K5 Ventures
AcceleratorIrvine · Pre-Seed–Series A · 12 people tracked
Investment thesis
K5 Ventures invests in AI-native companies and vertical AI applications, believing the AI revolution is moving beyond isolated experiments toward reimagining end-to-end business processes, decision-making, and customer engagement. The firm's thesis centers on AI-human synergy: it sees the greatest potential of artificial intelligence in augmenting human creativity, productivity, and decision-making rather than replacing people. It aims to empower entrepreneurs solving industry-specific challenges with AI, fostering solutions that improve operational efficiency and unlock new creative potential, ultimately creating value for businesses and society.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 12 people
from the firm's website
What they invest in
from 16 of 18 portfolio companiesSaaS ×12Enterprise Software ×9E-commerce ×4AI & Machine Learning ×3Marketing Tech ×3Consumer ×2Creator Economy ×2Digital Health ×2
HQs:United States×10China×2
Portfolio companies · 18 tracked
alumni founders can tell you what the program is really likeBy year:2025 · 12021 · 12018 · 12017 · 12015 · 15 dated
Bodymatter makes SleepWatch, a data-driven app that tracks sleep metrics such as recovery, sleep schedule, snoring, and provides a SleepWatch Score, smart bedtime reminders, and a smart alarm.
ConsumerDigital HealthWellness & Fitness
Carro operates a brand network that lets ecommerce brands sell their products across partner storefronts and marketplaces (such as Amazon and Etsy) and lets retailers expand assortment through dropshipping without holding inventory.
E-commerceRetail TechSaaS
Co-investorsAlpha EdisonCorazon CapitalCove FundEvolution VenturesGreen Meadow VenturesKli Capital+3 more
Conductrics provides an experimentation and optimization platform for enterprises that combines A/B testing with customer insights and machine learning to enable data-driven decision-making.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechMarketing TechSaaSBrooklyn, US
Matt Gershoff(Co-Founder & CEO)Nate Weiss(Co-Founder & CTO)
Co-investorsTechstars
Experiment is a platform for discovering, funding, and sharing scientific research.
Deep TechHealthtechMarketplacesSaaSHonolulu, US
Denny Luan(Founder)in
Co-investorsMetaplanetY CombinatorAndreessen HorowitzFounder CollectiveMercury FundSlow Ventures
Fama uses AI to conduct online screening of individuals for compliance purposes, analyzing public web presence.
AI & Machine LearningHR TechSaaSNational Harbor, US
Saiful Khandaker(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
Co-investorsBonfire VenturesBullpen CapitalConductor CapitalCrosscut VenturesSilverton PartnersSocial Starts+1 more
HoneyBook is a team collaboration platform that helps service-based businesses manage clients, projects, and team workflows with built-in invoicing and payment processing.
Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaS
Oz Alon(Founder & CEO)
Co-investors01 AdvisorsAkkadian VenturesAlephArkin CapitalBattery VenturesBling Capital+10 more
Indinero is an accounting and financial advisory firm that provides CPAs, CFOs, and controllers to help growing businesses with accounting, tax management, and strategic financial insights.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Andy Su(Founder/CTO)inJessica Mah(Executive Officer, Director)Jessica Ma(Cofounder)John Frazier(Chairman & CEO)in
BoardKeddrick Stuart(Director)Dizhe Su(Director)
Co-investorsBase Venture Management, Inc.Camp One VenturesCota CapitalFundersClubHemisphere Ventures LLCKapor Capital+3 more
Instrumentl is a platform that helps nonprofits and foundations discover and manage grant opportunities.
Enterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Gauri Manglik(Founder/CEO)inAngela Braren(Founder/Growth)inKatharine Corriveau(Founder)in
Co-investorsFarvatn VentureRanch VenturesY CombinatorSummit Partners
Simply Bread makes a compact, internet-connected countertop bread oven (baking up to 15 loaves at a time) along with a business app and accessories for taking payments, managing orders, and controlling the oven.
FoodTechHardwareIoTIrvine, US
Stijn Vanorbeek(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardAndrew Montgomery(Director)
SleepWatch is a sleep-tracking app that uses the Apple Watch to monitor sleep markers such as total sleep time, sleeping heart rate, HRV, and blood oxygen, and provides personalized insights into sleep quality.
ConsumerDigital HealthWellness & Fitness
Strikingly is a website builder that enables users to create and publish websites without coding or design experience in under 30 minutes.
Creator EconomyE-commerceEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSShanghai, CN
David Haisha Chen(Founder/CEO)inTeng Bao(Founder/CPO)inDafeng Guo(Founder/CTO)in
Co-investorsFundersClubSv Tech Ventures, Inc.TSVCY CombinatorIndex VenturesSV Angel
Submittable is a platform for managing grant applications and fund disbursement, serving nonprofits, foundations, and government agencies that administer grants and programs.
Enterprise SoftwareGovTechSaaSMissoula, US
Michael FitzGerald(Founder/CEO)inJohn Brownell(Founder/CTO / Developer)inBruce Tribbensee(Founder)Joseph Silver(Executive Officer)Thor Culverhouse(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardMichael Smerklo(Director)in
Co-investorsAccel-KKRAfrica Enterprise Challenge Fund (AECF)LLRNext Coast VenturesNext Frontier CapitalY Combinator+1 more
Talkable provides a referral marketing platform that enables companies to acquire customers through rewards programs that incentivize their existing customer base.
E-commerceEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechRetail TechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Allan Grant(Founder/CTO)in
Co-investorsGoAhead VenturesY Combinator
TrueVault provides a SaaS platform that helps businesses achieve privacy compliance with regulations like GDPR and CCPA through data mapping, customer notices, and internal policy guidance.
Enterprise SoftwareLegalTechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Jason Wang(Founder)in
Co-investorsACTAI VenturesFundersClubY CombinatorAmino CapitalKhosla VenturesPegasus Tech Ventures
Simplifies candidate sourcing and outreach through crowdsourcing and advanced AI to help recruiters build diverse candidate pipelines
Joss Leufrancois(Founder)in
Co-investorsData Point CapitalDubai Angel InvestorsFirst AnalysisNewfund CapitalUrban InnovationEmergence Capital Partners+3 more
ByteDance builds a portfolio of digital platforms and services focused on short-form video, content creation, e-commerce, and workplace collaboration, serving creators and consumers globally.
Creator EconomyE-commerceMedia & EntertainmentBeijing, CN
Yiming ZhangRubo Liang(Founder)inZhang Yiming(Founder)
Co-investors3Comma CapitalAglae VenturesB CapitalBase PartnersCoatue ManagementEvolution VC Partners+15 more
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesinDinero · en.wikipedia.org · May 28, 2026
Submittable · missoulian.com · May 10, 2026
Conductrics · cmswire.com · Apr 29, 2026
TrueVault · bitscale.ai · Mar 27, 2026
Fama · trysignalbase.com · Mar 24, 2026
Instrumentl · nonprofitnomad.com · Sep 10, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has K5 Ventures made?
- K5 Ventures has 17 tracked investments, including 1 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does K5 Ventures invest at?
- K5 Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What is K5 Ventures's typical check size?
- K5 Ventures typically writes checks of $25K.
- What sectors does K5 Ventures focus on?
- K5 Ventures focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Crypto & Web3, Enterprise Software.
- Where is K5 Ventures located?
- K5 Ventures is headquartered in Irvine, US.
- Who does K5 Ventures co-invest with?
- K5 Ventures most often shares deals with Y Combinator, FundersClub, Streamlined Ventures, among 70 tracked co-investors.
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Co-investors · 19
Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, known for pioneering the platform model with a large team of operators supporting founders across stages.
Techstars is a startup accelerator and early-stage investor that funds ambitious founders and provides capital, mentorship, and access to a global network of investors, operators, and corporate partners.
True Ventures is a venture capital firm established in 2005 that focuses on early-stage technology companies, with operations based in Silicon Valley.
Kapor Capital is an Oakland-based venture fund that invests in seed-stage technology companies in education, health, and consumer finance sectors. The firm focuses on companies that create both economic and social value.
Founders Fund is a venture capital firm that backs technology companies building transformative products.
Craft Ventures is a venture capital firm founded and run by former founders and operators who partner with founders to help build and scale technology companies.
FJ Labs is a venture capital firm specializing in marketplaces and network-effect businesses, having built a large portfolio of marketplace startups with over 30 becoming unicorns.
CRV (Charles River Ventures) is an early-stage venture capital firm that backs founders leading seed and Series A rounds, having invested for over 55 years since its 1970 founding.
Great Oaks Venture Capital is a New York-based early-stage investor that partners with founders at the earliest stages of company building across the United States.
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Antler is an early-stage venture capital firm operating across major technology ecosystems worldwide, backing entrepreneurs from company formation onward and supporting a large global portfolio of startups, including many AI companies.
AngelPad is a seed-stage startup accelerator that has run programs since 2010, consistently ranked among the top-performing U.S. accelerators.
▶7 more co-investors
Structure CapitalCorrelation VenturesXG VenturesEarth and beyond venturesBronze InvestmentsWasabi VenturesMI Ventures
Firms observed investing alongside K5 Ventures, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with K5 Ventures's recorded portfolio.
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