Fika Ventures
Venture capitalActively deployingCulver City · Seed–Series A · 10 people tracked
Also known as Fika
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Investment thesis
Fika Ventures is a Los Angeles-based seed-stage investment firm focusing on companies using data, artificial intelligence, and automation to address systemic challenges.
Team · 10 people
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2 people who came through Fika Ventures went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 36 of 42 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×20SaaS ×20Enterprise Software ×17Cybersecurity ×6Developer Tools ×6Fintech ×4Construction Tech ×3Data & Infrastructure ×3
HQs:United States×26Canada×1
Investments · showing 39 of 42
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Blox is a real estate technology company reinventing property operating models.
AI & Machine LearningFuture of WorkPropTech
Derek Merrill(CEO and Founder)inAaron Geisler(Co-founder and CTO)
Co-investorsNavitas CapitalTenOneTen VenturesClocktower VenturesFika
Cemex Ventures is the open innovation and investment unit of Cemex that identifies and supports construction startups addressing decarbonization, circular economy, efficiency, and advanced construction methodologies.
Circular EconomyCleantechConstruction TechFort Lauderdale, US
Co-investorsClean Energy Ventures
Reken develops AI-powered security solutions to detect and prevent bot attacks, fraud, and deepfake-enabled scams targeting financial institutions, airlines, and government agencies.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise Software
Shuman Ghosemajumder(Co-founder & CEO)inRich Griffiths(Co-founder)in
Co-investorsGreycroftHomebrewJAZZ Venture PartnersOmega Venture PartnersFikaFPV
StretchDollar runs an ICHRA platform that lets small businesses reimburse employees tax-free for individual health plans.
HealthtechSan Francisco, US
Marshall Darr(Executive Officer, Director)inKaiza Molina(Executive Officer, Director)inEllen Decareau(Director)in
Board seatTianxiang Zhuo· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsExpansion Venture CapitalFikaPrecursor VenturesSpringbank
SubBase provides procurement management software for construction teams, connecting field, office, and vendors to handle material ordering, delivery tracking, and vendor communication.
Construction TechLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSFt. Lauderdale, US
Eric Helitzer(Executive Officer, Director)inEric Helitzer, LEED AP(Founder)inPatrick Kibler(Director)
Board seatTianxiang Zhuo· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsFikaFINTOP Capital
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Samir Kaji(Founder)in
Co-investorsSupernode VenturesAndreessen HorowitzBasis Set VenturesBedrockM13M13 Ventures+3 more
Allocate provides infrastructure software for private markets, enabling wealth advisors and asset managers to efficiently handle subscriptions, capital flows, and portfolio operations.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSPalo Alto, US
Samir Kaji(Co-Founder, CEO & President)inHana Yang(Co-Founder, CXO)in
Co-investorsAnthemis VentureAtacama VenturesFikaFJ LabsFour Acres CapitalRareBreed Ventures+13 more
Beeble develops AI and graphics tools to bring VFX capabilities to a broader range of creators.
AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyMedia & Entertainment
Co-investorsBasis Set VenturesFikaKakao VenturesMashup Ventures
Berbix provides identity verification and fraud detection technology that online platforms integrate via SDKs to confirm users' identities and prevent fraudulent accounts.
Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Eric Levine(Founder)inSteve Kirkham(Founder)in
Co-investorsDream MachineFikaY CombinatorInitialized CapitalMayfield FundTwenty Two Ventures
BuildOps provides operational management software for commercial contractors, integrating project management, accounting, and AI-driven intelligence to streamline field-to-ledger workflows across North America.
AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechEnterprise SoftwareSaaSLos Angeles, US
Alok Chanani(CEO & Co-Founder)inSteve Chew(Co-Founder)in
Co-investors01 Advisors137 Ventures1984 Ventures Management, LlcAlpha EdisonB Capital GroupB4 Capital+15 more
Chatdesk offers a platform that runs one-to-one email outreach for ecommerce brands, using customer purchase history to identify contacts most likely to buy again and re-engage them in the brand's own voice.
E-commerceMarketing TechSaaSNew York, US
Aneto Okonkwo(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsCultivation CapitalHustle FundLunch PartnersMenlo VenturesSerena VenturesSlow Ventures+1 more
Clerq is a payment platform that lets businesses accept guaranteed bank-account payments from customers in store or online, reducing card processing fees and chargeback risk.
FintechSaaSNew York, US
Truett Dwyer(Executive Officer, Director)inBenjamin Markowitz(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardAdam Nelson(Director)Nnamdi Okike(Director)in
Co-investors645 VenturesCoalition OperatorsFikaFirstMark CapitalCommerce VenturesDash Fund
Coverbase offers a platform for third-party risk management (TPRM), procurement, and security, using AI-guided automation for supplier intake, due diligence, and continuous monitoring.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Clarence Chio(President, CEO, and Director)inZi Chong Kao(Secretary and Director)Kao ZC(Founder)inWalker Forehand(Director)in
Co-investorsFikaCanapi VenturesPear VCTTV Capital
ProdPerfect uses AI agents to automate software testing for legacy mainframe modernization projects, ingesting source code, JCL, and transaction logs to map user workflows and generate plain-English test cases.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareBoston, US
Erik Fogg(Co-Founder & COO)inDan Widing(Co-founder & CTO)in
Co-investorsAcrew CapitalEniac VenturesEntrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator (ERA)Anthos Capital
Deferred is a platform that facilitates 1031 real estate exchanges for investors, offering tax-deferred property transactions with no fees, interest earned on exchange funds, and comprehensive support through the entire process.
FintechPropTech
Judd(CEO)Alex(CTO)Aaron(President)
Co-investorsB Capital GroupB4 CapitalFikaB Capital
Embedded machine learning for intelligent devices
San Jose, US
Zachary Shelby(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsAcrew CapitalCanaan PartnersCerity Partners VenturesFikaMomenta VenturesCoatue Management+1 more
Elementary Robotics develops machine vision inspection systems for industrial quality control and defect detection.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningRobotics
Co-investorsOUP (Osage University Partners)Riot VenturesThundermark CapitalFathom CapitalThreshold VenturesTiger Global Management+2 more
Formative is an AI-powered instruction and assessment platform for K-12 education, letting teachers build interactive lessons, run real-time assessments, and track student mastery in one workflow.
AI & Machine LearningEdTechSaaS
Kevin McFarland(Founder)in
Co-investorsFikaMaC Venture CapitalRethink EducationSummit Partners
Great Question is a UX research platform that combines participant recruitment, study management, mixed-method research capabilities, and AI-powered analysis in a single system.
Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Ned Dwyer(Founder / CEO)inPJ Murray(Founder)in
Co-investorsFundersClubImmeasurableInovia CapitalNOMO VenturesY CombinatorAmplify.LA+16 more
Inspectiv offers an AI-enabled security testing platform that combines bug bounty, penetration testing, feature testing, and vulnerability disclosure programs (VDP) with Continuous Threat Exposure Management.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSCulver City, US
Joseph Melika(Executive Officer, Director)inRyan Disraeli(Executive Officer, Director)inClark Landry(Executive Officer, Director)in
Co-investorsFikaMoonshots CapitalMucker CapitalSocial StartsGreenspring AssociatesStepstone Group
Ivo builds AI-based contract software for enterprise legal teams, used to review contracts and surface business insights from agreement portfolios.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLegalTechGreenville, US
Jacob Duligall(Founder)inMike Buiter(Chief Financial Officer)Richard Mansell(Chief Executive Officer)inDaniel Telehey(Chief Operating Officer)in
Co-investorsBlackbird VenturesCostanoa VenturesFikaGD1Icehouse VenturesUncork Capital+2 more
Lumian runs an IoT- and AI-based SaaS platform that monitors energy use, analyses bills and recommends tariffs for businesses.
Emre Birol(Founder)in
Co-investorsDOMiNO VenturesBowery Capital
Lumian is a fully managed Amazon agency that runs brands' Amazon operations end to end, combining a dedicated Brand Manager and specialist team with AI agents that monitor advertising, listings, inventory, fees, and account health around the clock.
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceRetail TechSan Francisco, US
Robin Lobo(Founder)in
Co-investorsFikaBowery CapitalDOMiNO Ventures
Moment Energy builds Luna BESS, a battery energy storage system made from repurposed EV batteries that provides backup power and energy management for commercial and industrial facilities.
Circular EconomyCleantechEnergy
Edward Chiang(Founder)inSumreen Rattan(Cofounder)inGurmesh Sidhu(Cofounder)Gabriel Soares(Cofounder)in
Co-investorsForesightEvok InnovationsGarage CapitalIn-Q-Tel
Outmarket is an AI platform for commercial insurance agencies that automates document-heavy workflows such as comparing carrier quotes, reviewing policies, and generating proposals and forms.
AI & Machine LearningInsurTechSaaS
Vishal Sankhla(CEO & Co-founder)inAnshu Jain(CTO & Co-founder)inAlpesh Patel(Chief Revenue Officer)in
Co-investorsFikaPermanent Capital VenturesSignalFireDash FundTTVTTV Capital
PathSpot provides a health and safety operating system combining hardware and cloud-based software for restaurants, commercial kitchens, food manufacturers, and hospitality businesses.
FoodTechIoTSaaS
Christine Schindler(Founder)in
Co-investorsBAM VenturesFirebrand VenturesWalden Venture Capital
Payabli offers an embedded payments platform with APIs and components that let software and SaaS companies add pay-in, pay-out, and payment operations capabilities to their products.
Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Joseph Elias Phillips(Founder)in
Co-investorsBling CapitalFikaFundamental VenturesIA Seed VenturesQED InvestorsTTV Capital
PullRequest was a marketplace and platform for on-demand code review, connecting development teams with expert reviewers who checked pull requests for quality and security issues.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareAustin, US
Lyal Avery(Founder/CEO)in
BoardAnna Patterson(Director)in
Co-investorsFikaFundersClubY CombinatorDefy PartnersGradient VenturesLynett Capital Partners
Resonance provides a content repository for marketing campaigns that tailors messaging to individual recipients and automatically archives and recycles effective variations.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Jonathan Ou(Founder)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorBlockchain Founders FundCraft VenturesFabric VCThird Prime
Sift, founded in 2015, collects smartphone app-installation data to build user profiles and uses AI and machine learning to process mobile ad requests for hypertargeted app install advertising.
AdTechAI & Machine Learning
Jud Bowman(Founder & CEO)inSlawek Pruchnik(Co-founder, Chief Technology Officer)inJesper Rasmussen(Co-founder, Chief Software Architect)inAaron Schwager(Co-founder)in
Co-investorsAlerion VenturesElevate Innovation PartnersCIVGV (Google Ventures)Insight PartnersRiot Ventures+2 more
Sift is an end-to-end platform for teams building advanced hardware that consolidates sensor and telemetry data into a single system for analysis, anomaly detection, and automated test rule evaluation.
Data & InfrastructureDeep TechHardwareEl Segundo, US
Karthik Gollapudi(Founder)in
Co-investorsFikaRiot VenturesCIVGV (Google Ventures)
Specright provides an AI-powered, spec-first product lifecycle management (PLM) platform for managing specifications, formulas, ingredients, packaging, and bills of materials across food & beverage, beauty, consumer goods, industrials, life sciences, and quick service restaurants.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSIrvine, US
Matthew Wright(Founder & Executive Chairman)
BoardGabe Greenbaum(Director)Marc Averitt(Director)in
Co-investorsFikaMucker CapitalNew Earth VenturesSageview CapitalOkapi Venture CapitalVMG Catalyst
Upfort provides software and automation solutions for managing cyber risk, combining security expertise with insurance and data analytics to improve organizational cyber resilience.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareInsurTechSan Francisco, US
Han Wang(Founder/CTO)inDaniel Bilbao(Founder)in
Co-investorsAltai VenturesClocktower VenturesFikaHemi Ventures, LlcSyn Ventures Seed Management LlcY Combinator+5 more
Upwards operates a technology-driven marketplace that connects families with childcare providers and partners with government entities to offer subsidized care.
B2B MarketplacesConsumerFuture of WorkHR TechSaaS
Jessica Chang(Co-founder)Jesse(Co-founder)Matt(Co-founder)
Co-investorsAlpha EdisonAmplify.LAEqual VenturesField VenturesFikaHalogen Ventures Management Company Llc+4 more
Visor is a car search and market research platform that aggregates inventory from multiple sources and provides buyers with transparent pricing, listing history, and market insights without dealer-influenced rankings or advertising.
B2B MarketplacesConsumerData & InfrastructureSaaSWilmington, US
Cole Smith(Founder)in
Co-investorsLux CapitalTechstarsAccelMaveronObvious VenturesY Combinator
Visor is a project visualization and collaboration platform that helps teams across various departments visualize, collaborate on, and share project updates with stakeholders and colleagues.
Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaS
Co-investorsConvergeFitz Gate VenturesTectonic VenturesLux CapitalMaveronObvious Ventures
Visor.ai is an agentic AI platform that helps organizations automate and manage customer service interactions across voice, chat, and quality management systems.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investorsREDangelsLince CapitalLux CapitalM4 VenturesMaveronObvious Ventures
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
Exits · 4
4 acquisitions · showing 1PullRequestacq. by Hackerone
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesPayabli · citybiz.co · Aug 19, 2026
Clerq · siliconangle.com · Aug 18, 2026
SubBase · bricks-bytes.com · Jul 15, 2026

Great Question · startupintros.com · Jul 13, 2026
BuildOps · voiceofalexandria.com · Jul 2, 2026
Coverbase · coverbase.com · May 29, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Fika Ventures made?
- Fika Ventures has 42 tracked investments, 4 of which have exited, including 11 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Fika Ventures invest at?
- Fika Ventures invests at the Seed, Series A stages.
- What is Fika Ventures's typical check size?
- Fika Ventures typically writes checks of $250K – $2M.
- What sectors does Fika Ventures focus on?
- Fika Ventures focuses on EdTech, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Healthtech, Media & Entertainment, Retail Tech, SaaS.
- Where is Fika Ventures located?
- Fika Ventures is headquartered in Culver City, US.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamArteen Arabshahi - Fika Ventures
LA Venture Podcast · Arteen Arabshahi
TX Zhuo of Fika Ventures on the Fintech Evolution in SaaS and Seed Portfolio Construction
The Capital Stack Podcast · TX Zhuo
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