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Venture capitalSan Francisco · Seed · 2 people tracked
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Combine is a venture firm with offices in San Francisco and London that invests in companies where design is central to the product and business. Its homepage offers little further detail on stage or sector focus.
Team · 2 people
from public directoriesWhat they invest in
from 9 of 10 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×6SaaS ×6Enterprise Software ×5Consumer ×2Future of Work ×2Sales Tech ×2Climate Tech ×1Data & Infrastructure ×1
HQs:United States×8
Investments · 10 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2022 · 32019 · 12018 · 12017 · 16 dated
Forerunner offers a software platform for local government floodplain management teams to map flood risk, centralize records like Elevation Certificates and permits, run AI-powered document validation, conduct mobile inspections, and track Substantial Improvement/Substantial Damage compliance.
AI & Machine LearningClimate TechGovTechSaaSBrooklyn, US
JT White(Founder)inJames White(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatAdam Michela· per SEC Form D · $1.5M raise · filed May 2019
Co-investorsBright VenturesEverywhere VenturesGutter CapitalUnion Square Ventures (USV)Wellington Management8VC+9 more
ConsumerSan Francisco, US
Jeany Ngo(Founder)inBrian Schulman(Founder)in
Co-investorsY Combinator
Dashworks builds an AI system designed to answer questions across an organization's internal knowledge and work context.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSSan Francisco, US
Prasad Kawthekar(Founder)inPraty Sharma(Founder)in
BoardAshish Toshniwal(Director)in
Co-investorsGaruda VenturesGSF AcceleratorJude GomilaPoint72 VenturesRosecliff VenturesY Combinator+11 more
Equals builds an AI-native spreadsheet application designed to replace Excel by connecting directly to company data and enabling spreadsheets to provide proactive insights and decision support.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales Tech
Ben McRedmond(CEO & Co-founder)in
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzBoxGroupCraft VenturesEarl Grey CapitalWorklife Ventures
Equals Money is a spend management and payments platform that lets businesses issue virtual and physical USD expense cards, set spending limits, manage budgets, and reconcile receipts from one dashboard.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Co-investorsTowerBrookVentura CapitalAndreessen HorowitzCraft VenturesWorklife Ventures
Front is a support and sales platform that combines messaging, internal collaboration, and AI automation to handle customer requests and sales workflows.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSSales TechSan Francisco, US
Mathilde Collin(Co-founder & CEO)inLaurent Perrin(Founder/CTO)in
Co-investors515 VenturesBattery VenturesCoatue ManagementFundersClubHypothesisInitialized Capital+27 more
Milo is an AI assistant that helps parents manage daily family tasks through text message conversations, combining large language models with human oversight to handle logistical and organizational work.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerSan Francisco, US
Avni Patel Thompson(Founder)in
Co-investorsBronze InvestmentsY CombinatorAlteria CapitalAntlerBessemer Venture PartnersDe Novo Ventures+2 more
OutRival is a no-code AI platform that enables non-technical customer experience teams to create and deploy AI solutions including chatbots, voice agents, and workflow automation for customer interactions.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareInsurTechSaaSMiami, US
Ruben A. Harris(CEO & Co-Founder)inTimur Meyster(Founder)in
Co-investorsInitialized CapitalY CombinatorAlumni VenturesBronze InvestmentsKapor CapitalNecessary Ventures+17 more
Parsley Health delivers evidence-based, whole-body functional medicine care through board-certified clinicians trained in functional medicine.
Digital HealthHealthtechWellness & FitnessNew York, US
Robin Berzin(Founder)in
Co-investors7wire VenturesAdvance Venture PartnersAlpha EdisonAmplo VenturesBastien Family OfficeCorewell Health Ventures+14 more
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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.
Exits · 1
1 acquisitionsDashworksacq. by HubSpot
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesOutRival, Inc. · ycombinator.com · Jun 26, 2026
Parsley Health · trysignalbase.com · Mar 25, 2026
Forerunner · thesaasnews.com · Feb 9, 2026
Dashworks · dashworks.ai · Apr 16, 2025
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- How many investments has Combine made?
- Combine has 10 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited.
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- Combine invests at the Seed stage.
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- Combine is headquartered in San Francisco, US.
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