Capital One Ventures
Corporate VCMcLean · Pre-Seed–Late Stage · 27 people tracked
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Investment thesis
Capital One Ventures invests at every stage guided by a thesis rooted in the strategic imperatives of its parent company, Capital One. It looks for startups whose technologies can commercially engage with or benefit Capital One, reflecting the company's founding belief that banking would be transformed by information and technology. Portfolio examples include Hopper (travel), Melio (accounts payable for small business), and Evinced (digital accessibility), each of which has been integrated into or partnered with Capital One's own products and operations.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 27 people
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What they invest in
from 32 of 38 portfolio companiesEnterprise Software ×16AI & Machine Learning ×14SaaS ×14Cybersecurity ×10Fintech ×9Developer Tools ×4Cloud Computing ×3Data & Infrastructure ×3
HQs:United States×16Canada×1Germany×1Israel×1India×1
Investments · 38 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 22025 · 52024 · 42023 · 22022 · 42021 · 42020 · 62016 · 128 dated
Adaptive Security provides security awareness training, phishing attack simulation, and email security solutions designed to defend against AI-powered attacks, deepfakes, and social engineering threats.
CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareNew York, US
Brian Long(Founder & CEO)inAndrew Jones(Founder)in
Co-investorsAbstract VenturesAndreessen HorowitzEniac VenturesK5 GlobalScribble VenturesBain Capital Ventures+4 more
Poolside builds open-weight foundation models and agentic coding models, including the Laguna family, along with the systems and infrastructure needed to train, refine, and improve these models.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper Tools
Jason Warner(Founder & CEO)inEiso Kant(Founder)
Co-investors7GC & CoAbstraction CapitalAir Street CapitalB Capital GroupB4 CapitalBain Capital Ventures+24 more
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Corelight provides network detection and response (NDR) software that uses agentic triage to automatically consolidate security alerts into entity-centric cases with evidence-backed investigation summaries.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise Software
Co-investorsAccelCisco InvestmentsDelta-v CapitalEnergy Impact PartnersFlucas VenturesH.I.G. Capital+6 more
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(Co-founder & CEO)inIon Stoica(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inMatei Zaharia(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inReynold Xin(Founder)inPatrick Wendell(Founder)inAndy Konwinski(Founder)in
Co-investors137 VenturesA.Capital VenturesAglae VenturesAlkeon InnovationAltra VentureAmplify Partners+71 more
Dragonfly is a local broadband provider in Southwest Alabama offering high-speed fiber internet, WiFi services, and phone lines to residential and business customers.
Cloud ComputingMonroeville, US
Co-investorsKinetic Ventures, L.L.C.Coinbase VenturesFirstMark CapitalQuiet CapitalRedpoint VenturesRipple
Carahsoft is an IT solutions aggregator and reseller serving government, education, healthcare, and private sector customers, connecting vendors, resellers, and integrators.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareGovTechHR TechSaaSReston, US
Ashutosh Garg(CEO & Co-Founder)inVarun Kacholia(CTO & Co-Founder)inSivasankaran Chandrasekar(Chief AI Compliance and Security Officer)inJason Gorski(Chief of Sales)inAmber Grewal(Chief Customer & Growth Officer)inSachit Kamat(Chief Product Officer)in
Co-investorsFoundation CapitalIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Lightspeed Venture PartnersSoftBank Vision FundGeneral CatalystSouth Park Commons
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Endor Labs provides application security tooling to identify, prioritize, and fix vulnerabilities in software development, with particular focus on securing AI-generated code and open-source dependencies.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsPalo Alto, US
Varun Badhwar(Founder & Co-founder)inDimitri Stiliadis(Founder & Co-founder)in
Co-investorsLightspeed Venture PartnersDell Technologies CapitalCoatue ManagementS32Salesforce VenturesSection 32+5 more
Ethoca provides collaboration-based intelligence and technology solutions that help businesses combat fraud, prevent payment disputes, and enhance customer experience through real-time sharing of fraud and purchase data across the payments ecosystem.
CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Co-investorsSpectrum EquityLloyds Banking Group
Ethos is an onchain reputation and credibility platform that lets crypto users review, vouch for, and slash others to generate a "Credibility Score" indicating who can be trusted.
Crypto & Web3CybersecuritySocialAustin, US
Benjamin Walther(Founder)in
Co-investorsCoinbase VenturesAndreessen HorowitzBetter Tomorrow VenturesCanapi VenturesCommon MagicEvantic Capital+2 more
Evinced offers an AI-powered chatbot focused on digital accessibility that answers developer and team questions, reviews code for accessibility issues across web and mobile frameworks, and can read design screenshots.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSPalo Alto, US
Navin R. Thadani(Founder)inGal Moav(Founder)in
Co-investorsBenhamou Global VenturesEngineering CapitalInsight PartnersM12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)BGV
GetReal Security develops cybersecurity solutions to detect and protect against malicious synthetic content, including deepfakes and manipulated media in images, audio, and video.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareAustin, US
Hany Farid(Founder)inTed Schlein(Founder)inMatt Moynahan(CEO)in
Co-investorsBallistic VenturesForgePoint CapitalArtisanal VenturesCisco InvestmentsEvolution Equity PartnersK2 Access Fund
Glean provides AI-powered invoice processing and spend management software for finance teams, enabling automated data extraction, vendor cost analysis, and payment workflows integrated with accounting systems.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Arvind Jain(Founder & CEO)inHoward Katzenberg(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsB Capital GroupB4 CapitalClocktower VenturesContour Venture PartnersAltimeter CapitalCoatue Management+11 more
Goodr operates a logistics platform and network that tracks and redistributes surplus food from organizations to people experiencing food insecurity, while also managing inedible food waste diversion.
Climate TechFoodTechImpact & Social GoodLogistics & Supply ChainAtlanta, US
Jasmine Crowe-Houston(Founder)inJasmine Crowe(Executive Officer, Director)in
Co-investors100 Black Angels & Allies FundAtlanta Technology AngelsBackstage CapitalBuckhill CapitalHalogen Ventures Management Company LlcR/GA Ventures+4 more
Harness is a fundraising platform designed for nonprofits to increase donation revenue without expanding staff or software tools.
FintechImpact & Social GoodSaaS
Jyoti Bansal(Founder)in
Co-investorsFlorida FundersAlkeon CapitalBAM ElevateBattery VenturesCiti VenturesGaingels+8 more
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Harness turns financial institutions' raw transaction and member data into real-time, personalized engagement campaigns for card and rewards programs.
Data & InfrastructureFintechMarketing Tech
Co-investorsTruStage VenturesAlkeon CapitalBAM ElevateBattery VenturesCiti VenturesGaingels+8 more
Travel technology company partnered with Capital One Travel.
Montreal
Frederic Lalonde(Founder & CEO)
Co-investorsAccompliceBrightspark VenturesDream Maker VenturesDrive CapitalInovia CapitalKensington Capital Partners Limited+6 more
Lightico provides an AI-powered platform that automates complex customer journey processes for banks and telecom companies, handling regulated workflows across sales, onboarding, service and retention with digital compliance and minimal IT integration.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Zviki Ben Ishay(CEO & Co-Founder)inJustin Josh(CTO & Co-Founder)inOmri Braun(COO & Co-Founder)in
Co-investorsCrescendo Venture PartnersLiquidity CapitalLool VenturesMangrove Capital PartnersOxxHarmony Partners
Melio provides a platform for business accounts payable and receivable, enabling small and mid-sized businesses to pay vendors and contractors while also generating professional invoices to collect payments.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Co-investorsAccelAlephBessemer Venture PartnersClocktower VenturesCoatue ManagementFirst Cheque+2 more
Melio develops a rapid bloodborne pathogen testing platform that identifies common pathogens from blood samples within hours, replacing traditional multi-day culture-based diagnostics.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechHealthtechMedical Devices
Mridu Sinha, PhD(Co-Founder and CEO)Stephanie Fraley, PhD(Co-Founder)
Co-investorsCove FundLexi VenturesLongeVCAccelBessemer Venture PartnersCoatue Management+4 more
Oxx is a venture capital firm that invests in European B2B software companies that have reached product-market fit, leading or co-leading rounds of $5–25m to support their scaling.
Enterprise SoftwareSaaS
Mikael Johnsson(Founder)in
Co-investorsKfW CapitalBritish Patient CapitalOurCrowd
Oyster Bay is a venture capital firm that invests in impact-driven companies across the food value chain, from agriculture and food-service robotics to alternative ingredients and food brands.
AgTechFoodTechImpact & Social Good
Co-investorsKfW CapitalBritish Patient CapitalOurCrowd
Pie is an AI-powered testing platform that deploys autonomous agents to automatically explore, test, and validate web and mobile applications using computer vision, without requiring source code access or manual scripting.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsSaaS
Co-investorsInception Studio CapitalAmex VenturesLightspeed Venture Partners
Pie is a browser extension that blocks advertisements across websites, streaming platforms like YouTube and Twitch, and other web services.
AdTechConsumerCreator Economy
Ryan(Founder)
Co-investorsProtagonistAcrew CapitalAllianz XCenterbridge Partners, L.P.Commerce VenturesGallatin Point Capital+4 more
Phone-centric identity platform that helps companies mitigate fraud while accelerating revenue and reducing operational expenses.
Co-investorsBlue Venture FundsMassMutual VenturesOpus CapitalSecond Alpha Partners
Socket is a multichain interoperability stack; the supplied sources contain no substantive coverage of the company.
Co-investorsArchetypeCoinbase VenturesFourth Revolution Capital (4RC)NascentAbstract VenturesAndreessen Horowitz
Source Defense provides a client-side security platform that detects and prevents digital skimming, Magecart attacks, and threats from third-party JavaScript on websites and payment pages.
CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investorsAllegisCyber CapitalConnecticut InnovationsBenhamou Global VenturesGlobal BrainJerusalem Venture Partners (JVP)JVP+3 more
Stensul provides a no-code, AI-enabled platform for enterprise marketing teams to build, review, and launch emails and landing pages within brand and compliance guardrails.
Enterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaS
Noah Dinkin(Founder)in
Co-investorsJavelin Venture PartnersSageview CapitalUS Venture PartnersArthur VenturesFirst Round CapitalLowercase Capital+2 more
StrongDM provides privileged access management and identity governance for infrastructure across cloud, on-premises, and hybrid environments.
Cloud ComputingCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSNew York, US
Elizabeth Joy Zalman(Executive Officer, Director)Justin McCarthy(Founder)inSchuyler Chapin Brown(Executive Officer, Director)in
Co-investorsCisco InvestmentsDCVC (Data Collective)Frontline VenturesGolub GrowthNew York Venture PartnersSequoia Capital+6 more
ThoughtSpot builds data analytics and business intelligence software to make data accessible to organizations across industries.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Jose, US
Ajeet Singh(Director)inAmit Prakash(Founder)inSudheesh Nair(Executive Officer, Director)inMohit Daswani(Executive Officer)in
BoardQuentin Clark(Director)inSven Strohband(Director)in
Co-investorsBallistic VenturesEQUIAMGeodesic CapitalKhosla VenturesLightspeed Venture PartnersLinus Ventures+8 more
A mobile experience where users tap through short interactive scenarios and make choices, framed as a game rather than a quiz, to build a profile of the user's personality or preferences.
ConsumerGamingSocial
Co-investorsBetaworksArcTern VenturesG2 Venture PartnersKhosla VenturesMenlo Ventures
Tuhk is a fraud-fighting platform that connects banks, merchants, and payment providers to identify hidden risks, stop abuse, and improve transaction approval rates.
CybersecurityFintech
Andre Edelbrock(Founder)in
Co-investorsFINTOP CapitalLloyds Banking Group
Velocity builds monetization and distribution infrastructure for AI-native applications, drawing on experience developing advertising, machine learning, and growth platforms at large scale.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningMarketing Tech
Co-investorsNFXRed Dot Capital PartnersTRANSCENDCoinbase VenturesDragonflyFirstMark Capital+2 more
Velocity is an enterprise platform that provides payments and treasury solutions powered by stablecoins, designed for CFOs and global businesses.
Crypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintech
Co-investorsActivant CapitalDigital Space VenturesCoinbase VenturesDragonflyFirstMark CapitalFuel Ventures+3 more
Velocity provides financing, shipping, AI, and analytics products for eCommerce brands in India.
E-commerceFintechLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSGurugram, IN
Abhiroop Medhekar(Founder)inSaurav Swaroop(CTO)inAtul Khichariyain
Co-investorsDST GlobalFJ LabsiSeedPresight CapitalValar Ventures LlcCoinbase Ventures+4 more
European online retailer specializing in performance and replacement parts for classic and modern American muscle cars, including Ford Mustang, Chevrolet Corvette, and Dodge Ram models.
E-commerceRetail TechGermany, DE
Co-investorsSIB Innovations- und BeteiligungsgesellschaftCoinbase VenturesDragonflyFirstMark CapitalQEDRipple
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
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.
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Harness · technode.com · Sep 10, 2026
Velocity · businesstechafrica.co.za · Sep 9, 2026
Pie · lxahub.com · Aug 27, 2026
Pie · techfundingnews.com · Aug 24, 2026
Harness · siliconangle.com · Aug 19, 2026
Trove · africa.businessinsider.com · Aug 14, 2026
Databricks · techcrunch.com · Aug 13, 2026
Hopper · shopback.com · Aug 7, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Capital One Ventures made?
- Capital One Ventures has 38 tracked investments, including 9 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Capital One Ventures invest at?
- Capital One Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth, Late Stage stages.
- What sectors does Capital One Ventures focus on?
- Capital One Ventures focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Cloud Computing, Cybersecurity, Data & Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Fintech, SaaS.
- Where is Capital One Ventures located?
- Capital One Ventures is headquartered in McLean, US.
- Does Capital One Ventures lead rounds?
- Capital One Ventures typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
- Who does Capital One Ventures co-invest with?
- Capital One Ventures most often shares deals with Accel, Accomplice, Bessemer Venture Partners, among 23 tracked co-investors.
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