Headline Growth Management, LLC
Venture capitalSeed–Growth
Investment thesis
Headline is a global venture capital firm investing in early- and growth-stage companies, with teams operating across multiple continents.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
What they invest in
from 37 of 62 portfolio companiesSaaS ×15Fintech ×12AI & Machine Learning ×11E-commerce ×8Enterprise Software ×8Consumer ×7Marketplaces ×6Logistics & Supply Chain ×5
HQs:United States×9Brazil×3France×3Germany×2Australia×1Colombia×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 28 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×142 founders×53 founders×34+ founders×6
Where their founders studiedfrom 23 founders with education data
Esade ×2Stanford University ×2UC Santa Barbara ×2Universidad de Los Andes ×2University of Stuttgart ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 25 founders with career history
CERN ×2Festo ×2scitlab ×2Uber ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
2 founders hold a PhD · 5 hold an MBA (of 24 with degree data)
Investments · 62 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2025 · 12024 · 12021 · 12017 · 14 dated
AppFolio provides a property management software platform, powered by AI, that automates administrative tasks and offers services aimed at generating revenue and serving residents and investors.
AI & Machine LearningPropTechSaaS
Jason Randallin
Co-investorsAmino CapitalHeadline
Bumble is a dating and social connection platform where women initiate conversations first.
MarketplacesSocial
Whitney Wolfe Herd(Founder & CEO)
Co-investorsAble PartnersAccelAmplo VenturesBessemer Venture PartnersGreycroftHeadline
Co-investorsHeadlineVertex Ventures Sea Management Pte. Ltd.
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(Executive Officer, Director)Walter Cruttenden(Executive Officer, Director)inMark Dru(Executive Officer)James Caccavo(Director)
BoardJim Caccavo(Director)Jay Fishman(Director)
Co-investorsA-Rod CorpAnsa CapitalBlack Jays VenturesComcast VenturesConnetic VenturesDeclaration Partners+12 more
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(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inScott Fitsimones(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)in
BoardMike Maples, Jr.(Director)inSriram Krishnan(Director)inTrevor Neff(Director)inRyan Delk(Director)
Co-investorsAbstract VenturesAndreessen HorowitzFloodgateHeadlineTrail Run CapitalVillage Global+1 more
Consumer (acquired by Cox Enterprises)
Bioptimus builds multimodal foundation models for biology, including H-Optimus for histology and M-Optimus which integrates pathology, spatial transcriptomics, and genomics, to extract clinically relevant insights from patient data.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDigital HealthParis, FR
Jean-Philippe Vert(Founder)inEric Durand(Founder)Felipe Llinares-López(Founder)Rodolphe Jenatton(Founder)Zelda Mariet(Founder)
Co-investorsAndera PartnersCathay InnovationFELIX CAPITALFrstHeadlineHitachi Ventures+3 more
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 & Chief Innovation Officer)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
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)Patrick Esser(Founder)Tim Dockhorn(Founder)
BoardAnjney Midha(Director)in
Co-investorsAir Street CapitalAndreessen HorowitzBroadLight CapitalEarlybird Venture CapitalHeadlineLEA Partners+10 more
Brite is a payment provider offering account-to-account "Pay by Bank" payments, letting consumers pay instantly from their bank accounts and enabling merchants to process payments, refunds, and payouts.
E-commerceFintechStockholm, SE
Co-investorsDawn CapitalHeadlineIncore Invest
Creditas provides secured loans (using vehicles or real estate as collateral), payroll loans, auto and home financing, insurance, and employee financial benefits for consumers and companies in Brazil.
ConsumerFintechInsurTech
Sergio Furio(Founder)in
Co-investorsAmadeus Capital PartnersHeadlineKaszek VenturesLightrockRockaway VenturesSoftBank Group
DBeaver develops database management software with a professional SQL editor for exploring, administering, and migrating data across 100+ SQL, NoSQL, and cloud data sources.
Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsSaaS
Co-investorsFairpoint CapitalHeadline
Deblock offers a current account with a 4% annual yield paid daily, combined with access to crypto-assets and precious metals.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
Mario Eguiluz Alebicto(Founder)inAaron Beck(Founder)Adriana Restrepo(Founder)Jean Meyer(Founder)
Co-investorsCommerzVenturesHeadlineHoxton VenturesKima VenturesProtagonistSpeedinvest+5 more
Didero builds AI agents that execute procurement, supply chain, and finance workflows on top of a company's existing ERP and communication systems.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply Chain
Tim Spencer(Co-founder)inLorenz Pallhuber(Co-founder)inTom Petit(Co-founder)in
Co-investorsConstruct CapitalFirsthandVCHeadlineChemistryFirst Round Capital
Farfetch is an online marketplace for luxury fashion, connecting customers with designer boutiques and independent retailers worldwide.
ConsumerE-commerceMarketplacesRetail TechLondon, GB
José Neves(Founder)in
Co-investorsAdvance Venture PartnersFELIX CAPITALFernbrook Capital ManagementGreycroftHDS CapitalHeadline+7 more
FINOM provides business accounts for companies, offering banking services such as SEPA transfers, deposits, and ATM withdrawals via a physical card across Europe.
Fintech
Andrew Petrov(Founder)in
Co-investorsAZURO CAPITAL VENTURESBegin CapitalCogito Capital PartnersCold Start VenturesEntrée CapitalHeadline+6 more
First AML is an anti-money laundering platform that combines AML, KYC, and KYB tools with AI and global data sources to help firms onboard and verify customers.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaS
Co-investorsArc AngelsBlackbird VenturesHeadlineIcehouse VenturesBedrock Capital
Fonoa provides a tax automation platform that calculates taxes, validates tax identifiers, and ensures compliance across 190+ countries and U.S. states.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSZagreb, HR
Filip Sturman(Founder)inDavor Tremac(Founder)in
Co-investorsCoatue ManagementDawn CapitalForestay CapitalHeadlineIndex VenturesOMERS Ventures+4 more
Enterprise cloud/SaaS accounting software provider.
Co-investorsCoreline VenturesGlobis Capital PartnersHeadlineSumitomo Mitsui Trust nvestment Co. Ltd.
Goop is a lifestyle and wellness brand offering clean beauty products, skincare, and haircare essentials, along with editorial content on beauty, style, and relationships.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerWellness & Fitness
Gwyneth Paltrow(Founder)in
Co-investorsAble PartnersFELIX CAPITALGreycroftHDS CapitalHeadlineLightspeed Venture Partners+2 more
Philadelphia, US
Rafael Ilishayev(Founder)inYakir Gola(Founder)in
Co-investorsA-Rod CorpAccelDarco CapitalHeadlinePalm Tree Crew InvestmentsSoftBank Vision Fund+2 more
Consumer (acquired by Unilever)
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)in
Co-investorsHeadlineLatitudeArchangel VenturesMenlo VenturesPoint72 VenturesSNÖ Ventures+1 more
Housecall Pro is a software platform for service-based businesses (HVAC, plumbing, electrical, cleaning, junk removal, and appliance repair) to manage scheduling, dispatching, invoicing, and customer communication.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSDenver, US
Roland Ligtenberg(Founder)inAdam Perry-Pelletier(Founder)Ian Heidt(Founder)
Co-investorsAkkadian VenturesAugust CapitalBalderton CapitalDelta-v CapitalHeadlineLobby Capital+1 more
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
Jacques-Edouard Sabatier(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inAntoine Mallard(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Antoine Zins(Director)Franck Maurin(Director)
BoardChristian Leybold(Director)in
Co-investorsAglae VenturesHeadlineKima VenturesNorthzoneYes VCEurazeo+1 more
Leapwork provides a test automation platform for large enterprises, combining Playwright, visual automation, AI-driven validation, and performance testing with governance, orchestration, and traceability.
Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investorsDN CapitalHeadline
LucidLink provides file-streaming software that lets teams access and edit large shared files (such as 4K video, CAD models, and 3D assets) directly from the cloud as if they were on a local drive, without downloading or syncing.
Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureSaaS
Co-investorsBaseline VenturesBrighton Park CapitalHeadlineBrightCap Investment Advisor AD
Natural Cycles offers an FDA-cleared mobile app that uses a user's body temperature data and an algorithm to predict fertile windows for hormone-free birth control and pregnancy planning.
Digital HealthFemTechMedical Devices
Dr. Elina Berglund Scherwitzl(Founder)in
Co-investorsBonnier CapitalHeadlineLauxera Capital PartnersPoint72 Ventures
Nivoda operates a B2B marketplace connecting jewelry retailers with a global supply of natural and lab-grown diamonds, gemstones, melee, and made-to-order finished jewelry.
B2B MarketplacesE-commerceLogistics & Supply Chain
David Sutton(Founder)in
Co-investorsAvenir Growth CapitalEntrepreneur FirstHeadlineNorthzoneRiverPark VenturesSyndicateRoom
Olist offers a business management ecosystem for Brazilian entrepreneurs and merchants, including the Tiny ERP system, a multichannel sales integration hub, a point-of-sale system, a digital account with payment tools, and shipping services.
E-commerceEnterprise SoftwareFintechMedia & EntertainmentSaaS
Marcelo RussoTiago Dalvi
BoardClifford M. Sobel(Founder)Scott Sobel(Founder)in
Co-investors500 GlobalFEMSA VenturesHeadlineSoftbank Latin America FundValor Capital GroupGoldman Sachs+1 more
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, CTO)Juliana Binatti(Founder, CPO)Marcelo Parise(Founder, VP of Engineering)Ricardo Josua(Founder)inLeonardo J. Collado(SVP and General Manager)Rodrigo Melato(Chief Commercial Officer)
Co-investorsAccelHeadlineFalabella VenturesRedpoint eventuresSoftBank GroupPruVen Capital Partners
plancraft offers cloud-based, all-in-one software for craft and trade businesses (Handwerksbetriebe) to digitize office workflows, covering quoting, order and project management, invoicing, time tracking, and construction site documentation.
Construction TechFintechSaaS
Co-investorsBitStone CapitalCreandumHeadlineRealyze Ventures
Podimo is a premium audio subscription service offering original and exclusive podcasts without ads, audiobooks, and curated podcast feeds through RSS.
ConsumerMedia & EntertainmentCopenhagen, DK
Morten StrungeNikolaj KoppelSverre DueholmAndreas SachseEva LægdsgaardEva Kirstine Lægdsgaard(Founder)
Co-investors83NorthHeadlineHighland EuropeSaban VenturesHeartcore CapitalHighland Capital Partners+1 more
Raisin operates an online marketplace that gives savers access to savings, deposit, and private equity products across multiple countries, with offers tailored to the user's country of tax residence.
FintechMarketplaces
Co-investorsGreycroftHeadlineHeliad AGIndex VenturesXAngeb2venture
Rappi is a delivery and logistics platform that connects merchants and delivery partners with millions of users across multiple countries in Latin America, offering immediate delivery services and payment opportunities for couriers.
ConsumerE-commerceFintechFoodTechLogistics & Supply ChainMarketplacesBogotá, CO
Simon Borrero(Founder/CEO)inSebastian Mejia(Founder)inFelipe Villamarin(Founder)in
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzBase PartnersDVCFJ LabsFloodgateFundersClub+15 more
Scopely is a mobile and interactive entertainment company that creates, publishes, and operates games across multiple platforms, powered by its proprietary Playgami technology platform.
GamingLos Angeles, US
Walter Driver(Founder)in
Co-investorsAnthem Venture Management, LlcBAM VenturesBattery VenturesBessemer Venture PartnersBonfire VenturesBoxGroup+26 more
Segment is a customer data platform that collects, unifies, and activates first-party customer data from multiple touchpoints, enabling businesses to create unified customer profiles and orchestrate personalized experiences across 750+ integrations and destinations.
Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Ilya Volodarsky(Founder)inCalvin French-Owen(Cofounder)Peter Reinhardt(Cofounder)Ian Taylor(Cofounder)Jenn Garrett(Executive Officer)Andrew Beaird(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsAccelConvergeFounders Circle CapitalGreycroftGV (Google Ventures)Headline+7 more
Semrush provides competitive intelligence, SEO, keyword research, and content generation tools for growth marketers and small teams to improve visibility and optimize their acquisition funnel across Google and AI search.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaS
Dmitri Melnikov(Founder)in
Sereact builds Physical AI for warehouse and fulfillment robotics, centered on Cortex and a Vision Language Action Model (VLAM) that enables autonomous picking, placing, sorting, inspection, and return handling across standard 6-axis robots and humanoids.
AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainRobotics
Ralf Gulde(Founder)inMarc Tuscher(Founder)in
Co-investorsAir Street CapitalCreandumFELIX CAPITALHeadlinePoint NineDaphni
Shipt operates a same-day delivery platform that connects consumers with personal shoppers who fulfill orders from retailers including Target, Lowe's, CVS, and regional grocers.
E-commerceLogistics & Supply ChainMarketplacesRetail TechBirmingham, US
BILL I. SMITH(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardROBERT L. CRUTCHFIELD(Director)STEVEN STREIT(Director)inWILLIAM E. SAUNDERS(Director)JEFFREY L. SMITH(Director)
Co-investorsFUSEGray VenturesGreycroftHeadlineSWS Venture CapitalGreycroft Partners+1 more
Staffbase offers an AI-powered employee communications and experience platform that lets enterprises target and orchestrate internal communications, run an intranet and employee hub, support frontline workers, and deliver knowledge and services across channels.
Enterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaS
Frank Wolf(Founder)in
Co-investorsBootstrap EuropeCapnamicHeadlineInsight PartnersIris CapitalLEA Partners+1 more
The RealReal is an online marketplace for authenticated luxury consignment, allowing consumers to buy and sell pre-owned designer clothing, accessories, jewelry, watches, and home goods.
Circular EconomyConsumerE-commerceMarketplacesSan Francisco, US
Julie Wainwright(Executive Officer, Director)Matt Gustke(Executive Officer)Henry V. Barry(Executive Officer)Henry V Barry(Executive Officer)
BoardMathias Schilling(Director)inCynthia Ringo(Director)
Co-investorsAcrew CapitalAspect VenturesBright Pixel CapitalCanaan PartnersDBL PartnersGreycroft+10 more
Exits · 6
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioAngiNASDAQ: ANGIAppfolioNASDAQ: APPFBumbleNASDAQ: BMBLAxiosacq. by Cox EnterprisesGrünsacq. by UnileverScopely, Inc.acq. by Savvy Games Group
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesSereact · retailtechinnovationhub.com · Aug 20, 2026
Creditas · pedrobmesquita.substack.com · Aug 19, 2026
Olist · startupfundraising.com · Aug 12, 2026
The Real Real x-tech-robotics · ca.investing.com · Aug 6, 2026

Shipt · prnewswire.com · Jul 28, 2026

Black Forest Labs · bloomberg.com · Jul 23, 2026

Scopely, Inc. · biometricupdate.com · Jul 16, 2026
Rappi · latamlist.com · Jul 14, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Headline Growth Management, LLC made?
- Headline Growth Management, LLC has 62 tracked investments, 5 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO, including 2 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Headline Growth Management, LLC invest at?
- Headline Growth Management, LLC invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth stages.
- What sectors does Headline Growth Management, LLC focus on?
- Headline Growth Management, LLC focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, Data & Infrastructure, Fintech, SaaS.
- Who does Headline Growth Management, LLC co-invest with?
- Headline Growth Management, LLC most often shares deals with Headline, Greycroft, Accel, among 185 tracked co-investors.
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