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Irregular Expressions

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Seed · 1 people tracked

Also known as CAUSATION VENTURES, L.L.C.

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Investment thesis

Irregular Expressions, or IrregEx, is an early-stage fund backed by more than 90 software engineering and product leaders that invests in and advises startups in infrastructure, data, observability, AI, and machine learning. Its members have founded and scaled companies largely in the San Francisco and New York ecosystems, and the firm works closely with founders on product, engineering, team-building, and business questions.

Source: firm website, verified Oct 13, 2026.

Stage
Seed
Last 12 months
3 investments
Tracked investments
157
Unicorns
8
IPOs
5
Acquisitions
11

Team · 1 people

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Jean Sini· Managing Partnerin𝕏

Jean Sini is managing partner of Irregular Expressions, with investments in companies including Canva, Bubble.io, People.ai, Memfault, Medigate and Bison Trails. He previously served as VP of engineering at Mint, Ring and Porch, as CTO of Cadre, One Kings Lane and Twelvefold Media, and as co-founder and CTO of Fountain and Activeweave.

What they invest in

from 119 of 157 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×64Developer Tools ×48Enterprise Software ×40SaaS ×36Cloud Computing ×25Data & Infrastructure ×24Cybersecurity ×10Fintech ×9

HQs:United States×48France×13Germany×3Australia×1Canada×1Switzerland×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 66 portfolio companies
26%
solo founders
17 of 66 mapped founding teams
45%
repeat founders
of 82 founders with career history

Founding team size:solo founder×172 founders×213 founders×144+ founders×14

Where their founders studiedfrom 68 founders with education data

University of Cambridge ×4Harvard University ×3HEC Paris ×3Stanford University ×3University of Waterloo ×3Duke University ×2École Polytechnique ×2Epitech - L'école de l'excellence informatique ×2

What their founders studiedfrom 72 founders with field-of-study data

Computer Science ×32Engineering ×11Business & Management ×9Economics ×8Mathematics & Statistics ×8Finance & Accounting ×4Law ×3Life Sciences ×3

Where their founders worked beforefrom 82 founders with career history

Google ×8Microsoft ×8Box ×3UserTesting ×3Accel Partners ×2Altman Vilandrie & Company ×2arm ×2Citus Data ×2

Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program

Y Combinator ×10Techstars ×6

10 founders hold a PhD · 7 hold an MBA (of 76 with degree data)

Investments · 157 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2026 · 32025 · 22020 · 12018 · 12015 · 18 dated

IBMibm.cominNYSE: IBM

IBM Confluent is a cloud-native data streaming offering based on Apache Kafka that lets enterprises connect, process, govern and serve real-time data across hybrid environments.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSArmonk, US

Charles Ranlett Flint(Founder (CTR, 1911))Arvind Krishna(Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer)inFoster Hinshaw(Founder)Jit Saxena(Founder)Brad Hunstable(Founder)Gyula Feher(Founder)

Co-investorsbacktrace capitalBain Capital VenturesCentana Growth PartnersCentana PartnersDCM VenturesDifferential Ventures+6 more

Intelintel.comin𝕏NASDAQ: INTC

Intel designs and manufactures semiconductor processors for data center, consumer, and embedded applications, including Xeon server processors, Arc graphics processors, and mobile processors.

AI & Machine LearningHardwareSemiconductorsSanta Clara, US

Robert Noyce(Co-founder)inGordon Moore(Co-founder; CEO 1975–1987)Andrew Grove(Employee no. 3; CEO 1987–1998)April Miller Boise(Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer)inMichelle Johnston Holthaus(Chief Executive Officer of Intel Products)inChristoph Schell(Executive Officer)in

Co-investorsAccess Venture PartnersCeltic House Venture PartnersGen CapitalKluz VenturesNorwest Venture PartnersPlayground Global+12 more

Klaviyo, Inc.klaviyo.comin𝕏NYSE: KVYO

Klaviyo is an AI-powered CRM platform for B2C brands that integrates customer data, marketing automation, customer service, and analytics in a unified solution.

AI & Machine LearningDirect to ConsumerMarketing TechSaaSBoston, US

Andrew Bialecki(Founder)inEd Hallen(Founder)inBenjamin Cook(Executive Officer)inLandon Edmond(Executive Officer)inChano Fernandez(Co-CEO)in

BoardMichael Medici(Director)in

Co-investors515 VenturesAccelAvenir Growth CapitalCross Creek AdvisorsGlynn Capital ManagementHarmony Partners+10 more

Shopifyshopify.comin𝕏NASDAQ: SHOP

Shopify is a commerce platform that lets businesses build online stores, sell across multiple online and in-person channels, and manage international sales and shipping.

AI & Machine LearningE-commerceRetail TechSaaSOttawa, CA

Daniel Weinand(Founder)inScott Lake(Founder)Tobias Lütke(Founder)inAmy Shapero(Executive Officer)Craig Miller(Executive Officer)inJeff Weiser(Executive Officer)

Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersBright Pixel CapitalData TechDraft Ventures LlcExtreme Venture PartnersExtreme Venture Partners LLP+12 more

4D Sight4dsight.comin

4D Sight is an AI-powered virtual signage platform that inserts region-specific advertisements into live sports, esports, and streamed entertainment broadcasts at the frame level.

AdTechAI & Machine LearningMedia & Entertainment

Erhan Ciris(Founder & CEO)in

Co-investorsEspt Ventures LlcJazzya InvestmentsMoon HoldingsMyelin VCThursday Ventures

Acquiaacquia.comin𝕏

Acquia provides digital experience platform software and services built around Drupal that enables enterprises to manage content, build websites and applications, and deliver experiences across multiple channels.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSBoston, US

Dries Buytaert(Founder)inThomas N. Erickson(Chief Executive Officer, President)Michael Cayer(General Counsel and Secretary)William Sorenson(Chief Financial Officer)inJay Batson(Founder)

BoardRavi Viswanathan(Director)in

Co-investorsVista Equity PartnersBantam GroupCenterview Capital TechnologyG20 VenturesGolub GrowthNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)+5 more

Actualactual.aiin𝕏

Actual AI builds an LLM-based platform that provides engineering managers with visibility and governance over AI-powered software development, including code analysis, architectural compliance, and velocity measurement for engineering teams.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software

John Kennedy(Founder and CEO)in

Co-investorsAlleyCorp

Airfoldairfold.co

A company developing intelligence software for humanoid robots, described as "The Humanoid Stack." The site is a pre-launch placeholder with minimal detail about the product.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechRobotics

Julian Gilyadov(Founder)in

Co-investors1984 Ventures Management, LlcAnorak VenturesNewView CapitalPartech Ventures

Alectioalectio.com𝕏Jul 2020

Not applicable - page does not represent a legitimate company.

Santa Clara, US

Jennifer Prendki(Executive Officer, Director)Xavier Douglass(Executive Officer)

Co-investors2.12 AngelsCompoundK20 FundEveningPartech Ventures

ALPHASTAR TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS LLCalphastarcorp.comin

AlphaSTAR is an aerospace technology company led by experienced scientists and executives.

Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechSaaSIrvine, US

Dr. Baid(Chief Scientist)Ms. Matin(CEO + President)

Alpicalpic.aiin𝕏

Alpic operates an AI infrastructure platform that lets B2B and DTC companies build AI-native interfaces such as MCP servers and ChatGPT integrations, with built-in security, observability, and distribution, alongside open-source frameworks and developer tools.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsParis, FR

Co-investorsGalion.exeK5 GlobalKima VenturesPartech VenturesYellowEarlybird Venture Capital+1 more

Anchoranchor.dev

Anchor is a certificate management platform for issuing, tracking, and renewing public and private TLS/mTLS certificates using the ACME standard.

Cloud ComputingCybersecurityDeveloper Tools

Co-investors515 Ventures

Atomicjaratomicjar.com𝕏acquired by Docker · Dec 2023

Integration testing made easier for developers; acquired by Docker

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeveloper Tools

Co-investorsboldstart venturesIA Seed VenturesInsight Partners

Beacon Biosciencesbeacon.bio

Beacon Biosignals develops AI-powered EEG analytics technology to improve diagnosis and treatment of neurological, psychiatric, and sleep disorders.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDigital HealthMedical DevicesBoston, US

Jacob A. Donoghue, M.D., Ph.D.(Executive Officer, Director)Jacob Donoghue(CEO & Co-Founder)inJarrett Revels(CTO & Co-Founder)in

BoardCaitlin Donovan(Director)Pavel Raifeld(Director)Naveen Rao(Director)in

Co-investorsGeneral CatalystAlumni VenturesCatalio Capital Management, LPGV (Google Ventures)Half Court VenturesIaso Ventures+5 more

Behalfbehalf.comDefunct

Purchase order financing provider enabling SMBs to grow by accessing credit for supplier purchases.

Co-investorsMaverick Ventures IsraelMissionOGWestern Technology Investment

Bison Trailsbisontrails.co𝕏acquired by Coinbase

Crypto & Web3Developer ToolsFintechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Aaron Henshaw(Founder)Joseph Lallouz(Executive Officer, Director)Joe Lallouz(Founder)

BoardNicholas Chirls(Director)in

Co-investorsA.Capital VenturesBlockchain CoinvestorsCharge VCCollab+CurrencyConsenSys MeshF-Prime Capital+8 more

Bluue Cobluue.com

Bluue Co. develops AI models and data-collection hardware devices for cardiology and maternity care.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthMedical Devices

Co-investorsAIX Ventures

Calyxcalyx.hr

A software development agency that emphasizes small, efficient teams and high-quality work rather than scaling up developer headcount.

Developer ToolsEnterprise Software

Canva, Inc.canva.com

Design platform; Blackbird invested when it was just an idea and in every round since.

SocialSurry Hills, Nsw, AU

Melanie Perkins(Founder)inClifford Obrecht(Executive Officer, Director)Cliff Obrecht(Founder)inCameron Adams(Founder)inIan LeeJeffrey Story

Co-investors3Spoke Capital500 GlobalAirTree VenturesAlkeon InnovationAlpha Square GroupAltra Venture+58 more

Casetextthomsonreuters.comin𝕏Acquired

Thomson Reuters is a content and technology company providing AI-powered tools and information services—including CoCounsel and ONESOURCE—for legal, tax, accounting, risk, fraud, and government professionals.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLegalTechSan Francisco, US

Jake Heller(CEO)inSteve Hasker(President and Chief Executive Officer)inLaura Safdie(Founder)Pablo Arredondo(Founder)Joanna Hueyr w(CTO)

Co-investors8VCAccess Venture PartnersAllen Institute for AI (AI2) IncubatorBoxGroupBuildGroupCanvas Ventures+24 more

Caviartrycaviar.com𝕏Acquired

Caviar is a food delivery platform that partners with restaurants to fulfill orders placed through its web and mobile applications.

ConsumerFoodTechSan Francisco, US

Jason Wang(Founding CEO)inRichard Din(Founder)inTony (Shi) Li(Founder)inAndy Zhang(Founder)inShawn Tsao(Founder)Tiger Shen(Intern)in

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzWinklevoss CapitalY CombinatorGreat Oaks Venture CapitalIronfire VenturesSV Angel+3 more

ChipStackchipstack.aiin𝕏

ChipStack develops AI-powered agents for semiconductor verification that automate RTL design testing and debug tasks traditionally requiring specialized expertise.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsSemiconductorsCampbell, US

Kartik Hegde(Founder)in

Co-investorsAllen Institute for AI (AI2) IncubatorKhosla Ventures

Climate Clubclimate-club.org

The Climate Club is an intergovernmental forum where governments cooperate on accelerating industry decarbonisation, with an initial focus on emission-intensive sectors such as steel and cement.

Climate TechEnergyImpact & Social Good

Clouderacloudera.comin𝕏Acquired

Cloudera is a hybrid platform for data, analytics, and AI, serving enterprises and data teams.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSanta Clara, US

Amr Awadallah(Founder)inMike Olson(Founder)inChristophe Bisciglia(Founder)inJeff Hammerbacher(Founder)inOwen O'Malley(Founding team member (early Hadoop architect))inCharles Sansbury(Chief Executive Officer)in

Co-investorsAccelCanas CapitalDag VenturesGlynn Capital ManagementGreylock PartnersGV (Google Ventures)+13 more

Cloudflare, Inc.cloudflare.comin𝕏

Cloudflare provides a global cloud network platform delivering security, performance, and development services through sixty-plus integrated services including SASE, application security, and full-stack development infrastructure.

Cloud ComputingCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsSan Francisco, US

Matthew Prince(Founder)inMichelle Zatlyn(Co-founder and President)inLee Holloway(Founder)Dane Knecht(Chief Technology Officer)inThomas Seifert(Chief Financial Officer)inAlissa Starzak(Chief Legal Officer and Secretary)in

Co-investorsApposite CapitalCapitalGEQT Life SciencesEQT VenturesFlagship PioneeringIcon Ventures+19 more

Coherence Neurocoherenceneuro.comin𝕏

Coherence develops neurotechnology systems that measure and modulate brain activity to treat cancer and other neurological diseases.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechMedical DevicesSan Francisco, US

Ben Woodington(Co-founder & CEO)inElise Jenkins(Co-founder & CTO)in

Co-investorsArtesianASDF VenturesBlackbird VenturesDivergent CapitalEmpath VenturesPossible Ventures+5 more

Commerce Guyscommerceguys.com

Commerce Guys provides consulting, development, managed hosting, and post-launch support for building online stores on the open-source Drupal Commerce platform.

E-commerceSaaS

Companionjoincompanion.com

Companion connects animal health and wellness professionals with expertise and resources in animal pain management.

AgTechHealthtech

John Honchariw(Founder)in

BoardRoss PalmerStacy BurdickDuncan LascellesMike McFarlandMarty Becker

Co-investorsJazzya InvestmentsLerer HippeauMachina VenturesMyelin VC

Craftcraft.coin𝕏

Craft provides a data and AI-powered platform for supply chain risk management and supplier network visibility.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSSan Francisco, US

Ilya Levtov(CEO)in

Co-investors515 VenturesGlasswing VenturesGreycroftHigh AlphaInner Loop CapitalLa Famiglia+3 more

Criteocriteo.comin𝕏

Criteo operates a commerce media platform that connects advertisers, retailers, and media owners to enable targeted advertising and retail media capabilities across the open internet.

AdTechAI & Machine LearningE-commerceMarketing TechRetail TechParis, FR

Franck Le Ouay(Founder)inJean-Baptiste Rudelle(Founder)Romain Niccoli(Founder)in

Co-investorsAgoranovBessemer Venture PartnersElaiaMosaic VenturesRaptor GroupSapphire Ventures+2 more

Data & Security Earlyprodperfect.comin𝕏

ProdPerfect uses AI agents to automate software testing for legacy mainframe modernization projects, ingesting source code, JCL, and transaction logs to map user workflows and generate plain-English test cases.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareBoston, US

Erik Fogg(Co-Founder and COO)inDan Widing(Co-founder and CTO)inDaniel Widing(Founder)Wilson Funkhouser(Founder)

Co-investorsAcrew CapitalEniac VenturesEntrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator (ERA)Anthos CapitalFika Ventures

Dataloguedatalogue.com

Datalogue cleans, links and unifies fragmented customer data into single-person records, then scores and activates those customers for marketing, CRM and sales so campaigns can be tied to measurable growth.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureMarketing TechHamburg, DE

Karsten Krause-Ablaß(Geschäftsführer (Managing Director))

DataRobotdatarobot.comin𝕏

DataRobot develops an AI and machine learning platform that automates model development and deployment for enterprises.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareBoston, US

Jeremy Achin(Founder)inTom de Godoy(Co-Founder and Former Chief Technology Officer)inDebanjan Saha(CEO)inThomas DeGodoy(Founder)Thomas de Godoy(Founder)

BoardHarry Weller(Director)

Co-investors515 VenturesAliya Capital PartnersAMK Investment OfficeB Capital GroupB4 CapitalBallistic Ventures+46 more

DevOpsdevopsinstitute.comin𝕏Sep 2025

DevOps Institute is a global learning community providing professional development, certifications, and networking resources for IT professionals focused on DevOps, SRE, and DevSecOps practices.

Developer ToolsEdTechEnterprise SoftwareFuture of Work

Co-investorsRenegade PartnersClear VenturesCrane Venture PartnersFelicis VenturesInsight PartnersIris Capital+4 more

Dreemdreemhealth.com

Dreem Health is a telehealth sleep clinic that connects patients with online sleep specialists, provides at-home sleep testing, and delivers treatment plans including CPAP equipment and non-controlled prescriptions.

Digital HealthHealthtechWellness & Fitness

Dropit Shoppingdropit.shop

Dropit is an AI-powered decision intelligence platform for retailers that optimizes inventory planning, allocation, and logistics.

AI & Machine LearningRetail TechSaaS

Educativeeducative.ioin𝕏

Educative offers online courses and learning paths in software development, machine learning, and technical interview preparation.

Developer ToolsEdTechBellevue, US

Fahim ul Haq(Founder)inNaeem ul Haq(Founder)in

Co-investorsMatrixTechstarsTrilogy Equity PartnersImmad AkhundSK Ventures

Empathicempathic.dev

Empathic builds Pathbase, a tool for inspecting, sharing, and continuing AI agent sessions by making an agent's hidden work visible.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper Tools

Co-investorsMaterialized View Capital

Engine Yardengineyard.comApr 2015

San Francisco, US

Peter Fenton(Director)Alan Cyron(Executive Officer)Tom Mornini(Director)Jeff Lunsford(Director)Beau Vrolyk(Executive Officer, Director)Peter Sonsini(Director)

Co-investorsNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)

Escapeescape.techin𝕏

Escape provides an offensive security platform that continuously maps an organization's attack surface and identifies vulnerabilities the way attackers would, integrating directly into engineering workflows.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareNew York City, US

Tristan Kalos(Founder)inAntoine Carossio(Founder)in

BoardOlivier Pomel(Co-founder & CEO)Renaud Deraison(Co-founder & CEO)

Co-investorsKima VenturesY CombinatorTiny Supercomputer Investment CompanyBalderton CapitalFrstIris Capital+4 more

Extreme Agencyextreme.fr

Extreme is an independent communications agency offering design, branding, activation, influence, social media, corporate, event, and media relations services.

Marketing Tech

EXXACT Roboticsexxact-robotics.com

EXXACT Robotics is the innovation and R&D arm of EXEL Industries, developing precision-agriculture technologies such as autonomous agricultural vehicles, embedded AI and vision systems, and localized spraying for farmers and winegrowers.

AgTechAI & Machine LearningRoboticsÉpernay, FR

Fairwikfairwik.com

Fairwik is an engineering services studio that turns product concepts into market-ready solutions, offering mechanical design and artificial intelligence development.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardware

filtered.aifiltered.ai𝕏

Boston-based skills-verification platform for technical hiring, combining job simulations, video interviews and fraud detection.

HR TechBoston, US

Co-investorsKnoll VenturesLaunchCapitalSilicon Valley Data CapitalTech Square VenturesTechstarsAI Fund+1 more

FlyCodeflycode.comin𝕏Seed

FlyCode is an AI-powered payment recovery platform for subscription businesses that uses machine learning to automatically retry failed payments, leverage alternate payment methods, and optimize billing workflows to reduce involuntary churn and recover lost revenue.

AI & Machine LearningE-commerceFintechSaaSBoston, US

Tzachi Davidovich(Founder)inEtai Avrahami(Founder)inJake Vacovec(Founder)inTzachi Davidovichin

BoardJeff Titterton

Co-investorsPioneerY Combinator

Formul'UTformul-ut.fr

Formul'UT is the student racing team of UTC Compiègne engineering school that designs and builds single-seater cars to compete in Formula Student, an international engineering competition between universities and engineering schools.

Mobility & TransportationCompiègne, FR

Frame.ioframe.io𝕏

Frame.io is a cloud platform for creative teams to upload and store visual assets, manage projects and tasks, collect frame-accurate feedback on videos and images, and share work through custom-branded presentations.

Creator EconomyMedia & EntertainmentSaaSNew York, US

Emery Wells(Founder)inJohn Traver(Founder)in

BoardVasant Natarajan(Director)

Co-investorsAccelFirstMark CapitalInsight PartnersKortschak Investments L.P.SignalFireARC VENTURES+5 more

French National Defenseelysee.fr

Official website of the Presidency of the French Republic, publishing news, statements, and information about the President and the Élysée Palace.

GovTechParis, FR

Fundamentalfundamental.techin𝕏

Fundamental is an AI company building foundation models for tabular data, including NEXUS, a large tabular model that generates predictions from structured databases.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeep TechEnterprise Software

Gabriel Suissa(Founder)inAnnie Lamont(Founder)Jeremy Fraenkel(Founder)

Co-investorsAltaIR CapitalBattery VenturesFJ LabsFOG VenturesHetz VenturesKindred Ventures+8 more

Fynnfynncredit.comin𝕏Seed

Fynn offers private loans to finance trade school education for students entering fields such as electrical work, nursing, welding, and pharmacy.

FintechNew York City, US

Eric Menees(Founder)inEthan Anderson(Founder)inBhavin Gupta(Founder)injoe oliver(Senior Software Engineer)Nancy Down(Head of Ops)Jeremy Beebe(CCRO)

Co-investorsKesha VenturesRebel FundY Combinator10X CapitalBasementDraper Associates+9 more

Gravitygravity.comacquired by AOL

Gravity develops a suite of WordPress plugins including Gravity Forms (a drag-and-drop form builder with payments and conditional logic), Gravity SMTP (email delivery and tracking), and Gravity Flow (workflow automation and approvals).

Developer ToolsMarketing TechSaaS

Carl Hancock(Founder)in

Co-investorsAugust CapitalGV (Google Ventures)Redpoint VenturesAnsa CapitalBuoyant Ventures Management, LlcCaffeinated Capital+4 more

Greenfield Partnersgreenfieldpartners.com

Greenfield Partners is a real estate investment management firm, founded in 1997, focused on creating and managing residential, commercial, and recreational properties for its investment partners.

PropTech

Eugene A. Gorab(President & CEO)

Groupe DEMSgroupe-dems.fr

Sector AgnosticSaint-Bonnet-de-Mure, FR

Laurene Dehay

Gruaugroupegruau.com

Groupe Gruau is a European manufacturer specializing in bodywork and conversions for commercial/utility vehicles, offering customized fleets and related services to professional customers across industries such as construction and environment.

Advanced ManufacturingHardwareMobility & Transportation

Heavybitheavybit.comMay 2026

Heavybit is a venture capital firm that invests in enterprise infrastructure and developer-focused startups, providing capital and hands-on go-to-market support.

Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software

James Lindenbaum(Co-founder)Tom Drummond(Managing Director)inJoseph Ruscio(General Partner)inSusie Singh(Chief Financial Officer)

Co-investorsLevel VenturesREV Venture PartnersBuild VenturesLowercase Capital

Herokuheroku.comin𝕏Acquired

Heroku is a cloud-based platform-as-a-service (PaaS) for building, deploying, and operating applications.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales TechSan Francisco, US

Marc Benioff(Founder & CEO)Orion Henry(Founder)inJames Lindenbaum(Founder)inAdam Wiggins(CTO)inNoah Zoschke(Platform Architect)inDavid Dollar(Developer Experience Lead)in

Co-investorsBaseline VenturesMeritech Capital PartnersOlima VenturesRedpoint VenturesRitual CapitalSilver Lake Partners+2 more

Hogs For The Cause BBQ Festivalhogsforthecause.org

A nonprofit that raises funds nationwide to support families of children battling pediatric brain cancer, mobilizing local communities to help cover the financial burdens these families face.

Impact & Social Good

inkClubinkclub.com

inkClub is a specialist online retailer of ink cartridges, toner, and printer accessories, offering both original-brand products and its own lower-cost alternatives across a catalog of over 16,000 products.

ConsumerE-commerceRetail TechUppsala, SE

InsForge (InstaCloud)insforge.devin𝕏Seed

InsForge is an agent-native cloud infrastructure platform that provides backend services (authentication, database, storage, compute, AI model gateway, and more) designed specifically for AI coding agents to operate end-to-end.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Hang Huang(CEO)inTony Chang(Founder)in

Co-investorsBeta FundDigital Currency GroupPioneerY CombinatorActive CapitalApertu Capital+8 more

Inventivemadeinventive.comin

Inventive provides configurable AI agents for B2B SaaS companies that integrate with existing business intelligence platforms, enabling customers to analyze data and take action through natural language while maintaining measurable quality and automatic improvement from real-world usage.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US

Erik Kuld(CEO)inKavita Shah(Head of Product)inClarence Tso(Head of Engineering)in

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesWingGeneral CatalystSierra VenturesSoma CapitalY Combinator

Other

Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

Aleph One Fund ManagementCapabilityCaspianDBCaurusCreatewithplayCTU PragueDatakinDevex AdvisoDoubleoDrumGFinlyncHoctailMaltMetaObjectiveOttiPerfect RecallPhotobutlerPlayPrimaaRough House GamesSIXTSkimStyriaTeliaUSC

Exits · 16

5 IPOs · 11 acquisitions · showing 8

IBMNYSE: IBMIntelNASDAQ: INTCKlaviyo, Inc.NYSE: KVYOShopifyNASDAQ: SHOPAtomicjaracq. by DockerBison Trailsacq. by CoinbaseGravityacq. by AOLLookeracq. by Google

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Irregular Expressions made?
Irregular Expressions has 157 tracked investments, 16 of which have exited, including 5 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does Irregular Expressions invest at?
Irregular Expressions invests at the Seed stage.
What sectors does Irregular Expressions focus on?
Irregular Expressions focuses on Enterprise Software, Fintech.
Who does Irregular Expressions co-invest with?
Irregular Expressions most often shares deals with Y Combinator, Kima Ventures, Techstars, among 383 tracked co-investors.

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