IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)
Venture capitalSan Francisco · Series B–Late Stage · 70 people tracked
Also known as INSTITUTIONAL VENTURE MANAGEMENT XIV, LLC · INSTITUTIONAL VENTURE MANAGEMENT XV, LLC · INSTITUTIONAL VENTURE MANAGEMENT XVI, LLC · INSTITUTIONAL VENTURE MANAGEMENT XVII, LLC · INSTITUTIONAL VENTURE MANAGEMENT XVIII, LLC · INSTITUTIONAL VENTURE PARTNERS UK LLP
Investment thesis
IVP focuses on supporting exceptional, high-growth companies, positioning itself as a long-term partner that helps founders convert momentum into market leadership. With roughly five decades of experience, the firm emphasizes growth-stage investing and a track record spanning 400 companies and more than 135 IPOs.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 70 people
from the firm's website & public directories
What they invest in
from 101 of 164 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×50Enterprise Software ×45SaaS ×28Fintech ×18Cloud Computing ×16Data & Infrastructure ×15Healthtech ×13Cybersecurity ×12
HQs:United States×81Germany×2Finland×2Australia×1Estonia×1Indonesia×1
Investments · 164 tracked
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Amplitude provides an AI analytics platform that helps companies understand customer behavior and make data-driven product decisions.
Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Spenser Skates(Founder/CEO)inCurtis Liu(Founder/CTO)inJeffrey Wang(Co-Founder)Erica Schultz(Director)Ron Gill(Director)Somesh Dash(Board Observer)
Board seatSomesh Dash· per SEC Form D
NerdWallet provides educational content and resources about investing, including articles, product reviews, and guidance on investment accounts and portfolio construction.
ConsumerFintechSan Francisco, US
Tim Chen(Executive Officer, Director)Jules Maltz(Director)Thomas Loverro(Director)
Board seatJules MaltzThomas Loverro· per SEC Form D
Yext provides infrastructure for brands to maintain accurate business information and content across AI search, local search, social platforms, and agent-driven recommendations.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSNew York, US
Jesse Lipson(Director)Steven Cakebread(Executive Officer)Thomas Dixon(Executive Officer)Michael Walrath(Director)Andrew Sheehan(Director)Howard Lerman(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatJules Maltz· per SEC Form D
Coinbase is a cryptocurrency exchange platform that offers trading, custody, and financial services for cryptocurrencies, stocks, derivatives, and prediction markets to consumers, institutions, and developers.
Crypto & Web3FintechLos Angeles, US
Brian Armstrong(Founder/CEO)in
Compass is a real estate brokerage that uses technology to help consumers find homes.
B2B MarketplacesEnterprise SoftwareMarketplacesPropTechSaaSManhattan, US
Robert Reffkin(Founder & CEO)Ori Allon(Founder & Chief Strategist)Brad Serwin(Executive Officer)Steven Sordello(Director)Allan Leinwand(Director)Josh McCarter(Director)
Datadog is a cloud-based monitoring and security platform that provides observability, analytics, and protection for infrastructure, applications, and data across enterprises.
Cloud ComputingCybersecurityData & InfrastructureNew York, US
Olivier Pomel(Founder & CEO)inAlexis Le-Quoc(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Amit Agarwal(Executive Officer)Murat Bicer(Director)Dev Ittycheria(Director)Shardul Shah(Director)
American Fork, US
Mark Gorenberg(Director)Joshua James(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Shane Atchison(Executive Officer)Matt Belkin(Executive Officer)Fraser Bullock(Director)Christopher Harrington(Executive Officer, Director)
Figma is a collaborative design platform that enables teams to create apps, websites, and products through shared design tools integrated with development workflows and AI-powered design assistance.
Developer ToolsSaaSSan Francisco, US
Daniel Rimer(Director)John Lilly(Director)
BoardEvan Wallace(Executive Officer, Director)Dylan Field(Executive Officer, Director)
Miami, US
Wei-Chun Tai(Director)Newton Porter(Executive Officer, Director)Taylor Auerbach(Executive Officer, Director)
Uber operates a multi-sided platform providing ride-sharing, food delivery, freight logistics, and business fleet management services across various global markets.
Logistics & Supply ChainMarketplacesMobility & TransportationSan Francisco, US
Travis Kalanick(Co-founder & CEO)Garrett Camp(Co-founder)
San Francisco, US
Gabe Stern(Executive Officer)Jay Simons(Director)Shravan Narayen(Director)Philip Howes(Director)Amir Haghighat(Executive Officer, Director)Danielle Herzberg(Executive Officer)
Board seatShravan Narayen· per SEC Form D · $1.5B raise · filed Jun 2026
General Assembly delivers tech bootcamps and workforce training programs to help individuals launch technology careers, while serving companies seeking to build diverse tech talent pipelines.
AI & Machine LearningEdTechFuture of WorkHR Tech<UNKNOWN>, US
H. Scott Kirkpatrick(Executive Officer)Richard Barth(Director)Jason Stoffer(Director)David Bradley(Director)Matthew Brimer(Executive Officer)Jake Schwartz(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatTodd Chaffee· per SEC Form D · $53.6M raise · filed Oct 2015
New York, US
Ariel Katz(Executive Officer, Director)Ian Sax(Executive Officer, Director)Deborah Schwartz(Executive Officer)Micah Brooks(Executive Officer)
BoardGreg Yap(Director)
Board seatSomesh Dash· per SEC Form D · $58M raise · filed Dec 2020
Mountain View, US
Danny Rimer(Director)Wayne Crosby(Executive Officer, Director)Laszlo Bock(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatSomesh Dash· per SEC Form D
Mindbody provides software and a consumer app platform for fitness, beauty, and wellness businesses to manage operations, attract clients, and book classes and appointments.
AI & Machine LearningB2B MarketplacesCloud ComputingSaaSWellness & FitnessCalifornia, US
Brad Wills(Executive Officer)Robert Murphy(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Richard L Stollmeyer(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Brett White(Executive Officer)Chet Brandenburg(Executive Officer)Kimberly Lytikainen(Executive Officer)
Board seatEric Liaw· per SEC Form D
Dover, US
Aaron Schildkrout(Director)Alexander Niehenke(Director)Shoaib Makani(Executive Officer, Director)Adam Block(Executive Officer)Shulamite White(Executive Officer)Dana Evan(Director)
Board seatSomesh Dash· per SEC Form D · $150M raise · filed Jul 2025
Washington Dc, US
John Doyle(Executive Officer, Director)Bennett Siegel(Director)Saanyah Ojha(Director)Somesh Dash(Director)
Board seatSomesh Dash· per SEC Form D · $105M raise · filed Jul 2026
Brooklyn, US
Howard Lerman(Executive Officer, Director)Jules Maltz(Director)Brent Saunders(Director)Thomas Dixon(Director)
Board seatJules Maltz· per SEC Form D · $30M raise · filed Nov 2022
Santa Monica, US
Richard Rosenblatt(Executive Officer, Director)Steven Bornstein(Director)Harpreet Singh Rai(Director)Todd Chaffee(Director)Gordon Rubenstein(Director)Dan Brian(Executive Officer)
Board seatTodd Chaffee· per SEC Form D · filed Jul 2015
Boston, US
Board seatEric Liaw· per SEC Form D · $100M raise · filed Nov 2020
Abridge builds AI software that converts clinical conversations into structured insights for healthcare providers.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtech
Shiv Rao(Founder & CEO)Julia Chapin(Executive Officer)Sagar Sanghvi(Executive Officer)Andy Weissman(Director)Sebastian Duesterhoeft(Director)Will Reed(Director)
HealthtechBethesda, US
Stephanie Lovell(Director)Rahul Rajkumar(Executive Officer, Director)Bryan Roberts(Director)Vivian Riefberg(Director)Robert Kocher(Director)
Aledade is an accountable care organization (ACO) partner that works with primary care organizations to improve patient outcomes and healthcare quality.
Enterprise SoftwareHealthtech<UNKNOWN>, US
Bijan Salehizadeh(Co-founder)Robert Kocher(Director)Farzad Mostashari(Executive Officer, Director)
Anomali is a cybersecurity platform that combines a unified security data lake, threat intelligence, and agentic AI to help security teams detect, investigate, and respond to cyber threats.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareRedwood City, US
Karim Faris(Director)Steve Harrick(Director)Hugh Njemanze(Executive Officer, Director)inSteve Herrod(Director)Tom Reilly(Director)
AppDynamics (now part of Splunk Observability) provides full-stack observability and application performance monitoring for hybrid, on-premises, and multi-tier applications, helping enterprise teams troubleshoot performance and security issues linked to business impact.
Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
David Wadhwani(Executive Officer, Director)Charles J. Robel(Director)Randy S. Gottfried(Executive Officer)Ravi Mhatre(Director)Dev C. Ittycheria(Director)Jyoti Bansal(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
Attentive provides a multi-channel customer engagement platform that includes email, SMS, RCS, push notifications, and AI-powered lifecycle orchestration for direct-to-consumer brands.
AI & Machine LearningDirect to ConsumerMarketing TechBarcelos, Braga
Yannick Oswald(Director)Cristina Fronseca(Director)Pedro Araujo(Founder)Luis Braga(Founder)Daniel Araujo(Founder)
Baseten provides AI inference and infrastructure services that optimize model deployment, serving, and orchestration across the full stack.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper Tools
Tuhin Srivastava(CEO and Co-Founder)inAmir Haghighat(CTO and Co-Founder)inPhil Howes(Co-Founder & Chief Scientist)inPankaj Gupta(Co-Founder)in
WHOOP is a wearable health monitoring device that provides 24/7 tracking of sleep, strain, stress, and heart health metrics to help users optimize their fitness and wellness.
HealthtechWellness & Fitness
Will Ahmed(Founder)in
Media & EntertainmentNew York, US
JULIE HANSEN(Executive Officer)JAMES D. ROBINSON(Director)HENRY BLODGET(CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER)DWIGHT MERRIMAN(Director)GORDON CROVITZ(Director)
BoardKEVIN RYAN(Director)
Care.com operates a marketplace that connects families with professional caregivers for childcare, senior care, pet care, and household services.
B2B MarketplacesHealthtechHR TechMarketplaces
Brad Wilson(Chief Executive Officer)Chekesha C. Kidd(General Manager, CareBenefits)Wes Burke(Chief People Officer)Bill Chase(General Manager, Consumer)Amit Goyal(Chief Technology Officer)
Checkr provides background verification and fraud detection services for hiring, loan approvals, insurance, and tenant screening decisions.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Daniel Yanisse(Founder/CEO)inJonathan Perichon(Founder)inAli Rowghani(Director)Richard Wong(Director)
ClickHouse develops a column-oriented database management system that enables real-time analytical reporting via SQL queries.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Aaron Katz(Co-Founder & CEO)Alexey Milovidov(Co-Founder & CTO)Yury Izrailevsky(Co-Founder & President)
Clipboard Health operates a staffing marketplace connecting healthcare facilities with qualified professionals to fill open shifts, covering long-term care, home health, hospitals, and dental practices across the U.S.
HealthtechHR TechMarketplaces
UiPath provides enterprise automation software that uses AI agents and robots to automate business processes across departments like procurement, finance, and ERP systems.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareRoboticsSaaSDenver, US
Mark Geene(Founder & CEO)Jim Franklin(Director)Joseph R. Zell(Director)Jeffrey Hinck(Director)
Cortex provides a platform for SRE teams to enforce production readiness standards, prevent incidents through automated monitoring and ownership tracking, and resolve issues faster during outages.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Ganesh Datta(Founder)inAnish Dhar(Founder)inNikhil Unni(Founder)in
Cowboy Space builds a satellite constellation system that provides power and compute infrastructure in low Earth orbit to serve artificial intelligence applications.
AI & Machine LearningEnergySpace TechSan Carlos, US
Baiju Bhatt(Executive Officer, Director)Daniel Gallagher(Director)
Cribl builds a vendor-agnostic telemetry platform for IT and Security teams at large enterprises to manage, route, and analyze data for investigations and AI-powered operations.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Clint Sharp(Executive Officer, Director)Dritan Bitincka(Executive Officer)Ledion Bitincka(Executive Officer, Director)Zachary Johnson(Executive Officer)Matthew Kelly(Executive Officer)
BoardMax Gazor(Director)
Dataminr provides AI-powered real-time event detection by synthesizing text, images, video, audio, and sensor signals across public data sources.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareGovTechImpact & Social GoodNew York, US
Peter Bailey(Executive Officer)Edward Bailey(Executive Officer, Director)Daniel O'Connor(Executive Officer)Nick Beim(Director)Nella Domenici(Executive Officer)Jeffrey Kinsey(Executive Officer)
Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does IVP (Institutional Venture Partners) invest at?
- IVP (Institutional Venture Partners) invests at the Series B, Series C, Growth, Late Stage stages.
- What is IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)'s typical check size?
- IVP (Institutional Venture Partners) typically writes checks of $15M – $75M.
- What sectors does IVP (Institutional Venture Partners) focus on?
- IVP (Institutional Venture Partners) focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, Fintech, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is IVP (Institutional Venture Partners) located?
- IVP (Institutional Venture Partners) is headquartered in San Francisco, US.
- Does IVP (Institutional Venture Partners) lead rounds?
- Yes, IVP (Institutional Venture Partners) leads investment rounds.
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