How many investments has Founders Circle Capital made?

Founders Circle Capital has 106 tracked investments, 22 of which have exited, including 3 dated in the last 24 months.

What stage does Founders Circle Capital invest at?

Founders Circle Capital invests at the Growth, Late Stage stages.

What sectors does Founders Circle Capital focus on?

Founders Circle Capital focuses on Sector Agnostic.

Where is Founders Circle Capital located?

Founders Circle Capital is headquartered in San Francisco, US.

Does Founders Circle Capital lead rounds?

Founders Circle Capital typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.

Who does Founders Circle Capital co-invest with?

Founders Circle Capital most often shares deals with Sapphire Ventures, Coatue Management, Kleiner Perkins, among 640 tracked co-investors.

What size deals does Founders Circle Capital back?

Across 11 deals with disclosed amounts, Founders Circle Capital has joined rounds of $6.8M – $100M (median $37M).

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San Francisco · Growth–Late Stage · 24 people tracked

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Founders Circle Capital backs growth-stage companies that are closer to going public than to their early prototyping phase. The firm differentiates itself by providing two forms of capital: flexible financing that packages both primary and secondary transactions for a company, and a community of peer leaders and teams that it considers an equally valuable resource. The emphasis is on supporting the founders, executives, and people building fast-growing businesses.

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Stage

Growth–Late Stage

San Francisco, CA, US

Leads rounds

Follows

Instruments

Equity

Founded

2012

Last 12 months

1 investment

AUM

$1.7B

Tracked investments

106

Unicorns

IPOs

Acquisitions

Team · 24 people

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Jessica Crossfield· Leads Founders Circle's international office in Qatar· Doha, Qatarin

Jessica Crossfield studied chemical engineering in Oklahoma and began her career at Chevron, working on offshore oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico where she designed spill-prevention systems and contributed to Louisiana's Coastal Master Plan. She later earned a degree from London Business School and worked across commodity trading, consulting, and strategy roles, including engagements at Bain in Dubai supporting Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030 and a Saudi family office focused on education. She now leads Founders Circle's first international office in Qatar.

Ken Loveless· Partner, Co-Founder· San Francisco Bay Areain

Ken Loveless co-created Founders Circle Capital, having previously worked at Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), where he developed a quantitative model and analytics engine to identify and rank high-performing private technology companies, as well as a founder liquidity service. He also worked earlier at JP Morgan Partners and its successor Panorama Capital. His work focuses on providing liquidity solutions to founders of high-growth private companies.

Andrew Boston· Partner· San Francisco, Californiain

Andrew Boston began his career in banking before moving into technology, joining a consumer bio-sensory startup to run product development and founding an eye-tracking and market research company. He studied at Harvard, including an MBA, and spent time at Oxford, focusing on entrepreneurship and venture capital. He is part of the team at Founders Circle Capital, which works in secondary investments.

Kalee Gardella· Partner & Chief Community Officer· Coloradoin

Kalee Gardella is Partner and Chief Community Officer at Founders Circle Capital, where she leads The Circle, the firm's private leadership community for executives. She studied marketing, communications, and social entrepreneurship at Northeastern University and spent about a decade in tech marketing and communications roles at VMware, and later as Head of Marketing at Trinity Ventures. After relocating to Colorado in 2020, she founded a consulting firm serving VCs before joining Founders Circle full time.

Marilu Livermore· Partner + Chief Growth Officer of The Circle· San Franciscoin

Marilu Livermore is a Cuban-American who grew up in Miami and earned an accounting degree from the University of Florida. She began her career as a financial auditor at McGladrey and Pullen in New York before spending eight years on product teams at Gap Inc., where she worked on launches including Piperlime, 1969 Denim, and Gap Fit. At Founders Circle she built the firm's leadership community program, The Circle, moving from marketing and operations consultant to Head of Brand and Growth, and now serves as Partner and Chief Growth Officer focused on brand building and marketing.

Owen Van Arsdale· Partner· San Francisco Bay Areain

Owen Van Arsdale is a member of the team at Founders Circle Capital. He studied at the University of Virginia's McIntire School of Commerce and earned a Master's in Education there, and played on UVA's national championship lacrosse team. Before joining Founders Circle, he worked with Harlem Lacrosse, helping grow the program into a national organization.

Ryan Morrison· Partner· San Francisco, Californiain

Ryan Morrison is an investor at Founders Circle Capital. He graduated from the University of Virginia, earning finance and accounting training at the McIntire School of Commerce along with a Global Sustainability degree. Before venture, he spent about two years as a technology investment banker at Barclays, advising on over 25 M&A and capital markets transactions, including IPOs for companies such as Uber, Crowdstrike, and Chewy.

Ron Hirson· Venture Partner· San Francisco Bay Areain

Ron Hirson was born in South Africa, grew up in Southern California, and studied Environmental Studies with minors in Business Administration and Education at UCLA. He began his career as a management consultant before co-founding several startups, including BOKU, which he took public, and held product leadership roles including Chief Product Officer at DocuSign, where he oversaw Product, Design, Research, and Data Science. Over his career he has helped build four startups, two as co-founder and two as Chief Product Officer.

Punit Chiniwalla· United Statesin

Venture investor with 25+ years in VC, corporate innovation and technology, leading investments for Hewlett Packard Pathfinder in AI, enterprise, devops and cloud. Previously at AWS corporate development, Singtel Innov8 Ventures and Panorama Capital. Holds engineering degrees from Carnegie Mellon and Georgia Tech and an MBA from University of Michigan.

Amy Aina· Director of Executive Operations· Bay Area (South Bay)in

Amy Aina joined Founders Circle Capital in 2018, where she supports the firm's Investment Team Partners in an organizational and executive support capacity. She studied psychology at Northeastern University, where she played on the women's basketball team, and later earned a Master's in Public Health from Boston University. Before moving to the Bay Area, she worked at Brigham and Women's Hospital leading programs on racial disparities in health and healthcare workforce diversity, and later ran a lifestyle management business for local realtors and attorneys.

Anthony Matusich· CFO· San Josein

Anthony Matusich is the CFO at Founders Circle Capital, focusing on finance, tax, and compliance operations. He began his career in public accounting at a regional firm and then KPMG, later joining tempCFO as a Principal handling finance operations for venture-backed startups and funds. He subsequently served as the first CFO of Sapphire Ventures, where he built the firm's finance function over nearly a decade. He holds an accounting degree from California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo.

Avery Cannon· Chief Administrative Officer· San Francisco Bay Areain

Avery Cannon grew up in Northern California in a family with a background in agriculture and cattle ranching. She earned a degree in Economics with a minor in Art History from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and began her career in public accounting at Arthur Andersen before spending time working for a Dutch company in Amsterdam. She later moved into venture capital, focusing on capital and LP relationships, and joined Founders Circle Capital after previously working at Shasta Ventures.

Caroline Fairbank· Investorin

Caroline Fairbank studied economics at Dartmouth, during which she worked at a fintech startup in London. After graduating she worked in strategy consulting in New York, then moved to equity research at JPMorgan before transitioning into venture capital at Founders Circle Capital. She co-leads the San Francisco chapter of Synergist, a nonprofit supporting young women early in their careers.

Dominick Richiuso· Investor· San Francisco, California, United Statesin

Dominick Richiuso is a member of the team at Founders Circle Capital, having joined through the firm's intern-to-investor pathway. He graduated with high honors from the University of Pennsylvania, where he was a First Team All-American rower, and previously worked with the Wharton School's OIDD department, PURE Property Management, and Bellwether Asset Management. He grew up in the Bay Area and focuses on evaluating investments and automating firm processes.

Frank Luo· Investor· San Franciscoin

Frank Luo studied finance and behavioral economics at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, where he also rowed varsity lightweight. Before joining Founders Circle Capital, he worked on the venture team at StepStone across direct investments, fund secondaries, and fund primaries.

Hannah Starbranch· Content and Communications, The Circle· Greater Bostonin

Hannah Starbranch leads Content and Communications for The Circle at Founders Circle Capital, where she works to attract growth-stage CXOs to the community and build resources from members' shared expertise. She holds a journalism degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and previously worked in marketing and content roles at Sartori Cheese, the food tech startup Spoiler Alert, BostonChefs.com, Harvard Innovation Labs, and BentoBox. Her work focuses on content strategy, email marketing, SEO, and social media.

Holt Johnstone· Controller· San Francisco Bay Areain

Holt Johnstone works at Founders Circle Capital in investment management. He earned an accounting degree from Saint Mary's College of California, then began his career in audit at Deloitte before moving into investment management finance and fund strategy at Vista Equity Partners and Sequoia Capital. His work centers on financial processes, analysis, and insights that support strategic decisions.

Lani Nguyen· Executive Assistant· San Jose, Californiain

Lani Nguyen is an Executive Assistant at Founders Circle Capital, where she supports firm leadership and manages office operations, executive schedules, and daily workflows. She previously spent five years as an Executive Assistant at H.I.G. Capital, worked at a South African venture capital firm establishing a Bay Area presence, and served as an advisor at a nonprofit medical school. She studied Health Science and Communications at San Jose State University.

Mark Dempster· Investor· Menlo Park, Californiain 𝕏

Mark Dempster has 21 years in venture capital and 31 years in marketing. He previously served as Marketing Partner at Sequoia Capital, where he built the firm's marketing and services function and worked with numerous founders. At Founders Circle Capital, he founded The Circle, a private peer-to-peer leadership community for founders.

Mike Jung· Managing Director· San Francisco, Californiain

Mike Jung is a co-founder of Founders Circle Capital. He previously led corporate strategy and business development at Ask.com, taking part in its 1999 IPO and structuring distribution deals and acquisitions, and later invested as a partner at JPMorgan Partners and its successor Panorama Capital. He also co-founded the Alpha Network, an early-stage networking community of founders and CEOs, with Eric Chin of Crosslink.

Nikki Tatalovich· Senior Manager, Events & Partnerships· United Statesin

Nikki Tatalovich has more than seven years of experience designing and running strategic event programs across venture capital, enterprise technology, and philanthropy. Before joining Founders Circle Capital, she led Wing Venture Capital's Enterprise Tech 30 campaign (with Nasdaq and Newcomer Media), worked at Visund Ventures, built ESG programming for Moonridge Group, and organized wish experiences at Make-A-Wish. At Founders Circle Capital she directs in-person events strategy across the firm and The Circle and manages strategic partnerships and sponsorships.

Payton Quass· Accounting Manager· Salt Lake City Metropolitan Areain

Payton Quass is Accounting Manager at Founders Circle Capital. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Financial Economics from Brigham Young University–Idaho and previously worked as a fund accountant at UMB Fund Services and MUFG Investor Services.

Tyler Zengo· Investor· San Francisco, California, United Statesin

Tyler Zengo is an investment analyst at Founders Circle Capital who joined the firm after interning there. He began studying physics at the University of Chicago before switching to economics, prompted by internships at an eCommerce startup, Silicon Valley Bank, and Credit Suisse. He grew up as a competitive slopestyle skier in Vermont.

Adam Simons· Investor· Oakland, Californiain

Adam Simons is an investor, adviser, and board member to early-stage and emerging companies globally, offering operational guidance, strategic planning, and fundraising support. He spent 15 years in large enterprises across hospitality, technology, healthcare, financial services, and consumer packaged goods before building an advisory practice focused on working with startup founders and their teams. Simons holds an MBA in Entrepreneurship and Innovation from NYU's Leonard N. Stern School of Business and a bachelor's degree in Communication from Cornell University, and serves as a lecturer at Stanford Graduate School of Business.

What they invest in

from 94 of 106 portfolio companies

Enterprise Software ×46AI & Machine Learning ×39SaaS ×28Data & Infrastructure ×18Cloud Computing ×17Developer Tools ×17Consumer ×14Fintech ×14

HQs:United States×78France×1United Kingdom×1Ireland×1New Zealand×1Sweden×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 78 portfolio companies

28%

solo founders

22 of 78 mapped founding teams

54%

repeat founders

of 134 founders with career history

~6 yrs

old at investment

median across 30 dated deals

Founding team size:solo founder×222 founders×183 founders×234+ founders×15

Where their founders studiedfrom 126 founders with education data

University of California, Berkeley ×12Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×9Harvard University ×5Stanford University ×5The University of Texas at Austin ×5Carnegie Mellon University ×4Harvard Business School ×4Northwestern University ×4

What their founders studiedfrom 125 founders with field-of-study data

Computer Science ×52Engineering ×23Business & Management ×12Economics ×10Finance & Accounting ×8Mathematics & Statistics ×7Humanities ×6Life Sciences ×5

Where their founders worked beforefrom 134 founders with career history

Google ×12Microsoft ×11Stanford University ×6Dropbox ×5Oracle ×5Andreessen Horowitz ×3Ditto ×3Morgan Stanley ×3

Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program

Y Combinator ×7 Techstars ×3 500 Global ×2

19 founders hold a PhD · 19 hold an MBA (of 132 with degree data)

Investments · 106 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2026 · 1 2025 · 2 2024 · 1 2022 · 4 2021 · 3 2019 · 5 2018 · 4 2017 · 5 2016 · 7 2015 · 5 2014 · 744 dated

Docusigndocusign.com in 𝕏NASDAQ: DOCU

DocuSign provides AI-powered agreement management, electronic signature, and contract lifecycle management solutions for enterprises.

Enterprise SoftwareLegalTechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Tom Gonser(Director)in Mike Dinsdale(Executive Officer)inNeil Hudspith(Executive Officer)in Reggie Davis(Executive Officer)in Keith Krach(Executive Officer, Director)in Allan Thygesen(President, Chief Executive Officer)in

Co-investorsAccel Akkadian Ventures Artisanal Ventures Avant Global LLC Bain Capital Ventures Bessemer Venture Partners +27 more

DoorDashdoordash.com in 𝕏NASDAQ: DASHSeries B · Mar 2015 · $40M

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

ConsumerE-commerceFoodTechLogistics & Supply ChainMarketplacesSan Francisco, US

Tony Xu(Co-founder & CEO)in Andy Fang(Co-founder & CTO)in Stanley Tang(Co-founder & CPO)in Evan Moore(Co-founder)inRavi Inukonda(Chief Financial Officer)inPrabir Adarkar(Chief Operating Officer and President)in

Co-investorsA*Blue Owl Capital BoxGroup Brave Capital Coatue Management CRV (Charles River Ventures)+35 more

Gitlabgitlab.com in 𝕏NASDAQ: 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)in

Board Bruce Armstrong(Director)in

Co-investorsAlkeon Innovation August Capital Base Partners Bling Capital Category Ventures Coatue Management +32 more

Pinterestpinterest.com inNYSE: PINSApr 2016

Pinterest operates a visual discovery platform where users save and browse images organised into boards, used heavily for shopping, recipes and design.

San Francisco, US

Evan Sharp(Co-founder & CDO)Ben Silbermann(Co-founder and Executive Chairman)in Paul Sciarra(Co-founder)Mike Yang(Executive Officer)Natalie Fair(Executive Officer)in Bill Ready(Chief Executive Officer)in

Co-investors3Spoke Capital A.Capital Ventures A*Acequia Capital (AceCap)Allied Venture Partners Amakor +59 more

Robinhoodrobinhood.com in 𝕏NASDAQ: HOODAug 2019

Robinhood is a financial trading platform that enables users to manage portfolios across stocks, ETFs, cryptocurrencies, options, futures, and prediction markets.

FintechMenlo Park, US

Vlad Tenev(Co-founder, Chairman and CEO)in Baiju Bhatt(Co-founder)inJason Warnick(Chief Financial Officer)in Gretchen Howard(Executive Officer)in

Board Scott Sandell(Director)in Jan Hammer(Director)in

Co-investors1/1 Capital ACME Capital Alger Aliya Capital Partners Amplo Ventures Andreessen Horowitz +60 more

Twiliotwilio.com in 𝕏NYSE: TWLOJan 2015

Twilio provides a cloud-based communications platform that enables businesses to integrate voice, messaging, and video into applications using APIs.

Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Jeff Lawson(Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer)inEvan Cooke(Co-founder)John Wolthuis(Co-founder)inLee Kirkpatrick(Chief Financial Officer)in Roy Ng(Executive Officer)in Karyn Smith(Executive Officer)in

Co-investors500 Global Bessemer Venture Partners Craft Ventures Draper Associates Founders Fund Foundry +19 more

Scalityscality.com in 𝕏✓ verified

Scality builds software-defined data storage infrastructure, including distributed object storage for petabyte- and exabyte-scale environments serving banks, telcos, broadcasters, hospitals, research centers, and government bodies.

Cloud ComputingCybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareParis, FR

Jérôme Lecat(CEO)in Giorgio Regni(CTO)in

Co-investorsIris Capital Menlo Ventures Eurazeo Omnes Capital Wind Venture

Adaptive Insightsadaptiveinsights.com 𝕏acquired by Workday · Jun 2018

Adaptive Insights developed cloud-based corporate performance management software for financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and reporting.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSPalo Alto, US

Robert Hull(Founder and Chairman)inThomas Bogan(Chief Executive Officer and Board Member)John Herr(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardTerry Opdendyk(Board Member (ONSET Ventures))Byron Deeter(Director)inRobert Antoniades(Board Member (Information Venture Partners))

Co-investorsBessemer Venture Partners Information Venture Partners JMI Equity Norwest Venture Partners

AKASAakasa.com in

AKASA provides generative AI solutions for healthcare revenue cycle management, helping health systems automate administrative workflows and reduce costs.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHealthtech

Malinka Walaliyadde(CEO, Co-founder, and Board Member)inBen Beadle-Ryby(Chief Revenue Officer, Co-founder, and Board Member)inAndy Atwal(Vice President of R&D Special Projects and Co-founder)inVarun Ganapathi, Ph.D.(Co-founder and Advisor)

Co-investorsAndreessen Horowitz Bond Capital Management Coatue Management FOG Ventures Olive Capital Balaji Srinivasan +3 more

Algoliaalgolia.com in 𝕏

Algolia provides an API platform that enables developers to integrate search and discovery functionality into websites and mobile applications, serving thousands of companies across e-commerce, media, and SaaS.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US

Nicolas Dessaigne(Founder/Board Member)in Julien Lemoine(Founder/CTO)in

Board Philippe Botteri(Director)in

Co-investors500 Global Accel Acequia Capital (AceCap)Aglae Ventures Collective Liquidity Glynn Capital Management +20 more

AlienVaultalienvault.com in 𝕏

AT&T provides cybersecurity services and network security solutions for businesses, including threat detection and protection against AI and quantum computing-related threats.

Cloud ComputingCybersecurityEnterprise Software

Co-investorsAdara Ventures Correlation Ventures Intel Capital Jackson Square Ventures Kleiner Perkins Notable Capital

Ambience Healthcareambiencehealthcare.com inJul 2025

Ambience is an AI platform that captures clinical encounters in real time, generates documentation, and suggests coding for healthcare providers across 200+ specialties.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechSan Francisco, US

Michael Ng(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)in Nikhil Buduma(Co-founder)in Mike Ng(Co-founder)in

Board Mamoon Hamid(Director)in Vignesh Chandramouli(Director)in

Co-investors500 Global AirTree Ventures AIX Ventures Andreessen Horowitz Collective Liquidity Friale +9 more

Anaplan Incanaplan.com inJan 2016Acquired

Anaplan is an AI-driven scenario planning and analysis platform that helps enterprises optimize decision-making by transforming data into actionable insights and enabling dynamic scenario planning.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US

Michael Gould(Director)inGuy Haddleton(Director)in Charlie Gottdiener(Chief Executive Officer, Member of the Board)inFrederic Laluyaux(Executive Officer, Director)in James Budge(Executive Officer)inAdrian Kunzle(Director)

Co-investorsCategory Ventures Coatue Management Cross Creek Advisors Glilot Capital Partners Golub Growth Harmony Partners +10 more

Appdynamicsappdynamics.com in 𝕏Oct 2015Acquired

AppDynamics (now part of Splunk Observability) provides full-stack observability and application performance monitoring for hybrid, on-premises, and multi-tier applications, helping enterprise teams troubleshoot performance and security issues linked to business impact.

Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Jyoti Bansal(Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer (2008–2015); Founder & Chairman (2015–2017))in Bhaskar Sunkara(Co-Founder & Director of Engineering (2008–2014); Chief Technology Officer (2014–2019))inDavid Wadhwani(President & Chief Executive Officer)inDaniel J. Wright(Senior Vice President and General Counsel)Randy Gottfried(Chief Financial Officer)in Kendall Collins(Chief Marketing Officer)in

Co-investorsArtisanal Ventures Battery Ventures Cross Creek Advisors General Atlantic Greylock Partners Harmony Partners +9 more

Applied Intuitionappliedintuition.com in 𝕏

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)in Peter Ludwig(Co-founder and CTO)in

Co-investors137 Ventures Andreessen Horowitz Bond Capital Management Coatue Management Elad Gil EQUIAM +29 more

Armada AIarmada.ai in

Armada develops edge computing and AI solutions for industrial applications.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeep Tech

Dan Wright(Founder)in Jon Runyan(Founder)in Pradeep Nair(Founder)in

Co-investors137 Ventures 515 Ventures Artisanal Ventures Collaborative Fund Collective Liquidity Commodity Capital +23 more

Attentive Mobileattentivemobile.com in 𝕏

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)in Brian Culbertson Long(Executive Officer, Director)Amit Jhawar(Chief Executive Officer)

Board Scott Friend(Director)in

Co-investorsAliya Capital Partners Bain Capital Ventures Collective Liquidity Disney Accelerator EQUIAM FUSE +10 more

Auth0auth0.com in 𝕏

Auth0 is an authentication and authorization platform that secures applications, AI agents, and internal tools by providing identity management, single sign-on, multi-factor authentication, and fine-grained access control capabilities.

CybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareBellevue, US

Carlos Eugenio Pace(Executive Officer, Director)Matias Woloski(Director)inEugenio P.(Founder)inJonathan I. Gelsey(Executive Officer, Director)

Board Sunil Nagaraj(Director)in Karan Mehandru(Director)in

Co-investorsBessemer Venture Partners Draper Cygnus Endeavor Catalyst FUSE K9 Ventures NTT DOCOMO Ventures +12 more

BarkBoxbark.co 𝕏Jul 2014

BARK offers subscription products for dogs, including BarkBox and Super Chewer monthly themed boxes of toys, treats, and chews, along with dental health and wellness products.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceNew York, US

Henrik Werdelin(Director)inMatt Meeker(Director)Carly Strife(Executive Officer)

Co-investors3Spoke Capital 500 Global August Capital BoxGroup Lerer Hippeau Nat Turner +6 more

Basetenbaseten.co in 𝕏Jun 2026

Baseten provides AI inference and infrastructure services that optimize model deployment, serving, and orchestration across the full stack.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsSan Francisco, US

Tuhin Srivastava(CEO and Co-Founder)in Amir Haghighat(CTO and Co-Founder)inPhil Howes(Co-Founder & Chief Scientist)in Pankaj Gupta(Co-Founder)inPhilip Howes(Co-Founder and Chief Scientist)inDanielle Herzberg(Executive Officer)

Co-investors01 Advisors AI Fund Alpha Partners Aspire11 Athletic Ventures Battery Ventures +29 more

Baskettrybasket.com 𝕏May 2019

Basket (becoming WNTD) offers an AI shopping agent app with virtual try-on and wishlist features, letting shoppers upload a photo and preview how clothing items from any store would look on them.

AI & Machine LearningConsumerE-commerce

Co-investorsLightbank Accolade Partners August Capital Baseline Ventures Correlation Ventures Relevance Capital +2 more

Carboncarbon3d.com in

Carbon provides 3D printing hardware, photopolymer resins, and computational design software that brands use to design, develop, and manufacture high-performance products.

Advanced ManufacturingHardwareNew MaterialsRedwood City, US

Joseph M. DeSimone(Executive Officer, Director)in Joseph DeSimone, PhD(Co-Founder & Board Member)in Philip DeSimone(Co-founder & Office of the CEO)inSteve Nelson(Launch CEO & Co-founder)in Ed Samulski, PhD(Advisor & Co-founder)inAlex Ermoshkin, PhD(Co-founder)in

Co-investorsSequoia Capital BMW i Ventures Eshelman Ventures, LLC Exposition Ventures G2 Venture Partners Next Legacy Partners +1 more

Carbon Blackcarbonblack.comFeb 2014 · $55M

Waltham, US

Patrick Morley(Executive Officer, Director)inEric Pyenson(Executive Officer)Gordon Pothier(Executive Officer)

BoardRonald Nordin(Director)Jeff Fagnan(Director)Paul Maeder(Director)in

Co-investors.406 Ventures Accomplice Agman Partners Evolution Equity Partners Intel Capital Kleiner Perkins +6 more

Clearcoclear.co in 𝕏No public record

Clearco provides funding to e-commerce businesses based on their sales data and revenue performance.

Direct to ConsumerE-commerceFintech

Michele Romanow(Founder)in Tanay Delima(Founder)inIvan Gritsiniak(Founder)in

Co-investorsBetter Tomorrow Ventures Bow Capital Emergence Capital Partners FJ Labs Flyover Capital Frontline Ventures +14 more

Click Houseclickhouse.com in 𝕏

ClickHouse develops a column-oriented database management system that enables real-time analytical reporting via SQL queries.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Aaron Katz(Co-Founder & CEO)inAlexey Milovidov(Co-Founder & CTO)inYury Izrailevsky(Co-Founder & President)in

Co-investorsCoatue Management Index Ventures Lightspeed Venture Partners Redpoint Ventures Altimeter Capital Benchmark +18 more

Cohesitycohesity.com in 𝕏Jun 2018

Cohesity provides cyber resilience software that helps organizations identify and protect the minimal critical datasets and systems needed to restart operations after ransomware attacks or disasters.

Cloud ComputingCybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSan Jose, US

Mohit Aron(Founder Emeritus)in Sanjay Poonen(CEO and President)inTIMOTHY ROBBINS(Executive Officer)inLORENZO MONTESI(Executive Officer)inROB SALMON(Executive Officer)in

Board WILLIAM COUGHRAN(Director)in

Co-investors3Spoke Capital Accel Adit Ventures Management, Llc Artis Ventures Battery Ventures Cisco Investments +24 more

Confluentconfluent.io in 𝕏Feb 2017Acquired

Confluent provides a cloud-native platform for real-time data streaming and movement, enabling organizations to connect applications and respond to business events as they occur.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareMountain View, US

Neha Narkhede(Co-founder; former Chief Technology Officer and board member)in Jay Kreps(Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer)in Jun Rao(Co-founder)inEdward (Jay) Kreps(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)

BoardMatthew Miller(Director)Eric Vishria(Director)in

Co-investorsAlkeon Innovation Altimeter Capital Artisanal Ventures Axevil Capital Battery Ventures Coatue Management +14 more

Contrast Securitycontrastsecurity.com in

Contrast Security provides an Application and API Security platform that detects and stops live application-layer attacks using patented in-app sensors.

CybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software

Jeff Williams(Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer)in Rick Fitz(Chief Executive Officer)in

Co-investorsBattery Ventures General Catalyst In-Q-Tel Khosla Ventures M12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)Warburg Pincus +3 more

Convexconvex.dev in 𝕏

Convex is a technology company building a database and backend platform, founded by a team with backgrounds in synchronization, storage, and databases.

Cloud ComputingConstruction TechData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSGlendale, US

Jamie Turner(Co-founder & CEO)inVahe Kuzoyan(Executive Officer, Director)Ara Mahdessian(Executive Officer, Director)James Cowling(Founder)inDavid Sherry(Executive Officer)

Board William Hsu(Director)in

Co-investorsAlumni Ventures Andreessen Horowitz Bessemer Venture Partners Emergence Capital Partners Index Ventures Insight Partners +10 more

Criblcribl.io in 𝕏

Cribl builds a vendor-agnostic telemetry platform for IT and Security teams at large enterprises to manage, route, and analyze data for investigations and AI-powered operations.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Clint Sharp(Co-Founder and CEO)in Dritan Bitincka(Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer)in Ledion Bitincka(Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer)in Zachary Johnson(Chief Financial Officer)inMatthew Kelly(Chief Legal Officer)inMike Pyle(Chief Revenue Officer)in

Co-investorsSequoia Capital CapitalG Citi Ventures CrowdStrike CRV (Charles River Ventures)Friends Family Capital +8 more

Databricksdatabricks.com in 𝕏

Databricks provides a unified platform for data engineering, analytics, and artificial intelligence, enabling organizations to build and deploy data and AI applications on cloud infrastructure.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Ali Ghodsi(Co-founder & CEO)inIon Stoica(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)in Matei Zaharia(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inReynold Xin(Founder)in Patrick Wendell(Founder)in Andy Konwinski(Founder)in

Co-investors137 Ventures A.Capital Ventures Aglae Ventures Alkeon Innovation Alpha Square Group Altra Venture +97 more

Deeldeel.com in 𝕏

Deel is a global HR platform that enables businesses to hire, onboard, and manage employees and contractors across borders.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechFuture of WorkHR TechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Alex Bouaziz(Founder/CEO)in Shuo Wang(Founder/CRO)inAlexandre Bouaziz(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Ofer Simon(Former Co-Founder)Philippe Bouaziz(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)in

Board Anish Acharya(Director)in

Co-investors515 Ventures Adventure Fund Alpha Square Group AltaIR Capital Amplo Ventures Andreessen Horowitz +63 more

Degreeddegreed.com in 𝕏Apr 2021

Degreed provides an enterprise learning experience platform that helps organizations collect, understand, and develop workforce skills through AI-driven learning experiences.

EdTechEnterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaSSan Francisco, US

David Blake(CEO)in David Wiley(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardChris McCarthy(Director)Brandon Tidwell(Director)in

Co-investors515 Ventures Acadian Ventures Management, Llc BYU Cougar Capital Contour Venture Partners Elevate Innovation Partners ETS Strategic Capital +15 more

Dollar Shave Clubdollarshaveclub.com 𝕏Aug 2014acquired by Unilever

Dollar Shave Club offers razors and grooming products through a subscription model, delivering sharp stainless steel blades and shaving essentials directly to consumers at lower price points.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceLos Angeles, US

Michael Dubin(Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer)inMark Levine(Director)Daniel Murray(Executive Officer)Kevin Datoo(Executive Officer)

BoardMichael Jones(Director)David Pakman(Director)in

Co-investorsAndreessen Horowitz Comcast Ventures Cowboy Ventures Felicis Ventures Forerunner Ventures Hinge Capital +11 more

Druvadruva.com in 𝕏Jun 2019

Druva provides a cloud-native SaaS platform for data backup, protection, recovery, and AI-driven data insights across enterprise data and workloads.

Cloud ComputingCybersecuritySaaSSunnyvale, US

Milind Borate(Director)in Jaspreet Singh(Founder & CEO)in Mahesh Patel(Executive Officer)inEugenia Buzogly(Executive Officer)

Board Shailendra Jit Singh(Director)in Jishnu Bhattacharjee(Director)in

Co-investorsArbor Ventures UK Dell Technologies Capital Hercules Capital, Inc.IAN Group Orios Venture Partners Peak XV Partners +10 more

Dynamic Signaldynamicsignal.com inSep 2015

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)

Board Scott Irwin(Director)in Ajay Chopra(Director)inGian Fulgoni(Director)Karen Francis(Director)in

Co-investorsAkkadian Ventures Cisco Investments Focus Opportunity Fund Rembrandt Venture Partners

eBatesebates.com 𝕏acquired by Rakuten · Sep 2014 · $1B

Rakuten (formerly Ebates) is a cash-back rewards service that lets shoppers earn money back at over 3,500 online stores, with rewards stacking on top of sales, coupons, and credit card rewards.

ConsumerE-commerceFintechMarketplacesRetail Tech

Amit Patel(Chief Executive Officer)Greg Kaplan(Chief Financial Officer)Adrienne Down Coulson(Chief Operating Officer)inWendy Bergh(Chief Marketing Officer)Joe Molnar(Chief Technology Officer)Nilesh Khandelwal(Chief Product Officer)

Co-investorsAugust Capital Canaan Partners Lobby Capital Windspeed Ventures

Elementalelemental.com 𝕏Aug 2018

AWS Elemental provides cloud-based and on-premises media services for video processing, encoding, and delivery at scale.

CleantechCloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareMedia & EntertainmentShelby Township, US

David Joseph Wechsler(Executive Officer)

Co-investorsGFT Ventures Titanium Ventures Voyager Capital

EliseAIeliseai.com in 𝕏

EliseAI applies artificial intelligence to streamline operations in housing and healthcare, two industries historically resistant to technological transformation.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechPropTechSaaSNew York, US

Minna Song(Co-founder and CEO)inStoyan Stoyanov(Executive Officer, Director)in Andrew Korn(Executive Officer)inKamil Sindi(Director)

Board Louis Schotsky(Director)in Jo Ann Corkran(Director)in

Co-investorsAlpha Partners Andreessen Horowitz Bessemer Venture Partners Glade Brook Capital Partners Golden Seeds Gray Line Partners +6 more

Ethosethos.com in 𝕏

Ethos provides online life insurance that customers can purchase entirely through a digital platform without the traditional lengthy application process.

FintechInsurTech

Lingke Wang(Co-founder)Peter Colis(Co-founder)inLingke W.(Founder)in

Co-investorsAccel Adit Ventures Management, Llc Evolution VC Partners Flying Fish Ventures General Catalyst Glynn Capital Management +16 more

FabFitFunfabfitfun.com 𝕏

FabFitFun sells a subscription box service that delivers seasonal boxes of full-size lifestyle, beauty, and wellness products, with options to customize the box contents.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceBeverly Hills, US

Michael Broukhim(Executive Officer, Director)in Daniel Broukhim(Executive Officer, Director)in Katie Kitchens inSam Teller

Co-investors500 Global Angel Capital Management Anthem Venture Management, Llc G Squared Kleiner Perkins New Enterprise Associates (NEA)+5 more

FalconXfalconx.io in 𝕏

FalconX is a digital assets prime brokerage providing institutional clients with 24/7 access to liquidity and capital solutions through proprietary technology designed for risk management in volatile markets.

Crypto & Web3FintechSan Mateo, US

Raghu Yarlagadda(Founder)in Austin Reid in Suzy Walther in Brian Crist in Vanessa Zhang in

Board Shekhar Kirani(Executive Officer, Director)in

Co-investorsAccel Accomplice B Capital Group B4 Capital Blockchain Coinvestors Cleo Capital +20 more

Finfin.ai in 𝕏

Fin (formerly Intercom) is an AI-powered customer agent platform that handles customer service, sales, and ecommerce interactions for over 30,000 companies.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSDublin, IE

Eoghan McCabe(CEO and Chairman of the Board, Co-founder)in Des Traynor(Chief Strategy Officer & Co-founder)inCiaran Lee(Chief Engineer & Co-founder)inDavid Barrett(Co-founder)inPaul Adams(Chief Product Officer)Archana Agrawal(President)

Co-investorsBessemer Venture Partners 137 Ventures 500 Global Across Capital Partners Amplo Ventures Chemistry +19 more

ForeScout Technologies, Inc.forescout.com in 𝕏Nov 2015Acquired

Forescout provides cyber-physical systems security and network access control solutions for IoT, OT, and medical device environments.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareIoTMedical DevicesPlano, US

Yehezkel Yeshurun(Director)in Barry Mainz(Chief Executive Officer)in Rob Gillespie(Chief Financial Officer)inRob Amezcua(Chief Revenue Officer)inJ.P. Asta(Chief Customer Officer)Edward Brown(Chief Legal Officer)

Co-investorsAccel Acrew Capital Aspect Ventures Cross Creek Advisors Owl Capital Toba Capital +3 more

Function Healthfunctionhealth.com in 𝕏

Function Health provides routine whole-body lab testing, advanced imaging, and access to top doctors to help individuals achieve preventive health awareness and disease avoidance.

Digital HealthHealthtechWellness & Fitness

Mark Hyman, M.D.(Co-founder and chief medical officer)in Mark Hyman(CMO)inJonathan Swerdlin(Co-founder and CEO)inPranitha Patil(Co-founder and chief business officer)inSeth Weisfeld(Co-founder and chief design officer)inDan Swerdlin(Co-founder and general counsel)in

Co-investors1843 Capital 53 Stations Able Partners AgeTech Capital Aglae Ventures Alumni Ventures +30 more

Fundboxfundbox.com in 𝕏

Fundbox provides fast, flexible capital access to small businesses through technology-driven lending solutions.

Fintech

Prashant Fuloria(Chief Executive Officer)in Rina Jariwala(Chief Operations Officer)inAnchit Singh(Chief Business Officer)inRenuka Nayani(Chief Financial Officer)in Todd Hamblet(Chief Legal Officer)in Ofer Karp(Chief Technology Officer)in

Co-investorsAllianz X Amplo Ventures Arbor Ventures Blumberg Capital Cathay Innovation Entrée Capital +11 more

Gainsight, Inc.gainsight.com in 𝕏May 2017 · $52M

Gainsight provides a customer intelligence platform for revenue and sales teams that helps identify and prevent revenue leakage, optimize renewal processes, and identify expansion opportunities within existing customer bases.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales TechMountain View, US

Nick Mehta(Chief Executive Officer)inJames Eberlin(Director)Theodore Stann(Chief Financial Officer)

Board Nakul Mandan(Director)in Roger Lee(Director)inAjay Agarwal(Director)

Co-investorsBain Capital Ventures Battery Ventures Bessemer Venture Partners Capital Innovators Cisco Investments Golub Growth +8 more

Hammerspacehammerspace.com in 𝕏

Hammerspace offers a data platform that unifies unstructured data across disparate storage silos, on-premises data centers, and public clouds (AWS, Azure, GCP, OCI) into a single global file system to make data available for AI workflows and GPU clusters.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & Infrastructure

Co-investorsAlumni Ventures Break Trail Ventures G Squared Open Field Capital Prosperity7 Ventures Strawberry Creek Ventures +1 more

HashiCorphashicorp.comAcquired

HashiCorp builds multi-cloud infrastructure automation and security tools such as Terraform and Vault; an IBM subsidiary since 2025.

San Francisco, US

Mitchell Hashimoto(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Armon Dadgar(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inDavid McJannet(Executive Officer, Director)

Board Scott Raney(Director)in Glenn Solomon(Director)in Robin Vasan(Director)in

Co-investorsAmplify Partners Bessemer Venture Partners Chemistry Cisco Investments Firebolt Ventures Management Company, Llc Geodesic Capital +12 more

Hidden Levelhiddenlevel.com in 𝕏

Hidden Level develops advanced RF (radio frequency) sensing technology for defense, aviation, and intelligence applications.

Data & InfrastructureDeep TechDefense TechGovTechHardwareSyracuse, US

Jeffrey A. Cole(Executive Officer, Director)in Brad Garber(Executive Officer)inGary Dominicos(Executive Officer)inTim Graham(Executive Officer)in Mike Goll(Executive Officer)inKevin P Nasman(Executive Officer, Director)in

Co-investorsBooz Allen Ventures Claritas Capital DRONE FUND IronGate Capital Advisors J-Ventures Lauder Partners +12 more

Higgsfield AIhiggsfield.ai in 𝕏Jan 2024

Higgsfield is a platform for creating and generating visual content, including images, videos, and cinematic scenes using AI models.

AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyMedia & EntertainmentLos Gatos, US

Alex Mashrabov(Founder & CEO)inYerzat Dulat(Executive Officer, Director)in Mahi De Silva(Co-founder)in

Co-investors1982 Ventures Accel Alpha Intelligence Capital Alpha Square Group Alumni Ventures Angel Collective Opportunity Fund +33 more

Hippocratic AIhippocraticai.com in 𝕏

Hippocratic AI develops generative AI agents designed for healthcare delivery, working with hospital systems, health plans, and life sciences companies to support clinical decision-making and patient care.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtech

Munjal Shah(Chief Executive Officer, Co-founder)inDr. Meenesh Bhimani(Chief Medical Officer, co-founder)in Vishal Parikh(Chief Product Officer, Co-founder)in Subho Mukherjee(Chief Science Officer, Co-founder)in Saad Godil(Founder)in Subhabrata (Subho) Mukherjee(Founder)in

Co-investorsAndreessen Horowitz General Catalyst A*Avenir Growth Capital Catalio Capital Management, LP Greycroft +6 more

Hologramhologram.io in 𝕏Aug 2021 · $6.8M

Hologram provides global IoT connectivity solutions that simplify device management and reduce costs for businesses deploying internet-connected devices across multiple countries.

HardwareIoTSaaSChicago, US

Benjamin Forgan(Executive Officer, Director)inPatrick Wilbur(Executive Officer, Director)Anne Rosen(Executive Officer)

Board Nick Solaro(Director)in

Co-investorsBullpen Capital Capital Midwest Fund Converge Drive Capital Gutbrain Ventures Hypothesis +10 more

Hotel Tonighthoteltonight.com in 𝕏Mar 2017 · $37MAcquired

HotelTonight is an online marketplace offering discounted last-minute hotel bookings across thousands of properties in major cities and destinations worldwide.

ConsumerMarketplacesTravel & HospitalitySan Francisco, US

Jared Simon(Director)in Sam Shank(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)in

Board Roger Lee(Director)inBrian O'Malley(Director)Howard Love(Director)Rick Lewis(Director)in

Co-investorsAccel Acrew Capital Aspect Ventures Battery Ventures Coatue Management First Round Capital +10 more

Huntresshuntress.com in 𝕏

Huntress provides enterprise-grade cybersecurity solutions designed for businesses of all sizes, focusing on threat detection and response to protect organizations against hackers.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSColumbia, US

Kyle R. Hanslovan(Executive Officer, Director)in Kyle Hanslovan(Co-founder and CEO)inChris Bisnett(Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer)inJohn Ferrell(Co-founder and strategic executive)in Marcos E. Torres(Executive Officer)in

Board Ernie Bio(Director)in

Co-investorsBlu Venture Investors Broad Street Angels ForgePoint Capital Gula Tech Adventures JMI Equity Kleiner Perkins +7 more

Imperfect Produceimperfectproduce.com in 𝕏

Imperfect Produce is a grocery delivery service that sources surplus, cosmetically imperfect, and overstocked food items directly from farmers and producers, then delivers them at discounted prices to consumers.

Circular EconomyE-commerceFoodTechSan Francisco, US

Benjamin Chesler(Executive Officer, Director)inRonald Clark(Director)inBen Simon(Founder)inBen Filipiakin

Co-investorsAlpaca VC Buckhill Capital Corigin Ventures Correlation Ventures FirstMark Capital Flybridge Capital Partners +9 more

Jasperhellojasper.comOct 2022 · $125M

Jasper provides one-on-one virtual supportive care guidance for cancer patients, delivered by oncology-trained counselors to help manage treatment side effects and survivorship challenges.

Digital HealthHealthtech

Dave Rogenmoser(Founder & CEO)

Co-investors7wire Ventures Corewell Health Ventures Declaration Partners HubSpot Ventures Human Capital W Health Ventures Gp Llc +5 more

Jasperjasper.io in 𝕏Oct 2022 · $125M

Jasper is a commercial real estate fund management firm that deploys and manages capital for institutional investors into industrial, logistics, and other asset classes across Australia and New Zealand.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechPropTechAuckland, NZ

Mark Campbell(CEO and Executive Director)in

Co-investorsBlackstone Arc Angels Fantail Ventures Icehouse Ventures Bessemer Venture Partners Coatue Management +5 more

Jasper.aijasper.ai in 𝕏May 2022 · $125M

Jasper provides an AI-powered platform for marketers and creators to generate and refine content.

AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSAustin, US

Chris Hull(Founder/Vice President of Customer Success)in JP Morgan(Founder/CTO)in Dave Rogenmoser(Founder)inJohn Philip Morgan(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Shane Orlick(Executive Officer)in Timothy Young(Chief Executive Officer)in

Co-investorsAAF Management Ltd.Angel Collective Opportunity Fund Ascension Bessemer Venture Partners Coatue Management Creative HQ — The Incubator +20 more

Kongkonghq.com in 𝕏

Kong builds an API and AI connectivity platform that manages the complete lifecycle of APIs across any cloud environment.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Augusto Marietti(Chief Executive Officer & Co-founder)inMarco Palladino(Chief Technology Officer & Co-founder)in Chirag Shah(Executive Officer)in

Board Devdutt Yellurkar(Director)in Mike Volpi(Director)in Martin Casado(Director)in

Co-investorsAndreessen Horowitz Index Ventures Balderton Capital CRV (Charles River Ventures)New Enterprise Associates (NEA)Notable Capital +5 more

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Exits · 22

8 IPOs · 14 acquisitions · showing 13

DocusignNASDAQ: DOCUDoorDashNASDAQ: DASHGitlabNASDAQ: GTLBPinterestNYSE: PINSRobinhoodNASDAQ: HOODTwilioNYSE: TWLOAdaptive Insightsacq. by WorkdayDollar Shave Clubacq. by UnilevereBatesacq. by RakutenLookeracq. by GoogleNinthdecimalacq. by InMarketSegmentacq. by TwilioVeracode, Inc.acq. by CA Technologies

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Founders Circle Capital made?: Founders Circle Capital has 106 tracked investments, 22 of which have exited, including 3 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does Founders Circle Capital invest at?: Founders Circle Capital invests at the Growth, Late Stage stages.
What sectors does Founders Circle Capital focus on?: Founders Circle Capital focuses on Sector Agnostic.
Where is Founders Circle Capital located?: Founders Circle Capital is headquartered in San Francisco, US.
Does Founders Circle Capital lead rounds?: Founders Circle Capital typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
Who does Founders Circle Capital co-invest with?: Founders Circle Capital most often shares deals with Sapphire Ventures, Coatue Management, Kleiner Perkins, among 640 tracked co-investors.
What size deals does Founders Circle Capital back?: Across 11 deals with disclosed amounts, Founders Circle Capital has joined rounds of $6.8M – $100M (median $37M).

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Kleiner Perkins

Kleiner Perkins is a venture capital firm that backs founders across technology and life sciences, from early stage through growth.

$500K – $15M

Bessemer Venture Partners

Bessemer Venture Partners is a global venture capital firm that partners with entrepreneurs across enterprise, consumer, and healthcare sectors from early stages through growth.

Both backed · 16

Docusign Pinterest Twilio Adaptive Insights Auth0 Click House Convex EliseAI Fin Gainsight, Inc.HashiCorp Jasper Jasper.ai Legora MaintainX Sisense

$5M – $100M

Sequoia Capital

Sequoia Capital is a venture capital firm that partners with founders to build technology companies.

Both backed · 15

DoorDash Robinhood Attentive Mobile Carbon Carbon Black Cohesity Confluent Cribl Druva Ethos Mercury Pilot Strava UiPathThumbtack

$4.4M – $214M

Accel

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

Both backed · 14

Docusign Algolia Cohesity Ethos FalconX ForeScout Technologies, Inc.Higgsfield AI Hotel Tonight Legora PillPack Segment Sonatype UiPath Vercel

$1.6M – $70M

IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)

IVP (Institutional Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm that backs high-growth companies, emphasizing partnership and hands-on support to help portfolio companies scale toward market leadership.

Both backed · 13

Robinhood Appdynamics Attentive Mobile Baseten Click House Cribl HashiCorp Jasper Jasper.ai Looker TALA UiPath Vercel

$15M – $75M

Battery Ventures

Battery Ventures is a global investment firm that has backed more than 450 companies over its 40-year history, operating its investment staff as a single global unit.

Both backed · 13

Appdynamics Baseten Click House Cohesity Confluent Contrast Security Databricks Dollar Shave Club Function Health Gainsight, Inc.Hotel Tonight Sisense StockX

$500K – $100M

Index Ventures

Index Ventures is a venture capital firm that backs founders across industries and geographies, emphasizing the people behind ideas as much as the businesses themselves.

Both backed · 11

Robinhood Algolia Click House Confluent Convex Fin Kong Multiverse Pilot Pilotly Starburst

$540K – $10.8M

Notable Capital

This page announces that GGV Capital split into two separate firms in March 2024: Granite Asia (Singapore, covering APAC) and Notable Capital (US, based in Silicon Valley with offices in San Francisco and New York, investing in the US, Israel, Europe, and Latin America).

Both backed · 11

AlienVault Databricks HashiCorp Hotel Tonight Kong PlushCare Poshmark, Inc.StockX TALA VercelSlice

$5M – $50M

Menlo Ventures

Menlo Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm backing transformative technology companies, with a strong current emphasis on artificial intelligence across enterprise, healthcare, and consumer markets.

Both backed · 9

Docusign Appdynamics Function Health Higgsfield AI Legora Lumosity PillPack Poshmark, Inc.Scality

$1M – $20M

Lightspeed Venture Partners

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.

Both backed · 8

Appdynamics Click House Databricks FalconX Gainsight, Inc.Multiverse PlushCare Zola

$1.7M – $87M

Khosla Ventures

Khosla Ventures is a venture capital firm that backs bold, early-stage, technology-driven companies across deep tech and other sectors, providing hands-on 'venture assistance' to help founders build category-defining businesses.

Both backed · 8

DoorDash Gitlab Twilio Click House Contrast Security Fundbox HashiCorp Vercel

$5K – $50M

Redpoint Ventures

Since 1999, Redpoint Ventures has partnered with visionary founders to create new markets and redefine existing ones. The firm invests early in startups building category-defining companies, from AI and infrastructure to security. Redpoint has backed hundreds of companies, including Netflix, Snowflake, Stripe, Ramp, Twilio, Ramp, and Hims, and today backs the next generation of AI leaders like OpenAI, Legora, Modal, Abridge and Physical Intelligence. Redpoint is based in San Francisco and has offices in New York City and Woodside. For more information visit: http://www.redpoint.com/

Both backed · 8

Twilio Click House Cribl Function Health HashiCorp Legora Looker Wonderhill

$100K – $10M

▶32 more co-investors

FirstMark Capital CRV (Charles River Ventures)Bain Capital Ventures Norwest Venture Partners Meritech Capital Partners Shasta Ventures ACME Capital US Venture Partners TCV Blue Owl Capital Craft Ventures NextView Ventures Entrée Capital Highland Capital Partners Mayfield Fund RRE Ventures Forerunner Ventures Atlas Venture BAM Ventures .406 Ventures Evolution Equity Partners Uncork Capital Streamlined Ventures Operator LP NextGen Venture Partners Vast Ventures Hummer Winblad Venture Partners (HWVP)Sherpa Ventures Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ)Ballistic Ventures CoinFund muru-D

Firms observed investing alongside Founders Circle Capital, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Founders Circle Capital's recorded portfolio.

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3TS Capital Partners

3TS Capital Partners is a European technology-focused growth investment adviser whose advised funds provide growth capital, typically leading or co-leading substantial funding rounds for innovative tech companies primarily in the DACH, CEE and Nordic regions.

$324K – $10.8M

8VC

8VC is a venture capital firm investing across logistics, life sciences, healthcare, IT infrastructure, and government/defense, guided by its Smart Enterprise thesis focused on data integration and platform network effects.

$100K – $50M

Accel

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

$1.6M – $70M

AirTree Ventures

AirTree Ventures runs Pathfinders, a free four-week in-person program in Sydney for young builders (high-school graduates up to age 23) to work on a real product, access the AirTree team and founders, and build a peer network.

$132K – $16.5M

Andreessen Horowitz

Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, known for pioneering the platform model with a large team of operators supporting founders across stages.

$500K – $50M

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FOUNDERS CIRCLE CAPITAL IV, L.P.vintage 2021 · 58 LPs · 506(b)$370.2Mraised

FOUNDERS CIRCLE CAPITAL III AFFILIATES FUND, L.P.vintage 2019 · 53 LPs · 506(b)$12.7Mraised

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FOUNDERS CIRCLE CAPITAL III - P, L.P.vintage 2019 · 506(b)

FOUNDERS CIRCLE CAPITAL II OPPORTUNITIES FUND, L.P.vintage 2019 · 506(b)

FOUNDERS CIRCLE CAPITAL II, L.P.vintage 2015 · 34 LPs · 506(b)$167.7MAUM

FOUNDERS CIRCLE CAPITAL II AFFILIATES FUND, L.P.vintage 2015 · 506(b)

FOUNDERS CIRCLE CAPITAL IV, LPMar 2026 · 123 LPs$557.9MAUM

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FOUNDERS CIRCLE CAPITAL II OPPORTUNITIES FUND, LPMar 2026 · 10 LPs$54.1MAUM

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