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San Francisco · Seed–Series A · 3 people tracked
Also known as FOOTWORK MANAGEMENT, LLC
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Investment thesis
Footwork leads and co-leads Seed and Series A financings in startups exhibiting early signs of product-market fit, writing initial checks of roughly $1M to $15M. The firm concentrates on consumer technology as well as the consumerization of enterprise technology, backing teams building category-defining companies. Its equal partnership pairs world-class investing and operating experience, and the team works daily from its office in San Francisco's Dogpatch neighborhood. Footwork launched in April 2021 with a $175M Fund I and began deploying its $225M Fund II in 2025.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 29, 2026.
Team · 3 people
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Founder mafia
2 people who came through Footwork went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 27 of 39 portfolio companiesSaaS ×18AI & Machine Learning ×14Enterprise Software ×7Fintech ×6Healthtech ×6Developer Tools ×5B2B Marketplaces ×3Data & Infrastructure ×3
HQs:United States×18United Kingdom×1Indonesia×1Israel×1Netherlands×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 9 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×12 founders×43 founders×14+ founders×3
Where their founders studiedfrom 16 founders with education data
Harvard University ×3Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×3Stanford University ×3
What their founders studiedfrom 12 founders with field-of-study data
Engineering ×4Computer Science ×3Economics ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 17 founders with career history
SpaceX ×3Gravity Payments ×2Stanford Student Space Initiative ×2Stanford University ×2
Investments · 39 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 42025 · 62024 · 52023 · 22022 · 12021 · 321 dated
GPTZero develops AI detection technology to identify artificially generated text, serving over 10 million users across education, publishing, and enterprise sectors.
AI & Machine LearningEdTechEnterprise SoftwareNew York, US
Edward Tian(Founder)inAlex Cui(Founder)in
Co-investorsReach CapitalNeoAtas VCM2VCUncork CapitalAlt Capital
Table22 is a platform that helps independent restaurants, food producers, and beverage retailers grow revenue through subscription and direct-to-consumer tools.
B2B MarketplacesE-commerceFoodTechLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS
Sam Bernstein(Founder)in
Co-investorsLightspeed Venture PartnersForerunner VenturesAlmanac InsightsAvenir Growth CapitalFJ LabsMana Ventures+7 more
Cradlewise makes a smart crib for babies, marketed to parents in the infant care market.
ConsumerHardwareIoTSan Francisco, US
Bharath Patil(Executive Officer, Director)inRadhika Patil(Founder)in
Board seatNikhil Basu Trivedi· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsBetter CapitalOperators StudioAlabasterCRV (Charles River Ventures)SOSV
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)inCynthia Alexander(Executive Officer)Jessica Ewing(Founder)Kelly Carroll(Founder)
BoardAydin Senkut(Director)in
Board seatNikhil Basu Trivedi· per SEC Form D · $13M raise · filed Jan 2024
Co-investorsGeneral CatalystMoonshots CapitalMoxxie VenturesSilverton Partners01 AdvisorsFelicis Ventures+6 more
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Windborne Systems collects atmospheric data using long-duration balloons and applies AI models to produce weather forecasts for business applications.
AI & Machine LearningClimate TechDeep TechPalo Alto, US
John Dean(Founder)inKai Marshland(Founder)inANDREY SUSHKO(Director)inAndrey Sushko(Founder)Joan Creus-Costa(Founder)Paige Brown(Founder)
Board seatNikhil Basu TrivediNikhil Trivedi· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsConvective CapitalHarvest Venture PartnersHumba VenturesJetstreamKhosla VenturesPear VC+1 more
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A platform that converts text into mobile apps, websites, tools, and products using code generation and integrations including GPT-5 and 40+ third-party services.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsSaaS
Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersGTMfundUncork CapitalVela PartnersM13
Create Anything is an AI-powered platform that generates mobile apps, websites, tools, and products from text prompts, producing working code.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsSaaS
Dhruv Amin(Founder)in
Co-investorsLigature VCM13The MBA FundBessemer Venture PartnersMontage VenturesUncork Capital
Confido provides AI-powered automation for cash application, deduction management, and dispute resolution on a single platform, designed specifically for accounting teams at consumer packaged goods (CPG) brands.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSNew York City, US
Kara Holinski(Founder)inJustin Hunter(Founder)inTrevor Hanus(Executive Officer, Director)inEmery Wager(Executive Officer, Director)inStephanie Watanabe(Executive Officer)AJ Hanus(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsBarrel VenturesRingbolt CapitalTogether FundWatchfire VenturesY CombinatorBFG Partners+13 more
Elicit is an AI-powered research assistant that helps users discover, analyze, and synthesize scientific literature and research findings.
AI & Machine LearningEdTechEnterprise SoftwareSaaSOakland, US
Andreas Stuhlmüller(Founder)inJungwon Byun(Founder)inAdam Heneghan(Executive Officer)in
BoardKevin Willer(Director)John Elton(Director)John McGee(Director)
Co-investorsavraBasis Set VenturesFifty YearsMythos Ventures Management, LlcPreston-Werner VenturesWinklevoss Capital
Felt provides clinical infrastructure for product and engineering teams to embed regulated healthcare services into applications through an SDK, licensed clinical network, and compliance contracts.
Developer ToolsDigital HealthHealthtechSaaS
Co-investorsDigiTx Partners LLCBain Capital VenturesBCVDesigner FundEnergize Capital
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Felt is a cloud-native, extendable platform for creating, visualizing, and analyzing geospatial data on interactive maps, with support for drag-and-drop file uploads, geocoding, and cartographic styling.
Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsSaaSTelluride, US
Tomer Alpert(Manager & Chief Executive Officer)inGRACIE EVERITT(FOUNDER)Sam Hashemi(Founder)inKearston Grace Everitt(Chief Operating Officer)Rachel Zack(Founder)inCan Duruk(Founder)
Co-investorsBain Capital VenturesCapital B Private HoldingsDesigner FundEnergize CapitalMoxxie VenturesSHAKTI+7 more
Fuse provides a WhatsApp-based platform that enables insurance agents and partners to manage automobile insurance transactions, from quotations to policy issuance.
InsurTechSaaSJakarta, ID
Co-investorsAC VenturesGolden Gate VenturesLowercarbon CapitalCommerce VenturesNextView VenturesPrimary Venture Partners
Fuse provides a single API layer that connects to multiple bank data providers like Plaid, MX, and Teller, automatically routing each bank to its most reliable provider and normalizing data across them.
FintechSaaSNew York City, US
Boateng Opoku-Yeboah(Founder)inLandon Vago-Hughes(Founder)inTunde Alao(Founder)in
Co-investorsimec.istartY CombinatorAgrolimen VenturesBBQ CapitalCommerce VenturesFour Cities+7 more
Fuse uses AI and automation to provide price transparency in US healthcare by determining accurate insurance benefits, detecting underpayments, and delivering cost estimates to patients before treatment.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechHealthtechSaaSLondon, GB
Sho Sugihara(Founder)inOscar Wilsby(Founder)inBoateng Opoku-Yeboah(Founder)inGeorge Davis(Founder)James Smith(Founder)inLandon Vago-Hughes(Founder)in
Co-investorsDelight VenturesTranspose Platform ManagementY CombinatorAC VenturesCommerce VenturesEast Ventures+12 more
Heard provides financial management software built for independent therapists and wellness practitioners, covering accounting, bookkeeping, and practice finances.
FintechMental HealthSaaSWellness & FitnessSan Francisco, US
Andrew Riesen(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inVictoria Li(Co-founder)in
Co-investorsAct One VenturesNotable CapitalPathlight VenturesEXPONENT FOUNDERS CAPITALFounders' Co-opGGV Capital+3 more
HEARD is a mobile, AI-assisted patient advocacy app that helps patients and caregivers document symptoms, prepare for appointments, write escalation messages, and coordinate care so providers take their concerns seriously.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtech
Andrew Riesen(Founder)Rachell Dumas(Founder & CEO)Victoria Li(Founder)
Co-investorsAct One VenturesNotable Capital
Honeydew provides a semantic layer for enterprise data warehouses that unifies business logic and context across AI agents and business intelligence tools.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSTel Aviv-Yafo, IL
David Krakov(Founder)inBaruch Oxman(Founder)inLiron Slonimsky-Shemy(Founder)inLiron Slonimsky-Shemyin
Co-investorsATOORO FUNDHoneystone VenturesMaiora Rebel VenturesTal VenturesY CombinatorDavidovs Venture Collective+5 more
Alex Gunnarson(Founder)Zach Hudson(Founder)
Co-investorsFrontier Venture CapitalHustle Fund
Luminai builds an AI-native operating system that unifies fragmented healthcare operational work streams to automate administrative and operational tasks across health systems.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Kesava Kirupa Dinakaran(Founder)inHarsh Gupta(Founder)Dmitry Dolgopolov(Founder)Kesavakirupa Dinakaran(Founder)Brian Law(Senior Software Engineer)inAshmeet Singh Rekhi(EPD Team)
Co-investorsavraGeneral CatalystMoxxie VenturesPeak XV PartnersScribble VenturesShrug Capital+16 more
Monk automates accounts receivable from invoice to cash using AI agents, real-time tracking, and workflow automation, handling cash application matching and collections.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaSNew York City, US
Joe Zhou(Founder)George Kurdin(Founder)
Co-investorsBetter Tomorrow VenturesRerailAcrew Capital
Monk provides an API-first platform that turns vehicle photos taken on standard smartphones into structured inspection outputs, using guided capture, image-quality checks, and damage analysis.
AI & Machine LearningMobility & TransportationSaaS
Co-investorsIris CapitalAcrew CapitalBetter Tomorrow VenturesBTVRPSG Capital VenturesSharrp Ventures
PortexPro provides a freight procurement platform that lets shippers request quotes and bids from carriers, brokers, and forwarders.
B2B MarketplacesLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSRotterdam, NL
Brittany Ennix(Founder)
Co-investorsGood FriendsThe CouncilA100X VenturesBase10 PartnersCowboy VenturesREFASHIOND Ventures
Power builds a patient-friendly platform to discover and enroll in clinical trials, serving patients seeking access to research studies and researchers seeking to improve patient recruitment.
Digital HealthHealthtech
Brandon Li(Founder)Michael Gill(Founder)
Co-investorsArtis VenturesContraryCRV (Charles River Ventures)Kin VenturesAnthemis VentureDash Fund+3 more
Protege aggregates and curates real-world data from diverse sources to create AI-ready datasets for model developers.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureNew York, US
Travis May(Co-Founder & Chairman)inEngy Ziedan(Co-Founder, Chief Scientific Officer, & GM, Assessments)inRichard Ho(Co-Founder & CTO)inBobby Samuels(Founder)in
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzBloomberg BetaCRV (Charles River Ventures)Flex Capital PartnersThe MBA FundStellar Capital
Dhruv Amin(Founder)Marcus Lowe(Founder)
Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersM13NFXPrecursor VenturesUncork Capital
Snout provides infrastructure for veterinary clinics to offer monthly wellness plans, letting pet owners enroll without credit checks while clinics are paid upfront at the time of care.
FintechSaaSLos Angeles, US
Emily Dong(Founder)inJennifer YipDavid(Chief Operating Officer)Kyle(Chief Technology Officer)
Co-investors500 GlobalBread And Butter Ventures, LlcFinancial Venture StudioMuse CapitalPear VCRestive Ventures+2 more
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Brand tracking platform used by 1,000+ consumer brands across 25 markets to measure the impact of brand-building; acquired Hall to add AI visibility.
Co-investorsArc AngelsBlackbird VenturesDesigner FundIcehouse VenturesAltos VenturesShasta Ventures+1 more
Connor Archbold(Founder)James Hurman(Founder)Matt Herbert(Founder)
Co-investorsBlackbird VenturesDesigner FundIcehouse Ventures
Trendsi is a fashion supply chain platform offering dropshipping, open-pack wholesale, made-to-order, and private labeling services, letting online and brick-and-mortar retailers list and sell curated apparel without upfront inventory.
B2B MarketplacesE-commerceLogistics & Supply ChainSan Francisco, US
Sherwin Xia(Founder)Sherwin X(Founder)Ella Zhang(Founder)Maddie Davidson(Founder)Owen Ma(Founder)Wayne Chen(Founder)
Co-investorsLightspeed Venture PartnersPeterson VenturesSierra VenturesBasis Set Ventures
Watershed builds a sustainability AI platform that combines climate science and emissions data with AI to help companies measure, report, and reduce their environmental impact.
AI & Machine LearningClimate TechEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Taylor Francis(Founder)inAvi Itskovich(Founder)inChristian Anderson(Founder)in
BoardJohn Doerr(Director)inPatrick Grady(Director)
Co-investorsKleiner PerkinsSequoia CapitalGreenoaksAglae VenturesDesigner FundEnergize Capital+15 more
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
BenablePortexPower Life SciencesReflexAIWaldo
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.
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Confido · thesaasnews.com · Sep 23, 2026
WindBorne · techcrunch.com · Aug 5, 2026
Luminai · finsmes.com · Apr 9, 2026
Protege · withprotege.ai · Jan 7, 2026
Anything · techcrunch.com · Sep 29, 2025
Felt Maps · finsmes.com · Jul 16, 2025
Tracksuit · thesaasnews.com · Jun 12, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Footwork made?
- Footwork has 39 tracked investments, including 10 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Footwork invest at?
- Footwork invests at the Seed, Series A stages.
- What is Footwork's typical check size?
- Footwork typically writes checks of $1M – $15M.
- What sectors does Footwork focus on?
- Footwork focuses on Consumer, Enterprise Software.
- Where is Footwork located?
- Footwork is headquartered in San Francisco, US.
- Does Footwork lead rounds?
- Yes, Footwork leads investment rounds.
- Who does Footwork co-invest with?
- Footwork most often shares deals with Designer Fund, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Pear VC, among 62 tracked co-investors.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamFootwork’s Secret Sauce | Mike Smith, Nikhil Basu Trivedi
The Peel with Turner Novak · Mike Smith
Mastering the Slope of Learning - Nikhil Basu Trivedi - Footwork - Episode #73
Not Another CEO · Nikhil Basu Trivedi
Footwork VC's Mike Smith | Finding Your Fit in ECommerce
Greylock · Mike Smith · youtube.com
Dean's Speaker Series | Mike Smith, MBA 98, General Partner & Co-Founder, Footwork
Berkeley Haas · Mike Smith
Mike Smith and Nikhil Basu Trivedi – Footwork Ventures (Manager Meetings, EP.12)
Capital Allocators with Ted Seides · Mike Smith
Footwork VC's Mike Smith on Finding the Right Fit in ECommerce
Greylock · Mike Smith
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CRV is a venture capital firm that backs founders at the seed and Series A stages, focusing on those with deep conviction and unique insights.
Sequoia Capital is a venture capital firm that partners with founders to build technology companies.
Bessemer Venture Partners is a global venture capital firm that partners with entrepreneurs across enterprise, consumer, and healthcare sectors from early stages through growth.
Uncork Capital is a seed-stage venture firm that backs early founders, with a focus on AI-native companies driving scale and industry change.
Moxxie Ventures is an early-stage venture firm that backs technical founders building software and smart systems, investing at the pre-seed and seed stages primarily in North America.
Energize Ventures is an investment firm that partners with entrepreneurs and operators to deploy AI-enabled software solutions across climate, energy, and industrial sectors, focusing on the digitization and decarbonization of critical industries.
General Catalyst is a venture capital firm operating as a partnership focused on company building and accelerating the growth of the businesses it backs.
Lightspeed Venture Partners is a global venture capital firm that backs founders from Seed through Series F and beyond, emphasizing deep, immersive partnerships with the companies it invests in.
BCV Labs is the platform and hands-on support arm of Bain Capital Ventures, providing portfolio founders with go-to-market strategy, brand development, hiring assistance, and customer introductions.
South Park Commons is an early-stage investor and community that backs highly technical, ambitious founders from pre-idea through later stages.
Shasta Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm that partners with founders building software, AI, and deep technology companies, providing capital, insight, and operating experience.
Cowboy Ventures is an early-stage venture firm focused on partnering with startups at the pre-seed and seed stages, offering hands-on support to help build enduring companies.
▶88 more co-investors
Allison Pickens VenturesAndreessen HorowitzFounders FundCraft VenturesKhosla VenturesFelicis VenturesKleiner PerkinsNextView VenturesForerunner Ventures01 AdvisorsBase10 PartnersPrimary Venture PartnersBetter Tomorrow VenturesTeamworthy VenturesReach CapitalBlackbird VenturesSilverton PartnersVista Venture PartnersTwelve BelowSpringdale VenturesVMG PartnersAlabasterGV (Google Ventures)TechstarsLong Journey VenturesBenchmarkDCVC (Data Collective)Coatue ManagementKrakenNorwest Venture PartnersGreat Oaks Venture CapitalBalderton CapitalEniac VenturesGradient VenturesQuiet CapitalSusa VenturesGoat CapitalFirstMark CapitalOffline VenturesPartech VenturesSlow VenturesUpHonest CapitalFreestyle CapitalSignalFireObvious VenturesCanvas VenturesFlybridge Capital PartnersBowery CapitalStride VCElectric Capital8VCTrinity VenturesBuckley Ventures Management Company LlcMaveronThrive CapitalDCM VenturesKortschak Investments L.P.Kindred VenturesGeneral PartnershipUnusual VenturesAIX Venturesboldstart venturesRenegade PartnersLeft Lane CapitalICONIQ CapitalZetta Venture PartnersVine VenturesSerena VenturesHeartcore CapitalHighland Capital PartnersThe Finger GroupScrum VenturesVitalStage VenturesPresence CapitalAdverb VenturesSpero VenturesEnsemble VCcLabsAstanor VenturesAmity VenturesJigsaw VCSquare Peg CapitalDimension CapitalHuman CapitalPenny Jar Capital VentureCambrian VenturesStarting LineVictress Capital
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