Linus Ventures
Venture capitalPrinceton · Growth–Late Stage · 2 people tracked
Investment thesis
Linus Ventures focuses on pre-IPO companies traded in private secondary markets, backing firms that disrupt global consumer and enterprise markets. The fund combines capital with technology research expertise, an understanding of next-generation business models, M&A market intelligence, and a focus on globally addressable markets with cross-border potential.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 2 people
from the firm's websiteWhat they invest in
from 20 of 28 portfolio companiesEnterprise Software ×7AI & Machine Learning ×6SaaS ×6Consumer ×4Advanced Manufacturing ×3Cybersecurity ×3Developer Tools ×3Hardware ×3
HQs:United States×10India×1
Investments · 28 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2023 · 12021 · 22018 · 14 dated
DocuSign provides AI-powered agreement management, electronic signature, and contract lifecycle management solutions for enterprises.
Enterprise SoftwareLegalTechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Tom Gonser(Director)Mike Dinsdale(Executive Officer)Neil Hudspith(Executive Officer)Reggie Davis(Executive Officer)Keith Krach(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardPete Solvik(Director)
Data analytics platform for finding signal in the noise.
AMT provides unified enterprise resource planning (ERP) software for manufacturers, wholesalers, and importers, with features for inventory optimization, back-office automation, and supply chain visibility.
Enterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS
Automation Anywhere provides robotic process automation (RPA), intelligent document processing (IDP), and agentic automation solutions for enterprise customers.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Jose, US
Mihir Shukla(Chairman & CEO)in
Aviva Natural Supplements is a contract manufacturer of nutraceuticals, dietary supplements and vitamins, offering custom and stock formulas along with production and packaging.
Advanced ManufacturingConsumerWellness & FitnessNew Brunswick, US
Personal portfolio site of a freelance web designer and developer offering website design, development, and jQuery/WordPress plugins.
Developer Tools
Roman
Creative 3D Technologies develops modular, multi-method hardware systems and digital infrastructure for Single-Cell Manufacturing, supporting end-to-end industrial production.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardwareAustin, US
Ethan Baehrend(Executive Officer, Director)
Markets air sterilization products intended to reduce airborne viruses and contaminants in indoor environments such as workplaces, homes, and restaurants.
HardwareHealthtech
Meetup is a platform that helps people discover and create local communities around shared interests—from professional development and career networking to hobbies, creative pursuits, and social activities.
B2B MarketplacesMarketplacesSocial
Malwarebytes provides consumer and small-business cybersecurity software, including antivirus and web protection, a privacy VPN, ad/tracker blocking, and identity theft monitoring with insurance.
ConsumerCybersecuritySaaS
Marcin Kleczynski(Founder)
San Francisco, US
Dan Preston(Executive Officer, Director)Carrie Dolan(Executive Officer)
BoardColin Bryant(Director)Neil Rimer(Director)Karim Hirji(Director)David Friedberg(Director)
Origin makes kiosks for office break rooms that dispense frozen smoothie pods which blend into drinkable beverages in under a minute, generating revenue through high-margin pod sales while positioning the kiosk as an entry point for additional workplace food and beverage offerings.
Enterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Oliver Takach(Founder)in
Orion Innovation is a software engineering services firm offering AI, data and analytics, cloud, engineering, experience design, and cybersecurity services to enterprises.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise Software
Parknav provides on-street and off-street parking data, including real-time availability, parking restrictions, and turn-by-turn parking navigation, delivered via an API and app along with analytics and insights.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureMobility & Transportation
Puppet is a policy-driven automation platform for infrastructure governance, providing configuration management, security, and compliance controls across servers, networks, cloud, and edge environments.
Cloud ComputingCybersecurityDeveloper Tools
Sophie the Giraffe is a natural rubber teething toy for babies, sold direct to consumers in the United States.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerce
STEAM Works Studio runs a hands-on learning academy teaching science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics skills through courses such as robotics, 3D printing, animation, programming, and electronics.
EdTechRobotics
A daily grocery delivery service operating in Indian cities that uses recurring milk subscriptions to optimize final-delivery logistics and enable same-morning delivery of groceries.
ConsumerE-commerceFoodTechBengaluru, IN
Puneet Kumar(Founder/CEO)inShreyas Nagdawane(Founder)in
ThoughtSpot builds data analytics and business intelligence software to make data accessible to organizations across industries.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Jose, US
Ajeet Singh(Director)Sudheesh Nair(Executive Officer, Director)Mohit Daswani(Executive Officer)
BoardQuentin Clark(Director)Sven Strohband(Director)Arif Janmohamed(Director)
Exits · 3
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioDocuSignNASDAQ: DOCUPalantir’s forward-deployed engineersNASDAQ: PLTRPrior FinanceNASDAQ: SOFI
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesAutomation Anywhere · funderintel.com · Jul 16, 2026
Origin · fool.com · Jul 14, 2026
Join meetup · meetup.com · Jun 23, 2026
ThoughtSpot · trysignalbase.com · Mar 25, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Linus Ventures invest at?
- Linus Ventures invests at the Growth, Late Stage stages.
- What sectors does Linus Ventures focus on?
- Linus Ventures focuses on Consumer, Enterprise Software.
- Where is Linus Ventures located?
- Linus Ventures is headquartered in Princeton, US.
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