San Francisco · Seed–Late Stage · 10 people tracked
Also known as COUNTERPART MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC
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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 Sep 15, 2026.
Team · 10 people
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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 37 portfolio companiesSaaS ×18AI & Machine Learning ×15Enterprise Software ×13Data & Infrastructure ×7Marketing Tech ×6Cloud Computing ×4Digital Health ×4Fintech ×4
HQs:United States×13Australia×2
Who they back
founder profiles across 15 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×72 founders×53 founders×24+ founders×1
Where their founders studiedfrom 21 founders with education data
Cornell ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 17 founders with field-of-study data
Computer Science ×7Engineering ×7Finance & Accounting ×3Politics & Policy ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 21 founders with career history
Airwallex ×2HG Insights ×2McKinsey & Company ×2Texas Instruments ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
3 founders hold a PhD · 4 hold an MBA (of 21 with degree data)
Investments · 37 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2025 · 12022 · 22021 · 12020 · 12018 · 12015 · 28 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 CapitalBlack Nova VCJapan 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)inFima Leshinsky(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)in
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)inDavid Gausebeck(Founder/CTO)inMichael Beebe(Chief Operating Officer)inRJ Pittman(CEO)inWillian Brown(Chief Executive Officer)
BoardPeter Hebert(Director)in
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 experience platform that enables brands to incentivize customer engagement across online, app, in-store, and market touchpoints through gamification, social rewards, and behavior-driven incentive programs.
Marketing TechRetail 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 PartnersSpider CapitalTen13Endeavor Health Ventures
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 CapitalFINTOP Capital+1 more
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 & InfrastructureFintechSaaSNew York, US
Will Messina(CEO)in
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 builds an AI-powered platform that optimizes engineering designs by integrating manufacturing constraints and performance criteria from the earliest stages of the design process.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningDeep Tech
Michael Bogomolny(Founder & CEO)inAdam Smith(Head of Business Development)in
Co-investorsSchematic VenturesUP PartnersYamaha Motor Ventures
Invent.ai provides an AI-decisioning platform with multi-agent capabilities designed for retail operations, helping retailers predict demand, optimize inventory, and make pricing decisions.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareRetail TechSaaS
Co-investorsCollective SparkLFX Venture Partners
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)inErik 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
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
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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)inJessica Frazelle(Executive Officer)Jessie Frazelle(Founder)in
BoardSeth Winterroth(Director)inGaetano Crupi(Director)in
Co-investorsEclipse VenturesFriends Family CapitalIntel CapitalRally Ventures Management, LlcRiot VenturesEclipse+1 more
Particle provides an IoT platform with built-in security spanning hardware devices and cloud, including per-device private keys, encrypted messaging, access controls, and a Device Cloud with ISO-certified hosting.
Cloud ComputingCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsHardwareIoT
Zach Supalla(Founder)inZachary Crockett(CTO)in
Co-investorsBonfire VenturesEnergy Impact PartnersGraph VenturesGreen Meadow VenturesHeavybitQualcomm Ventures+3 more
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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)inGeoffrey 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 InvestorsQED
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)inMatthias Turck(Director)
Co-investorsBonfire VenturesFirstMark CapitalQualcomm VenturesUpfront Ventures
Soulside provides AI-powered documentation automation and chart audits for behavioral health and complex care settings, helping clinicians reduce administrative burden and ensure faster reimbursement through payer-compliant clinical notes.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechMental 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
Surabhi Bhandari(Founder)in
Co-investorsAngel Collective Opportunity Fund
Velocity Career Labs builds a blockchain-based network for verifiable career credentials that individuals can own and control, allowing them to share career data with employers and institutions.
Crypto & Web3Future of WorkHR Tech
Vendition runs a 3-month Sales Apprenticeship-to-Hire program that trains, places, and pays recent college graduates and career switchers to become Sales Development Representatives, then matches them with high-growth tech companies.
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
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
Invent AnalyticsRippeyVendition
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 · 2
1 IPOs · 1 acquisitions · showing 1Sense360acq. by Medallia
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Arintra · 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
GRAILPAY · pulse2.com · Jun 30, 2026
Onshore · commercialsearch.com · Jun 29, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Counterpart Ventures made?
- Counterpart Ventures has 37 tracked investments, 2 of which have exited, 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 77 tracked co-investors.
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