Glade Brook Capital Partners
Growth equityGreenwich · Growth–Late Stage · 32 people tracked
Also known as GLADE BROOK CAPITAL PARTNERS LLC
Investment thesis
Growth-stage investor in internet and software, combining global growth equity and private credit, distinguished by a by-operators-for-operators capital structure backed by technology insiders (SpaceX, Stripe).
Source: firm website, verified Aug 25, 2026.
Team · 32 people
from the firm's website & curated & public directories
What they invest in
from 20 of 24 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×13Deep Tech ×7Enterprise Software ×6SaaS ×5Data & Infrastructure ×3Fintech ×3Hardware ×3Cloud Computing ×2
HQs:United States×18United Kingdom×2India×1Mexico×1
Investments · 24 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 52023 · 12021 · 12015 · 18 dated
Revolutionizing space technology to make life multi-planetary
Hawthorne, US
Elon Musk(Founder, CEO & Chief Engineer)in
Co-investors1/1 Capital137 Ventures4DX VenturesA*Abstract VenturesAccess Technology Ventures+110 more
Apex provides agentless security and governance for enterprise AI usage, giving organizations visibility into AI activity, detecting threats like prompt injection and data leakage, and enforcing policies across tools such as ChatGPT Enterprise, Microsoft 365 Copilot, and code assistants.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise Software
Matan Derman(CEO)inTomer Y. Avni(CPO)inOmer Katz(CTO)in
Co-investorsSam AltmanCRV (Charles River Ventures)Index VenturesSequoia CapitalVillage GlobalInterlagos
Los Angeles, US
Maximilian Benassi(Director)inIan Cinnamon(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardChris Morales(Director)Ross Fubini(Director)inKatherine Boyle(Director)inTom Ochinero(Director)
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzXYZ Venture Capital
Armada develops edge computing and AI solutions for industrial applications.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeep Tech
Dan Wright(Founder)inJon Runyan(Founder)inPradeep Nair(Founder)in
Co-investors137 VenturesArtisanal VenturesContraryCRESCENT COVE CAPITALFelicis VenturesFlyover Capital+11 more
Artisan builds an AI-powered platform that consolidates fragmented work software tools and automates repetitive workflows through AI collaborators.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSSan Francisco, US
Jaspar Carmichael-Jack(Founder)inSam Stallings(Co-founder)in
Co-investorsHubSpot VenturesY CombinatorSoma Capital10x FoundersAIP SeedMento vc+1 more
Corgi is an AI-native, full-stack insurance platform that serves technology companies.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechInsurTechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Nico Laqua(Founder)inEmily Yuan(Founder)inNicolas Laqua(Executive Officer, Director)Emily Zeng Yuan(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardAlexander Wortmann(Director)Oliver Jung(Director)
Co-investorsOrange CollectiveY CombinatorAlumni VenturesContraryFIRST ORDERKindred Ventures+7 more
CuspAI develops AI models for materials science and discovery, and leads the AI Materials Foundry initiative that combines accelerated computing infrastructure with chemistry data and materials expertise.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechNew MaterialsCambridge, GB
Max Welling(Co-Founder)inChad Edwards(Co-Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsBasis Set VenturesHoxton VenturesKleiner PerkinsLightspeed Venture PartnersNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Northzone+10 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)inMatei 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
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)inAndrew Korn(Executive Officer)inKamil Sindi(Director)
BoardLouis Schotsky(Director)inJo Ann Corkran(Director)in
Co-investorsAlpha PartnersAndreessen HorowitzBessemer Venture PartnersFounders Circle CapitalGolden SeedsGray Line Partners+6 more
Good Eggs is an online grocery service that delivers fresh produce, groceries, and food products to consumers.
Direct to ConsumerE-commerceFoodTechMarketplacesOakland, US
Alon Salant(Co-founder and former Chief Technology Officer)inRob Spiro(Co-founder and former Chief Executive Officer; later chair)inGeorgina Bale(Co-founder)Bentley Hall(Former Chief Executive Officer)inKeith Brewer(Chief Executive Officer)Rodrigo Arevalo(Former Chief Executive Officer)in
Co-investorsBaseline VenturesCollaborative FundCorrelation VenturesCrunchFundDns CapitalDYDX Capital+10 more
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HyperSpectral develops a spectral sensing and AI layer for Physical AI that interprets matter through spectral data, molecular identification, and AI architecture.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDefense TechHardwareAlexandria, US
Matthew Theurer(Executive Officer, Director)Lauren Stack(Executive Officer, Director)inVincent Lubsey(Executive Officer)
BoardJuan Lopez(Director)inWilliam Porteous(Director)in
Co-investorsKibo VenturesAngelini VenturesHeal CapitalLifeX VenturesRRE VenturesZEISS Ventures
Neurotechnology company developing implantable brain-computer interfaces for people with paralysis and vision loss.
BiotechFremont, US
ELON MUSK(Executive Officer)
BoardJared Birchall(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsAdvaita CapitalAurum Venture PartnersBeyond CapitalDreamers VCFounders FundGestio Capital+18 more
An AI-powered answer engine providing accurate, trusted, and real-time answers to questions.
San Francisco, US
Andrew D. Konwinski(Executive Officer, Director)Dzianis Yarats(Director)Aravind Srinivas Lakshminarayanan(Director, Executive Officer)Aravind Srinivas(Co-founder & CEO)inDenis Yarats(Co-founder & CTO)
BoardPeter Sonsini(Director)
Co-investors359 Capital7BC Venture CapitalAccelAdvaita CapitalAIX VenturesArrington Capital+49 more
Pixxel builds hyperspectral satellite systems and software to monitor Earth's ecosystems, resources, and atmosphere for environmental management and climate action.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningCleantechClimate TechData & InfrastructureDeep TechSpace TechPalo Alto, US
Awais Ahmed(Founder)inKshitij Khandelwal(Founder)in
Co-investorsAditya Birla VenturesAthera Venture PartnersInventus Capital PartnersMerak VenturesRadical VenturesSeraphim Space+5 more
Pronto is a ridesharing platform that connects passengers and drivers through a mobile app, allowing users to request rides with transparent pricing and offering drivers the ability to earn 100% of their fares without commission.
ConsumerMarketplacesMobility & TransportationMexico City, MX
Nydia Cano(Founder)Gabriel Cano Rodríguez(Founder)
Co-investorsGeneral CatalystY CombinatorBain Capital VenturesEpiq CapitalLachy Groom
Ramp offers a finance platform that combines corporate cards, expense management, and AI-driven automation for receipt capture, transaction coding, and reimbursements.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaSNew York, US
Karim Atiyeh(Co-Founder & Co-CEO (formerly CTO))inEric Glyman(CEO)Gene Lee(Co-Founder)Rahul Sengottuvelu(Chief Technology Officer)William (Will) Petrie(Chief Financial Officer)inGeoff Charles(Chief Product Officer)
Co-investors1/1 Capital137 Ventures8VCA*Alpha Wave GlobalAnti+46 more
London-based digital banking app offering multi-currency accounts, cards, trading and business accounts to 65m+ customers.
London, GB
Nikolay Storonsky(Co-founder & CEO)inVlad Yatsenko(Co-founder)inNik Storonsky(Co-founder)in
Co-investorsAglae VenturesAlkeon InnovationAlpha Wave GlobalAMK Investment OfficeAndreessen HorowitzAspire11+35 more
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechMobility & TransportationRoboticsSunnyvale, US
Bibhrajit Halder(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardAlexei Andreev(Director)in
Co-investorsFoundamentalMonta Vista CapitalAutotech VenturesBain Capital VenturesBrick Mortar VenturesBuilders VC+8 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
Stoke Space develops fully reusable rockets for space transportation and mobility services.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardwareSpace TechSeattle, US
Andy Lapsa(Founder)inTom Feldman(Founder)inKelly Hennig(Executive Officer)in
BoardChristian Garcia(Director)inPhil Harris(Director)inMorgan Beller(Director)in
Co-investorsAcequia Capital (AceCap)Aurelia FoundryBalerion Space VenturesBeyond CapitalBeyond Earth VenturesBreakthrough Energy Ventures+27 more
Stripe provides financial infrastructure for businesses to accept payments, offer financial services, and implement custom revenue models across international markets in 135+ currencies.
Developer ToolsFintechSaaSSan Francisco, US
John Collison(Co-founder & President)inPatrick Collison(Co-founder & CEO)inWilliam Gaybrick(Executive Officer)inGreg Brockman(Founding Engineer, then first CTO)inSarah HeckinSarah Heckin
Co-investors500 GlobalAdvaita CapitalAglae VenturesAir Street CapitalAlkeon InnovationAndreessen Horowitz+60 more
Global flexible-workspace operator offering furnished private offices, full floors, coworking memberships, meeting rooms, business addresses and enterprise portfolio solutions across a 600-plus-location network.
PropTechNew York, US
Adam Neumann(Co-founder; former Chief Executive Officer)Miguel McKelvey(Co-founder; former Chief Culture Officer)inArthur T. Minson(Executive Officer)Michael J. Gross(Executive Officer)Jennifer Berrent(Executive Officer)John Santora(Chief Executive Officer)in
Co-investorsFidelity InvestmentsGoldman SachsHarvard Management CompanySoftBank GroupSoftBank Vision FundT. Rowe Price+2 more
x.ai builds frontier AI reasoning models, real-time voice AI, and generative media systems.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwarePalo Alto, US
Yuhuai (Tony) Wu(Founder)Greg Yang(Founder)inGuodong Zhang(Founder)inIgor Babuschkin(Founder)inElon Musk(Founder)
Co-investors7percent VenturesAbstract VenturesAglae VenturesAmity VenturesAndreessen HorowitzArctic Digital+35 more
Zepto operates a network of micro-warehouses across Indian cities to provide rapid grocery delivery to consumers.
ConsumerFoodTechMH, IN
Aadit Palicha(Founder)inKaivalya Vohra(Founder)in
Co-investorsAvenir Growth CapitalBreyer CapitalContraryGeneral CatalystGoodwater CapitalLiquidity Capital+6 more
Exits · 3
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioPortfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesApex · craftflow.com · Aug 21, 2026
Perplexity · cryptonews.com · Aug 20, 2026
Corgi Insurance · nubiapage.com · Aug 20, 2026
Revolut · europeanbusinessmagazine.com · Aug 20, 2026
SpaceX · businessinsider.com · Aug 16, 2026
Databricks · techcrunch.com · Aug 13, 2026
Apex Technology · belitinc.com · Aug 5, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Glade Brook Capital Partners invest at?
- Glade Brook Capital Partners invests at the Growth, Late Stage stages.
- What sectors does Glade Brook Capital Partners focus on?
- Glade Brook Capital Partners focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, Crypto & Web3, Deep Tech, Fintech, Hardware, SaaS.
- Where is Glade Brook Capital Partners located?
- Glade Brook Capital Partners is headquartered in Greenwich, US.
- Does Glade Brook Capital Partners lead rounds?
- Glade Brook Capital Partners typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
- Who does Glade Brook Capital Partners co-invest with?
- Glade Brook Capital Partners most often shares deals with Collaborative Fund, Correlation Ventures, Harrison Metal, among 20 tracked co-investors.
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Co-investors · 14
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General Catalyst is a venture capital firm operating as a partnership focused on company building and accelerating the growth of the businesses it backs.
Lightspeed is a global venture capital firm that has spent over two decades backing innovative companies as an early and first investor.
A talent and research-driven investment firm that identifies and invests in entrepreneurs and their companies across funding stages from seed through scaling.
BCV Labs is the platform and hands-on support arm of Bain Capital Ventures, providing portfolio founders with go-to-market strategy, brand development, hiring assistance, and customer introductions.
Soma Capital is a venture capital firm that partners early with founders, emphasizing close relationships and running a fellows program for those just getting started.
Alumni Ventures (AV) is a venture capital firm that co-invests alongside lead VCs in startups, backing founders with capital and access to a large investor and operator community.
Goodwater Capital is a consumer technology investment firm backing entrepreneurs building companies across sectors such as housing, healthcare, food delivery, financial services, education, entertainment, and transportation.
Day One Ventures is an early-stage venture firm that backs mission-driven founders and combines capital with hands-on storytelling, PR, and marketing support to accelerate mass adoption of their technologies.
Uber is a technology company operating multisided platforms that connect consumers with ride services, transit, delivery of food and groceries, and freight shipping across more than 70 countries and 15,000+ cities.
Ribbit Capital is a venture firm that partners with founders challenging incumbents across areas such as AI, global commerce, infrastructure, wealth management, money movement, identity, data, and energy, with a strong emphasis on brand-building.
Lightbank is a Chicago-based venture capital firm that invests in early-stage technology companies and provides operational support to portfolio companies. The firm was founded by Eric Lefkofsky and Brad Keywell, entrepreneurs behind Groupon, Mediaocean, InnerWorkings, Echo Global Logistics, and Uptake.
Venture Highway operates as a flat partnership with non-traditional titles like Startup Sensei, founded by ex-WhatsApp business head Neeraj Arora and ex-Google corporate development head Samir Sood, using individual conviction bets rather than consensus committees for deal-making. The fund built an early franchise backing India's unicorns at seed stage and was eventually absorbed by General Catalyst to become their India beachhead, while also serving as a talent factory where alumni like Aviral Bhatnagar have spun out to launch specialized funds.
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