armstrong develops general-purpose robots designed for kitchen environments, beginning with dishwashing applications.
Robotics
Bellhop is a moving services marketplace that connects customers with vetted, background-checked movers for residential and commercial relocations.
MarketplacesMobility & Transportation
Boulder provides medication-assisted treatment for addiction through licensed specialists who prescribe buprenorphine, supported by dedicated care teams offering medical care, peer recovery coaching, and care coordination accessible via a digital platform.
Digital HealthHealthtechMental HealthBoulder, US
Stephanie Papes(Cofounder)
Los Angeles, US
Jeff Klinefelter(Executive Officer, Director)Oliver Bogner(Executive Officer, Director)Jenny Daly(Director)Jonathan Bogner(Executive Officer, Director)John McCarvel(Executive Officer)Cindy Bogner(Executive Officer)
Brit + Co is a digital media company that inspires and educates women through content, online classes, and products focused on creativity and DIY lifestyle.
ConsumerCreator EconomyMedia & Entertainment
Brit Morin(Founder)
Conceivable builds AURA, a robotic automation platform that automates manual IVF laboratory procedures using physical AI, aiming to increase accessibility and affordability of in-vitro fertilization treatments.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHealthtechMedical DevicesRobotics
Alan Murray(Founder & CEO)Alejandro Chavez-Badiola, MD(Founder & Chief Medical Officer)
Seattle, US
Michael Cockrill(Director)Benjamin Vaught(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Russ Mann(Director)Boris Wertz(Director)
Ergatta manufactures smart rowing machines with interactive coaching, gamified workouts, and scenic content.
ConsumerHardwareHealthtechWellness & FitnessBrooklyn, US
Thomas Barclay Aulet(Executive Officer, Director)Alessandra Gotbaum(Executive Officer, Director)Ian Sigalow(Director)Prasanna Swaminathan(Executive Officer, Director)
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.
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Advance Venture Partners invest at?
- Advance Venture Partners invests at the Series A, Series B, Growth, Late Stage stages.
- What is Advance Venture Partners's typical check size?
- Advance Venture Partners typically writes checks of $10M – $25M.
- What sectors does Advance Venture Partners focus on?
- Advance Venture Partners focuses on Advanced Manufacturing, AgTech, AI & Machine Learning, Construction Tech, Consumer, Data & Infrastructure, Digital Health, Enterprise Software, Hardware, Logistics & Supply Chain, Robotics.
- Where is Advance Venture Partners located?
- Advance Venture Partners is headquartered in San Francisco, US.
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