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IVP (Institutional Venture Partners) — 2015 Investments

18 investments dated 2015 · listed companies and verified rows first · show all

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

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

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

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

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

Appdynamicsappdynamics.comin𝕏Oct 2015Acquired

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

Jyoti Bansal(Founder)inBhaskar Sunkara(Co-Founder & Director of Engineering (2008–2014); Chief Technology Officer (2014–2019))inDavid Wadhwani(Founder)inDaniel J. Wright(Senior Vice President and General Counsel)Randy Gottfried(Chief Financial Officer)inKendall Collins(Chief Marketing Officer)in

Co-investorsArtisanal VenturesBattery VenturesCross Creek AdvisorsFounders Circle CapitalGeneral AtlanticGreylock Partners+10 more

Business Insiderinsider.comin𝕏Jan 2015

Business Insider is an online news and media publication covering business, technology, finance, and related topics, including coverage of the AI industry.

Media & EntertainmentNew York, US

HENRY BLODGET(CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER)inHenry Blodgett(Executive Officer, Director)Julie Hansen(Executive Officer)inBarbara PenginDwight Merriman(Director)

BoardJAMES D. ROBINSON(Director)in

Co-investorsAlleyCorpBezos ExpeditionsGalata Business Angels OfficialRRE Ventures8VCAndreessen Horowitz+6 more

Caspercasper.comin𝕏Series B · Jun 2015 · $55M

Casper designs and manufactures foam and hybrid mattresses engineered for comfort and spinal support, selling directly to consumers through an online platform with physical retail locations and a 100-night risk-free trial.

ConsumerHardwareNew York City, US

Philip Krim(Founder)inGabe Flateman(Founder)Jeff Chapin(Founder)Neil Parikh(Founder)T. Luke Sherwin(Founder)

Co-investorsAllied Venture PartnersAlumni VenturesBullishCorrelation VenturesCrosslink CapitalDigital Strategies+17 more

Giphygiphy.comJan 2015 · $72M

GIPHY is a platform for discovering, creating, and sharing animated GIFs and stickers.

ConsumerCreator EconomyMedia & EntertainmentNew York, US

Alex Chung(Founder)Brad Zeff(Executive Officer)Joshua Auerbach(Executive Officer)Jonathan Chin(Executive Officer)Adam Leibsohn(Founder)Jace Cooke(Founder)

Co-investorsBetaworksGlynn Capital ManagementGV (Google Ventures)Lerer HippeauLightspeed Venture PartnersNotable Capital+6 more

GitHubgithub.cominJul 2015acquired by Microsoft · Jun 2018 · $7.5B

GitHub is a software development platform where developers and organizations host, collaborate on, and build code together, with programs spanning education, open source funding, and social impact.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US

PJ Hyett(Founder)inChris Wanstrath(Founder)Phillip Hyett(Executive Officer, Director)Scott Chacon(Founder)inVlado Herman(Executive Officer)inTed Nyman(Executive Officer)in

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzNight CapitalSequoia CapitalSV AngelThrive Capital

Mulesoftmulesoft.comMay 2015Acquired

MuleSoft is a San Francisco enterprise software company providing integration, API management and automation via its Anypoint Platform.

San Francisco, US

Ross Mason(Founder)inGregory G. Schott(Executive Officer, Director)Matthew Langdon(Executive Officer)Robert Horton(Executive Officer)Michael DiFilippo(Executive Officer)Brent Haywardin

Co-investorsArtisanal VenturesCanvas VenturesCategory VenturesHummer Winblad Venture Partners (HWVP)Lightspeed Venture PartnersLumia Capital+13 more

Slackslack.comin𝕏Mar 2015Acquired

Slack is an AI-powered communication platform that consolidates conversations, applications, and customer interactions in a single workspace for businesses.

Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSSan Francisco, US

Cal Henderson(Founder)inStewart Butterfield(Founder)inEric Costello(Founder)Lidiane Jones (CEO)(Founder)Serguei Mourachov(Founder)

Co-investors1991 VenturesAccelACME CapitalAcrew CapitalAglae VenturesAndreessen Horowitz+47 more

Sumo Logicsumologic.comin𝕏May 2015Acquired

Sumo Logic provides an AI-powered cloud-native log analytics platform that unifies and analyzes enterprise data for development, security, and operations teams.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCybersecurityData & InfrastructureRedwood City, US

Christian Beedgen(Founder)inKumar Saurabh(Founder)inBruno Kurtic(Founding VP of Product / Chief Strategy Officer)inMark Ties(Chief Executive Officer)inChris DeBiase(Chief Financial Officer)Nello Franco(Chief Customer Officer)in

Co-investorsAccelBattery VenturesCross Creek AdvisorsFrancisco PartnersFranklin TempletonGlynn Capital Management+10 more

Zenefitszenefits.com𝕏Series B · May 2015 · $500MAcquired

Zenefits provides an HR platform that consolidates benefits administration, payroll, onboarding, and talent management tools for small and mid-sized businesses into a single application.

Enterprise SoftwareHR TechSan Francisco, US

Parker Conrad(CEO)inLaks Srini(CTO)inJono Chang(Director of Engineering)inGeorge Li(Senior Software Engineer)Madan ThangavelSouvik Das

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzBling CapitalEPIC VENTURESFJ LabsFrancisco PartnersInsight Partners+17 more

Other

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

Whip NetworksAyasdiCompass

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.