Knoll Ventures
Venture capitalAtlanta · Pre-Seed–Series A · 3 people tracked
Investment thesis
Knoll Ventures invests in founders it calls outliers: creative thinkers, change-makers, and innovators who challenge conventional norms. The firm supports early-stage startups, having led first financing rounds and participated in seed rounds for its portfolio. Beyond capital, Knoll positions itself as a hands-on but not overbearing partner, providing help with fundraising strategy, pro forma modeling, and introductions to customers, prospects, future investors, advisors, and partners. Portfolio testimonials emphasize the firm's extensive network and its ability to add value when needed while letting founders focus on execution.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 25, 2026.
Team · 3 people
from public directories
What they invest in
from 28 of 41 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×18SaaS ×16Enterprise Software ×8Marketing Tech ×5Fintech ×3PropTech ×3Sales Tech ×3AdTech ×2
HQs:United States×27United Kingdom×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 16 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×92 founders×7
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
Investments · 41 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 22025 · 22024 · 22022 · 12021 · 22020 · 110 dated
Chapel Hill, US
RYAN WALSH(Executive Officer, Director)M. SCOT WINGO(Director)
Board seatRichard Fraim· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsAlerion VenturesS3 VenturesGTMfundTDF Ventures
Fort Lauderdale, US
Brian Katz(Executive Officer, Director)Phillip Dunn II(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardPhilip H. Dunn II(Director)
Board seatRichard Fraim· per SEC Form D
Aerovy provides an AI-native operating platform for equipment OEMs, unifying machine telemetry with enterprise systems and AI agents to help manufacturers launch software and connected-service businesses on their hardware.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningSaaS
Nick Gunady(CEO)in
Co-investorsQuorum Capital Partners
Peachtree City, US
Benjamin J. Airdo(Executive Officer, Director)Robert C. van Zyl(Executive Officer)Marc van Zyl(Director)
BoardMike Rosengarten(Director)in
Co-investorsBrickyardBuilders VCOverlineSovereigns Capital VentureTeamworthy Ventures
Co-investorsSwell PartnersTeamworthy VenturesBrickyard
Co-investorsAltari VenturesTribes VenturesBrickyard
Chowder Financial offers point-of-sale credit and lease-to-own financing that contractors provide to homeowners, including those with challenged credit, for household system replacements and repairs.
Fintech
City Detect uses computer vision mounted on existing municipal fleet vehicles to detect and map signs of urban blight from the public right of way, then delivers maps, lists, and reports to local leaders.
AI & Machine LearningGovTechPropTechTuscaloosa, US
Erik Johnson(Executive Officer)Gavin Baum-Blake(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsAtlanta SeedCreativeCogener8torLas Olas Venture CapitalPrudenceRaptor Group+1 more
Cloverly provides Catalyst, a commercial operating system for carbon credit project developers to manage inventory, pricing, sales, and delivery and to reach sales channels and buyers from one system.
CleantechClimate TechSaaSAtlanta, US
Jason Rubottom(Executive Officer, Director)James Heath(Director)
BoardAnthony Oni(Director)Vasant Kamath(Director)inMike Dowdle(Director)in
Co-investorsBackwards CapitalCircadian VenturesCreativeCoMission One CapitalNew Climate VenturesOpen Opportunity Fund+1 more
ConverseNow builds a customizable voice AI system that takes and processes customer orders for restaurants, handling interactions in multiple languages to reduce staffing pressure.
AI & Machine LearningFoodTechSaaSAustin, US
Vinay Shukla(Co-Founder & CEO)Rahul Aggarwal(Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer)
Co-investors2048 VenturesBridge Venture FundMoneta VenturesTensility Venture PartnersTrajectory Ventures
Cove is an architecture firm that combines AI with human design expertise to serve real estate developers and property leaders.
AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechPropTechAtlanta, US
Sandeep Ahuja(Executive Officer, Director)Patrick Chopson(Executive Officer, Director)in
Co-investorsCoatue ManagementMucker Capital
Daupler develops a response management platform for utilities, public works, and service organizations to manage service requests and emergency situations more efficiently.
Enterprise SoftwareGovTechRoboticsSaaSKansas City, US
John Bertrand(Founder and CEO)Ryan Rosenbaum(CTO)
BoardTom Ferguson(Director)inJiten Manglani(Director)
Co-investorsBURNT ISLAND VENTURESKCRise FundRunway Venture PartnersSandalphon CapitalTechstars
DemandScience provides an integrated AI-powered platform for B2B marketing teams to manage pipeline generation and customer acquisition through verified data, content intelligence, and automated orchestration.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaS
Co-investorsBLH Venture Partners, LLCEdison PartnersGarage CapitalHigh AlphaMassachusetts Capital Resource Co.
Austin, US
Sundeep Goel(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardRajiv Bala(Director)Mohammad S Siddiqui(Director)
Co-investorsAmplify.LAFlyover CapitalS3 VenturesTuesday Capital
Dorothy is a real-time weather and incident intelligence platform that tracks storms and other hazards and enriches affected addresses with property data, imagery, and loss history.
Climate TechData & InfrastructureInsurTech
Co-investorsKeiki CapitalMission One CapitalPortfoliaStellifiIndicator VenturesThe Fund+1 more
HR TechBoston, US
Co-investorsLaunchCapitalTech Square VenturesTechstarsSilicon Valley Data Capital
FlowPath provides a customizable CMMS (computerized maintenance management system) for facilities management, offering work order management, custom workflows, preventive maintenance scheduling, inspections, and reporting.
AI & Machine LearningPropTechSaaSDecatur, US
Alex Cummings(Founder)inGriffin Hart Hamilton(Director)Gregory Alexander Cummings(Executive Officer, Director)Brandon Jon Cummings(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardShawn Merani(Director)in
Co-investorsBonfire VenturesParade Ventures
Atlanta virtual-events startup that built spatial video-chat venues so conferences, recruiting fairs, and networking events could move between parallel conversations instead of a single Zoom-style grid.
Atlanta, US
Chris Cherian(Founder)inAmaan Pirani(Co-Founder)inCarl Liu(Co-Founder)inKhyati Shah(Co-Founder)inPiyush Kancharlawar(Co-Founder)inSohan Choudhury(Co-Founder & CTO)in
Co-investorsPICUS CAPITAL
Lets users build institutional-grade portfolios of alternative investments.
Peter Bilali(Founder)in
Co-investorsArdent VentureBLH Venture Partners, LLCFINTOP CapitalTech Square Ventures
Abra is an AI assistant for Procurement teams that surfaces early vendor activity and buying conversations across an organization before they reach formal intake.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investorsConnetic VenturesPrimordial Ventures
Hunt Club provides retained executive search and team buildout services, using an expert network of business leaders and AI models to surface candidates and map trusted paths to reach them.
AI & Machine LearningFuture of WorkHR TechChicago, US
Sami Ahmed(Founder)inScott Kacyn(Founder)
Co-investorsStarting LineTBD AngelsTeamworthy Ventures
Lendflow provides a platform for fintechs, lenders, and vertical SaaS companies to offer lending and financial products to their customers.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingFintechAustin, US
Jon Fry(Founder)inMatthew Watts(Founder)in
Co-investorsArdent VentureFrontier VenturesNavitas CapitalUnderscore VCY CombinatorGTMfund+1 more
LiveSource is a supplier portal that manages the product launch process for direct materials manufacturers, covering supplier risk management, product launch, and collaborative manufacturing.
Advanced ManufacturingLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS
Co-investorsAlerion VenturesFulcrum Equity PartnersIDEA Fund Partners
Mavvrik provides a platform for real-time financial control and cost management across cloud, on-premise, and AI spending.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareSaaSAustin, US
Darmawan Suwirya(Founder)in
Co-investorsFlyover CapitalTech Square VenturesAmplify.LAS3 VenturesTuesday Capital
Atlanta, US
Derek Harp(Executive Officer, Director)Michael Sayre(Executive Officer, Director)Mark Halfon(Executive Officer)Michael R. Sayre(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardThomas Noonan(Director)Michael Assante(Director)
Co-investorsBIP VenturesBIP Capital
Opine builds AI agents that consolidate scattered deal context and product knowledge into real-time deal intelligence for technical sales teams.
AI & Machine LearningSaaSSales TechDurham, US
Akash Ganapathi(Founder)inCharlie Duong(Executive Officer, Director)Austin Kelleher(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investors100Km Ventures LlcPrimordial VenturesPropel Venture Partners
Reve is an AI revenue cycle management platform for hospitals and healthcare providers that validates claims before submission, audits payments, and manages denials to reduce denied and underpaid insurance claims.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechAtlanta, US
Co-investorsTechstars
QmodoAI provides an information tool that gives maintenance and repair teams quick access to the reference data they need to perform routine maintenance and repairs.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investorsAllos Ventures
Qualytics is a data control layer that validates data at the point of use, using AI to automatically generate and maintain data quality rules while teams define governance standards.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software
Eric(Co-founder)inGorkem Sevinc(CEO)in
Co-investorsInner Loop CapitalTCP Venture CapitalTech Square VenturesBMW i VenturesConductive Ventures
ReFiBuy provides a platform for optimizing product data and visibility across AI-driven shopping environments and agents.
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechRaleigh, US
M. Scot Wingo(Executive Officer, Director)Derek Lee Conlin(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardStefan Sterns(Director)
Co-investorsG20 VenturesIncubate USVela PartnersCommerce VenturesIncubate FundNewRoad Capital Partners, LLC+2 more
Salesloft provides an AI-powered revenue orchestration platform that consolidates buyer signals across a company's tech stack to coordinate sales engagement from initial contact through renewal.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSSales TechAtlanta, US
Kyle Porter(Executive Officer, Director)Rob Forman(Executive Officer)David Cummings(Director)
Co-investorsAtlanta Tech VillageAvenir Growth CapitalBright Pixel CapitalCota CapitalElevate VenturesEmergence Capital Partners+5 more
Atlanta, US
Michael Maxsenti(Chief Financial Officer)Andrew Eddy(Chief Executive Officer)Mishit Patel(Chief Technology Officer)
BoardBlake Patton(Director)David Cummings(Director)Andrew Dorman(Director)
Co-investorsTechstarsTech Square Ventures
ShyftOff provides a workforce operations platform that pairs contact centers with an on-demand pool of 1099 contractor agents, automating verification, certification, scheduling, and payments alongside AI agents and internal teams.
AI & Machine LearningFuture of WorkSaaS
Co-investorsAtlanta SeedFlorida Funders
Terminus provides an account-based marketing (ABM) platform that helps B2B companies identify, prioritize, and engage target accounts across multiple channels including advertising, chatbots, email, and web personalization.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSIndianapolis, US
Daniel Hanrahan(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsCharmides CapitalElevate VenturesGeekdomGlasswing VenturesGrand VenturesHigh Alpha+3 more
Somewear builds a software-defined edge networking system that routes mission data across narrowband, mesh, and satellite links to keep teams and unmanned platforms connected in contested or degraded conditions.
Deep TechDefense TechHardwareSan Francisco, US
James Kubik(Executive Officer, Director)inAlan Besquin(Executive Officer, Director)inDavid Dorman(Director)
Co-investorsBling CapitalNewlin VenturesWebb Investment Network
Atlanta, US
Bradley Smith(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)John McGlinchey(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
BoardShawn Merani(Director)in
Co-investorsParade Ventures
Tourial is a platform for marketers to plan, build, and optimize interactive "micro tours" that condense long-form content into short, persona- and segment-specific stories, with AI assistance and a Chrome extension for adding demo sequences.
Marketing TechSaaSSales TechAtlanta, US
Jason Graub(Executive Officer, Director)Andy Binkley(Founder)inAndrew Binkley(Director)
BoardBrett Queener(Director)in
Co-investorsBonfire Ventures
Co-investorsGreat North Ventures
Exits · 1
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Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Prosper · news24.com · Aug 16, 2026
Askari Defense · unmannedairspace.info · Jun 26, 2026
Aerovy · muditavp.com · May 26, 2026
Demand Science · docket.io · May 18, 2026
ReFiBuy · retailtechinnovationhub.com · May 6, 2026
City Detect · urbangeekz.com · Mar 9, 2026
Gridline · fintech.global · Jan 30, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Knoll Ventures made?
- Knoll Ventures has 36 tracked investments, including 3 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Knoll Ventures invest at?
- Knoll Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What is Knoll Ventures's typical check size?
- Knoll Ventures typically writes checks of $500K – $3M.
- What sectors does Knoll Ventures focus on?
- Knoll Ventures focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Climate Tech, Construction Tech, Consumer, Data & Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Fintech, FoodTech, HR Tech, SaaS, Sales Tech.
- Where is Knoll Ventures located?
- Knoll Ventures is headquartered in Atlanta, US.
- Does Knoll Ventures lead rounds?
- Yes, Knoll Ventures leads investment rounds.
- Who does Knoll Ventures co-invest with?
- Knoll Ventures most often shares deals with Tech Square Ventures, Techstars, High Alpha, among 80 tracked co-investors.
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