Karlin Ventures
Venture capitalLos Angeles · Seed–Series A · 2 people tracked
Investment thesis
Karlin Ventures invests at the early stage in U.S.-based companies, preferring those on the West Coast. It focuses on enterprise software, commerce platforms, and marketplaces while remaining open to compelling ideas in other verticals. Typical checks range from $250,000 to $2,000,000, and the firm prefers co-investor roles and participates in follow-on rounds. It targets companies with proof-of-concept in place (post-revenue or with secured contracts) that require less than $5,000,000 and under three years to reach break-even. As an affiliate of Karlin Asset Management, the firm positions itself as a value-add partner supporting founders with connections and operational help.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 7, 2026.
Team · 2 people
from the firm's websiteWhat they invest in
from 22 of 42 portfolio companiesSaaS ×9AI & Machine Learning ×6Marketing Tech ×6Data & Infrastructure ×5AdTech ×4Consumer ×4Enterprise Software ×4Developer Tools ×3
HQs:United States×15
Investments · 42 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2017 · 12014 · 23 dated
GameMix is a browser-based platform for playing games instantly on smartphones, tablets, and computers without downloads or installs.
ConsumerGamingMedia & Entertainment
Co-investorsKnockout Capital
Santa Monica, US
Erik Gustavson(Chief Technology Officer)Scott Kriz(Chief Executive Officer)
BoardDavid Barrett(Director)Kelly Perdew(Director)inMichelle Mathews(Director)Yvonne Wassenaar(Director)
PartnerDavid A. Cohen· solo GP
Co-investorsBonfire VenturesMoonshots Capital
Bridg provides in-store identity resolution that links anonymous point-of-sale transactions to known customer profiles or creates new ones, enriching them with extended attributes to expand a retailer's first-party data.
AdTechData & InfrastructureMarketing TechRetail TechLos Angeles, US
Amit Jain(Executive Officer, Director)Michael Horowitz(Executive Officer)Michael Bell(Executive Officer)Juan Pereira(Executive Officer)James Armstrong(Director)
BoardJoseph Miller(Director)in
Co-investorsMarch Capital PartnersMucker CapitalNextEquity PartnersMorpheus VenturesTenOneTen Ventures
Co-investorsKombo Ventures
Michael DeGiorgio(Founder)in
Co-investorsBaroda VenturesHemisphere Ventures LLCHypothesisJackson Square VenturesLerer HippeauMetaProp+7 more
The datarpm.com domain now presents Progress Software's portfolio of enterprise IT products, spanning application development, digital experience management, secure file transfer, network monitoring, infrastructure automation, and AI-ready data platforms.
Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFairfax, US
Kenneth R. Thornton(Director)Ruban Phukan(Executive Officer, Director)Khaled Nasr(Director)Sundeep Sanghavi(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Shyamantak Gautum(Executive Officer, Director)Hemang Sanghavi(Executive Officer)
A one-person software studio offering full-stack web, mobile and desktop app development plus Linux hosting, systems engineering and troubleshooting, delivered remotely for clients worldwide.
Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsSaaS
FIGS designs and sells medical uniforms and apparel for healthcare professionals using proprietary technical fabric technology.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerEnterprise SoftwareHealthtech
Heather Hasson(CEO and Co-founder)Trina Spear(CEO and Co-founder)
Co-investorsBreyer CapitalG SquaredNext Legacy PartnersRaptor Group
HelloTech provides in-home and online technical support for consumer computers, printers, networking, mobile devices, and other household electronics.
ConsumerSaaSLos Angeles, US
Richard Wolpert(Executive Officer, Director)Sascha Linn(Executive Officer, Director)Minah Oh(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardLen Jordan(Director)
Co-investorsCrosscut VenturesExpansion Venture CapitalKindred VenturesMadrona Venture GroupWonder VenturesAmplify.LA
Honk operates an AI-powered, cloud-based platform for roadside assistance and vehicle logistics, offering dispatch, accident and vehicle release management, and customer reimbursement tools.
Logistics & Supply ChainMobility & TransportationSaaSSan Francisco, US
Co-investorsBonfire VenturesExpansion Venture CapitalFrontenacHinge CapitalMoonshots Capital
PartnerDavid A. Cohen· solo GP
Kimono Labs provides browser-based tools that allow users to convert unstructured website data into machine-readable APIs without coding knowledge, using a bookmarklet or Chrome extension to automate web scraping and crawling.
Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareLos Angeles, US
Ryan Rowe(Founder)in
Co-investorsCowboy VenturesY CombinatorFounders FundTuesday Capital
West Hollywood, US
Leura Fine(Founder)Brandon Kleinman(Executive Officer, Director)Leura Spielman(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsHalogen Ventures Management Company LlcDraper AssociatesSiemer VenturesStructure CapitalUpside Partnership
Laurel & Wolf is a browser-based AI interior design app that redesigns a room from a single uploaded photo, returning a photorealistic version in one of 13 designer styles in about two minutes.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerPropTech
Co-investorsMetaPropMetaProp Ventures
Playa Vista, US
Eric Jaffe(Executive Officer, Director)Christopher Webb(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardSteven Dietz(Director)
PartnerDavid A. Cohen· solo GP
Co-investorsAtento CapitalBonfire VenturesCatalyst InvestorsConvivialité VenturesDelta-v CapitalGreen Meadow Ventures
Co-investorsSocial Leverage
Pathmatics (part of Sensor Tower) is a digital advertising intelligence platform that gives visibility into how brands, agencies, and publishers spend across social, display, video, mobile, OTT/CTV, and programmatic channels, using panel data, web crawlers, and machine learning to estimate ad spend and impressions.
AdTechData & InfrastructureMarketing TechSanta Monica, US
Gabriel Gottlieb(CEO)
BoardThomas Lorimor(Director)Simcha Blaustein(Director)Steven Dietz(Director)
Co-investorsBonfire VenturesConvergePartners for GrowthPartners for Growth (PFG)
Percolata provides machine-learning-based forecasting and optimization for retailers and restaurants, predicting hourly sales, foot traffic, and takeout orders so businesses can optimize staffing, delivery, and marketing budget allocation.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechRetail TechPalo Alto, US
Greg Lin Tanaka(Director, President, Chief Executive Officer. and Treasurer)
BoardJin Park(Director)Andreas Weigend(Director)
Co-investorsAmasiaAndreessen HorowitzFoundation CapitalMenlo Ventures7BC Venture CapitalComet Labs+2 more
Pixalate provides fraud protection, privacy, and compliance analytics for the programmatic advertising ecosystem across connected TV, mobile apps, and websites.
AdTechCybersecurityData & InfrastructureMcLean, US
Co-investorsJavelin Venture PartnersRecurring Capital Partners
Policygenius is an online insurance marketplace that provides consumers with free, tailored quotes and support from licensed agents across life, auto, home, and disability insurance.
FintechInsurTechMarketplacesBrooklyn, US
Francois de Lame(Director)inJennifer Fitzgerald(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardTianxiang Zhuo(Director)David Golden(Director)in
Co-investorsAnsa CapitalBaroda VenturesFikaInnovating CapitalMassMutual VenturesNewtown Partners+4 more
Retention Science offers an AI-driven email marketing automation platform that personalizes messages across the customer lifecycle and unifies customer data for segmentation and targeting.
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceMarketing Tech
PartnerDavid A. Cohen· solo GP
Co-investorsBAM VenturesBonfire VenturesHypothesis
ShipHawk provides warehouse management and shipping automation software covering receiving, putaway, picking, cartonization, cycle counting, and carrier rate selection for parcel, LTL, and FTL shipments.
E-commerceLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS
Jeremy Bodenhamer(Founder)in
Co-investorsCostella KirschMucker CapitalAutotech VenturesBridge BankPeakSpan Capital PartnersRothenberg Ventures
Annex Cloud (Social Annex) provides a loyalty marketing platform that lets marketers build and manage customer loyalty programs without IT dependence.
Marketing TechRetail TechSaaS
TetraScience provides a Scientific Data and AI Platform that produces AI-native scientific data and lab data management products for scientific research and discovery.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechData & InfrastructureHealthtechSaaSBoston, US
Siping Wang(Founder/CTO)inSalvatore Savo(Director, Executive Officer)Patrick Grady(Executive Officer, Director)inMaurice Bedoni(Executive Officer)
BoardChristopher Lynch(Director)Deven Parekh(Director)
Co-investorsAlkeon InnovationDorm RoomFloodgateFounder CollectiveUnderscore VCY Combinator+1 more
The Grid is building a web publishing tool aimed at helping users go from acquiring a domain to creating a website using text and media.
AI & Machine LearningSaaS
Noun Project operates an online library of nearly 10 million vector icons and high-resolution stock photos, offering SVG and PNG assets plus an icon API for use in presentations, websites, apps, and other design projects.
Creator EconomyMarketplacesSaaS
PartnerDavid A. Cohen· solo GP
Co-investorsAdvancit CapitalDesigner FundLowercase Capital
Verge Labs builds AI models trained on multimodal human patient data to predict drug targets and patient populations for clinical development, primarily in neuroscience and central nervous system (CNS) disease.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechDigital HealthHealthtechSan Francisco, US
Alice Zhang(Founder/CEO)inJason Chen(Cofounder)Emily Ripka(Head of Product & Engineering)
Co-investorsBOLD LongevityGreat Oaks Venture CapitalLifeforce CapitalTenmileWorldQuant VenturesY Combinator+4 more
Victorious is an SEO agency that provides organic search and AI search optimization services, including on-page and technical SEO, content, link building, and answer engine optimization (GEO) for AI platforms like ChatGPT, Gemini, and Perplexity.
AdTechMarketing Tech
Saygent publishes editorial content about equipment identification and asset management, covering durable labeling, standardized identifiers, and asset tracking software for asset-heavy organizations such as manufacturers, utilities, logistics operators, hospitals, and construction companies.
Enterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesHonk Technologies · frontenac.com · Jul 16, 2026
TetraScience · agtechnavigator.com · Apr 22, 2026
ShipHawk · nasdaqprivatemarket.com · Apr 3, 2026
Verge Genomics · science.org · Dec 17, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Karlin Ventures made?
- Karlin Ventures has 41 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO.
- What stage does Karlin Ventures invest at?
- Karlin Ventures invests at the Seed, Series A stages.
- What is Karlin Ventures's typical check size?
- Karlin Ventures typically writes checks of $250K – $2M.
- What sectors does Karlin Ventures focus on?
- Karlin Ventures focuses on E-commerce, Enterprise Software, Marketplaces, SaaS.
- Where is Karlin Ventures located?
- Karlin Ventures is headquartered in Los Angeles, US.
- Does Karlin Ventures lead rounds?
- Karlin Ventures typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
- Who does Karlin Ventures co-invest with?
- Karlin Ventures most often shares deals with Bonfire Ventures, Y Combinator, MetaProp Ventures, among 65 tracked co-investors.
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