Leawood Venture Capital Llc
Venture capitalLeawood · Pre-Seed–Series A · 11 people tracked
Investment thesis
Leawood Venture Capital focuses on early-stage companies operating in markets and technologies where its team can add value through deep market and technical expertise. Founded by former founders and seasoned business operators, the firm maintains relationships on both coasts and across the country, positioning it to source promising deals from the leading national centers of technology. Having raised multiple funds, the firm has backed dozens of portfolio companies and aims to actively contribute to the success of its investments.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 25, 2026.
Team · 11 people
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What they invest in
from 22 of 28 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×13SaaS ×7Enterprise Software ×6Cybersecurity ×5Digital Health ×4Fintech ×4AdTech ×3Data & Infrastructure ×3
HQs:United States×11
Investments · 28 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2019 · 12017 · 12 dated
Bloom Energy manufactures solid oxide fuel cell systems for onsite power generation at commercial, industrial, and data center facilities.
CleantechEnergyHardware
K.R. Sridhar(Founder, Chairman, and CEO)
Co-investorsArtis VenturesConstellation Technology VenturesDag VenturesEnerdigm VenturesG SquaredJC2 Ventures+7 more
Oracle sells enterprise database software, applications and cloud infrastructure, and has grown through large acquisitions including PeopleSoft, Siebel and Sun Microsystems.
Austin, US
Co-investorsAdvancit CapitalAkkadian VenturesAlliance VCAlliance VentureBessemer Venture PartnersElevate Ventures+19 more
EverQuote operates an online marketplace where consumers answer questions about their insurance needs and are matched with insurance providers to compare quotes for auto and other policies.
AdTechFintechInsurTechMarketplacesCambridge, US
David Blundin(Director)inSeth Birnbaum(Executive Officer, Director)David Mason(Executive Officer)John Wagner(Executive Officer)Jayme Mendalin
BoardSanju Bansal(Director)
Co-investorsBlue Ivy VenturesCastor Ventures (an Alumni Ventures Fund)Link VenturesSavano Capital PartnersSecond Alpha PartnersStratim Capital+1 more
N-able delivers unified cybersecurity and data protection solutions including endpoint management (N-central), AI-powered threat detection and response (Adlumin), and disaster recovery services (Cove).
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareAlexandria, US
Robert S. Jonhston(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsBankTech VenturesSyn Ventures Seed Management LlcFirst InFirst In VenturesSYN Ventures
New York City, US
Jason Cohen(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Lewis Cohen(Director)Karl Gemperli(Director)
BoardNaoki Kamimaeda(Director)
Co-investorsBetter Food VenturesGlobal BrainSony Ventures CorporationTechstarsBits x BitesHyperplane Venture Capital
Marvell designs custom silicon and provides interconnect and network switch products for AI data center infrastructure, serving hyperscalers, enterprises, and telecom carriers.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureSemiconductors
Co-investorsAllegisCyber CapitalAugust CapitalICCP Venture PartnersNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Rembrandt Venture PartnersSAV (Scale Asia Ventures)+1 more
Atomic OSSEC is an enterprise security platform offering real-time file integrity monitoring (FIM) and endpoint detection and response (EDR), delivered as SaaS to protect endpoints and cloud workloads.
Cloud ComputingCybersecuritySaaS
Co-investorsStoneMill Ventures
Biotia develops infectious disease diagnostics using clinical metagenomic next-generation sequencing paired with artificial intelligence, offering diagnostic tests and genomics software for patients, providers, and health systems managing challenging infections.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDigital Health
Chris Mason(Founder)Niamh O'Hara(Founder & CEO)Niamh B. O'Hara(Founder)in
Co-investorsCloquet Capital Partners, LLCDigitalDx VenturesEverywhere VenturesRed Bear VenturesSeedToBTau Ventures+5 more
Cerebri AI builds purpose-built AI agents ("CAI Agents") for corporate Travel & Expense and indirect procurement, running on its AIQ Data Foundry that unifies TMC, card, expense, and HR/ERP data.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintech
Co-investorsUT Horizon FundWorldQuant Ventures
DeepSig develops AI/ML software components and products, including OmniPHY-5G for the 5G RAN and OmniSIG for real-time spectrum awareness, to improve commercial and private wireless communication systems.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDefense Tech
Co-investorsStoneMill Ventures
DeepSig develops machine learning software for wireless communications, specializing in signal processing, spectrum sensing, and 5G optimization.
AI & Machine LearningDefense Tech
James Shea(Founder)inTim O'Shea(Founder)in
Co-investorsScout VenturesScout VenturesBlu Venture InvestorsLockheed Martin Ventures
Digital Element (Digital Envoy) provides IP geolocation data and user insights that give websites, brands, publishers, ad networks, and security companies real-time location intelligence for ad targeting, content localization, analytics, content rights management, and fraud detection.
AdTechCybersecurityData & Infrastructure
Co-investorsBallistic VenturesCollaborative FundCrunchFundEudemian VenturesFirst Round CapitalInnovation Global Capital+6 more
eSentire provides Managed Detection and Response (MDR) and SOC-as-a-Service, pairing agentic AI ("Atlas") with human security analysts to detect, investigate, and respond to cyberattacks across a customer's existing security stack.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecuritySaaS
Co-investorsCisco InvestmentsEdison PartnersVenture OntarioWarburg PincusGeorgianInformation Venture Partners+2 more
InsightRX builds precision dosing and clinical decision support software for hospitals, using pharmacokinetic models that are continuously retrained on de-identified patient data aggregated across participating institutions.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Sirj Goswami, PhD(Founder)inSirj Goswami(Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer)
Co-investorsComet LabsFundersClubGreatPoint VenturesHealthX VenturesOSF VenturesWorldQuant Ventures+1 more
Lumanu provides a platform for teams to manage vendor relationships with creators and influencers, handling onboarding, compliance, and payments.
Creator EconomyEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSBurlingame, US
Tony Tran(CEO and Founder)Kevin Katari(Executive Officer, Director)Peter Sachse(Director)Hieu Tran(Executive Officer, Director)Paul Johnson(Director)
Co-investors9Mile LabsCapital Midwest FundCore Venture CapitalOrigin VenturesOssian Capital
Pillar builds wireless, rugged sensors with AI-powered monitoring for construction jobsites, providing real-time alerts on environmental conditions like dust, humidity, temperature, and carbon monoxide to prevent fire, mold, and flooding risks.
AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechFintechInsurTechIoTNew York City, US
Alex Schwarzkopf(Executive Officer, Director)Sean Iacabone(Executive Officer, Director)Martha Notaras(Director)
Co-investorsTechstarsThompson Hutton, LLCHyperplane Venture Capital
Quadric develops a licensable neural processing unit (NPU) and an accompanying SDK with a DevStudio tool that lets SoC architects benchmark and profile AI models across hardware configurations.
AI & Machine LearningHardwareSemiconductors
Co-investorsCota CapitalSilicon CatalystTrucks VCIFCInternational Finance Corporation
Somatus provides value-based, integrated kidney care and a congestive heart failure management solution for patients, providers, and health plan partners.
Digital HealthHealthtechMclean, US
Ikenna Okezie(Executive Officer, Director)Alexander Houlday(Executive Officer)Stacey Queen-Pyndell(Executive Officer)
BoardAnna Haghgooie(Director)Anthony Welters(Director)
Co-investorsFlare Capital PartnersOptum VenturesHealthQuest CapitalBlue Venture FundsDefy PartnersLongitude Capital+4 more
Sorcero develops AI-powered intelligence solutions for the life sciences industry, helping companies accelerate patient access to therapies and improve medical research and communications.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechMedical DevicesWashington, US
Dipanwita Das(CEO and Co-founder)Richard Graves(Executive Officer, Director)Walter Bender(CTO)Claiborne P. Deming(Director)
BoardOliver Libby(Director)Peter Hart Callahan(Director)
Co-investorsHarmonix FundJanuary VenturesMighty CapitalNZVCRackhouse Venture Management LpWorldQuant Ventures+1 more
Co-investorsKCRise FundMissouri Technology CorporationNueterra Capital
Ladle provides technology for foodservice and retail operators, including ComplianceMate for automated HACCP workflows and real-time temperature monitoring, MeazureUp for mobile site audits across multi-location brands, and Storewise for automated pricing, risk detection, and analytics aimed at independent grocers.
FoodTechRetail TechSaaS
ThreatLocker provides Zero Trust endpoint cybersecurity that blocks all applications, scripts, and processes by default and only allows explicitly approved ones, protecting against ransomware and unauthorized code.
CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSOrlando, US
Samantha Jenkins(Executive Officer, Director)Daniel Jenkins(Executive Officer, Director)Danny Jenkins(Founder)inRoss McIntosh(Executive Officer)Rob Allen(Executive Officer, Director)Michael Jenkins(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsArthur VenturesElephant PartnersKoch Disruptive Technologies
Exits · 3
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioBloom EnergyNYSE: BEDatalogixNYSE: ORCLEverQuoteNASDAQ: EVER
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesEverQuote · themarketsdaily.com · Aug 22, 2026
Threatlocker · bankinfosecurity.com · Jul 30, 2026
Quadric · semiwiki.com · Jul 28, 2026
Sorcero · finsmes.com · Nov 24, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Leawood Venture Capital Llc invest at?
- Leawood Venture Capital Llc invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What is Leawood Venture Capital Llc's typical check size?
- Leawood Venture Capital Llc typically writes checks of $1M – $3M.
- What sectors does Leawood Venture Capital Llc focus on?
- Leawood Venture Capital Llc focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Cybersecurity, Data & Infrastructure, Fintech, Hardware, Medical Devices, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Leawood Venture Capital Llc located?
- Leawood Venture Capital Llc is headquartered in Leawood, US.
- Does Leawood Venture Capital Llc lead rounds?
- Leawood Venture Capital Llc typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
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