Granite Ventures
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Not to be confused with Granite Ventures Llc (Venture capital · St. Cloud, US)
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Team · 3 people
from public directoriesWhat they invest in
from 7 of 21 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×4Enterprise Software ×4SaaS ×4Consumer ×2Data & Infrastructure ×2HR Tech ×2Creator Economy ×1Fintech ×1
HQs:United States×8
Investments · 21 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2022 · 12015 · 32014 · 12013 · 12012 · 12011 · 12010 · 22009 · 22008 · 22007 · 12006 · 22004 · 118 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(CEO)inNathan Blecharczyk(CTO)inJoe Gebbia(CPO)inBelinda Johnson(Executive Officer)inLaurence Tosi(Chief Financial Officer)inAndrew Swain(Executive Officer)in
Co-investors137 VenturesA.Capital VenturesA*ACME CapitalAglae VenturesAlign Ventures+78 more
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(Founder)inGuy Haddleton(Founder)inCharlie Gottdiener(Chief Executive Officer, Member of the Board)inFrederic Laluyaux(Executive Officer, Director)inJames Budge(Executive Officer)inAdrian Kunzle(Director)
Board seatStandish O’Grady· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsCategory VenturesCoatue ManagementCross Creek AdvisorsFounders Circle CapitalGlilot Capital PartnersGolub Growth+11 more
San Francisco, US
Jeff Smith(Founder)inSunil Pareenja(Chief Financial Officer)Ge Wang(Founder)
BoardChristopher Hollenbeck(Director)David Cowan(Director)inJason Pressman(Director)in
Board seatStandish O’Grady· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersFloodgateRembrandt Venture PartnersAdams Street PartnersFranklin TempletonShasta Ventures
Agilence operates a partner ecosystem of technology and services providers serving retail, restaurant, and loss prevention sectors.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareRetail TechSaaSMount Laurel, US
Robert Klemme(Executive Officer, Director)inJ Russell Hawkins(Executive Officer, Director)Russ Hawkins(Chief Executive Officer)
BoardJohn C. Weber(Director)Sam Kingsland(Director)Robert S Adams(Director)
Co-investorsAccel-KKRArrowroot CapitalAster CapitalNumeta Capital
HireVue provides hiring software that combines AI-powered assessments, Virtual Job Tryouts, structured video interviews, and self-scheduling automation to help talent acquisition teams evaluate candidates and reduce bias.
AI & Machine LearningHR TechSaaS
Jeremy Friedman(Chief Executive Officer)inSmitha Venugopal(Chief Financial Officer)inAlberto Silveira(Chief Technology Officer)inMarcy Daniel(Chief Product Officer)inMike Hudy(Chief Science Officer)inSibyl McCarley(Chief People Officer)in
Co-investorsBlue CollectiveDelta-v CapitalKickstartPeterson VenturesRose Park AdvisorsSilver Lake Partners+2 more
Provides administrative control, visibility, auditing and data security solutions for private, hybrid and public cloud environments.
Co-investorsAdvance Venture PartnersCisco InvestmentsIn-Q-TelVanedge CapitalVanedge Capital Limited PartnershipEPIC VENTURES+1 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)in
Co-investors83NorthA*Acrew CapitalAlanda Capital Holding LimitedBVP InvestorsCoatue Management+18 more
Co-investorsCelesta Capital
Telltale is an independent video game developer and publisher creating narrative-driven games using episodic storytelling, available across console and mobile platforms.
ConsumerCreator EconomyGamingMedia & Entertainment
Kevin Bruner(Founder)in
Co-investorsHiro CapitalKeiretsu Forum
WorkBoard provides a platform for aligning company strategy with team and individual goals through OKR management for enterprise organizations.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkHR TechSaaSSilicon Valley, US
Deidre Paknad(Founder)inDaryoush Paknad(Founder)in
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzFloodgateM12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)Notable CapitalRock Creek CapitalSoftBank Vision Fund+3 more
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
Airtight NetworksAuditudeBunchballPelican ImagingPercelloQuantanceRewarderRipCodeSurviosYottaMark
Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.
Exits · 2
1 IPOs · 1 acquisitions · showing 1AirbnbNASDAQ: ABNB
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Airbnb · news.airbnb.com · Sep 14, 2026
Fund performance · per public LP disclosures
as of Aug 2017| Fund | Vintage | Committed | Net IRR | TVPI | DPI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Granite Global Ventures II, L.P. Venture CapitalLPs: California Public Employees' Retirement System, Employees' Retirement System of Rhode Island | 2004 | — | 6.8% | 1.70x | 1.41x |
Source: public limited-partner disclosures (CalPERS, CalSTRS). Net IRR / TVPI / DPI as reported by the limited partner; a fund's early-year IRR is an interim estimate (J-curve).
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Granite Ventures made?
- Granite Ventures has 21 tracked investments, 2 of which have exited.
- What sectors does Granite Ventures focus on?
- Granite Ventures focuses on Enterprise Software, Fintech, Gaming, Marketplaces.
Co-investors · 16
Sequoia Capital is a venture capital firm that partners with founders to build technology companies.
Bessemer Venture Partners is a global venture capital firm that partners with entrepreneurs across enterprise, consumer, and healthcare sectors from early stages through growth.
SV Angel is a San Francisco-based firm that invests long-term in founders, supporting them with advice, introductions, and network access at key business inflection points.
Vertex Ventures Israel is an early-stage venture capital firm backing Israeli startups from Seed to Series B, with a focus on AI, cybersecurity, healthtech, and deep tech. It is part of the global Vertex Ventures network.
Peterson Ventures is an early-stage venture firm that backs entrepreneurs starting at the seed stage across consumer and software businesses.
Adams Street Partners is a 100% employee-owned private markets investment firm offering primary, secondary, growth equity, credit, and co-investment strategies to wealth managers, advisors, and institutional clients.
Sixth Street Growth is the growth-investing strategy of Sixth Street, an integrated global investment firm, providing flexible capital and operational expertise to help market-leading companies scale.
Lerer Hippeau is an early-stage venture capital firm that backs founders across sectors, emphasizing investing in companies before they gain wider recognition.
Early-stage venture capital firm investing from idea through Series A, led by former founders and company builders who partner with technically-grounded entrepreneurs with clear visions.
NGP Capital is a venture capital firm with two decades of experience backing founders building transformative technologies across global markets.
SLVC is a seed-stage venture capital firm backing founders and early ideas, leveraging a non-traditional network of relationships to support its portfolio companies.
Thomvest is a group of investment companies investing on behalf of Peter J. Thomson and his family, backing entrepreneurs to build industry-defining companies. Its portfolio spans fintech, proptech, cybersecurity and related sectors.
▶4 more co-investors
AZ-VCGriffin Gaming PartnersForgePoint CapitalPromus Ventures
Firms observed investing alongside Granite Ventures, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Granite Ventures's recorded portfolio.
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