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Felicis Ventures

Venture capitalActively deploying

San Francisco · Pre-Seed–Series B · 46 people tracked

Also known as Felicis · FELICIS VENTURES MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC

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Investment thesis

Felicis positions itself as an early-believer investor supporting founders, dreamers, and outliers building transformative companies. It highlights conviction-driven investing, backing companies before their categories become consensus, such as Crusoe in sustainable AI infrastructure and Midi in menopausal health. The firm points to a strong track record, noting that 12% of its portfolio companies have reached unicorn status. Its focus areas span artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and defense, global resilience and energy, and health and bio.

Source: firm website, verified Aug 25, 2026.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Series B
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$500K – $15M
HQ
San Francisco, California, US
Leads rounds
Leads
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2006
Last 12 months
12 investments
AUM
$4.1B
VC funds
22
Tracked investments
417

Team · 46 people

from the firm's website & public directories
Alexis Abrams· Partner, General Counselin
Angela Dunning· Finance Manager
Angelina Shamilov· Partner Operations Manager
Cody Goodermote· Head of IT & Security
Dan Bartus· Partner, Head of Researchin
David Phu· Controllerin
Enrique Guzman-Alvarez· Senior Accountant
Eric Wagner· Research Manager
Iva Messy· Head of People
James Detweiler· VP of Investmentsin𝕏
Jen Wang· Deal Operations Manager
Katie Riester· Partner, Head of Investor Relationsin𝕏
Kimberly Jo-Vogel· Partner Operations Manager
Laura Buhler· Partner, Head of Communityin𝕏
Martin Tobon· Portfolio Analytics Manager
Michelle Delcambre· Operating Partner, Head of People & Talent
Niki Pezeshki· General Partnerin𝕏
Olivia Liao· Controller
Raychel Bailon· VP of Finance
Ryan Isono· Deal Partnerin𝕏
Teresa Chan· Chief Financial Officer
Tianen Liang· Tax Controllerin
Tyler Wilson· Senior Accountantin
Yelena Ter-Sargsyan· Office Manager

Founder mafia

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

What they invest in

from 327 of 417 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×183Enterprise Software ×124SaaS ×106Developer Tools ×62Data & Infrastructure ×56Fintech ×41Deep Tech ×33Healthtech ×33

HQs:United States×230Canada×4Australia×3United Kingdom×3Switzerland×2Finland×2

Who they back

founder profiles across 254 portfolio companies
33%
solo founders
83 of 254 mapped founding teams
54%
repeat founders
of 313 founders with career history
~3 yrs
old at investment
median across 45 dated deals

Founding team size:solo founder×832 founders×873 founders×524+ founders×32

Where their founders studiedfrom 295 founders with education data

Stanford University ×25Harvard University ×20Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×16University of California, Berkeley ×13University of Oxford ×9Stanford University Graduate School of Business ×8Duke University ×7Georgia Institute of Technology ×7

Where their founders worked beforefrom 313 founders with career history

Stanford University ×19Google ×15Facebook ×12McKinsey & Company ×7Apple ×5SpaceX ×5Tesla ×5The Aspen Institute ×5

Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program

Y Combinator ×48500 Global ×3Techstars ×3

54 founders hold a PhD · 35 hold an MBA (of 313 with degree data) · backed the same founder in 2+ companies: 4 founders

Investments · 417 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2026 · 52025 · 262024 · 162023 · 42022 · 92021 · 32020 · 22019 · 32018 · 22016 · 42015 · 22014 · 484 dated

Affirmaffirm.comin𝕏NASDAQ: AFRM

Affirm provides a point-of-sale financing platform that allows consumers to make purchases and pay over time, available online and in-store through its Affirm Card and browser extension integrations.

ConsumerE-commerceFintechRetail TechSan Francisco, US

Max Levchin(Founder & CEO)in

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzBattery VenturesCaffeinated CapitalClocktower VenturesCraft VenturesFJ Labs+14 more

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(Co-founder & CEO)inNathan Blecharczyk(Co-founder & CSO)inJoe Gebbia(Co-founder)inJoe G.(Founder)inBelinda Johnson(Executive Officer)Laurence Tosi(Chief Financial Officer)

Co-investors137 VenturesA.Capital VenturesA*Aglae VenturesAllied Venture PartnersAmakor+57 more

Amplitudeamplitude.comin𝕏NASDAQ: AMPLMay 2021

Amplitude provides an AI analytics platform that helps companies understand customer behavior and make data-driven product decisions.

Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Spenser Skates(Founder/CEO)inCurtis Liu(Founder/CTO)inJeffrey Wang(Co-founder)inAndrew Casey(Chief Financial Officer)Nathaniel Crook(Chief Commercial Officer)

BoardPat Grady(Director)in

Co-investorsBattery VenturesSequoia Capital91 VenturesBoxGroupDCVC (Data Collective)Fika+14 more

BioAge Labsbioagelabs.comin𝕏NASDAQ: BIOAFeb 2024

BIOAGE develops therapies targeting the molecular pathways that drive aging to increase healthspan and address age-related chronic diseases.

BiotechHealthtechLongevityRichmond, US

Kristen Fortney, PhD(Co-Founder, CEO)Eric Morgen, MD(Co-Founder, COO)Kristen Fortney(Executive Officer, Director)inEric Morgen(Director)Dov Goldstein(Executive Officer)

BoardPatrick Enright(Director)

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzElad GilIA Seed VenturesLongitude CapitalOrbiMedPear VC+2 more

Courseracoursera.orgin𝕏NYSE: COUR

Coursera is an online learning platform offering courses, certificates, and career programs from universities and companies such as Google.

EdTechEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkMarketplacesSaaSMountain View, US

Daphne Koller(Co-Founder & President)Andrew Ng(Director)Richard Levin(Chief Executive Officer)

BoardDan Avida(Director)Scott Sandell(Director)inJohn Doerr(Director)in

Co-investorsAllied Venture PartnersG SquaredGSV VenturesKleiner PerkinsLearn CapitalManta Ray Ventures+9 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)

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

Dropboxdropbox.comin𝕏Nasdaq: DBXJan 2014

Dropbox is a cloud storage and file synchronization platform that helps teams organize files, reduce busywork, and collaborate efficiently.

Cloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSSan Francisco, US

Drew Houston(Co-founder & CEO)inArash Ferdowsi(Co-founder & CTO)inAli Dasdan(Chief Technology Officer (joined March 2025))Ross Tennenbaum(Chief Financial Officer (joined December 2025))Mike Torres(Chief Product Officer (joined July 2026, previously at Google))Boon Lai(Chief Marketing Officer (joined May 2026))

Co-investorsAccelBenchmarkBlackRockGreylock PartnersIndex VenturesRBC Capital+6 more

Duolingoduolingo.comin𝕏NASDAQ: DUOL

Duolingo offers a gamified language-learning app with bite-sized lessons that teach reading, writing, listening, and speaking, using AI and language science to personalize instruction.

AI & Machine LearningConsumerEdTechPittsburgh, US

Severin Hacker(Director)Luis von Ahn(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardBrad Burnham(Director)inAndrew Moore(Director)

Co-investorsCapitalGDrive CapitalFirebolt Ventures Management Company, LlcK2 GlobalKleiner PerkinsManta Ray Ventures+6 more

Figmafigma.comin𝕏NYSE: FIG

Figma is a collaborative design platform that enables teams to create apps, websites, and products through shared design tools integrated with development workflows and AI-powered design assistance.

Developer ToolsSaaSSan Francisco, US

Evan Wallace(Co-Founder (former Chief Technology Officer))Dylan Field(Co-founder & CEO)inPraveer Melwani(Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer)Kris Rasmussen(Chief Technology Officer)Shaunt Voskanian(Chief Revenue Officer)Brendan Mulligan(General Counsel & Secretary)

Co-investors137 VenturesAlkeon InnovationAndreessen HorowitzAtlassian VenturesBase PartnersCoatue Management+26 more

Ginkgo Bioworksginkgobioworks.comin𝕏NYSE: DNA

Ginkgo Bioworks builds autonomous labs and offers cell-programming and bioengineering services for the biopharma, agriculture, and industrial biotech markets.

AgTechAI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechHealthtechBoston, US

Jason Kelly(Founder)inAustin Che(Founder)inTom Knight(Founder)inBarry Canton(Founder)inReshma Shetty(Founder)in

BoardReshma Sohoni

Co-investors11.2 CapitalB3 HoldingCannage CapitalCool Climate CollectiveDCVC (Data Collective)Designer Fund+15 more

Ginkgo Bioworksginkgo.bioin𝕏NYSE: DNA

Ginkgo Bioworks builds autonomous labs that accelerate bioengineering for applications in pharmaceutical, agricultural, and industrial biotechnology.

AgTechBiotechDeep TechRoboticsBoston, US

Jason Kelly(Co-founder & CEO)Reshma Shetty(Co-founder, President & Chief Operations Officer)inBarry Canton(Foundry Technology Strategy & Direction)Austin Che(Strategic Partnerships & Investments)inTom Knight(Founder, Ginkgo Fellow)

Co-investorsAllen Institute for AI (AI2) IncubatorOMX VenturesSoftBank Vision Fund

GitLabgitlab.comin𝕏NASDAQ: GTLB

GitLab is an intelligent orchestration platform for DevSecOps that enables teams and AI agents to collaborate on the full software development lifecycle, from planning through deployment, with integrated security and compliance capabilities.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Sid Sijbrandij(Founder/CEO)inDmytro Zaporozhets(Founder/CTO)inDmitriy Zaporozhets(Cofounder)Paul Machle(Executive Officer)

BoardBruce Armstrong(Director)in

Co-investorsAlkeon InnovationAugust CapitalBase PartnersBling CapitalCategory VenturesCoatue Management+21 more

GRAILgrail.comin𝕏NASDAQ: GRAL

GRAIL develops the Galleri blood test for multi-cancer early detection using next-generation sequencing and machine learning to screen for multiple deadly cancer types before symptoms appear.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesMenlo Park, US

Jeffrey T. Huber(Director)Joshua Ofman, MD, MSHS(Chief Executive Officer)Aaron Freidin(Executive Officer)Josh Ofman(Executive Officer)Robert Ragusa(Executive Officer, Director)Jennifer Cook(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsAmino CapitalARCH Venture PartnersBezos ExpeditionsBluebird VenturesDecheng CapitalDentsu Ventures+8 more

Guardant Healthguardanthealth.comin𝕏NASDAQ: GH

Guardant Health develops blood-based testing (liquid biopsy) for cancer detection and monitoring across all stages of the disease.

BiotechDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesRedwood City, US

AmirAli Talasaz(Executive Officer, Director)Helmy Eltoukhy(Executive Officer, Director)inMichael Wiley(Executive Officer)

BoardWarren Hogarth(Director)Samir Kaul(Director)in

Co-investors8VCAUTHENTIC VENTURESCota CapitalKhosla VenturesLightspeed Venture PartnersLotus Capital+6 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+28 more

KlarnaNYSE: KLAR

Swedish fintech and licensed bank offering buy now, pay later payments, cards and merchant services; NYSE-listed as KLAR.

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.

MarketplacesMobility & TransportationSan Francisco, US

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

Co-investorsAglae VenturesAllied Venture PartnersAlpha Wave GlobalAndreessen HorowitzBling CapitalCoatue Management+35 more

Opendooropendoor.comNASDAQ: OPEN

Opendoor offers instant cash offers for residential properties through real estate agents, allowing sellers to choose between a fast sale or list the home later.

B2B MarketplacesE-commerceMarketplacesPropTechPhoenix, US

Eric Wu(Founder & CEO)inKaz Nejatian(Chief Executive Officer)in

Co-investorsA*Andreessen HorowitzBlue Lion GlobalCoatue ManagementCrunchFundHaystack+16 more

PalantirNASDAQ: PLTR

Palantir Technologies is a publicly traded US developer of data integration and analytics software for government and commercial clients.

Rent the Runwayrenttherunway.comNASDAQ: RENT

Rent the Runway is a fashion rental service that lets consumers rent designer clothing — including dresses, tops, trousers, maternity wear, and blazers — from brands such as Sea New York, Ulla Johnson, and BOSS.

Circular EconomyConsumerE-commerceNew York, US

Jennifer Hyman(Co-founder)inJennifer Fleiss(Co-founder)Jenn Hyman(Co-founder)Jenny Fleiss(Co-founder)

Co-investorsAdvance Venture PartnersData Point CapitalGiant LeapKleiner PerkinsManhattan Venture PartnersRPS Ventures+8 more

Rigetti Computingrigetti.comin𝕏NASDAQ: RGTI

Rigetti develops quantum computing hardware and systems, leveraging superconducting quantum processing units cooled by dilution refrigerators to enable advanced quantum computation capabilities.

Advanced ManufacturingHardwareQuantum ComputingRoboticsSan Francisco, US

Chad Rigetti(Founder/CEO)in

Co-investorsAlchemist AcceleratorAlpha Intelligence CapitalAndreessen HorowitzBessemer Venture PartnersDCVC (Data Collective)Draper Associates+11 more

Rubrikrubrik.comin𝕏NYSE: RBRK

Securing the world's data

Palo Alto, US

Bipul Sinha(Co-Founder, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer)Arvind Nithrakashyap(Co-Founder, Chief Technology Officer & Director)Arvind Jain(Co-Founder (former; departed to found Glean))Soham Mazumdar(Co-Founder (former))Kiran Choudary(Chief Financial Officer)Jesse Green(Chief Revenue Officer)

Co-investorsAnicut CapitalBain Capital VenturesChamaeleonEngineering CapitalEQUIAMEvolution VC Partners+15 more

SamsaraNYSE: IOT

Samsara is a San Francisco IoT company whose Connected Operations Cloud combines telematics hardware, software and AI analytics.

Shopifyshopify.caNASDAQ: SHOPOct 2019

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

E-commerceRetail TechSaaSOttawa, CA

Amy Shapero(Executive Officer)Craig Miller(Executive Officer)Jeff Weiser(Executive Officer)Joseph Frasca(Executive Officer)Jean-Michel Lemieux(Executive Officer)Brittany Forsyth(Executive Officer)

Co-investorsBright Pixel CapitalData TechDraft Ventures LlcFirstMark CapitalOMERS VenturesRuna Capital+2 more

SiriusXMsiriusxm.comNASDAQ: SIRI

SiriusXM provides audio entertainment across music, sports, news, talk, and podcasts through curated and original channels available in cars, on phones, and on smart devices.

ConsumerMedia & Entertainment

SoundHound AIsoundhound.comin𝕏NASDAQ: SOUNJan 2023

SoundHound AI develops a voice AI platform that enables conversational interactions with products, services, and applications across industries.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSector AgnosticSanta Clara, US

Keyvan Mohajer(Co-Founder & CEO)inMajid Emami(Executive Officer)James Hom(Executive Officer, Director)Nitesh Sharan(Executive Officer)Timothy Stonehocker(Executive Officer)Michael Zagorsek(Executive Officer)

Co-investorsBuildGroupHonda Innovations Silicon ValleyKensington Capital Partners LimitedKT investment Inc.Structural CapitalTransLink Capital+1 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*Across Capital PartnersAglae VenturesAkkadian Ventures+63 more

Warby Parkerwarbyparker.com𝕏NYSE: WRBY

Warby Parker is a direct-to-consumer eyewear retailer offering prescription eyeglasses, sunglasses, contacts, and eye exams at affordable prices, with a home try-on service and flexible return policy.

Direct to ConsumerRetail Tech

Dave Gilboa(Founder)in

Co-investorsForerunner VenturesGrace Beauty CapitalICONIQK2 GlobalLerer HippeauMenlo Ventures+7 more

WorkivaNYSE: WKMar 2012

Workiva is a US public SaaS company providing a cloud platform for connected financial, regulatory, risk and ESG reporting.

Ames, US

Martin J Vanderploeg(Executive Officer, Director)Michael Sellberg(Executive Officer, Director)John Stuart Miller(Executive Officer)Matthew M Rizai(Executive Officer, Director)Jeffrey D Trom(Executive Officer, Director)Joseph H Howell(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsKOMPAS VC

Yextyext.comNYSE: YEXTFeb 2016

Yext provides infrastructure for brands to maintain accurate business information and content across AI search, local search, social platforms, and agent-driven recommendations.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSNew York, US

Howard Lerman(Executive Officer, Director)inBrian Distelburger(Executive Officer, Director)Steven Cakebread(Executive Officer)Thomas Dixon(Executive Officer)Alok Bhushan(Executive Officer)Andy Sheehan(Director)

Co-investorsCrunchFundInsight PartnersIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)MarkerTuesday Capital

Zeta Globalzetaglobal.comin𝕏NYSE: ZETA

Zeta Global operates a marketing technology platform that unifies owned and paid channels, using identity data and AI agents to plan, buy, and optimize campaigns with deterministic attribution.

AdTechAI & Machine LearningMarketing Tech

Co-investorsIris CapitalSavano Capital Partners

Prenuvoprenuvo.comin𝕏Feb 2025 · $120M✓ verified

Prenuvo operates whole-body MRI scanning clinics for early detection of cancer and diseases, offering fast, safe, non-invasive screening.

Digital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesWellness & FitnessLos Angeles, US

Andrew Lacy(CEO)inRaj Attariwala(Founding Radiologist and Biomedical Engineer)

BoardO'Malley Brian(Director)

Board seatSundeep Peechu· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsCaffeinated CapitalForerunner VenturesLeft Lane Capital

DataGraildatagrail.ioin𝕏✓ verified

DataGrail provides a software platform that helps companies build and scale comprehensive privacy programs to manage personal data across multiple systems.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Daniel Barber(CEO & Co-Founder)inIgnacio Zendejas(Co-Founder)

Co-investorsOperator CollectiveThird Point VenturesThomson Reuters VenturesBasis Set VenturesDig Ventures Management LimitedHubSpot Ventures+1 more

Datology AIdatologyai.comin𝕏May 2024 · $50M✓ verified

DatologyAI provides automated data curation for AI model training, helping companies identify and remove low-quality data to improve model performance and reduce computational costs.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureRedwood City, US

Ari Morcos(Founder)inBogdan Gaza(Founder)in

Co-investorsOutset CapitalRadical VenturesAmplify PartnersM12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)Amazon Alexa FundAmplify Partners CV

Lettaletta.com𝕏Sep 2024 · $10M✓ verified

Letta is an AI research lab building self-improving digital agents that use memory-native reinforcement learning and programmatic context management to learn continuously from experience over time.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDeveloper ToolsSan Francisco, US

Sarah Wooders(Cofounder)Charles Packer(Founder)inSarah Wooders, PhD(Founder)in

Co-investorsEssence Venture Capital

Lettamemgpt.ai𝕏✓ verified

Letta is an AI research lab building self-improving AI agents that manage memory through programmatic context management and continuous learning.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

BoardIon Stoica(Advisor)Joey Gonzalez(Advisor)

Co-investorsESSENCE VCAngel Collective Opportunity Fund

Piazzapiazza.com𝕏✓ verified

Piazza is a collaborative learning platform that connects students, teaching assistants, and professors to provide academic support and peer learning opportunities.

EdTech

Pooja Sankar(Founder)in

Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersGoldcrest CapitalKapor CapitalKhosla VenturesSequoia CapitalSV Angel

Atlas Labs, Inc.Jan 2022SEC filingmedium confidence

Seattle-based health IT company using AI to match and enroll patients in medical financial aid programs.

Seattle, US

Board seatSundeep Peechu· per SEC Form D · $41.5M raise · filed Jan 2022

Dedronededrone.comin𝕏Jul 2022Acquired

Dedrone provides an AI/ML-powered airspace security platform that detects, tracks, identifies, and mitigates unauthorized drone threats while enabling authorized drone operations.

AI & Machine LearningDefense TechIoTSterling, US

Ingo Seebach(Executive Officer)Joerg Lamprecht(Executive Officer, Director)William Hite(Executive Officer)Aaditya (AD) D.in

Board seatAydin Senkut· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsForgePoint CapitalJC2 VenturesMenlo VenturesTempoCapShield CapitalTarget Partners

Emailageemailage.comin𝕏Sep 2014acquired by LexisNexis Risk SolutionsSEC filingmedium confidence

Emailage provided fraud risk scoring and identity verification based on email address intelligence, helping businesses assess transaction risk using email metadata and behavioral signals.

CybersecurityFintechSaaSChandler, US

Reinaldo Carvalho(Executive Officer, Director)Amador Testa(Director)

Board seatAydin Senkut· per SEC Form D · $5.7M raise · filed Apr 2016

Co-investorsMillennium Technology Value PartnersMucker CapitalRadian CapitalPitchdriveWipro Ventures

Ethenagoethena.cominJun 2021

Ethena provides AI-powered compliance training courses, including anti-money laundering education for investment management professionals.

AI & Machine LearningEdTechEnterprise SoftwareFintechHR TechSaaSBrooklyn, US

RoxanneAnne

Board seatVictoria Treyger· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsGSV VenturesHomebrewJanuary VenturesVillage Global

Evertuneevertune.aiinJun 2025 · $15M

Evertune builds AI-powered solutions for marketing and advertising, leveraging machine learning and identity graph technology.

AdTechAI & Machine LearningMarketing TechNew York City, US

Brian Stempeck(CEO & Co-Founder)inEd Chater(Chief Product Officer & Co-Founder)inPoul Costinsky(Chief Science Officer & Co-Founder)inMatt Cochran(CTO)in

BoardNihal Mehta(Director)in

Board seatPeter Deng· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsEniac VenturesNextView Ventures

Flock Homesflockhomes.cominMar 2025SEC filingmedium confidence

Flock Homes is a real estate investment platform that provides individual investors access to professionally managed residential rental properties across multiple U.S. markets.

FintechPropTechDenver, US

Ariel Rubin(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardAlex Rampell(Director)inBradley Svrluga(Director)in

Board seatRenata Quintini· per SEC Form D · $22.9M raise · filed Mar 2025

Co-investors1Sharpe VenturesAndreessen HorowitzHuman CapitalMVP VenturesRenegade PartnersRWT Horizons+5 more

Green PlacesAug 2024SEC filingmedium confidence

Raleigh-based GreenPlaces sells an all-in-one carbon accounting and sustainability platform to small and mid-sized businesses.

EnergyRaleigh, US

Alex Lassiter(Executive Officer)

BoardMeera Clark(Director)inJesse Lipson(Director)

Board seatViviana Faga· per SEC Form D · $3.3M raise · filed Aug 2024

Co-investorsRedpoint Ventures

Hippo AnalyticsOct 2018SEC filingmedium confidence

Mountain View, US

Eyal Navon(Director)Assaf Wand(Director)

BoardKang Tzu Ping(Director)Sam Landman(Director)Adam Boyden(Director)

Board seatVictoria Treyger· per SEC Form D · $70M raise · filed Nov 2018

Co-investorsBond Capital Management

Knox Systemsknoxsystems.cominJul 2025

Knox Systems helps software companies navigate FedRAMP compliance and secure federal government contracts.

Cloud ComputingCybersecurityGovTechSaaSAustin, US

Irina Denisenko(Executive Officer, Director)William Christopher Johnson(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardCarrie Lee(Federal Advisor)David Epperson(Federal Advisor)Chad Tetrault(Federal Advisor)

Board seatViviana Faga· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsB Capital GroupB4 CapitalM12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)B CapitalBenchstrength PartnersFirsthandVC+2 more

Literatiliterati.com𝕏Apr 2025

Literati offers children's book fairs, book clubs, and online school stores, providing curated book selections and learning enrichment products for schools, teachers, and families.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceEdTechAustin, US

Jess Ewing(Founder)Jessica Ewing(Founder)inCynthia Alexander(Executive Officer)

BoardNikhil Basu Trivedi(Director)inAdam Freed(Director)

Board seatAydin Senkut· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsMoonshots CapitalMoxxie VenturesSilverton PartnersFootworkFounders FundGeneral Catalyst+2 more

Mark One LifestyleDec 2013SEC filingmedium confidence

San Francisco company that raised about $3.0M via SEC Form D exempt equity offerings filed in 2014 and 2015.

San Francisco, US

Justin Lee(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Nicholas Barnes(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)

BoardBart Swanson(Director)

Board seatAydin Senkut· per SEC Form D · $3.2M raise · filed Jan 2015

Nayyanayya.comin𝕏Feb 2022

Nayya operates an AI-powered platform that integrates health and financial data from multiple sources to help employees manage their benefits and personal well-being.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechHR TechNew York, US

Sina Chehrazi(Founder & CEO)Akash Magoon(Executive Officer, Director)Sina C.(Founder)in

BoardCaroline Xie(Director)

Board seatVictoria Treyger· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsADP VenturesBow CapitalCameron VenturesEarl Grey CapitalEntrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator (ERA)ICONIQ+9 more

AardvarkDefunct

Aardvark was a social search service routing users' questions to friends-of-friends; Google bought it for $50M in 2010 and shut it in 2011.

Aaruaaru.comin𝕏

Aaru develops simulation tools and products that organizations use to accelerate product innovation, inform policy, and optimize marketing strategies.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareNew York, US

John Kessler(Co-founder)inCameron Fink(Executive Officer, Director)inNed Koh(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardLogan Bartlett(Director)in

Co-investorsAbstract VenturesFirestreak VenturesGeneral CatalystK5 GlobalLink VenturesNordstar+1 more

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Adaptiveadaptive.ai

Adaptive provides AI agents that handle recurring and one-off business tasks such as sales follow-up, marketing campaigns, customer lifecycle work, market research, and building small websites and apps.

AI & Machine LearningFuture of WorkSaaS

Co-investorsCommunitas Capital PartnersPebblebed

Adaptive Innovationsadaptive.coin𝕏

Adaptive is an AI-native healthcare provider that delivers home health services by combining artificial intelligence-driven operations with in-home clinicians to improve patient outcomes and reduce hospital readmissions.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtech

Ronak Massand(Founder)in

Co-investorsBain Capital VenturesBoxGroupConstellationConvictionOptum Ventures

Adentroadentro.comin

Adentro — Zenreach until 2021 — turns a venue's guest WiFi into a first-party customer database and then proves which ads and emails actually brought people back through the door.

AdTechData & InfrastructureMarketing TechRetail TechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Jack Abraham(Co-founder; CEO 2012–2018, then Executive Chairman; board member)inTom O'Brien(Co-founder; SVP Sales (2013–2018))Ben Matlin(Chief Executive Officer)Nat Brogadir(President)

BoardPeter Thiel(Director)inJoe Lonsdale(Director)in

Co-investorsAshton KutcherAtomicBain Capital VenturesFirst Round CapitalKevin DurantSV Angel+4 more

Adyenadyen.comin𝕏

Adyen is a payments platform that enables enterprises to accept, process, and move money across their business, with capabilities for embedded finance and financial product issuance.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechAmsterdam, NL

Co-investorsBridford Investments (Bridford Group)ICONIQIndex Ventures10x Founders

Agency Aiagency.incin𝕏Acquired

Agency built AI products; the company announced it is being acquired by Klaviyo and winding down operations, with its team joining Klaviyo.

AI & Machine Learning

Elias TorresLuke

Co-investorsArtisanal VenturesHubSpot VenturesMenlo VenturesChingona VenturesDatabricks Ventures

AI for software developmentpoolside.aiOct 2024 · $500M

Poolside builds open-weight foundation models and agentic coding models, including the Laguna family, along with the systems and infrastructure needed to train, refine, and improve these models.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper Tools

Jason Warner(Founder & CEO)inEiso Kant(Founder)

Co-investors7GC & CoAbstraction CapitalAir Street CapitalB Capital GroupB4 CapitalBain Capital Ventures+24 more

AI21 Labsai21.comin𝕏

AI21 develops trustworthy artificial intelligence technology to enhance human productivity.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software

Ori Goshen(Co-CEO & Co-Founder)inProf. Yoav Shoham(Co-CEO & Co-Founder)Yoav Shoham(Founder)in

Co-investors8VCAhren Innovation CapitalCoatue ManagementComcast VenturesIntel CapitalSamsung Next+4 more

Alloyalloy.comin𝕏

Alloy provides an identity and fraud prevention platform for financial institutions and fintechs to manage fraud, credit, and compliance risk through real-time data orchestration and AI algorithms integrated with over 200 intelligence sources.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityFintech

Tommy Nicholas(CEO)inLaura Spiekerman(President)inCharles Hearn(CTO)in

Co-investorsAlpha EdisonAvenir Growth CapitalAvid VenturesBessemer Venture PartnersEniac VenturesHarmony Partners+5 more

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217 more tracked companies

KandjiKeyKickKiwi CrateKiwiCoKomodo HealthKomodorLangChainLeanDataLending ClubLeverLimeliveramp.com/ (opens in new tab)LivestreamLiving CarbonLmarenaLoomLuminalLuminalMagic LeapManifoldMatterportMazeMeilisearchMercorMetaplaneMidiMidi HealthMint.comMiroMixpanelMobile ActionMobile email platformMobloxMollieMon AmiMoondreamMotherduckMozMuxn8nNangoNativeBaseNew York, NYNilusNimbleRxNomaNotionNotion LabsNovi ConnectObservoOctaveOfferUpOkCupidOllieOnticOnyxOpenAIOpenPhoneEverbaseOperandOperant AIOpseraOrca BioOriginORO LabsOsmosisOsmosisOsmosis Leading Cosmos DEXOsoOutbrainOutreachPalo Alto NetworksPantheon AIParaformPasarelaPavePaytientPendulumPerforcePeriodic LabsPermitFlowPharosPicnic HealthPindropPipedreamPipedreamPlaidPlanet LabsPluralsightPluralsight HoldingsPolyPopmenuPredibasePreql AIProtonProtonpublished a report (opens in new tab)PuzzleQuarterzipQuipRadiantRampRapidFortRecursion (NASDAQ: RXRX)RedactiveRelayReplitResourcelyRethinking the science of predictionRevelRicursive IntelligenceRingRing exitedRipplingRise ScienceRobinhoodRovioRunlayerRunwaySambaNova SystemsSan Francisco, CASaphoScale AIScopely, Inc.ScribdSemgrepSemgrep App Security PlatformSentiLinkSimularSingularitySingularity DefenseSkild AISkip the DishesSlackSleuthSlingshot AISlingshot AISmack TechnologiesSonaSonaSooth LabsSourcegraphSpekitSpentlySphereSphereStainlessStandard Kernel Co.StealthStelaStreamStripeSupabaseSuperhumanSupermetricsSynapseTaskrabbitTealTempoTempo AITera AITerra SecurityTestBoxThe HustleThe Mind CompanyThecoalitionThemisThird DimensionThirdLoveThrive CapitalTiltTinaTinesToneTopKeyTorch DentalTransferWiseTroopsTwistTwitchTwitterTynkerUkraine War AnalyticsUltimate.aiUnconventional AIVannevarVarkVenmoVerkadaVioletVoiceflow BlackWalnutWarmlyWarmly,WebflowWeights & BiasesWeTransferWherobotsWild EarthWishWistiaWizWonderWordwareWorkatoY CombinatorYotascaleYutoriZapierZefrZendeskZenityZephixZiplineZubaleZumaZylon

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 · 34

IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolio

AffirmNASDAQ: AFRMAirbnbNASDAQ: ABNBAmplitudeNASDAQ: AMPLBioAge LabsNASDAQ: BIOACourseraNYSE: COURDoorDashNASDAQ: DASHDropboxNasdaq: DBXDuolingoNASDAQ: DUOLFigmaNYSE: FIGGinkgo BioworksNYSE: DNAGinkgo BioworksNYSE: DNAGitLabNASDAQ: GTLBGRAILNASDAQ: GRALGuardant HealthNASDAQ: GHInstacartNASDAQ: CARTKlarnaNYSE: KLARLyftNASDAQ: LYFTOpendoorNASDAQ: OPENPalantirNASDAQ: PLTRRent the RunwayNASDAQ: RENTRigetti ComputingNASDAQ: RGTIRubrikNYSE: RBRKSamsaraNYSE: IOTShopifyNASDAQ: SHOPSiriusXMNASDAQ: SIRISoundHound AINASDAQ: SOUNUberNYSE: UBERWarby ParkerNYSE: WRBYWorkivaNYSE: WKYextNYSE: YEXTZeta GlobalNYSE: ZETAEmailageacq. by LexisNexis Risk SolutionsBrexacq. by Capital OneDollar Shave Clubacq. by Unilever

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Felicis Ventures made?
Felicis Ventures has 364 tracked investments, 92 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO, including 29 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does Felicis Ventures invest at?
Felicis Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B stages.
What is Felicis Ventures's typical check size?
Felicis Ventures typically writes checks of $500K – $15M.
What sectors does Felicis Ventures focus on?
Felicis Ventures focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Creator Economy, Cybersecurity, Defense Tech, Energy, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Healthtech, Media & Entertainment, Sector Agnostic.
Where is Felicis Ventures located?
Felicis Ventures is headquartered in San Francisco, US.
Does Felicis Ventures lead rounds?
Yes, Felicis Ventures leads investment rounds.
Who does Felicis Ventures co-invest with?
Felicis Ventures most often shares deals with Y Combinator, Andreessen Horowitz, Coatue Management, among 967 tracked co-investors.

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Media · Podcasts & interviews

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Aydin Senkut: How I Scaled from a $4M Angel Fund to $900M AUM | 20VC #890

20VC with Harry Stebbings · Aydin Senkut

Aydin Senkut, Felicis Ventures on turning misses into wins; what he learned passing on Uber Airbnb

This Week in Startups · Aydin Senkut

Why Being a Generalist VC Is a Competitive Advantage | Aydin Senkut (Founder, Felicis Ventures)

The Generalist · Aydin Senkut

From Google’s First PM to Backing 50 Unicorns — The 10X Principle | Felicis, Aydin Senkut

EO · Aydin Senkut

Aydin Senkut on Building Felicis Ventures

Turpentine VC · Aydin Senkut

5 Lessons from Aydin Senkut @ Felicis Ventures

ConfluenceVC: The VC Operating Playbook · Aydin Senkut

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Co-investors · 310

Khosla Ventures

Khosla Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage companies focused on technology, mobile, and clean energy sectors, including biotechnology applications. The firm provides capital and strategic support to entrepreneurs developing breakthrough technologies across multiple markets.

$5K – $50M
Lightspeed Venture Partners

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

$1.7M – $87M
Accel

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

$1.6M – $70M
Lux Capital

Lux Capital is a venture capital firm that backs founders building transformative deep technologies, having been among the first investors in category-defining companies across AI, robotics, biotech, defense, and infrastructure.

$100K – $100M
General Catalyst

General Catalyst is a venture capital firm operating as a partnership focused on company building and accelerating the growth of the businesses it backs.

$30M
298 more co-investors

GV (Google Ventures)Redpoint VenturesCraft VenturesNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)137 VenturesBessemer Venture PartnersGreylock PartnersIndex VenturesFirst Round CapitalIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Menlo VenturesInsight PartnersSpark CapitalCRV (Charles River Ventures)Abstract VenturesTiger Global ManagementAmplify PartnersThrive CapitalTechstarsSound VenturesCapitalGNotable CapitalBoxGroupDCVC (Data Collective)Norwest Venture PartnersOperator CollectiveA.Capital VenturesBenchmarkBain Capital VenturesBling CapitalVillage GlobalShasta VenturesComcast VenturesNewView CapitalLong Journey VenturesSapphire VenturesGreycroftCrunchFundDST GlobalFundersClubForerunner VenturesFloodgateBase10 PartnersSaga VenturesXYZ Venture CapitalAvenir Growth CapitalB Capital GroupUnion Square Ventures (USV)Madrona Venture GroupRibbit CapitalPrimary Venture PartnersRadical VenturesLombardstreet VenturesSINEWAVE VENTURESFounder CollectiveTrue VenturesCanaan PartnersFirstMark CapitalInovia CapitalSherpalo VenturesMatrixWingMoxxie VenturesWebb Investment NetworkOMERS VenturesBlackbird VenturesPreston-Werner VenturesBloomberg BetaConvictionFJ LabsEniac VenturesStreamlined VenturesSusa VenturesMayfield FundSciFi VCObvious VenturesBonfire VenturesSoma CapitalPear VCUpfront VenturesChemistryFuel CapitalGeneral AtlanticTenaya CapitalICONIQ CapitalTransmedia CapitalM12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)Kyber Knight CapitalSemperVirens Venture CapitalAlumni VenturesUncork CapitalAtomicoNextView VenturesUpHonest CapitalCaffeinated CapitalKapor CapitalCanvas VenturesCota CapitalUlu VenturesNext47Lowercase CapitalFoundryGaingelsCowboy VenturesOutlander VCboldstart venturesLeft Lane CapitalMarch Capital PartnersAcequia Capital (AceCap)Cisco InvestmentsCollaborative FundXfundPropel Venture PartnersWestbound Equity PartnersFoundation CapitalGreat Oaks Venture CapitalInnovation EndeavorsFlybridge Capital PartnersBond Capital ManagementQED InvestorsTrinity VenturesDCM VenturesHarrison MetalWEEKENDKortschak Investments L.P.Vibe CapitalSocial StartsNorthzoneCostanoa VenturesMS&AD VenturesWorklife VenturesPoint72 VenturesBedrockSerena VenturesPeak XV PartnersMango CapitalGiant Ventures Global LlpBasis Set VenturesSilverton PartnersSLVCSmash CapitalMantis CapitalTRANSFORMATION CAPITALJAZZ Venture PartnersEngineering CapitalDay One VenturesForgePoint CapitalOkta VenturesNKM CapitalOriginal CapitalUberGradient VenturesQuiet CapitalSOSVHCVCAME Cloud VenturesFreestyle CapitalFifth WallHeadlineAccel-KKREmergence Capital PartnersAfore CapitalAdditionPICUS CAPITALElectric CapitalCrosslink CapitalMaveronRidge Ventures01 AdvisorsSocial LeverageUS Venture PartnersNexus Venture PartnersThreshold VenturesLightbankCyberstartsCiti VenturesFootworkDraper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ)August CapitalBaseline VenturesLakestarLead Edge CapitalCoelius CapitalHeavybitSummit PartnersAccelerator VenturesScrum VenturesJetstreamVast VenturesSignia Venture PartnersVertex Ventures Sea Management Pte. Ltd.Trucks VCStrawberry Creek VenturesNeotribe VenturesOpenView Venture PartnersIndicator Ventures8090 IndustriesBand of AngelsVista Venture PartnersBlumberg CapitalRiverPark VenturesThomson Reuters Ventures7GC & CoQuest Venture PartnersBlossom CapitalBrighton Park CapitalFuture Planet CapitalAvid VenturesEverywhere VenturesKrakenBalderton CapitalGoat CapitalOffline VenturesPartech VenturesRRE VenturesPioneerC2 InvestmentsPrecursor VenturesLookout VenturesMeritech Capital PartnersStride VCPractical Venture CapitalNot Boring CapitalPolaris PartnersOperator LPAtlas VentureGoodwater CapitalQueensBridge Venture PartnersM13Uncorrelated VenturesGSV AccelerationSalesforce Japan Co.,Ltd.Causal23andMePelion Venture PartnersRobot VenturesCherry VenturesVine VenturesCoinFundCompany CapitalPolychain CapitalUpside PartnershipXtripe AngelsThe Finger GroupFf Venture CapitalKohlberg Kravis RobertsAllison Pickens VenturesCapital FactoryFormation GroupTeam8K9 VenturesMotier VenturesZ47Marcy Venture PartnersMischiefThird Kind Venture CapitalWhat If VenturesPredictive VCHighbury HoldingsArtis Ventures1984 Ventures Management, LlcAngular VenturesPeterson VenturesGFT VenturesWestWave CapitalPrimetime PartnersAlsop Louie PartnersTTV CapitalSunshine LakeDimension CapitalsequelWestern Technology InvestmentPenny Jar Capital VentureMetamorphic VenturesAllen Institute for Artificial Intelligence Incubator (AI2)F2 Venture CapitalLightspeed India PartnersBlockchange VenturesBain Capital CryptoTheory Forge VenturesCloud Apps Capital PartnersLionBirdTalis CapitalTriangle Peak PartnersLaunchCapitalMsd CapitalThird PointCrossbeam Venture PartnersPronomos CapitalInspiration VenturesCornerstone Venture PartnersCrossover VCSVG Ventures | THRIVECodon CapitalMustard SeedVictress CapitalAlta Life SciencesInkling, an Echo360 solution

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