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 23 of 28 portfolio companiesEnterprise Software ×8SaaS ×7AI & Machine Learning ×6Consumer ×5Advanced Manufacturing ×4Healthtech ×4Cybersecurity ×3Developer Tools ×3
HQs:United States×15India×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 12 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×82 founders×24+ founders×2
Where their founders studiedfrom 13 founders with education data
Stanford University ×4Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 14 founders with career history
Adentro ×2Benchmark ×2Google ×2Harvard University ×2Shopping.com ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
Investments · 28 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2023 · 12021 · 22019 · 12018 · 15 dated
DocuSign provides AI-powered agreement management, electronic signature, and contract lifecycle management solutions for enterprises.
Enterprise SoftwareLegalTechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Tom Gonser(Director)inMike Dinsdale(Executive Officer)Neil Hudspith(Executive Officer)inReggie Davis(Executive Officer)inKeith Krach(Executive Officer, Director)inAllan Thygesenin
Co-investorsBain Capital VenturesBessemer Venture PartnersComcast VenturesDraper AssociatesScale Venture PartnersAlliance of Angels+9 more
Neighborhood social network; IPO 2021
AdTechSan Francisco, US
Nirav Tolia(Co-Founder, CEO, President & Chairperson of the Board)inSarah Leary(Co-Founder, Chief of Marketing, Community & Business Operations)inPrakash Janakiraman(Co-Founder & Chief Architect)inDavid Wiesen(Co-Founder (Engineering))inIndrajit Ponnambalam(Chief Financial Officer)Sarah Friar(Former CEO, President & Chairperson)in
Co-investorsAxel Springer Digital VenturesCoatue ManagementComcast VenturesCota CapitalDag VenturesDragoneer Investment Group+18 more
Palantir builds data integration and analysis platforms — Gotham for defence and government, Foundry for commercial operations — and deploys forward engineers inside customer organisations.
Palo Alto, US
Alexander Karp(Executive Officer, Director)Peter Thiel(Director)inStephen Cohen(Director)Nathan Gettings(Executive Officer, Director)Joe Lonsdale(Co-founder)in
BoardColin Anderson(Executive Officer)
Co-investors137 Ventures8VCA*Akkadian VenturesAllied Venture PartnersArtis Ventures+35 more
Anthony Notoin
Co-investorsBlue Lion GlobalDCM VenturesGood AI CapitalHaymaker VenturesHOF CapitalInvestX+8 more
A product lifecycle management platform that enables collaboration across supply chains for apparel and consumer goods companies, providing centralized management of product data, design files, bills of materials, and manufacturing workflows from concept to shelf.
Advanced ManufacturingEnterprise 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)inNeeti Mehta Shukla(Director)Kathleen Holmgren(Director)Manoj Leelanivas(Director)Ankur Kothari(Executive Officer, Director)John Giannuzzi(Director)
Co-investorsCollective LiquidityEniac VenturesEQUIAMNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Norwest Venture PartnersSoftBank Vision Fund+4 more
Aviva Natural Supplements manufactures and supplies dietary supplements and nutraceutical products for health-focused consumers.
Advanced ManufacturingConsumerHealthtechWellness & FitnessNew Brunswick, US
Ashok Mehta(Founder)in
Creative 3D Technologies provides digital infrastructure for single-cell manufacturing operations.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardwareAustin, US
Ethan Baehrend(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsAggie Angel Network
HILOS builds design software for footwear designers, including a machine learning-based system called INTERPLAY/OS that lets designers create and print footwear concepts in a CAD-free environment.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningSaaSPortland, US
Elias Stahl(Founder)in
Co-investorsBetter Ventures Central LlcBetter VenturesBuilders VCXRC
IPD Products develops air sterilization systems using active technology for residential and commercial environments.
CleantechDeep TechHardwareHealthtechPennsylvania, US
LifeDNA produces DNA-targeted supplements formulated based on genetic data to support specific health outcomes.
BiotechConsumerDigital HealthDirect to ConsumerWellness & Fitness
Co-investorsOne Planet Group
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)in
Co-investorsHighland Europe
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
Brendan McGovern(Founder)in
Co-investorsAlleyCorpBethnal Green VenturesClick VenturesFashion Capital PartnersFusion VCMEXC Ventures+7 more
San Francisco, US
Dan Preston(Executive Officer, Director)inCarrie Dolan(Executive Officer)
BoardColin Bryant(Director)Neil Rimer(Director)inKarim Hirji(Director)David Friedberg(Director)
Co-investorsFelicis VenturesG SquaredIndex VenturesMultiplier CapitalNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)
Moofwd is an AI-first consulting and technology company that integrates enterprise organizations with advanced AI tools while maintaining security and workflow compatibility.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFintechNew Jersey, US
Suresh Menon(CEO)in
BoardSunil Mehta(Chairman)
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
Co-investorsY Combinator
Puppet provides infrastructure automation and configuration management tools that help government agencies enforce security compliance, automate system hardening, and maintain audit readiness across on-premises and cloud environments.
Cloud ComputingCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareGovTechHealthtech
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 offers after-school science and mathematics enrichment programs for children, including courses in geometry, trigonometry, calculus, physics, and practical hands-on projects.
Creator EconomyEdTechRobotics
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
Co-investorsAAF Management Ltd.FundersClubY CombinatorFCVCGreat Oaks Venture CapitalVenture Catalysts
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)inAmit Prakash(Founder)inSudheesh Nair(Executive Officer, Director)inMohit Daswani(Executive Officer)in
BoardQuentin Clark(Director)inSven Strohband(Director)in
Co-investorsBallistic VenturesEQUIAMGeodesic CapitalKhosla VenturesLightspeed Venture PartnersMarch Capital Partners+5 more
Exits · 4
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioDocuSignNASDAQ: DOCUNextdoor (NYSE: 2021)NYSE: NXDRPalantirNASDAQ: PLTRPrior FinanceNASDAQ: SOFI
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Automation Anywhere · funderintel.com · Jul 16, 2026
Origin · fool.com · Jul 14, 2026
Meetup · meetup.com · Jun 23, 2026
ThoughtSpot · trysignalbase.com · Mar 25, 2026
Metromile · forbes.com · Feb 24, 2026
Nextdoor (NYSE: 2021) · TechCrunch · Jul 15, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Linus Ventures made?
- Linus Ventures has 28 tracked investments, 2 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO.
- 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.
- Who does Linus Ventures co-invest with?
- Linus Ventures most often shares deals with EQUIAM, IVP (Institutional Venture Partners), Khosla Ventures, among 103 tracked co-investors.
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