Akkadian Ventures
Venture capitalSan Francisco · Seed–Late Stage · 11 people tracked
Also known as AKKADIAN VENTURES, INC. · POWERLAW FUND ADVISER, LLC
Investment thesis
Akkadian Ventures pursues strategic liquidity in the venture ecosystem through inventive deal structures and trusted access. The firm makes high-conviction primary and secondary investments, having completed over 875 transactions across more than 15 years. Its platform spans a growth-stage venture secondary strategy, a seed-stage strategy, and the RAISE Global community. The team is composed of secondary investors, entrepreneurs, operators, and limited partners, positioning the firm to create access and lasting value while strengthening the broader venture ecosystem.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 25, 2026.
Team · 11 people
from the firm's website & public directories
Founder mafia
2 people who came through Akkadian Ventures went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 40 of 45 portfolio companiesEnterprise Software ×20SaaS ×19AI & Machine Learning ×11Data & Infrastructure ×8Marketplaces ×8Fintech ×6Future of Work ×6Cloud Computing ×4
HQs:United States×35
Who they back
founder profiles across 25 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×172 founders×23 founders×54+ founders×1
Where their founders studiedfrom 13 founders with education data
Stanford University ×4Stanford University Graduate School of Business ×3
Where their founders worked beforefrom 13 founders with career history
Mercury Interactive ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
Investments · 45 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2018 · 22015 · 24 dated
Oracle sells enterprise database software, applications and cloud infrastructure, and has grown through large acquisitions including PeopleSoft, Siebel and Sun Microsystems.
Austin, US
Co-investorsAdvancit CapitalAlliance VCAlliance VentureBessemer Venture PartnersElevate VenturesEnergy Transition Ventures+19 more
Liftoff provides mobile marketing and monetization solutions including user acquisition, ad monetization, and programmatic advertising powered by Cortex, an AI-enabled growth platform designed for mobile app publishers and advertisers.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningSaaSRedwood City, US
Mark Ellis(Executive Officer, Director)Jeremy Bondy(President and Chief Executive Officer and Director)Phil Crosby(Executive Officer, Director)Harry Robertson(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardSimon Robert Goldman(Director)Michael Puopolo(Director)
Co-investorsCore Ventures GroupGeneral AtlanticNFXBlackstone
Navan is an AI-powered platform for corporate travel and expense management that combines booking, policy management, and real-time reporting for enterprise clients.
Enterprise SoftwareSaaSTravel & HospitalityPalo Alto, US
CohenTwigAriel Cohen(Founder)in
Co-investors01 AdvisorsAlkeon InnovationAndreessen HorowitzBase PartnersElad GilEndeit Capital+11 more
Palantir builds data integration and analysis platforms — Gotham for defence and government, Foundry for commercial operations — and deploys forward engineers inside customer organisations.
Palo Alto, US
Peter Thiel(Director)inJoe Lonsdale(Co-founder)inAlexander Karp(Executive Officer, Director)Stephen Cohen(Director)Nathan Gettings(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardColin Anderson(Executive Officer)
Co-investors137 Ventures8VCA*Allied Venture PartnersArtis VenturesBling Capital+35 more
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)
Co-investors137 Ventures408 VenturesA*Across Capital PartnersAglae VenturesAlpha Wave Global+63 more
Redwood City, US
Sameer Patel(Executive Officer, Director)Jacob Taylor(Director)
BoardCharles Hudson(Director)inBen Boyer(Director)Omar Hamoui(Director)
Board seatAdam Marchick· per SEC Form D · $10M raise · filed Jan 2018
Co-investorsPrecursor Ventures
ACV Auctions operates an automotive marketplace and product suite that enables business partners in the used vehicle industry to manage their operations and transactions.
E-commerceLogistics & Supply ChainMarketplaces
Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersUpVentures CapitalArmory Square Ventures
Airbase was a spend management platform that has been acquired by Paylocity.
Enterprise SoftwareFintech
Thejo Kote(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsAngel Collective Opportunity FundBoxGroupFjor FoundersGaruda VenturesMenlo VenturesVillage Global+3 more
Airbase develops intelligence and data products for aerospace, defense, and related sectors, built by technical operators with backgrounds in satellite imaging, orbital missions, and deep tech.
Deep TechDefense TechGovTechSaaSSpace TechNew York, US
Ari Rosner(CEO)inMillen Anand(CTO)in
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzAtas VCGoldman SachsMenlo VenturesSQUADRA VENTURES
Apptio provides AI investment management software that helps organizations track, optimize, and align AI spending across infrastructure, talent, and tooling from prioritization through ROI measurement.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareSaaSBellevue, US
KURT SHINTAFFER(Executive Officer)SACHIN GUPTA(Executive Officer, Director)Sunny Gupta(Founder)inAjay Patel(General Manager of Apptio and IT Automation at IBM)Larry Blasko(President, Field Operations)Eugene Khvostov(Chief Product Officer)
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzCisco InvestmentsFelicis VenturesFPVFUSEGolub Growth+4 more
Automattic develops WordPress.com, WooCommerce, Tumblr, Jetpack, and other web tools that enable publishing, commerce, and messaging.
Creator EconomyE-commerceMedia & EntertainmentSaaSSan Francisco, US
Matt Mullenweg(Founder)inPaul Sieminski(Executive Officer)Stuart West(Executive Officer)
BoardToni Schneider(Director)inPhilip Black(Director)inTony Conrad(Director)in
Co-investorsAglae VenturesICONIQManhattan Venture PartnersSalesforce VenturesSavano Capital PartnersTrue Ventures+1 more
BigPanda delivers agentic AI and automation for IT operations, helping enterprise IT teams detect, triage, and respond to incidents in complex hybrid cloud and modern software environments.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSMountain View, US
Assaf Resnick(CEO and co-founder)
BoardRobin Vasan(Director)inScott Tobin(Director)inShmuel Levy(Director)
Co-investorsBattery VenturesGreenfield PartnersInsight PartnersSequoia CapitalPelion Venture PartnersWells Fargo Strategic Capital+4 more
Carbon Health operates a chain of clinics offering urgent care, primary care, and chronic condition management, combining technology with in-person care to provide broader access to health services.
Digital HealthHealthtechMedia & Entertainment
Eren Bali(Founder)Greg BurrellTom Berry
Co-investors500 Emerging Europe500 GlobalAnnex InvestmentsBuilders VCDCVC (Data Collective)e2vc+13 more
TruSTAR provides intelligence management technology that automates data orchestration to centralize and normalize security intelligence across security operations.
CybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Paul Kurtz(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
BoardPatrick Coughlin(Executive Officer, Promoter)
Co-investorsAcrew CapitalAspect VenturesAugust CapitalCRV (Charles River Ventures)HeavybitIntrepid Growth Partners+6 more
DataStax provides enterprise-grade database infrastructure and AI development tools, including Astra DB (a NoSQL vector database built on Apache Cassandra), Hyper-Converged Database for on-premises deployments, and Langflow (an open-source low-code platform for building generative AI applications).
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Davor BonaciinJim Baum(Director)Clint Smith(Executive Officer)Billy Bosworth(Executive Officer, Director)Randy Gottfried(Director)Jonathan Ellis(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsComcast VenturesCross Creek AdvisorsCrosslink CapitalInvestXKleiner PerkinsLightspeed Venture Partners+9 more
Fieldin provides software tools and real-time insights to high-value crop growers for optimizing farm operations, improving productivity, and enhancing environmental and social governance outcomes.
AgTechIoTSaaS
Co-investorsCavallo VenturesGermin8 VenturesMaor InvestmentsMindset VentureZeev VenturesAgFunder+1 more
FirstUp provides a platform for internal employee communications and workforce engagement in enterprises.
Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkHR TechSaaS
Bill Schuh(Chief Executive Officer)Kristin Brennen(Chief Marketing Officer)Cheryl Chavez(Chief Product Officer)Vinod Malhotra(Chief Technology Officer)Sabra Sciolaro(Chief People Officer)Mike Skelly(Chief Financial Officer)
Co-investorsArrowroot CapitalGolub GrowthRembrandt Venture Partners
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
Co-investors137 VenturesA*Acrew CapitalAspect VenturesAurumBling Capital+47 more
Homebase is a management platform for small businesses that includes team messaging, scheduling, shift tracking, onboarding, and payroll features.
Future of WorkHR TechSaaSSan Francisco, US
John Waldmann(Founder)in
Co-investorsNotable CapitalPLUS CapitalSlauson & Co.Emerson Collective Investing
HoneyBook is a team collaboration platform that helps service-based businesses manage clients, projects, and team workflows with built-in invoicing and payment processing.
Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaS
Oz Alon(Founder & CEO)
Co-investors01 AdvisorsAlephArkin CapitalBattery VenturesBling CapitalIA Seed Ventures+10 more
Housecall Pro is a software platform for service-based businesses (HVAC, plumbing, electrical, cleaning, junk removal, and appliance repair) to manage scheduling, dispatching, invoicing, and customer communication.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSDenver, US
Roland Ligtenberg(Founder)inAdam Perry-Pelletier(Founder)Ian Heidt(Founder)
Co-investorsAugust CapitalBalderton CapitalDelta-v CapitalHeadlineHeadline Growth Management, LLCLobby Capital+1 more
JOOR is a digital wholesale platform connecting brands and retailers globally for buying and selling fashion products.
B2B MarketplacesE-commerceRetail TechSaaSNew York, US
Kristin Savilia(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardDan Ciporin(Director)Michael Brown(Director)inEd Neumann(Director)
Co-investorsBattery VenturesCanaan PartnersEastward Capital PartnersGreat Oaks Venture CapitalMultiplier CapitalBrightwood Capital Advisors+2 more
Lime operates a shared micromobility service offering short-term rentals of electric bikes and scooters.
CleantechConsumerMarketplacesMobility & TransportationSan Francisco, US
Wayne Ting(CEO)in
Co-investorsAcurio VenturesAmity VenturesAndreessen HorowitzBling CapitalBMW i VenturesCoatue Management+29 more
Khoros is a customer engagement platform that unifies communities, social media management, messaging, and customer care across channels using AI.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareMarketing Tech
Co-investorsFirstMile VenturesNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)OpenView Venture PartnersSapphire VenturesTenaya Capital
Online education subscription platform with pre-recorded tutorials and lectures by experts.
David Rogier(Founder)in
Co-investorsAdvancit CapitalBlackbird GiantsBrighter CapitalCleo CapitalEvolution VC PartnersGSV Ventures+20 more
OfferUp is a mobile marketplace platform that enables buyers and sellers to trade items locally.
ConsumerMarketplacesBellevue, US
Todd Dunlapin
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzCoatue ManagementComcast VenturesJackson Square VenturesNotable CapitalTime Zero Capital
People.ai builds AI-powered insights for revenue teams to analyze deal pipelines and provide actionable answers about sales performance based on a company's own deal history.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales TechSan Francisco, US
Oleg Rogynskyy(Founder/CEO)in
Co-investorsDniproFrontline VenturesNotable CapitalUpVentures CapitalY CombinatorZillionize+4 more
Pilot provides bookkeeping and accounting services, modernizing financial operations for small businesses and startups.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechHR TechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Jessica McKellar(Founder)inWaseem Daher(Founder)
Co-investorsIndex VenturesAUTHENTIC VENTURESBezos ExpeditionsCRV (Charles River Ventures)Founders Circle CapitalGeodesic Capital+6 more
Placer.ai provides location analytics for brick-and-mortar businesses, retailers, restaurants, and municipalities to understand foot traffic patterns and economic development.
Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwarePropTechRetail TechSaaS
Noam Ben-Zvi(CEO)inOded Fossfeld(CTO)Ofir Lemel(CPO)inJony Shlomoff
Co-investors500 GlobalAlephEndeavor8Flucas VenturesHumba VenturesReciprocal Ventures+5 more
Prosper operates an online lending marketplace connecting borrowers with investors, offering personal loans up to $50,000 (issued by WebBank), a credit card, and investment products that let individuals invest in consumer loans.
FintechMarketplacesSan Francisco, US
David Kimball(CEO)
Co-investorsBreyer CapitalCALIFORNIA INNOVATIONEmergence Capital PartnersF-Prime CapitalFrancisco PartnersIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)+8 more
Reali is a real estate brokerage team that helps clients buy and sell homes, offering financing options such as cash offers and buy-before-you-sell programs.
FintechPropTechSan Carlos, US
Dafna Ben Porat Akiva(Executive Officer)Enrique Albert(Executive Officer)Amit Haller(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsSignia Venture PartnersZeev Ventures
Reputation is a reputation management software platform that analyzes reviews, listings, and surveys to deliver actionable insights for businesses managing their online presence across multiple locations.
Enterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaS
Joe Burtonin
Co-investorsAscension VenturesAugust CapitalBessemer Venture PartnersIcon VenturesKickstartElsewhere Partners+1 more
RingCentral provides cloud-based unified communications and AI-powered contact center solutions for businesses, serving over 600,000 customers worldwide.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaS
Co-investorsAlphaDriveArka Venture LabsDag VenturesKhosla VenturesSequoia CapitalWing+1 more
RiskIQ was a San Francisco cybersecurity company offering attack surface management and threat intelligence; acquired by Microsoft in 2021.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Elias Manousos(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardMichael Brown(Director)Greg Goldfarb(Director)Steve Leightell(Director)Jack Russo(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsBattery VenturesMassMutual VenturesNational Grid Partners
Roofstock is a digital platform that enables individual and institutional investors to acquire and manage single-family rental homes using proprietary data analytics and local market expertise across the U.S. residential market.
FintechMarketplacesPropTech
Gary Beasley(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investors1Sharpe Ventures7GC & CoAcurio VenturesBallistic VenturesCanvas VenturesCerity Partners Ventures+17 more
SafeGraph builds and maintains a global dataset of information about physical places, updated monthly, for application developers and analytics teams.
Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareRetail TechSaaSDenver, US
Auren Hoffman(Executive Officer, Director)Brent Perez(Executive Officer)Jason Richmanin
BoardCharles Songhurst(Director)Alexander Rosen(Director)in
Co-investorsClocktower VenturesCorazon CapitalDnx Venturesmark vcRidge VenturesSapphire Ventures+2 more
Skycatch provides spatial data capture, processing, and analysis solutions for mining and industrial operations, using AI capabilities to generate near-real-time digital twins and deliver operational insights.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureIrving, US
Christian Sanz(Founder & CEO)Mark Heynen(Executive Officer)Sam Miller(Executive Officer)Ram Shriram(Director)
BoardRichard Levandov(Director)B. Paul Santos(Director)
Co-investorsADB VenturesBee PartnersEntrée CapitalMind the Seed - MTS FundMS&AD VenturesRoot Ventures Manager, Llc+6 more
Sonder operates a hospitality platform offering managed short-term rental accommodations across multiple cities globally, combining contemporary design with technology-enabled services for guests.
MarketplacesPropTechTravel & HospitalitySan Francisco, US
Francis Davidson(Co-Founder & CEO (2014–2025))inMartin Picard(Co-Founder)Lucas Pellan(Co-Founder)Sanjay Banker(President & Chief Financial Officer)Satyen Pandya(Chief Technology Officer)Daniel Cornwell(Interim Co-CEO (from June 2025))
Co-investorsAlate PartnersBDC Venture CapitalBlackbird VenturesFounderFuelGreylock PartnersReshape+4 more
Splunk offers a unified platform for security and observability that ingests and analyzes large-scale data across hybrid cloud environments.
Cloud ComputingCybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Michael Baum(Founder)inRob Das(Founder)in
Co-investorsAugust CapitalBattery VenturesCRV (Charles River Ventures)Lobby CapitalResolute VenturesSilver Lake Partners+2 more
Tintri provides on-premises data management and workload management solutions with autonomous operations and AI-driven analytics for enterprise data centers.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareMountain View, US
Kieran Harty(Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer)Ian Halifax(Executive Officer)Ken Klein(Chairman and Chief Executive Officer)
BoardAdam Grosser(Director)Jeff Horing(Director)inPeter Sonsini(Director)
Co-investorsInsight PartnersSilver Lake PartnersLightspeed Venture PartnersMenlo VenturesNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)
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-investorsDRW Venture CapitalInsight PartnersIrishAngelsiTech CapitalMotivate Venture CapitalTechstars+2 more
Transfr provides career awareness, exploration, preparation, and training programs to help learners discover and transition into in-demand jobs.
AgTechDeep TechEdTechFuture of WorkNew York City, US
Bharani Rajakumar
Co-investorsABS Capital PartnersImagination CapitalSocial StartsUpstage VenturesAlbum VC
UniKey provides mobile credential technology for lock and access control manufacturers, enabling integration with Apple Wallet, Google Wallet, and Bluetooth.
HardwareIoTSaaSOrlando, US
PHIL DUMAS(Executive Officer, Director)STEVEN FISKE(Director)
BoardJOHN FRANKEL(Director)inRICHARD SIMONI(Director)MANUEL KADRE(Director)
Co-investorsAsset Management CompanyKombo VenturesLauder PartnersThe Perkins FundFf Venture CapitalSamsung Next
Wag! is a marketplace that connects pet owners with local pet caregivers for services including dog walking, drop-in visits, pet sitting, and boarding.
ConsumerMarketplaces
Co-investorsBullpen CapitalCrunchFundHaystackTuesday CapitalACME CapitalRRE Ventures+1 more
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 · 7
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioDatalogixNYSE: ORCLJetFuelNASDAQ: LFTONavanNASDAQ: NAVNPalantirNASDAQ: PLTRUberNYSE: UBERAirbaseacq. by PaylocityRiskiqacq. by Microsoft
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesLime · karmactive.com · Aug 13, 2026
Lithium · ad-hoc-news.de · Jul 19, 2026
DataStax · fortuneindia.com · Jul 17, 2026
People.ai · trysignalbase.com · Jul 17, 2026
Prosper · healthcareittoday.com · Jul 17, 2026
Sonder · singletrackworld.com · Jul 16, 2026
Apptio · geekwire.com · Jul 14, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Akkadian Ventures made?
- Akkadian Ventures has 41 tracked investments, 3 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO.
- What stage does Akkadian Ventures invest at?
- Akkadian Ventures invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth, Late Stage stages.
- What is Akkadian Ventures's typical check size?
- Akkadian Ventures typically writes checks of $250K – $10M.
- What sectors does Akkadian Ventures focus on?
- Akkadian Ventures focuses on Cloud Computing, Enterprise Software, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Akkadian Ventures located?
- Akkadian Ventures is headquartered in San Francisco, US.
- Who does Akkadian Ventures co-invest with?
- Akkadian Ventures most often shares deals with Andreessen Horowitz, Battery Ventures, Glynn Capital Management, among 302 tracked co-investors.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamIgnite VC: Ben Black on Turning LP Chaos into a 2x DPI and Building Akkadian Ventures | Ep177
Ignite: Conversations on Startups, VC, and Society · Ben Black
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