Geodesic Capital
Venture capitalFoster City · Seed–Late Stage · 12 people tracked
Also known as GEODESIC INVESTMENTS, L.L.C
Investment thesis
Geodesic Capital positions itself as an investment partner for global expansion, focusing on multi-stage technology companies with global ambitions. Beyond capital, the firm provides a platform to help portfolio companies expand into Asia, beginning with Japan. Its Japan-based team supports market entry strategy, local hiring, customer and partner introductions, and executive relationships with major Japanese enterprises. The firm hosts an annual Geodesic Forum in Tokyo connecting Silicon Valley companies with Japanese corporations. It emphasizes the convergence of enterprise AI maturity and Japan's growing economic importance, investing in leading technology firms across AI/ML, enterprise infrastructure, and cybersecurity, and helping them scale in rapidly expanding Asian markets.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 25, 2026.
Team · 12 people
from public directories
What they invest in
from 75 of 84 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×48Enterprise Software ×37SaaS ×24Data & Infrastructure ×19Cloud Computing ×14Cybersecurity ×14Developer Tools ×13Fintech ×12
HQs:United States×68Israel×1Italy×1Japan×1Sweden×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 63 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×122 founders×263 founders×164+ founders×9
Where their founders studiedfrom 74 founders with education data
University of California, Berkeley ×6Stanford University ×5Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi ×4Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×3Stanford University Graduate School of Business ×3Brown University ×2Dartmouth College ×2Georgia Institute of Technology ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 84 founders with career history
Stanford University ×6Facebook ×4Google ×4LinkedIn ×4Uber ×4McKinsey & Company ×3Picture Capital ×3Together AI ×3
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
15 founders hold a PhD · 12 hold an MBA (of 77 with degree data)
Investments · 84 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 42025 · 22024 · 52023 · 12021 · 32020 · 12019 · 12018 · 12017 · 32014 · 122 dated
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
Coinbase is a cryptocurrency exchange platform that offers trading, custody, and financial services for cryptocurrencies, stocks, derivatives, and prediction markets to consumers, institutions, and developers.
Crypto & Web3FintechSan Francisco, US
Brian Armstrong(Co-founder & CEO)inFred Ehrsam(Co-founder)inEmilie Choi(President & COO)Alesia Haas(Chief Financial Officer)Paul Grewal(Chief Legal Officer & Secretary)Lawrence (L.J.) Brock(Chief People Officer)
Co-investors1confirmationA.Capital Venturesa16z cryptoAcrew CapitalAndreessen HorowitzAnsa Capital+53 more
Figma is a collaborative design platform that enables teams to create apps, websites, and products through shared design tools integrated with development workflows and AI-powered design assistance.
Developer ToolsSaaSSan Francisco, US
Evan Wallace(Co-Founder (former Chief Technology Officer))Dylan Field(Co-founder & CEO)inPraveer Melwani(Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer)Kris Rasmussen(Chief Technology Officer)Shaunt Voskanian(Chief Revenue Officer)Brendan Mulligan(General Counsel & Secretary)
Co-investors137 VenturesAlkeon InnovationAndreessen HorowitzAtlassian VenturesBase PartnersCoatue Management+26 more
Snapchat is a mobile app for communicating with friends and family through photos and videos, featuring augmented-reality Lenses, creative sharing tools, and a personalized map for discovering places and content.
ConsumerCreator EconomyMedia & EntertainmentSocialSanta Monica, US
Evan T Spiegel(Executive Officer, Director)Robert C Murphy(Executive Officer, Director)Evan Spiegel(Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer)inBobby Murphy(Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer)Reggie Brown(Co-founder; former Chief Marketing Officer)Tim Sehn(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsA-Rod CorpAlibaba GroupCoatue ManagementEntrée CapitalFidelity InvestmentsGeneral Atlantic+22 more
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
Alkira provides on-demand, cloud-native network infrastructure as-a-service for hybrid and multi-cloud enterprise connectivity.
Amir K.(Founder)in
Co-investorsDallas Venture CapitalKleiner PerkinsKoch Disruptive TechnologiesNextEquity PartnersPresidio VenturesSequoia Capital+2 more
Altruist is an AI-forward custodian and wealth platform for independent registered investment advisors, handling workflows from client onboarding to reporting on a single system.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaSCulver City, US
Jason Wenk(Chief Executive Officer and Founder)inMazi Bahadori(Chief Operating Officer and Chief Compliance Officer)Harpreet Ahluwalia(Chief Product Officer)Amit Miglani(Chief Financial Officer)Piret Loone(General Counsel)Dan Petty(Chief Information Security Officer)
Co-investorsDeclaration PartnersICONIQInsight PartnersSalesforce VenturesVenrockGIC+7 more
AppZen provides AI-powered finance software that automates invoice processing, expense auditing, and spend-to-pay workflows for enterprise finance teams.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSan Jose, US
Anant Kale(Co-Founder & CEO)Kunal Verma(Co-Founder & CTO)inGaurav Agrawalin
Co-investorsLightspeed Venture PartnersRedpoint VenturesRiverwood Capital500 GlobalCoatue ManagementEvolution VC Partners+4 more
Software-defined manufacturing company using AI and robotics to assemble AI servers, racks and storage systems.
Co-investorsAnsa CapitalBMW i VenturesEclipse VenturesLux CapitalBlackRockEclipse+1 more
Chronosphere provides an observability platform for microservices and containers that helps teams detect and fix customer-impacting issues while controlling costs and complexity.
Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsSaaSNew York, US
MARTIN CHEN MAO(Executive Officer, Director)ROBERT JAMES SKILLINGTON(Executive Officer, Director)Martin Mao(Co-Founder & CEO (now SVP, GM Observability, Palo Alto Networks))inRob Skillington(Co-Founder & CTO)inAshley Alexander(Chief People Officer)Margaret Dawson(Global Head of Marketing)
Co-investorsACTAI VenturesAdditionAntiBasis Set VenturesCarbide VenturesCardinia Ventures+13 more
Clearcover is an insurance company that simplifies auto insurance coverage selection and claims processing through a mobile-first platform, enabling fast claim payouts.
InsurTechChicago, US
Kyle Nakatsuji(Executive Officer, Director)inDerek Brigham(Executive Officer, Promoter)Jennifer Kemp(Executive Officer)Jennifer Crutchfield(Executive Officer)Norman Smagley(Executive Officer)
BoardCynthia Hardy(Director)
Co-investors500 GlobalAmerican Family VenturesBetter Tomorrow VenturesIA Capital GroupLightbankOMERS Ventures+2 more
ClickHouse develops a column-oriented database management system that enables real-time analytical reporting via SQL queries.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Aaron Katz(Co-Founder & CEO)inAlexey Milovidov(Co-Founder & CTO)Yury Izrailevsky(Co-Founder & President)
Co-investorsAltimeter CapitalIndex VenturesAdapt VenturesArtisanal VenturesBattery VenturesBessemer Venture Partners+9 more
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)inJay Kreps(Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer)inJun Rao(Co-founder)inEdward (Jay) Kreps(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Matthew Miller(Director)Michelangelo Volpi(Director)
Co-investorsAlkeon InnovationAltimeter CapitalAxevil CapitalBattery VenturesCoatue ManagementCusp Capital+13 more
CyCognito provides an external attack surface management (ASM) platform that continuously discovers, tests, and prioritizes exposures across an organization's internet-facing assets, subsidiaries, and third-party connections.
CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Rob Gurzeev(Cofounder)Rob N. Gurzeev(Founder)in
Co-investorsAccelAmiti VenturesBright Pixel CapitalCyber Mentor FundHarpoon VenturesKli Capital+5 more
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)Matei Zaharia(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inReynold Xin(Founder)inPatrick Wendell(Founder)inAndy Konwinski(Founder)in
Co-investors137 VenturesA.Capital VenturesAglae VenturesAlkeon InnovationAltra VentureAmplify Partners+71 more
DataRobot develops an AI and machine learning platform that automates model development and deployment for enterprises.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareBoston, US
Jeremy Achin(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inThomas de Godoy(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Tom de Godoy(Co-Founder and Former Chief Technology Officer)in
BoardHarry Weller(Director)Christopher Lynch(Director)
Co-investorsAMK Investment OfficeB Capital GroupB4 CapitalBallistic VenturesCisco InvestmentsConnetic Ventures+27 more
Dremio provides an Agentic Lakehouse platform that enables fast, governed access to enterprise data across multiple sources without ETL, with an AI Semantic Layer for business context and autonomous infrastructure management.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software
Tomer Shiran(Founder)inSendur Sellakumar(CEO)in
Co-investorsSapphire VenturesInsight PartnersRedpoint VenturesAlpha Square GroupCisco InvestmentsDTCP+5 more
Duo provides identity and access security solutions that help organizations detect threats and verify user authentication across their infrastructure.
CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSAnn Arbor, US
Jon Oberheide(Co-founder and former Chief Technology Officer)Douglas Joon Song(Executive Officer, Director)Jonathan Clarke Oberheide(Executive Officer, Director)Dug Song(Co-founder and former Chief Executive Officer)in
Co-investorsGV (Google Ventures)Redpoint VenturesResonant Venture PartnersTrue VenturesWorkday VenturesBenchmark+3 more
Edge Delta provides telemetry pipeline and observability tools for DevOps, IT/Ops, SRE, and Security teams to process logs, metrics, traces, and events at scale without centralizing all raw data.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSeattle, US
Ozan Unlu(Co-founder)inFatih Yildiz(Co-founder)in
Co-investorsAmity VenturesMaC Venture CapitalMenlo Ventures
Exein provides runtime cybersecurity for Physical AI systems, embedded and Linux-based devices, firmware, IoT fleets, cloud workloads, and Kubernetes, with on-device threat detection and binary/SBOM analysis mapped to compliance requirements.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityIoTRome, IT
Gianni Cuozzo(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investors33NBalderton CapitalBerliner Volksbank VenturesHV CapitalIntrepid Growth PartnersRedstone+6 more
Fieldguide provides automated workflows and collaborative tools for assurance and advisory practices to serve clients more effectively.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSSan Francisco, US
Jin Chang(Founder)inChris Szymansky(CTO / Co-Founder)in
Co-investors8VCBessemer Venture PartnersFloodgateFourth RealmPoint72 VenturesY Combinator
Firestorm Labs builds xCell, a containerized 3D-printing factory that produces modular military drones at the point of need.
San Diego, US
Daniel Magy(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Chad McCoy(Founder)inIan Muceus(Founder)in
BoardTommy Hendrix(Director)Aaron Jacobson(Director)in
Co-investorsBeyond CapitalBlack FlagBooz Allen VenturesBVVCCapital FactoryDecisive Point+13 more
Fly.io provides infrastructure and platform services for deploying and running applications in a distributed, globally-connected environment.
Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareChicago, US
Michael Dwan(Founder)Jerome Gravel-Niquet(Founder)inKurt Mackey(CEO)inScott Johnston(Executive Officer, Director)Matthew Cunningham(Executive Officer)
BoardMartin Casado(Director)in
Co-investorsAbstract VenturesAndreessen HorowitzFrialeIntel CapitalPage One VenturesRising Tide+4 more
Forethought builds self-improving AI agents for customer service, now integrated into Zendesk's platform.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Mateo, US
Deon Chris Nicholas(Founder)Deon Nicholas(Founder)inSami Ghoche(Founder)in
Co-investors8VCFrontline VenturesInspired CapitalK9 VenturesNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Village Global+4 more
Glean provides an AI-powered workplace search and knowledge management platform that connects company data across documents, messages, tickets, and systems to help teams access information and complete work.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSilicon Valley, US
Arvind Jain(Founder & CEO)inVishwanath T R(Co-founder and CTO)inTony Gentilcore(Co-founder, Engineering)inT.R. Vishwanath(Co-Founder and Technical Infrastructure Lead)inPiyush Prahladka(Co-Founder Emeritus)in
Co-investorsAdvaita CapitalCategory VenturesCoatue ManagementCold Start VenturesCraft VenturesDash VC+14 more
Grid develops uncrewed, long-range cargo aircraft ("Lifter") that carry heavy payloads over thousands of miles, operated as a distributed, autonomous mesh network managed by small ground teams.
Defense TechLogistics & Supply ChainRoboticsPalo Alto, US
Alex Kroll(Executive Officer)Chinmay Patel(Executive Officer)inArthur Paul Dubois Taine(Founder / Aerospace Engineering Leader)Arthur DuboisinBrandon Florian(Executive Officer, Director)in
Co-investorsBison VenturesCalibrate VenturesCommonweal VenturesAlumni VenturesUbiquity Ventures
Harness provides software delivery automation and infrastructure for engineering teams to deploy code reliably and efficiently.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Jyoti Bansal(Co-Founder & CEO)inRishi Singh(Co-Founder & Board Member)in
Co-investorsAlkeon InnovationArtisanal VenturesBattery VenturesCrosslink CapitalFikaGV (Google Ventures)+12 more
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)
BoardScott Raney(Director)inGlenn Solomon(Director)inRobin Vasan(Director)in
Co-investorsAmplify PartnersBessemer Venture PartnersCisco InvestmentsFounders Circle CapitalICONIQIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)+10 more
Hightouch builds a data activation platform that integrates with existing enterprise data infrastructure to enable marketing and business teams to activate customer data at scale.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSan Francisco, US
Kashish Gupta(Founder)inTejas Manohar(Founder)inJoshua Curl(Founder)in
Co-investorsAllison Pickens VenturesAmplify PartnersDash VCDorm RoomEarl Grey CapitalHubSpot Ventures+16 more
Imply provides a commercial platform built around Apache Druid, an open-source database designed for real-time analytics on large datasets.
Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Fangjin Yang(Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer)Gian Merlino(Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer)Vadim Ogievetsky(Co-Founder and Chief Experience Officer)Eric Tschetter(Chief Officer, Emerging Solutions)
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzBessemer Venture PartnersKhosla VenturesThoma BravoTiger Global Management
Instart was a Palo Alto-based web content delivery and application performance company whose assets Akamai acquired in 2020.
Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersMillennium Technology Value PartnersStructural CapitalTenaya CapitalWingAndreessen Horowitz+4 more
InVision was a New York-based digital product design and collaboration software company; its domain now resolves to Miro.
AI & Machine LearningFuture of WorkSaaSNew York City, US
Co-investorsAccelAlliance VCAlliance VentureAtlassian VenturesEscalate Capital PartnersICONIQ
Island provides a bring-your-own-device (BYOD) management platform for enterprises, enabling employees to securely use personal devices for work across all industries.
CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSDallas, US
Michael Fey(Founder)in
Co-investorsCanapi VenturesCoatue ManagementEvolution Equity PartnersG SquaredInsight PartnersNewView Capital+4 more
Katalyst makes an FDA-cleared, at-home full-body electrical muscle stimulation (EMS) training suit and app-guided workouts.
Seattle, US
Bjorn Woltermann(Executive Officer, Director)Amish Patel(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsStripesFortitude Ventures
Katalyst Space builds NEXUS, a multi-mission robotic spacecraft that can maneuver, transfer between orbits, dock with satellites, and perform robotic servicing, including grappling satellites not originally designed for docking.
HardwareRoboticsSpace Tech
Kin is a home insurance provider that offers both self-service and agent-assisted policy purchase and management for homeowners.
InsurTechChicago, US
Sean Harper(Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer)inLucas Ward(Executive Officer and Director)Sebastian VillarrealBret Bret HarperJason Heidkamp
BoardEric Carlborg(Director)in
Co-investors500 GlobalACTIVATE CAPITAL PARTNERSAlpha EdisonAugust CapitalAvanta VenturesBetter Tomorrow Ventures+18 more
Ladder offers life insurance online with real-time underwriting that can provide coverage on the spot.
FintechInsurTechPalo Alto, US
Jamie Hale(CEO)inAl Yau(Chief Financial Officer)Tasha Cupp(General Counsel)Jeff Merkel(Chief Revenue Officer)Laura Hale(Chief Product Officer)Shibani Sanan(Chief Technology Officer)
Co-investorsBrewer Lane VenturesCanaan PartnersInspired CapitalLightspeed Venture PartnersNycaNyca Partners+6 more
Legora builds AI-powered collaboration software for lawyers to automate routine tasks and improve efficiency in legal work.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLegalTechStockholm, SE
Max Junestrand(Founder)inSigge Labor(Founder)inAugust Erséus(Co-founder)
BoardJacob Effron(Redpoint board member)Logan Bartlett(Redpoint board member)
Co-investorsAbstract VenturesAccelAlkeon InnovationAtlassian VenturesBain Capital VenturesBessemer Venture Partners+26 more
Looker is an AI-powered business intelligence platform that combines conversational analytics, semantic modeling, and Google Cloud integration to transform raw data into governed, actionable insights for enterprises.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSanta Cruz, US
Lloyd Tabb(Executive Officer, Director)Frank Bien(Executive Officer, Director)Joseph Moran(Executive Officer)
BoardWilliam Trenchard(Director)inTomasz Tunguz(Director)inMarc Randolph(Director)
Co-investorsCapitalGFirst Round CapitalFounders Circle CapitalIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Kleiner PerkinsPremji Invest+6 more
Marqeta provides just-in-time funding technology that enables card issuers and fintech platforms to control transaction authorization and fraud management in real time.
Enterprise SoftwareFintech
Jason Gardner(Founder and Executive Chairman)
Co-investors83NorthA*Acrew CapitalCoatue ManagementCommerce VenturesCommerzVentures+11 more
Aurora develops self-driving technology for autonomous vehicles.
AI & Machine LearningHardwareLogistics & Supply ChainMobility & TransportationPittsburgh, US
Chris Urmson(CEO)Drew BagnellSterling AndersonRandy R. Reibel(Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer)Stephen Crouch(Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer)Trenton Berg(Senior Hardware Engineer (listed as a founder on Crunchbase))
Co-investorsGreylock PartnersIndex VenturesK9 VenturesKhosla VenturesMillennium New HorizonsMillennium Technology Value Partners+7 more
Mueon builds data center-scale infrastructure designed for next-generation AI workloads.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeep TechHillsboro, US
Wilfred Gomes(Founder)jack hwang(Founder)
Co-investorsDefined VCIn-Q-TelIntel CapitalOregon Venture FundGeodesic Alliance
MX provides financial data connectivity, intelligence, and API tools that enable banks and fintechs to deliver personalized financial guidance and insights to their customers.
Data & InfrastructureFintechSaaSLehi, US
Brandon Dewitt(Co-Founder)inRyan Caldwell(Founder and CEO)in
Co-investorsBattery VenturesCapitalGCommerce VenturesCota CapitalCross Creek AdvisorsDG Daiwa Ventures+6 more
Netradyne offers an AI platform for driver safety, fleet management, and fuel efficiency, providing features like full drive-time capture, driver coaching, compliance tools, and a performance rating system.
AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainMobility & TransportationSaaSSan Diego, US
Avneesh Agrawal(Founder & CEO)inDavid Julian(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsM12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)NewView CapitalPoint72 VenturesQualcomm VenturesSoftBank Vision FundTouring Capital
Netskope offers a cloud-native platform that converges security and networking (SASE/SSE) to secure access to AI, cloud, web, and private applications for enterprises.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSanta Clara, US
Sanjay Beri(Founder)in
Co-investorsAccelAdit Ventures Management, LlcBallistic VenturesBase PartnersBerkeley FrontierEQUIAM+11 more
Nile provides an enterprise network-as-a-service platform that delivers wired and wireless connectivity for offices and campuses.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investors8VCJC2 VenturesKoch Disruptive TechnologiesMarch Capital PartnersProsperity7 VenturesBenchmark+2 more
Faction is a venture capital firm that invests in cryptocurrency and blockchain projects at the seed and series A stages, focusing on entrepreneurs building fundamental utility across the technology stack.
BiotechCrypto & Web3New York, US
Oren Harnevo(Executive Officer, Director)Ronald Bianchini, Jr.(Executive Officer, Director)Roneil Rumburg(Cofounder)Ohad Finkelstein(Director)Christina Calvaneso(Executive Officer)Brian Pozesky(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsAccelAdaverseAlephAxeleo CapitalBluebird VenturesBright Pixel Capital+36 more
Nova Credit aggregates global credit bureau data, bank transaction data, and payroll information to help lenders assess borrowers and provide fairer access to credit for underserved populations including international newcomers, gig workers, and others traditionally excluded from the financial system.
Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechNew York City, US
Misha Esipov(Founder/CEO)inLoek Janssen(Cofounder)
Co-investorsKleiner PerkinsGeneral CatalystA-Rod CorpAvid VenturesBallistic VenturesBetter Tomorrow Ventures+12 more
One Concern provides a data platform that quantifies physical climate risk and translates it into financial risk metrics, differentiating properties and businesses by their exposure to infrastructure-related business interruptions such as power outages and supply chain disruptions.
AI & Machine LearningClimate TechInsurTechMenlo Park, US
Nicole Hu(Founder)
Co-investorsAmerican Family Insurance Institute for Corporate and Social ImpactAmplo VenturesSozo VenturesThird Sphere
Palo Alto geospatial analytics company applying AI and computer vision to satellite, aerial and mobile location data; acquired by Privateer in 2024.
Co-investorsAnsa CapitalBrighter CapitalGen CapitalGV (Google Ventures)Hemisphere Ventures LLCKrillion Ventures+5 more
Otter.ai is an AI-powered meeting assistant that records, transcribes, and summarizes conversations in real time across multiple languages, automatically capturing decisions and action items.
AI & Machine LearningFuture of WorkSaaSMountain View, US
Sam Liang(Founder & CEO)inEli M(Founder)
Co-investors500 GlobalDFJ DragonFundDraper DragonDuke Capital PartnersFoothill VenturesFusion+9 more
Paradox is an AI-powered recruiting assistant that automates hiring tasks and enhances the candidate experience across the entire recruitment lifecycle, from job posting and application through scheduling and feedback collection.
AI & Machine LearningHR TechSaaSScottsdale, US
Aaron Matos(Executive Officer, Director)Adam Godsonin
BoardCHRISTOPHER S. GAFFNEY(Director)JOHN G. HAYES(Director)
Co-investorsBrighton Park CapitalFusion VCPerot JainSapphire VenturesStripesBlue Cloud Ventures+2 more
Pendo is a product experience platform that combines software usage analytics, in-app guidance, and user feedback to help organizations accelerate feature adoption and deliver better product experiences.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSRaleigh, US
Saurabh Sodani(Founder/CEO)Todd Olson(Executive Officer, Director)Erik Troan(Director)Chuck Kesler(Chief Development Officer)Sheena Jain(Chief Information Security Officer)Zain Lakhani(Chief AI Officer)
Co-investorsArray Ventures Management LlcB Capital GroupB4 CapitalBattery VenturesBonfire VenturesContour Venture Partners+4 more
Phoenix Tailings develops clean technology for rare earth element refining in the United States.
Advanced ManufacturingCleantechClimate TechEnergyFintechNew MaterialsBoston, US
Nick Myers(CEO & Co-Founder)Thomas Villalón(CTO & Co-Founder)Anthony Balladon(Chief Commercial Officer & Co-Founder)Michelle Chao(Cofounder)Nicholas Myers(Founder)in
BoardNichola Eliovits(Director)in
Co-investorsBantam GroupBMW i VenturesCoalitionMPowerOlive Tree CapitalOne Way Ventures+9 more
Pilot provides bookkeeping and accounting services, modernizing financial operations for small businesses and startups.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechHR TechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Jessica McKellar(Founder)inWaseem Daher(Founder)
Co-investorsIndex VenturesAkkadian VenturesAUTHENTIC VENTURESBezos ExpeditionsCRV (Charles River Ventures)Founders Circle Capital+6 more
Pindrop is a cybersecurity company that delivers identity verification and deepfake detection across voice, video, and digital communications in real time.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareAtlanta, US
Paul JudgeinMustaque AhamadinVijay Balasubramaniyan(Founder)in
BoardScott Weiss(Director)Somesh Dash(Director)in
Co-investorsAllegion VenturesAndreessen HorowitzAtlanta Technology AngelsBling CapitalCapitalGCerity Partners Ventures+11 more
Portal Space Systems develops advanced spacecraft, including its flagship Supernova vehicle, designed for high delta-v maneuverability and multi-orbit operations in cislunar space.
Deep TechHardwareSpace TechWashington, US
Jeffery Thornburg(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Ian Vorbach(Director)inPrashaanth Ravindran(Director)in
BoardRayfe Gaspar-Asaoka(Director)in
Co-investorsAlleyCorpBooz Allen VenturesFUSEIceNineTFX CapitalTrajectory Ventures+5 more
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CybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software
Alon Lev(Founder & CEO)inRan Romano(Founder)in
Co-investors83NorthAmiti VenturesNotable CapitalSapphire VenturesScale Venture PartnersVerizon Ventures+3 more
Sakana AI develops frontier AI research and products, including large language models, multi-agent orchestration systems, and AI solutions tailored for Japanese enterprises and public sector organizations.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeep TechDefense TechTokyo, JP
David Ha(Co-Founder & CEO)Ren Ito(Co-Founder & Chairman)inLlion Jones(Co-Founder & CTO)
Co-investorsGlobal BrainBasis Set VenturesIn-Q-Tel500 GlobalFujitsu VenturesKDDI Open Innovation Fund+11 more
Sardine provides a fraud investigation platform that contextualizes risk across customers, devices, transactions, and businesses within an organization's ecosystem.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityFintechSan Francisco, US
Soups Ranjan(Founder & CEO)inAdi G(Founder)Zahid Shaikh(Founder)in
Co-investors11.2 CapitalActivant CapitalAndreessen HorowitzCannage CapitalCoinbase VenturesCross Creek Advisors+14 more
Saronic builds autonomous surface vessels — including the 180-foot, long-range Marauder — along with Echelon, a command-and-control software layer for planning, simulating and operating single vessels or fleets.
AI & Machine LearningDefense TechHardwareRoboticsAustin, US
Dino Mavrookas(Co-Founder and CEO)inRob Lehman(Co-Founder and Chief Commercial Officer)inVibhav Altekar(Co-Founder and CTO)inDoug Lambert(Co-Founder and COO)inPatrick DePriest(Chief Financial Officer)inSoo Cho(Chief People Officer)in
Co-investors1Flourish Capital8VCAdvent InternationalAlpha PartnersAndreessen HorowitzAnti+21 more
Scale provides high-quality training data, model evaluations, and full-stack AI systems for enterprises and governments to build and deploy AI applications.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Alexandr Wang(Co-founder & CEO)inLucy Guo(Co-founder)in
Co-investorsAccelAdit Ventures Management, LlcBeyond CapitalCheyenne VenturesCoatue ManagementElad Gil+33 more
Shanda is a platform that simplifies podcast creation and editing for content creators and knowledge sharers.
AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyFintechMedia & EntertainmentRoboticsSaaSSan Francisco, US
DumiPaul
Co-investorsTechstarsEMERGENT VENTURESFitz Gate VenturesNorthern Light Venture Capital
Sisu Data built a machine learning "decision intelligence engine" for cloud-scale analytics; acquired by Snowflake in 2023.
San Francisco, US
Peter Bailis(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardPeter Sonsini(Director)Ben Horowitz(Director)
Co-investorsNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Green Bay Ventures
Boston startup behind SmackHigh Twitter accounts and Fam, an iPhone group video chat app for up to 16 people.
Boston, US
Giuseppe Stuto(Executive Officer, Director)Frank Iudiciani(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsFulcrum VentureBloomberg BetaCostanoa VenturesFirst InFortitude VenturesPalumni VC+2 more
Smack builds domain-specific AI models for military decision-making.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDefense Tech
Andy Markoff(Founder & CEO)inClint Alanis(COO & Co-Founder)inDan Gould(Head of Strategy & Co-Founder)
Co-investorsFelicis VenturesFulcrum VentureScribble VenturesCostanoa VenturesFirst In
Snyk is a developer-focused security platform that identifies and fixes vulnerabilities in code, dependencies, containers, and cloud infrastructure using AI-powered analysis.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsBoston, US
Guy Podjarny(Director)Peter McKay(Executive Officer, Director)inStephanie Dominy(Executive Officer)
BoardPhilippe Botteri(Director)inMatthew Weigand(Director)inKen Fox(Director)
Co-investors2050 CapitalAccelAlkeon InnovationAmity VenturesAmplify PartnersAtlassian Ventures+31 more
Sourcegraph is a code intelligence platform that helps developers search, write, and understand code with insights from their entire codebase integrated into their editor.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareInsurTechSan Francisco, US
Quinn Slack(Executive Officer, Director)inBeyang Liu(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardScott Raney(Director)inDaniel Friedland(Director)inDavid Sacks(Board Member (Craft Ventures))in
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzRedpoint VenturesCraft VenturesGoldcrest CapitalSequoia CapitalAmplify Partners+9 more
Tanium offers a unified platform for IT operations and security, combining endpoint management, patching, compliance, vulnerability/exposure management, and threat detection and response driven by AI and real-time endpoint intelligence.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSEmeryville, US
Orion Hindawi(Executive Officer, Director)inDavid Hindawi(Executive Officer, Director)Eric Brown(Executive Officer)Michael Carpenter(Executive Officer)
BoardSteven Sinofsky(Director)inNathan Brill(Director)
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzBrilliant Phoenix CapitalEQUIAMIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)JuniperoOmega Venture Partners+1 more
ThoughtSpot builds data analytics and business intelligence software to make data accessible to organizations across industries.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Jose, US
Ajeet Singh(Director)inAmit Prakash(Founder)Sudheesh Nair(Executive Officer, Director)Mohit Daswani(Executive Officer)
BoardQuentin Clark(Director)inSven Strohband(Director)in
Co-investorsBallistic VenturesEQUIAMKhosla VenturesLightspeed Venture PartnersLinus VenturesMarch Capital Partners+5 more
Together AI builds a full-stack platform for production AI systems, serving teams that need to deploy and scale machine learning models reliably.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureSan Francisco, US
Vipul Ved Prakash(Founder)inCe ZhanginChris RéTri DaoinPercy Liangin
Co-investors137 VenturesA.Capital VenturesBrave CapitalBrilliant Phoenix CapitalCambium CapitalChapter One+30 more
Traceable offers a context-aware application and API security platform that automatically discovers and inventories internal, public, shadow, and third-party APIs across on-prem and cloud environments.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Jyoti Bansal(Founder)inSanjay Nagaraj
Co-investorsIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Unusual VenturesCiti VenturesTiger Global Management
Transcarent operates a generative AI-powered health and care platform that combines medical, pharmacy, and point solutions to help people navigate the healthcare system and access on-demand care.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtech
Co-investorsAlta PartnersThreshold VenturesAlly Bridge GroupGeneral CatalystHuman CapitalKinnevik+2 more
Transcarent operates a generative AI-powered health and care platform that combines medical, pharmacy, and point solutions into a single member experience, helping people navigate the healthcare system and access on-demand care.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechDenver, US
Co-investors7wire VenturesCorewell Health VenturesGeneral CatalystGreatPoint VenturesHuman CapitalKinnevik+5 more
Transmit Security provides an enterprise platform that combines customer identity and access management (CIAM) with fraud prevention and identity verification, using predictive AI to detect fraud and secure customer access.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise Software
Mickey Boodaei(Co-founder)inRakesh Loonkar(Co-founder)in
Co-investorsArtisanal VenturesBright Pixel CapitalSyn Ventures Seed Management LlcVintage Investment PartnersCyberstartsGeneral Atlantic+1 more
Acteris is an intelligence layer for industrial robots, including collaborative robots (cobots), built on physical AI to handle high-mix, low-volume production where variable, real-world conditions defeat rigid programming.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningRoboticsSan Jose, US
Asad Tirmizi(Founder)
Co-investorsFitz Gate VenturesRadius Capital VenturesThe Engine Ventures
TRM Labs offers an online certification course on blockchain investigations and crypto forensics for professionals who need to trace cryptocurrency transactions across multiple blockchains.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3CybersecurityEdTechEnterprise SoftwareFintechGovTechSan Francisco, US
Esteban Castaño(Founder)inRahul Raina(Founder)inSujit Raman(Chief Legal Officer)Ari Redbord(Global Head of Policy)Tom Armstrong(Head of Compliance Advisory)
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesB Capital GroupB4 CapitalBasecamp FundBessemer Venture PartnersCastle Island Ventures+12 more
UiPath provides enterprise automation software that uses AI agents and robots to automate business processes across departments like procurement, finance, and ERP systems.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareRoboticsSaaSNew York, US
Daniel Dines(Co-founder & CEO)inMarius Tirca(Co-founder & CTO)
Co-investorsAccelAlkeon InnovationAmakorCapitalGCoatue ManagementCrane Venture Partners+18 more
Vast develops commercial space stations and in-orbit infrastructure, including Haven-1 (a crewed low Earth orbit station) and its Haven Demo testbed, using an incremental, in-house hardware manufacturing approach.
Deep TechHardwareSpace TechLong Beach, US
Max Haot(CEO)
Co-investorsBalerion Space VenturesOutliers FundIn-Q-Tel
Vatn Systems builds low-cost, high-volume autonomous underwater vehicles (UUVs), passive acoustic hydrophone arrays, and vehicle-agnostic navigation and signal-processing systems for undersea missions in GPS-denied, communications-contested waters.
Defense TechHardwareRoboticsPortsmouth, US
Geoff ManchesterFreddie Mills
BoardThomas Hendrix(Director)inGeoffrey Manchester(Director)Thomas Hennessey(Director)inNelson Mills(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsBeyond CapitalBlue CollectiveBVVCCapital FactoryCentre Street PartnersChampion Hill Ventures+14 more
Vercel is an infrastructure platform for building and deploying applications, with emerging support for agentic capabilities that allow AI agents and humans to collaborate in software development.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsSan Francisco, US
Guillermo Rauch(Founder & CEO)in
BoardGeoff Lewis(Director)inDaniel Levine(Director)inReid Christian(Director)in
Co-investors8VCAccelBedrockBeyond CapitalCoatue ManagementCold Start Ventures+25 more
Viz.ai uses artificial intelligence to accelerate care coordination in healthcare settings, reducing delays between patients and life-saving treatments.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesPalo Alto, US
Chris Mansi(Co-founder)David Golan(Co-founder)Dr Chris Mansi(Founder)inMICHAEL O'DONNELL(Executive Officer)
BoardDROR BERMAN(APPOINTMENT EFFECTIVE UPON THIS FINANCING.)in
Co-investorsCRV (Charles River Ventures)Hakluyt CapitalKleiner PerkinsScale Venture PartnersSozo VenturesThreshold Ventures+5 more
Workato provides an integration and automation platform that connects enterprise applications and data systems across cloud and on-premise environments.
Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSPalo Alto, US
Vijay Tella(CEO & Co-Founder)inGautham Viswanathan(Founder)inHarish Shetty(Founder)inAlexey Timanovsky(Founder)
Co-investorsBattery VenturesFelicis VenturesNewView CapitalNorwest Venture PartnersRedpoint VenturesStorm Ventures+1 more
Writer offers an enterprise AI platform where companies build and delegate work to AI agents that carry out tasks end-to-end using a company's own context, standards, and brand guidelines.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSan Francisco, US
May Habib(Co-founder & CEO)inWaseem AlShikh(Co-founder)inWaseem Alshikh(Founder)in
Co-investorsAcrew CapitalAltra VentureAngel Collective Opportunity FundB Capital GroupB4 CapitalBalderton Capital+22 more
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- How many investments has Geodesic Capital made?
- Geodesic Capital has 79 tracked investments, 13 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO, including 6 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Geodesic Capital invest at?
- Geodesic Capital invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth, Late Stage stages.
- What sectors does Geodesic Capital focus on?
- Geodesic Capital focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Cloud Computing, Cybersecurity, Data & Infrastructure, Deep Tech, Defense Tech, Developer Tools, Digital Health, Energy, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Healthtech, New Materials, Robotics, SaaS, Semiconductors, Space Tech.
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- Geodesic Capital is headquartered in Foster City, US.
- Does Geodesic Capital lead rounds?
- Yes, Geodesic Capital leads investment rounds.
- Who does Geodesic Capital co-invest with?
- Geodesic Capital most often shares deals with Coatue Management, IVP (Institutional Venture Partners), Kleiner Perkins, among 497 tracked co-investors.
- What size deals does Geodesic Capital back?
- Across 6 deals with disclosed amounts, Geodesic Capital has joined rounds of $30M – $152M (median $93M).
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