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IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)

Venture capitalActively deployingoperating company · company profile

San Francisco · Series B–Late Stage · 70 people tracked

Also known as Institutional Capital Management, Inc. · 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

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Deal analysis

Investment thesis

IVP focuses on backing exceptional, high-growth companies and helping them convert momentum into market dominance. Drawing on roughly five decades of investing experience across some 400 companies and more than 135 IPOs, the firm positions itself as a dedicated growth-stage partner that offers both substantive support and a founder-centric approach.

Source: firm website, verified Oct 13, 2026.

Stage
Series B–Late Stage
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$15M – $75M
HQ
San Francisco, CA, US
Leads rounds
Leads
Instruments
Equity
Founded
1980
Last 12 months
20 investments
AUM
$8.7B
VC funds
9
Tracked investments
246
Unicorns
69
IPOs
30
Acquisitions
27

Team · 70 people

from the firm's website & curated & public directories
David Jaffe· GM, Partner & Portfolioin
Ajay Vashee· General Partnerin𝕏

Ajay Vashee, former Dropbox CFO who scaled it from ~$45M to >$2B and led its IPO, is a growth-stage investor who pioneered Strategic Finance, educates CFOs, and backs finance-modernizing companies.

Alexander Lim· General Partnerin𝕏

Alex Lim is a General Partner at IVP focused on consumer, collaboration, automation and applied AI. He helped establish IVP London to support European entrepreneurs and has worked closely with companies including Discord, Hims & Hers, and UiPath.

Clay Berger· Partnerin𝕏

Focuses on AI infrastructure/applications and physical AI at IVP. He studied economics and played hockey at Tufts University, began his career in investment banking, then spent a couple of years as a Series A investor before joining IVP, combining quantitative and early-stage venture skills.

Kelly O'Kane· Partner, CFOin

Kelly O'Kane leads finance and investor relations at IVP, where she has worked for over a decade. She focuses on partnering with the firm's investor community, sharing market insights and generating returns.

Miloni Madan Presler· Partnerin𝕏

Partner at IVP focused on enterprise software, infrastructure, and health. She is drawn to growth investing for the chance to back founders solving real problems and transforming industries.

Norm Fogelsong· General Partnerin𝕏

Norm Fogelsong joined IVP in 1989, working with Reid Dennis and Mary Jane Elmore, and founded the firm's later-stage and public market investment group. He began his career as a software engineer at Hewlett Packard and later worked as a strategy consultant at McKinsey & Company; he studied engineering at Stanford as well as business and law. His focus areas include digital media, generative AI, and enterprise software.

Roxie Rum· Talent Partnerin

Roxie Rum is a Talent Partner at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners). The provided page identifies her role but does not detail her career history, investment focus, or other background.

Shravan Narayen· General Partnerin𝕏

General Partner at IVP focused on Enterprise Infrastructure & Apps. Formerly worked in product roles at Snowflake and Confluent, and at early-stage startups across the full lifecycle from pre-PMF to IPO.

Shreyas Garg· Partnerin𝕏

Partner at IVP focused on SaaS, Consumer, and Fintech. A computer science background and lifelong technologist, he began coding at 14 and helped launch IVP's London office in 2023.

Somesh Dash· General Partnerin𝕏

Somesh Dash is a General Partner at IVP focused on security and defense technology, healthcare AI, and global consumer platforms. He began his career through the dot-com collapse and the 2007-2008 financial crisis, experiences that shaped his emphasis on macro awareness and collaborative problem solving with founders.

Todd Chaffee· General Partnerin𝕏

Todd Chaffee is a Managing Director and Partner at Institutional Venture Partners, where he has worked since March 2000. Previously, he served as Executive Vice President at Visa International, overseeing advanced technology, strategic planning, and corporate development divisions, and as President of Visa's investment subsidiary. His investment portfolio includes positions in numerous public companies including Netflix, Twitter, Coinbase, and Yahoo, and he has been recognized on the Forbes Midas List and The New York Times' list of top venture capitalists.

Angela Zhu· Partnerin𝕏
Katie Grundmeier· Director of HR and Opsin
Michael Traski· Senior Director of ITin

Michael Traski is Senior Director, Technology at IVP, with over 25 years of information technology experience in the venture capital sector. His responsibilities include setting the firm's technology direction, managing enterprise AI adoption and governance, and overseeing the security and risk program. He also leads technology teams and major initiatives supporting the firm's investment operations.

Kevin Egan· Venture Partnerin𝕏

Currently CRO at ClickHouse leading sales, Kevin supports IVP as a Venture Partner, advising founders on go-to-market strategy and executive hiring. He focuses on the intersection of product-led growth and high-touch sales.

Tamar Yehoshua· Venture Partnerin𝕏

Tamar Yehoshua is Chief Product and AI Officer at Atlassian. Previously, she held the role of Chief Product Officer at Slack, where she led product, design and research during a period of significant revenue growth, public listing, and acquisition by Salesforce. Her earlier experience includes Vice President positions at Google overseeing product and engineering initiatives in Search, Identity and Privacy, and Chief Product Officer at Glean, an AI enterprise platform. Yehoshua serves as a board member for public and private companies and is active as an advisor and angel investor.

Alejandro Gomez· Senior Associatein𝕏

Originally from Mexico, Alejandro studied engineering at Berkeley with a focus on mathematical optimization and systems thinking, discovering investing through a student-led investment club. He focuses on infrastructure, cybersecurity, and health tech, working with founders on pragmatic, aligned, and agile execution.

Alexandria Simcox· VP, Capital Formationin
Amelia Hobbsin
Andrew Hsuin
Andrew Reed· Senior System Adminin
Bala Sathiamurthy· Operating Partner & CISOin

Operating Partner and CISO at IVP with a background as an engineering and security leader. His career spans Microsoft's IE4 browser team, Yahoo!, NerdWallet (as CISO and VP of Engineering), and Atlassian, and he focuses on infrastructure, cybersecurity, and SaaS.

Blair Shane· Partner & CMOin𝕏

Blair Shane serves as Partner and Chief Marketing Officer at IVP, focused on connecting entrepreneurs with resources and supporting portfolio companies. She is driven by optimism and a desire to make a positive difference.

Britt Ballard· Staff Software Engineerin
Buzz Fann· Associatein𝕏

Focuses on infrastructure and health tech at IVP. Previously worked at Qatalyst advising innovative private tech companies on strategic decisions; drawn to venture through early exposure to medtech startups via his surgeon father.

Cack Wilhelm· General Partnerin𝕏

Cack Wilhelm, a 2008 Olympic‑trained, Nike‑sponsored runner, treats deals like races—instinctively accelerating—and leverages tech IB plus quota‑carrying enterprise and founder‑led sales experience at Oracle and Cloudera in databases and infrastructure.

Caroline Mader· Administrative Assistantin

Caroline Mader is a Senior System Administrator at IVP with over 10 years of experience providing remote IT support. She has followed virtual reality for more than eight years and is working toward developing VR games.

Chris Esquedain
Cynthia Lai· Senior Associatein𝕏

Cynthia Lai came to venture investing from a background in consulting and finance, where she began working with founders. She focuses on supporting portfolio founders through her network and business insight.

Dan Croakin
Davey Nickels· Partner, Head of HR and Platformin

Davey Nickels leads HR and platform functions at IVP, focusing on talent and people operations. He previously worked at Robinhood and Google, and supports portfolio companies with board recruiting, compensation strategy, and talent solutions.

Dawson Antellin
Dennis Phelps· General Partnerin𝕏

Dennis Phelps is an advisory partner who led his firm's early Snapchat investment at ~$800M, published a metrics-driven thesis justifying the price, and is hands-on recruiting senior executives during hypergrowth.

Eric Liaw· General Partnerin𝕏

Eric Liaw is a General Partner at IVP focused on enterprise software, gaming and AR, bottom-up solutions, consumer, and fintech. He partners with entrepreneurs at inflection points to help scale high-growth startups.

Helen Clement· Partner & Head of Capital Formationin

Helen Clement leads capital formation at IVP, focusing on partnering with LPs to fund innovation. She has experience raising capital across venture, growth, and public markets.

Jennifer Chang· Fund Ops Analyst
Jimena Nowack· Partnerin

Partner at IVP focused on AI, enterprise SaaS, and Europe. She studied History of Art at Oxford and moved from private equity to early-stage investing before joining IVP, where she partners with founders who have deep obsession and earned insight in their craft.

Jules Gsell· Strategic Advisorin

Jules Gsell advises IVP portfolio companies on GTM strategy, sales process, hiring, distribution, and playbooks. Previously spent eight years at Databricks scaling its sales organization from under $20M in revenue and nearly a decade at Box, which she joined as the 35th employee, leaving three years after its IPO.

Jules Maltz· General Partnerin𝕏

Jules Maltz joined IVP in 2008 and focuses on productivity software, enterprise SaaS, and internet technology. He enjoys working closely with founders from the earliest stages and cites executive recruitment as a strength.

Julie Piercein
Leslie Stolper· Head of Legal and Compliancein

Leslie Stolper leads legal and compliance at IVP. She began her career practicing law before moving into venture as a compliance counsel, and now works on complex legal issues supporting the firm's investors and portfolio companies.

Lisa Prasadiin
Liv De La Torre· Talent Coordinatorin
Liz Jonesin
Manish Gupta· Strategic Advisorin

A former engineering executive who previously led engineering at Coinbase, where he worked alongside IVP as an operator. As a strategic advisor at IVP, he coaches founders and CTOs on scaling challenges including hiring, org design, and performance standards.

Micherice Tao· Associatein𝕏

Micherice Tao is an Associate at IVP focused on consumer and application software businesses, covering frontier & physical world, applied AI, and consumer themes. With a background in electrical engineering, she worked as an advisor, student VC, and operator (including at IVP portfolio company Clipboard Health) before joining PWP's technology group advising startups and public companies on M&A.

Nick Mehring· Finance & Facilitiesin
Nikki Lynchin
Richard Clarke· Strategic Advisorin

A former Commander of U.S. Special Operations with nearly four decades of military service, leading a joint force of over 75,000 personnel. He now advises IVP, supporting founders building technologies relevant to national security and drawing on his leadership experience running large organizations.

Sam Parker· Head of Executive Partnershipsin

Sam Parker leads IVP's Executive Partnerships function, connecting portfolio companies with the firm's network for recruiting, customer, and board-level introductions. Grew up in Silicon Valley and began his career at Apple as a product design engineer working on the first-generation AirPods and AirPods Pro.

Sandy Miller· General Partnerin𝕏

Sandy Miller focuses on gaming, internet, and digital media at IVP, advising CEOs on financing and exit strategy. Over 35 years in VC and tech investment banking, he has been involved in 100+ IPOs and served on more than 25 boards, with a prior career spanning securities law, management consulting, and co-founding an investment banking firm.

Sarah Dixson· EA
Sebastian Escarrer Bisbal· Senior Associatein

Investor at IVP focused on supporting European founders, covering SaaS, consumer, and fintech. Previously worked alongside leading European tech companies.

Sophie Lelièvre· Community and Events Managerin
Stephanie Bui· People & Opsin
Steve Harrick· General Partnerin𝕏

Steve Harrick is a General Partner at IVP focused on enterprise infrastructure, applications, and security. His interest in investing began during college, where he managed the Yale Student Investment Group, and his early career included a business development role at Netscape. He has worked in venture capital for over 25 years, advising CEOs and management teams on areas where improvement can most impact their businesses.

Teyana Harrison· Community & Eventsin
Tiko Robertson
Tom Loverro· General Partnerin𝕏

Thomas Loverro is a General Partner at IVP, where he has invested since 2015. He focuses on enterprise software and fintech companies pursuing rapid growth, and serves as a board director or observer for Attentive, NerdWallet, Paper, Podium, Skydio, and TaxBit. His investment involvement includes co-leading rounds in Amplitude, Datadog, GitHub, IEX, OnDeck, and Tanium, as well as board observation roles at Coinbase and HashiCorp prior to their public listings.

Zack Grimmer· Head of Talentin
Zeya Yang· Partnerin𝕏
Ziying Tang· Finance Managerin
Catherine Wilhelm· Promoter
J. Sanford Miller· Promoter
Norman A. Fogelsong· Promoter
Albert Zhang· Investorin
Bryce Marion· Investorin
Jared Rosner· Associatein𝕏
Joanne Shang· Investorin𝕏

Founder mafia

3 people who came through IVP (Institutional Venture Partners) went on to found or lead other companies.

What they invest in

from 198 of 246 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×95Enterprise Software ×82SaaS ×71Fintech ×35Consumer ×34Data & Infrastructure ×26Developer Tools ×26Cloud Computing ×24

HQs:United States×156Germany×6Finland×2United Kingdom×2Indonesia×2Argentina×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 146 portfolio companies
10%
solo founders
15 of 146 mapped founding teams
39%
repeat founders
of 215 founders with career history
~4 yrs
old at investment
median across 80 dated deals

Founding team size:solo founder×152 founders×413 founders×354+ founders×55

Where their founders studiedfrom 191 founders with education data

Stanford University ×11Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×9Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi ×7Harvard University ×6Princeton University ×6University of California, Berkeley ×6Brigham Young University ×5Duke University ×5

What their founders studiedfrom 178 founders with field-of-study data

Computer Science ×76Engineering ×34Business & Management ×18Economics ×18Finance & Accounting ×11Humanities ×10Mathematics & Statistics ×8Physics ×6

Where their founders worked beforefrom 215 founders with career history

Google ×26Microsoft ×12OpenAI ×10IBM ×6McKinsey & Company ×5Stanford University ×5LinkedIn ×4Sutter Hill Ventures ×4

Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program

Y Combinator ×17

14 founders hold a PhD · 25 hold an MBA (of 194 with degree data) · backed the same founder in 2+ companies: 5 founders

Investments · 246 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2026 · 112025 · 172024 · 132023 · 52022 · 172021 · 182020 · 162019 · 92018 · 112017 · 62016 · 102015 · 18162 dated

Amplitudeamplitude.comin𝕏NASDAQ: AMPLSeries C · May 2021

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(CEO)inCurtis Liu(CTO)inJeffrey Wang(Founder)inAndrew Casey(Chief Financial Officer)inNathaniel Crook(Chief Commercial Officer)inBilal Mahmood(Head of Product)in

Board seatSomesh Dash· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsBattery VenturesSequoia Capital91 VenturesArtisanal VenturesBoxGroupDCVC (Data Collective)+21 more

Nerd Walletnerdwallet.comin𝕏NASDAQ: NRDSJan 2015

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(Founder)inJun Hyung Lee(Chief Financial Officer)Sam Mischner(Chief Revenue Officer)inDavid Covell(Chief Product Officer)inEkumene Lysonge(Chief Legal Officer)inNicholas Tatum(Chief Accounting Officer)in

Board seatJules MaltzTom Loverro· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsBAM VenturesCore Venture CapitaliGlobe PartnersInnovius CapitalMedici Capital PartnersPlaceholder VC+2 more

Oportunoportun.comNASDAQ: OPRTJan 2013

Oportun is a mission-driven financial services company that provides personal loans, credit cards and savings tools to underserved consumers in the US, using AI-driven underwriting; it listed on the Nasdaq in 2019.

Redwood City, US

James Gutierrez(Founder)Scott Harvey(Executive Officer)inRaul Vazquez(Executive Officer, Director)inJonathan Coblentz(Executive Officer)David Tomlinson(Executive Officer, Director)Gabriel Manjarrez(Founder)

Board seatJules Maltz· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsConnetic VenturesCore Venture CapitalCRV (Charles River Ventures)Dag VenturesFJ LabsGlynn Capital Management+2 more

Yextyext.comin𝕏NYSE: YEXTFeb 2016

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

Howard Lerman(Founder)inBrian Distelburger(Founder)inSteven Cakebread(Executive Officer)Thomas Dixon(Executive Officer)Alok Bhushan(Executive Officer)inBrent Metz(Founder)

Board seatJules Maltz· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsFelicis VenturesInsight PartnersMarkerTuesday Capital

A Place for Momaplaceformom.comin𝕏NASDAQ: GDRXSep 2020 · $1.1Kacquired by Exit Blackstone · Jul 2025 · $2.6B

A Place for Mom is a senior care referral service that helps families find and compare senior living and care options, including assisted living, memory care, independent living, home care, nursing homes, and senior apartments.

ConsumerDigital HealthHealthtechMarketplacesWellness & FitnessVernon Hills, US

Douglas Hirsch(Director)Trevor Bezdek(Co-Chairman & Director)Jonathan Stevens(Executive Officer)Thomas Richards(Executive Officer, Director)Christine Leahy(Executive Officer)Dennis Berger(Executive Officer)

Co-investorsBain Capital Double Impact Fund LPBain Capital Life SciencesBain Capital Tech OpportunitiesBattery VenturesBessemer Venture PartnersBlue Sea Capital+38 more

Airbnbairbnb.comin𝕏NASDAQ: ABNBDec 2021 · $3.5K

Airbnb is an online marketplace that enables people to book and list accommodations for short-term rentals, experiences, and services around the world.

ConsumerMarketplacesTravel & HospitalitySan Francisco, US

Brian Chesky(CEO)inNathan Blecharczyk(CTO)inJoe Gebbia(CPO)inBelinda Johnson(Executive Officer)inLaurence Tosi(Chief Financial Officer)inAndrew Swain(Executive Officer)in

Co-investors137 VenturesA.Capital VenturesA*ACME CapitalAglae VenturesAlign Ventures+80 more

Cerebras Systemscerebras.aiin𝕏NASDAQ: CBRSDec 2016

Cerebras designs and manufactures wafer-scale AI processors and systems for data centers, enabling high-speed AI training and inference workloads.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareSemiconductorsSunnyvale, US

Andrew Feldman(Founder)inGary Lauterbach(Founder)inMichael James(Founder)inSean Lie(Founder)inJean-Philippe Fricker(Founder)in

Co-investors2080 VenturesAlpha Wave GlobalArtisanal VenturesAurum Venture PartnersAzure Ventures GroupB Capital+48 more

Coinbasecoinbase.comin𝕏Nasdaq: COINLate Stage

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 & Web3FintechSan Francisco, US

Brian Armstrong(CEO)inFred Ehrsam(Board Of Directors)inEmilie Choi(President & COO)inAlesia Haas(Chief Financial Officer)inPaul Grewal(Chief Legal Officer & Secretary)inLawrence (L.J.) Brock(Chief People Officer)

Co-investors1confirmationA.Capital Venturesa16z cryptoAcrew CapitalAdventure FundAndreessen Horowitz+99 more

Compasscompass.com𝕏NYSE: COMP

Compass is a real estate brokerage that uses technology to help consumers find homes.

B2B MarketplacesEnterprise SoftwareMarketplacesPropTechSaaSManhattan, US

Robert Reffkin(Founder & CEO)inOri Allon(Founder & Chief Strategist)Brad Serwin(Executive Officer)Kalani Reelitz(Executive Officer)Ethan Glass(Executive Officer)inScott Wahlers(Executive Officer)

Co-investors.406 VenturesAdvance Venture PartnersAlpaca VCAlumni VenturesAtomicoCLI Ventures+12 more

Datadogdatadoghq.comin𝕏NASDAQ: DDOG

Datadog is a cloud-based monitoring and security platform that provides observability, analytics, and protection for infrastructure, applications, and data across enterprises.

Cloud ComputingCybersecurityData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsNew York, US

Olivier Pomel(Founder)inAlexis Le-Quoc(Co-founder & CTO)inAmit Agarwal(Executive Officer)inAnthony Merlino(Executive Officer)David Obstler(Chief Financial Officer)inAlexis Lê-Quôc(Founder)

Co-investors8-Bit CapitalAmplify PartnersaVentureBantam GroupBoxGroupComcast Ventures+25 more

Domodomo.comin𝕏NASDAQ: DOMOSep 2011

Domo offers a cloud-based platform that integrates data integration, analytics, automation, and artificial intelligence capabilities to help organizations connect data sources, prepare and analyze information, and automate business processes and workflows.

Enterprise SoftwareSaaSAmerican Fork, US

Josh James(Founder)inShane Atchison(Executive Officer)inMatt Belkin(Executive Officer)inBruce Felt(Executive Officer)inDaren Thayne(Chief Technology Officer & Executive Vice President of Product)inTod Crane(Chief Financial Officer)in

Co-investors3Spoke CapitalAlumni VenturesAndreessen HorowitzBlackRockBlue Ivy VenturesCapital Group+14 more

Domo TechnologiesNASDAQ: DOMO

Utah-based cloud analytics, data management and AI platform, publicly traded as DOMO, selling its business to Progress Software.

Josh James(Founder, Chief Executive Officer and Director)

Co-investorsHummer Winblad Venture Partners (HWVP)BenchmarkBlackRockGranite Asia

Dropboxdropbox.comin𝕏Nasdaq: DBXJan 2014

Dropbox is a cloud storage and file synchronization platform that helps teams organize files, reduce busywork, and collaborate efficiently.

Cloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSSan Francisco, US

Drew Houston(CEO)inArash Ferdowsi(Founder)inAli Dasdan(Chief Technology Officer (joined March 2025))inRoss Tennenbaum(Chief Financial Officer (joined December 2025))inMike Torres(Chief Product Officer (joined July 2026, previously at Google))inBoon Lai(Chief Marketing Officer (joined May 2026))in

Co-investorsAccelBenchmarkBlackRockCRV (Charles River Ventures)Felicis VenturesFJ Labs+21 more

Figmafigma.comin𝕏NYSE: FIG

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

Evan Wallace(Founder)Dylan Field(Founder)inPraveer Melwani(Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer)inKris Rasmussen(Chief Technology Officer)inShaunt Voskanian(Chief Revenue Officer)inBrendan Mulligan(General Counsel & Secretary)in

Co-investors137 Ventures1435 Capital1517AirAngelsAlkeon InnovationAmplify.LA+58 more

Ginkgo Bioworksginkgo.bioin𝕏NYSE: DNAJul 2014

Ginkgo Bioworks builds autonomous labs that accelerate bioengineering for applications in pharmaceutical, agricultural, and industrial biotechnology.

AgTechAI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechHealthtechRoboticsBoston, US

Jason Kelly(Founder)inReshma Shetty(Founder)inBarry Canton(Founder)inAustin Che(Founder)inTom Knight(Founder)inBartholomew Canton(Executive Officer)

Co-investors11.2 CapitalAllen Institute for AI (AI2) IncubatorAzure Capital PartnersB3 HoldingBlue Owl CapitalCannage Capital+62 more

Guidewire Softwareguidewire.comin𝕏NYSE: GWRE

Guidewire provides technology and software for property and casualty (P&C) insurers to run and grow their business.

Enterprise SoftwareInsurTechSaaS

Marcus Ryu(Founder)inMike Rosenbaum(Chief Executive Officer)inJohn Mullen(President)inJeff Cooper(Chief Financial Officer)inWinston King(Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel, and Secretary)inDavid Peterson(Chief Accounting Officer)in

Co-investorsBattery VenturesUS Venture Partners

Klarnaklarna.comNYSE: KLAR

Klarna is a mobile banking and payments platform that offers flexible payment options, shopping features, and financial management tools to millions of users globally through partnerships with thousands of merchants.

ConsumerE-commerceFintechStockholm, SE

Sebastian Siemiatkowski(Founder)inVictor Jacobsson(Founder)inEvgenii Kondratev(Founder)Niklas Adalberth(Founder)Viktor Jacobsson(Founder)

Co-investors1802 Ventures3Spoke CapitalAccess Ventures (New York)Adit Ventures Management, LlcAliya Capital PartnersAlpha Wave Global+59 more

LegalZoom.com, Inc.legalzoom.comin𝕏NASDAQ: LZ

This is an educational article on the LegalZoom website explaining what a limited liability company (LLC) is, including its types, tax treatment, formation process, and legal considerations.

ConsumerLegalTechSaaS

Brian Lee(Founder)inRobert Leslie Shapiro(Founder)Jeff Stibel(Chief Executive Officer and Chair of the Board)inBrian Liu(Founder)Edward Hartman(Founder)Robert B. Shapiro(Founder)

Co-investorsBAM VenturesCross Creek AdvisorsFrancisco PartnersKleiner PerkinsMillennium New HorizonsMillennium Technology Value Partners+5 more

Nextdoornextdoor.comin𝕏NYSE: NXDROct 2013

Neighborhood social network; IPO 2021

AdTechSan Francisco, US

Nirav Tolia(Founder)inSarah Leary(Founder)inPrakash Janakiraman(Founder)inDavid Wiesen(Founder)inIndrajit Ponnambalam(Chief Financial Officer)Sarah Friar(Former CEO, President & Chairperson)in

Co-investorsAxel Springer Digital VenturesBond Capital ManagementCoatue ManagementComcast VenturesCota CapitalDag Ventures+25 more

Pure Storagepurestorage.comin𝕏NYSE: PSTG

Pure Storage provides data storage infrastructure that unifies data into a single virtual cloud of storage with automated, policy-driven management.

Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSanta Clara, US

Mike Speiser(Founding CEO, Investor & Board Member (Sutter Hill Ventures incubation))inJohn Colgrove(Founder)inJohn Hayes(Founder)inTarek A. Robbiati(Chief Financial Officer)inPatrick Finn(Chief Revenue Officer)Ajay Singh(Chief Product Officer)in

Co-investorsDag VenturesGlynn Capital ManagementGreylock PartnersIn-Q-TelIndex VenturesMillennium New Horizons+7 more

Robinhoodrobinhood.comin𝕏NASDAQ: HOODAug 2019

Robinhood is a financial trading platform that enables users to manage portfolios across stocks, ETFs, cryptocurrencies, options, futures, and prediction markets.

FintechMenlo Park, US

Vlad Tenev(Founder)inBaiju Bhatt(Founder)inJason Warnick(Chief Financial Officer)inGretchen Howard(Executive Officer)inVladimir Tenev(Founder)

BoardScott Sandell(Director)in

Co-investors1/1 CapitalACME CapitalAlgerAliya Capital PartnersAmplo VenturesAndreessen Horowitz+66 more

Rubrikrubrik.comin𝕏NYSE: RBRKMay 2017

Securing the world's data

Palo Alto, US

Bipul Sinha(Founder)inArvind Nithrakashyap(Founder)inArvind Jain(Founder)inSoham Mazumdar(Founder)inKiran Choudary(Chief Financial Officer)inJesse Green(Chief Revenue Officer)in

Co-investors3Spoke CapitalAccess Ventures (New York)Adit Ventures Management, LlcAnicut CapitalBain Capital VenturesChamaeleon+24 more

Salesforcesalesforce.cominNYSE: CRM

Salesforce provides an AI-powered customer relationship management (CRM) platform that unifies sales, service, marketing, commerce, and IT, with agentic AI and connected data to automate workflows and customer interactions.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US

Parker Harris(Founder)inMarc Benioff(Founder)inAmy E. Weaver(Executive Officer)inBret Taylor(Executive Officer)inCindy Robbins(Executive Officer)inGeorge Hu(Executive Officer)in

Co-investorsEmergence Capital PartnersKyber Knight CapitalMeritech Capital PartnersRichmond Global VenturesRuna CapitalAccel+9 more

Snapsnapchat.cominNYSE: SNAPJun 2013

Snapchat is a mobile app for communicating with friends and family through photos and videos, featuring augmented-reality Lenses, creative sharing tools, and a personalized map for discovering places and content.

ConsumerCreator EconomyMedia & EntertainmentSocialSanta Monica, US

Evan Spiegel(Founder)inBobby Murphy(Founder)Reggie Brown(Founder)Tim Sehn(Executive Officer)Emily White(Executive Officer)inDerek Andersen(Chief Financial Officer)in

Co-investorsA-Rod CorpAccess Technology VenturesAlibaba GroupCapitalGCoatue ManagementEntrée Capital+40 more

SoFisofi.comNASDAQ: SOFIJan 2015

SoFi Technologies is a digital personal-finance company offering student and personal loans, mortgages, investing, banking and credit cards through one app; it went public on the Nasdaq in 2021 via SPAC.

Anthony Noto(Founder)inChristopher Lapointe(Chief Financial Officer)Arun Pinto(Chief Risk Officer)Jeremy Rishel(Chief Technology Officer)Dan Macklin(Founder)Ian Brady(Founder)

Co-investorsAlpha Square GroupBaseline VenturesBling CapitalBlue LionBlue Lion GlobalCanvas Ventures+39 more

Uberuber.comin𝕏NYSE: UBER

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(Founder)Garrett Camp(Founder)inGautam Gupta(Executive Officer)inJeffrey Holden(Executive Officer)David Plouffe(Executive Officer)inEmil Michael(Executive Officer)in

Co-investors137 Ventures3Spoke Capital408 VenturesA*ACME CapitalAcross Capital Partners+91 more

Wisewise.comin𝕏NASDAQ: WSENov 2017

Wise is a financial platform offering international money transfers, multi-currency accounts, and debit cards with low fees and competitive exchange rates, serving millions of users globally.

FintechLondon, GB

Kristo Käärmann(Founder)inTaavet Hinrikus(Founder)in

Co-investorsAdventure FundAndreessen HorowitzCDP Venture CapitalFelicis VenturesFirestartrGlynn Capital Management+27 more

Ziprecruiterziprecruiter.comNYSE: ZIPAug 2014

ZipRecruiter operates an online marketplace that matches job seekers with employers using AI-powered algorithms to identify qualified candidates and relevant positions.

Santa Monica, US

Willis Redd(Director)inWard Poulos(Director)Joe Edmonds(Executive Officer, Director)Ian Siegel(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardEric Liaw(Director)in

Co-investorsWellington Management

Boundless Mindboundless.aiin𝕏✓ verified

Boundless (Thrive) offers a personalized digital health app that helps users adopt small daily behavior changes across five areas — food, movement, sleep, stress management, and social connection — through baseline assessments and tailored daily guidance.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechWellness & Fitness

Arianna Huffington(Founder & CEO)in

Co-investorsFocal VenturesJoyance PartnersNew York Venture PartnersRevolutionSocial StartsAtaraxia VC

Elphelph.com𝕏✓ verifiedacquired by Brex

Elph was a blockchain startup building infrastructure to make decentralized applications easier to access and use.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Ritik Malhotra(CEO)inTanooj Luthra(CTO)inVamsi Chitters(Founder)inSarat Ravi(Founder)inHenrique Dubugras(Co-CEO)

Co-investorsY CombinatorDST GlobalKleiner PerkinsRibbit CapitalTiger Global ManagementCoinbase Ventures+5 more

Leo ARleoapp.com✓ verified

LEO® is a mobile augmented reality software platform for capturing, AI-transforming, storing, streaming, and sharing AR photos and videos, letting consumers and creators place 3D and 4D animated objects into real-world scenes.

AI & Machine LearningConsumerCreator EconomyImpact & Social GoodSocial

Dana Loberg(Founder & CEO)Dana LoberSahin Boydas

Co-investors500 GlobalBetaworksGGV CapitalQuake Capitalxfactor venturesBeresford Ventures+3 more

Pigmentpigment.comin𝕏Apr 2024 · $145M✓ verified

Pigment provides an enterprise planning platform that enables finance, sales, and HR teams to create plans, make data-driven decisions, and adapt to change.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSParis, FR

Eléonore Crespo(Founder & Co-CEO)inRomain Niccoli(Founder)inJay Peir(Chief Financial Officer)inEleonore Crespo(Founder)Eleonore Crespo Romain Niccoli(Founder)Romain Nicoli(Founder)

Co-investorsFELIX CAPITALGreenoaksICONIQ GrowthBlossom CapitalFirstMark CapitalFrst+7 more

Pry Financialspry.coin𝕏✓ verifiedacquired by Brex

Pry Financials made financial planning software that gave startups budgeting, forecasting, and scenario modeling tied to their accounting data.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Andy Su(Founder)inTiffany Wong(Founder)inHayden Jensen(Founder)inAlex Sailer(Founder)inHenrique Dubugras(Co-CEO)Victoria Wan(PMM)in

Co-investorsY CombinatorDST GlobalKleiner PerkinsRibbit CapitalTiger Global ManagementCathexis Ventures+11 more

Basetenbaseten.coin𝕏Sep 2025 · $150M

Baseten provides AI inference and infrastructure services that optimize model deployment, serving, and orchestration across the full stack.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsSan Francisco, US

Tuhin Srivastava(Founder)inAmir Haghighat(Founder)inPhil Howes(Founder)inPankaj Gupta(Founder)inDanielle Herzberg(Executive Officer)Dannie Herzberg(President (Go-to-Market & Operations))in

Board seatShravan Narayen· per SEC Form D

Co-investors01 AdvisorsAI FundAlpha PartnersAspire11Athletic VenturesBattery Ventures+31 more

G2g2.comJun 2021 · $157M

G2 operates an online marketplace and review platform where businesses research and compare B2B software using verified user reviews and market-intelligence tools.

Highland Park, US

Tim Handorf(Founder)inGodard Abel(Founder)inMatt Gorniak(Founder)inMark Myers(Founder)Mike Wheeler(Founder)

BoardAdam Koopersmith(Director)in

Board seatJules MaltzJules Maltz· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsAccelChicago VenturesEmergence Capital PartnersHigh AlphaHubSpot VenturesHyde Park Venture Partners+7 more

General Assemblygeneralassemb.lyin𝕏Jul 2015SEC filingmedium confidence

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 TechNew York, US

Jake Schwartz(Founder)inAdam Pritzker(Founder)inBrad Hargreaves(Founder)inMatt Brimer(Cofounder)inH. Scott Kirkpatrick(Executive Officer)inJill Maguire-Ward(Executive Officer)in

Board seatTodd Chaffee· per SEC Form D · $53.6M raise · filed Oct 2015

Co-investorsCanvas VenturesFresco CapitalLearn CapitalMaveronRaptor GroupVTF Capital+3 more

Glossierglossier.comSeries B · Mar 2019 · $24M

Glossier is a beauty brand that develops skincare and makeup products, including formulations and packaging, sold directly to consumers.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceNew York, US

Emily Weiss(Founder)inKATHRYN ORDOWER(Executive Officer)NABIL MALLICK(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardKIRSTEN GREEN(Director)inKATRINA LAKE(Director)

Board seatEric Liaw· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsBoxGroupForerunner VenturesImaginary Venture CapitalIndex VenturesKfundLerer Hippeau+3 more

Hello Hearthelloheart.comin𝕏Series C · Apr 2021 · $70M

Hello Heart is an AI company that builds preventive heart health solutions to help people lower their cardiovascular risk.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechMenlo Park, US

Maayan Cohen(Founder)inZiv Meltzer(Executive Officer, Director)inJonathan Leff(Founder)

BoardCheryl Cheng(Director)Alex Morgan(Director)in

Board seatSomesh DashSomesh Dash· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsAAF Management Ltd.Arba LLCBlueRun VenturesKhosla VenturesMaven VenturesResolute Ventures+3 more

Humuhumu.com𝕏Mar 2018

Working to radically improve the relationship between companies and their employees

Mountain View, US

Wayne Crosby(Founder)inLaszlo Bock(Founder)Jessie Wisdom(Founder)

BoardDanny Rimer(Director)in

Board seatSomesh Dash· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesCastor VenturesIndex VenturesTCVWinklevoss Capital

Lyralyrahealth.comin𝕏Aug 2020

Lyra provides mental health care services through a network of evidence-based providers, combining clinical expertise with technology to deliver accessible, quality care for employers and health plans.

Digital HealthEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechHR TechMental HealthBurlingame, US

David Ebersman(Founder)inBob Kocher(Co-Founder and Board Member)inDena Bravata(Founder)Alethea Varra(Vice President of Clinical Care)inJennifer Schulz(Chief Executive Officer)Elaine Yang(Executive Officer)in

Board seatSomesh DashSomesh Dash· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsAdditionBreyer CapitalCasdin CapitalCoatue ManagementDragoneer Investment GroupDurable Capital Partners+10 more

MindBodymindbodyonline.comin𝕏Feb 2015Acquired

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

Richard L. Stollmeyer(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Blake Beltram(Founder)inBrad Wills(Executive Officer)inBrett White(Executive Officer)inChet Brandenburg(Executive Officer)inKimberly Lytikainen(Executive Officer)in

Board seatEric Liaw· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersEastward Capital PartnersFJ LabsGolub GrowthGrand VenturesLead Edge Capital+8 more

Motivegomotive.comin𝕏Series C · Mar 2018 · $50M

Motive provides connectivity and automation software for the physical economy, including AI-powered dashcams, omnicams, and telematics solutions for fleet management and logistics operations.

AI & Machine LearningIoTLogistics & Supply ChainMobility & TransportationSaaSDover, US

Shoaib Makani(Founder)inObaid Khan(Founder)inAdam Block(Executive Officer)inShulamite White(Executive Officer)Amish Babu(Executive Officer)inHemant Banavar(Executive Officer)in

Board seatSomesh Dash· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsKleiner PerkinsBosch VenturesBow CapitalChemistryCollective LiquidityConductive Ventures+15 more

Pindroppindrop.comin𝕏Feb 2015

Pindrop is a cybersecurity company that delivers identity verification and deepfake detection across voice, video, and digital communications in real time.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareAtlanta, US

Paul Judge(Founder)inMustaque Ahamad(Founder)inVijay Balasubramaniyan(Founder)inDr. Vijay A. Balasubramaniyan(Founder)Vijay A. Balasubramaniyan(Founder)

BoardScott Weiss(Director)

Board seatSomesh DashSomesh Dash· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsAllegion VenturesAndreessen HorowitzAtlanta Technology AngelsBling CapitalCapitalGCerity Partners Ventures+17 more

The Honest Companyhonest.comAug 2015

The Honest Company makes consumer personal care and baby products, including flushable wipes, marketed as clean-formula items that are toxicologist-audited, dermatologist-tested, cruelty-free, and made without synthetic fragrances.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceWellness & FitnessSanta Monica, US

Christopher Gavigan(Founder)Brian Lee(Founder)inSean Kane(Founder)inJessica Alba(Founder)inCraig Gatarz(Executive Officer)David Parker(Executive Officer)

Board seatEric Liaw· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsFarvatn VentureGeneral CatalystICONIQLightspeed Venture PartnersMisfit Venture PartnersPlanet 9 Capital+5 more

WHOOPwhoop.comOct 2020 · $100M

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 & FitnessBoston, US

Will Ahmed(Founder)inAurelian Nicolae(Founder)John Capodilupo(Founder)Will Ahmed John Capodilupo(Founder)

BoardJeff Fagnan(Director)

Board seatEric Liaw· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsAccompliceBose VenturesCAVU Consumer PartnersCollaborative FundDeviation CapitalDrive by DraftKings+16 more

Abridgeabridge.comin𝕏Series C · Feb 2024 · $150M

Abridge builds AI software that converts clinical conversations into structured insights for healthcare providers.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechPhiladelphia, US

Shiv Rao(CEO, Co-Founder)inSandeep Konam(Founder)inJulia Chapin(Founder)Sagar Sanghvi(Executive Officer)inFlorian Metze(Founder)Shivdev Rao(Founder)

Co-investorsAlpha Square Groupalphabet angelsAndreessen HorowitzAtria VenturesBessemer Venture PartnersCapitalG+27 more

Accompanyaccompany.com𝕏Jan 2024 · $56M

Accompany was a relationship intelligence and business insights platform that has been acquired by Cisco and integrated into their collaboration products suite.

Enterprise SoftwareSaaS

Ryan McDonough(Founder)inAmy Chang(Founder)Matthias Ruhl(Founder)

Co-investorsCowboy VenturesCRV (Charles River Ventures)Vista Venture PartnersARCH Venture PartnersICONIQ CapitalVenrock

Accompany Healthaccompanyhealth.cominSeries A · Mar 2023 · $56M

Bethesda-based provider of in-home and virtual primary, behavioral and social care for low-income patients with complex needs.

HealthtechBethesda, US

Rahul Rajkumar(Founder)in

BoardBryan Roberts(Director)Robert Kocher(Director)Stephanie Lovell(Director)Vivian Riefberg(Director)

Co-investorsARCH Venture PartnersVenrock

AdRolladroll.cominApr 2014

AdRoll is a multichannel digital advertising platform that runs cross-channel ad campaigns, social advertising, and attribution for ecommerce and other marketers, using proprietary machine learning engines.

AdTechMarketing TechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Aaron Bell(Founder)inJared Kopf(Director)Peter Krivkovich(Founder)Valentino Volonghi(Founder)Adam Berke(Founder)inSuresh Khanna(Executive Officer)

Co-investors3Spoke CapitalAccelCardinia VenturesEnspire CapitalWinklevoss CapitalFoundation Capital+3 more

Aerohive Networksextremenetworks.comin𝕏

Extreme Networks provides network connectivity solutions with built-in security features and emphasizes data protection, compliance certifications, and privacy standards for enterprise customers.

Cloud ComputingCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareIoT

Ed Meyercordin

Co-investorsKleiner PerkinsNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Norwest Venture PartnersLightspeed Venture PartnersNorthern Light Venture Capital

Air Space Intelligenceairspace-intelligence.comin𝕏Dec 2023

Airspace Intelligence develops predictive software for mission-critical operations in defense and infrastructure sectors, serving large airlines and US government agencies.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDefense TechLogistics & Supply ChainBoston, US

Phillip Buckendorf(Founder)inLucas Kukielka(Founder)inKris Dorosz(Founder)

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzFour CitiesGradient VenturesNEW VISTA CAPITALOperator CollectivePax Ventures+11 more

Aivenaiven.ioin𝕏

Aiven provides an open source data platform designed for AI-readiness that enables businesses to build and deploy data applications across enterprise and startup segments globally.

Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsHelsinki, FI

Heikki Nousiainen(Founder)inHannu Valtonen(Founder)Mika Eloranta(Founder)Oskari Saarenmaa(Founder)

Co-investorsAtomicoCrew CapitalEarlybird Venture CapitalLifeline VenturesMolten VenturesWorld Innovation Lab (WiL)

Ajaibajaib.co.idin𝕏Oct 2021

Ajaib is an investment application that enables users to buy stocks, mutual funds, bonds, cryptocurrencies, US stocks, and other global assets online.

FintechMarketplacesJakarta, ID

Anderson Sumarli(Founder)inYada Piyajomkwan(Founder)inKevin Lee

Co-investorsHorizons VenturesICONIQInsignia Ventures PartnersY CombinatorAlpha JWC VenturesBangkok Bank+11 more

Aledadealedade.comin𝕏

Aledade is an accountable care organization (ACO) partner that works with primary care organizations to improve patient outcomes and healthcare quality.

Enterprise SoftwareHealthtechBethesda, US

Bijan Salehizadeh(Co-founder)inFarzad Mostashari(Founder)inMat Kendall(Founder)in

BoardRobert Kocher(Director)in

Co-investorsActivate Venture PartnersARCH Venture PartnersEcho Health VenturesGV (Google Ventures)Intrepid Growth PartnersLightspeed Venture Partners+11 more

AlienVaultatt.com

AT&T is a telecommunications provider offering wireless mobile plans, smartphones, and related connectivity services to consumers.

ConsumerHardware

Co-investorsAlpine MeridianCeltic House Venture PartnersData Point CapitalForgePoint CapitalKleiner PerkinsNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)+4 more

Alkeon Capitalalkeon.comJan 2022 · $100M

Alkeon is an investment firm that invests in growth-stage and innovative companies across their lifecycle, with a venture capital portfolio spanning multiple stages and industries.

Co-investorsAlkeon InnovationAccelF-Prime CapitalGaingelsLachy GroomTiger Global Management

Anomalianomali.comin𝕏Series B · Jan 2018 · $22M

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

Hugh Njemanze(Founder)inAhmed RubaieinColby DeRodeff(Founder)Greg Martin(Founder)

BoardKarim Faris(Director)inSteve Harrick(Director)in

Co-investorsGaingelsGeneral CatalystGV (Google Ventures)In-Q-TelLumia CapitalPaladin Capital Group+4 more

Anthropicanthropic.comin𝕏

Anthropic is an AI safety research company that builds reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Dario Amodei(Founder)inDaniela Amodei(Founder)inTom Brown(Founder)inJack Clark(Founder)inJared Kaplan(Founder)inChris Olah(Founder)in

Co-investors3Comma Capital7BC Venture Capital7GC & CoA.Capital VenturesAccelAkka+155 more

App Annie / Data.aidata.ai

data.ai is a company that has been acquired by Sensor Tower.

Bertrand Schmitt(Founder)Bjørn Stabell(Founder)

Co-investorsChamaeleonGreycroftHeadline

Appchargeappcharge.cominSeries B · Aug 2025 · $58M

Appcharge offers a checkout product built for direct-to-consumer payments in gaming, supporting iOS payment links, side-loaded apps, and browser games.

FintechGamingSaaS

Maor Sason(Founder)inRoei Barassi(Founder)in

Co-investorsBitkraft Esports VenturesGlilot Capital PartnersMoneta VCPlay VenturesCreandumCrowdStrike+3 more

Other

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

Elder TechnologiesH1 InsightsPrivate TechRoam HQWhip NetworksWikiaWoven DigitalAyasdiBuddy MediaCambrian Asset ManagementClearspring TechnologiesData.aiFlow SecurityHomeAway, Inc.HotmartJoyxPointfive

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▶46 more tracked companies

SteelBrickStrapStrikinglySublimeSublime SecuritySumo LogicSunoSupercellSuperchatSuperhumanSupermetricsSynapseTALATaniumTaxbit PrivateTaxGPTTelogis, Inc.TennrThe Players TribuneTheyDoThrive GlobalToneTourlaneTraceableTuneinTwitterTwylaUiPathVeniceVenice AIVercelVeriffVoltVox MediaVoxerWhipWhip Media GroupWhisperWonderful SystemsWoven ScienceYellowbrick DataZefrZendesk New YorkZenefitsZertoZynga

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.

Exits · 57

30 IPOs · 27 acquisitions · showing 41

AmplitudeNASDAQ: AMPLNerd WalletNASDAQ: NRDSOportunNASDAQ: OPRTYextNYSE: YEXTA Place for MomNASDAQ: GDRXAirbnbNASDAQ: ABNBCerebras SystemsNASDAQ: CBRSCoinbaseNasdaq: COINCompassNYSE: COMPDatadogNASDAQ: DDOGDomoNASDAQ: DOMODomo TechnologiesNASDAQ: DOMODropboxNasdaq: DBXFigmaNYSE: FIGGinkgo BioworksNYSE: DNAGuidewire SoftwareNYSE: GWREKlarnaNYSE: KLARLegalZoom.com, Inc.NASDAQ: LZNextdoorNYSE: NXDRPure StorageNYSE: PSTGRobinhoodNASDAQ: HOODRubrikNYSE: RBRKSalesforceNYSE: CRMSnapNYSE: SNAPSoFiNASDAQ: SOFIUberNYSE: UBERWiseNASDAQ: WSEZiprecruiterNYSE: ZIPElphacq. by BrexPry Financialsacq. by BrexAsteracq. by ElationBrexacq. by Capital OneBuddy Mediaacq. by Salesforce.comClipboardacq. by CompassGitHubacq. by MicrosoftGroup Nine Mediaacq. by Vox MediaHipmunkacq. by ConcurIndiegogoacq. by GamefoundLookeracq. by GoogleMarketoacq. by AdobeNianticacq. by Scopely, Inc.

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Fund performance · per public LP disclosures · 15

as of Jun 2025
FundVintageCommittedNet IRRTVPIDPI
Institutional Venture Partners XVIIILPs: California State Teachers' Retirement System, New Jersey Division of Investment, Maryland State Retirement and Pension System2024—30.9%1.14x—
IVP XVII L.P.LPs: California State Teachers' Retirement System2021—14.9%1.51x—
Institutional Venture Partners XIII, LPLPs: Empire State Development – New York Ventures2010——1.59x1.57x
Institutional Venture Partners XII, L.P.LPs: California State Teachers' Retirement System2007—25.7%2.72x2.72x
Institutional Venture Partners VIIILPs: The Regents of the University of California1998—1.5%1.07x1.07x
Institutional Venture Partners VIII, L.PLPs: The Regents of the University of California1998—0.7%1.03x1.02x
Institutional Venture Partners VIILPs: The Regents of the University of California1996—93.6%6.80x6.80x
Institutional Venture Partners VII, L.PLPs: The Regents of the University of California1996—96.2%6.72x6.68x
Institutional Venture Partners VILPs: The Regents of the University of California1994—63.1%5.82x5.82x
Institutional Venture Partners VLPs: The Regents of the University of California1991—27.5%3.00x3.00x
Institutional Venture Partners IVLPs: The Regents of the University of California1988—9.9%2.34x2.34x
Institutional Venture Partners IV, L.PLPs: The Regents of the University of California1988—10.4%2.34x2.30x
Institutional Venture Partners IIILPs: The Regents of the University of California1985—13.7%2.15x2.15x
INSTITUTIONAL VENTURE PARTNERS XIV, L.P.LPs: Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association——7.1%1.51x1.22x
INSTITUTIONAL VENTURE PARTNERS XV, L.P.LPs: Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association, Los Angeles City Employees' Retirement System, Maryland State Retirement and Pension System——23.4%2.92x2.03x

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).

IPO stake values · per SEC filings · 3

Value of this firm's stake in each portfolio company at its IPO price, from the prospectus principal-stockholder table.

CompanyOwnedIPO priceAt IPOStake value
UiPath2.1%$56.00Apr 2021$500.9M
Domo7.4%$21.00Jun 2018$33.8M
Domo Technologies7.4%$21.00Jun 2018$33.8M

Source: SEC S-1 / 424B prospectus filings. Stake value = shares beneficially owned × the initial public offering price, as disclosed — a market value at IPO, not a return multiple (the firm's original cost is not disclosed).

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18 insider ownership filings (Forms 3/4/5)

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has IVP (Institutional Venture Partners) made?
IVP (Institutional Venture Partners) has 246 tracked investments, 57 of which have exited, including 30 dated in the last 24 months.
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.
Who does IVP (Institutional Venture Partners) co-invest with?
IVP (Institutional Venture Partners) most often shares deals with GV (Google Ventures), Accel, Index Ventures, among 861 tracked co-investors.

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Co-investors · 272

GV (Google Ventures)

GV (Google Ventures) is a venture capital firm that has invested in AI and machine learning since its early days, backing more than 100 AI companies across infrastructure, life sciences, and applications.

$250K – $50M
$540K – $10.8M
Tiger Global Management

Tiger Global Management operates public equity strategies (long/short, long-focused and crossover) and a private equity business investing in early- through late-stage growth companies across new and existing industries.

$1M – $100M
General Catalyst

General Catalyst is a global venture capital and investment firm backing founders across stages and industries, with a notable focus on AI, healthcare transformation, defense, and space.

$30M
SV Angel

SV Angel is a San Francisco-based firm that invests long-term in founders, supporting them with advice, introductions, and network access at key business inflection points.

$150K – $20M
Felicis Ventures

Felicis is a venture capital firm that backs early-stage founders, investing primarily at Seed and Series A across artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and defense, global resilience and energy, and health and bio.

$500K – $15M
Lightspeed Venture Partners

Lightspeed Venture Partners is a global venture capital firm that backs founders from Seed through Series F and beyond, emphasizing deep, immersive partnerships with the companies it invests in.

$1M – $5M
▶260 more co-investors

Khosla VenturesNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Greylock PartnersBattery VenturesBessemer Venture PartnersRedpoint VenturesNotable CapitalInsight PartnersBenchmarkSpark CapitalBond Capital ManagementDST GlobalSapphire VenturesICONIQ CapitalWellington ManagementMenlo VenturesFoundation CapitalSoftBank Vision FundSalesforce VenturesCapitalGFounders Circle CapitalBoxGroupCRV (Charles River Ventures)Citi VenturesTCVFounders FundFJ LabsDragoneer Investment GroupCraft VenturesNorwest Venture PartnersMeritech Capital PartnersGeneral AtlanticGreenoaksSound VenturesVenrockAltimeter CapitalFirst Round CapitalAtomicoDCVC (Data Collective)ACME CapitalSlow VenturesBling CapitalRibbit CapitalThrive CapitalCreandumLead Edge Capital137 VenturesRRE VenturesBase10 PartnersTorch CapitalLong Journey VenturesBain Capital VenturesUnion Square Ventures (USV)Lux Capital8VCLerer Hippeau01 AdvisorsInspired Capital9Yards CapitalWorkday VenturesSusa VenturesFirstMark CapitalGreycroftForerunner VenturesSignalFireScale Venture PartnersAmplify PartnersUS Venture PartnersTenaya CapitalComcast VenturesBaseline VenturesBlue Owl CapitalMerus CapitalBlossom CapitalFranklin TempletonGreat Oaks Venture CapitalLiquid VenturesNextView VenturesFifth WallEmergence Capital PartnersCota CapitalFloodgateSouth Park CommonsCrosslink CapitalThreshold VenturesMatrixShasta VenturesUnusual VenturesLeft Lane CapitalNewView CapitalBlumberg CapitalAlkeon CapitalPlug and Play VenturesEniac VenturesQuiet CapitalMayfield FundFundersClubAdditionQED InvestorsNext47Lowercase CapitalPoint NineDCM VenturesBAM VenturesWingThe Chernin Group (TCG Crypto)Coinbase VenturesEntrée CapitalDraper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ)Ballistic VenturesDnx VenturesTeamworthy VenturesHigh AlphaSarona VenturesMantis CapitalMoonfire VenturesCosmic Venture PartnersTechstarsUncork CapitalB Capital GroupHeadlineBonfire VenturesBullpen CapitalSierra VenturesTrinity VenturesRed Swan VenturesRevolutionBuckley Ventures Management Company LlcMaveronFoundryEQT VenturesMS&AD VenturesRenegade PartnersMarch Capital PartnersAlleyCorp468 CapitalCoinFundDecibel PartnersSpider CapitalJavelin Venture PartnersThird Point VenturesEarlybird Venture CapitalReach CapitalTusk Venture PartnersMango CapitalSummit Partnersxfactor venturesOwl VenturesG2 Venture PartnersSutter Hill VenturesWndrCoMaven VenturesBMW i VenturesRichmond Global VenturesLumia CapitalFramework Venture PartnersCVS Health VenturesUberTrue VenturesOffline VenturesAME Cloud VenturesAccel-KKRElectric CapitalDN Capital2048 VenturesHanabi CapitalM13Social StartsTribe CapitalAngelPadCowboy VenturesHV CapitalOutlander VCNextGen Venture PartnersDreamers VCMaC Venture CapitalZetta Venture PartnersVine Ventures83NorthPeakFELIX CAPITALFf Venture CapitalAllison Pickens VenturesStorm VenturesCrosscut VenturesK2 GlobalBlueRun VenturesConvictionMakers FundThomvest VenturesVerified CapitalDefy PartnersTRANSFORMATION CAPITALH.I.G. Growth PartnersJAZZ Venture PartnersForgePoint CapitalMusha VenturesDeep Fork CapitalGroup 11Bryant StibelElsewhere PartnersGlencrest GroupTelescope PartnersTop Tier Capital PartnersAlpha JWC VenturesIDG CapitalICON - Israel Collaboration NetworkLong Venture PartnersInsignia Ventures PartnersPhenomen VenturesBCF VenturesCyber Mentor FundKrakenHCVCC2 InvestmentsPhysical IntelligenceStride VCTq Ventures LlcHustle FundGSV AccelerationCyberstartsTribeca Venture PartnersWildcat Venture Partners2xNGalaxy Digital Assets FundHighland Capital PartnersMucker CapitalScience VenturesBrand Foundry VenturesKohlberg Kravis RobertsJackson Square VenturesContraryWhite Star CapitalZoom VenturesPropeller VCBasis Set VenturesSLVCHighbury HoldingsAZ-VCAdjacent Ventures LlcHC9 Venturesmuru-DNeotribe VenturesSpace Tech VenturesStrata Capital PartnersFactorial CapitalRedpoint eventuresTrust VenturesPitbull VenturesNorrsken VCAlpha EdisonPicture CapitalEnergy Capital VenturesBlisceTriangle Peak PartnersUNCOMMON DENOMINATORBass InvestmentMetalayerWest CapitalCAZ Investments

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