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G Squared

Venture capitalActively deploying

Chicago · Series A–Growth · 2 people tracked

Also known as G SQUARED EQUITY MANAGEMENT LP · G SQUARED SMA IC

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G Squared is a venture capital firm founded in 2011 that invests in growth-stage technology companies globally, with a portfolio of approximately 100 companies.

Source: firm website, verified Aug 25, 2026.

Stage
Series A–Growth
HQ
Chicago, Illinois, US
Leads rounds
Leads
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2011
Last 12 months
2 investments
AUM
$6.6B
Tracked investments
213

Team · 2 people

from public directories

What they invest in

from 80 of 213 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×31SaaS ×27Enterprise Software ×24Fintech ×19Consumer ×14Marketplaces ×11Cybersecurity ×9Cloud Computing ×8

HQs:United States×68United Kingdom×4Germany×2Brazil×1South Korea×1Mexico×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 76 portfolio companies
32%
solo founders
24 of 76 mapped founding teams
61%
repeat founders
of 76 founders with career history
~3 yrs
old at investment
median across 8 dated deals

Founding team size:solo founder×242 founders×323 founders×124+ founders×8

Where their founders studiedfrom 73 founders with education data

Harvard University ×6Stanford University ×4University of California, Berkeley ×4University of Melbourne ×4Harvard Business School ×3UC San Diego ×3Bharathidasan University ×2Georgetown University ×2

Where their founders worked beforefrom 76 founders with career history

Google ×3Mercury ×3Stanford University ×3Zoho Corporation ×3AngelList ×2Apple ×2Boss Consulting SA ×2Credit Suisse ×2

Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program

Y Combinator ×5

2 founders hold a PhD · 6 hold an MBA (of 73 with degree data)

Investments · 213 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2026 · 22025 · 12023 · 22022 · 22021 · 22020 · 12019 · 12018 · 213 dated

Airbnbairbnb.comin𝕏NASDAQ: ABNB

Airbnb is an online marketplace that enables people to book and list accommodations for short-term rentals, experiences, and services around the world.

ConsumerMarketplacesTravel & HospitalitySan Francisco, US

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

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

Asanaasana.comin𝕏NYSE; LTSE: ASAN

Asana is a collaborative work management platform that helps teams align work to goals, coordinate tasks, and automate processes using AI-powered workflows.

Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkMarketing TechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Dustin Moskovitz(Co-founder and Chair)inJustin Rosenstein(Co-founder and Board/Advisor)inTim Wan(Executive Officer)Eve Saltman(Executive Officer)Dan Rogers(Chief Executive Officer and Director)Aziz Megji(Chief Financial Officer)

Co-investors8VCAndreessen HorowitzFounders FundinfoShareManhattan Venture PartnersSilver Lake Partners+9 more

Bloom Energybloomenergy.comin𝕏NYSE: BE

Bloom Energy manufactures solid oxide fuel cell systems for onsite power generation at commercial, industrial, and data center facilities.

CleantechEnergyHardware

K.R. Sridhar(Founder, Chairman, and CEO)

Co-investorsArtis VenturesConstellation Technology VenturesDag VenturesEnerdigm VenturesJC2 VenturesKleiner Perkins+7 more

Chime FinancialNASDAQ: CHYM

San Francisco, US

Ryan King(Director)Christopher Britt(Executive Officer, Director)Katherine Karas(Executive Officer)Matthew Newcomb(Executive Officer)

BoardJim Feuille(Director)inShawn Carolan(Director)

Co-investorsCrosslink Capital

Courseracoursera.orgin𝕏NYSE: COUR

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

EdTechEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkMarketplacesSaaSMountain View, US

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

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

Co-investorsAllied Venture PartnersFelicis VenturesGSV VenturesKleiner PerkinsLearn CapitalManta Ray Ventures+9 more

EquipmentShareequipmentshare.comin𝕏NASDAQ: EQPT

EquipmentShare provides construction equipment rentals and fleet management technology for builders and contractors.

Construction TechIoTPropTechSaaSColumbia, US

Brad Siegler(Founder)inJeff Lowe(Founder)inJabbok Schlacks(CEO & Co-Founder)inWilliam Schlacks(Founder/President)inWilly Schlacks(Co-Founder)

Co-investorsY CombinatorAmity VenturesDepth VenturesEvolution VC PartnersFundersClubGreat Oaks Venture Capital+12 more

Instacartinstacart.comin𝕏NASDAQ: CART

Instacart operates a marketplace connecting grocery retailers with customers who order food and household items for same-day delivery or in-store pickup, serving millions of households across North America through partnerships with over 350 retailers.

ConsumerE-commerceFoodTechSan Francisco, US

Apoorva Mehta(Founder & CEO)inBrandon Leonardo(Founder)inMax Mullen(Founder)in

Co-investorsA*Andreessen HorowitzBACKGROUND CAPITALBling CapitalBright Pixel CapitalCanaan Partners+28 more

Lyftlyft.com𝕏NASDAQ: LYFT

Lyft is an on-demand ridesharing platform that connects passengers with drivers for various ride types, including standard rides, premium options, and other transportation services.

MarketplacesMobility & TransportationSan Francisco, US

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

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

Maplebear Inc.NASDAQ: CART

San Francisco, US

Apoorva Mehta(Co-Founder, CEO and Executive Chairman)

BoardMichael Moritz(Director)inJeff Jordan(Director)in

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzSEI VenturesSequoia Capital

Pagayapagaya.comin𝕏NASDAQ: PGY

Pagaya operates an AI-driven credit decisioning platform and network that helps banks, credit unions, fintechs, auto lenders, and merchants approve more qualified applicants across personal loans, auto financing, and point-of-sale financing.

AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaSTel-Aviv, US

Gal Krubiner(Chief Executive officer, Co-Founder and Director)inAvital Pardo(Chief Technology Officer, Co-Founder and Director)inYahav Yulzari(Chief Revenue Officer, Co-Founder and Director)inKevin Stein(Director)Ashok Vaswani(President)Tami Rosen(Chief People Officer)

Co-investorsMillennium New HorizonsMillennium Technology Value PartnersOak HC/FTSCB 10XViola Ventures

SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORPNASDAQ: SPCX

Hawthorne, US

Elon Musk(Executive Officer, Director)Bret Johnsen(Executive Officer)Gwynne Shotwell(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardAntonio Gracias(Director)inSteve Jurvetson(Director)inDonald Harrison(Director)

Co-investorsFuture VenturesGigafundValor Equity Partners

Uberuber.comin𝕏NYSE: UBER

Uber operates a multi-sided platform providing ride-sharing, food delivery, freight logistics, and business fleet management services across various global markets.

Logistics & Supply ChainMarketplacesMobility & TransportationSan Francisco, US

Travis Kalanick(Co-founder & CEO)Garrett Camp(Co-founder)

Co-investors137 Ventures408 VenturesA*Across Capital PartnersAglae VenturesAkkadian Ventures+63 more

Uber TechnologiesinNYSE: UBER

San Francisco, US

Garrett Camp(Director)Travis Kalanick(Executive Officer, Director)Gautam Gupta(Executive Officer)Jeffrey Holden(Executive Officer)David Plouffe(Executive Officer)Emil Michael(Executive Officer)

Co-investorsInvestX

Blocktempoblocktempo.comin𝕏✓ verified

Polymarket operates a decentralized prediction market platform where users can bet on the outcomes of real-world events such as sports and elections.

Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeep TechFintechMarketplacesMedia & EntertainmentSpace TechTaipei, TW

Yu-Ting (Mike) Lin(Founder)inJoey Luo(Founder)inCharlie Horowitz(CEO)Tyler Presser(CTO)Shayne Coplan(CEO)

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzD.E. ShawDragonflyGeneral CatalystSV AngelValor Equity Partners+1 more

LinkSquareslinksquares.comin𝕏✓ verified

LinkSquares provides an AI-powered contract lifecycle management platform for enterprises that automates contract intake, review, execution, analysis, and renewal.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLegalTechSaaSBoston, US

Chris Combs(Director)inVishal Sunak(Executive Officer, Director)in

Co-investorsJump CapitalCatalyst InvestorsCerity Partners VenturesFairhaven Capital PartnersG2 Venture PartnersMassMutual Ventures+1 more

Parloaparloa.comin𝕏✓ verified

Parloa Labs is a research organization advancing the science and practice of artificial intelligence through deployments of voice AI agents.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSBerlin, DE

Malte Kosub(Founder)inStefan Ostwald(Co-Founder and Chief AI Officer)

Co-investorsEQT VenturesMosaic VenturesNewionGeneral CatalystArtisanal VenturesBlueYard Capital+2 more

Transfixtransfix.ioinJun 2023

Transfix provides a transportation management system (TMS) for freight brokerages, combining pricing, carrier sourcing, scheduling, tracking, invoicing, and reporting in a modular platform.

AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSNew York, US

Drew McElroy(Co-founder & Chairman of the Board)inJonathan Salama(Co-founder & CEO)

Board seatLarry Aschebrook· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsAllied Venture PartnersBowery CapitalCanvas VenturesFounder CollectiveManhattan Venture PartnersNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)+3 more

23andMe23andme.comin𝕏

23andMe operates a research platform that collects genetic data from millions of users to advance genomic research and health discovery.

BiotechDigital HealthDirect to ConsumerHealthtechLongevityMountain View, US

Anne Wojcicki(Co-founder & CEO)inLinda Avey(Co-founder)Paul Cheung(Co-founder)Andrew Page(Executive Officer, Director)Kathy Hibbs(Executive Officer)

BoardEsther Dyson(Director)

Co-investorsAllied Venture PartnersCivilization Ventures Management, LlcEQUIAMHouston Angel NetworkInvestXJazzya Investments+12 more

ActiveHours, Inc. (fka Earnin)
Agrivida
airSlate

Document workflow automation platform offering e-signature, editing, and analytics for SMBs.

Co-investorsGeneral Catalyst

airSlate Websiteairslate.comin𝕏

Airslate builds automation products for business process workflows including document editing and signing, process automation, and customer acquisition.

Marketing TechSaaS

Drew Zalkindin

Co-investorsGeneral Catalyst

Airwallexairwallex.comin𝕏

Airwallex operates a global banking platform that provides cross-border payments, financial infrastructure, and AI-powered financial software for businesses.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSingapore, SG

Jack Zhang(CEO)inMax Li(Co-Founder and Head of Design)inLucy Yueting Liu(Co-Founder and President)inXijing Dai (Jacob Dai)(Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer)inKi-Lok Wong(Co-Founder and Principal Architect)Jacob Dai(Founder)in

Co-investorsActivant CapitalAEF Greater Bay Area FundAirTree VenturesAthletic VenturesBlackbird VenturesBowery Capital+19 more

Airwallex (Cayman) Limited
Alibaba
Alibaba Group Holding Limited
Anthropic
Anthropic PBC
Anvilogic AI SOC Platformanvilogic.comin𝕏

Anvilogic is a security operations platform that helps detection engineers and incident responders build, deploy, and manage security detections across hybrid SIEM and data lake environments.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSPalo Alto, US

Deb Banerjee(Founder)inKarthik Kannan(Founder)inMichael Monte(VP of Customer Success & Sales Engineering)in

Co-investorsDatabricks VenturesCervinEvolution Equity PartnersFoundation CapitalMyriad Venture PartnersNeythri Futures Fund+1 more

AppDirect

Nicolas Desmarais(Cofounder)Daniel Saks(Cofounder)

Co-investorsInovia CapitalMithril Capital Management

Aqua
Attentive Mobileattentivemobile.comin𝕏

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

BoardScott Friend(Director)in

Co-investorsCollective LiquidityEQUIAMFounders Circle CapitalFUSEMetaProp VenturesNextView Ventures+4 more

Auto1auto1.com

AUTO1 operates an online marketplace for used cars where dealers bid on vehicles, offering car condition documentation, transport, and document handling.

E-commerceMarketplacesMobility & Transportation

Christian Bertermann(Founder)in

Co-investorsDN CapitalMutschler VenturesSoftBank Vision FundTarget GlobalVentura CapitalPreface Ventures

Backbonebackbone.comin𝕏Aug 2019

Backbone One is a mobile game controller that enables remote play of PC games installed on Steam from mobile devices via the Steam Link app.

ConsumerGamingHardwareVancouver, US

Maneet Khaira(Executive Officer, Director)Sydney Newton(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardGurdeep Pall(Director)

Co-investors359 CapitalActivant CapitalHabitat PartnersIndex VenturesLeft Lane Capital

Beamreach Solar, Inc.
Better Holdco, Inc.
BitPaybitpay.comin𝕏

BitPay provides enterprise-grade tools for cryptocurrency acceptance and spending, enabling businesses and individuals to send, receive, and store digital currencies.

ConsumerCrypto & Web3Fintech

Stephen Pair(Founder)in

Co-investorsAltai VenturesDigital Currency GroupIndex VenturesK2 GlobalMenlo VenturesRRE Ventures+3 more

Black Forest
Blend Labs
Blockratize, Inc. (fka Polymarket)
Bolt
Bolt Technology OÜ
Bombas
Brex
Callisto
Callisto Media, Inc.
Capsule Corporation
Cesium, Inc. (fka Knowde)
Chargebeechargebee.comin𝕏

Chargebee provides unified revenue infrastructure connecting billing, pricing, usage metering, invoicing, and compliance for businesses with modern, usage-based, and hybrid business models at enterprise scale.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS

Krish Subramanian(CEO & Co-founder)inRajaraman Santhanam(CPO & Co-founder)inSaravanan KP(CTO & Co-founder)inThiyagarajan T(Founder)in

Co-investorsAccelInsight PartnersLeft Lane CapitalPeak XV PartnersRembrandt Venture PartnersSapphire Ventures+2 more

Chili Piper
Chime
chocochoco.comin

Choco operates a B2B platform connecting restaurants and food suppliers to reduce order inefficiencies and food waste across the supply chain.

AI & Machine LearningCircular EconomyClimate TechFoodTechSaaS

Daniel Khachab(Founder)inJulian Hammer(Founder)inRogerio da Silva Yokomizo(Founder)

Co-investorsAtlanticAtlantic LabsBessemer Venture PartnersCoatue ManagementForerunner VenturesInsight Partners+5 more

Choco Communications GmbH
Cockroach Labscockroachlabs.comin𝕏

CockroachDB is a distributed SQL database designed for enterprise applications that require high availability and global scalability.

Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareNew York, US

Spencer Kimball(Founder)inPeter Mattis(Founder)

Co-investorsCoatue ManagementFirstMark CapitalGV (Google Ventures)In-Q-TelIndex VenturesSV Angel+4 more

Collective Health

Integrated solution for self-funded employers to administer health insurance plans and control costs.

Co-investorsFounders FundMSA NovoOssian CapitalRedpoint VenturesTransform Capital Management

CollectiveHealth, Inc.
Convoyconvoy.comin𝕏Defunct

Convoy operates a freight marketplace platform that connects brokers and carriers to match and execute truckload transactions.

B2B MarketplacesLogistics & Supply ChainSeattle, US

Grant Goodale(Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer / Chief Experience Officer)Dan Lewis(Co-Founder & CEO)Brian Kreiner(Executive Officer)Diankha Linear(Executive Officer)

BoardAnu Hariharan(Director)Hadi Partovi(Director)

Co-investorsCraft VenturesEQUIAMExpaJovonoMarc BenioffMosaic Ventures+13 more

CoreWeavecoreweave.comin𝕏

CoreWeave operates an AI-native cloud platform built to run large-scale AI workloads, combining GPU infrastructure, tooling, and support.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & Infrastructure

Michael Intrator(Founder)in

Co-investorsCisco InvestmentsCoatue Management

Cover Geniuscovergenius.comin𝕏Jun 2026

Cover Genius provides embedded, white-labeled insurance and protection products through a single API, with underwriting and local licenses across 60+ countries and all 50 US states.

FintechInsurTechSaaSNew York, US

Christopher Robert Bayley(Director, Promoter)Angus James Ridley McDonald(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Chris Bayley(Founder)inAmir Massoudi(Executive Officer, Promoter)Lexie Marchuk(Executive Officer, Promoter)

BoardTom Leone(Director, Promoter)

Co-investorsAfterWork VenturesDawn CapitalKing River CapitalLeo Capital VenturesSecondQuarter VenturesSpark Capital+1 more

Cover Genius Holdings Pty Ltd

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13 more tracked companies

UiPathUnqorkUpgradeVerkadaViva RepublicaWayve Technologies Ltd.WefoxWizWorkizX-Energy Reactor Company, LLCX-Energy WebsiteX.AI CorporationXyla Inc. (fka OpenEvidence)

Exits · 13

IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolio

AirbnbNASDAQ: ABNBAsanaNYSE; LTSE: ASANBloom EnergyNYSE: BEChime FinancialNASDAQ: CHYMCourseraNYSE: COUREquipmentShareNASDAQ: EQPTInstacartNASDAQ: CARTLyftNASDAQ: LYFTMaplebear Inc.NASDAQ: CARTPagayaNASDAQ: PGYSPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORPNASDAQ: SPCXUberNYSE: UBERUber TechnologiesNYSE: UBER

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has G Squared made?
G Squared has 208 tracked investments, 9 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO, including 2 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does G Squared invest at?
G Squared invests at the Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth stages.
What sectors does G Squared focus on?
G Squared focuses on Crypto & Web3, Sector Agnostic.
Where is G Squared located?
G Squared is headquartered in Chicago, US.
Does G Squared lead rounds?
Yes, G Squared leads investment rounds.
Who does G Squared co-invest with?
G Squared most often shares deals with Coatue Management, Andreessen Horowitz, Felicis Ventures, among 524 tracked co-investors.

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