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EQUIAM

Growth equity

San Francisco · Growth–Late Stage · 13 people tracked

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Investment thesis

EQUIAM addresses the institutional vacuum in secondary private equity markets. The firm targets the $1.5 trillion in illiquid positions held by employees, founders, and early investors in companies staying private for a median of 14 years. By systematically screening 2,600+ Series B+ VC-backed companies using proprietary signals and probability-weighted financial analysis, EQUIAM identifies opportunities to purchase secondary positions at attractive prices, capitalizing on natural liquidity needs before traditional exits.

Invests inSector AgnosticSan FranciscoUnited States

Source: firm website, verified Sep 1, 2026.

Stage
Growth–Late Stage
Check
$1M – $10M
HQ
San Francisco, CA, US
Leads rounds
Follows
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2018
Private fund assets
$103.1M
Tracked investments
88

Team · 13 people

from the firm's website & public directories

Founder mafia

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

What they invest in

from 45 of 88 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×21Enterprise Software ×18SaaS ×13Fintech ×9Consumer ×7Data & Infrastructure ×7Healthtech ×6Cloud Computing ×5

HQs:United States×43Ireland×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 44 portfolio companies
30%
solo founders
13 of 44 mapped founding teams
51%
repeat founders
of 73 founders with career history

Founding team size:solo founder×132 founders×123 founders×144+ founders×5

Where their founders studiedfrom 64 founders with education data

Harvard University ×4Stanford University ×4University of California, Berkeley ×4Duke University ×3Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×3University of Waterloo ×3Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani ×2Cornell ×2

Where their founders worked beforefrom 73 founders with career history

Oracle ×4Facebook ×3Stanford University ×3Benchmark ×2BITS360 ×2eBay ×2Harvard University ×2McKinsey & Company ×2

Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program

Y Combinator ×7Plug and Play Ventures ×2

7 founders hold a PhD · 10 hold an MBA (of 70 with degree data)

Investments · 88 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

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Airbnbairbnb.comin𝕏NASDAQ: ABNB

Airbnb is an online marketplace that enables people to book and list accommodations for short-term rentals, experiences, and services around the world.

ConsumerMarketplacesTravel & HospitalitySan Francisco, US

Brian Chesky(Airbnb Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer)inNathan Blecharczyk(Airbnb Co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer)inJoe Gebbia(Airbnb Co-founder)inJoe G.(Founder)inBelinda Johnson(Executive Officer)inLaurence Tosi(Chief Financial Officer)in

Co-investors137 VenturesA.Capital VenturesA*ACME CapitalAglae VenturesAllied Venture Partners+57 more

DoorDashdoordash.comin𝕏NASDAQ: DASH

DoorDash operates a restaurant delivery platform that connects customers with dining establishments across hundreds of cities in North America through a logistics network.

ConsumerE-commerceFoodTechMarketplacesSan Francisco, US

Tony Xu(Co-founder & CEO)inAndy Fang(Co-founder & CTO)inStanley Tang(Co-founder & CPO)inGergely Nemeth(Senior Engineering Manager)in

Co-investorsA*BoxGroupBrave CapitalCoatue ManagementCRV (Charles River Ventures)Day One Ventures+24 more

Instacartinstacart.comin𝕏NASDAQ: CART

Instacart operates a marketplace connecting grocery retailers with customers who order food and household items for same-day delivery or in-store pickup, serving millions of households across North America through partnerships with over 350 retailers.

ConsumerE-commerceFoodTechSan Francisco, US

Apoorva Mehta(Founder & CEO)inBrandon Leonardo(Founder)inMax Mullen(Founder)in

Co-investorsA*Andreessen HorowitzBACKGROUND CAPITALBling CapitalBright Pixel CapitalCanaan Partners+29 more

Lyftlyft.com𝕏NASDAQ: LYFT

Lyft is an on-demand ridesharing platform that connects passengers with drivers for various ride types, including standard rides, premium options, and other transportation services.

ConsumerEnterprise SoftwareMarketplacesMobility & TransportationSaaSSan Francisco, US

Logan Green(Co-founder & CEO)inJohn Zimmer(Co-founder & President)inDavid Risher(CEO)in

Co-investorsAglae VenturesAllied Venture PartnersAlpha Wave GlobalAndreessen HorowitzAutotech VenturesBling Capital+41 more

Nextdoor (NYSE: 2021)nextdoor.comin𝕏NYSE: NXDR

Neighborhood social network; IPO 2021

AdTechSan Francisco, US

Nirav Tolia(Co-Founder, CEO, President & Chairperson of the Board)inSarah Leary(Co-Founder, Chief of Marketing, Community & Business Operations)inPrakash Janakiraman(Co-Founder & Chief Architect)inDavid Wiesen(Co-Founder (Engineering))inIndrajit Ponnambalam(Chief Financial Officer)Sarah Friar(Former CEO, President & Chairperson)in

Co-investorsAxel Springer Digital VenturesCoatue ManagementComcast VenturesCota CapitalDag VenturesDragoneer Investment Group+18 more

Palantir TechnologiesNASDAQ: PLTR

Data analysis and intelligence software for government, defense, and businesses.

Co-investorsArtis VenturesInflection VenturesInvestXPerot JainSozo Ventures

Rubrikrubrik.comin𝕏NYSE: RBRK

Securing the world's data

Palo Alto, US

Bipul Sinha(Co-Founder, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer)inArvind Nithrakashyap(Co-Founder, Chief Technology Officer & Director)inArvind Jain(Co-Founder (former; departed to found Glean))inSoham Mazumdar(Co-Founder (former))inKiran Choudary(Chief Financial Officer)inJesse Green(Chief Revenue Officer)in

Co-investorsAnicut CapitalBain Capital VenturesChamaeleonEngineering CapitalEvolution VC PartnersFelicis Ventures+15 more

Truerasnowflake.comin𝕏NYSE: SNOW

Snowflake is a fully managed cloud data platform that integrates data ingestion, processing, analysis, and AI application development across multiple cloud providers.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureSan Mateo, US

Benoit Dageville(Executive Officer, Director)inMarcin Zukowski(Executive Officer)inThierry Cruanes(Executive Officer, Director)inJeffrey T. Balaguras(Executive Officer)Matthew Glickman(Executive Officer)inBarbara Walkowski(Executive Officer)in

Co-investorsCoatue ManagementForgePoint CapitalHigh AlphaHuman CapitalICONIQICONIQ Growth+10 more

Uberuber.comin𝕏NYSE: UBER

Uber operates a multi-sided platform providing ride-sharing, food delivery, freight logistics, and business fleet management services across various global markets.

Logistics & Supply ChainMarketplacesMobility & TransportationSan Francisco, US

Travis Kalanick(Co-founder & CEO)Garrett Camp(Co-founder)

Co-investors137 Ventures408 VenturesA*ACME CapitalAcross Capital PartnersAglae Ventures+66 more

23andMe23andme.comin𝕏

23andMe operates a research platform that collects genetic data from millions of users to advance genomic research and health discovery.

BiotechDigital HealthDirect to ConsumerHealthtechLongevityMountain View, US

Anne Wojcicki(Co-founder & CEO)inLinda Avey(Co-founder)Paul Cheung(Co-founder)Andrew Page(Executive Officer, Director)Kathy Hibbs(Executive Officer)in

BoardEsther Dyson(Director)

Co-investorsAllied Venture PartnersCivilization Ventures Management, LlcG SquaredHouston Angel NetworkInvestXJazzya Investments+12 more

Abnormal Securityabnormalsecurity.comin𝕏Apr 2018

Abnormal Security is an AI-native cybersecurity company that uses behavioral analysis and machine learning to detect and stop email-based attacks for enterprises.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareLas Vegas, US

Evan Reiser(Founder & CEO)inSanjay Jeyakumar(Co-Founder, Abnormal AI; Board Member)inAbhi Bagri(Chief Technology Officer)inLisa Banks(Chief Financial Officer)inKevin Moore(Chief Revenue Officer)inMike Britton(Chief Information Officer)in

Co-investorsAlkeon InnovationBallistic VenturesInflection VenturesInsight PartnersMenlo VenturesRogue Insight Capital+2 more

Andurilanduril.comin

Anduril builds autonomous systems and software for defense and military applications, including attack aviation, unmanned aircraft, and underwater vehicles, unified by an autonomy platform.

AI & Machine LearningDefense TechHardwareRobotics

Palmer Luckey(Founder)inBrian Schimpf(CEO)inTrae Stephens(Founder)in

Co-investors137 Ventures1Flourish Capital8VCAltra VentureAndreessen HorowitzAnorak Ventures+82 more

Anthropic
Applied Intuitionappliedintuition.comin𝕏

Applied Intuition develops physical AI software for autonomous and intelligent machines, including vehicles, robots, ships, and satellites across industries like automotive, defense, logistics, and manufacturing.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareRoboticsSunnyvale, US

Qasar Younis(Co-founder and CEO)inPeter Ludwig(Co-founder and CTO)in

Co-investors137 VenturesAndreessen HorowitzCoatue ManagementElad GilFloodgateFounders Circle Capital+22 more

Apptronikapptronik.comin𝕏

Apptronik builds humanoid robots designed to perform repetitive, physically taxing, and dangerous tasks in warehousing and manufacturing environments, aiming to free workers for higher-value activities.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningHardwareRoboticsAustin, US

Jeff Cardenas(CEO)inNicholas Arden Paine(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardClarence Gordon Daugherty, IV(Director)Howard Lee Morgan(Director)inGeorge Samuel Rose(Director)

Co-investorsAssembly VenturesAtinum Investment Co. Ltd.B Capital GroupB4 CapitalBaseTwoBig Brain Holdings+22 more

Arcadia
Attentive Mobileattentivemobile.comin𝕏

Attentive provides a mobile-first customer engagement platform that enables brands to orchestrate email, SMS, RCS, push, and AI-powered campaigns.

AI & Machine LearningDirect to ConsumerMarketing TechHoboken, US

Andrew Jones(Director)inBrian Culbertson Long(Executive Officer, Director)Amit Jhawar(Chief Executive Officer)

BoardScott Friend(Director)in

Co-investorsBain Capital VenturesCollective LiquidityFounders Circle CapitalFUSEG SquaredMetaProp Ventures+4 more

Automation Anywhereautomationanywhere.comin𝕏Nov 2019

Automation Anywhere provides robotic process automation (RPA), intelligent document processing (IDP), and agentic automation solutions for enterprise customers.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Jose, US

Mihir Shukla(Chairman & CEO)inNeeti Mehta Shukla(Director)inAnkur Kothari(Executive Officer, Director)inClyde Hosein(Executive Officer)in

BoardJohn Giannuzzi(Director)Scott Sandell(Director)

Co-investorsCollective LiquidityEniac VenturesLinus VenturesNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Norwest Venture PartnersSoftBank Vision Fund+4 more

Better
Blockdaemonblockdaemon.comin𝕏

Blockdaemon provides blockchain infrastructure services including staking, node deployment, APIs, and wallet management across 60+ protocols for financial institutions and developers.

Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureEnergyEnterprise SoftwareFintechLos Angeles, US

Konstantin Richter(CEO and Founder)in

BoardEd Sim(Director)inGil Beyda(Director)in

Co-investors10SQ Capital (TenSquared)Amplify.LAAurum Venture PartnersBaroda VenturesBlockchain Coinvestorsboldstart ventures+20 more

Calmcalm.com

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 & Fitness

David Ko(CEO)

Co-investorsAcumen AmericaBrighter CapitalCherubic VenturesConnect VenturesElefundEvio VC+18 more

Cameocameo.com

Marketplace enabling users to request personalized video messages or live chats with celebrities and influencers.

Steven Galanis(Co-founder)inMartin Blencowe(Founder)inDevon Spinnler Townsend(Co-founder)in

Co-investorsChaifetz GroupChicago VenturesCleo CapitalConnect VenturesDigi VenturesDuke Capital Partners+14 more

Chime
Chooch AIchooch.aiin𝕏

Chooch provides real-time hospital inventory management using camera-based AI to automatically track supply room inventory without manual counting or scanning.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHealthtech

Co-investorsSand Hill AngelsStreamlined VenturesVickers Venture Partners

Coinbase
Compass
Convoyconvoy.comin𝕏Defunct

Convoy operates a freight marketplace platform that connects brokers and carriers to match and execute truckload transactions.

B2B MarketplacesLogistics & Supply ChainSeattle, US

Grant Goodale(Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer / Chief Experience Officer)Dan Lewis(Co-Founder & CEO)Brian Kreiner(Executive Officer)Diankha Linear(Executive Officer)

BoardAnu Hariharan(Director)Hadi Partovi(Director)

Co-investorsCraft VenturesExpaG SquaredJovonoMarc BenioffMosaic Ventures+13 more

Copper
Credit Karma
DailyPaydailypay.comin𝕏

DailyPay provides on-demand pay solutions that allow employees to access their earned wages before traditional paycheck cycles, serving employers and workers seeking greater financial flexibility.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechHR TechNew York, US

Nelson Chai(Chief Executive Officer)inDeepa Subramanian(Chief Financial Officer)inAndrew Brandman(Chief Operating Officer)inPoulomi Damany(Chief Product Officer)inDavid Dyar(Chief Technology Officer)Jared DeMatteis(Chief Legal & Strategy Officer)in

Co-investors1/1 CapitalCarrick Capital PartnersEvolution VC PartnersFin CapitalFrontier Venture CapitalInspiration Ventures+6 more

Databricks
Flexport
Function of Beautyfunctionofbeauty.comin𝕏

Function of Beauty creates customized haircare and beauty products tailored to individual customer specifications using proprietary algorithms and naturally-derived formulas.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceWellness & FitnessNew York City, US

Zahir Dossa(Founder)inHien Kaplan(Founder)inJoshua Maciejewski(Founder/COO)in

Co-investorsNotable CapitalSoGal VenturesSQN Venture Partners, LLCY CombinatorBullishUncommon

GrubMarketgrubmarket.comin𝕏

GrubMarket is a food tech company operating a B2B and B2C marketplace in the U.S. and Canada, offering both wholesale produce delivery at discounted prices and AI-powered SaaS software solutions for food supply chain businesses including inventory management, warehouse operations, and eCommerce platforms.

B2B MarketplacesE-commerceEnterprise SoftwareFoodTechLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSSan Francisco, US

Mike Xu(Founder/CEO, , President)in

BoardHans Tung(Director)in

Co-investorsBascom VenturesBattery VenturesBuilders + BackersCastor Ventures (an Alumni Ventures Fund)Celtic House Asia PartnersDisruptive Ventures+23 more

Hims & Hershims.com

US direct-to-consumer telehealth company selling prescription and OTC treatments online by subscription; NYSE-listed as HIMS.

Jack Abraham(Co-founder)in

Co-investors7GC & Co8VCA-Rod CorpAtomicBrentwood AssociatesCAVU Consumer Partners+17 more

Hologram
Impossible Foodsimpossiblefoods.comin𝕏

Impossible Foods produces plant-based meat alternatives, including beef, pork, chicken, and sausage products designed to replicate the taste, nutrition, and cooking properties of conventional animal meat.

ConsumerFoodTechHealthtechRedwood City, US

Pat Brown(Founder & CEO)inDavid Lee(Executive Officer)inPeter McGuinnessin

BoardBart Swanson(Director)inSamir Kaul(Director)inTai Ronnen(Director)

Co-investorsAllied Venture PartnersBlue Horizon CorporationCoatue ManagementCollaborative FundContinental Grain CompanyCPT Capital+18 more

Incodeincode.comin𝕏

Incode provides AI-powered identity verification and fraud prevention services for financial services, fintech, healthcare, gaming, and enterprise customers globally.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityFintechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Ricardo Amper(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardThomas Rubens(Director)in

Co-investorsCoinbase VenturesDila CapitalDN CapitalFramework Venture PartnersSoftbank Latin America FundWalter Ventures+4 more

Indigo
Jackpocketjackpocket.comin𝕏Apr 2015Acquired

Jackpocket is a licensed third-party lottery courier app that enables users to order official state lottery tickets via smartphone.

ConsumerFintechMarketplacesNew York, US

Peter J. Sullivan, III(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardAdam Rothstein(Director)

Co-investors7GC & CoBullpen CapitalCerity Partners VenturesConductive VenturesDarco CapitalDCM Ventures+13 more

Kalshikalshi.comin𝕏

Kalshi operates a federally regulated futures exchange that allows users to trade contracts based on the outcomes of real-world events, creating a new market for event-based financial derivatives.

FintechNew York City, US

Luana Lopes Lara(Founder)inTarek Mansour(Co-founder & CEO)in

BoardAlfred Lin(Director)inMichael Seibel(Director)inMatt Huang(Director)in

Co-investorsa16z cryptoAlpha PartnersAndreessen HorowitzCapitalGCoatue ManagementConductive Ventures+27 more

Kraken
Lemonade
Lime
Loft Orbitalloftorbital.comin𝕏

Loft Orbital operates space infrastructure, providing satellites equipped with sensing resources, onboard edge compute, and connectivity that let customers run missions without deploying their own hardware.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDefense TechHardwareSpace TechSan Francisco, US

Antoine Bellon de Chassy(Executive Officer, Director)Pierre-Damien Vaujour(Founder)inAlex Greenberg(Founder)in

Co-investors1809 CapitalBlitzscaling VenturesChaos VenturesFlucas VenturesHarmonix FundKima Ventures+15 more

Magic Leap
Mark43mark43.comin𝕏

Mark43 creates software for public safety and law enforcement agencies.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareGovTechSaaSNew York, US

Scott Crouch(Co-Founder & Chairman)inMatt Polega(Co-Founder, President, Managing Director UK and Head of Marketing, Communications & Enablement)inFlorian Mayr(Co-Founder & Vice President)in

BoardLarry Bohn(Director)inAlex Finkelstein(Director)inEdward Davis(Director)

Co-investorsAmplo VenturesAvenir Growth CapitalBreyer CapitalGovtech FundPROOFGeneral Catalyst+4 more

Marqetamarqeta.comin𝕏

Marqeta provides just-in-time funding technology that enables card issuers and fintech platforms to control transaction authorization and fraud management in real time.

Enterprise SoftwareFintech

Jason Gardner(Founder and Executive Chairman)in

Co-investors83NorthA*Acrew CapitalCoatue ManagementCommerce VenturesCommerzVentures+11 more

Motive
Netskopenetskope.comin𝕏

Netskope offers a cloud-native platform that converges security and networking (SASE/SSE) to secure access to AI, cloud, web, and private applications for enterprises.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSanta Clara, US

Sanjay Beri(Founder)in

Co-investorsAccelAdit Ventures Management, LlcBallistic VenturesBase PartnersBerkeley FrontierGaldana Ventures+12 more

Nova Labshelium.comin𝕏

Helium operates a decentralized wireless network where individuals and businesses host small devices called Hotspots to provide cellular connectivity and earn HNT cryptocurrency.

Crypto & Web3

Amir Haleem(Founder & CEO)

Co-investorsa16z cryptoAlpha Square GroupAndreessen HorowitzBlueYard CapitalBorderless VentureCanaan Partners+21 more

Opendoor
OpenSea
Opentronsopentrons.comin𝕏

Opentrons develops laboratory robots that automate scientific research tasks for scientists and research institutions.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechHardwareHealthtechMedical DevicesRoboticsNew York City, US

Nicholas Wagner(Founder)inWill Canine(Founder/CPO)inChiu Chau(Founder)inLeslie Mitchell(Director)inJames Atwood(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardAlex Morgan(Director)in

Co-investorsKhosla VenturesLerer HippeauFifty YearsFuture VenturesMetaplanetMillennium New Horizons+6 more

Perplexityperplexity.aiMar 2023

An AI-powered answer engine providing accurate, trusted, and real-time answers to questions.

San Francisco, US

Andrew D. Konwinski(Executive Officer, Director)Dzianis Yarats(Director)Aravind Srinivas Lakshminarayanan(Director, Executive Officer)Aravind Srinivas(Co-founder & CEO)inDenis Yarats(Co-founder & CTO)

BoardPeter Sonsini(Director)

Co-investors359 Capital7BC Venture CapitalAccelAdvaita CapitalAIX VenturesArrington Capital+49 more

Pilot
Pinwheelpinwheelapi.comin𝕏

Pinwheel provides API-based connections to payroll, income, investment, and payments data sources, giving businesses real-time access to their customers' financial information.

Data & InfrastructureFintechSaaS

Co-investorsCircadian VenturesCoatue ManagementGrand VenturesNotable CapitalTq Ventures LlcTriton Capital+3 more

Pipe

Exits · 9

IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolio

AirbnbNASDAQ: ABNBDoorDashNASDAQ: DASHInstacartNASDAQ: CARTLyftNASDAQ: LYFTNextdoor (NYSE: 2021)NYSE: NXDRPalantir TechnologiesNASDAQ: PLTRRubrikNYSE: RBRKTrueraNYSE: SNOWUberNYSE: UBER

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has EQUIAM made?
EQUIAM has 87 tracked investments, 13 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO.
What stage does EQUIAM invest at?
EQUIAM invests at the Growth, Late Stage stages.
What is EQUIAM's typical check size?
EQUIAM typically writes checks of $1M – $10M.
What sectors does EQUIAM focus on?
EQUIAM focuses on Sector Agnostic.
Where is EQUIAM located?
EQUIAM is headquartered in San Francisco, US.
Does EQUIAM lead rounds?
EQUIAM typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
Who does EQUIAM co-invest with?
EQUIAM most often shares deals with Coatue Management, Andreessen Horowitz, Khosla Ventures, among 502 tracked co-investors.

Media · Podcasts & interviews

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Venture Capital & Private Equity Explained: Insider’s Guide - Arin Nazarian Partner @ EQUIAM | EP 28

This is the Way Podcast · Arin Nazarian

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