Mountain View · Seed–Growth · 6 people tracked
Also known as Elefund Continuity · Elefund Fastly · ELEFUND MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC
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Investment thesis
Elefund invests in bold, mission-driven founders working to shape the future. The firm typically enters early — at seed and Series A — and has backed companies spanning financial services, enterprise software, digital asset infrastructure, and aerospace. Its approach centers on partnering with founders whose companies aim to transform large markets, from democratizing access to investing to enabling institutions to trade digital assets and delivering mission-critical solutions from ground to space.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 15, 2026.
Team · 6 people
from the firm's website & public directories
Founder mafia
2 people who came through Elefund went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 20 of 39 portfolio companiesFintech ×11SaaS ×11Data & Infrastructure ×6Enterprise Software ×6AI & Machine Learning ×4InsurTech ×4Healthtech ×3Wellness & Fitness ×3
HQs:United States×15Australia×1United Kingdom×1South Korea×1Lithuania×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 14 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×62 founders×74+ founders×1
Where their founders studiedfrom 16 founders with education data
Creative Destruction Lab ×2Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×2Stanford University ×2Stanford University Graduate School of Business ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 14 founders with field-of-study data
Computer Science ×5Business & Management ×4Engineering ×3
Where their founders worked beforefrom 18 founders with career history
Astranis Space Technologies Corp. ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
Investments · 39 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2023 · 62022 · 22021 · 32019 · 22018 · 22017 · 116 dated
Robinhood is a financial trading platform that enables users to manage portfolios across stocks, ETFs, cryptocurrencies, options, futures, and prediction markets.
FintechMenlo Park, US
BAIJU BHATT(Executive Officer, Director)inVlad Tenev(Co-founder & CEO)inBaiju Bhatt(Co-founder)inJASON WARNICK(Executive Officer)inGRETCHEN HOWARD(Executive Officer)in
BoardSCOTT SANDELL(Director)in
Co-investors1/1 CapitalACME CapitalAlgerAmplo VenturesAndreessen HorowitzBLN Capital+42 more
Orderful provides technology for instant electronic data interchange (EDI) connectivity between trading partners, replacing traditional one-by-one connection setups with immediate, always-current integrations for any transaction type.
Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSSan Francisco, US
Erik Kiser(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inJohn McCarthy(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardGregoire Lehmann(Director)inDaniel Ward(Director)David Ulevitch(Director)in
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzPathbreaker VenturesAnorak VenturesCalm VenturesGaingelsHack VC+6 more
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Able Human Motion develops a lightweight, quick-to-fit exoskeleton for neurorehabilitation in clinical settings, actively assisting people with mobility impairments to walk again.
HealthtechMedical DevicesRobotics
Co-investorsBStartupShip2BLocalGlobeMoonshots CapitalNext Coast VenturesSignal Peak Ventures
Alpaca provides brokerage infrastructure APIs that enable fintechs and financial institutions to build investing applications and platforms with access to stocks, options, crypto, and other asset types.
Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsFintechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Yoshi Yokokawa(Co-Founder & CEO)inHitoshi Harada(Co-Founder & CPO)inKaren Borchert(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardBen Jackson(Director)Eddie Branchaud(Director)
Co-investorsAbstract VenturesDiagramEndeavor CatalystHorizons VenturesNimble PartnersOpera Tech Ventures+9 more
Astranis manufactures small, high-powered geosynchronous satellites equipped with advanced digital processing technology for global telecommunications and connectivity services.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardwareSpace TechSan Francisco, US
John Gedmark(Founder/CEO)inRyan McLinko(Founder/CTO)in
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzBlack FlagBoxGroupCantos VenturesCherubic VenturesCommonweal Ventures+39 more
Brand Fit is a branding studio that helps founders of Series A and later companies evolve their brand identity and systems to support scaling, investment, partnerships, and category leadership.
Marketing TechWellness & Fitness
Kirby(Founder)
Calm is a mental health app offering guided meditations, sleep stories, soundscapes, and stress-relief tools designed to help users manage anxiety, improve sleep, and build healthy habits for overall wellness.
HealthtechMental HealthWellness & FitnessMiami, US
David Ko(CEO)
Co-investorsAcumen AmericaBrighter CapitalCherubic VenturesConnect VenturesEQUIAMEvio VC+18 more
Canopy Connect provides digital infrastructure for permissioned data sharing between consumers and businesses, enabling insurance agencies, carriers, lenders, and automotive businesses to deliver frictionless insurance and lending services.
Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechInsurTechSaaS
Co-investorsNimble PartnersLocalGlobeNevcaut Ventures
Confirm is an AI-powered performance management platform that uses Organizational Network Analysis to map collaboration patterns and provide objective data for fairer employee reviews.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Josh Merrill(Founder)inJeremy Lerner
Co-investorsResolute VenturesScribble VenturesSpero VenturesWestern Technology InvestmentAccomplice
Curacel builds insurance infrastructure and distribution technology to provide risk protection for people in emerging markets who lack access to traditional insurance products.
AI & Machine LearningFintechInsurTechSaaSLondon, GB
Henry Mascot(Founder)inJohn Flash Dada(Founder)in
Co-investorsAAF Management Ltd.Atlantica VenturesCapria VenturesCo-Creation Hub (CcHUB)Consonance Investment ManagersOlive Tree Capital+1 more
A venture capital and investment firm that funds startups across multiple industries including fintech, AI, and enterprise software at all growth stages.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintech
Serik Kaldykulov(Founder)in
Co-investorsNimble PartnersOpera Tech VenturesPeak XV Partners
Engine (formerly Hotel Engine) operates a business travel management platform that connects companies with lodging, flights, and car rentals to book and manage trips.
FintechMarketplacesSaaSTravel & Hospitality
Elia(CEO)
Co-investorsTelescope Partners
Flo is a women's health app offering personalized cycle tracking, fertility guidance, pregnancy support, and health education backed by a medical team.
Digital HealthFemTechHealthtechWellness & FitnessVilnius, LT
Dmitry Gurski(Founder)inYury Hurski(Executive Officer, Director)Maxim Scrobov(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardAndrey Gershfeld(Director)Yauheni Nuehen(Director)
Co-investorsCrosslink CapitalElysium VenturesGeneral AtlanticMangrove Capital PartnersSDVTarget Global+1 more
Landvault builds, hosts and monetises immersive 3D and metaverse experiences for brands and governments.
Co-investorsColopl NextDIP CapitalFounders FactoryFounders Factory NYNotion Capital
Mothership provides business solutions that replace traditional problem-solving approaches for companies, though the specific nature of their offerings is not clearly detailed on the page.
B2B MarketplacesData & InfrastructureEdTechEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkHR TechInsurTechMarketplacesAustin, US
Gregg Luskin(Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer)inAaron Peck(Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer)in
Co-investorsAcrew CapitalAlpana VenturesAlt CapitalAndreessen HorowitzBow CapitalFifth Wall+9 more
Santa Clara, US
Rodric Rabbah(Executive Officer, Director)Perry Cheng(Executive Officer)Eric Swildens(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardAnshu Agarwal(Executive Officer, Director)in
Co-investorsConverge
Pie Insurance is an insurtech company providing property and casualty insurance solutions.
InsurTechUnited States, US
John Swigart(Co-founder and CEO)inDax Craig(Director)inJoel Moxley(Director)
BoardIan Sigalow(Director)in
Co-investorsAllianz XGreycroftAcrew CapitalAspect VenturesEvolution VC PartnersGallatin Point Capital+6 more
Quotabook provides investor relations management software for Korean startups and enterprises, enabling end-to-end management of fundraising, investor reporting, and financial data.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSeoul, KR
Co-investorsDraper AssociatesShorooq PartnersY CombinatorAccess Ventures
Stackpack provides an AI agent for finance teams that manages vendor and AI spend, monitoring contract renewals, analyzing token usage, flagging spend increases, catching unused vendors, routing approvals, and setting budgets.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Sara Wyman(Founder)in
Co-investorsLayout VenturesMSIVFreestyle CapitalNomad Venture Partners, LlcUpside Partnership
Stakeholder Labs works alongside public companies' investor relations, communications, and marketing teams to build retail-investor communication and community programs, combining strategic advisory, proprietary software and data, and day-to-day execution.
FintechMarketing TechSaaSWest Hollywood, US
Matt (MJ) Joanou(Founder)inAndres Focil(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investors1Flourish CapitalCaffeinated CapitalFinSight VenturesGreycroftSeven Seven SixWitz Ventures
Talos provides white-label cryptocurrency trading infrastructure and technology for retail investment platforms and digital asset brokerages.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintechSaaS
Anton Katz(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investors10SQ Capital (TenSquared)a16z cryptoAndreessen HorowitzCastle Island VenturesCoinbase VenturesFin Capital+12 more
Truv operates a consumer-permissioned data platform that gives financial institutions direct access to income, employment, asset, tax, transaction, and insurance data through a unified API.
Data & InfrastructureFintechSaaSNew York City, US
Kirill Klokov(Co-Founder & CEO)inIlya Chatsviorkin(Co-Founder & CTO)in
Co-investorsAbstract VenturesChapter OneFunction VenturesKleiner PerkinsNimble PartnersNyca+3 more
Online home building platform that lets buyers design and build single-family homes on vacant lots at guaranteed prices.
Alec Hartman(Founder)
Co-investorsActivant CapitalAdapt VenturesCrunchFundEra VenturesFoundamentalKokopelli Capital+6 more
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
AetherfluxAlpacaDBBranchBranch InsuranceCanopyCartaForwardGroqHandleHarmonicHotelEngineLoónaQuota LabRealcastVoyager TechnologiesWorkramp
Exits · 2
1 IPOs · 1 acquisitions · showing 1RobinhoodNASDAQ: HOOD
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Robinhood · finance.yahoo.com · Sep 3, 2026
AlpacaDB · 01net.it · Sep 1, 2026
Elefund · castleplacement.com · Aug 12, 2026
Engine · theaiinsider.tech · Jul 27, 2026
Alpaca · crowdfundinsider.com · Jul 20, 2026
Mothership · urgentmatter.press · Jul 18, 2026
Astranis · thenextweb.com · Jul 16, 2026
Curacel · techtimes.com · Jul 16, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Elefund made?
- Elefund has 39 tracked investments, 2 of which have exited.
- What stage does Elefund invest at?
- Elefund invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Growth stages.
- What sectors does Elefund focus on?
- Elefund focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, Crypto & Web3, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Space Tech, Travel & Hospitality, Wellness & Fitness.
- Where is Elefund located?
- Elefund is headquartered in Mountain View, US.
- Does Elefund lead rounds?
- Elefund typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
- Who does Elefund co-invest with?
- Elefund most often shares deals with Andreessen Horowitz, Nimble Partners, Y Combinator, among 148 tracked co-investors.
Co-investors · 28
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.
Susa Ventures operates two early-stage technology funds that invest in companies leveraging data, network effects, and economies of scale.
Greycroft is a venture capital firm that partners with founders across multiple industries and geographies, investing in software, sustainability, and consumer brands.
UpHonest Capital is a Silicon Valley-based investment firm founded in 2017 that supports cross-border entrepreneurship and investment between China and the United States, and runs media, scout, and incubation programs.
Acrew Capital is a venture capital firm that emphasizes a team-based approach to investing, offering portfolio companies access to its full team.
Social Leverage is a venture capital firm that has invested in over 150 startups since 2009, backing founders across finance, commerce, and other sectors.
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.
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.
Sound Ventures is a venture capital firm that seeks to invest in the technology sector.
Kortschak Investments is an investment firm that backs technically talented founders tackling difficult scientific and engineering problems, aiming for outsized returns.
Lombardstreet Ventures is a pre-seed and seed-stage venture capital firm based in Woodside, California, investing primarily in U.S. companies with a preference for Silicon Valley teams. The firm focuses on B2B software, SaaS applications, developer tools, infrastructure software, deep tech, API-first platforms, open source, and AI, while remaining open to exceptional opportunities across sectors aligned with strong founders and compelling visions.
Invariantes Fund is an early-stage investor using a hybrid model that combines backing emerging fund managers with direct startup investments to diversify and mitigate early-stage risk.
▶16 more co-investors
Listen VenturesEvio VCLong Journey VenturesUncork CapitalUberKrakenPioneerUlu VenturesQueensBridge Venture PartnersTSVCUnpopular VenturesK9 VenturesSAV (Scale Asia Ventures)Adjacent Ventures LlcEngineering CapitalForce Over Mass Capital
Firms observed investing alongside Elefund, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Elefund's recorded portfolio.
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