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Investment thesis
K50 Ventures invests in the transformation of industrial and physical-economy sectors, which it sees as undergoing a generational shift driven by supply-chain reshoring, widespread electrification, and AI-native infrastructure. The firm backs founders rebuilding legacy systems with real-time data, intelligent automation, and vertically integrated software that unifies design, manufacturing, and distribution. Its goal is to support a more resilient, responsive, and intelligent industrial backbone, and it emphasizes being an early-stage investor in the companies it backs.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 15, 2026.
Team · 5 people
from curated & public directories
Founder mafia
The K50 Ventures mafia →7 people who came through K50 Ventures went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 33 of 36 portfolio companiesFintech ×9Healthtech ×9SaaS ×8AI & Machine Learning ×7Consumer ×7PropTech ×5Enterprise Software ×4Biotech ×3
HQs:United States×15Brazil×5Mexico×4Colombia×1United Kingdom×1India×1
Investments · showing 35 of 36
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2025 · 42023 · 12022 · 42021 · 312 dated
Groww is an investment platform that allows users to buy and sell exchange-traded funds (ETFs) through an online portal.
FintechBengaluru, IN
Lalit Keshre(Founder/CEO)inIshan Bansal(Founder)inHarsh Jain(Founder/COO)inNeeraj Singh(Founder)in
BoardAnu Hariharan(Director)inAshish Agrawal(Nominee Director)
Co-investorsAlkeon InnovationEnsemble VCFrialeICONIQPeak XV PartnersPropel Venture Partners+3 more
ArtistOnGo provides hourly and monthly salon space rentals that allow beauty professionals to work independently while retaining client relationships and earning potential.
B2B MarketplacesMarketplacesPropTechSaaSWellness & FitnessNew York City, US
Dharmendra Manwani(CEO & Founder)inPatAarti
Co-investorsInventus Capital PartnersRemarkable VenturesEntrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator (ERA)
Arvo AI builds Aurora, an open-source (Apache 2.0) AI agentic tool for incident management and root cause analysis aimed at Site Reliability Engineers.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper Tools
Damian Loch(Founder)in
Co-investorsFront Row VenturesPanache VenturesBase10 PartnersCanary
Arvo uses AI to audit medical bills, analyzing 100% of claims by cross-referencing data, business rules, and exceptions to detect atypical patterns and fraud risk.
AI & Machine LearningHealthtechInsurTechSão Paulo, BR
Fabricio Valadão(Founder)
Co-investorsLatitud VenturesPreface Ventures
Assis is an AI-powered agent platform that automates customer interactions and sales processes, qualifying leads, handling follow-ups, and conducting outreach across various customer lifecycle stages with integration into existing business systems.
AI & Machine LearningSaaSSales TechSão Paulo, BR
João Eduardo Bergamo(Founder)in
Co-investorsFJ LabsLatitud VenturesNorte VenturesCanaan PartnersCostanoa VenturesMAYA Capital+1 more
Bilt is a rewards program that lets renters and homeowners earn points on rent and mortgage payments, either through partner properties' resident portals or its BillPay product for any home.
B2B MarketplacesConsumerFintechPropTechNew York, US
Ankur Jain(Founder)inDavid Wyler(Founder)inAlexander Lockwood Klokus(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardKenneth Chenault(Director)Harley Miller(Director)inAlex Fiance(Director)in
Co-investorsAcrew CapitalCamber CreekDERIVE VENTURESElizabeth Street VenturesFifth WallFin Capital+8 more
Bitso is a fintech platform offering cryptocurrency trading, U.S. stock and ETF investing, yield-earning opportunities on crypto holdings, and cross-border payment services.
Crypto & Web3FintechMexico City, MX
Daniel Vogel(Founder & CEO)inBen Peters(Founder)in
Co-investors1Sharpe VenturesBlockchain CoinvestorsCoatue ManagementCoinbase VenturesCometaDigital Currency Group+15 more
Co-investorsKairos HQKima VenturesWalking VenturesYabeoCredo VenturesNordic Eye Venture Capital
Culdesac is a real estate developer and neighborhood manager that builds and operates walkable, mixed-use car-free communities designed to foster local business and community engagement.
Construction TechConsumerMobility & TransportationPropTechSan Francisco, US
Jeff Berens(Founder)inRyan Johnson(Founder)in
Co-investorsFloodgateWinklevoss CapitalY CombinatorZigg CapitalBalaji SrinivasanFounders Fund+3 more
Dinie provides embedded credit and B2B payment solutions for platform operators, allowing them to offer financial products to their customer base without holding capital or banking licenses.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSão Paulo, BR
Andrea Burattini(Founder)in
Co-investorsDOMO.VCFlourish VenturesLatitud VenturesAccion Venture LabDomo InvestScale-Up Ventures+1 more
Estoca provides software and logistics services that help D2C e-commerce brands in Latin America manage warehousing, fulfillment, and delivery operations more efficiently.
E-commerceEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainSão Paulo, BR
Caio Almeida(Founder)inRodrigo Cava(Founder)in
Co-investorsAstellaY Combinator
Farmhand provides online CSA subscription management, a retail shop, and customer communication and order reminder tools for local family farmers.
AgTechFoodTechSaaS
Co-investorsOceans Ventures
Flourish Health provides in-home mental health care for young people with serious psychiatric needs, combining clinical expertise with technology to deliver evidence-based treatment through multidisciplinary care teams.
Digital HealthHealthtechMental HealthNorth Carolina, US
Natalia Birgisson(CEO and Co-Founder)John Haskell(Co-Founder and President)Josh Gachnang(Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer)
Co-investors25MadisonAcumen AmericaAV8 VenturesB Capital GroupCity LightF-Prime Capital+5 more
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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)in
Co-investorsAmplifica CapitalBling CapitalMGV.VCNorte VenturesUP PartnersWestern Technology Investment+10 more
Kueski provides digital lending and payment services in Mexico, offering personal loans and a buy-now-pay-later product (Kueski Pay) for online and in-store purchases without a credit card.
FintechMexico City, MX
Adalberto Flores Ochoa(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardPeter Kellner(Director)inPatrick Gallagher(Director)
Co-investorsCapria VenturesCathay InnovationCore Ventures GroupCrunchFundFluent VenturesG Squared+9 more
KYMIRA develops advanced smart textile technologies embedded directly into clothing for continuous health monitoring and performance support.
ConsumerHardwareHealthtechIoTSports TechWellness & FitnessLondon, GB
Timothy Brownstone(Founder)in
Co-investorsComcast VenturesSyndicateRoom
Mammoth Bio develops technology to read and write the code of life, operating in the biotechnology sector.
BiotechDeep TechMedical DevicesBrisbane, US
Jennifer Doudna(Founder)inTrevor Martin(Co-founder, Chief Executive Officer)inJanice Chen(Co-founder, Chief Scientific Officer & President, Research)inLucas Harrington(Co-founder)inAshley Tehranchi(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardUrshit Parikh(Director)
Co-investors8VCBerkeley FrontierCALIFORNIA INNOVATIONDecheng CapitalForesite CapitalMayfield Fund+9 more
MIDI develops digital health solutions for patients and clinicians to improve access to and delivery of care across diverse populations.
Digital HealthHealthtechLos Altos Hills, US
Joanna Stober(Executive Officer, Director)Sharon Meers(Executive Officer, Director)inJoanna Strober(Founder)in
BoardAllison Gates(Director)in
Co-investors1843 Capital25MadisonAble PartnersAdvance Venture PartnersCity Lightf7 Ventures+13 more
Mindstate Design Labs is a clinical-stage drug development company that uses AI to map the biological basis of emotion and cognition, synthesizing psychedelic phenomenology and biochemical data to design pharmaceutical compounds that induce specific therapeutic emotional and cognitive states for mental health treatment.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechHealthtechMental HealthSan Francisco, US
Dillan DiNardo(Founder/CEO)inTom Ray(Founder)in
BoardRand Hindi(Director)in
Co-investorsImmeasurableMetaplanetPsyMed VenturesY CombinatorDay One VenturesInitialized Capital+2 more
Naya Create 3.0 is a customizable keyboard product that allows users to configure their setup by selecting modules, switches, and keycaps to personalize their input device.
ConsumerHardware
Co-investorsNV NOMCarao VenturesDERIVE VENTURESFlybridge Capital PartnersPrimary Venture Partners
Nirvana builds technology that lets healthcare providers instantly verify patient insurance coverage and generate accurate cost estimates, from intake through the patient lifecycle.
Digital HealthHealthtechInsurTechSaaS
Kelvin K Chan(Founder)inKelvin Chan(Chief Executive Officer)inUrvish Parikh(Chief Technology Officer)in
Co-investorsCeltic House Asia PartnersEniac VenturesFour Acres CapitalInspired CapitalLightspeed Venture PartnersNextView Ventures+4 more
Nitra provides a card, lending, and back-office platform built specifically for independent medical practices including ophthalmology, dental, aesthetics, and fertility clinics.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechHealthtechNew York, US
Co-investorsAAF Management Ltd.AppWorks VenturesDunamu & PartnersExpaFoundersX VenturesGold House Ventures+18 more
Pathrise offers career coaching, networking access, and job search software to help individuals find employment, collecting payment only after successful placement.
EdTechSan Francisco, US
Kevin Wu(Founder/CEO)inEvan Limanto(Founder)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorDay One VenturesGoAhead VenturesLearn CapitalWestern Technology Investment
A platform for qualitative research that recruits participants from a global panel or accepts brought-in participants and conducts AI-moderated interviews in 50+ languages.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureMarketing TechSaaS
Rick Song(Founder & CEO)inCharles Yeh(Founder)in
Co-investorsm]x[v CapitalEmbedded VenturesFathom FundFounders FundGOOSE CapitalIBK Capital+5 more
Persona AI develops industrial humanoid robots for skilled physical tasks such as welding, grinding, inspection, fabrication, and maintenance in environments like shipyards, construction sites, and energy infrastructure.
AI & Machine LearningHardwareRobotics
Co-investorsBaseTwoBig Brain HoldingsSound Media VenturesZero Infinity PartnersFathomIBK Capital
Petal offers credit card products aimed at helping people access credit, including those new to credit or with past credit issues, by using their savings and spending data to assess creditworthiness beyond a traditional credit score.
ConsumerFintechOxford, US
David Michael Melnick Taffet(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsAfore CapitalEvolution VC PartnersFairhaven Capital PartnersNelstone VenturesNew Ground VenturesRosecliff Ventures+6 more
Petal is developing an incisionless surgery platform using Millisecond Pulse Histotripsy, a form of focused therapeutic ultrasound that breaks down targeted diseased tissue without incisions, heat, or trauma.
BiotechDeep TechHealthtechMedical DevicesRedwood City, US
Prash Chopra(Founding CEO & Director)Bowen Jiang(Co-founder)Nicholas Theodore(Co-founder & Director)Prashant Chopra(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
BoardFrederic Moll(Director)Rony Abovitz(Co-founding Advisor)
Co-investorsShangBay Capital LLCTSVCDolma VenturesSonder Futures
Petal Surgical develops an incisionless surgery platform using Millisecond Pulse Histotripsy, a form of focused therapeutic ultrasound that breaks down targeted tissue via "Acoustic Liquefaction" without cutting, heat, or trauma.
Deep TechHealthtechMedical Devices
Bowen Jiang(Co-founder)Nicholas Theodore(Co-founder & Director)Prash Chopra(Founding CEO & Director)Frederic H. Moll(Director)Rony Abovitz(Co-founding Advisor)
Co-investorsShangBay Capital LLCTSVCHike Ventures
Prima provides structural steel services covering the full Division 5 scope, including engineering, detailing, fabrication, delivery, and erection support for industrial infrastructure.
Advanced ManufacturingConstruction TechMexico City, MX
Patricio Servitje(Founder)inDaniel Autrique(Founder)inJuan Pablo Ramos(Co-Founder (Co-CEO in Endeavor coverage))in
Co-investorsAcrew CapitalMarathon VenturesNazcaNXTPPICUS CAPITALQuona Capital+4 more
Self provides credit-building tools and savings products designed for people with low or no credit history.
FintechAustin, US
James Garvey(Founder)in
Co-investorsConductive VenturesKickstartSilverton PartnersTechstarsUpslope Ventures
Snappt offers an AI-powered verification platform for property managers that detects document fraud, verifies income through payroll and banking data, checks rental payment history, and confirms applicant identity across the leasing process.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityPropTechSaaSLos Angeles, US
Daniel Berlind(Executive Officer, Director)in
Co-investorsInsight PartnersPredictive VCInertia Ventures
Somos Internet provides home internet and television services to customers in Colombia, offering live TV channels, TV Box devices, and a proprietary app for streaming content.
ConsumerMedellín, CO
Forrest T. Heath III(Founder & CEO)
Co-investorsGraph VenturesNazcaWestern Technology InvestmentZero Infinity PartnersBracket CapitalKaszek Ventures+4 more
Valon builds a cloud-native software platform for mortgage servicing that replaces legacy systems with modern, fully integrated technology.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechPropTechSaaSNew York, US
Andrew Wang(Co-Founder / CEO)inAndrew W.(Founder)inJonathan Hsu(Founder)in
BoardMax Fink(Director)Brian McGrath(Director)Angela Strange(Director)in
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzAlleyCorpZigg CapitalAlley Robotics VenturesRecharge Thematic Ventures Management LlcWestCap+1 more
Vammo offers electric motorcycles on a subscription model with a battery-swapping network, letting riders exchange a depleted battery for a charged one in under a minute and providing preventive maintenance and 24-hour support.
CleantechEnergyMobility & TransportationSão Paulo, BR
Billy Blaustein(Founder)inJack Sarvary(Founder)in
Co-investorsAvilaCarbonConstruct CapitalEcosystem Integrity FundLatitud VenturesManiv Mobility+2 more
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Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Vammo · insights.tryspecter.com · Aug 19, 2026
Bilt · x.com · Aug 11, 2026
Petal · whalesbook.com · Aug 5, 2026
Somos · apnews.com · Aug 3, 2026
Groww · ndtvprofit.com · Jul 16, 2026
Self · chadronradio.com · Jul 16, 2026
Nirvana · thesaasnews.com · Jul 6, 2026
Prima · munich-startup.de · Jun 18, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has K50 Ventures made?
- K50 Ventures has 36 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited, including 4 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does K50 Ventures invest at?
- K50 Ventures invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B stages.
- What is K50 Ventures's typical check size?
- K50 Ventures typically writes checks of $50K – $250K.
- What sectors does K50 Ventures focus on?
- K50 Ventures focuses on Advanced Manufacturing, AI & Machine Learning, Cleantech, Deep Tech, Energy, Enterprise Software, Logistics & Supply Chain, Mobility & Transportation, Robotics.
- Where is K50 Ventures located?
- K50 Ventures is headquartered in Encinitas, US.
- Does K50 Ventures lead rounds?
- Yes, K50 Ventures leads investment rounds.
- Who does K50 Ventures co-invest with?
- K50 Ventures most often shares deals with Western Technology Investment, Nazca, Zero Infinity Partners, among 29 tracked co-investors.
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Co-investors · 11
Derive Ventures is an early-stage venture fund focused on the travel, hospitality, experiences, and real estate sectors, aiming to connect technology and travel by backing entrepreneurs.
Flybridge Capital Partners is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in entrepreneurs building companies with global reach. The firm focuses on supporting innovative ventures from their initial funding stages.
Flourish Ventures is a global early-stage fintech fund that backs founders building and reshaping financial services and systems.
Carao Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm focused on small and medium-sized markets across Latin America, backing technically skilled entrepreneurs aiming to disrupt uncompetitive industries.
Long Journey Ventures is an early-stage venture firm that backs unconventional, 'magically weird' founders and ideas, positioning itself as a hands-on, community-oriented partner to its companies.
Kraken is a cryptocurrency exchange operating since 2011, offering crypto trading along with related services such as margin trading, staking, derivatives, and (in the US) equities brokerage through Kraken Securities LLC.
Streamlined Ventures is an early-stage venture firm that partners with founders and invests at the seed stage to help build large-scale companies.
Clocktower Ventures is the fintech-focused venture practice of Clocktower Group, backing technology companies transforming financial services across consumer and enterprise. It is based in Santa Monica, California.
BBG Ventures is a venture firm that invests at the edges of the innovation spectrum, backing companies built on deep technology leverage as well as those addressing fundamental human needs.
Listed by the IDB among investors in Bolivian startups.
Wollef is a venture capital firm active in Latin America, known for partnering closely with founders and providing operational support and network access.
Firms observed investing alongside K50 Ventures, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with K50 Ventures's recorded portfolio.
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