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Headline

Venture capitaloperating company · company profile

San Francisco · Pre-Seed–Growth · 83 people tracked

Also known as e.ventures · E.VENTURES MANAGEMENT VI, LLC · E.VENTURES MANAGEMENT, LLC · E.VENTURES MANAGEMENTGESELLSCHAFT MBH · HEADLINE GROWTH MANAGEMENT, LLC · HEADLINE MANAGEMENT GMBH

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Investment thesis

Headline positions itself as a globally distributed venture capital investor with on-the-ground teams across regions including the U.S., Europe, Brazil, and Asia. The firm focuses on both early-stage and growth-stage companies, aiming to spot local trends up close and back top founders while providing portfolio companies with a broad set of resources. Its stated guiding principles emphasize collaboration, supporting founders through highs and lows, generosity, and investing globally.

Source: firm website, verified Sep 29, 2026.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Growth
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$1M – $50M
HQ
San Francisco, CA, US
Leads rounds
Leads
Instruments
Equity
Founded
1999
Last 12 months
31 investments
AUM
$4B
VC funds
1
Tracked investments
284
Unicorns
14
IPOs
9
Acquisitions
11

Team · 83 people

from the firm's website & curated & public directories
Iñigo Garcia Gordobil· Partner, Global Head of Investor Relationsin
Dave King· Advisorin
Eric Tan· Advisorin
Jingjing Gong· Specialist
Yuri Kawamura· Investor Relations Fund Managerin
Ade Okuwoga· Investorin
Alina Heiliger· AML Officerin
Beverly Cheung· Legal Counselin
Bryan Sheehan· Global Head of Taxin
Claire Liau· Chief of Staffin
Dorothee Poetter· Chief of Staffin
Elias Börgmann-Dehina· General Counsel & Portfolio Managerin
Estelle Mamane· Head of Investor Relations Europein
Frankie Vinas· Senior Portfolio Monitoring Analystin
Jack Dailey· Fund Controllerin
James Vaccaro· Management Company Accountantin
Jerry Fung· Investorin
Kiran Modi· Investorin
Linda Brosig· Investorin
Molly Martell· Head of Brandin
Morgan Dickson· Director of Capital Formationin
Oanh Eng· Fund Controllerin
Pat Reilly· CFOin
Polina Horseling· Transfer Agent Officerin
Victor Cintra· Investorin
Viktor Gorlow· Senior Legal Counsel & Portfolio Managerin
Wenceslas Moussa· Head of Risk & Compliancein
Yuka Kawata· Investorin

8 people who came through Headline went on to found or lead other companies.

What they invest in

from 217 of 284 portfolio companies

SaaS ×98AI & Machine Learning ×83Enterprise Software ×65Fintech ×47Consumer ×28Data & Infrastructure ×23E-commerce ×23Marketplaces ×22

HQs:United States×84Germany×15United Kingdom×12France×10Japan×10Brazil×9

Who they back

founder profiles across 51 portfolio companies
20%
solo founders
10 of 51 mapped founding teams
41%
repeat founders
of 70 founders with career history
~3.5 yrs
old at investment
median across 16 dated deals

Founding team size:solo founder×102 founders×73 founders×134+ founders×21

Where their founders studiedfrom 65 founders with education data

Stanford University Graduate School of Business ×5École Polytechnique ×4Harvard Business School ×4FGV - Fundação Getulio Vargas ×3Stanford University ×3Brown University ×2Esade ×2ETH Zürich ×2

What their founders studiedfrom 64 founders with field-of-study data

Computer Science ×20Business & Management ×18Economics ×17Engineering ×11Mathematics & Statistics ×6Finance & Accounting ×3Physics ×3

Where their founders worked beforefrom 70 founders with career history

Google ×5Qualcomm ×4McKinsey & Company ×3Revolut ×3CERN ×2Deutsche Bank ×2Endeavor Brasil ×2Festo ×2

Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program

Y Combinator ×2

7 founders hold a PhD · 18 hold an MBA (of 70 with degree data)

Investments · 284 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2026 · 262025 · 172024 · 202023 · 152022 · 202021 · 152020 · 62019 · 72018 · 52017 · 22016 · 32015 · 7152 dated

Angie’s Listangieslist.comNASDAQ: ANGI

Software company listed on NASDAQ

Angie Hicks(Founder)inJeffrey W. Kip(Chief Executive Officer)Kris Boon(Chief Product Officer)Bailey Carson(Chief Operating Officer)Julie Hoarau(Chief Financial Officer and principal accounting officer)Glenn Orchard(Chief Growth Officer)

Co-investorsBattery VenturesHeadline Growth Management, LLC

Appfolioappfolio.comin𝕏NASDAQ: APPF

AppFolio Investment Manager is investor management software designed for real estate investment firms.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechPropTechSaaS

Jason RandallinShane Trigg(President, Chief Executive Officer and Director)in

Co-investorsAmino CapitalAtlas AcceleratorHeadline Growth Management, LLCVerdant Frontiers

Bumblebumble.comin𝕏NASDAQ: BMBL

Bumble is a dating and social connection platform where women initiate conversations first.

MarketplacesSocial

Whitney Wolfe Herd(Founder)in

Co-investorsAble PartnersAccelAmplo VenturesBessemer Venture PartnersGreycroftHeadline Growth Management, LLC+1 more

Ciscocisco.comin𝕏NASDAQ: CSCO

Cisco Systems designs and sells networking hardware, software, and services—including routers, switches, and cloud-based applications—to enterprise, service provider, and consumer markets globally.

Cloud ComputingCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareIoTSan Jose, US

Sandra Lerner(Founder)Leonard Bosack(Founder)John ChambersinChuck Robbins(Chair and Chief Executive Officer)inMark Patterson(Chief Financial Officer)inHans Robertson(Founder)

Co-investorsSequoia CapitalVintheraCanaan PartnersFelicis VenturesForgePoint CapitalLightspeed Venture Partners

Ebayebay.comNASDAQ: EBAY

eBay is an online marketplace platform that enables buyers and sellers to trade a wide variety of goods across categories including technology, fashion, collectibles, vehicles, and home goods.

E-commerceMarketplacesSan Jose, US

Pierre Omidyar(Founder)Ron Gura(Product Director; led the eBay Israel Innovation Center)inJamie Iannone(President and Chief Executive Officer)Peggy Alford(Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer)Cornelius Boone(Senior Vice President, Chief People Officer)inJulie Loeger(Senior Vice President, Chief Growth Officer)in

Co-investorsAlpine MeridianBaseline VenturesFrontier Venture CapitalMaveronSilver Lake PartnersBenchmark+1 more

Groupon, Inc.groupon.comin𝕏NASDAQ: GRPN

Groupon operates a marketplace connecting consumers with discounted deals from local and national merchants across restaurants, beauty services, travel, entertainment, and retail products.

E-commerceMarketplacesRetail Tech

Andrew Mason(Founder)inDusan Senkypl(Chief Executive Officer)inJiri Ponrt(Chief Operating Officer)inRana Kashyap(Chief Financial Officer)inBrad Keywell(Founder)Eric Lefkofsky(Founder)in

Co-investorsAccelAndreessen HorowitzBattery VenturesInterlace VenturesMaveronNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)+7 more

Sonossonos.comNASDAQ: SONONov 2014

Sonos makes wireless home audio speakers built around proprietary acoustics and software, including Trueplay tuning technology that adapts sound to a room.

ConsumerHardwareIoTSanta Barbara, US

John MacFarlane(Founder)Craig Shelburne(Founder)inMichael Giannetto(Executive Officer)Patrick SpenceinTom Conrad(Chief Executive Officer and President)inTom Cullen(Founder)

Co-investorsFORWARD.oneHeadline Growth Management, LLCNextEquity PartnersRedpoint VenturesIndex VenturesRenaissance Technologies

Adaptadapt.comin𝕏Seed · Feb 2026 · $10M✓ verified

Adapt builds a company-wide AI agent that integrates across systems, tools, and data to automate workflows, analyze information, and take action.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US

Jim Benton(Founder)inSean Smith(Founder)inJohn Andrew Entwistle(Founder)inAndrew John Entwistle(Executive Officer, Director)in

Co-investorsActivant CapitalAUTHENTIC VENTURESBackwards CapitalNexus BayPredictive VCSoma Capital+2 more

Braidbraid.techin✓ verified

Braid develops AI-powered design and simulation tools for advanced manufacturing and engineering across aerospace, automotive, and other industrial sectors.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningDeep TechTokyo, JP

Ivo Timoteo(Chief Executive Officer, Founder)inGuido Cossu(Technology & Creative Director, Founder)inYuta Murakami(Chief Operating Officer)

Co-investorsJapan AngelsLux Capital

Clydejoinclyde.comin𝕏Series B · Oct 2021 · $25M✓ verified

Clyde provides an ownership enrichment platform that helps merchants manage product warranties, registrations, and customer issue resolutions to build long-lasting customer relationships.

E-commerceInsurTechRetail TechSaaSNew York City, US

Brandon Gell(Founder)inJereme Holiman(Founder)Josh Scaglione(Founder)Nick Scaglione(Founder)

Co-investorsCrosslink CapitalExpaNat TurnerRainfall VenturesRRE VenturesStarting Line+2 more

Heidi Healthheidihealth.com.auin𝕏Series A · Mar 2025 · $17M✓ verified

Heidi builds an AI Care Partner platform that augments clinical workflows through an AI scribe and a medical research tool called Evidence, serving clinicians across hospitals and healthcare systems globally.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechSaaS

Dr. Thomas Kelly MDWaleed Mussa(Founder)inThomas Kelly(Founder)Yu Liu(Founder)

Co-investorsLatitudeAlumni VenturesArchangel VenturesBlackbird VenturesGeneral CatalystHeadline Growth Management, LLC+7 more

Kili Technologykili-technology.comin𝕏Dec 2013✓ verified

Kili Technology provides a data-labeling and annotation platform that helps businesses produce high-quality training data for building AI models.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureSaaSToronto

Edouard D(Founder)Edouard d'Archimbaud(Co-founder & CTO)François-Xavier Leduc(Founder)Alex Walker(Executive Officer)Afshin Rezayee(Executive Officer)Édouard d'Archimbaud(Founder)

Co-investorsSerenaBalderton CapitalKima VenturesSerena Capital

Owner.comowner.comin𝕏Series C · Jul 2020 · $120M✓ verified

Owner provides software for independent restaurants in the USA to drive sales and protect profits, including tools to compete with large chains.

AI & Machine LearningFoodTechMarketing TechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Dean Bloembergen(Founder)inAdam Guild(Founder)inRob Lehman(President & COO)in

BoardJason Lemkin(Director)inJack Altman(Board Director)in

Co-investorsActivant CapitalRedpoint VenturesSaaStr FundTranspose Platform ManagementAlt CapitalBrowder Capital+19 more

Pismopismo.ioin𝕏✓ verified

Pismo operates a cloud-native, microservices-based processing platform for banking and payments, letting clients launch new products and migrate legacy systems.

Cloud ComputingFintechSaaSSão Paulo, BR

Daniela Binatti(Founder)inJuliana Binatti(Founder)inMarcelo Parise(Founder)inRicardo Josua(Founder)inLeonardo J. Collado(SVP and General Manager)inRodrigo Melato(Chief Commercial Officer)in

Co-investorsAccelFalabella VenturesRedpoint eventuresSoftBank GroupHeadline Growth Management, LLCPruVen Capital Partners+2 more

Polygonpolygon.io𝕏✓ verified

Massive provides institutional-grade market data access to developers, traders, and entrepreneurs, democratizing financial information that was historically available only to large financial institutions.

Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsFintechUSA, US

Quinton Pike(CEO)

Co-investorsGreen Visor Capital

Zumperzumper.com𝕏Mar 2020 · $60M✓ verified

Zumper is a digital marketplace connecting renters with rental listings and property managers with quality tenants across the U.S. and Canada.

MarketplacesPropTechSan Francisco, US

Russell Middleton(Founder)inTaylor Glass-Moore(Founder)Anthemos Georgiades(Founder)inMark Davis(Executive Officer)inVishal Makhijani(Executive Officer)Brian Coyne(Executive Officer)

Co-investorsKleiner PerkinsGoodwater CapitalAVIV GroupBreyer CapitalDawn CapitalGreycroft+6 more

Jowjow.frMar 2021 · $20M

Jow is a meal-planning app that recommends personalized menus from a catalog of over 5,000 recipes and automatically converts them into a grocery cart with the right quantities, ordered from the user's usual supermarket.

ConsumerE-commerceFoodTechSaint Denis, FR

Antoine Mallard(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Antoine Zins(Director)Franck Maurin(Founder)inJacques-Edouard Sabatier(Founder)inAntoine Maillard(Founder)Aurélien Munsch(Founder)

Board seatChristian Leybold· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsAglae VenturesHeadline Growth Management, LLCKima VenturesNorthzoneYes VCEurazeo+1 more

When I Workwheniwork.comin𝕏Jul 2015

WhenIWork provides software for shift-based workplaces to manage scheduling, communications, and team coordination.

Future of WorkHR TechSaaSSaint Paul, US

Chad Halvorson(Founder)inGarret Voight(Principal Designer & Co-Founder)inDaniel Olfelt(Founder)inJeffrey Imm(Executive Officer)

BoardJohn Tedesco(Director)

Board seatThomas Gieselmann· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsBain Capital Tech OpportunitiesCamber PartnersDrive CapitalGreycroftHigh AlphaArthur Ventures+1 more

@GuruDigger36kr.com

Liu Chengcheng(Founder)

Co-investorsPreAngel PartnersGobi Partners China

17LIVE INC.17.live

Jeffrey Huang(Founder)Joseph Phua(Founder)

Co-investorsAC VenturesVertex Ventures Sea Management Pte. Ltd.Z Venture CapitalDarwin Venture Management

Acorns Growacorns.comin𝕏

Acorns provides automated investment services that allow users to invest in diversified portfolios of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) composed of stocks and bonds, with options including Bitcoin-linked ETFs.

FintechIrvine, US

Jeff Cruttenden(Founder)inWalter Cruttenden(Founder)inMark Dru(Founder)inMichael Bloch(Founder)

BoardJim Caccavo(Director)Jay Fishman(Director)

Co-investorsA-Rod CorpAnsa CapitalBain Capital VenturesBlack Jays VenturesComcast VenturesConnetic Ventures+18 more

Ag5ag5.comin𝕏Seed · Mar 2023 · $6M

AG5 provides skills management software that maps validated employee skills to operational requirements through an always-current training matrix, helping identify skill gaps, automate training planning, and maintain audit compliance.

Enterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaSAmsterdam, NL

Wouter Gazendam(Founder)inMathieu van Echtelt(Founder)Rick van Echtelt(Founder)

Co-investorsAcadian Ventures Management, LlcHeadline Growth Management, LLCPeak

Ahazouahazou.comin

Ahazou provides ready-made social media content and templates for entrepreneurs and small business owners across 100+ industries, allowing them to publish daily posts, stories, and videos without hiring agencies or freelancers.

Creator EconomyEnterprise SoftwareFintechMarketing TechSaaSSão Paulo, BR

Rui K Miadaira(Founder)inIara Oliveira(Head of People)Ana Paula(Tech Manager)Leonardo Zeferino(CPO)Gabriela Domingues(COO)

Co-investorsY CombinatorGlobal Founders CapitalHarvard Management CompanyMONASHEESRedpoint Ventures

AiPriseaiprise.comin𝕏Series A · Oct 2025 · $12.5M

AiPrise provides AI-powered compliance and risk management software for KYB/KYC processes, covering fraud prevention and regulatory compliance.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSan Francisco, US

Chaitanya Sarda(CEO)inRushabh Shah(Founder/Co-CEO)inVarun Sharda(Product Designer)Nigel Braganza(Customer Success \u0026 Marketing lead)Hariom Tiwari(Infra Lead)Martin Lauria(Head of Sales)

Co-investorsCorrelation VenturesFinancial Venture StudioRestive VenturesY CombinatorGoodFin VenturesHard Yaka+6 more

Airair.incin𝕏

Air provides a content organization and asset management platform for creative and marketing teams.

AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyMarketing TechSaaS

Shane Hegde(Founder)inTyler Strand(Founder)

Co-investorsAdvancit CapitalAvenir Growth CapitalBlack Jays VenturesDesigner FundGood FriendsLerer Hippeau+5 more

AirGarageairgarage.comin

AirGarage provides a connected platform and operational services for parking asset management, combining IoT cameras for occupancy monitoring with data analytics and management execution for property owners.

B2B MarketplacesData & InfrastructureIoTPropTechSan Francisco, US

Jonathon Barkl(Founder)inScott Fitsimones(Founder)in

BoardMike Maples, Jr.(Director)inSriram Krishnan(Director)inTrevor Neff(Director)inRyan Delk(Director)

Co-investorsAbstract VenturesAndreessen HorowitzFloodgateHeadline Growth Management, LLCTrail Run CapitalVillage Global+2 more

Airvetairvet.comJun 2020 · $14M

Beverly Hills, US

Brandon Werber(Founder)inEliyahu Ben-Ezra(Executive Officer)Roy Rubin(Director)Asher Leids(Director)

BoardWilliam Su(Director)David Shadpour(Director)

Co-investorsCanvas VenturesHawke VenturesMountain Group CapitalPath VenturesStarting LineTrueSight Ventures+5 more

Allermiallermi.comin

Allermi offers custom prescription nasal sprays combining up to four active ingredients to treat nasal allergies (rhinitis), delivered via online allergist consultations and home delivery.

Digital HealthDirect to ConsumerHealthtech

Shuba Iyengar(Founder)inRobert Bocian(Founder)Shani Bocian(Founder)

Co-investorsEvolution VC PartnersNelstone VenturesOrigin VenturesLucas Venture Group

AMI Labsamilabs.xyz

AMI Labs develops advanced AI systems that understand the real world through world models and action-conditioned architectures, enabling intelligent agents with persistent memory, reasoning, and safety controls for industrial automation, robotics, and healthcare applications.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechRoboticsParis, FR

Yann LeCun(Founder)Alex LeBrun(Founder)inLaurent Solly(Founder)inMichael Rabbat(Founder)inPascale Fung(Founder)inSaining Xie(Founder)in

Co-investors20VCAglae VenturesAlpha Intelligence CapitalAlpha Square GroupAvenir Growth CapitalBerliner Volksbank Ventures+51 more

Angie's Listangi.com

Angie Hicks(Founder)William Oesterle(Founder)

Co-investorsBattery VenturesCross Creek AdvisorsRefactor Capital

APIAXapiax.comin𝕏

Apiax provides AI-powered compliance software that helps financial institutions automate regulatory requirements across marketing, sales, client relationship management, and trading operations.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintech

Ralf Huber(Founder)inNicolas Blanchard(Founder)Philip Schoch(Founder)Thomas Suter(Founder)

Co-investorsFutury CapitalKickstart InnovationSICTICXAngeDIventures

App Annie / Data.aidata.ai

data.ai is a company that has been acquired by Sensor Tower.

Bertrand Schmitt(Founder)Bjørn Stabell(Founder)

Co-investorsChamaeleonGreycroftIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)

Aptoideaptoide.comSeries A · Jan 2016 · $4M

Paulo Trezentos(Founder)inAlvaro Pinto(Founder)

Co-investorsChamaeleonGobi PartnersGolden Gate VenturesPortugal Ventures

Armedangelsarmedangels.deApr 2024 · $15M

ARMEDANGELS is a fashion brand offering sustainable clothing for women and men, including t-shirts, socks, and other apparel made with materials such as TENCEL.

Circular EconomyDirect to ConsumerE-commerce

Martin Höfeler(Founder)in

Co-investorsECONA AGAlvenY Combinator

Asana Rebelasanarebel.com

Pascal Klein(Founder)Robin Pratap(Founder)

Co-investorsGreycroftLa FamigliaASTUTIA Ventures GmbH

Atlysatlys.comSep 2024

Atlys provides visa application services with guaranteed delivery timelines, covering multiple visa types and countries with varying processing times and document requirements.

Travel & Hospitality

Mohak Nahta(Founder)

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzElevation CapitalMantis CapitalPeak XV PartnersLong Journey VenturesSouth Park Commons+1 more

Attioattio.comin𝕏

Attio provides an AI-powered agent platform that automates prospecting and lead research for sales teams, enriching leads and qualifying them so sales representatives can focus on closing deals.

AI & Machine LearningSales Tech

Nicolas Sharp(Founder)inAlexander Christie(Founder)in

Co-investors01 AdvisorsBalderton CapitalGV (Google Ventures)Passion CapitalPoint NineRedpoint Ventures

automaitedautomaited.cominJan 2022

automaited builds AI agents that automate business tasks across desktop, web, and cloud without code, enabling agents to read documents, make decisions, and take action across a company's tools and workflows.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSKöln, DE

Eric Marre(Founder)inAlex Schwabauer(Founder)Denis Golovin(Founder)

Co-investorsTechVision FondsVisionaries ClubNorthzoneSeed Fonds Aachen

Autotabautotab.comin𝕏SeedAcquired

Autotab is an AI-powered automation platform that navigates complex applications to collect data, enter information into systems like ERPs and government forms, and execute actions across platforms.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSSan Francisco, US

Jonas Nelle(Founder)in

Co-investorsY Combinator

Aveniaavenia.ioin

Avenia provides cross-border money movement infrastructure connecting Latin America to global markets, offering a single API and web platform to send, receive, convert, and embed payments using local rails like PIX and SPEI.

Crypto & Web3FintechSaaS

Caio El Yanes(Founder)inLeandro Noel(Founder)in

Co-investorsbig_betsQuona CapitalFluent VenturesPalm Drive Capital

Avomaavoma.comin𝕏Dec 2021

Avoma is a meeting intelligence platform that automatically captures, transcribes, and analyzes meetings, delivering summaries and key takeaways to Microsoft Teams channels to keep teams aligned.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales TechPalo Alto, US

Albert Lai(Founder & AI Head)inAditya Kothadiya(Founder & CEO)inDevendra Laulkar(Founder & CTO)in

Co-investorsHubSpot VenturesInvariantes FundK9 VenturesStorm VenturesTSVCTwin Ventures+2 more

Azimoazimo.com

Azimo provides cross-border payment infrastructure supporting multi-currency payments to workers and local authorities on local rails under top-tier regulatory frameworks.

Fintech

Marek Wawro(Founder)Marta Krupinska(Founder)Michael Kent(Founder)Ricky Knox(Founder)

Co-investorsCraigie CapitalFrog CapitalGR CapitalGreycroftQuona CapitalRakuten Capital+2 more

Bioptimusbioptimus.cominFeb 2024 · $35M

Bioptimus is an AI-first biotech company developing a universal AI foundation model that connects biology across scales, from molecules and cells to tissues and whole organisms, to support biomedical research and innovation.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDigital HealthHealthtechParis, FR

Eric Durand(Founder)inFelipe Llinares-López(Co-founder & VP of AI)inRodolphe Jenatton(Founder)inZelda Mariet(Founder)inJean-Philippe Vert(Founder)inDavid Cahané(Co-founder & General Manager)

Co-investorsAndera PartnersCathay InnovationFELIX CAPITALFrstHeadline Growth Management, LLCHitachi Ventures+7 more

Bitwardenbitwarden.comin𝕏

Bitwarden offers a credential and secrets management platform that discovers shadow AI, governs AI agent access, and protects credentials across human, machine, and AI identities.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSanta Barbara, US

Kyle Spearrin(Founder)inMichael Sullivan(Chief Executive Officer)inGary Orenstein(Chief Customer Officer)inAndrew Hartnett(Chief Technology Officer)inMatt Cillis(Chief Sales Officer)inMichael Shenkman(Chief Financial Officer)in

Co-investorsBattery VenturesFUSEHeadline Growth Management, LLCRedpoint Ventures

Black Forest Labsbfl.aiin𝕏Nov 2025

AI research lab developing visual intelligence technology including image generation and manipulation models.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDeveloper ToolsFreiburg, DE

Robin Rombach(Founder)Andreas Blattmann(Founder)inPatrick Esser(Founder)Tim Dockhorn(Founder)

BoardAnjney Midha(Director)in

Co-investorsAir Street CapitalAndreessen HorowitzBain Capital VenturesBroadLight CapitalCherry VenturesEarlybird Venture Capital+23 more

Black Forest Labsblackforestlabs.ai

Black Forest Labs develops FLUX, a family of generative AI models for image and video creation that support text, image, and keyframe inputs with native audio and multi-shot clips.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechMedia & Entertainment

Andreas Blattmann(Founder)Axel Sauer(Founder)Dominik Lorenz(Founder)Frederic Boesel(Founder)Harry Saini(Founder)Jonas Julius Müller(Founder)

Co-investorsAir Street CapitalCherry VenturesCreandumCrossbeam Venture PartnersEarlybird Venture CapitalMätch VC+5 more

Blackbirdblackbrd.coin

Blackbird provides an onboarding and KYC/compliance platform for investment firms and funds, using smart forms, adaptive workflows, and reusable pre-verified investor data to speed up client onboarding.

CybersecurityFintechSaaS

Ben Leventhal(Founder)in

Co-investorsNFXGeneral CatalystPhoenix Court

Blinkistblinkist.comin𝕏Jun 2018 · $18.8M

Blinkist transforms nonfiction books into 15-minute audio and text summaries called "Blinks" for busy professionals and learners.

ConsumerEdTechMedia & Entertainment

Holger Seim(Founder)inNiklas Jansen(Founder)Sebastian Klein(Founder)Tobias Balling(Founder)

Co-investorsGreycroftHDS CapitalLeft Lane CapitalIBB VenturesInsight PartnersVentures.eu

Blossomblossomcap.comin𝕏

Blossom Capital is a venture capital firm that invests in European technology startups, focusing on a small number of Series A rounds per year to provide hands-on support to founders.

Sector Agnostic

Ophelia Brown(Founder)in

Co-investorsPeak

Blossomblossom.coin𝕏Mar 2026 · $20M

Blossom is a lightweight project management service designed for software development teams to coordinate daily work and deliver quality products.

Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSSan Francisco, US

Co-investorsGold House VenturesAccelCorrelation VenturesOperator PartnersTA VenturesVillage Global

Blossom Healthjoinblossomhealth.cominSeries A · Mar 2026 · $20M

Blossom Health provides digital psychiatry services with board-certified providers offering medication management and psychiatric care via proprietary software.

Digital HealthHealthtechMental Health

Ali Rosenberg(Founder)Gaby Rosenberg(Founder)John Zhao(Founder)

Co-investorsCorrelation VenturesVillage Global

Britegetbritehr.com

Brite is software for creating, managing, and personalizing employee benefits content, with built-in decision-support tools to help employees choose plans.

HR TechInsurTechSaaS

Co-investorsElevation CapitalIncore InvestCameron VenturesDawn Capital

Brite Paymentsbritepayments.comin

Brite is a licensed payment institution that connects European banks to enable instant account-to-account payments between consumers and merchants using open banking standards.

Data & InfrastructureE-commerceFintechStockholm, SE

George Parks DavieinRobin PaulssoninHarald WaldeninLena Hackelöer(Founder)

Co-investorsDawn CapitalHeadline Growth Management, LLCIncore InvestElevation Capital

brumbrumbrumbrum.itin𝕏

brumbrum is an online platform for buying and selling used cars in Italy, offering reconditioned vehicles inspected and warranted at its Reggio Emilia factory, with a 14-day trial and home delivery across the country.

E-commerceMarketplacesMobility & TransportationReggio Emilia, IT

Alberto Genovese(Founder)Francesco Banfi(Founder)

Co-investorsAccelBonsai Partners SGEIC, SADIP CapitalUnited Ventures

Bukbuk.clinJan 2025 · $50M

Buk offers an HR management platform that includes tools for organizational development, aimed at companies managing their workforce.

Future of WorkHR TechSaaS

Felipe Sateler(Founder)inJaime Arrieta(Founder)Ricardo Sateler(Founder)Santiago Lira(Founder)Teresita Moran(Founder)

Co-investors17SigmaHeadline Growth Management, LLCSoftbank Latin America Fund9Yards CapitalBase10 PartnersEndeavor Catalyst+3 more

Buyandshipbuyandship.com.tw

A cross-border shopping platform that sources products from 10 international markets and delivers them locally, offering customers access to exclusive items unavailable in their home market.

ConsumerE-commerceLogistics & Supply ChainMarketplacesHong Kong, TW

Poon Wing-hang(Founder)Sheldon Li(Founder)Wilson Chan(Founder)Wong Tsz-ming(Founder)

Co-investorsAVA AngelsAltara VenturesCool Japan Fund

Cameocameo.comSeries C · Mar 2021 · $100M

Marketplace enabling users to request personalized video messages or live chats with celebrities and influencers.

Steven Galanis(Founder)inMartin Blencowe(Founder)inDevon Spinnler Townsend(Founder)inArthur Leopold(Founder)Devon Townsend(Founder)

Co-investorsChaifetz GroupChicago VenturesCleo CapitalConnect VenturesDigi VenturesDuke Capital Partners+26 more

Carbonfactcarbonfact.comin𝕏Series A · Apr 2024 · $15M

Carbonfact is an environmental intelligence platform that helps apparel and footwear brands and their suppliers measure, understand, and reduce carbon emissions.

Advanced ManufacturingAgTechClimate TechEnterprise SoftwareImpact & Social GoodSaaSParis, FR

Marc Laurent(Founder)inRomain Champourlier(Founder)Martin Daniel(Founder)inRomain Champoulier(Founder)Corentin Trosseille(Recruiter)Cheng Li(head of people)

Co-investorsY CombinatorAirAngelsAlvenDN CapitalKerala VenturesMighty Rolling+2 more

Carewellcarewell.cominFeb 2024 · $24.7M

Carewell is an online retailer of home medical supplies paired with expert guidance and access to trained Care Specialists, aimed at caregivers and families managing care at home.

Digital HealthDirect to ConsumerE-commerceHealthtech

Bianca Padilla Magolnick(Founder)inJonathan Magolnick(Founder)inBianca Padilla(Founder)

Co-investorsFlorida Opportunity FundHDS CapitalNextView VenturesPrimetime PartnersSageview CapitalAnchor Capital

Carewellcarewell.chFeb 2024 · $24.7M

Carewell provides digital staffing solutions for healthcare facilities and professionals, addressing labor shortages and enabling flexible work arrangements in the healthcare sector.

Future of WorkHealthtechHR TechMarketplacesSaaSSwitzerland, CH

Co-investorsKickfundStartAngels NetworkPrimetime PartnersSageview Capital

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Blossom BH OpCoCarewell FamilyHound Technology, Inc.Reelio17 LiveAcornsAppdiffAxiosBACKSEATBraavo CapitalCircadiaCitizen HealthDeposit SolutionsEpinionsFiuterFive LivesFreeeGrunsHomaJobin

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9 IPOs · 11 acquisitions · showing 9

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How many investments has Headline made?
Headline has 284 tracked investments, 20 of which have exited, including 46 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does Headline invest at?
Headline invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth stages.
What is Headline's typical check size?
Headline typically writes checks of $1M – $50M.
What sectors does Headline focus on?
Headline focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Crypto & Web3, Data & Infrastructure, Fintech, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.
Where is Headline located?
Headline is headquartered in San Francisco, US.
Does Headline lead rounds?
Yes, Headline leads investment rounds.
Who does Headline co-invest with?
Headline most often shares deals with Headline Growth Management, LLC, Greycroft, FJ Labs, among 301 tracked co-investors.

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Co-investors · 184

$100K – $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
FJ Labs

FJ Labs is an early-stage investment firm specializing in marketplaces and network-effect businesses, taking an angel-style co-investment approach alongside institutional venture funds worldwide.

$100K – $3M
General Catalyst

General Catalyst is a venture capital firm operating as a partnership focused on company building and accelerating the growth of the businesses it backs.

$30M
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.

$540K – $10.8M
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/

$100K – $10M
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.

$1M – $5M
Accel

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

$500K – $100M
Balderton Capital

Balderton Capital is a European venture capital firm that backs technology startups.

$5M – $50M
Motier Ventures

Motier Ventures is the venture family office of the Houzé family (Groupe Galeries Lafayette), acting as a value-added business angel that backs early-stage founders across several technology sectors.

$330K – $3.3M
Insight Partners

Insight Partners is an investment firm focused on accelerating revenue and profit growth in software companies, providing capital and operational support through its Insight Onsite team.

$120M – $350M
Kleiner Perkins

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

$500K – $15M
▶172 more co-investors

Battery VenturesNorthzoneNewView CapitalTechstarsSV AngelDN CapitalCreandumSpeedinvestPoint72 VenturesSequoia CapitalCraft VenturesNextView VenturesQED InvestorsNotion CapitalFELIX CAPITALLa FamigliaBessemer Venture PartnersAlumni VenturesFelicis VenturesCanaan PartnersBonfire VenturesBase10 PartnersHV CapitalValor Capital GroupCoral CapitalKhosla VenturesFounder CollectiveFirst Round CapitalMenlo VenturesGreat Oaks Venture CapitalGradient VenturesPartech VenturesMeritech Capital PartnersAcrew CapitalRibbit CapitalLerer HippeauGeneral AtlanticCherry VenturesQuona CapitalVisionaries ClubRedpoint eventuresNorrsken VCFounders FundNotable CapitalBenchmarkBain Capital VenturesBoxGroupIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)AtomicoRRE VenturesAccel-KKRBond Capital ManagementF-Prime CapitalThe Chernin Group (TCG Crypto)Left Lane Capital83NorthHeartcore CapitalPeakTorch CapitalBlackbird VenturesAmadeus Capital PartnersGreenoaksKaszek VenturesOrigin VenturesXfundXAngeAglae VenturesDOMO.VCQuadrille CapitalUncork CapitalEniac VenturesOffline VenturesOak HC/FTForerunner VenturesCaffeinated CapitalAdditionBullpen Capital8VCRed Swan VenturesTrajectory VenturesPolaris PartnersAlleyCorpAugust CapitalICONIQ CapitalFreigeist CapitalLead Edge CapitalValar Ventures LlcXYZ Venture CapitalIVCZ47Signia Venture PartnersProject A VenturesMassMutual VenturesSquare Peg CapitalE1 VenturesActon CapitalDarling VenturesDeep Fork CapitalLiveOak VenturesCavalry VenturesbyFoundersCapnamicImaginary Venture CapitalEnergize CapitalInkefAstellaLondon Venture PartnersContrarian VenturesFriends Family CapitalRakuten CapitalUnknown VenturesUberEverywhere VenturesTrue VenturesQuiet CapitalC2 InvestmentsInnovation EndeavorsStellar CapitalBowery CapitalParadigmSocial LeverageUpfront VenturesWGI GroupEclipse VenturesCausal7percent VenturesRenegade PartnersDraper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ)Company CapitalSerena VenturesClimate CapitalPrefix CapitalZoom VenturesBoost VCPresight CapitalConvective CapitalThirty Five Ventures (35V)ImmeasurableLCXParadox CapitalAdjacent Ventures LlcL CattertonTRANSFORMATION CAPITALPropel Venture PartnersSoftBank CapitalLudlow VenturesWalden CatalystFocalMaven VenturesMetamorphic VenturesPage One VenturesStellation CapitalSilicon BadiaAmino CollectivefinwaySeayaBlisceAI21 LabsAlexandria AngelsFuture Planet CapitalLaunch HouseUpload VenturesEntourage VenturesIporanga VenturesCaravela CapitalAndav CapitalGreenPoint PartnersIgah VenturesSP VenturesBig Sur VenturesOria CapitalTerra Firma Capital Partners

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