Ligature VC
Venture capitalBoulder · Seed–Growth · 2 people tracked
Investment thesis
Ligature positions itself as 'The Design VC,' investing in early-stage and growth companies and then partnering closely with founders to embed exceptional design into a company's DNA. Its team has built and led design at Apple, Airbnb, Square, Strava, and Meta. When it invests, the firm becomes an extension of the portfolio company's product and design team—leading creative reviews, helping build design teams, and supporting go-to-market work, typically on a monthly cadence. It focuses on financial infrastructure, AI, and robotics. Its LPs are operators and design, engineering, and product leaders from companies such as Stripe, Airbnb, Uber, and Meta.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 7, 2026.
Team · 2 people
from the firm's website
What they invest in
from 13 of 22 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×9SaaS ×8Fintech ×5Developer Tools ×3Crypto & Web3 ×2Data & Infrastructure ×2Enterprise Software ×2Creator Economy ×1
HQs:United States×4Germany×1France×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 12 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×92 founders×23 founders×1
Investments · 22 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathCreate Anything is an AI-powered platform that generates mobile apps, websites, tools, and products from text prompts, producing working code.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsSaaS
Dhruv Amin(Founder)
Co-investorsM13The MBA FundBessemer Venture PartnersFootworkMontage VenturesUncork Capital
Co-investorsAngel Collective Opportunity FundBattery VenturesFlucas VenturesGeneral CatalystNextView VenturesNyca+3 more
AtoB provides fleet fuel cards that consolidate fuel, vehicle maintenance, repairs, tolls, and operational expenses for businesses operating private fleets, OTR carriers, or single-vehicle operations.
FintechLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSSan Francisco, US
Vignan Velivela(Founder and CEO)in
Co-investorsCleo CapitalContraryDesigner FundGeneral CatalystJetstreamLeadout Capital+7 more
Seldon is a product development tool that uses synthetic personas modeled from real user behavior to surface bugs, friction, and design insights before product launch.
Developer ToolsEnterprise Software
Co-investorsRackhouse Venture Management LpMaC Venture CapitalProtagonist
Bridge is a stablecoin payments platform that gives businesses infrastructure to receive, store, convert, issue, and spend stablecoins through a single API.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintech
Zach Abrams(Founder)in
Co-investors1confirmationArtisanal VenturesCoinbase VenturesDepartment of XYZFirebolt Ventures Management Company, LlcHaun Ventures+7 more
Chef Robotics builds AI-powered robots for automated meal assembly and food preparation, designed to handle the natural variability of food ingredients and high-mix production.
AI & Machine LearningFoodTechRobotics
Rajat Bhageria(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesBasecamp FundBold Capital PartnersConstruct CapitalCross Culture VenturesHCVC+12 more
Composer is an AI-powered brokerage platform that enables users to create, backtest, and automatically execute trading strategies through a visual no-code editor, with access to community-built strategies and zero commissions.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaS
Ronny Li(Founder)in
Co-investorsGolden VenturesLeft Lane CapitalOyster Ventures
This is the personal portfolio/CV site of Daniel Scrivner, showcasing design work such as brand symbols, app icons, and logos for various clients and projects.
Hemlane provides software and support services for managing rental properties, including tenant placement, AI-generated listings, tenant screening, rent collection, lease management, 24/7 maintenance coordination, and eviction assistance.
AI & Machine LearningMarketplacesPropTechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Dana Dunford(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardGavin Myers(Director)in
Co-investorsAglae VenturesAsymmetric Capital PartnersFunction VenturesPrudenceVesta Ventures
Kick is an AI-powered platform that automates bookkeeping and accounting tasks for small business owners.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaS
Conrad Wadowskiin
Co-investorsFelicis VenturesGeneral CatalystGV (Google Ventures)OpenAI Startup FundVenture Kick
Kittl is a design tool that enables designers to create professional-quality work with complete creative freedom, featuring intuitive editing capabilities for fonts and graphic elements.
AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomySaaSBerlin, DE
Tobias Saul(Co-Founder)inNicolas Heymann(Co-Founder)in
Co-investorsBLN CapitalCreandumIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Left Lane CapitalSignalRank
Mage is a data workflow platform where users describe an outcome and the system builds and runs AI-generated workflows that connect sources, apply checks, and deliver validated data to dashboards, products, APIs, and agents.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsSanta Clara, US
Georges Mangin(Founder)Tommy Dang(Founder)Xiaoyou Wang(Founder)
Co-investorsDesigner FundGradient VenturesSINEWAVE VENTURESAnorak VenturesEssence Venture Capital
Public is a trading platform that allows users to buy and sell cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin, Ethereum, and memecoins through accounts managed by Zero Hash LLC, a New York State-licensed virtual currency business.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3FintechSaaSNew York, US
Jannick Malling(Founder & CEO)Leif Abraham(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsAbbhi CapitalAccelAdvancit CapitalAglae VenturesAltra VentureCommonweal Ventures+12 more
Revin builds AI agents that embed into the existing systems of home and residential service businesses to run revenue-driving operational workflows with humans in the loop.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales Tech
Quinn Litherland(Founder + CEO)
Co-investors1Sharpe VenturesDria VenturesHyde Park Angels
Revyze is a free mobile application that provides short instructional videos covering school subjects including mathematics, history, chemistry, literature, and grammar for French students.
EdTechParis, FR
Florent Sciberras(Founder)
Co-investorsfirstminute capitalMoonfire Ventures
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesHemlane · aitoolsbakery.com · Jul 22, 2026
Bridge · whalesbook.com · Jul 16, 2026
Kick · tech.eu · Jul 3, 2026
Composer · cfotech.news · Jun 24, 2026
AtoB · finance.yahoo.com · Dec 1, 2025
Mage · thebridge.jp · Nov 20, 2025
Anything · pulse2.com · Sep 30, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Ligature VC made?
- Ligature VC has 22 tracked investments.
- What stage does Ligature VC invest at?
- Ligature VC invests at the Seed, Series A, Growth stages.
- What sectors does Ligature VC focus on?
- Ligature VC focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Fintech, Robotics.
- Where is Ligature VC located?
- Ligature VC is headquartered in Boulder, US.
- Who does Ligature VC co-invest with?
- Ligature VC most often shares deals with Aglae Ventures, Designer Fund, General Catalyst, among 79 tracked co-investors.
Images
Co-investors · 36
Bessemer Venture Partners is a global venture capital firm that partners with entrepreneurs across enterprise, consumer, and healthcare sectors from early stages through growth.
Creandum is a venture capital firm that invests in technology companies, backing them at early stages before their potential becomes widely obvious.
Founders Fund is a venture capital firm that backs technology companies building transformative products.
Craft Ventures is a venture capital firm run by a team of former founders, operators, and investors who partner closely with founders to help build and scale technology companies.
New Enterprise Associates (NEA) is a venture capital firm that invests in and provides long-term support to founders building new companies.
Index Ventures is a multi-stage venture capital firm that backs companies from Seed to IPO and beyond, including through its dedicated seed fund Index Origin.
BCV Labs is the platform and hands-on support arm of Bain Capital Ventures, providing portfolio founders with go-to-market strategy, brand development, hiring assistance, and customer introductions.
Uber is a technology company operating multisided platforms that connect consumers with ride services, transit, delivery of food and groceries, and freight shipping across more than 70 countries and 15,000+ cities.
Susa Ventures operates two early-stage technology funds that invest in companies leveraging data, network effects, and economies of scale.
ACME Capital is a venture firm that backs deep-tech founders combining technical ambition with decisive execution, supporting companies through every phase of growth.
RRE Ventures is a boutique early-stage venture capital firm that backs founders across sectors, combining decades of experience with AI-driven analysis throughout the investment lifecycle.
Accel-KKR is an investor in enterprise software companies that has operated for 25 years, providing resources and expertise to help companies advance.
▶24 more co-investors
Obvious VenturesUlu VenturesAbstract VenturesHarrison MetalTribe Capital FirstlookArray Ventures Management LlcCiti VenturesDnx VenturesCoelius CapitalClimate CapitalCommerce VenturesThink+ Ventures Management, LlcLombardstreet VenturesAthletico VenturesFlare Capital PartnersLife BiosciencesPaladin Capital GroupAVVHaatchJLL SparkImagination CapitalS2G InvestmentsHannah Grey VenturesAirAngels
Firms observed investing alongside Ligature VC, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Ligature VC's recorded portfolio.
Similar investors
Amadeus Capital Partners is a technology investment firm that backs founders building complex, science-led and deep tech businesses, supporting them over the long term as they scale internationally.
Cathay Innovation is a multi-stage venture capital firm founded in Paris in 2015 and backed by industry, operating a platform designed to enable collaboration between startups and corporations.
DCVC (Data Collective) is a deep tech venture capital firm that backs entrepreneurs using computational approaches to solve large-scale real-world problems across many industries.
DN Capital is a global early-stage venture firm founded in 2000, investing in Seed, Series A and select Series B companies across Europe and North America.
Daphni is a venture capital firm investing in early-stage European startups across multiple sectors. The firm focuses on companies with European origins that pursue international growth opportunities.