Javelin Venture Partners
Venture capitalSan Francisco · Seed–Series A · 7 people tracked
Also known as JAVELIN VENTURE PARTNERS MANAGEMENT, LLC
Investment thesis
Javelin Venture Partners follows a 'Signal Before Traction' approach, writing $500K-$4M initial checks into late Seed and early Series A rounds. The firm looks for extremely dynamic and capable founders, early indications of explosive growth potential, capital-efficient distribution and business models, very large markets, and strong competitive advantages. It prioritizes founders who show relentless grit, resourcefulness, a data-driven and intellectually honest mindset, and outstanding recruiting and fundraising skills.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 7 people
from the firm's website
What they invest in
from 25 of 80 portfolio companiesEnterprise Software ×10AI & Machine Learning ×9SaaS ×7Consumer ×5Data & Infrastructure ×5Deep Tech ×4Developer Tools ×4Fintech ×4
HQs:United States×30Kenya×1Poland×1
Investments · 80 tracked
founders shown can be your intro path
Estimote develops Ultra Wideband (UWB) tags and proximity sensors for precise indoor and outdoor location tracking, automation, and asset management across warehousing, logistics, healthcare, retail, and hospitality.
Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareHardwareIoTLogistics & Supply ChainKraków, PL
Jakub Krzych(Founder/CEO)inLukasz Kostka(Founder/CTO)in
Board seatAlex GurevichNoah Doyle· per SEC Form D
San Francisco, US
Noah Doyle(Director)Rachel Payne(Executive Officer, Director)Natasha Mohanty(Executive Officer, Director)Meghana Bhatt(Executive Officer)
Board seatAlex GurevichNoah Doyle· per SEC Form D
New York, US
Andrew Lerner(Director)Thomas Evans(Director)Jed M. Katz(Director)Rajini Sundar Kodialam(Director)Michael Carvin(Executive Officer, Director)Mark Johnson(Director)
Board seatJed Katz· per SEC Form D · $63.1M raise · filed Aug 2021
Brooklyn, US
Joseph Cohen(Executive Officer, Director)Noah Doyle(Director)
Board seatNoah Doyle· per SEC Form D · $4M raise · filed Jun 2018
San Francisco, US
Vivian Wang(Executive Officer, Director)Jed Katz(Director)
Board seatJed Katz· per SEC Form D · $8.4M raise · filed Apr 2022
Glendale, US
Board seatAlex Gurevich· per SEC Form D · $6.4M raise · filed Oct 2018
San Jose, US
Oana Maria Manolache(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatAlex Gurevich· per SEC Form D · $8M raise · filed Oct 2022
Los Altos Hills, US
MICHAEL LAM(Executive Officer, Director)NOAH DOYLE(Director)MARK HEISING(Director)ERIK STEPHANSEN(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatNoah Doyle· per SEC Form D · $1M raise · filed Feb 2016
Mythical Games develops blockchain-enabled games and a platform that allows game developers and publishers to integrate secondary economies (player-to-player trading) into their games.
Crypto & Web3GamingSherman Oaks, US
Jamie Jackson(Director)Sam Englebardt(Director)John Linden(Executive Officer, Director)Adam Struck(Director)
Board seatAlex Gurevich· per SEC Form D
Pair Eyewear designs and sells prescription and non-prescription eyeglasses with swappable frame tops that allow customers to change styles.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerHardwareCalifornia, US
Rick Yang(Director)Sophia Edelstein(Executive Officer, Director)Nathan Kondamuri(Executive Officer, Director)Alex Gurevich(Director)
Board seatAlex Gurevich· per SEC Form D
Seismos is a deep technology company that builds acoustic intelligence, advanced sensing, and AI systems that use sound to detect, characterize, and monitor environments where conventional sensing is impractical.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechEnergyAustin, US
Jeffrey Harris(Director)John Bain(Director)Noah Doyle(Director)Panagiotis Adamopoulos(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatNoah Doyle· per SEC Form D
Pleasanton, US
Randy Hawks(Director)Avaneendra Gupta(Executive Officer, Director)Jed Katz(Director)Jason Woods(Director)John Steuart(Director)
Board seatJed Katz· per SEC Form D
Vacatia operates a hospitality platform for the timeshare and vacation rental market, offering a resort residence rental marketplace, timeshare resale services, and management partnerships with timeshare homeowner associations.
MarketplacesPropTechTravel & HospitalitySan Francisco, US
Caroline Shin(Executive Officer, Director)Noah Doyle(Director)Steven Muldowney(Executive Officer)Keith Cox(Director)Amy Errett(Director)Robert Spottswood(Director)
Board seatNoah Doyle· per SEC Form D
Los Angeles, US
Board seatAlex Gurevich· per SEC Form D · $6.8M raise · filed Sep 2022
PartnerNoah Doyle· led
San Jose, US
Chris Puscasiu(Director)Kevin Surace(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
PartnerNoah Doyle· led
Armory provides continuous deployment software that helps development teams automate and manage application releases across their infrastructure at scale, with built-in safety and security controls.
Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Philips Capsule provides informatics solutions for hospitals and health systems, including medical device integration, virtual care, clinical surveillance, and analytics.
Cloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareHealthtech
Carbon Health operates a chain of clinics and a companion app offering primary, urgent, and virtual care visits, with same-day appointments, provider chat, and access to medical records.
Digital HealthHealthtech
Eren Bali(Founder)
PartnerAlex Gurevich· led
Forcepoint provides data security and AI governance solutions that monitor AI tool usage, prevent unauthorized access, and detect data loss across cloud, endpoint, email and network infrastructure.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & Infrastructure
Homeward provides cash offers for home purchases, allowing buyers to make competitive offers without financing contingencies while enabling real estate agents to maintain full commissions.
FintechPropTechAustin, US
Jeff Diehl(Director)Jeffrey Crowe(Director)Tim Heyl(Executive Officer, Director)Krishna Srinivasan(Director)Srini Palamarthy(Executive Officer)Ben Rubenstein(Director)
Kidpass is a platform that offers parenting content, educational programs, and learning activities for families, including a podcast, educational apps like HOMER, and learning activities such as Little Passports.
ConsumerEdTechMedia & EntertainmentNew York City, US
Solomon Liou(Founder/CEO)inChhay Chhun(Founder/CTO)inAaron Kaufman(Founder/at KidPass)in
LANDED is a mobile job matching platform that connects hourly workers in food service, hospitality, and warehouse operations with employers seeking to fill positions quickly.
AI & Machine LearningB2B MarketplacesEnterprise SoftwareHR TechMarketplacesSaaSNew York City, US
Vivian Wang(Founder)in
LeadGenius provides AI-powered contact intelligence and data sourcing for go-to-market teams to identify and engage target customers.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales TechSan Francisco, US
Anand Kulkarni(Founder/CEO)inPrayag Narula(Founder)inPhilipp Gutheim(Founder/COO)inDave Rolnitzky(Founder/CPO)inMark GodleyZeb Couch
PartnerNoah Doyle· led
Niantic Labs develops mobile games and apps that encourage outdoor exploration and real-world community engagement through location-based gaming experiences.
ConsumerGaming
Niantic Spatial builds spatial AI foundation models and positioning technology that provide robots, AI agents, and people with accurate understanding of physical spaces.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechRoboticsSan Francisco, US
Katherine Richard-Dodson(Executive Officer)Megan Quinn(Director)Kenji Okubo(Director)John Hanke(Executive Officer, Director)Christopher Chow(Executive Officer)Thomas Gewecke(Executive Officer)
PartnerNoah Doyle· led
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 Javelin Venture Partners invest at?
- Javelin Venture Partners invests at the Seed, Series A stages.
- What is Javelin Venture Partners's typical check size?
- Javelin Venture Partners typically writes checks of $500K – $4M.
- What sectors does Javelin Venture Partners focus on?
- Javelin Venture Partners focuses on Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Javelin Venture Partners located?
- Javelin Venture Partners is headquartered in San Francisco, US.
- Does Javelin Venture Partners lead rounds?
- Yes, Javelin Venture Partners leads investment rounds.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamMasterClass's Investor Board Member Managing Director at Javelin Venture Partners Alex Gurevich
Grace Gong · Alex Gurevich
Alex Gurevich — Javelin Venture Partners
LA Venture Podcast · Alex Gurevich
A Conversation with Alex Gurevich from Javelin Venture Partners
HITRECORD · Alex Gurevich
Images
Co-investors · 87
Andreessen Horowitz's Strategic Partnerships page describes collaborations that connect its portfolio companies with established institutions to help scale and deploy their technology.
Sequoia Capital is a venture capital firm that partners with founders to build technology companies, with a strong current focus on artificial intelligence.
Sierra Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in first-principles founders, backing companies from inception through Series A across AI infrastructure, applied/vertical AI, deep tech, and physical/embodied AI.
CapitalG is Alphabet's independent growth fund, investing in growth-stage consumer and enterprise technology companies and providing hands-on operational and strategic support drawn from Google's scaling experience.
Contour Venture Partners is a New York City-based seed stage venture capital firm founded in 2005, focused on the NYC technology ecosystem.
New Enterprise Associates (NEA) is a venture capital firm that invests in and provides long-term support to founders building new companies.
DCVC (Data Collective) is a venture capital firm that backs founders building companies which apply technology to major challenges across areas such as energy, biotech, agriculture, and machine learning.
IVP (Institutional Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm that backs high-growth companies, drawing on five decades of experience investing in 400 companies with 135+ IPOs.
Eniac Ventures is a seed-stage venture firm that positions itself as founder-friendly and focused on helping early-stage companies achieve product-market fit.
Streamlined Ventures is an early-stage venture firm that partners with founders and invests at the seed stage to help build large-scale companies.
Partech is a global investment firm that supports founders at every stage through dedicated teams and multiple funds across several continents.
RRE Ventures is a boutique early-stage venture capital firm that backs founders across sectors, combining decades of experience with AI-driven analysis throughout the investment lifecycle.
▶75 more co-investors
FundersClubNextView VenturesLux CapitalLowercase CapitalUS Venture PartnersFifth WallAugust CapitalAccelerator VenturesAlsop Louie PartnersTTV CapitalGeek VenturesArthur VenturesThe Perkins FundSony Ventures CorporationGV (Google Ventures)Founders FundLightspeed Venture PartnersCraft VenturesGreylock PartnersAlumni VenturesFounder CollectiveUncork CapitalFJ LabsUnknown VenturesBoxGroupEverywhere VenturesB Capital GroupSound VenturesNorwest Venture PartnersAtomicoPlug and Play VenturesBattery VenturesQuiet CapitalFirstMarkOffline VenturesSlow VenturesBling CapitalFreestyle CapitalForerunner VenturesAdditionPolaris Partners01 AdvisorsHarrison MetalBlockchain Capital75 & SunnyGaingelsGSV AccelerationAngelPadCiti VenturesGalaxy Digital Assets FundMucker CapitalBrand Foundry VenturesJackson Square VenturesCP VenturesBlue Owl CapitalRadical VenturesRavelin CapitalPeterson VenturesFrontier Venture CapitalStrawberry Creek VenturesOUP (Osage University Partners)WestCapFlexcap VenturesWestern Technology InvestmentWI Harper GroupBoltThird PrimeAmara VCMHS CapitalCourtside VenturesLaconiaTwenty Seven VenturesRiverwood CapitalQB1 VenturesNOMO Ventures
Firms observed investing alongside Javelin Venture Partners, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Javelin Venture Partners's recorded portfolio.
Similar investors
4Di Capital is a venture capital firm active in the African startup ecosystem, backing companies that address regional and global needs.
500 Global (formerly 500 Startups) is a venture capital firm that invests in startups worldwide and runs programs for founders and investors.
83North is a global venture capital firm that invests in and helps entrepreneurs build large, category-leading companies across Europe, Israel, and the US.
8VC is a technology investment firm that builds and invests in ambitious companies across sectors including life sciences, healthcare, manufacturing, enterprise, logistics, and defense.
Accel is a venture capital firm that partners with exceptional founding teams, positioning itself as a first partner to startups globally.