Avalon Ventures Management, Llc
Venture capitalLa Jolla · Pre-Seed–Series A · 7 people tracked
Investment thesis
Avalon Ventures concentrates on seed and early-stage company creation, viewing this phase as the most challenging and rewarding part of building a company. The firm frequently forms and backs companies in the life sciences and information technology sectors. Its team members describe themselves as former entrepreneurs who are drawn to passionate founders pursuing disruptive ideas in rapidly changing markets.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 25, 2026.
Team · 7 people
from the firm's website
What they invest in
from 13 of 27 portfolio companiesEnterprise Software ×7AI & Machine Learning ×6Data & Infrastructure ×5SaaS ×4Cloud Computing ×2Cybersecurity ×2Media & Entertainment ×2AdTech ×1
HQs:United States×19United Kingdom×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 6 portfolio companiesAccelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
Investments · 27 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2019 · 12017 · 12016 · 22015 · 32014 · 32013 · 12012 · 112 dated
Kaltura provides AI-powered video platforms for live and on-demand digital experiences that enable brands and organizations to engage audiences and achieve business goals.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareMedia & EntertainmentNew York, US
Ron Yekutiel(Founder)
Co-investors.406 VenturesLuminari CapitalMitsui Global InvestmentNGP CapitalRuna CapitalSapphire Ventures+3 more
The Presidio, US
John Kao(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardDaniel Auerbach(Director)
Board seatRichard Levandov· per SEC Form D · $10M raise · filed May 2017
New York, US
Tamir Buchler(Executive Officer)Jacob Guedalia(Director)
BoardMichael Jesselson(Director)
Board seatRichard Levandov· per SEC Form D · $250K raise · filed Jan 2015
Cambridge, US
Sravish Sridhar(Executive Officer, Director)Jon Karlen(Director)
BoardFrank Castellucci(Director)William Burnham(Director)Brady Bohrmann(Director)
Board seatBraden Bohrmann· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsBantam GroupNTT DOCOMO VenturesTechstarsAtlas VentureVerizon Ventures
Memrise is a language learning app that uses native-speaker videos, spaced repetition, and AI tools to help users learn practical, real-life language across 149 languages.
AI & Machine LearningEdTechLondon, GB
Ed Cooke(Executive Officer, Director)Ben Whately(Executive Officer, Director)Greg DetreSteven Toyin
BoardMark Evans(Director)
Board seatRichard Levandov· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsBalderton CapitalKorelya CapitalOctopus VenturesTechstarsLerer Hippeau
Boston, US
Ricardo C. Calvillo(Executive Officer, Director)Scott Ward(Executive Officer)
BoardFu Sheng(Director)Scott Rafer(Director)
Board seatRichard Levandov· per SEC Form D
Solana Beach, US
Bruce Worman(Executive Officer, Director)inDerrick Oien(Executive Officer, Director)inJohn Smelzer(Executive Officer)
Board seatSteve Tomlin· per SEC Form D · $1.8M raise · filed Jun 2016
Co-investorsGrit Capital PartnersR/GA VenturesIntel Capital
Simulmedia is an AI-powered TV advertising platform and managed services provider that helps advertisers and agencies plan, buy, and optimize campaigns across linear TV, streaming, and gaming.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningMarketing TechNew York, US
David Morgan(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardDavid Levy(Director)Phil Guarascio(Director)Wenda Millard(Director)William Burke(Director)
Board seatRichard Levandov· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsUnion Square Ventures (USV)
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)
BoardB. Paul Santos(Director)
Board seatRichard Levandov· per SEC Form D · $5M raise · filed Apr 2015
Co-investorsADB VenturesAkkadian VenturesBee PartnersEntrée CapitalMind the Seed - MTS FundMS&AD Ventures+6 more
Boston, US
Byron Galbraith(Director)Robert May(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardSean Lindsay(Director)Rudina Seseri(Director)
Board seatRichard Levandov· per SEC Form D · $4M raise · filed Jan 2018
AristaMD is a technology-enabled clinical services provider that connects primary care physicians with board-certified specialists through eConsults to improve access to specialty care and reduce costs.
Digital HealthEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechSaaSSan Diego, US
Keith Pinter(Chief Executive Officer)Julia Jezmir(President and Chief Medical Officer)Brooke LeVasseur(Executive Officer, Director)Douglas Downs(Executive Officer, Director)Rebecca Cofinas(Executive Officer, Director)Thomas Cooper(Director)
Co-investorsAscension Ventures.406 VenturesCobalt VenturesMemorialCare Innovation FundOptum VenturesAvalon BioVentures
Backupify provides SaaS backup software for Google Workspace and Microsoft 365 environments, including services such as data retention and ransomware protection for cloud applications like Gmail, Google Drive, OneDrive, SharePoint, and Microsoft Teams.
Cloud ComputingCybersecuritySaaSCambridge, US
Ralph Folz(Director)Alex Chriss(Director)Richard Levandov(Director)MaryAnn LePage(Executive Officer)Robert May(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
BoardBrady Bohrmann(Director)
Co-investorsLowercase Capital
Chartio is a data visualization and analytics platform that enables users across organizations to create and explore data on dashboards.
Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Dave Fowler(Founder/CEO)in
Co-investorsKima VenturesY CombinatorBullpen CapitalCrosslink Capital
IBM Cloudant is a managed NoSQL database service based on Apache CouchDB, designed for building hyperscale, globally distributed applications with features including encryption, multi-region availability, full-text search, and geospatial indexing.
Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareBoston, US
Michael Miller(Founder/Chief Scientist)inAlan Hoffman(Founder/Director of Product)inAdam Kocoloski(Founder/CTO)in
Co-investorsCarbide VenturesF-Prime CapitalToba CapitalY Combinator
Cloudkick provides monitoring and alerting tools for cloud servers running on services like Rackspace Cloud and Amazon EC2, along with dashboards and categorization features to track server health and performance.
Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Logan Welliver(Founder)
Co-investorsY Combinator
Portsmouth, US
Jay M. Cohen(Director)Thomas A. Richards(Director)Gregory E. Sancoff(Executive Officer, Director)John E. Sununu(Director)David Barrett(Director)
BoardKevin Kinsella(Director)
JustSpotted aggregates public social media posts and user-submitted data to track celebrity locations in real-time, displaying sightings on a map for fans to follow their favorite celebrities' movements and appearances.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerMedia & EntertainmentSan Francisco, US
Co-investorsY Combinator
Redbooth is a project management and task tracking software that enables teams to organize tasks, plan projects, and communicate within a single workspace.
AI & Machine LearningFuture of WorkSaaSSeattle, US
Mark Cameron White(Executive Officer)Vadim Tarasov(Director)Justin Label(Director)Joe Brichler(Executive Officer)Juan Jose Mata(Executive Officer)Dan Schoenbaum(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsSeedRocket
RethinkDB is a distributed document database that enables developers to query JSON documents across multiple programming languages and integrates with modern web frameworks for real-time applications.
Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Michael Glukhovsky(Founder)inSlava Akhmechet(Founder)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorAndreessen HorowitzDFJHighland Capital Partners
Smyte provides fraud and abuse detection services to online marketplaces and social platforms, using automated classification to identify and block spam, scams, harassment, and payment fraud.
CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Pete Hunt(Founder)Julian Tempelsman(Founder)Josh Yudaken(Founder/Lead Infrastructure Engineer)in
Co-investorsBaseline VenturesFounder CollectiveY Combinator
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 · 3
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioKalturaNASDAQ: KLTRKinveyacq. by Progress SoftwareChartioacq. by Atlassian
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Kaltura · investing.com · Jun 24, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Avalon Ventures Management, Llc made?
- Avalon Ventures Management, Llc has 16 tracked investments, 2 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO.
- What stage does Avalon Ventures Management, Llc invest at?
- Avalon Ventures Management, Llc invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What is Avalon Ventures Management, Llc's typical check size?
- Avalon Ventures Management, Llc typically writes checks of $500K – $10M.
- What sectors does Avalon Ventures Management, Llc focus on?
- Avalon Ventures Management, Llc focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Digital Health, E-commerce, Enterprise Software, Healthtech, Media & Entertainment, Medical Devices, SaaS.
- Where is Avalon Ventures Management, Llc located?
- Avalon Ventures Management, Llc is headquartered in La Jolla, US.
- Who does Avalon Ventures Management, Llc co-invest with?
- Avalon Ventures Management, Llc most often shares deals with Techstars, Balderton Capital, NGP Capital, among 20 tracked co-investors.
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