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Category Ventures
Venture capitalSan Francisco · 4 people tracked
Also known as CATEGORY VENTURES MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC
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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.
Team · 4 people
from curated & public directoriesWhat they invest in
from 25 of 32 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×16SaaS ×16Enterprise Software ×14Developer Tools ×6Data & Infrastructure ×4HR Tech ×4Deep Tech ×3Fintech ×3
HQs:United States×16Bulgaria×1Brazil×1New Zealand×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 21 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×62 founders×43 founders×94+ founders×2
Where their founders studiedfrom 38 founders with education data
Delhi Public School - R. K. Puram ×2Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi ×2Stanford University ×2UCLA ×2University of Missouri-Columbia ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 37 founders with field-of-study data
Computer Science ×21Engineering ×10Business & Management ×4Economics ×2Finance & Accounting ×2Mathematics & Statistics ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 41 founders with career history
Google ×8Microsoft ×5Stanford University ×5Ditto ×3dbt Labs ×2Dropbox ×2Oracle ×2Piñata Farms ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
2 founders hold a PhD · 3 hold an MBA (of 40 with degree data)
Investments · 32 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 52022 · 12015 · 12014 · 18 dated
GitLab 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)inDmitriy Zaporozhets(Cofounder)Paul Machle(Executive Officer)in
BoardBruce Armstrong(Director)in
Co-investorsAlkeon InnovationAugust CapitalBase PartnersBling CapitalCoatue ManagementElad Gil+36 more
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
Michael Gould(Director)inGuy Haddleton(Director)inCharlie Gottdiener(Chief Executive Officer, Member of the Board)inFrederic Laluyaux(Executive Officer, Director)inJames Budge(Executive Officer)inAdrian Kunzle(Director)
Co-investorsCoatue ManagementCross Creek AdvisorsFounders Circle CapitalGlilot Capital PartnersGolub GrowthHarmony Partners+11 more
Antioch provides simulation tools that replicate real-world deployment environments, letting users import site scans or use sim-ready assets to build realistic scenes with configurable motion and weather.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningDeep TechRoboticsSaaSNew York City, US
Collin Schlager(Founder)inColton Swingle(Founder)inMichael C.(Founder)in
Co-investorsA*Abstract VenturesMaC Venture CapitalGreylock PartnersTwo Sigma Ventures
Cerby provides an identity security platform that extends password management, SSO, MFA, user provisioning/deprovisioning, and privileged access management to disconnected applications that lack SAML, OIDC, or SCIM support.
CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Belsasar Lepe(Founder & CEO)inVidal(Co-Founder & CTO)inErnie Tkac(Chief Revenue Officer)inMatt McCawley(VP of Customer Experience, Business Development & Partnerships)inMiles Lavin(Chief Financial and Operating Officer)in
Co-investors515 VenturesAlumni VenturesAV8 VenturesBowery CapitalCarnrite VenturesCOREangels+14 more
Dover is a recruiting platform that matches startups with fractional recruiters and provides a free applicant tracking system (ATS) for hiring.
Enterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaSSan Francisco, US
George Carollo(Founder)inMax Kolysh(Founder)inAnvisha Pai(Founder)in
Co-investorsAbstract VenturesFikaJobsOhio VenturesPioneerSoma CapitalY Combinator+6 more
Splunk Agent Observability is a platform that monitors and secures AI agents in production by combining evaluation, observability, cost tracking, and guardrails.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Vikram Chatterji(Co-founder and CEO)inAtindriyo Sanyal(Co-founder and CPO)inYash Sheth(Co-founder and CTO)in
Co-investorsBattery VenturesFPVPremji InvestS VenturesScale Venture PartnersWalden Catalyst+10 more
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 SoftwareSaaSSilicon Valley, US
Arvind Jain(Founder & CEO)inTony Gentilcore(Co-founder, Engineering)inT.R. Vishwanath(Co-Founder and Technical Infrastructure Lead)inPiyush Prahladka(Co-Founder Emeritus)in
Co-investorsAdvaita CapitalCoatue ManagementCold Start VenturesCraft VenturesDash VCFoundation Capital+30 more
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 CapitalAkkadian VenturesAspect VenturesAurum+62 more
HeyMilo provides AI-powered recruiting tools for hiring teams, including adaptive voice, video, phone, and SMS interviews, resume screening, cheat/impersonation detection, and analytics.
AI & Machine LearningHR TechSaaSNew York City, US
Ramie R(Founder)
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesCanaan PartnersEntrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator (ERA)Remarkable VenturesTwo Sigma Ventures
Icehouse Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in New Zealand founders building global companies, backing them from early stages through scaling.
Sector Agnostic
Co-investorsArc AngelsNZ Growth Capital PartnersAera VCAltered CapitalBoxGroupGreylock Partners+2 more
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(Head of MaintainX; co-founder)inHugo Dozois-Caouette(Head of Product, MaintainX; co-founder)inStefan Cristian Turlica(Executive Officer, Director)Nick Haase(Founder)in
BoardCharles Reim(Director)Byron Deeter(Director)in
Co-investorsAmity VenturesAugust CapitalBain Capital VenturesBessemer Venture PartnersCrew CapitalFifth Down Capital+11 more
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
Co-investorsY CombinatorAndreessen Horowitze2vcRitual CapitalSandhill (ex Stonks)Singularity Ventures
MonetizeNow provides a unified platform combining configure-price-quote (CPQ), billing, and metering capabilities for SaaS businesses.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSanta Clara, US
Sandeep Jain(Founder)inJeff Gibson(Founder)in
Co-investorsUncork CapitalGTMfundNext Frontier CapitalTwo Sigma Ventures
MuleSoft is a San Francisco enterprise software company providing integration, API management and automation via its Anypoint Platform.
San Francisco, US
Ross Mason(Executive Officer, Director)inGregory G. Schott(Executive Officer, Director)Matthew Langdon(Executive Officer)Robert Horton(Executive Officer)Michael DiFilippo(Executive Officer)
BoardRavi Mhatre(Director)in
Co-investorsArtisanal VenturesCanvas VenturesHummer Winblad Venture Partners (HWVP)IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Lightspeed Venture PartnersLumia Capital+12 more
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FintechSan Francisco, US
Jan Spidlen(Founder)in
Co-investorsPreston-Werner VenturesHack VC
Nema Systems builds an AI agent for safety and compliance engineering that analyzes hazards, requirements, and defects across tools like Jira and Jama.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechEnterprise Software
Co-investorsBackwards CapitalBoxGroupSBXi
Interface researches how information is structured for AI agents and develops transaction platforms for them, including OneStop, a marketplace aggregating AI services.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerNew York City, US
Max Raven(Founder/CEO)inPeyton Shields(Founder/CTO)in
Co-investorsClearSkyPioneerTranspose Platform ManagementY CombinatorAvataar Venture PartnersCapitalize VC+17 more
Remote helps companies hire, pay, and manage employees internationally by removing barriers to cross-border employment.
Future of WorkHR TechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Marcelo Lebre(Co-founder & President)inJob van der Voort(Co-founder & CEO)in
BoardVilli Iltchev(Director)Brett Rochkind(Director)Miles Clement(Director)Niko Bonatsos(Director)in
Co-investorsAccelB Capital GroupB4 CapitalBase PartnersDaft CapitalDeviation Capital+15 more
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Rive is a design and animation platform where creators build interactive experiences that run natively across web, mobile apps, games, and devices using an open-source runtime and GPU-accelerated vector graphics engine.
Creator EconomyDeveloper Tools
Guido Rosso(Founder)inCraig Sartor(Founder)in
Co-investorsAbstract VenturesAndreessen HorowitzBMW i VenturesDeviation CapitalUnusual VenturesWorklife Ventures+2 more
SDF Labs built SQL comprehension technology for data analytics workflows, now integrated into dbt following its acquisition by dbt Labs.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsSaaS
Lukas Schulte(Co-founder)inElias DeFaria(Founder)inTristan Handy(Founder)in
Co-investorsRTP Global
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)inJoseph Pagano(Executive Officer)Yoonho Jeon(Director)Yeusin Kim(Director)
Co-investorsAugust CapitalBallpark VenturesEmergence Capital PartnersFundersClubICONIQLobby Capital+20 more
Soma is an insurance brokerage that provides industry-specific business coverage through a single application, working with hundreds of carrier partners.
FintechInsurTech
Co-investorsAccelOverlook VenturesHaystackPanache VenturesRRE VenturesTO VC+1 more
Soma operates an energy intelligence platform that connects power generation, battery storage, and large energy loads such as data centers into a real-time coordination layer to optimize and deliver power.
AI & Machine LearningCleantechEnergyRio de Janeiro, BR
Mario Souto(Founder)inAthanasios Caramanolis(Chief Executive Officer)in
Co-investorsPanache VenturesUncork CapitalHaystackRRE VenturesTO VC
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
Co-investorsY CombinatorDistrict Ventures CapitalHaystackPanache VenturesRRE VenturesTechstars+1 more
Zapier provides a platform for connecting AI models and agents to workflows and business applications, enabling teams to automate tasks across over 9,000 apps without coding.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSSan Francisco, US
Wade Foster(Founder)inBryan Helmig(Executive Officer, Director)inMike Knoop(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersCaesar VenturesFelicis VenturesKyber Knight CapitalLaunchBay CapitalSequoia Capital+14 more
ZeroMatter is building a scalable simulation platform with extensible tooling aimed at making simulation more accessible for solving real-world problems.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechRoboticsSaaS
Ian Glow(Founder)in
Co-investorsBoeing HorizonX VenturesCatapult VenturesDeviation CapitalPebblebedSpark CapitalAE Industrial Partners+1 more
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
NemaStealth Auto-synthesized cloud emulatorsTensorScaleThe Interface
Exits · 5
1 IPOs · 4 acquisitions · showing 2Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesHeyMilo · finsmes.com · Jun 16, 2026
Walter · ycombinator.com · Jun 2, 2026
Gusto · gusto.com · Jun 2, 2026
Antioch · finsmes.com · Apr 20, 2026
Soma Energy · finsmes.com · Apr 3, 2026
Mandel AI · eu-startups.com · Mar 25, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Category Ventures made?
- Category Ventures has 32 tracked investments, 5 of which have exited, including 5 dated in the last 24 months.
- What sectors does Category Ventures focus on?
- Category Ventures focuses on AI & Machine Learning, SaaS.
- Where is Category Ventures located?
- Category Ventures is headquartered in San Francisco, US.
- Who does Category Ventures co-invest with?
- Category Ventures most often shares deals with Y Combinator, Deviation Capital, August Capital, among 137 tracked co-investors.
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