How many investments has EPIC VENTURES made?

EPIC VENTURES has 149 tracked investments, 36 of which have exited, including 10 dated in the last 24 months.

What stage does EPIC VENTURES invest at?

EPIC VENTURES invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B stages.

What sectors does EPIC VENTURES focus on?

EPIC VENTURES focuses on Cybersecurity, EdTech, Fintech, Healthtech, SaaS.

Where is EPIC VENTURES located?

EPIC VENTURES is headquartered in Salt Lake City, US.

Does EPIC VENTURES lead rounds?

EPIC VENTURES has led 12 of the 29 rounds where its role is on record.

Who does EPIC VENTURES co-invest with?

EPIC VENTURES most often shares deals with Service Provider Capital, Peterson Ventures, Gaingels, among 259 tracked co-investors.

What size deals does EPIC VENTURES back?

Across 16 deals with disclosed amounts, EPIC VENTURES has joined rounds of $400K – $51M (median $10M).

EPIC VENTURES

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Salt Lake City · Seed–Series B · 46 people tracked

Also known as Epic Funds Llc · WASATCH MANAGEMENT PARTNERS, L.L.C.

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EPIC VENTURES is a venture fund manager based in Salt Lake City. SEC filings show 4 venture funds on record, most recently UNIVERSITY OF UTAH VENTURES (POWERED BY EPIC VENTURES), L.P. filed August 2025.

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Stage

Seed–Series B

Salt Lake City, Utah, US

Founded

1994

Last 12 months

5 investments

Private fund assets

$277M

VC funds

Tracked investments

149

Unicorns

IPOs

Acquisitions

Team · 46 people

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Kent Madsen· Founding Managing Partner Emeritus & Venture Partner· Salt Lake City, Utah, United Statesin

Kent Madsen is co-founder and managing partner of Epic Venture Funds and Zions SBIC. He serves on the boards of Ostrich Cybersecurity, OliverIQ, Numetric, and Fullcast.io, and has portfolio oversight of companies including Reputation.com, Commonwealth Fusion, Mingle Health, Mimic Networks, SpaceX, and X.ai. His investment history includes companies that achieved acquisitions by major technology firms and public offerings on the Nasdaq and NYSE.

Nick Efstratis· Co-founder & Managing Partner· Salt Lake City, Utah, United Statesin

Nick Efstratis is a co-founder and co-Managing Partner of EPIC Ventures and a Managing Partner of Zions SBIC, the venture capital fund of Zions Bancorporation. He was previously an officer of MACC Private Equities, a publicly traded Business Development Corporation, served on the board of directors of the publicly traded company INST, and was a member of the founding management team at NetDocuments; earlier in his career he worked in the Business Development Group at Excite.com and co-founded Ranchlife Adventures, a cattle and guest ranch in Montana. He holds a B.S. in Entrepreneurship from Brigham Young University and an M.B.A. from the Marriott School at BYU.

Eleftherios N Efstratis· General Partner

Craig Jeppson· Principal· Salt Lake City, Utah, United Statesin

Charles Fisher· Venture Partnerin

Darren Lee· Venture Partner· Draper, Utah, United Statesin

Geoff Swindle· Venture Partner· Salt Lake City, Utah, United Statesin

Geoff Swindle is Chief Executive Officer at Headlight. His background includes expertise in business strategy, interactive marketing, solution selling, business development, and early stage business operations.

Jason Lang· Venture Partner· Salt Lake City, Utah, United Statesin

Jason Lang is co-founder and CEO of Crimson Health, a pharmaceutical executive with experience in drug distribution, pharmacy sales, and healthcare business development. His work focuses on independent pharmacy procurement optimization, drug supply chain strategy, and pharmacy network development. Lang has built and led sales teams in pharmaceutical distribution and advises on topics including off-contract purchasing, PBM reform, specialty drugs, and regulatory compliance.

Karl Sun· Venture Partner· Salt Lake City Metropolitan Areain

Karl Sun is co-founder and board chair of Lucid Software, a visual collaboration platform used by over 30 million users across 180 countries. The Utah-based company, founded in 2010, serves 99 percent of the Fortune 500 through its Lucidchart and Lucidspark products and maintains partnerships with major technology firms including Google, Atlassian, Amazon Web Services, Salesforce, and Microsoft. Sun also serves as a board member and advisor to non-profit organizations.

Lina Nilsson· Venture Partner· San Francisco, California, United Statesin

Lina Nilsson is a Venture Partner at EPIC Ventures and Chief Platform Officer with over a decade of experience leading cross-functional teams in machine learning, biology, engineering, and chemistry. She has directed research spanning from robotics-based data generation to machine learning systems for scientific analysis, and has contributed to technical strategy during M&A, fundraising, and public company transitions. Nilsson has published commentary on women in technology, startup practices, and open science in outlets including the New York Times, Washington Post, and Science, and speaks on applications of AI in biopharma.

Mason Victors· Venture Partner· United Statesin

Mason Victors is the founder of Extensibility AI. He previously worked at Recursion and Zanskar, with approximately ten years of experience in drug discovery and deep technology applications. His background spans building technologies, systems, and teams across startup environments.

Mitch Benson· Venture Partner· Salt Lake City, Utah, United Statesin

Ryan WestWood· Venture Partner· Park City, Utah, United Statesin

Andy Theurer· Chief Executive Officer - ARUP Laboratories

Brad Wiskirchen· Boise, Idaho, United Statesin

Chris Stone· Boston, Massachusetts, United Statesin

Chris Stone is a technology executive and advisor with experience spanning software development, open source computing, and corporate leadership. He contributed to foundational technologies including CORBA at the Object Management Group and held executive roles at Novell, including Executive Vice President of Corporate Development and Vice Chairman/co-CEO, where he oversaw acquisitions and invested in companies including Red Hat Software. Stone has subsequently served as CEO of multiple startups, venture capitalist, Chief Products Officer at Acquia, Senior Vice President at Oracle, and currently serves on five technology boards while providing consulting to private equity firms.

David Liu· San Francisco Bay Areain 𝕏

David Liu is founder and CEO of Liucrative Endeavors, a merchant banking firm providing strategic consulting and investment to growth-stage technology companies across artificial intelligence, commerce, content, entertainment, internet of things, online advertising, and software. He also serves as president of La Mesa Capital, which invests in public and private technology companies, and as CEO of Liucrative Media, which produces entertainment and finances projects from Asian American filmmakers and other underrepresented creators. Liu additionally holds the position of Vice Chairman at MobilityWare, a mobile app developer.

Dean Robison· Gilroy, California, United Statesin

Dean Robison is an Enterprise SaaS executive and Naval Academy graduate who served as a Marine Corps artillery officer, including deployments to Okinawa and a command role during Operation Support Hope in Rwanda in 1994, before separating in 1998 as a Gunnery Instructor at Fort Sill. At Salesforce, he has held roles spanning Professional Services, M&A integration strategy, and positions within the Office of the CEO and Office of the Chief Operating and Financial Officer over nearly two decades. He serves as Executive Sponsor for Vetforce, a 6,500-employee global Business Resource Group at Salesforce, and Salesforce Military, a community of over 89,000 veterans, transitioning service members, and military spouses.

Dennis Schmuland· Redmond, Washingtonin 𝕏

Dennis Schmuland is a physician and healthcare entrepreneur who previously served as Chief Health Strategy Officer at Microsoft, where he founded and led the US health insurance vertical from 2005 to 2012. He holds an MD from the University of Washington School of Medicine and undergraduate degrees in psychology and chemistry from Seattle Pacific University, and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians. Schmuland currently serves as a board member at EvergreenHealth and on advisory boards for multiple healthcare organizations and academic institutions, while maintaining investments in healthcare ventures.

Derek Smith

Gretchen McClain· Park City, Utah, United Statesin

Henry Eyring

Jack Boren· Managing Partner· Salt Lake City, Utah, United Statesin

Jack Boren is Managing Partner at EPIC Ventures, an early-stage investment firm. He focuses on seed to Series B healthcare companies in Utah and Idaho, with initial investments ranging from $500,000 to $5 million.

Jim Engebretsen· Provo, Utah, United Statesin

Jim Engebretsen serves as a Board Member at Farmer Mac. He advises business leaders on funding, marketing, and strategic growth, drawing on experience from Goldman Sachs and the Marriott School.

Jim Higgins· Greater St. George Areain

Jim Lacy· Santa Rosa Beach, Florida, United Statesin

Operating Partner at New Mountain Capital with experience as a CFO, General Counsel, and M&A and product-focused executive at high-growth enterprise companies; serves as an Investment Advisory Partner.

Josh Coates· Salt Lake City, Utah, United Statesin

Josh Coates is the Executive Director of the B. H. Roberts Foundation, a position he assumed in November 2020. Previously, he served as Executive Chairman of Instructure, Inc., an educational technology company he led as CEO starting in 2010 through its 2015 IPO and subsequent sale to Thoma Bravo in 2020. His earlier career included founding Scale Eight, a scalable storage software company acquired by Intel, and Mozy (later Berkeley Data Systems), a cloud backup service that grew to over 300,000 customers before its sale to EMC in 2007.

Kent Gordon· Chief Financial Officer - ARUP Laboratoriesin

Larry Augustin· San Francisco Bay Areain

Larry Augustin is CEO and co-founder of Brief - Executive Intelligence. Previously, he served as VP of Applications at AWS overseeing services including Contact Center, Marketing Automation, and Productivity applications, and as CEO of SugarCRM, where he grew the company from $10M to $100M in revenue before its 2018 acquisition by Accel-KKR. He has invested in and served on boards of multiple technology companies including GitLab, JBoss, XenSource, and VA Linux, which he founded in 1993 and took public in 1999; he holds degrees in electrical engineering from Stanford University and the University of Notre Dame.

Leo Lin· Senior Medical Director Research & Innovation - ARUP Laboratories· Salt Lake City Metropolitan Areain

Maia Hightower· Park City, Utah, United Statesin

Maia Hightower is Chief Executive Officer at Veritas Healthcare Insights, which advises healthcare organizations on AI implementation and digital transformation. She previously served as Chief Digital Transformation Officer at UChicago Medicine and has over 15 years of executive leadership experience in healthcare technology and operational transformation. Her work focuses on AI maturity assessment, strategic alignment, compliance, and measurable value delivery in healthcare settings.

Mick Hollison· Park City, Utah, United Statesin

Mick Hollison is founder and CEO of RedLine Advisors, a Park City, Utah-based advisory firm focused on B2B technology marketing. With thirty years in software including roles as sales leader at IBM, CMO at InsideSales, global marketing and strategy executive at Citrix, and president of Cloudera, he works with enterprise companies to develop differentiated brand narratives designed to stand out in crowded markets. RedLine's methodology centers on the Authenticity Engine diagnostic framework and delivers typical clients a 30% improvement in message clarity within six weeks.

Mike Boren· Boise, Idaho, United Statesin

Mike Herring· San Francisco, California, United Statesin

Mike Herring serves as Chief Financial Officer at Viz.ai, an AI healthcare company. He previously held CFO roles at Pandora during its expansion to $1.4B in revenue and subsequent acquisition by SiriusXM, and at Omniture through its growth from $20M to $350M and IPO on Nasdaq before its sale to Adobe for $1.8B. Herring holds a CPA credential and has experience with capital structure optimization, SaaS unit economics, and M&A transactions across multiple companies.

Nick Buroker· CFO· Salt Lake City Metropolitan Areain

Nick Buroker is the founder of Bedrock Administrators LLC and Burlacher Clothing Brand. He holds a bachelor's degree in accounting and began his career in the private business sector, initially working in the construction industry before the 2008 financial crisis led to the company's closure. His experience navigating business challenges during this period has informed his subsequent entrepreneurial ventures.

Nick Mark· Salt Lake City Metropolitan Areain

Nick Mark is Managing Partner at Intermountain Ventures, where he focuses on healthcare investments. He works with entrepreneurs and organizations developing new approaches to healthcare challenges and advises founders and mission-driven organizations.

Paul Osmundson· Vice President Strategy & Innovation - ARUP Laboratories· Park City, Utah, United Statesin

Paul Osmundson is the founder of TechDx Commercialization Consultants, a healthcare consulting firm focused on revenue generation and operational improvements for healthcare systems, laboratories, and physician groups. His background includes senior-level business development in oncology diagnostics, laboratory management and implementation, managed care reimbursement, and product launch strategy across U.S. markets. He has experience in contract negotiation, market penetration, sales strategy, and key opinion leader development.

Ray Bingham

Riley Jarman· Senior Associate· Salt Lake City Metropolitan Areain

Scott Cutler· Salt Lake City, Utah, United Statesin

Scott Cutler is Chief Executive Officer of HealthEquity, a publicly traded health savings account company. He previously served as CEO of StockX, President of StubHub, and held executive positions at eBay and the New York Stock Exchange, along with earlier experience in technology investment banking and securities law. Cutler serves on the boards of Brookfield Asset Management and Vibrant Emotional Health.

Shane Robison· Park City, Utah, United Statesin

Shane Robison serves in board and advisory capacities focused on technology companies in Utah and Silicon Valley. His board experience spans public companies including ShoreTel, Fusion-io, and Altera, as well as private ventures in semiconductors, biometrics, and software services. He currently holds the position of Senior Technology Advisor and Board Member at Shane Robison.

Tommy Ahlquist· Meridian, Idaho, United Statesin

Tommy Ahlquist is a physician and healthcare executive who serves as CEO and President of Ahlquist and Chairman of Summit Hyperbarics + Wellness. He has experience in commercial real estate development, having led projects totaling over 2 million square feet of office and retail space, and founded two nonprofits focused on youth education and workforce development.

Tracy George· President of Innovation - ARUP Laboratories· Salt Lake City, Utah, United Statesin

Tracy George serves as President-Innovation and Chief Scientific Officer at ARUP Laboratories, a nonprofit reference laboratory of the University of Utah, where he oversees the Innovation Business Unit spanning diagnostics research, clinical trials, and emerging technologies. As a pathologist and Entrepreneur in Residence at DigitalDx Ventures, George leads teams that support ARUP's work in precision medicine and laboratory diagnostics.

Wade Sherman· Salt Lake City, Utah, United Statesin

Jacob Wilkinson

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Founder mafia

The EPIC VENTURES mafia →

12 people who came through EPIC VENTURES went on to found or lead other companies.

Ryan WestWoodVenture PartnerFounded Fullcast +1 David LiuFounded Internet Brands +1 Karl SunVenture PartnerFounded Lucid Software, Inc.Geoff SwindleVenture PartnerFounded Headlight Josh CoatesFounded Instructure Mike BorenFounded Clearwater Analytics Jim HigginsFounded SolutionReach Nick MarkFounded Culmination Bio Dean RobisonFounded Salesforce Shane RobisonFounded Fusion I/O Chris StoneAdvisorFounded Tilion Katie RiceVenture AssociateFounded BabyPage

What they invest in

from 89 of 149 portfolio companies

SaaS ×41AI & Machine Learning ×38Enterprise Software ×28Healthtech ×21Digital Health ×16Data & Infrastructure ×13Cloud Computing ×10Fintech ×9

HQs:United States×88United Kingdom×4Canada×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 52 portfolio companies

48%

solo founders

25 of 52 mapped founding teams

47%

repeat founders

of 45 founders with career history

~2 yrs

old at investment

median across 26 dated deals

Founding team size:solo founder×252 founders×173 founders×54+ founders×5

Where their founders studiedfrom 42 founders with education data

Brigham Young University ×7Stanford University ×3Stanford University Graduate School of Business ×3University of Utah ×3Harvard University ×2Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×2New York University ×2Rice University ×2

What their founders studiedfrom 35 founders with field-of-study data

Business & Management ×13Computer Science ×10Engineering ×9Finance & Accounting ×3Life Sciences ×3Economics ×2Humanities ×2Social Sciences ×2

Where their founders worked beforefrom 45 founders with career history

Basalt Inc ×2Phase2 ×2Pluralsight ×2Ridgecrest Capital Partners ×2Uber ×2Webtrends ×2

Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program

Y Combinator ×2

5 founders hold a PhD · 4 hold an MBA (of 40 with degree data)

Investments · 149 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2026 · 4 2025 · 5 2024 · 6 2023 · 4 2022 · 2 2021 · 4 2020 · 3 2019 · 6 2018 · 2 2017 · 6 2016 · 4 2015 · 559 dated

A Place for Momfiscloudservices.comNASDAQ: GDRXacquired by Exit Blackstone · Jul 2025 · $2.6B

A Place for Mom is a U.S. and Canadian senior care referral marketplace connecting families with senior living and home care providers.

Vernon Hills, US

Douglas Hirsch(Director)Trevor Bezdek(Co-Chairman & Director)Jonathan Stevens(Executive Officer)Thomas Richards(Executive Officer, Director)Christine Leahy(Executive Officer)Dennis Berger(Executive Officer)

Co-investorsBain Capital Double Impact Fund LP Bain Capital Life Sciences Bain Capital Tech Opportunities Bessemer Venture Partners Blue Sea Capital Bosch Ventures +38 more

Everspineverspin.com in 𝕏NASDAQ: MRAMJan 2012

Everspin Technologies manufactures Magnetoresistive Random Access Memory (MRAM) products for mission-critical applications requiring high reliability, low power consumption, and fast access.

Deep TechHardwareSemiconductorsChandler, US

PHILLIP LOPRESTI(Executive Officer, Director)inROBERT SCHUCH(Executive Officer)Sanjeev Aggarwal(President, Chief Executive Officer and Director)in

BoardLARRY FINCH(Director)STEPHEN SOCOLOF(Director)PETER HEBERT(Director)

Co-investorsLux Capital Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ)GLOBALFOUNDRIES Lux Ventures

Exagenexagen.com in 𝕏NASDAQ: XGN

Exagen develops diagnostic and monitoring tests for autoimmune diseases, including tools to distinguish connective tissue disease and assess lupus prognosis and progression.

BiotechDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesVista, US

Thierry Dervieux(Executive Officer)inWendy Swedick(Executive Officer)Fortunato R. Rocca(Executive Officer, Director)John Aballi(President & CEO)in Jeffrey Black(Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary)in

Board James L.L. Tullis(Director)in

Co-investorsCottonwood Technology Fund H.I.G. Capital H.I.G. HealthBridge Partners MESA VERDE VENTURE PARTNERS Sun Mountain Capital Tullis Health Investors

Health Catalysthealthcatalyst.com in 𝕏NASDAQ: HCAT

Health Catalyst provides a data platform, analytics applications, and AI-powered insights that help healthcare organizations improve clinical, financial, and operational performance.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDigital Health

Benjamin Albert(Chief Executive Officer and Director)Jason Alger(Chief Financial Officer)inLinda Llewelyn(Chief People Officer)inSteve Barlow(Founder)Tom Burton(Founder)

Co-investorsDecheng Capital Fifty Years Kaiser Permanente Ventures Norwest Venture Partners OSF Ventures Sequoia Capital +2 more

Recursion Pharmaceuticalsrecursion.com in 𝕏NASDAQ: RXRX

Recursion applies computational and data-driven approaches to biological science, aiming to accelerate drug discovery and develop new treatments.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechData & InfrastructureDeep TechMedical DevicesSalt Lake City, US

Chris Gibson(Co-founder and Chairman of the Board)in Blake C. Borgeson(Executive Officer, Director)inDean Y. Yi(Executive Officer, Director)Najat Khan(Chief Executive Officer)inNajat Khan, Ph.D.(CEO and President)inBlake Borgeson(Founder)

Co-investorsDCVC (Data Collective)Lux Capital Baillie Gifford Advantage Capital Partners Air Street Capital Amplify Partners +22 more

Shard Secureshardsecure.com in 𝕏Feb 2025✓ verified

ShardSecure provides agentless, file-level encryption and its patented Microshard technology to secure data across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid/multi-cloud environments for enterprises.

Cloud ComputingCybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSNew York, US

Bob Lam(Executive Officer, Director)in

Board Ron Gula(Director)inLouis A. Steinberg(Director)Jesper Tohmo(Director)Stephen Fredrick(Director)in

Board seat Nick Efstratis· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsGula Tech Adventures Industrifonden Grotech Ventures 500 Global SINEWAVE VENTURES The Fund

Brimfinancialbrimfinancial.com in 𝕏✓ verified

Brim Financial provides enterprise workflow platforms and APIs that enable banks to deliver digital financial experiences across departments, including customer onboarding, card management, payment processing, and rewards management.

Cloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS

Rasha Katabi(Founder and CEO)in

Co-investorsImpression Ventures

Flowlieflowlie.com in 𝕏✓ verified

Quill (operated by Flowlie Technologies) provides a managed back-office function that unifies finance, HR, compliance, capital planning, and board preparation for startup founders.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechFuture of WorkHR TechSaaS

Kaben Clauson(Co-Founder & CEO)Ian Cohen(Co-Founder & CEO)Rick Gordon(Co-Founder & CEO)Adam Stepanovic(Co-Founder & CEO)Philip Odelfelt(Co-Founder & CEO)in Vlad Cazacu(Founder)in

Co-investorsBaseLayer Ventures Bright Pixel Capital Geek Ventures Glasswing Ventures Sage Venture Partners SQUADRA VENTURES +4 more

Numetricnumetric.com in 𝕏Oct 2017 · $13M✓ verified

Numetric provides data analytics software to state and local transportation agencies for traffic safety analysis and decision-making.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureGovTechLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSUtah, US

John Guymon(Executive Officer)in Nate Bowler(Chief Executive Officer)inKarl Sweeney(Executive Officer)Robert Sweeney(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardRyan Hemingway(Director)Greg Butterfield(Director)

Co-investorsInsight Partners Draper Associates Service Provider Capital

Instructureinstructure.com in 𝕏Nov 2014 · $8M

Instructure develops Canvas, Mastery, and Parchment—learning management, assessment, and credential management platforms for educational institutions.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingEdTechEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSalt Lake City, US

Brian Whitmer(Founder)in Steve Daly in Matt Kaminer inAudrey Zhaoin Armin Molavi in Shiren Vijiasingam in

Board seat Nick Efstratis· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsBessemer Venture Partners Draper Associates Evolution VC Partners Golub Growth Insight Partners Lumos Capital Group

Mokimoki.com in 𝕏Sep 2013Acquired

Moki provides a device management platform for content-driven deployments such as digital menu boards, promotional signage, self-ordering kiosks, and lobby display networks, including scheduled content updates pushed to devices.

IoTRetail TechSaaSLehi, US

Thomas Karren(Executive Officer, Director)Ty Allen(Executive Officer, Director)in

Board Blake Modersitzki(Director)in Spencer Tall(Director)in

Board seat Nick Efstratis· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsAllegisCyber Capital BYU Cougar Capital Service Provider Capital Pelion Venture Partners

Spingospingo.comOct 2014acquired by Events · Jan 2019

SpinGo was a Draper, Utah startup that built a web and mobile platform aggregating and syndicating local event listings, while offering organizers ticketing and marketing tools.

Draper, US

Kreg Peeler(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardMark Wankel(Director)

Board seat Nick Efstratis· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsService Provider Capital

Aligned Marketplacealignedmarketplace.com in

Aligned operates a marketplace connecting employers with independent advanced and direct primary care physicians, giving working families access to primary care benefits across multiple locations.

B2B MarketplacesDigital HealthHealthtechMarketplaces

Patrick Nelli(Founder)Ryan Schmid(Founder)

Co-investorsA*BoxGroup Maverick Ventures Venrock

Area 1 Securityarea1security.com 𝕏acquired by Cloudflare, Inc.

Area 1 Security, now part of Cloudflare as Cloudflare Email Security, provides AI-powered email and collaboration security that detects and blocks phishing, business email compromise, malware, and multi-channel link-based attacks.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareMenlo Park, US

Oren J. Falkowitz(Executive Officer, Director)inBlake Darche(Founder)Oren Falkowitz(Founder)Phil Syme(Founder)

BoardDerek W. Smith(Director)

Co-investorsAllegisCyber Capital Cowboy Ventures DCVC (Data Collective)Focus Opportunity Fund ForgePoint Capital Kleiner Perkins +3 more

Aspen Avionics inSep 2014acquired by The AIRO Group · Aug 2020

Aspen Avionics designed and manufactured retrofit "glass cockpit" electronic flight instrument displays, notably its Evolution Flight Display line, for general aviation aircraft.

Albuquerque, US

Mark Ferrari(Executive Officer)inTodd Hauge(Secretary; Chief Financial Officer)David Bibby(Executive Officer)John Uczekaj(President; Chief Executive Officer)

BoardEric Zimits(Director)Pasquale Schiano(Director)

Blue Matadorbluematador.com in 𝕏Jul 2016

Blue Matador is an automated monitoring and alerting tool that uses preconfigured models to detect anomalies and leading indicators of failure across system and custom metrics.

Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsSaaSHerriman, US

Matthew Barlocker(Executive Officer, Director)in

Co-investorsForward Venture Capital Peterson Ventures Cobre Capital Kickstart Peterson Venture Partners Prelude Ventures +2 more

Blyncsyblyncsy.com in

Blyncsy provides an AI-powered platform that uses crowd-sourced dash camera imagery to automate roadway inspection, maintenance, and asset inventory for cities and state Departments of Transportation.

AI & Machine LearningGovTechMobility & TransportationSalt Lake City, US

Mark Pittman(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardBenjamin Dahl(Director)Benjamin Capell(Director)

Co-investorsKickstart Peterson Ventures Service Provider Capital

Bmcingredientsbmcingredients.com in 𝕏Aug 2025 · $31M

BMC Ingredients produces Rhiza, a mycelium-based ingredient that serves as a whole-food, complete protein and clean-label additive for food manufacturers.

BiotechClimate TechFoodTechNew MaterialsWest Sacramento, US

Paul Shapiro(Co-founder & CEO)in Nikhil Prashar(CFO)inMoran Farhi(EVP of Tech)inAndrea Choe(SVP of Ops)Stu Strumwasser(Director)Brian Ottens(Director)

Co-investorsEvolution VC Partners Future Ventures Green Circle Foodtech Ventures Lever VC

Calycia Biosciencecalyciabioscience.comPre-Seed · Jan 2026 · $400K

Calycia Bioscience is a biotechnology company developing engineered macrophage cell therapies delivered locally into the brain to target aggressive solid tumors of the central nervous system.

BiotechDeep TechHealthtechSalt Lake City, US

Canopy Taxcanopytax.com inMar 2017 · $20M

Canopy is a cloud-native, all-in-one practice management platform for U.S. accounting, CPA, tax, and bookkeeping firms, combining client management, documents, billing, workflow, and communication in one login.

AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaSSouth Jordan, US

Kurt Avarell(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inDavis Bell(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardNed May(Director)Josh Harmsen(Director)in Ankit Sud(Director)inChetan Puttagunta(Director)

Co-investorsAnkona Capital Tenaya Capital Benchmark Deep Fork Capital New Enterprise Associates (NEA)NewView Capital +3 more

Cioniccionic.com in

Cionic develops the Neural Sleeve, an FDA-cleared wearable device that uses electrical muscle stimulation to improve walking and mobility for people with neurological conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, stroke, cerebral palsy, and spinal cord injury.

HardwareHealthtechMedical DevicesSan Francisco, US

Jeremiah Robison(Executive Officer, Director)in

Co-investorsEnable Ventures JobsOhio Ventures LDV Capital BlueRun Ventures L Catterton

Collective Medicalcollectivemedicaltech.com in 𝕏Acquired

Collective Medical, now part of PointClickCare, operates a real-time care collaboration network connecting providers, payers, and care teams across the post-acute healthcare continuum to facilitate coordinated care delivery and improve patient outcomes.

Data & InfrastructureDigital HealthEnterprise SoftwareHealthtech

Co-investorsBessemer Venture Partners Kaiser Permanente Ventures Kleiner Perkins Peterson Ventures Bond Capital Management Maverick Ventures

Culmination Bioculmination.com inSeries A · Nov 2023 · $10M

Intermountain Health is a healthcare provider offering primary, pediatric, and specialty care services to patients, with a focus on preventive care and wellness.

Digital HealthHealthtech

Co-investorsAmgen Ventures Merck Global Health Innovation Fund

Daffodil Healthdaffodilhealth.com

Daffodil Health builds pricing products and systems for healthcare payors and providers, using data, technology, and AI to automate healthcare pricing operations such as claim repricing and contracting.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechInsurTechSaaS

Amal Kiran(Founder)in

Co-investorsFlare Capital Partners Tau Ventures LRVHealth Maverick Ventures

Datazoomdatazoom.io inJul 2020

Datazoom provides a unified data collection and activation platform that replaces fragmented SDKs for analytics, ads, and AI applications.

AdTechData & InfrastructureSaaSNew York, US

Diane Strutner(Executive Officer, Director)in

Board Benjamin Bayat(Director)in

Co-investorsBerkeley Angel Network NextGen Venture Partners York IE

DivXdivx.com in 𝕏

DivX develops video software that lets consumers play, convert, and cast high-quality video, and licenses its video technology and patent portfolio to consumer electronics makers, streaming services, and smart TV manufacturers.

Cloud ComputingConsumerMedia & EntertainmentSaaS

Jerome Rota(Founder)in Chester Ng(Director of Business Development)in Noel Egnatios(Chief Executive Officer & Chief Legal Officer)in Rich Nagle(Chief Financial Officer)in

Co-investorsGFT Ventures WI Harper Group Insight Partners

Dr Treatdrtreat.co

Dr.

ConsumerDigital HealthHealthtech

Dr. Treatdrtreat.com 𝕏Seed

A platform addressing inefficiencies in veterinary care by improving access to pet healthcare services and the working conditions of veterinary professionals.

Digital HealthHealthtechWellness & FitnessSan Francisco, US

Rakesh Tondon(Founder)inHetal Shah(Founder)in charlie bowman(Founder)in

Co-investorsAurum Venture Partners DG Daiwa Ventures Grant Park Ventures Maiora Rebel Ventures Scrum Ventures VU Venture Partners +9 more

Eventsnotioncapital.com in 𝕏

Pivot is an AI operating system for procurement that manages the complete procurement lifecycle in a single platform, built on a modern data layer with real-time ERP connections and AI agents for tasks such as benchmarking, intake requests, and negotiations.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDefense TechEnterprise SoftwareFintechHR TechRoboticsSaaS

Paddy(Founder)Malcolm Crease(CEO & Founder)Marc-Antoine Lacroix(Co-founder)Romain Libeau(Co-founder)Estelle Giuly(Co-founder)Stephen Millard in

Co-investorsNotion Capital A16Z Speedrun Forestay Capital Enterprise Capital Funds Companyon Ventures FirstMark Capital +1 more

Eventsevents.com in 𝕏

Events.com is an AI and machine learning-powered platform for creating, promoting, and discovering events.

AI & Machine LearningB2B MarketplacesMarketplacesSaaSLa Jolla, US

Mitch T.(Founder)inJeff Cameron(Chief Technical Officer)inPaul Brown(Chief Financial Officer)in Paolo Privitera(Director)inDoug Harrison(Director)Stephen Partridge(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsARTFO Holdings LLC Elizabeth Street Ventures Moore Venture Partners Primo Ventures Raptor Group We Founder Circle Global Angels Fund +2 more

Eventsnesta.org.uk in 𝕏

Nesta Impact Investments is a venture capital fund that invests in early-stage tech startups aligned with three core missions: improving school readiness, tackling obesity, and reducing household carbon emissions.

FintechImpact & Social GoodSector AgnosticLondon, GB

Co-investorsBlackbird Ventures Oxford University Innovation Companyon Ventures FirstMark Capital Goodwater Capital

EveryoneSocialeveryonesocial.com in 𝕏Oct 2020 · $7.6M

EveryoneSocial provides analytics and audience insights for company social media posts, showing which audiences are reached and comparing performance across company, executive, and staff accounts.

Enterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSSocialSalt Lake City, US

Cameron Brain(Founder)in

Co-investorsNext Frontier Capital SaaS Capital

FatPipefatpipeinc.com

FatPipe provides SD-WAN, SASE, and full-stack cybersecurity delivered as a managed service, unifying multi-path routing, Zero Trust network access, next-gen firewall, IDS/IPS, and SIEM into one platform.

Cloud ComputingCybersecurityEnterprise Software

Fullcastfullcast.io inJan 2024 · $34M

Fullcast is an AI-native revenue platform that helps sales leaders align territories, quotas, and pipelines to enable predictable revenue execution without end-of-quarter chaos.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales TechRedmond, US

Balakumaran Balabaskaran(Executive Officer, Director)Bala Balabaskaran(Founder)Dharmesh Singh(Founder)

Co-investors9Mile Labs Companyon Ventures Cowboy Ventures CreativeCo Fika Service Provider Capital +1 more

Get Whysgetwhys.io in 𝕏Apr 2026

GetWhys enriches AI content generation and go-to-market tools with insights from real buyer interviews to validate messaging and campaigns.

AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechBoise, US

Philippe Boutros(CEO, President, Secretary)inViet Phan(Chief Technology Officer)in Tyler Honsinger(Chief Product Officer)in

BoardJohn Garrett(Director)David Bluestone(Director)

Co-investorsNext Frontier Capital Capital Eleven Portland Seed Fund Tuesday Capital

Guide CXguidecx.com in 𝕏Series A · Nov 2020 · $10M

GUIDEcx provides a customer onboarding and project management platform designed to reduce time-to-value for B2B companies across industries including SaaS, fintech, healthtech, and edtech.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaS

Peter Ord(CEO and co-founder)in

Co-investorsAlbum VC Meritech Capital Partners

Headlightheadlight.health in 𝕏Feb 2024

Headlight provides mental health services in the Western U.S., offering therapy and medication management delivered by licensed clinicians through a care coordination model that emphasizes personalized matching and integrated care.

Digital HealthHealthtechMental HealthWalnut, US

Dr. Manish ShethJason Shen(Executive Officer, Director)Wayne Gerard(Executive Officer, Director)Jameel Marafie(Founder)Manish Sheth(Founder)Puneet Chhabra(Founder)

Co-investorsMatrix Multiplier Capital PACE Healthcare Capital Entrepreneur First Founders Founders A/S

Headlightheadlight.ai in 𝕏Feb 2024 · $18M

Headlight develops hardware, software, and AI for 3D mapping, locating, and condition assessment of underground infrastructure such as sewers, pipes, tunnels, and culverts.

AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechRoboticsLondon, GB

Jameel Marafie(CEO)in Puneet Chhabra(CTO)in

Co-investorsEntrepreneur First Founders Matrix

Healthjoyhealthjoy.com inSeries B · Mar 2019 · $13M

HealthJoy provides a benefits navigation platform that unifies an employer's benefits package into a single app, using AI-powered and human-backed support to guide employees to high-value care and boost benefits utilization.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechHR TechSaaSChicago, US

Justin Holland(Executive Officer, Director)inClint Jones(Director)Brandon Cruz(Director)Shane Cruz(Director)Doug Morse-Schindler(Executive Officer)

Board Stuart Larkins(Director)in

Co-investorsBlue Hour Ventures Chicago Ventures Endeavour Vision Nueterra Capital Real Tech Capital US Venture Partners +2 more

HG Insightshginsights.com in

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)in Satish Grandhi(Chief Technology Officer)in Vibhu Pratap(Chief Development Officer)in Scott Gordon(Chief Marketing Officer)in

Co-investorsBenhamou Global Ventures Bonfire Ventures Counterpart Ventures Riverwood Capital ScOp Venture Capital Updata Partners

Homiehomie.com in 𝕏

Homie operates a real estate platform that simplifies home buying and selling through transparent, flat-fee pricing and integrated technology.

B2B MarketplacesMarketplacesPropTech

Co-investorsWasatch Equity Partners Album VC Antler Peak Ventures Superhero Capital The Family +1 more

HyTrusthytrust.com inFeb 2010 · $10.5M

Provides administrative control, visibility, auditing and data security solutions for private, hybrid and public cloud environments.

Co-investorsAdvance Venture Partners Cisco Investments In-Q-Tel Vanedge Capital Vanedge Capital Limited Partnership Granite Ventures +1 more

Infinerainfinera.comOct 2018acquired by Nokia · Jun 2024 · $2.7B

Integrated optical network transport

Sunnyvale, US

David F. Welch(Director)Thomas J. Fallon(Executive Officer, Director)Bob Jandro(Executive Officer)James L. Laufman(Executive Officer)David W. Heard(Executive Officer)Brad D. Feller(Executive Officer)

Co-investorsAccel Foundry Venrock W Capital Partners Wing

Infinityinfinity.inc

San Francisco, US

Jeremy Nixon(Founder)

Co-investorsGoAhead Ventures Inception Studio Capital Touring Capital

InsideSalesinsidesales.com in 𝕏Jan 2017Acquired

InsideSales offers the Revenue Acceleration Cloud, a platform providing data, insights, and tools for enterprise revenue and sales teams to drive growth.

AI & Machine LearningSaaSSales TechProvo, US

DAVID ELKINGTON(Executive Officer, Director)KEN KROGUE(Executive Officer, Director)inJOSHUA JAMES(Director)

Board DAFINA TONCHEVA(Director)in MARK GORENBERG(Director)in LARS LECKIE(Director)in

Co-investorsHummer Winblad Venture Partners (HWVP)Ireland Strategic Investment Fund QuestMark Partners Kleiner Perkins M12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)Polaris Capital Group +3 more

Joyentjoyent.comOct 2014 · $15M

Joyent develops cloud infrastructure and services, including public cloud platforms and hybrid cloud solutions.

Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software

Seong-Kook Shin(President/COO)in

Co-investorsIntel Capital

Kenziekenzie.academy in

Southern New Hampshire University is a nonprofit accredited institution offering over 200 online and on-campus degree programs across multiple disciplines, designed for working adults seeking affordable, flexible education with career focus.

EdTechManchester, US

Chok Ooi(Executive Officer, Director)Ling Xiao(Executive Officer, Director)Doug Galen(Executive Officer, Director)Rehan Hasan(Executive Officer, Director)

Board Matt Greenfield(Executive Officer, Director)in

Co-investorsBuckhill Capital Juvo Ventures Rethink Capital Partners Rethink Education

Knapsackknapsack.cloud in 𝕏Oct 2025 · $10M

Knapsack is a platform that centralizes design assets and code for design system teams, enabling designers, engineers, and product managers to collaborate on building and maintaining design systems at scale.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSPortland, US

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

Board Phil Boyer(Director)in Mike Rosengarten(Director)in

Co-investorsAlumni Ventures Ascend Venture Capital Crosslink Capital Data Tech FiDi Ventures Founder Collective +9 more

Lavulavu.comJun 2015

Lavu provides an iPad-based point-of-sale system for restaurants, paired with an AI engine called Marty that analyzes POS data overnight to surface pricing, labor, inventory, and revenue recommendations and automate the fixes.

AI & Machine LearningRetail TechSaaSAlbuquerque, US

Andy Lim(Executive Officer, Director)Corey Fiala(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsAldrich

Le Toteletote.comAug 2015Defunct

Le Tote offers a subscription service that allows women to rent clothing and accessories on demand, using algorithms and customer data to personalize recommendations.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerSan Francisco, US

Rakesh Tondon(President, Le Tote)in Brett Northart(President)inHina Rehmani(Head Buyer)Colin Barceloux(Advisor)in

Board Mike Kwatinetz(Director)inDavid Atchison(Director)

Co-investors500 Global FundersClub Gotham Gal Ventures Lerer Hippeau Y Combinator ACME Capital +10 more

Legacy Logixlegacylogix.com

Probate Logix provides a personalized, state-specific Probate Assessment Report that helps individuals determine whether an estate needs probate, what type applies, likely costs and timelines, required documents, and whether to hire an attorney.

ConsumerLegalTechSaaS

Lyticslytics.com in 𝕏acquired by Contentstack · Jan 2025

Lytics is a customer data platform for building and using unified customer profiles.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureMarketing TechSaaSPortland, US

Aaron Raddon(Executive Officer, Director)in James McDermott(CEO)inDrew Lanenga(CTO)inDan Abelon(Director)

Board Scott Irwin(Director)in Brett Queener(Director)in

Co-investorsComcast Ventures Voyager Capital JMI Equity R/GA Ventures Rembrandt Venture Partners Bonfire Ventures +1 more

MagicCubemagiccube.co

Sam Shawki(Founder)in

Co-investorsAzure Capital Partners Bold Capital Partners G2T3V Fund Mosaik Partners Social Starts Sony Ventures Corporation

Manscapedmanscaped.comNov 2022

MANSCAPED is a Silicon Valley consumer products company focused on men's grooming and personal care.

Retail TechSilicon Valley, US

Paul Tran(Founder and CEO)in Steve King(Co-Founder and Former Chief Executive Officer)inKevin Datoo(Executive Officer, Director)Evan Richter(Director)Katy Hopwood(Director)Phillip Unthank(Executive Officer)

Co-investorsLongley Capital Rx3 Growth Partners Smash Capital Social Leverage Structural Capital Willow Growth Partners +2 more

MarketDialmarketdial.com in 𝕏

MarketDial provides a testing platform that combines machine learning with human expertise to help companies conduct in-store experiments and make data-driven decisions.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureRetail TechSaaSSalt Lake City, US

Morgan Davis(Founder)in Johnny Stoddard(Founder)inJohn Pisceta(Founder)

Board Ben Capell(Director)in David Silverman(Director)in

Co-investorsCrosslink Capital DYDX Capital Endeavor8 Kickstart Peterson Ventures Blumberg Capital +3 more

Marketwaremarketware.com in 𝕏Sep 2017 · $4.5Macquired by Medsphere Systems · Jan 2021

Marketware provides a platform suite for healthcare organizations to manage physician relations, recruitment, analytics, and onboarding across the provider lifecycle.

Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechSaaSSalt Lake City, US

Alex Obbard(CEO)in

Co-investorsAlbum VC Peak Ventures

Mingle Healthminglehealth.com in

Mingle Health provides quality management and Medicare quality reporting solutions for medical practices and healthcare organizations.

Digital HealthEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechSaaS

Dr. Dan Mingle(Founder & Executive Chairman)Will West(CEO)in

Co-investorsFrontier Venture Capital Runway Growth Capital

Mirador Financialmiradorfin.com in 𝕏Nov 2015Acquired

Mirador offers a cloud-based small business lending platform that automates the loan application process, from data collection and verification to loan package preparation.

FintechImpact & Social GoodSaaSPortland, US

Trevor Dryer(Executive Officer, Director)inWilliam Beaver(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardBruce Weinstein(Director)

Co-investorsCollaborative Fund Core Innovation Capital Crosslink Capital Jump Capital Nyca Partners

NetDocumentsnetdocuments.com in 𝕏

NetDocuments provides a cloud document management system (DMS) for legal professionals, with a secure integration for Microsoft Teams that lets users manage, preview, save, and collaborate on documents without leaving Teams.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingLegalTechSaaS

Kenneth Duncan(Founder)in Alvin Tedjamulia(Founder)in Josh Baxter(Chief Executive Officer)in Alecha Stackle(Chief Marketing Officer)inClaudia Reese(Chief People Officer)in Dan Hauck(Chief Product Officer)in

Co-investorsFrontier Growth Warburg Pincus

Noetiknoetik.ai in 𝕏Sep 2023 · $14M

Noetik builds AI models to identify cancer patients most likely to respond to treatments and to discover new oncology drug targets.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechHealthtechSouth San Francisco, US

Jacob Rinaldi(Founder)inRonald Alfa(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Ron Alfa, MD, PhD(Co-Founder, CEO)inRon Alfa(Founder)Ron Alfa Jacob Rinaldi(Founder)

Board James Hardiman(Director)in

Co-investors11.2 Capital Breakout Labs Breakout Ventures Catalio Capital Management, LP Intermountain Health Linearis Ventures +6 more

Oliver IQoliveriq.com in

SAVI iQ is an AI-driven platform that combines AV control, automation, and digital out-of-home advertising into a single system for audio, video, lighting, and digital signage.

AI & Machine LearningIoTSaaSSandy, US

William West(Executive Officer, Director)Eric Smith(Executive Officer, Director)in

Board Kent Madsen(Director)in

Co-investorsIntel Capital Album VC

OpenContext inDec 2023Defunct

OpenContext built a cloud-based, graph-based platform linking code, infrastructure, and team data to give unified visibility across the software delivery lifecycle.

Portland, US

Brian Walter(President)inJay Haladay(Director)

Board Nick Efstratis(Director)in

Outbound AIoutbound.ai in 𝕏Jun 2023

Outbound AI builds conversational AI agents that automate phone-based administrative work in healthcare, particularly for medical billing and revenue cycle tasks.

AI & Machine LearningHealthtechSeattle, US

Jonathan Wiggs(Founder)inStead Burwell(Founder)

Co-investorsAlumni Ventures Ascend Venture Capital KCRise Fund Madrona Venture Group SPRINGROCK VENTURES Ascend +3 more

Pantomathépantomath.com in

Pantomath helps enterprise teams deliver reliable data on time by automating data operations.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareCincinnati, US

Somesh Saxena(Founder)in

Board Shashank Saxena(Executive Officer, Director)in Michael Brown(Director)in

Co-investorsGeneral Catalyst Snowflake Ventures Bowery Capital Cintrifuse Capital Hitachi Ventures JobsOhio Ventures +1 more

Paystand Blockchain-enabled B2B payment platformpaystand.com in 𝕏

Paystand provides a SaaS-based B2B payments platform built on blockchain technology that automates accounts receivable and payable processes for businesses.

Crypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSCalifornia, US

Jeremy(Co-Founder and CEO)Scott(Co-Founder and Head of Solutions)inScott Campbell(Founder)in

Co-investorsBlueRun Ventures Cervin Commerce Ventures Dnx Ventures G2C Venture Partners Industrious Ventures +9 more

Pestiepestie.com 𝕏

Pestie offers a subscription-based DIY pest control service that ships customized, professional-grade pesticide products, instructions, and reapplication schedules based on a home's location, pests, and local climate.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerce

Co-investorsPIPELINE CAPITAL PARTNERS

PillPackpillpack.com in

PillPack is a full-service pharmacy that organizes and delivers medications to customers, managing automatic refills and coordinating directly with doctors and insurance providers.

Digital HealthHealthtechManchester, US

Timothy Parker(Chief Executive Officer, Director)in Elliot Cohen(Chief Technology Officer, Director)in TJ Parker(Founder)in

Board David Frankel(Director)inJon Karlen(Director)Fred Destin(Director)

Co-investorsAccel Accomplice ACME Capital BoxGroup CRV (Charles River Ventures)Entrée Capital +12 more

Poshposhenergy.com in 𝕏

Posh builds rapidly deployable battery storage and on-site power generation systems for commercial, industrial, and data-center customers, paired with intelligent energy management software.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningCleantechClimate TechEnergyEnterprise SoftwareHardwareSan Francisco, US

Minh Chung Hoang(CTO)inAvante Price(Founder)Avante Price Eli Taylor-Lemire(Founder)Eli Taylor-Lemire(Founder)Karan Kashyap(Founder)Matt McEachern(Founder)

Co-investorsBeni Venture Capital Metaplanet OUTBOUND CAPITAL WorldQuant Ventures Y Combinator Asymmetry Ventures +17 more

Poshposh.vip in

Posh is an event management and ticketing platform that lets organizers create event pages, sell tickets, collect in-person payments, and market events through a marketplace feed, SMS blasts, and referral tools.

ConsumerMarketplacesMedia & EntertainmentSaaSNew York, US

Avante Price(Executive Officer, Director)in Eli Taylor-Lemire(Founder)inHatim Khety(Director)

BoardSteven Schwartz(Director)Richard Heitzmann(Director)Thomas Lazay(Director)in

Co-investorsAmino Capital ARA NEA Ventures (Brand: Dmz.Xyz)Causeway Partners Companyon Ventures Dorm Room Goodwater Capital

Proskriptive in

HealthtechBoise, US

Michael Hollenbeck(Executive Officer, Director)Justin Richie(Executive Officer, Director)

Q Therapeuticsqthera.comFeb 2008

Q Therapeutics develops allogeneic, human glial progenitor cell therapies for currently incurable diseases of the central nervous system.

BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesSalt Lake City, US

Co-investorsUpStart Ventures

Qualitiqualiti.ai in

Sandy, US

Peter West(Founder)Jeff Handy(Founder)

Co-investorsAlumni Ventures Crosslink Capital Frontier Venture Capital Sierra Ventures

Recvuerecvue.com in 𝕏

RecVue offers RevOS, an AI agent-based platform that automates the Order-to-Cash process by turning contracts into invoices, recognizing revenue, and collecting cash with full auditability.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSPalo Alto, US

Nishant Nair(Founder & CEO)in

Board Bobby Yazdani(Director)in

Co-investorsCota Capital

Redcircleredcircle.comSep 2021 · $6M

RedCircle runs host-read podcast advertising campaigns for brands, matching them with podcasters and managing booking, delivery, reporting, and performance analysis.

AdTechCreator EconomyMedia & EntertainmentSan Francisco, US

Jeremy Lermitte(Founder)inMike Kadin(Founder)in

Co-investorsi5invest Nextwave [X] Partners Rackhouse Venture Management Lp Refinery Venture SignalFire Bloomberg Beta

Redoredo.comAug 2024 · $24M

Redo offers an all-in-one platform for ecommerce merchants that consolidates returns, exchanges, order tracking, shipping/fulfillment, and marketing messaging (SMS and email).

E-commerceRetail TechSaaS

Sterling Snow(Founder)Tay Brown(Founder)

Co-investorsCervin Smash Capital Aglae Ventures CERVIN VENTURES Kickstart Pelion Venture Partners

SAVI iQsavicontrols.comMar 2025

SAVI develops an AI-driven platform that combines AV control, automation, and digital out-of-home advertising for audio, video, lighting, and digital signage systems.

AI & Machine LearningIoTSaaSSouth Jordan, US

William West(Chief Executive Officer)John Dorsey(President)inMegan Tubbs(Chief Operating Officer)Eric Smith(Chief Technology Officer)Michael Kimball(Chief Financial Officer and Secretary)Glenn Mella(Chief Revenue Officer)

Shapeshape.xyz in 𝕏Sep 2019 · $51M

Shape uses natural language processing to make data exploration and analytics more accessible by answering specific data questions without requiring traditional dashboard interfaces.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareLondon, GB

Namit Chadha(Founder)in

Co-investorsY Combinator C5 Capital EBRD HPE Growth Kleiner Perkins Moonfire Ventures +3 more

Shapeshape.comSep 2019 · $51M

Shape is a digital wellness media publication offering science-backed articles, product reviews, and expert advice on fitness, health, and wellness.

ConsumerMedia & EntertainmentWellness & FitnessNew York, US

Co-investorsBeechwood Capital C5 Capital Cue Ball Excel Venture Management HPE Growth Kleiner Perkins +1 more

Shape Securityshapesecurity.com 𝕏Sep 2018 · $51M

Shape Security (now part of F5) provides bot defense that uses real-time behavioral analysis and platform-wide telemetry to distinguish humans, trusted AI agents, and malicious automation across web apps, mobile apps, and APIs.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareMenlo Park, US

Justin Call(Founder)Tamara MacDuff(Executive Officer)

BoardGaurav Garg(Director)Derek Smith(Founder)Ray Rothrock(Director)Ted Schlein(Director)

Co-investorsAllegisCyber Capital Baseline Ventures C5 Capital Focus Opportunity Fund GV (Google Ventures)JetBlue Ventures +10 more

Shifted Energyshiftedenergy.comFeb 2019Acquired

Shifted Energy develops a Distributed Energy Resources Management System (DERMS) platform for utilities to control and optimize virtual power plants at the grid edge.

CleantechClimate TechEnergyHonolulu, US

Olin Lagon(Executive Officer)Donavan Kealoha(Director)Forest Frizzell(Executive Officer)Nguyen Le(Executive Officer, Director)

Board Andrew Karetsky(Director)

Co-investorsBuoyant Ventures Management, Llc Kapor Capital Skyview Ventures

Simplussimplus.com in 𝕏Oct 2016 · $7MAcquired

Simplus is a technology consulting company focused on Salesforce implementation and related consulting services for enterprise clients.

Cloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Co-investorsCross Creek Advisors Savano Capital Partners Service Provider Capital Salesforce Ventures

Simplussimplus.onlineOct 2016 · $7M

Leading small home appliances brand in Southeast Asia offering value-for-money and innovative products

Co-investorsAC Ventures Salesforce Ventures

Solidcoresolidcore.ai

SolidCore captures and stores prompts, responses, configuration data, and metadata from generative AI interactions at the API layer, creating an immutable system of record for enterprises.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareMenlo Park, US

Hemma Prafullchandra(Founder)

Co-investorsRuntime Ventures

SolutionReachsolutionreach.com in 𝕏

Solutionreach provides patient engagement and communication software for healthcare practices, offering tools such as SMS messaging, appointment interactions, and integrations with practice management and EHR systems.

Digital HealthHealthtechSaaS

Ken Ernsting in

Co-investorsOquirrh Ventures Summit Partners

Spiffspiff.comacquired by Salesforce · Dec 2023 · $374M

Spiff built a low-code platform that automated sales commission calculations and gave sales teams real-time visibility into incentive compensation plans, integrating with CRM/ERP systems.

Co-investorsAlbum VC Kickstart Peterson Ventures Stripes Lightspeed Venture Partners Norwest Venture Partners +2 more

Teeccinoteeccino.comApr 2021

Teeccino produces caffeine-free coffee alternatives, including herbal coffee, instant blends, and instant lattes, marketed as roasted coffee-like beverages that support energy, focus, and gut health.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTechCarpinteria, US

Caroline MacDougall(Executive Officer, Director)inGerald Isenberg(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardKen Vickerstaff(Director)

Teiko Bioteiko.bio in 𝕏Dec 2021

Teiko provides CLIA-validated high-dimensional cytometry services—including spectral flow and mass cytometry panels, blood preservation kits, gating, and a data analysis dashboard—for immune cell profiling in clinical trials.

BiotechDigital HealthHealthtechSalt Lake City, US

Ramji Srinivasan(Executive Officer, Director)inMatt(Co-founder)inMatthew Spitzer(Director)

Board Victor Wang(Director)in

Co-investorsCivilization Ventures Management, Llc HAWKTAIL HOF Capital Tau Ventures Twine Ventures Western Technology Investment +1 more

Torustorus.co in 𝕏

Torus Station is a full-stack energy storage platform that integrates hardware, software, security, and monitoring capabilities.

EnergyHardware

Nate Walkingshaw(Founder)inAnthony Woo(Founder)in Gilbert Lee(Founder)in

Co-investorsAlumni Ventures Greycroft Mercato Partners Origin Ventures Service Provider Capital Magnetar +1 more

Torususetorus.com in

Torus is an AI system that analyzes engineering documents such as P&IDs, datasheets, and specifications to identify cross-document inconsistencies and automate engineering workflows.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US

Marcus Lima(CEO)in Rahul Thayil(CTO)inGilbert Lee(Founder)Nate Walkingshaw(Founder)Emily Hunter(Operations Manager)

Co-investorsScribble Ventures Service Provider Capital Y Combinator Act One Ventures Actia Partners Andreessen Horowitz +24 more

Tracertracer.ai in 𝕏Nov 2024

Tracer is an AI-based brand protection platform that monitors digital channels, removes infringing content, and maps brand abuse networks using patented graph technology and machine vision.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecuritySaaSMiddleburg, US

Peter Hayes(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsMultiplier Capital Origin Ventures S4S Ventures BDMI NewRoad Capital Partners, LLC Progress Ventures +1 more

Trooptrooptravel.com inJul 2022acquired by Spotnana · Aug 2026

TROOP provides a meeting planning platform that helps remote and distributed teams research, compare, and select destinations for in-person meetings, and manage the entire logistics, attendees, and budgets for those gatherings.

SaaSTravel & HospitalityBrooklyn, US

Dennis Vilovic(Founder)inFelix Tabary(Executive Officer, Director)Sebastien Jarquin(Executive Officer, Director)Leonard Cremer(Founder)

BoardWendy Xiao Schadeck(Director)Matthew Osman(Director)

Co-investorsAcurio Ventures Madrona Venture Group Conexo Ventures

UbiQDubiqd.com in 𝕏

UbiQD develops and manufactures quantum dot materials and products for controlled-environment agriculture, clean energy, and security applications.

AgTechDeep TechNew MaterialsLos Alamos, US

Hunter McDaniel(Founder and CEO)in Matthew Bergren(Executive Officer, Director)inTony Beams(Executive Officer)Mike Burrows(Executive Officer)

Board Bradley Harrison(Director)inColin Cumming(Director)

Co-investorsClimate Impact Capital Dellin Investments E8 Angels Keiretsu Forum Phoenix Venture Partners Scout Ventures +5 more

Uptiquptiq.ai in 𝕏Feb 2026 · $25M

Uptiq builds pre-built, domain-trained AI agents that automate operational work in banking and lending—covering prospecting, onboarding, underwriting, credit decisioning, risk monitoring, and client engagement.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechMckinney, US

Snehal Fulzele(Executive Officer, Director)inGanapathi Palanipandian(Director)

Board Nnamdi Okike(Director)in Michael Walsh(Director)

Co-investors645 Ventures Cota Capital Curql Collective, LLC Evolution Ventures Hourglass Venture Partners Silverton Partners +8 more

Videra Healthviderahealth.com in 𝕏Seed · May 2024 · $6M

Videra provides AI-powered technology that supports behavioral health clinicians by enhancing their capabilities and patient engagement to improve care delivery and outcomes.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDigital HealthHealthtechMental Health

Co-investorsBYU Cougar Capital Peterson Ventures Mercato Partners

Vitea AIvitea.ai

Vitea offers an AI governance platform for enterprise health systems, providing centralized visibility, monitoring, and real-time policy enforcement across vendor, internal, and shadow AI throughout the full AI lifecycle.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDigital Health

VNDLYvndly.com 𝕏Feb 2019

Workday VNDLY is a vendor management system for managing contingent and extended workforce operations end-to-end, including requisitioning, staffing, invoicing, and compliance.

Enterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaSMason, US

Narayan Surabhi(Executive Officer, Director)Shashank Saxena(Executive Officer, Director)in

Board Michael C. Brown, Jr.(Director)in

Co-investorsBattery Ventures Bowery Capital Hyde Park Venture Partners Insight Partners Madrona Venture Group

Voltavoltacharging.com

Volta Charging operates a network of EV chargers located at retail and commercial destinations across the United States, accessible through the JOLT mobile app.

CleantechEnergyMobility & TransportationSan Francisco, US

David Elisofon(Executive Officer)Christopher WendelMichael MenendezScott Mercer

BoardPeter Secor(Director)

Co-investors500 Global ACTIVATE CAPITAL PARTNERS Autotech Ventures Blue Startups Brighter Capital Celesta Capital +8 more

Wizrwizr.ai in 𝕏No public record

Wizr AI provides AI-powered product engineering services including code generation, quality assurance automation, platform modernization, and managed engineering teams.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Sirish(Chief Executive Officer)

Co-investorsUpsparks Capital

Zenefitszenefits.com 𝕏Acquired

Zenefits provides an HR platform that consolidates benefits administration, payroll, onboarding, and talent management tools for small and mid-sized businesses into a single application.

Enterprise SoftwareHR TechSan Francisco, US

Parker Conrad(CEO)in Laks Srini(CTO)in Jono Chang(Director of Engineering)inGeorge Li(Senior Software Engineer)Madan ThangavelSouvik Das

Co-investorsAndreessen Horowitz Bling Capital FJ Labs Francisco Partners Insight Partners IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)+17 more

Other

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

Focus IPGravitLionHeart InnovationsRaliAdaptive ComputingAmenitiesArtifactASTIBraintraceBrim FinancialCanopyCerberianClinkleCloud LendingConsolidated EnergyConversaDash LXEquality AIEverdreamFittedHG DataIngeoIovationJanrainKeystone Managed ServicesLeftHand NetworksLinux NetworxLumidigmMedsphereMozyNavitelNevados EngineeringNuviOrchestrateOstrichOXGPivotPuraRev It LogisticsRiskSenseSaltStackSewer AISignalSilverVueTacticThe Better Meat CoTriCipherVolta ChargingZettacoreZuma

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 · 36

5 IPOs · 31 acquisitions · showing 29

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Fund performance · per public LP disclosures · 6

as of Sep 2025

Fund	Vintage	Committed	Net IRR	TVPI	DPI
EPIC Ventures Fund VII, L.P.LPs: Public Employee Retirement System of Idaho	2025	—	-25.2%	0.88x	—
Epic Fund III SlpLPs: Contra Costa County Employees' Retirement Association	2024	—	—	0.82x	—
EPIC Ventures Fund VI, L.P.LPs: Public Employee Retirement System of Idaho, Hawaii Employees' Retirement System	2021	—	13.4%	1.36x	0.00x
EPIC Venture Fund V, L.P.LPs: Public Employee Retirement System of Idaho, Hawaii Employees' Retirement System	2018	—	15.5%	1.76x	1.02x
EPIC Venture Fund IV, LLCLPs: Public Employee Retirement System of Idaho, Hawaii Employees' Retirement System	2011	—	12.1%	2.11x	2.03x
Epic Fund IIILPs: Contra Costa County Employees' Retirement Association	—	—	—	0.96x	0.00x

Source: public limited-partner disclosures (CalPERS, CalSTRS). Net IRR / TVPI / DPI as reported by the limited partner; a fund's early-year IRR is an interim estimate (J-curve).

Frequently asked questions

How many investments has EPIC VENTURES made?: EPIC VENTURES has 149 tracked investments, 36 of which have exited, including 10 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does EPIC VENTURES invest at?: EPIC VENTURES invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B stages.
What sectors does EPIC VENTURES focus on?: EPIC VENTURES focuses on Cybersecurity, EdTech, Fintech, Healthtech, SaaS.
Where is EPIC VENTURES located?: EPIC VENTURES is headquartered in Salt Lake City, US.
Does EPIC VENTURES lead rounds?: EPIC VENTURES has led 12 of the 29 rounds where its role is on record.
Who does EPIC VENTURES co-invest with?: EPIC VENTURES most often shares deals with Service Provider Capital, Peterson Ventures, Gaingels, among 259 tracked co-investors.
What size deals does EPIC VENTURES back?: Across 16 deals with disclosed amounts, EPIC VENTURES has joined rounds of $400K – $51M (median $10M).

Media · Podcasts & interviews

featuring the team

Jack Boren of Epic Ventures Podcast - Product in Healthtech with Ian Harris

Product in Healthtech · Jack Boren

Jack Boren | Director | EPIC Ventures

Utah Business · Jack Boren

Nick Efstratis (Epic Ventures) at Startup Grind Utah

Startup Grind Local · Nick Efstratis

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