San Francisco · Pre-Seed–Late Stage · 13 people tracked
Also known as K5 GLOBAL ADVISOR LLC · K5 Global LT · K5 Global Technology LP Relativity Space RF
Investment thesis
K5 Global backs category-defining technology companies from inception to IPO, investing across funding stages and combining venture capital with an incubation studio model. The firm emphasizes helping founders expand their networks and positioning portfolio companies to hit their growth targets. It supports companies throughout the business lifecycle rather than at a single stage.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 25, 2026.
Team · 13 people
from the firm's website
What they invest in
from 42 of 54 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×16Developer Tools ×8Enterprise Software ×8Consumer ×7SaaS ×7Data & Infrastructure ×6Fintech ×5Healthtech ×5
HQs:United States×24Finland×2Mexico×2France×1Cayman Islands×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 15 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×52 founders×63 founders×24+ founders×2
Where their founders studiedfrom 19 founders with education data
Charles University ×3Carnegie Mellon University ×2NYU Stern School of Business ×2University of Michigan ×2University of Southern California ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 24 founders with career history
Twitter ×3Gumroad ×2Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×2
6 founders hold a PhD · 1 hold an MBA (of 21 with degree data)
Investments · 54 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 32025 · 72023 · 12020 · 12019 · 12017 · 114 dated
Alchemy provides blockchain developer infrastructure, including node access, data APIs, gasless transactions, and an agentic stack for connecting AI agents to blockchains.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools
Nikil Viswanathan(Co-Founder and CEO)Joe Lau(Co-Founder and President)
Co-investorsPantera CapitalDCVC (Data Collective)Founders FundGoodwater CapitalSouth Park Commons
ResortPass operates a marketplace where hotels list their amenities for day-use bookings by locals and travelers.
B2B MarketplacesMarketplacesTravel & HospitalitySanta Monica, US
Amanda Szabo(Executive Officer, Director)Michael Wolf(CEO)
Co-investorsFJ LabsConvivialité VenturesCRV (Charles River Ventures)Declaration PartnersMucker CapitalTamarisc Ventures
818 produces award-winning tequila, including Blanco, Reposado, and Añejo expressions, made through traditional agave harvesting, brick-oven cooking, and oak-barrel aging.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTech
Co-investorsShrug Capital
An award-winning, hand-crafted tequila brand produced using traditional methods in Jalisco, Mexico.
Kendall Jenner(Founder)
Aaru develops simulation tools and products that organizations use to accelerate product innovation, inform policy, and optimize marketing strategies.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareNew York, US
John Kessler(Co-founder)inCameron Fink(Executive Officer, Director)inNed Koh(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardLogan Bartlett(Director)in
Co-investorsAbstract VenturesFelicis VenturesFirestreak VenturesGeneral CatalystLink VenturesNordstar+1 more
Acadia builds AI agents that automate revenue cycle management workflows for specialty medical practices, handling patient payment collection, insurance payments, inbound referral intake, cost estimates, prior authorizations, and denials.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtech
Adaptive Security provides security awareness training, phishing attack simulation, and email security solutions designed to defend against AI-powered attacks, deepfakes, and social engineering threats.
CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareNew York, US
Brian Long(Founder & CEO)inAndrew Jones(Founder)in
Co-investorsAbstract VenturesAndreessen HorowitzEniac VenturesScribble VenturesBain Capital VenturesCapital One Ventures+4 more
Co-investorsCrane Venture Partners
Algorithmiq develops quantum algorithms that combine classical and quantum computers to solve problems in chemistry and life sciences, with a focus on drug discovery and development for rare diseases.
BiotechDeep TechQuantum ComputingHelsinki, FI
Sabrina Maniscalco(Founder)in
Co-investorsEntourage VenturesInventureInventureDawn Capital
Alpic operates an AI infrastructure platform that lets B2B and DTC companies build AI-native interfaces such as MCP servers and ChatGPT integrations, with built-in security, observability, and distribution, alongside open-source frameworks and developer tools.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsParis, FR
Co-investorsGalion.exeKima VenturesPartech VenturesEarlybird Venture CapitalFounderful
Anduril builds autonomous systems and software for defense and military applications, including attack aviation, unmanned aircraft, and underwater vehicles, unified by an autonomy platform.
AI & Machine LearningDefense TechHardwareRobotics
Palmer Luckey(Founder)Brian Schimpf(CEO)inTrae Stephens(Founder)in
Co-investors137 Ventures1Flourish Capital8VCAltra VentureAndreessen HorowitzAnorak Ventures+82 more
Angiex develops Nuclear-Delivered Antibody-Drug Conjugate (ND-ADC) therapies for solid cancers, using a platform that delivers chemotherapeutic payloads to the nucleus of tumor cells and tumor blood vessel endothelial cells.
BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesCambridge, US
Paul Jaminet(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardErrik Anderson(Director)Jason Camm(Director)inIain Dukes(Director)inJonathan Adams(Director)inFabian Hansen(Director)in
Co-investorsGreen Meadow VenturesOrbiMed
AnySoft builds Anya, a voice-first AI sales agent that joins meetings, prepares call briefs, provides live insights and back-channel answers, drafts follow-ups, and keeps CRM and forecasts updated.
AI & Machine LearningSaaSSales Tech
Asimov develops a computer-aided design platform for genetic engineering, enabling designers to program living cells by applying abstraction, standardization, and modeling to biology.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeveloper ToolsBoston, US
Chris Voigt(Co-founder)inDoug Densmore(Co-founder)Alec Nielsen(Co-founder & CEO)inRaja Srinivas(Co-founder)in
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzDCVC (Data Collective)Koch Disruptive TechnologiesPillar VCAME Cloud VenturesCasdin Capital
Astronomer provides Astro, a platform for running Apache Airflow, the open-source data orchestration tool used by enterprises to manage AI, ML, and analytics pipelines at scale.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools
Ry Walker(Founder)Viraj Parekh(Founder)inJoe Otto(Founder)inGreg NeiheiselTim Brunk
Co-investors500 GlobalAngelPadBain Capital VenturesBosch VenturesCincyTechConnetic Ventures+10 more
Los Angeles, US
Joshua Siegel(Executive Officer, Director)Daniel Amitay(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsFirst Round Capital
Atoms designs and sells lightweight footwear featuring antimicrobial copper linings, foam midsoles, and stretch laces.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerce
Sidra Qasim(Co-founder)
Co-investorsBain Capital VenturesEvolution VC PartnersFlucas VenturesHyperguapShrug CapitalAbstract Ventures+5 more
Builds automated kitchen systems using robotics to produce consistent, affordable meals at scale.
FoodTechHardwareRobotics
Co-investorsAbstract VenturesAlpha Wave GlobalAndreessen HorowitzBain Capital VenturesSV AngelAlpha Square Group+5 more
The Atria Health Institute is a membership-based health care organization applying precision medicine and longevity science to preventive care, with a full-time team of 50+ doctors across 15+ specialties.
Digital HealthHealthtechLongevity
Co-investorsFuel Ventures
Automat is an enterprise automation platform that uses AI techniques to automate business workflows.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Lucas Ochoa(Founder)inGautam Bose(Founder)in
Co-investorsFelicis VenturesY CombinatorInitialized CapitalKhosla Ventures
Pairs top talent with business leaders and promising startups across the globe.
Babylon is a digital health company that develops prescription medications and treatments for specific health conditions.
Digital HealthHealthtechMedical Devices
BoardMichelle Arkin(PhD)
Co-investorsBackwards CapitalLaunch HouseLong Journey VenturesMetaplaneta16z cryptoParadigm
Backpack is a crypto application offering futures and spot trading, lending, and a crypto wallet.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
Co-investorsCollab CapitalGenius GuildHashedHopelabPACE Healthcare CapitalPortland Seed Fund+3 more
Balsa is a document and project tool for making software, combining spec writing, planning, and execution in one place with modules like milestones, tasks, and timeline views.
Developer ToolsFuture of WorkSaaS
Co-investorsScript Capital
Base Power provides residential battery systems and retail electric provider services to customers in Texas.
CleantechEnergyHardwareTexas, US
Zach Dell(CEO)inJustin Lopas(Co-founder)in
Co-investors137 VenturesAndreessen HorowitzAvenir Growth CapitalCapitalGCongruent VenturesContrary+20 more
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(CEO and Co-Founder)inAmir Haghighat(CTO and Co-Founder)inPhil Howes(Co-Founder & Chief Scientist)inPankaj Gupta(Co-Founder)inPhilip Howes(Co-Founder and Chief Scientist)Danielle Herzberg(Executive Officer)
Co-investors01 AdvisorsAI FundAlpha PartnersAspire11Athletic VenturesBattery Ventures+23 more
Better Stack is an observability and monitoring platform offering log management, metrics, incident alerting, and status pages for engineering teams, positioned as a cheaper alternative to Datadog.
Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsSaaS
Juraj Masar(Founder)inVeronika Kolejak(Founder)in
Co-investorsAternusKAYACredo VenturesSusa Ventures
Betr is a real money gaming mobile app offering player-stat pick games, a social sportsbook, a social casino, and skill-based arcade games where users can win cash prizes.
ConsumerGamingSports Tech
Co-investorsAntiElizabeth Street VenturesFlorida FundersFlucas VenturesFuel Venture CapitalGrit Capital Partners+5 more
George Town, KY
Co-investorsAPOLLO CAPITALBig Candle CapitalBR CapitalDOUBLETOPMetachain CapitalRR2 Capital+3 more
Bobsled provides a data collaboration platform that enables businesses to work together on data across cloud environments.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareLos Angeles, US
Jake Graham(Founder)in
Co-investors.406 VenturesAviso VenturesGreycroftMadrona Venture Group
Coram provides an AI-native physical security platform that unifies video security, access control, emergency management, and guest management for schools, hospitals, and multi-site teams.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSunnyvale, US
Ashesh Jain(Co-Founder & CEO)Peter Ondruska(Co-Founder & CTO)in
BoardTOBY COPPEL(Director)inJAKE MEDWELL(Director)inBRYAN BAUM(Executive Officer, Promoter)in
Co-investors8VCAir Street CapitalAnsa CapitalBattery VenturesMosaic VenturesUP Partners
Co-investors4impact capitalAct Venture CapitalACT Venture CapitalAmadeus Capital SAAngel Physicians FundAnkur Capital+59 more
Co-investorsFormula VC
San Diego, US
Mark Hoadley(Executive Officer, Director)Benjamin Sikma(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardMichael Lousteau(Director)Nick Green(Director)Jennifer Davis(Director)
Co-investorsRecall CapitalFrontier GrowthI2BF Global VenturesSomersault Ventures
Hintsa provides performance coaching and wellbeing programmes for athletes, business executives, and organisations, using an evidence-based method developed in Formula 1 by Dr.
Future of WorkSports TechWellness & Fitness
Aki Hintsa(Founder)Annastiina Hintsain
Co-investors500 GlobalButterfly Ventures
Huddle Labs was the New York consumer-social company that launched the Huddle peer-support video app in 2017, pivoted the same team and legal issuer into beauty review and livestream-commerce network Supergreat in 2018, sunset Huddle in 2019 and shut Supergreat on December 15, 2023; most employees then joined Whatnot, but no acquisition of the company was publicly confirmed.
Creator EconomyNew York, US
Tyler Faux(Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer)Dan Blackman(Co-founder and design leader)Enid Hwang(Head of Community and Marketing)Savannah Scott(Marketing Manager - Live Streaming; previously Editorial Director)
BoardMiles Grimshaw associated with early investment(Board member (Thrive Capital))Sarah Tavel(Benchmark general partner and Series A board member)
Co-investorsGreenoaksShopifyShrug CapitalThird Kind Venture CapitalThrive CapitalBenchmark
Hyper provides AI-generated meeting summaries that turn long discussions into concise recaps highlighting key decisions and open questions, including AI transcription of calls.
AI & Machine LearningFuture of WorkSaaS
Co-investorsVermilion Cliffs VenturesEniac VenturesGreatPoint VenturesRipple VenturesTusk Venture PartnersVSC Ventures
A brand of protein snacks made with real ingredients.
Direct to ConsumerFoodTechLos Angeles, US
Khloe Kardashian(Director, Promoter)
BoardBryan Baum(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inMichael Kives(Director, Promoter)inKristen Jenner(Director, Promoter)
Co-investorsAntiSerena VenturesShrugWME
Kolors offers premium economy intercity bus travel in Mexico, with online booking and payment by card or cash on boarding, pickup/drop-off at designated Kolors points, 24/7 customer support, and a rewards program.
ConsumerMobility & TransportationTravel & Hospitality
Rodrigo Martínez(Founder & CEO)Anca Gardea(Founder)in
Co-investorsCrunchFundManiv MobilityMGV.VCTuesday CapitalAMPLIFICABling Capital+8 more
Kolors operates a digital bus travel service in Mexico, offering premium economy intercity trips that passengers can book and pay for online or in cash on boarding.
ConsumerMobility & TransportationTravel & Hospitality
Rodrigo Martínez(Founder & CEO)
Co-investorsAmplifica CapitalBling CapitalK50 VenturesMGV.VCNorte VenturesUP Partners+10 more
Lightning AI, creator of PyTorch Lightning, runs an end-to-end AI development cloud and merged with GPU provider Voltage Park in 2026.
San Francisco, US
William Falcon(Founder)inSaurabh Giri(Executive Officer)Ozan Kaya(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardAmit Mukherjee(Director)Sam Yagan(Director)inCarlos Delatorre(Director)
Co-investorsCisco InvestmentsCoatue ManagementIndex VenturesSherpalo VenturesSV AngelZero Prime Ventures+3 more
LiquidTrust provides a payment platform that embeds escrow, compliance, and global payout capabilities for digital platforms, enabling secure fund release based on defined conditions across 200+ countries.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintechHR TechSaaSLos Angeles, US
Co-investorsResolute VenturesTechstarsArkam VenturesGeneral CatalystHaun VenturesLeft Lane Capital+3 more
Parrot provides a platform for remote court reporting, deposition management, and AI-powered summaries of depositions and medical records for legal professionals.
AI & Machine LearningLegalTech
Co-investorsAmplify PartnersXYZ Venture Capital
Rockset provides a real-time analytics database with data indexing and querying capabilities for users, developers, and enterprises to access live information for AI applications.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureSan Mateo, US
Venkat Venkataramani(Co-Founder & CEO)Dhruba Borthakur(Co-Founder & CTO)Tudor Bosman(Co-Founder)Shruti Bhat(SVP, Product & Marketing)
BoardJerry Chen(Board Member (Greylock Partners))Mike Vernal(Board Member)
Co-investorsGreylock PartnersIcon VenturesKhosla VenturesSequoia CapitalGlynn Capital Management
Sotira operates a platform connecting retailers, manufacturers, and distributors to secondary market buyers to offload and monetize unsold or perishable inventory.
B2B MarketplacesCircular EconomyE-commerceFintechLogistics & Supply ChainMarketing TechMenlo Park, US
Amrita Bhasin(CEO)inGary Kwong(CTO)in
Co-investorsRitual CapitalTechstarsNight CapitalSoma CapitalUnusual Ventures
A bold and juicy RTD vodka soda made with real fruit juice, premium vodka and sparkling water, with functional hydration and beauty extensions.
Supergreat operated an online community platform focused on beauty and product reviews; the service has since wound down and directs its community to Whatnot.
ConsumerE-commerceSocial
Co-investorsShrug CapitalTq Ventures LlcBenchmarkGreenoaksShopifyShrug+1 more
Synchron develops brain-computer interface technology delivered via catheter to restore or improve motor and cognitive function in people with impairment or decline.
BiotechDeep TechMedical DevicesCampbell, US
Thomas James Oxley(Executive Officer, Director)Nicholas Opie(Director)Thomas Oxley(Founder)in
BoardRahul Sharma(Director)Alex Morgan(Director)inMartin Dieck(Director)
Co-investorsARCH Venture PartnersForepont Capital PartnersID8 InvestmentsKaleida CapitalKhosla VenturesBezos Expeditions+4 more
Provides access to video consultations with world-class designers and an expert-curated home shopping marketplace.
Co-investorsForerunner Ventures
Therify is an in-network mental health platform that connects employees to licensed therapists, coaches, and wellness providers with guaranteed availability.
Enterprise SoftwareHealthtechHR TechMental HealthNashville, US
James Murray(Founder)inWarren Sadler(Founder)inJames Edward Murray(Founder)
BoardMarcus Whitney(Director)in
Co-investorsJumpstart NovaOpen Opportunity FundY CombinatorLooking Glass Capital
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Therese Tucker(Founder & Co-CEO)
Co-investorsCanaan PartnersThe Fintech FundUnpopular VenturesUnusual Ventures
Exits · 3
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioBalsaacq. by AirtableRocksetacq. by OpenAIWiseLayeracq. by BlackLine
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesBaseten · tumisangbogwasi.com · Aug 24, 2026
Algorithmiq · arcticstartup.com · Aug 24, 2026
Acadia · friendsofacadia.org · Aug 21, 2026
Atria · mainstreetdailynews.com · Aug 19, 2026
Kolors · timesofindia.indiatimes.com · Aug 18, 2026
Kolors · timesofindia.indiatimes.com · Aug 18, 2026
Athena · natlawreview.com · Aug 17, 2026
Alpic · eu-startups.com · Aug 12, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has K5 Global made?
- K5 Global has 31 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO, including 2 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does K5 Global invest at?
- K5 Global invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth, Late Stage stages.
- What is K5 Global's typical check size?
- K5 Global typically writes checks of $1M – $3M.
- What sectors does K5 Global focus on?
- K5 Global focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, LegalTech, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is K5 Global located?
- K5 Global is headquartered in San Francisco, US.
- Does K5 Global lead rounds?
- K5 Global typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
- Who does K5 Global co-invest with?
- K5 Global most often shares deals with Andreessen Horowitz, Battery Ventures, CapitalG, among 107 tracked co-investors.
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