Horizon
Venture capitalMiami Beach · 14 people tracked
Also known as Horizon Capital Partners Llc · HORIZON FOUNDERS CAPITAL, LLC · Horizon VC
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Investment thesis
Horizon is a small venture capital firm founded in 2022 that backs founders building companies from 0 to 1, with a team of founders, operators, and builders.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 15, 2026.
Team · 14 people
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What they invest in
from 27 of 30 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×16SaaS ×12Enterprise Software ×9Healthtech ×5Cloud Computing ×4Developer Tools ×4Digital Health ×4Medical Devices ×4
HQs:United States×16Australia×3United Kingdom×1South Korea×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 15 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×62 founders×83 founders×1
Where their founders studiedfrom 19 founders with education data
Stanford University ×2University of Pennsylvania ×2UNSW ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 18 founders with field-of-study data
Computer Science ×9Engineering ×5Finance & Accounting ×3Business & Management ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 20 founders with career history
Facebook ×3Kleiner Perkins ×3Hacktech ×2Harvard Management Company ×2Retool ×2TELCOR ×2Uber ×2Yelp ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
3 founders hold a PhD · 1 hold an MBA (of 21 with degree data)
Investments · 30 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 32025 · 12024 · 26 dated
Raven builds Raven Prism, a wearable ambient computer designed for technical creatives, with both hardware and software developed in-house.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareSan Francisco, US
Tom Suarez(Founder)
Co-investorsDraper AssociatesBain CapitalNorwest Venture Partners
AbleTo provides in-person and virtual mental health care, including therapy, psychiatry, and medication management for adults, children, and teens dealing with concerns such as anxiety, depression, ADHD, and substance use.
Digital HealthHealthtechMental HealthNew York, US
Michael Laskoff(Executive Officer, Director)Trip HoferinPaul Pieper(Executive Officer)Tom Brennan(Executive Officer)Frank Hunt(Executive Officer)Robert Rebak(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investors.406 VenturesBlue Venture FundsHLM Venture PartnersOptum VenturesValspring CapitalBain Capital Ventures+1 more
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Aerin Medical develops non-invasive radiofrequency treatment systems for chronic nasal conditions, offering the VivAer stylus for nasal airway obstruction and RhinAer stylus for chronic rhinitis.
HealthtechMedical DevicesMountain View, US
Matt Brokaw(CEO & President)inDerrick Sung(Executive Officer)inMatthew Salkeld(Executive Officer)Irina Ridley(Executive Officer)inAndre Cheng(Executive Officer)inFred Dinger(Executive Officer, Director)in
Co-investorsLaunchCapitalOrbiMedQuesta CapitalTargeted Technology FundsAlly Bridge Group
Arkham provides a data platform and AI platform that consolidates company data into a dedicated data lakehouse and applies generative AI and machine learning models tailored to a company's operations.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software
Mau Sepulveda(Founder)in
Co-investorsAnthemis Venture
Artos provides AI-powered software tools for Chemistry, Manufacturing, and Controls (CMC) teams in the pharmaceutical industry to draft, manage, and quality-check regulatory documentation.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechEnterprise SoftwareMedical DevicesSan Francisco, US
Josh Kim(Founder)inVarun Patel(Founder)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorMyAsiaVCAntlerSocii Capital
Baseten provides infrastructure and tooling for high-performance AI model inference, letting teams deploy open-source, custom, and fine-tuned models with optimizations for image generation, transcription, text-to-speech, LLMs, and embeddings.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper Tools
Amir Haghighat(Founder)in
Co-investors01 AdvisorsAltimeter CapitalBONDCapitalGConvictionGreylock Partners+5 more
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Bland builds proprietary voice AI infrastructure for automated phone calls using in-house models for voice, language, and speech processing.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Isaiah Granet(Founder)inSobhan Nejad(Founder)in
Co-investorsConvergeUpfront VenturesY CombinatorDell Technologies CapitalEmergence CapitalScale Venture Partners
BuildPass builds a construction technology platform focused on safety management, serving builders and subcontractors.
AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechSaaS
Matt PerrottinAaron VanstoninCaylie McDonaldin
Co-investorsMighty PartnersCarthona CapitalMassive Tech VenturesPreston-Werner VenturesRecursive Ventures
BuildPass is a construction technology platform that helps builders and subcontractors manage safety and operations.
Construction TechPropTechSaaSAustralia, AU
Matt PerrottinAaron Vanstonin
Co-investorsPreston-Werner VenturesCarthona CapitalMassive Tech VenturesRecursive Ventures
Castle Creek Biosciences develops re-dosable gene therapies for genetic diseases, with a lead candidate (D-Fi) in registrational clinical trials for dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa.
BiotechDeep TechMedical DevicesExton, US
Matthew Gantz(President and Chief Executive Officer)inDavid ChuinMichael TownsleyChristopher J. LarsoninRhea WilliamsinJude Sullivan(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsParagon Biosciences LLCValor Equity PartnersFidelity Investments
Colley operates a community platform and marketplace for fans of collectible and character goods ("덕질" culture), where users share trends, collecting news, and buy or sell items.
ConsumerMarketplacesSocial
Co-investorsWe VenturesAlumni VenturesJackson Square VenturesStartmateTen13
Julius is an AI platform that enables users to build models, create websites, and generate content across multiple formats including Excel, videos, and images.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Rahul Sonwalkar(Founder)in
Co-investorsHawk Hill VenturesKarman VenturesMoth FundSnowflake VenturesY CombinatorLearnLaunch
Lace AI provides AI agents for home services and trades companies that answer inbound calls 24/7, book appointments in ServiceTitan, and follow up on unbooked leads via outbound calls and SMS.
AI & Machine LearningSaaSSales TechMountain View, US
Boris Valkov(Founder)in
Co-investorsAtomico
Lucent is an AI-powered session replay and product intelligence platform that automatically detects bugs, identifies UX problems, and surfaces behavioral patterns across user sessions.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Co-investorsY CombinatorLong Journey VenturesNew Venture Partners
Lucent Health provides health benefits administration for self-insured employers, combining claims management with data-driven, human-focused care management to help health plan participants make cost-saving healthcare decisions.
Digital HealthHealthtechInsurTechNashville, US
Co-investorsNaviMed CapitalBrowder CapitalLong Journey Ventures
Lyrebird is a web-based clinical AI platform that records patient consultations and generates customisable clinical notes, letters, and documents that integrate with clinicians' existing EMR systems.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtech
Kai Van Lieshout(Founder)in
Co-investorsOctopus Ventures
Nango provides an integration platform that enables software products to connect with 800+ APIs through code-first integrations with built-in authentication and agent support.
Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Robin Guldener(Founder)inBastien Beurier(Founder)in
Co-investorsGradient VenturesKima VenturesY Combinator
Osper provides a prepaid debit card and mobile app for children to manage their pocket money, track spending, and set savings goals.
ConsumerEdTechFintechLondon, GB
Co-investorsTechstarsHorizons VenturesIndex Ventures
Pier builds financial access tools for innovators and entrepreneurs.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Jessica Zhang(Founder)inAlex Hegevall Clarke(Founder)in
Co-investorsNeer Venture PartnersY CombinatorACME CapitalLiquid Ventures
Pylon provides post-sales workflow management tools designed for B2B teams operating across multiple communication platforms including email and chat.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSSan Francisco, US
Advith Chelikani(Founder)inMarty Kausas(Founder)inRobert Eng(Founder)in
Co-investorsActivant CapitalAndreessen HorowitzBain Capital VenturesY CombinatorBoxGroupGeneral Catalyst+1 more
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Sample Healthcare develops AI-driven automation solutions for healthcare organizations to improve operational efficiency and accuracy.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Ankit Ranjan(Founder)inAash Jain(Founder)in
Co-investorsY Combinator
nCino Integration Gateway (formerly Glyue by Sandbox Banking) is an integration platform as a service (iPaaS) with pre-built connectors and low-code automation that links core banking systems, CRMs, loan origination systems, and fintech apps.
Data & InfrastructureFintechSaaSBoston, US
Ravi Balasubramanian(Founder/CEO)inSkye Isard(Founder/CTO)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorSixThirty VenturesTuesday Capital
NTT DATA Business Solutions helps organizations integrate processes, data, applications, AI, and cloud platforms into connected business ecosystems.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingEnterprise Software
Co-investorsHorizon Capital
SendCutSend provides on-demand laser cutting, CNC machining, and finishing services for custom metal parts, serving makers, small businesses, and large enterprises across the United States.
Advanced ManufacturingHardwareReno, US
Jim(CEO & Founder)inJim Belosic(Founder)inJake(CTO)Erin Belosic(President)inJacob Graham(Chief Technology Officer)in
BoardMark Sugarman(Director)in
Co-investorsParadigmSummit Peak InvestmentsMHS CapitalSequoia Capital
Shuttle is an open source cloud platform for building and deploying web apps, aimed at reducing deployment times by replacing container-based infrastructure with a more lightweight system.
Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsSaaS
Co-investorsAbstraction Capital
Vexev develops automated vascular imaging technology combining custom in-house robotics, machine learning, and high-resolution ultrasound with computational fluid dynamics to support clinical decision-making.
AI & Machine LearningMedical DevicesRobotics
John Carroll(Founder)inEamonn Colley(Founder)in
Co-investorsBlackbird VenturesNeotribe VenturesAlumni VenturesStartmateTen13
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
caveatGetmarble
Exits · 1
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioSapphire Systemsacq. by NTT DATA Business Solutions
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Vexev · hitconsultant.net · Aug 24, 2026
Float · financialit.net · Aug 19, 2026
Colley · startupdaily.net · Aug 7, 2026
Arkham · belloflostsouls.net · Aug 4, 2026
Baseten · aitoolly.com · Aug 3, 2026
Shuttle · moabsunnews.com · Jul 23, 2026
Pier · thepointer.com · Jul 18, 2026
Send Cut Send · thefabricator.com · Jul 16, 2026
Fund performance · per public LP disclosures · 2
as of Mar 2025| Fund | Vintage | Committed | Net IRR | TVPI | DPI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horizon Impact Fund BLPs: Pennsylvania Public School Employees' Retirement System | 2017 | — | 10.8% | 1.60x | 0.50x |
| Horizon Impact FundLPs: Pennsylvania Public School Employees' Retirement System | 2014 | — | 18.2% | 2.30x | 1.73x |
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 Horizon made?
- Horizon has 20 tracked investments, 2 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO, including 2 dated in the last 24 months.
- Where is Horizon located?
- Horizon is headquartered in Miami Beach, US.
- Who does Horizon co-invest with?
- Horizon most often shares deals with Y Combinator, Andreessen Horowitz, Blackbird Ventures, among 25 tracked co-investors.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamStartup Investing Secrets ft. Horizon General Partner Sandy Kory
Grace Gong · Sandy Kory
Sandy Kory, General Partner at Horizon: Seed-Stage Tech Insights
Grace Gong · Sandy Kory
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Co-investors · 20
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.
General Catalyst is a venture capital firm operating as a partnership focused on company building and accelerating the growth of the businesses it backs.
Gradient is a seed-stage venture fund focused on backing founders building artificial intelligence companies, providing hands-on support as builders and mentors.
Anthemis is an investment firm focused on the digital economy, backing companies that reshape financial services and the broader economy for wider benefit.
Blackbird Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm that backs ambitious founders with bold ideas from the very beginning.
Bessemer Venture Partners is a global venture capital firm that partners with entrepreneurs across enterprise, consumer, and healthcare sectors from early stages through growth.
SOSV is a deep tech venture capital firm that makes first-check pre-seed investments and follow-on rounds in startups focused on human and planetary health, providing lab space and hands-on support at its US locations.
Susa Ventures operates two early-stage technology funds that invest in companies leveraging data, network effects, and economies of scale.
Goat Capital is a venture capital firm. Its public homepage lists its founders and a contact email but provides limited additional detail.
FundersClub is an online venture capital firm and startup investing platform that gives accredited investors access to vetted early-stage startups from Silicon Valley and beyond.
Lookout Ventures provides seed-stage funding to enterprise technology companies outside Silicon Valley, with partner expertise in AI, cybersecurity, infrastructure software, and vertical SaaS.
▶8 more co-investors
Banana CapitalTwo Sigma VenturesMatrixWinklevoss CapitalICONIQ CapitalReach CapitalRuna CapitalAirTree Ventures
Firms observed investing alongside Horizon, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Horizon's recorded portfolio.