ICONIQ
Venture capitalSan Francisco Β· Pre-SeedβLate Stage Β· 1 people tracked
Investment thesis
ICONIQ positions itself as a global investment firm built around a community of clients and partners. It backs founders and companies seeking to transform industries and pursues opportunities where technology disruption can create outsized outcomes. Beyond direct technology investing, the firm manages client wealth, legacies, and investment portfolios, and promotes collaborative philanthropy aimed at broad impact.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team Β· 1 people
from public directoriesWhat they invest in
from 15 of 17 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning Γ9SaaS Γ7Enterprise Software Γ6Developer Tools Γ3Fintech Γ3Data & Infrastructure Γ2Hardware Γ2Healthtech Γ2
HQs:United StatesΓ8SingaporeΓ1UkraineΓ1
Investments Β· 17 tracked
founders shown can be your intro path
CaptivateIQ provides a modern platform for automating commission and compensation management, helping companies align incentives with revenue outcomes.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSales TechSan Francisco, US
Mark Schopmeyer(Founder/CEO)inHubert Wong(Founder/CTO)inConway Teng(Founder)in
Paper is a design platform with a canvas built on web standards (HTML/CSS) that connects designers' visual work with codebases, AI agents, apps, and data via MCP, syncing design tokens, styles, and components between code and canvas.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsSaaS
UFORCE manufactures unmanned military systems including naval, ground, and aerial drones for defense applications.
Defense TechHardwareRobotics
Oleksiy Honcharuk(Co-founder)in
Braintrust provides AI observability and evaluation platform that monitors production AI systems to surface patterns, define quality standards, and automate improvements.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools
Dataiku runs programs that support local communities and provide data access and tooling for nonprofit and academic organizations, as part of its work in data science and AI.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareNew York, US
Marc Batty(Director)Clement Stenac(Director)Matt Turck(Director)Neeraj Agrawal(Director)Daniel Sun(Executive Officer, Promoter)Florian Douetteau(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
DualEntry is an AI-native enterprise resource planning (ERP) platform designed to replace legacy accounting systems for mid-market to enterprise businesses.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSNew York, US
Santiago Nestares(Co-founder & CEO)inBenedict Dohmen(Co-founder)in
Prime Intellect provides an integrated platform for training, deploying, and continuously improving custom AI models, combining compute resources, reinforcement learning tools, evaluations, and inference services.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsSan Francisco, US
Vincent Weisser(Executive Officer, Director)Johannes Hagemann(Director)
BoardDavid Katz(Director)
Quince is a direct-to-consumer clothing and home goods brand that sells sustainably manufactured essentials at affordable prices by eliminating supply chain intermediaries.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerce
Minnetonka, US
Todd Schroeder(Chief Executive Officer and Manager)Tom Adamson(Manager)Shane Slominski(Manager)Cary Musech(Manager)Tom Leahy(Manager)RAYMOND TORRES(Chief Executive Officer and Manager)
Chattanooga, US
Ken McElrath(Executive Officer, Director)Hasan Askari(Director)Brian Hoekstra(Director)
Fund performance Β· per public LP disclosures Β· 2
as of Sep 2025| Fund | Vintage | Committed | Net IRR | TVPI | DPI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ICONIQ Strategic Partners VII, L.P.LPs: Empire State Development β New York Ventures, San Diego City Employees' Retirement System | 2022 | β | 13.9% | 1.14x | 0.00x |
| Iconiq Strategic Partners IV L.P.LPs: The Regents of the University of California | 2019 | β | 14.5% | 1.81x | 0.82x |
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
- What stage does ICONIQ invest at?
- ICONIQ invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Growth, Late Stage stages.
- What sectors does ICONIQ focus on?
- ICONIQ focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Enterprise Software, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is ICONIQ located?
- ICONIQ is headquartered in San Francisco, US.
Media Β· Podcasts & interviews
from their channelThe Uncommon Path | Trey Holterman on Building AI to Fix Patient Referrals
ICONIQ
Edwin Scholte of Articulate on bootstrapping to $300M ARR and navigating the AI shift
ICONIQ
What do founders need from investors in the AI era? | Tengbo Li at Web Summit
ICONIQ
The Uncommon Path | Sunny Bedi on Building AI for the CIO
ICONIQ
The Uncommon Path | Nicolas Kopp on Building the AI-Native ERP and the Path to a Zero-Day Close
ICONIQ
Alex Dhillon, Founder & CEO of Outtake, on AI, cybersecurity, and building for a low-trust internet
ICONIQ
Images
Similar investors
August Capital is a venture capital firm that invests in a small number of companies, providing hands-on support to entrepreneurs building their businesses.
Notable Capital (formerly GGV Capital) is a venture firm that has partnered with founders for over two decades, backing companies from earliest stages through exit.
Altimeter is a technology-focused investment firm founded by an entrepreneur, investing in both public and private markets and partnering with companies across all growth stages, including their transition into public markets.