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Focus Opportunity Fund

Venture capital

Palo Alto · Growth–Late Stage · 1 people tracked

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Investment thesis

Focus Opportunity Fund optimizes expansion-stage venture capital by partnering with top-tier early-stage venture funds. Drawing on more than thirty-five years of experience and relationships, the firm invests in expansion-stage private technology companies that have already secured financing from one or more leading early-stage venture funds. Its investment focus spans areas such as enterprise software and mobile technology.

Source: firm website, verified Oct 1, 2026.

Stage
Growth–Late Stage
HQ
Palo Alto, California, US
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2015
Tracked investments
14
Unicorns
1
IPOs
1
Acquisitions
5

Team · 1 people

from public directories
Kevin McQuillan· Founder and General Partner

What they invest in

from 8 of 14 portfolio companies

Enterprise Software ×6AI & Machine Learning ×4SaaS ×3Cybersecurity ×2B2B Marketplaces ×1Cloud Computing ×1Consumer ×1Crypto & Web3 ×1

HQs:United States×7

Investments · 14 tracked

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BitGobitgo.comin𝕏NYSE: BTGO

BitGo provides institutional-grade infrastructure for digital assets, including regulated custody, wallet services, prime brokerage (trading, financing, settlement), stablecoin issuance, and embedded crypto-as-a-service.

Crypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintechPalo Alto, US

Michael Belshe(Chief Executive Officer, Chief Technology Officer, President, and Director)Chen Fang(Executive Officer, Director)Krishna Juvvadi(Executive Officer)inEdward Reginelli(Chief Financial Officer)Jody Mettler(Chief Operating Officer)Jeff Horowitz(Chief Compliance Officer)

Co-investorsArkStream CapitalBitfuryBlockchain CapitalBlockchain CoinvestorsCraft VenturesCyber Capital+19 more

Area 1 Securityarea1security.com𝕏acquired by Cloudflare

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)in

BoardDerek W. Smith(Director)

Co-investorsAllegisCyber CapitalCowboy VenturesDCVC (Data Collective)EPIC VENTURESForgePoint CapitalKleiner Perkins+2 more

Beckonbeckon.comin𝕏acquired by IgniteTech

IgniteTech is a global enterprise software company that acquires, revitalizes, and supports a portfolio of mission-critical business software, positioning itself as AI-first since 2023.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Mateo, US

Jennifer Zeszut(Executive Officer, Director)Eric Vaughan(CEO)inJochen Frey(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardRoss Fubini(Director)Brian Ascher(Director)inHoward Hartenbaum(Director)in

Co-investorsAugust CapitalCanaan PartnersRally Ventures Management, LlcRobin Hood VenturesVenrock

Dynamic Signaldynamicsignal.comin

Firstup provides an enterprise communication platform that delivers targeted, personalized messages to employees across mobile, desktop, and physical channels like break room screens.

Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSSan Bruno, US

Russell Fradin(Executive Officer, Director)Bong Suh(Executive Officer)

BoardScott Irwin(Director)inAjay Chopra(Director)inGian Fulgoni(Director)Karen Francis(Director)in

Co-investorsAkkadian VenturesCisco InvestmentsFounders Circle CapitalRembrandt Venture PartnersDTCP

Inspiratoinspirato.comin𝕏

Inspirato operates a luxury travel membership club offering curated access to vacation homes, resort partners, and exclusive experiences with personalized concierge services.

B2B MarketplacesConsumerTravel & Hospitality

Co-investorsAccess Venture PartnersDag VenturesIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Millennium Technology Value PartnersOne Planet GroupOne Planet Ops+3 more

Nimble RXnimblerx.cominLate Stage · May 2022

Nimble provides digital workflow and patient engagement software for independent and regional pharmacies, helping them manage prescription fulfillment, mobile checkout, and patient communications.

Digital HealthHealthtechMarketing TechRetail TechSaaSWellness & FitnessSan Francisco, US

Talha Sattar(Founder/CEO)inTalha Waqar(Executive Officer, Director)Farouk Ladha(Director)

BoardYoung Chung(Director)

Co-investorsDag VenturesFelicis VenturesY CombinatorZ Venture CapitalFirst Round CapitalFour Rivers Group+8 more

Numerifynumerify.comacquired by Digital.ai · Jun 2020

Numerify (Digital.ai) offers Change Risk Prediction (CRP), an AI-powered analytics product that predicts which software changes are likely to fail so teams can mitigate risks, avoid downtime, and reduce incident mean time to resolution.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software

Co-investorsLightspeed Venture PartnersTenaya CapitalDag VenturesSequoia Capital

RealtySharesrealtyshares.com

San Francisco, US

Nav Athwal(Founder)inNavjot Athwal(CEO, PRESIDENT, SECRETARY & TREASURER)DAVID BAKEY(Director)RAY STURM(CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER)

BoardJohn Jarve(Director)in

Co-investorsCross Creek AdvisorsMetaProp VenturesUnion Square Ventures (USV)500 GlobalMenlo VenturesMetaProp

Shape Securityshapesecurity.com𝕏

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(Executive Officer)Tamara MacDuff(Executive Officer)

BoardGaurav Garg(Director)Derek Smith(Executive Officer, Director)Ray Rothrock(Director)Ted Schlein(Director)

Co-investorsAllegisCyber CapitalBaseline VenturesC5 CapitalEPIC VENTURESGV (Google Ventures)JetBlue Ventures+10 more

Sharethroughsharethrough.comacquired by Equativ · Jun 2024

Sharethrough operated a programmatic advertising exchange and supply-side platform specializing in native, video, display, and CTV ad inventory for publishers and advertisers.

Montreal

Louis-Charles Genest(Executive Officer)Daniel Greenberg(Executive Officer, Promoter)Jean-Francois Cote(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Martin Tremblay(Director)Paul Ross(Director)Frantz Saintellemy(Director)

Co-investorsTrue Ventures

Other

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

ExabloxPaydiantSensity

Exits · 6

1 IPOs · 5 acquisitions

BitGoNYSE: BTGOArea 1 Securityacq. by CloudflareBeckonacq. by IgniteTechNumerifyacq. by Digital.aiSharethroughacq. by EquativTactacq. by Aktana

Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Focus Opportunity Fund made?
Focus Opportunity Fund has 14 tracked investments, 6 of which have exited.
What stage does Focus Opportunity Fund invest at?
Focus Opportunity Fund invests at the Growth, Late Stage stages.
What sectors does Focus Opportunity Fund focus on?
Focus Opportunity Fund focuses on Consumer, Data & Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Mobility & Transportation, SaaS.
Where is Focus Opportunity Fund located?
Focus Opportunity Fund is headquartered in Palo Alto, US.
Who does Focus Opportunity Fund co-invest with?
Focus Opportunity Fund most often shares deals with AllegisCyber Capital, EPIC VENTURES, Kleiner Perkins, among 60 tracked co-investors.

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