San Francisco · Seed–Late Stage · 8 people tracked
Also known as COUNTERPART MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC
Investment thesis
Counterpart Ventures positions its value around the Counter Club community, an invite-only network of actively investing corporate VCs spanning 30+ countries. The firm argues that most VC platforms fail founders, so it builds tangible pre- and post-investment value through a corporate community that helps source and evaluate deals, brokers introductions to enterprise customers and strategic partners, and arranges potential upstream capital and liquidity. Members access a digital portal, online events, mini-summits, and its annual 'Counter' event.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 25, 2026.
Team · 8 people
from the firm's website & public directories
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Founder mafia
2 people who came through Counterpart Ventures went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 31 of 38 portfolio companiesSaaS ×18AI & Machine Learning ×14Enterprise Software ×13Data & Infrastructure ×7Marketing Tech ×6Cloud Computing ×4Digital Health ×4Fintech ×4
HQs:United States×12Australia×2
Who they back
founder profiles across 14 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×72 founders×43 founders×24+ founders×1
Where their founders worked beforefrom 12 founders with career history
Texas Instruments ×2University of Maryland ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
Investments · 38 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2025 · 12020 · 12018 · 12015 · 25 dated
Upflowy (Psyke) offers a low-code/no-code tool for building and optimizing signup flows and web conversion funnels.
AdTechDeveloper ToolsMarketing TechSaaSSydney, AU
Co-investorsTidal VenturesAntlerGlobal Founders CapitalJapan Angels
Upflowy provides a low-code/no-code tool for building and optimizing signup flows and web conversion funnels.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaSSales TechSydney, AU
Guillaume(Founder)
Co-investorsAntlerGlobal Founders CapitalTidal Ventures
San Francisco, US
Michael Pollack(Executive Officer, Director)Fima Leshinsky(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
Board seatPatrick Eggen· per SEC Form D
Matterport provides 3D imaging and digital twin technology for real estate, construction, facilities management, and property marketing, enabling clients to visualize spaces remotely and make data-driven decisions.
Construction TechConsumerEnterprise SoftwarePropTechSunnyvale, US
Matt Bell(Founder)David Gausebeck(Founder/CTO)inRJ Pittman(CEO)inWillian Brown(Chief Executive Officer)Michael Beebe(Chief Operating Officer)Matthew Bell(Chief Strategy Officer)
Board seatPatrick Eggen· per SEC Form D · $35M raise · filed Jul 2015
Co-investorsBrighter CapitalCapria VenturesDCM VenturesFelicis VenturesGoresiGlobe Partners+16 more
San Francisco, US
Nathan Sedlander(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Jeff Daniel(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
BoardGordon Rubenstein(Director)
Board seatPatrick Eggen· per SEC Form D · $6.6M raise · filed Feb 2015
Annex Cloud provides a loyalty program platform for marketers to design, launch, and manage customer loyalty initiatives.
Marketing TechSaaS
Aakrit Prasad(Founder)in
Co-investorsCarya Venture PartnersPathbreaker VenturesStage 2 CapitalUnusual VenturesNational Grid Partners
Arintra provides an AI-native autonomous coding platform for healthcare systems that automatically generates medical codes from patient charts to improve revenue capture and reduce denials.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Nitesh Shroff, PhD(Founder)inPreeti Bhargava, PhD(Founder)inNitesh Shroff(CEO)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorFoundersX VenturesPeak XV PartnersTen13Endeavor Health VenturesSpider Capital
BackEngine consolidates data scattered across a company's systems, cleaning, joining, and organizing authorized customer data in advance so AI models get focused, source-linked context.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software
Co-investorsBoxGroupTenOneTen Ventures
Budgie is a healthcare benefits platform that uses a data model to match employees to the most cost-effective health plan during open enrollment and helps them lower fees or get reimbursed on prescriptions and medical visits year-round.
Digital HealthHR TechInsurTech
Co-investorsCorrelation VenturesFlare Capital PartnersGreycroft
Cloudbeds provides a property management system (PMS) and growth platform for hospitality businesses, including hotels and other accommodations.
Cloud ComputingPropTechSaaSTravel & Hospitality
Co-investorsClearVision EquityMoore Venture PartnersPeakSpan Capital PartnersSoftBank Vision FundCultivation Capital
Genuity is a cloud platform that provides data management and security solutions for customers to safely store and manage their information.
Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSChicago, US
Colum Donahue(Founder)inJason Noble(Founder)inZaeem asif(Founder)in
Co-investorsCathexis VenturesY Combinator
Glidian offers an all-payor prior authorization platform that lets healthcare providers submit and track insurance authorizations through direct payor integrations, supported by a team of prior authorization specialists.
Digital HealthHealthtechSaaS
Co-investorsBantam GroupFikaGaruda VenturesSterling RoadTau Ventures
GrailPay provides real-time authentication and risk intelligence for bank payments, account validation, and instant settlement in B2B commerce.
Data & InfrastructureFintechSaaS
Co-investorsConstruct CapitalMissionOGNOEMIS Ventures
HG Insights provides AI-driven B2B intelligence datasets covering markets, technology adoption, IT spend, and buyer intent, along with analytics, copilots, and AI agents that automate go-to-market execution.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureMarketing TechSaaSSales Tech
Rohini Kasturi(Chief Executive Officer)inSatish Grandhi(Chief Technology Officer)inVibhu Pratap(Chief Development Officer)inScott Gordon(Chief Marketing Officer)in
Co-investorsBenhamou Global VenturesBonfire VenturesEPIC VENTURESRiverwood CapitalScOp Venture CapitalUpdata Partners
InfinitForm is a physical AI platform that generates, optimizes, and validates thousands of manufacturable design candidates at once, outputting parametric CAD models that integrate with existing CAD/PLM tools like SolidWorks.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningDeep Tech
Co-investorsSchematic VenturesUP PartnersYamaha Motor Ventures
Leapfin provides AI-powered infrastructure for revenue accounting and financial reporting, automating the reconciliation between billing systems and accounting to handle complex subscription and usage-based billing models.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Ray Lau(CEO)Erik Yao(Founder)in
Co-investorsAcequia Capital (AceCap)Array Ventures Management LlcBowery CapitalCrosslink CapitalFunction VenturesFundersClub+6 more
Lily Max is an AI-powered product intelligence engine that enriches e-commerce product catalogs and optimizes them for visibility across AI-mediated shopping surfaces including Google Ads, Meta Ads, and AI discovery platforms.
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceMarketing Tech
Purva Gupta(Founder)inSowmiya Chocka Narayanan(Founder)in
Co-investorsCanaan PartnersConductive VenturesFernbrook Capital ManagementNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Energize CapitalInsight Partners+1 more
Omnibound helps B2B marketing teams track their visibility in AI search engines like ChatGPT and Perplexity, identify content gaps based on real buyer questions, and optimize content for answer engine optimization (AEO) and generative engine optimization (GEO).
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaS
Onshore provides tax and R&D credit advisory services for engineers, farmers, and manufacturers.
AgTechEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSNew York City, US
Dominic Vitucci(Founder)in
Co-investorsFinancial Venture StudioFPVPruVen Capital PartnersRestive VenturesVertex VenturesY Combinator+1 more
Server-side computer built for the cloud era
Co-investorsEclipse VenturesFriends Family CapitalIntel Capital
Oxide provides an on-premises cloud platform that integrates compute, storage, networking, and software in a single system, designed to deliver cloud-like elasticity and programmability for enterprise workloads.
Cloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareHardwareEmeryville, US
Steven Tuck(Executive Officer, Director)Bryan Cantrill(Executive Officer, Director)Jessica Frazelle(Executive Officer)Jessie Frazelle(Founder)
BoardSeth Winterroth(Director)inGaetano Crupi(Director)in
Co-investorsFriends Family CapitalRally Ventures Management, LlcRiot VenturesEclipseEclipse VenturesPrime Movers Lab
Particle provides edge-to-cloud infrastructure for connected devices, including over-the-air software and model updates, abstracted wireless connectivity (LTE, 5G, Wi-Fi, satellite, LoRaWAN), real-time data automation, and a management console.
Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsIoT
Zach Supalla(Founder)in
Co-investorsBonfire VenturesEnergy Impact PartnersGraph VenturesGreen Meadow VenturesHeavybitQualcomm Ventures+3 more
Pico MES provides a manufacturing execution system with digital work instructions and error-proofing tools that connect people, tools, and data on the shop floor.
Advanced ManufacturingHardwareIoTSaaSSan Francisco, US
Ryan Kuhlenbeck(Executive Officer, Director)Geoffrey Stewart Bucks(Director)
Co-investorsBosch VenturesCongruent VenturesMomenta VenturesRobert Bosch Venture CapitalSE VenturesUNION Labs Ventures+2 more
RemoFirst provides Employer of Record (EOR) and international contractor management services, handling onboarding, payroll, local compliance, and benefits administration for companies hiring global talent.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkHR TechSaaS
Volodymyr Fedoriv(Cofounder)Nurasyl Serik(Cofounder)in
Co-investorsGrand VenturesMouro CapitalOctopus VenturesQED Investors
Sense360 provided consumer behavior and market intelligence analytics, using survey and mobile sensor data to give restaurants and consumer brands insights into customer visits and purchasing behavior.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSCulver City, US
Eli Portnoy(Executive Officer, Director)Matthias Turck(Director)
Co-investorsBonfire VenturesFirstMark CapitalQualcomm VenturesUpfront Ventures
Soulside provides AI-based clinical documentation, real-time chart auditing, and revenue cycle management for behavioral health providers.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthMental Health
Co-investorsGreyMatterSarah Smith
Soulside builds AI-driven tools for clinicians in behavioral healthcare, including automated clinical documentation and real-time insights.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechMental HealthSaaS
Co-investorsAngel Collective Opportunity Fund
Velocity Network is a blockchain-based platform for storing and sharing verified career credentials and employment records.
Crypto & Web3Future of WorkHR Tech
Vendition runs a sales apprenticeship program that trains individuals to become Sales Development Representatives and matches them with partner tech companies and startups for full-time roles.
Future of WorkHR TechSales Tech
george bolton(Founder)in
Co-investorsBling CapitalBrighter CapitalFika
Zensors builds multimodal "physical AI" that fuses data from sensors, cameras, and devices with text and warehouse metadata to understand physical spaces and activities, then uses AI agents to automate operational decisions.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareIoTSan Francisco, US
Anuraag Jain(Founder)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorScout Fund
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
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioSense360acq. by Medallia
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesArintra · hitconsultant.net · Aug 24, 2026
Oxide Computer · sec.gov · Aug 4, 2026
Lily AI · fundraiseinsider.com · Jul 19, 2026
Leapfin · fortuneindia.com · Jul 17, 2026
Genuity · ca.investing.com · Jul 17, 2026
Matterport · pathfounders.com · Jul 14, 2026
Onshore · commercialsearch.com · Jun 29, 2026
Soulside · intersectionhq.substack.com · May 5, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Counterpart Ventures made?
- Counterpart Ventures has 34 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO, including 1 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Counterpart Ventures invest at?
- Counterpart Ventures invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Late Stage stages.
- What is Counterpart Ventures's typical check size?
- Counterpart Ventures typically writes checks of $1M – $5M.
- What sectors does Counterpart Ventures focus on?
- Counterpart Ventures focuses on Advanced Manufacturing, AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, Data & Infrastructure, Deep Tech, Energy, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Hardware, Logistics & Supply Chain, New Materials, SaaS.
- Where is Counterpart Ventures located?
- Counterpart Ventures is headquartered in San Francisco, US.
- Who does Counterpart Ventures co-invest with?
- Counterpart Ventures most often shares deals with Y Combinator, Bonfire Ventures, Fika, among 76 tracked co-investors.
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