How many investments has Creandum made?

Creandum has 25 tracked investments, including 2 dated in the last 24 months.

What stage does Creandum invest at?

Creandum invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth stages.

What is Creandum's typical check size?

Creandum typically writes checks of $216K – $8.6M.

Where is Creandum located?

Creandum is headquartered in San Francisco, US.

Does Creandum lead rounds?

Yes, Creandum leads investment rounds.

Who does Creandum co-invest with?

Creandum most often shares deals with Balderton Capital, Point Nine, Headline, among 56 tracked co-investors.

Creandum

Venture capitaloperating company · company profile

San Francisco · Seed–Growth · 41 people tracked

Also known as CREANDUM FUND MANAGER AB · CREANDUM III ADVISOR AB · CREANDUM IV ADVISOR AB · CREANDUM V ADVISOR AB

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Investment thesis

Creandum backs early-stage, hard-working founding teams with global ambition and strong product vision, believing that the best product wins and that the right entrepreneur can disrupt any industry. The firm looks for founders who combine intuition with data-driven improvement, strong leadership teams, and great company culture. It positions itself as a long-term partner supporting founders through both good and difficult times, providing a network of investors, operators, founders, and specialists to help companies scale globally, particularly across Europe and beyond.

Invests inAdvanced Manufacturing AI & Machine Learning Cloud Computing Consumer Data & Infrastructure E-commerce Energy Enterprise Software Fintech Healthtech Mobility & Transportation RoboticsSector AgnosticEurope Global San Francisco Stockholm United States

Source: firm website, verified Aug 25, 2026.

Stage

Seed–Growth

Check

$216K – $8.6M

San Francisco, CA, US

Leads rounds

Leads

Instruments

Equity

Founded

2003

Last 12 months

10 investments

AUM

$1.3B

VC funds

Tracked investments

Team · 41 people

from the firm's website & public directories

Staffan Helgesson· Partner· Stockholmin 𝕏

Founder of Creandum in 2003 and a Partner based in Stockholm. He focuses on SaaS companies and leads the firm's climate practice with an emphasis on electrification. Before Creandum he worked at ABB, IKEA, Procter & Gamble, and McKinsey, and started an earlier mobile-internet-focused VC in 1999.

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Daniel Blomquist· Fund Partner· Stockholmin 𝕏

Daniel is a Fund Partner at Creandum based in Stockholm, responsible for the firm's fund strategy and managing the funds' investors (LP relationships) and operations. He joined Creandum in 2007 and spent ten years on the investment team focusing on mobile games and software, including investments such as Small Giant, Magmatic, Neo4j, and Opbeat, before shifting to building the firm itself.

Kathi Wilhelm· Partner· Berlinin

Kathi Wilhelm is a Partner at Creandum based in Berlin, leading deals across Europe and the US and focused on backing founders using AI to solve B2B challenges in R&D-intensive and industrial spaces. Before Creandum she spent about eight years investing, most recently at Index Ventures, and previously worked at BCG; she studied in St. Gallen and earned an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Carl Fritjofsson· Partner· San Franciscoin 𝕏

Carl is a Partner at Creandum based in San Francisco, focusing on AI infrastructure, vertical AI and consumer opportunities. A former entrepreneur, he co-founded the ad network Adprofit and the gift/rewards platform Wrapp before rejoining Creandum in 2016 to build out its US hub.

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Hanel Baveja· Partner· Londonin 𝕏

Partner at Creandum based in London and the firm's first American hire, focused on AI-first B2B companies building new technology categories. She previously worked at Insight Partners and spent three years at Union Square Ventures, and holds a bachelor's in creative writing and economics from Harvard.

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Jakob Stein· Partner· Berlinin

Partner based in Berlin investing across the AI stack, with a focus on enterprise AI, compute infrastructure, and physical AI. He first joined Creandum as an intern, then co-built cargo.one's North America launch before returning to the firm, and has backed companies including Doinstruct, Plancraft, and Sereact.

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Johan Brenner· Partner· Stockholmin 𝕏

A Partner at Creandum based in Stockholm since 2010, Johan invests across SaaS and consumer marketplaces with a particular passion for fintech. A former entrepreneur who founded one of Europe's first online brokers, he previously worked at ABB and Kinnevik and was a General Partner at Benchmark Capital, and has backed founders of iZettle, Klarna, Vivino, Pleo, and Trade Republic.

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Peter Specht· Partner· Londonin 𝕏

Joined Creandum in 2017 from Bain, having previously worked at Google and Rocket Internet companies. Built the firm's presence in the DACH region and Spain, was promoted to Principal in 2019, and later to Partner. Focuses on SaaS, B2B marketplaces, productivity and mobility, sitting on several portfolio boards.

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Simon Schmincke· Partner· Berlinin 𝕏

Author of the article announcing Peter Specht's promotion to Partner at Creandum.

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Cam Sellers· Vice President· Londonin

Cam Sellers is a London-based generalist investor with particular interest in frontline, fintech, and healthcare. Before joining Creandum in early 2025, he studied biotechnology, helped launch a global equities fund, worked in investment banking on large-cap M&A, and founded Zola Health, a vertical SaaS platform for elderly care homes.

Clara Leise· Vice President· Berlinin

Clara Leise is a Vice President at Creandum based in Berlin, focusing on software and AI from underlying models and infrastructure to vertical applications across industries. Before venture, she worked in energy trading, at J.P. Morgan, and at McKinsey, and studied PPLE in Amsterdam followed by graduate studies at WHU.

Filip Mark· Vice President· Stockholmin 𝕏

Filip is a Vice President on Creandum's investment team, based in Stockholm, with an agnostic focus and a particular interest in culture-defining products. A Swede raised in the US, he worked in consulting and private equity at Bain and EQT before joining the creator-economy startup Passionfroot in Berlin, and later returned to Creandum.

Ghazwa Khalatbari· Vice President· San Franciscoin

A generalist on Creandum's investment team based in San Francisco, focused on AI infrastructure, developer tools, and creative/physical-world software. Before Creandum she worked in venture at Lux Capital, and earlier at Brevan Howard, in private equity, and as the first commercial hire at an early-stage startup.

Richard Keuntje· Vice President· Londonin

A member of Creandum's investment team based in London, Richard takes a sector-agnostic approach with particular interest in enterprise software and AI. He studied in Copenhagen and London and previously worked in Munich and Berlin before joining Creandum.

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Lars Nordwall· Venture Partner· Stockholmin 𝕏

Lars is a Stockholm-based Venture Partner who supports Creandum founders and CEOs on strategy, organizational expansion, hiring key leaders, and go-to-market. He previously spent two decades in Silicon Valley, holding senior operating roles at SugarCRM and Pentaho, and served as President and COO of Neo4j for over a decade before joining Creandum in 2023.

Alexandra Österman· Executive Assistant· Stockholmin

Executive Assistant in Creandum's Stockholm office supporting Staffan Helgesson, helping keep deals, board meetings, and founder support running smoothly. She has worked as an EA across companies of various sizes and industries, including a stint in Australia.

Beatrice Rellman Skantze· General Counsel· Stockholmin

Beatrice serves as Creandum's General Counsel in Stockholm, overseeing legal matters on investments and connecting legal, business, and operations. She studied law at Lund University with an exchange year at UC San Diego, and worked in the M&A group at Mannheimer Swartling before joining Creandum via a secondment that became permanent.

Daniel Ovenden· Talent Lead· Londonin

Daniel (Dan) is Creandum's Talent Lead based in London, working with portfolio company founders to attract talent globally and providing strategic guidance on talent matters. He previously worked at Revolut and an early-stage startup before joining Creandum.

Emelie Odelfalk· Executive Assistant· Stockholmin

Executive Assistant in Creandum's Stockholm office supporting Operating Partner Peter Stilwell, coordinating board meetings and team operations. She joined Creandum at 19, initially as a consultant before becoming a permanent team member.

Felix Haas· Designer in Residence· Berlinin

A UX/UI design specialist based in Berlin who supports Creandum's portfolio companies with establishing design foundations, recruiting design teams, and building products from inception. Previously co-founded Mapify (acquired by Home2Go) and worked as a Design Partner with Q-Commerce startups including Gorillas, Arive, and Zapp.

George Goldhagen· Marketing Lead· Londonin

George Goldhagen leads Marketing, Brand, and Communications at Creandum, working with portfolio companies on storytelling, positioning, media messaging, and communications strategy. He joined in summer 2025 after roles across consulting and big tech, including five years at Amazon (Amazon Pay, Prime Video), plus product marketing stints at Coinbase and Kraken.

Ginger Hilb· Head of Offices· Berlinin

Ginger Hilb is Creandum's Head of Offices, based in Berlin. Before joining the firm she studied Romance Studies and worked in a daycare organization, eventually becoming director of a center, developing a passion for building positive, people-centric workplaces.

Gustav Lindqvist· Data Scientist-in-Residence· San Francisco and Stockholmin

Gustav is Creandum's Data Scientist-in-Residence, helping portfolio companies leverage data from an early stage. He previously worked as a data scientist at Spotify, led the data science team at Medium, founded the consultancy Zero to One, and in 2024 joined Perplexity as one of its first data scientists.

Isabelle Sandblom· Executive Assistant· Londonin

Executive Assistant in Creandum's London office, supporting partners Peter Specht and Carl Fritjofsson with deals, board meetings, and founder support. Originally from Sweden, she moved to London to study creative writing and film.

Jesper Psilander· Legal Principal (Fund & Structuring)· Stockholmin

Jesper Psilander is Creandum's Legal Principal focused on fund and structuring matters, overseeing the firm's legal structure and operations. Trained as a lawyer in Sweden after previously working at a large Swedish law firm.

John Nilsson· Financial Controller· Stockholmin

John Nilsson is Creandum's Financial Controller based in Stockholm, overseeing the firm's financial operations across the countries where it is active. He holds a Master of Science in Business and Economics from Umeå University and previously worked in corporate audit and as a finance consultant at KPMG.

Josefin Bladh· Senior Fund Controller· Stockholmin

Josefin Bladh is Creandum's Senior Fund Controller in Stockholm, responsible for tracking portfolio performance and managing the fund reporting process. She studied Industrial Engineering and Management with a focus on Data Science plus a finance master's at Linköping University, and previously worked at PwC in corporate finance valuations and financial modeling.

Katarina Lilljequist Briem· Executive Assistant· Stockholmin

Executive Assistant in Creandum's Stockholm office supporting partners Johan Brenner and Fredrik Cassel. She joined Creandum in 2012 as Office Manager before moving into the EA role, with a background in hospitality and office management.

Lisa Selke· Head of Executive Support· Berlinin

Lisa Selke is Executive Assistant to Simon Schmincke and Head of Executive Support at Creandum, where she oversees the firm's support function and helps its leadership operate through the pace of deals and board meetings. Before joining Creandum, she worked at Freshfields early in her career, followed by roles at Boeing and Porsche. She also takes an active role in recruiting and onboarding new team members.

Lovisa Wahlberg· Head of Events· Stockholmin

Lovisa Wahlberg is Creandum's Head of Events, based in Stockholm, where she plans and manages the firm's gatherings, from small dinners to large summits. She began her career at 19 at an executive search firm before spending seven years at McKinsey & Company, progressing from an assistant role to broader responsibilities.

Maria Raga· Advisor· Londonin 𝕏

Former CEO of Depop (2016-2022), which she scaled to over 30 million users and a $1.6bn acquisition by Etsy in 2021. Previously at Bain and Groupon, she is now joining Creandum, sits on ITV's Digital Advisory Council, and is an active angel investor.

Michelle Coventry· VP Talent· Londonin

Michelle Coventry is Creandum's VP Talent, supporting portfolio founders with global hiring and building high-performance workplaces. With an engineering background, she moved into tech headhunting and later spent over two decades as a talent and people operations operator scaling foundational teams at companies including Depop, Paddle, Wise, Dexory and Five.ai.

Naomi Kellner-Read· Office Manager· Londonin

Naomi Kellner-Read is Creandum's Office Manager in London, keeping the office running and leading logistics for the firm's US expansion. Before entering VC she held varied roles including sales team lead, operations manager at a crypto startup, mindset coaching founder, and People Ops Manager at a luxury brand design company.

Nelson Casata· Investment Team· Londonin

Niclas Engström· Finance Director· Stockholmin

Oscar Ponce· Legal Counsel· Stockholm

Peter Ramsey· Entrepreneur in Residence· London

Peter Stilwell· Operating Partner· Londonin

Peter Stilwell joined Creandum around 18 months prior as Chief Operating Officer to lead the firm's operations, and has been promoted to Partner. In this role he focuses on operational leadership as the firm scales across multiple offices and funds.

Sarah Otter· Investment Team· Londonin

Fredrik Cassel· Partner· Stockholmin 𝕏

Author of the announcement welcoming Maria Raga to Creandum.

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Iris Hendriks· Vice President· United Kingdomin

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Founder mafia

2 people who came through Creandum went on to found or lead other companies.

Daniel OvendenTalent LeadFounded Creandum Beata KleinAssociateFounded Parloa

What they invest in

from 64 of 79 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×39SaaS ×37Enterprise Software ×21Fintech ×14Developer Tools ×12Consumer ×6Data & Infrastructure ×6Logistics & Supply Chain ×6

HQs:United States×17Germany×10United Kingdom×6Sweden×3Spain×2France×2

Who they back

founder profiles across 9 portfolio companies

22%

solo founders

2 of 9 mapped founding teams

55%

repeat founders

of 11 founders with career history

Founding team size:solo founder×22 founders×63 founders×1

Where their founders studiedfrom 11 founders with education data

University of Stuttgart ×2

Where their founders worked beforefrom 11 founders with career history

Festo ×2scitlab ×2

Investments · 79 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2026 · 6 2025 · 11 2024 · 2 2023 · 4 2021 · 1 2020 · 2 2018 · 2 2017 · 1 2015 · 130 dated

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H Companyhcompany.ai in 𝕏

HoloTab is a browser extension that uses AI agents to automate repetitive tasks for individuals and enterprises, allowing users to create routines that automate manual work.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareParis, FR

Julien Perolat(Founder)Laurent Sifre(Founder)

Co-investorsAccel Daphni FirstMark Capital Polytechnique Ventures Samsung Next Elaia +4 more

Junctionjunction.com in 𝕏

Junction provides a unified API platform that connects healthcare providers, wellness companies, and EHR systems to a nationwide network of labs and 300+ medical devices.

Data & InfrastructureHealthtechSaaSWellness & FitnessLondon, GB

Maitham Dib(Founder)in

Co-investorsPoint Nine Y Combinator

Kittlkittl.com in 𝕏

Kittl is a design tool that enables designers to create professional-quality work with complete creative freedom, featuring intuitive editing capabilities for fonts and graphic elements.

AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomySaaSBerlin, DE

Tobias Saul(Co-Founder)inNicolas Heymann(Co-Founder)in

Co-investorsBLN Capital IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Left Lane Capital Ligature VC SignalRank

KNL Networksknlnetworks.com in 𝕏

KNL builds Cognitive Networked HF (CNHF) software-defined radio systems that provide long-range, beyond-line-of-sight communications for military and security operations.

Deep TechDefense TechHardwareOulu, FI

Co-investorsButterfly Ventures

Kosmikkosmik.app 𝕏

Kosmik was a spatial canvas application built around a desktop-metaphor interface, letting users collect, organize, and think visually with research boards, visual libraries, a built-in multiplayer web browser, auto-tagging, and AI search.

AI & Machine LearningConsumerCreator EconomyParis, FR

Paul

Co-investorsKima Ventures Start Capital Alven Betaworks

KubeConlinuxfoundation.org in 𝕏Nov 2023 · $35M

The Linux Foundation is a nonprofit hub that provides a neutral home for developers and organizations to collaborate on open source software, hardware, standards, and data projects.

Developer ToolsEdTechEnterprise Software

Co-investorsNVIDIA Uncorrelated Ventures Vintage Investment Partners

Lindus Healthlindushealth.com in 𝕏Jan 2025 · $55M

Lindus Health is a contract research organization (CRO) that runs clinical trials through a single AI-assisted platform integrating recruitment, study operations, and clinical data management.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtech

Co-investorsBalderton Capital Calm/Storm VC firstminute capital Salica Investments Visionaries Club

Lokaliselokalise.com in 𝕏Dec 2025

Lokalise provides a localization platform that enables businesses to translate and adapt content for multiple markets and languages through automated workflows and integrations.

Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSDover, US

Peteris Antropovs(Director)Nikolajs Ustinovs(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)NickPetr

BoardMichael Chalfen(Director)

Co-investorsCRV (Charles River Ventures)Dawn Capital 3VC Chalfen Ventures

Maisa AImaisa.ai in 𝕏Aug 2025 · $25M

Maisa is an automation platform that combines AI reasoning with deterministic logic to create accountable, auditable AI agents for enterprise business processes.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSDover, US

David Villalon Pardo(Executive Officer, Director)Manuel Romero(Executive Officer)Pablo Fernandez Alvarez(Executive Officer, Director)Andrew Volkov(Executive Officer, Director)Jochen Doppelhammer(Executive Officer)Raul Pucheta(Executive Officer)

Co-investorsForgePoint Capital NFX Village Global

Mavenoidmavenoid.com in

Mavenoid develops AI-powered customer support automation for product companies that handles technical support inquiries beyond chatbot capability.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSStockholm, SE

Shahan Lilja(Founder)inShan Lilja(Founder)

Co-investorsMosaic Ventures NordicNinja Point Nine

Mixmaxmixmax.com in 𝕏Jan 2018

Mixmax is an AI-powered sales execution platform that helps sales teams manage customer engagement and communication workflows.

AI & Machine LearningSaaSSales TechSan Francisco, US

Chanpory Rith(Director)Olof Mathe(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsDesigner Fund Floodgate Red Swan Ventures Resolute Ventures Harrison Metal

Montamonta.com inJan 2024

Monta provides an end-to-end EV charging software platform, including its Monta Hub charge point management system (CPMS), for charge point operators and businesses delivering full-service EV charging.

EnergyMobility & TransportationSaaS

Casper H Rasmussen(Founder)in

Co-investorsbyFounders Energize Capital AENU Export and Investment Fund Headline

Passionfrootpassionfroot.me in 𝕏Jul 2026 · $15M

Passionfroot is an AI-powered creator marketing platform whose agent "Zest" helps B2B marketing and growth teams find creators matched to their ICP, generate campaign briefs and outreach, process compliant payments, and track performance across platforms.

AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyMarketing TechBerlin, DE

Jens Joseph Mannanal(Founder)

Co-investorsbig_bets Supernode Global Insight Partners

PAVE Space

Lausanne-based space company developing orbital transfer vehicles ('space tugs') that move satellites from low Earth orbit to their final destination in under 24 hours post-launch.

Co-investorsAtlantic

Plancraftplancraft.de in

plancraft offers cloud-based, all-in-one software for craft and trade businesses (Handwerksbetriebe) to digitize office workflows, covering quoting, order and project management, invoicing, time tracking, and construction site documentation.

Construction TechFintechSaaS

Co-investorsBitStone Capital Headline Headline Growth Management, LLC Realyze Ventures

Prewaveprewave.com inMay 2023

Prewave provides an AI-based supply chain risk platform that analyzes millions of risk events across languages and networks to produce actionable alerts for businesses.

AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS

Lisa Smith(Founder)inHarald Nitschinger(Founder)in

Co-investorsaws Gründungsfonds Isai ISAI Gestion KOMPAS VC Seed+Speed Speedinvest +5 more

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How many investments has Creandum made?: Creandum has 25 tracked investments, including 2 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does Creandum invest at?: Creandum invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth stages.
What is Creandum's typical check size?: Creandum typically writes checks of $216K – $8.6M.
What sectors does Creandum focus on?: Creandum focuses on Advanced Manufacturing, AI & Machine Learning, Cloud Computing, Consumer, Data & Infrastructure, E-commerce, Energy, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Healthtech, Mobility & Transportation, Robotics, Sector Agnostic.
Where is Creandum located?: Creandum is headquartered in San Francisco, US.
Does Creandum lead rounds?: Yes, Creandum leads investment rounds.
Who does Creandum co-invest with?: Creandum most often shares deals with Balderton Capital, Point Nine, Headline, among 56 tracked co-investors.

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Point Nine

Point Nine is an early-stage venture capital firm that has operated for nearly 15 years, emphasizing focus over scale.

Both backed · 7

Factorial Junction Mavenoid Procuros REKKI Sereact Xeneta

$1M – $10M

Balderton Capital

Balderton Capital is a European venture capital firm that backs technology startups.

Both backed · 6

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$5M – $50M

Accel

Accel is a venture capital firm that partners with exceptional teams, positioning itself as a first partner to founders globally.

Both backed · 4

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$1.6M – $70M

Index Ventures

Index Ventures is a multi-stage venture capital firm that backs companies from Seed to IPO and beyond, including through its dedicated seed fund Index Origin.

Both backed · 4

Argent Conduct Taxfix VOIDS

$540K – $10.8M

IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)

IVP (Institutional Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm that backs breakout companies at critical inflection points, helping them grow into enduring market leaders.

Both backed · 3

Appcharge Kittl SEON

$15M – $75M

Atomico

Atomico is an international venture capital firm that invests in growth-stage technology companies across multiple geographies. The firm focuses on scaling disruptive technology businesses globally.

Both backed · 3

REKKI Scarlet Vay Technology

Headline

Headline is a global venture capital firm investing in early- and growth-stage founders, with teams on the ground across multiple continents.

Both backed · 3

Monta Plancraft Sereact

$661K – $103M

PICUS CAPITAL

Picus Capital is a privately financed venture capital investor focused on early-stage technology ventures, having backed over 170 companies with a long-term, entrepreneur-aligned approach.

Both backed · 3

Billie Prima Taxfix

$100K – $300M

Dawn Capital

Dawn Capital is a European venture capital firm backing companies with global ambitions.

Both backed · 3

Billie Lokalise Neo4j

$317.5K – $6.3M

Techstars

Techstars is a startup accelerator and early-stage investor that funds ambitious founders and provides capital, mentorship, and access to a global network of investors, operators, and corporate partners.

Both backed · 2

Bokio VOIDS

$220K

Bain Capital Ventures

BCV Labs is the platform and hands-on support arm of Bain Capital Ventures, providing portfolio founders with go-to-market strategy, brand development, hiring assistance, and customer introductions.

Both backed · 2

Creandum Jamsocket

$1M – $100M

Menlo Ventures

Menlo Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in transformative, early-stage AI companies across every layer of the modern AI stack, from applications and middleware to data infrastructure and foundation models.

Both backed · 2

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$1M – $20M

▶106 more co-investors

Coatue Management CRV (Charles River Ventures)Scale Venture Partners HV Capital Valar Ventures Llc FELIX CAPITAL byFounders Kfund Energize Capital Andreessen Horowitz Sequoia Capital General Catalyst GV (Google Ventures)Bessemer Venture Partners Khosla Ventures Benchmark DST Global Gradient Ventures Cota Capital F-Prime Capital Red Swan Ventures Harrison Metal EQT Ventures Northzone Operator Collective CapitalG 468 Capital ICONIQ Capital Cherry Ventures Lakestar NFX 83North Earlybird Venture Capital Mosaic Ventures La Famiglia HOF Capital Octopus Ventures Hummingbird Ventures SAV (Scale Asia Ventures)Project A Ventures 20VC Paladin Capital Group TMV ForgePoint Capital Ligature VC redalpine KOMPAS VC Ada Ventures Air Street Capital 42CAP Samaipata LEA Partners Inreach Ventures J12 Ventures Founders Fund Lightspeed Venture Partners Greylock Partners Founder Collective First Round Capital True Ventures Sound Ventures Tiger Global Management Plug and Play Ventures Susa Ventures Goat Capital Accel-KKR Bowery Capital Next47 Lowercase Capital Thrive Capital Gusto Global Founders Capital Coinbase Ventures Causal Latitud Ventures MaC Venture Capital Passion Capital Teamworthy Ventures Target Global Company Capital Mouro Capital Heartcore Capital 2xN Freigeist Capital Lead Edge Capital Kohlberg Kravis Roberts Propeller VC Possible Ventures EQT Life Sciences Acton Capital Frontline Ventures 8090 Industries Finch Capital Bek Ventures Team Global Alkeon Capital Amino Collective finway N26 Icebreaker AI21 Labs Cocoa Vendep Capital GreenPoint Partners Blue Horizon Corporation Cloudflight

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