Category Ventures
Venture capitalSan Francisco
Also known as CATEGORY VENTURES MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC
Fund manager profile
Category Ventures is a venture fund manager based in San Francisco. SEC filings show 1 venture fund on record, most recently Category Ventures I, L.P. ($158.5M offering) filed January 2025.
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D filings. Firm website data not yet available.
What they invest in
from 13 of 25 portfolio companiesEnterprise Software Γ12SaaS Γ9AI & Machine Learning Γ8Developer Tools Γ4Cybersecurity Γ2Data & Infrastructure Γ2Cloud Computing Γ1Creator Economy Γ1
HQs:United StatesΓ8BulgariaΓ1
Investments Β· 25 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathGitLab is an intelligent orchestration platform for DevSecOps that enables teams and AI agents to collaborate on the full software development lifecycle, from planning through deployment, with integrated security and compliance capabilities.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Sid Sijbrandij(Founder/CEO)inDmytro Zaporozhets(Founder/CTO)inPaul Machle(Executive Officer)Dmitriy Zaporozhets(Cofounder)
BoardBruce Armstrong(Director)
Anaplan is an AI-driven scenario planning and analysis platform that helps enterprises optimize decision-making by transforming data into actionable insights and enabling dynamic scenario planning.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Charlie Gottdiener(Chief Executive Officer, Member of the Board)Michael Gould(Director)Randall Glein(Director)Frederic Laluyaux(Executive Officer, Director)Standish O'Grady(Director)James Budge(Executive Officer)
Glean provides an AI-powered workplace search and knowledge management platform that connects company data across documents, messages, tickets, and systems to help teams access information and complete work.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS<UNKNOWN>
Arvind Jain(Founder & CEO)inVishwanath T R(Co-founder and CTO)inTony Gentilcore(Co-founder, Engineering)in
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
MaintainX provides an AI-powered computerized maintenance management system and asset management platform designed for deskless frontline workers in industrial and operational settings.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareIoTSaaSSan Francisco, US
Chris Turlica(CEO and Co-Founder)Hugo Dozois-Caouette(CTO and Co-Founder)Stefan Cristian Turlica(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardCharles Reim(Director)Byron Deeter(Director)David Hornik(Director)
Mandel is an AI platform that automates supplier communication and procurement workflows by reading supplier emails, detecting disruptions, and coordinating actions across email, ERP, and document systems for manufacturing and production teams.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSSofia City Province, BG
Nick Gospodinov(Founder)in
MonetizeNow provides a unified platform combining configure-price-quote (CPQ), billing, and metering capabilities for SaaS businesses.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Sandeep(Founder / CEO)
San Francisco, US
Gregory G. Schott(Executive Officer, Director)Ravi Mhatre(Director)Matthew Langdon(Executive Officer)Gary Little(Director)Ann Winblad(Director)Steven Collins(Director)
Sendbird provides an AI-powered conversation platform that enables businesses to build conversational AI agents for customer interactions.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
John S. Kim(Co-Founder/CEO)inBrandon Jeon(Founder/Head of Trust and Safety)inHarry Kim(Founder/CTO)inKaran Mehandru(Director)Douglas Pepper(Director)Yoonho Jeon(Director)
Walter is a document processing and data extraction platform that reads PDFs and emails, validates data against customer catalogs, and writes validated information directly into ERP systems.
Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Nikolas Keller(Co-Founder & CEO)inLukas Postulka(Co-Founder & CTO)in
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Category Ventures located?
- Category Ventures is headquartered in San Francisco, US.







