JC2 Ventures
Venture capitalMenlo Park · Seed–Series A · 6 people tracked
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Investment thesis
JC2 Ventures states a mission to change the world through AI, digitization, and startups. The firm's public messaging emphasizes backing startups working at the intersection of artificial intelligence and digital transformation.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 6 people
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What they invest in
from 22 of 28 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×18Enterprise Software ×15Cybersecurity ×7SaaS ×7Cloud Computing ×6Data & Infrastructure ×4Deep Tech ×2Defense Tech ×2
HQs:United States×14
Who they back
founder profiles across 16 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×112 founders×13 founders×14+ founders×3
Where their founders studiedfrom 23 founders with education data
Stanford University ×4Carnegie Mellon University ×2Georgia Institute of Technology ×2The Wharton School ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 21 founders with field-of-study data
Computer Science ×14Engineering ×7
Where their founders worked beforefrom 24 founders with career history
Stanford University ×3Together AI ×3Teamworthy Ventures ×2
7 founders hold a PhD · 3 hold an MBA (of 23 with degree data)
Investments · 28 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2021 · 32014 · 25 dated
Bloom Energy manufactures solid oxide fuel cell systems for onsite power generation at commercial, industrial, and data center facilities.
CleantechEnergyHardware
K.R. Sridhar(Founder, Chairman, and CEO)
Co-investorsArtis VenturesConstellation Technology VenturesDag VenturesEnerdigm VenturesG SquaredKleiner Perkins+7 more
Securing the world's data
Palo Alto, US
Bipul Sinha(Co-Founder, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer)inArvind Nithrakashyap(Co-Founder, Chief Technology Officer & Director)inArvind Jain(Co-Founder (former; departed to found Glean))inSoham Mazumdar(Co-Founder (former))inKiran Choudary(Chief Financial Officer)inJesse Green(Chief Revenue Officer)in
Co-investorsAnicut CapitalBain Capital VenturesChamaeleonEngineering CapitalEQUIAMEvolution VC Partners+15 more
Sprinklr provides an AI-native customer experience platform that manages feedback, customer interactions, and contact center operations across multiple channels.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSNew York, US
Ragy Thomas(Executive Officer, Director)inMurali Swaminathan(Executive Officer, Director)inChristopher Lynch(Executive Officer)Carlos Dominguez(Director)inRory Read(President and Chief Executive Officer)in
Co-investorsBattery VenturesConductive VenturesICONIQOregon Venture FundSixth StreetValor Capital Group+3 more
Reps provides an enterprise platform that captures "readiness" data to show which people and AI agents are prepared to execute, surfacing what is working and changing to support continuous learning.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of Work
Bhakti Vithalani(Founder & CEO)in
Arcee AI develops open-weight foundation models optimized for efficiency and portability across edge, on-premises, and cloud deployments.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeep TechDeveloper ToolsUnited States, US
Mark McQuade(Founder)in
Co-investorsACADEMY INVESTORAIN VenturesCentre Street PartnersEmergence Capital PartnersFlybridge Capital PartnersHitachi Ventures+5 more
ASAPP develops AI software for customer service and contact center operations, including generative AI agents and a customer experience platform.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSNew York, US
Gustavo Sapoznik(Founder & Advisor)inPriya Vijayarajendran(Chief Executive Officer)inJo-Anne Sinclair(Executive Officer)inKatie Stein(Chief Executive Officer)in
BoardJames Montgomery(Director)inJohn Doerr(Director)in
Co-investorsKleiner PerkinsArmada Investment AGEmergence Capital PartnersMarch Capital PartnersReshapeTitanium Ventures+1 more
Avathon develops an AI-powered technology platform for industrial operations that extends the lifespan of critical infrastructure and enables autonomous industrial processes.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply Chain
Co-investorsDalus CapitalEnergize CapitalMarch Capital PartnersNational Grid Partners
Balbix operates the SAFE platform, which uses agentic AI workflows for cyber risk management including third-party risk management, continuous threat exposure management, AI security posture management, and cyber risk quantification.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise Software
Co-investorsEight Roads VenturesTelstra VenturesWTINautilus Ventures Management Company (Us), LlcThird Point Ventures
Clockwork provides infrastructure software for running large-scale AI training and inference workloads on GPU clusters, using nanosecond-precision monitoring, auto-remediation, and stateful job failover to prevent job crashes and reduce restarts.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructurePalo Alto, US
Deepak Merugu(Founder)in
Co-investorsNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Sherpalo Ventures
Dedrone provides an AI/ML-powered airspace security platform that detects, tracks, identifies, and mitigates unauthorized drone threats while enabling authorized drone operations.
AI & Machine LearningDefense TechIoTSterling, US
Ingo Seebach(Executive Officer)inJoerg Lamprecht(Executive Officer, Director)William Hite(Executive Officer)Aaditya (AD) D.in
Co-investorsFelicis VenturesForgePoint CapitalMenlo VenturesTempoCapShield CapitalTarget Partners
F5 develops application delivery and security software and hardware platforms, including BIG-IP load balancers and application firewalls, for enterprise and government networks.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCybersecurityEnterprise Software
François Locoh-Donouin
Co-investorsCyber Mentor FundKoch Disruptive TechnologiesMayfield FundRidge VenturesStageOne Ventures
Nile provides an enterprise network-as-a-service platform that delivers wired and wireless connectivity for offices and campuses.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investors8VCGeodesic CapitalKoch Disruptive TechnologiesMarch Capital PartnersProsperity7 VenturesBenchmark+2 more
OpenGov builds a unified software platform that local and state governments use to manage operations including budgeting, permitting, infrastructure management, procurement, and tax collection.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareGovTechSaaSMountain View, US
Zac Bookman(Co-founder)Nate Levine(Founder)inJoseph Lonsdale(Executive Officer, Director)inZachary Bookman(Executive Officer, Director)inAinslie Mayberry(Executive Officer)inMike Rosengarten(Executive Officer, Director)in
Co-investors8VCACME CapitalAndreessen HorowitzBalaji SrinivasanDraper AssociatesFounder Collective+10 more
A supply chain visibility platform that connects demand signals to execution through automated management for pharmaceutical, contract manufacturing, cold chain logistics, consumer goods, and food and beverage industries.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS
Mahesh Veerina(Chief Executive Officer and President)in
Co-investorsBold Capital PartnersCelesta CapitalCelesta CapitalCota Capital
PeopleReign develops AI-powered technology using natural language processing and machine learning to automate routine business processes for enterprise employees.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkHR TechSan Jose, US
Dan Turchin(CEO)in
BoardJonathan Perl(Director)in
Co-investorsAcadian Ventures Management, LlcBoulder VenturesMighty CapitalMoxxie VenturesSterling Road
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 JudgeinMustaque AhamadinVijay Balasubramaniyan(Founder)in
BoardScott Weiss(Director)Somesh Dash(Director)in
Co-investorsAllegion VenturesAndreessen HorowitzAtlanta Technology AngelsBling CapitalCapitalGCerity Partners Ventures+11 more
Privoro develops phone-independent hardware and solutions that protect smartphones and their data from tracking and hacking, serving corporate and government/Federal clients.
CybersecurityDefense TechHardwareChandler, US
Mike Fong(Founder & CEO)inMichael Campbell(Head of Government and Federal Business)inJames Kavanaugh(Director)David Husband(CFO)
BoardPankaj Patel(Director)
Co-investorsTracker Capital
Quantum Metric provides real-time monitoring, anomaly detection, and root cause analysis for digital experiences across web, mobile, and kiosk platforms.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSMonument, US
Mario Ciabarra(Executive Officer, Director)inJaimie Ciabarra(Executive Officer)in
Co-investorsIAGi VenturesInsight PartnersNextGen Venture Partners
SAFE Security provides an AI-driven platform for cyber risk management, covering third-party risk management (TPRM), continuous threat exposure management (CTEM), AI security posture management (AI-SPM), and cyber risk quantification (CRQ).
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise Software
Saket Modi(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsAlliance of AngelsAvataar Venture PartnersMS&AD VenturesPaladin Capital GroupTitanium VenturesEight Roads Ventures+5 more
Together AI builds a full-stack platform for production AI systems, serving teams that need to deploy and scale machine learning models reliably.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureSan Francisco, US
Vipul Ved Prakash(Founder)inCe ZhanginChris RéTri DaoinPercy Liangin
Co-investors137 VenturesA.Capital VenturesBrave CapitalBrilliant Phoenix CapitalCambium CapitalChapter One+30 more
Uniphore provides a Business AI Cloud platform that enables enterprises to build, deploy, and scale autonomous AI agents across operations with built-in governance, security, and sovereignty controls.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Umesh Sachdev(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsAvant LabsChiratae VenturesCisco InvestmentsCXO FundIron PillarMarch Capital Partners+8 more
Virsec provides a Zero Trust runtime security platform that verifies the integrity of files, processes, scripts, and executables on server workloads and blocks anything untrusted from running.
Cloud ComputingCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareActon, US
Raymond F. DeMeo(Executive Officer)Satya Gupta(Director)Atiq Raza(Director)in
BoardDavid Furneaux(Director)Dev Vrat Gupta(Director)
Co-investorsArtiman VenturesSand Hill AngelsTech Square VenturesIntuitive Venture PartnersQuantum Valley Investments
Visionary Group builds, funds, and scales businesses across multiple sectors in the Caribbean, including modular sustainable housing, agriculture and food systems, logistics, and fintech.
Construction TechImpact & Social GoodSector Agnostic
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
AvathonDenimLilac CloudPensandoVisionary Group
Exits · 4
3 IPOs · 1 acquisitions · showing 3Bloom EnergyNYSE: BERubrikNYSE: RBRKSprinklrNYSE: CXM
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Reps · thetexan.news · Sep 3, 2026
Nile · bizjournals.com · Aug 10, 2026
Avathon (spark) · themiddlemarket.com · Jul 17, 2026
Sprinklr · investing.com · Jul 15, 2026
Together AI · techtimes.com · Jul 3, 2026
Visionary · finimize.com · Jun 26, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has JC2 Ventures made?
- JC2 Ventures has 28 tracked investments, 4 of which have exited.
- What stage does JC2 Ventures invest at?
- JC2 Ventures invests at the Seed, Series A stages.
- What sectors does JC2 Ventures focus on?
- JC2 Ventures focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Cybersecurity, Data & Infrastructure, Deep Tech, Enterprise Software, FoodTech, Hardware, Retail Tech, SaaS.
- Where is JC2 Ventures located?
- JC2 Ventures is headquartered in Menlo Park, US.
- Who does JC2 Ventures co-invest with?
- JC2 Ventures most often shares deals with March Capital Partners, New Enterprise Associates (NEA), Emergence Capital Partners, among 132 tracked co-investors.
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