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Seattle · Pre-Seed–Series B · 4 people tracked

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Investment thesis

Data Tech focuses on backing founders who leverage data and network effects to build enduring, category-defining companies.

Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Series B
HQ
Seattle, CA, US
Leads rounds
Follows
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2021
Tracked investments
44
Unicorns
1
IPOs
2
Acquisitions
2

Team · 4 people

from the firm's website

What they invest in

from 38 of 44 portfolio companies

SaaS ×18AI & Machine Learning ×17Fintech ×11Consumer ×8Data & Infrastructure ×8Enterprise Software ×8E-commerce ×6Marketing Tech ×6

HQs:United States×23Canada×2France×2United Kingdom×2Germany×1Estonia×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 28 portfolio companies
32%
solo founders
9 of 28 mapped founding teams
49%
repeat founders
of 37 founders with career history

Founding team size:solo founder×92 founders×143 founders×44+ founders×1

Where their founders studiedfrom 33 founders with education data

Purdue University ×3Bob Jones University ×2Harvard University ×2Prod ×2University of California, Berkeley ×2University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of Business ×2

What their founders studiedfrom 31 founders with field-of-study data

Computer Science ×13Business & Management ×7Economics ×5Engineering ×3Social Sciences ×2

Where their founders worked beforefrom 37 founders with career history

Facebook ×6Airbnb ×3Basalt Inc ×2Funktional OÜ ×2Netflix ×2Phase2 ×2Redfin ×2Staykey Capital ×2

Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program

Y Combinator ×5

3 founders hold a PhD · 4 hold an MBA (of 35 with degree data)

Investments · 44 tracked

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By year:2025 · 22024 · 32023 · 32022 · 12019 · 110 dated

Shopifyshopify.caNASDAQ: SHOPOct 2019

Shopify is a commerce platform that enables businesses to build online stores, sell across multiple channels (web, social, marketplace, POS), and manage inventory and orders.

E-commerceRetail TechSaaSOttawa, CA

Daniel Weinand(Executive Officer)inTobias Lutke(Executive Officer, Director)inTobias Lütke(Founder)inAmy Shapero(Executive Officer)Craig Miller(Executive Officer)inJeff Weiser(Executive Officer)

Co-investorsBright Pixel CapitalDraft Ventures LlcFelicis VenturesFirstMark CapitalOMERS VenturesRuna Capital+3 more

SnowflakeNYSE: SNOW

Snowflake operates a cloud-native data platform that consolidates and enables analysis of structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data across storage, compute, and cloud services layers, serving organizations of all sizes that need to unify fragmented data sources, apply artificial intelligence, build data applications, and securely share data.

Benoît Dageville(Founder and Chief Architect)Sridhar Ramaswamy(Chief Executive Officer)

Atlasatlasfin.com𝕏

Atlas offers a membership-based bundle of consumer financial services centered on a credit-building rewards credit card, with a deposit account featuring early paycheck access, credit score tracking, savings automation, subscription management, and cash-back rewards.

ConsumerFintechBerkeley, US

Vetri Balaji(Founder)inZane Salim(Founder)

Co-investorsf7 VenturesFinancial Venture StudioGMO VenturePartnersRestive VenturesAccel

Aura Visionauravision.aiin𝕏

Aura Vision provides AI-powered in-store analytics software for retailers, using computer vision to count customers and estimate demographics from existing security camera footage.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareRetail TechSaaSLondon, GB

Jonathon Blok(Founder)inJaime Lomeli-Rodriguez(Founder/CTO)inDaniel Martinho-Corbishley(Founder)in

Co-investorsY CombinatorCounterview CapitalAiSprouts VCSK Ventures

Birdstopbirdstop.ioin𝕏Seed · Aug 2023 · $2M

Birdstop manufactures drone technology for government and industrial clients.

AI & Machine LearningDefense TechHardwareIoTRoboticsSan Francisco, US

Keith Miao(Founder and CEO)Bill Liu(Founder)

BoardAndrea Hippeau(Director)in

Co-investors640 OxfordAnorak VenturesLerer HippeauTech Square VenturesTechstars

Blueprintblueprint-health.comin

Blueprint offers therapist-built AI for mental health clinicians that assists with documentation, clinical support, client communication, billing, and practice operations.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthMental HealthSaaS

Danny Freed(Founder)in

Co-investorsBonfire VenturesLeverageVCBitGoFlowdeskHyde Park AngelsKeyrock+1 more

Buywanderbuywander.comin

BuyWander operates an online auction marketplace where consumers bid on discounted goods across categories such as automotive, beauty and health, computer and office, and electronics, then schedule in-person pickup at physical locations.

ConsumerE-commerceMarketplacesSpokane, US

Matthew McGee(Founder)in

Co-investorsCity Light

Checkstepcheckstep.comin𝕏

Checkstep provides an AI-powered content moderation platform that scans text, image, video and audio content, enforces configurable policies, blends automated and human moderation, and generates regulatory transparency reports.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecuritySaaSLondon, GB

Guillaume Bouchard(Founder)in

Co-investorsForm VenturesLook AI VenturesRedbus VenturesCambridge Angels groupDawn CapitalP1 Ventures

Countgetcount.comin𝕏

COUNT is building an AI-native accounting operating system that automates bookkeeping tasks such as categorization, reconciliations, and month-end close.

AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaS

Chris Smith(CEO & Co-Founder)inDerek Harn(Co-Founder)in

Co-investorsCreative HQ — The IncubatorFirst Row PartnersLocalGlobe

Datacydatacy.comin𝕏May 2022

Datacy measures and optimizes the consumer journey across discovery, validation, search, comparison, and purchase by tracking behavior signals across AI, social, search, commerce, and retail channels.

ConsumerMarketing TechSan Jose, US

Paroma Indilo(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardDana Wright(Director)

Co-investorsAuxxoExcelestar VenturesGraham Walker VentureHeartfelt CapitalLoftyInc CapitalUlu Ventures+4 more

DraftKings (NASDAQ:DKNG)draftkings.comin𝕏

DraftKings operates a multi-product gaming platform offering online sportsbooks, daily fantasy sports, and casino games to consumers across desktop, mobile apps, and retail locations.

FintechGamingMarketplacesSector AgnosticSports TechBoston, US

Paul Liberman(Executive Officer, Director)inTige Savage(Co-founder)inMatt Kalish(Founder)inJanet Holian(Executive Officer)inTimothy Dent(Executive Officer)Alan Wayne Ellingson(Executive Officer)

Co-investorsAccompliceACME CapitalAtento CapitalAurumBoston Seed CapitalChamaeleon+14 more

Dryad Networks GmbHdryad.netin𝕏

Dryad develops forest fire detection solutions using IoT and sensor technology to provide early warning systems for wildfire prevention.

AgTechClimate TechDeep TechHardwareIoT

Carsten Brinkschulte(CEO)in

BoardRené Wienholtz(Chairman)

Co-investorsBrandenburg KapitalFirst Imagine!JuniperToba Capital

Fabricfabric.so𝕏Pre-Seed · Jan 2023 · $1M

Fabric is a shared workspace for teams and AI agents, offering self-writing internal wikis, cross-app search across connected tools, note-taking, project management, and configurable AI agents that perform scheduled tasks.

AI & Machine LearningFintechFuture of WorkSaaS

Co-investorsAfore CapitalBessemer Venture PartnersSamsung Ventures

Glammaticglammatic.comin

Glammatic provides an AI-driven platform that manages the online presence of beauty businesses such as salons, handling their website, social media, and online booking.

AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaS

Co-investorsLorimer Ventures

Glimpsetryglimpse.comin𝕏

Glimpse consolidates retail sales data and uses AI agents to automate revenue recovery, cash application, and dispute management for consumer brands.

AI & Machine LearningE-commerceEnterprise SoftwareRetail TechSaaSNew York City, US

Akash Raju(Founder)inAnuj Mehta(Founder)inKushal Negi(Founder)inElan Miller(Cofounder)

Co-investors8VCAndreessen HorowitzInformed Ventures Advisors, LlcOrigin VenturesY Combinator

GrowthBookgrowthbook.ioin𝕏Jun 2025

GrowthBook provides a platform for running A/B tests and experiments on websites and products without requiring engineering resources.

Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Graham McNicoll(Founder)inJeremy Dorn(Founder)in

BoardManish Patel(Director)

Co-investorsNava VenturesY CombinatorKhosla VenturesNexus Venture Partners

Keeptrykeep.comin𝕏

Keep provides an all-in-one financial platform for Canadian businesses, offering business cards with higher credit limits, expense automation, global banking services, and growth capital financing.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSCanada, CA

Oliver Takach(Founder)in

Co-investors305 VenturesAngel Collective Opportunity FundBase Venture Management, Inc.Brainstorm VenturesEvolution VenturesSouth Quad+1 more

Kinarewardskinarewards.comin

Kina is an invitation-based membership for parents that pairs a rewards credit card with concierge services, trusted recommendations, and member-only perks.

ConsumerFintechWellness & Fitness

Ennie Lim(Chief Executive)in

Co-investorsHalogen Ventures Management Company Llc

Knapsackknapsack.aiPre-Seed · Aug 2024 · $1M

Portland, US

Evan D. Lovely(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inChris Strahl(Founder)in

BoardPhil Boyer(Director)inMike Rosengarten(Director)in

Co-investorsBuilders VCCrosslink CapitalEPIC VENTURESLorimer VenturesParade Ventures

Loopailoopai.comin

San Francisco, US

Anand T(Founder)

Lopergetloper.comin

Loper is a college and career planning app that helps students discover US colleges, majors, and careers matched to their interests by sorting through college search criteria and delivering personalized recommendations.

ConsumerEdTechSaaS

Sam Bernstein(Founder)in

Co-investorsAtland VenturesChicago Early Growth Ventures (CEGV)

NoFraudnofraud.com

Wyllo provides risk and fraud intelligence for ecommerce, unifying identity, behavioral, and post-purchase signals across the customer journey into a single decisioning layer.

CybersecurityE-commerceFintech

PaveFipavefi.comin𝕏

Pave provides AI-powered cashflow analytics, attributes, and scores that lenders integrate into their risk models to assess consumer and SMB credit risk.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureFintechSaaS

Raymond Rouf(Co-Founder, CEO)inEma Rouf(Co-Founder, President)in

Co-investorsBetter Tomorrow VenturesFairbridge ParkHoxton VenturesLorimer VenturesMVP VenturesStreamlined Ventures+3 more

Peanutpeanut.mein𝕏

Peanut is a non-custodial crypto wallet for sending and receiving digital dollars (USDC, USDT) globally, letting users connect their wallet to banks and local payment networks like PIX and MercadoPago through licensed partners.

Crypto & Web3Fintech

Co-investorsFemale FoundersIndex Ventures

Peelinsightspeelinsights.com

Peel provides automated data analysis software designed for e-commerce teams to understand customer behavior and revenue drivers across 100+ metrics.

Data & InfrastructureE-commerceMarketing TechSaaS

Jordan BergSamo Ratnik

Co-investorsEniac VenturesSilicon Ventures

Presetpreset.ioin𝕏

Preset provides a commercial platform built on Apache Superset, an open-source data visualization and analytics tool for enterprises.

Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Mateo, US

Max Beauchemin(Founder)inMaxime Beauchemin(Founder)in

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzRedpoint VenturesCraft Ventures

ProhostAIprohost.aiin𝕏Pre-Seed · May 2024

ProhostAI is an all-in-one AI assistant for short-term rental hosts that automates guest messaging, maintenance tickets, cleaning scheduling, and upselling opportunities.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwarePropTechSaaSNew York City, US

Bill Ulammandakh(Founder)inAndrew Lawson(Co-Founder)in

Co-investorsY CombinatorPear VC

Ramdamramd.amin𝕏

Ramdam is an AI-powered platform that helps brands manage and optimize creator advertising campaigns by automating creative brief generation, creator matching, and pricing suggestions.

AdTechAI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyMarketing TechParis, FR

Co-investorsKarista

Roverove.comin𝕏

Rove is a travel rewards platform that allows users to earn and redeem miles on flights and hotel bookings through shopping at partner stores and booking travel directly.

AI & Machine LearningConsumerFintechTravel & HospitalityNew York City, US

Max Morganroth(Founder)inArhan Chhabra(Founder)in

Co-investorsY CombinatorSoma Capital

Select Starselectstar.comin𝕏Series A · Jan 2023 · $15MAcquired

Select Star offers an automated data catalog that lets teams search, document, and understand their data assets, with features like a business glossary, data lineage, popularity metrics, and entity relationships.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US

SHINJI KIM(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)in

Co-investorsBackbone AngelsBowery CapitalCardinia VenturesSozo VenturesLightspeed Venture PartnersPebblebed

Simplebetsimplebet.io

Ny, US

Joey Simon Levy(Executive Officer, Director)inChristopher Myles Bevilacqua(Director)Scott J. Marshall(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsAcies InvestmentsFlucas VenturesSprint Vc

Sojernsojern.comin𝕏

Sojern provides a marketing platform for the travel industry, using data, algorithms, and machine learning to improve online advertising efficiency and deliver marketing products to travel marketers.

AdTechMarketing TechTravel & HospitalityOmaha, US

Aman Kothari(Executive Officer)inMark Rabe(Executive Officer, Director)inKurt Weinsheimer(Executive Officer)inNoreen Henry(Executive Officer)inCarl Livadas(Chief Technology Officer)inEllen Keszler(Director)

Co-investorsIndustry VenturesNorwest Venture PartnersTC PartnersTCVThayer Ventures

Stadiamapsstadiamaps.comin𝕏

Stadia Maps provides location-based APIs including interactive maps, geocoding, routing, and geospatial services for applications requiring spatial data and navigation capabilities.

Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS

Ian Wagner(Founder & Chief Architect)inLuke Seelenbinder(Founder & CEO)in

Subsaltgetsubsalt.comin

Subsalt provides de-identified clinical data to healthcare research and data teams through statistically faithful synthetic datasets and a secure runtime for running code against real patient data.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDigital HealthCharlotte, US

Benjamin Winokur(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Albert Lucas Segars(Executive Officer, Promoter)David Singletary(Executive Officer, Promoter)

BoardDavid Frankel(Director)in

Co-investorsBow CapitalFounder CollectiveGrotech VenturesRackhouse Venture Management Lp

Surf Eyesurfeye.videoinPre-Seed · Apr 2024 · $350K

Surfeye operates a network of AI-powered surf cameras that record surfers at ocean spots and wave pools.

AI & Machine LearningHardwareSports Tech

Tin Cantincan.kids

Tin Can makes a Wi-Fi landline phone for children that allows voice calls only to a parent-approved contact list, blocking strangers, robocalls, and scammers.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerHardwareSeattle, US

GraemeChet Kittleson(Founder)inMax Blumen(Founder)in

Co-investorsGreylock PartnersImaginary Venture CapitalNewfund CapitalTunitas VenturesMother VenturesPioneer Square Labs

Tuskusetusk.aiin𝕏Defunct

Tusk is an AI agent that automatically generates unit tests for pull requests by understanding codebase and business context.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Marcel Tan(Founder)inSohil Kshirsagar(Founder)in

Co-investorsY Combinator

Twentyeight Healthtwentyeighthealth.comin

Twentyeight Health is a telehealth service that lets users complete an online medical questionnaire reviewed by a licensed provider, who writes prescriptions for sexual and reproductive health needs and mails medication directly to patients.

Digital HealthDirect to ConsumerFemTechBrooklyn, US

Amy Fan(Co-founder)inBruno Van Tuykom(Co-founder)in

BoardWES BARTON(Director)inARIANNE KIDDER(Director)in

Co-investorsAglae VenturesDorm RoomFairhaven Capital PartnersForeground CapitalImpact America FundPredictive VC+7 more

Universaluniversal.xyzin𝕏Feb 2025 · $9M

Universal provides a multi-chain trading platform that enables users to swap tokens and assets across different blockchains and connect traditional stock trading from a single application interface.

Crypto & Web3FintechSan Francisco, US

Gauthier Le Meur(Founder)in

Co-investorsa16z cryptoAndreessen Horowitz

Vibrant Planetvibrantplanet.netin𝕏

Vibrant Planet Data Commons is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that generates and publicly shares scientific research on environmental risks, particularly focused on wildfire resilience and forest science.

Climate TechData & InfrastructureGovTechImpact & Social GoodSaaSTruckee, US

Allison Wolff(Executive Officer, Director)inNeil Hunt(Executive Officer, Director)inGuy Bayes(Executive Officer)inMaria Tran(Executive Officer)inScott Conway(Executive Officer)in

BoardJames Everett(Director)

Co-investorsEcosystem Integrity FundHalogen Ventures Management Company LlcValia VenturesCiti VenturesDay One VenturesEarthshot Ventures+2 more

Yofiyofi.aiin𝕏Acquired

Yofi provides return fraud and abuse detection for ecommerce merchants and brands, using telemetry-based "digital body language," customer clustering, and machine learning to identify bad actors, fake return labels, and connected fraudulent accounts.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityE-commerce

Co-investorsSignal Peak Ventures

Yofiyofi.bioin

Yofi is a French independent brand producing plant-based beverage alternatives designed for health-conscious consumers seeking sustainable options that avoid animal exploitation.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTechFrance, FR

Benjamin Blum-Boukozba(Founder)

Co-investorsBig Idea VenturesBBQ CapitalKickstartNyca PartnersPoint72 VenturesSignal Peak Ventures

Other

Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

GetrecastLoopkitchen

Exits · 4

2 IPOs · 2 acquisitions · showing 2

ShopifyNASDAQ: SHOPSnowflakeNYSE: SNOW

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Data Tech made?
Data Tech has 44 tracked investments, 4 of which have exited, including 2 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does Data Tech invest at?
Data Tech invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B stages.
What sectors does Data Tech focus on?
Data Tech focuses on Data & Infrastructure, Sector Agnostic, Social.
Where is Data Tech located?
Data Tech is headquartered in Seattle, US.
Does Data Tech lead rounds?
Data Tech typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
Who does Data Tech co-invest with?
Data Tech most often shares deals with Y Combinator, Andreessen Horowitz, FirstMark Capital, among 110 tracked co-investors.

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Co-investors · 16

Andreessen Horowitz

Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, known for pioneering the platform model with a large team of operators supporting founders across stages.

$500K – $50M
Lightspeed Venture Partners

Lightspeed is a global venture capital firm that has spent over two decades backing innovative companies as an early and first investor.

Both backed · 1
$1.7M – $87M
Craft Ventures

Craft Ventures is a venture capital firm run by a team of former founders, operators, and investors who partner closely with founders to help build and scale technology companies.

Both backed · 1
$50K – $50M
Founder Collective

Founder Collective is a seed and pre-seed stage venture capital firm that invests across sectors, describing itself as sector agnostic and anti-thematic.

Both backed · 1
Notable Capital

Notable Capital is a venture capital firm that has partnered with founders for over two decades, backing companies from the earliest stages through to exit.

$5M – $50M
Eniac Ventures

Eniac Ventures partners with early-stage founders, backing companies from 0 to 1.

Both backed · 1
$1.2M
Lerer Hippeau

Lerer Hippeau is an early-stage venture capital firm that backs founders across sectors, emphasizing investing in companies before they gain wider recognition.

Both backed · 1
$500K – $2M
Pear VC

Pear VC is a venture capital firm that backs founders from the earliest stages through its PearX accelerator and seed investing programs.

Both backed · 1
$150K – $4M
Dawn Capital

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

Both backed · 1
$317.5K – $6.3M
GV (Google Ventures)

GV (Google Ventures) is a venture capital firm that has invested in artificial intelligence and machine learning since its early days, building a global portfolio of more than 100 AI companies across infrastructure, life sciences, and applications.

$250K – $50M
Everywhere Ventures

Everywhere Ventures is an early-stage venture firm, backed by a community of founders and operators as LPs, that writes early checks (including pre-seed) into startups across many sectors and geographies.

$250K
WGI Group

Led by investors including Jonah Goodhart, WGI Group specializes in providing early-stage capital to high-growth internet entrepreneurs.

4 more co-investors

Passion CapitalConvective CapitalBanyan VenturesMystic Ventures

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