Locus Ventures
Venture capitalPalo Alto · Seed · 4 people tracked
Investment thesis
Locus Ventures is a seed fund investing in passionate, diverse founders aiming to build category-defining, world-changing companies globally. The partnership draws on extensive startup founding and operating experience across Silicon Valley and Asia, working closely with portfolio founders and advising on product design and development, customer acquisition, team-building, and fundraising. Since its 2016 founding, its portfolio companies have raised over $1 billion in follow-on funding from top-tier investors.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 4 people
from the firm's website
What they invest in
from 46 of 70 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×16Enterprise Software ×16SaaS ×15Consumer ×8E-commerce ×7Fintech ×6Developer Tools ×5Hardware ×5
HQs:United States×24India×7Singapore×2Canada×1Japan×1South Korea×1
Investments · 70 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12025 · 12018 · 32015 · 16 dated
GitLab is an intelligent orchestration platform for DevSecOps that enables teams and AI agents to collaborate on the full software development lifecycle, from planning through deployment, with integrated security and compliance capabilities.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Sid Sijbrandij(Founder/CEO)inDmytro Zaporozhets(Founder/CTO)inDmitriy Zaporozhets(Cofounder)Paul Machle(Executive Officer)
BoardBruce Armstrong(Director)in
Co-investorsAlkeon InnovationAugust CapitalBase PartnersBling CapitalCategory VenturesCrunchFund+20 more
Meesho operates an online marketplace that connects small businesses and individual entrepreneurs with customers across India, offering logistics, payments, and support services to help sellers manage their operations.
E-commerceEnterprise SoftwareBengaluru, IN
Vidit Aatrey(Founder/CEO)inSanjeev Barnwal(Founder/CTO)inSanjeev Kumar(Executive Officer, Director)Jatin Mazalcar(Executive Officer)
BoardSumer Juneja(Director)Mohit Bhatnagar(Director)in
Co-investorsB Capital GroupB4 CapitalElevation CapitalGood CapitalInvestopadLeo Capital Ventures+13 more
Uber operates a multi-sided platform providing ride-sharing, food delivery, freight logistics, and business fleet management services across various global markets.
Logistics & Supply ChainMarketplacesMobility & TransportationSan Francisco, US
Travis Kalanick(Co-founder & CEO)Garrett Camp(Co-founder)
Co-investors137 Ventures408 VenturesA*Across Capital PartnersAglae VenturesAkkadian Ventures+62 more
Allure Systems develops generative AI technology that produces product images for fashion retailers, allowing brands to generate variations of apparel photos on different models and sizes without requiring physical photoshoots.
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceEnterprise SoftwareNew York City, US
Jeremy CHAMOUX(Founder)inGabrielle CHOU(Founder)in
Co-investorsOyster VenturesY CombinatorMAGIC Fund
BeepBeepMart is an on-demand grocery and convenience delivery service that brings everyday items to customers' doorsteps within minutes.
ConsumerE-commerceLogistics & Supply ChainSingapore, SG
Co-investorsGenesia Ventures
New York, US
Flori Marquez(Executive Officer)Zachary Lee Prince(Executive Officer, Director)Christopher Richard Shaffer(Executive Officer)
BoardKavita Gupta(Director)
Co-investorsCastor Ventures (an Alumni Ventures Fund)Sprint Vc
Co-investorsBrighter Capital
Blue Bottle Coffee is a specialty coffee company that roasts and sells single-origin coffees, signature blends, matcha, and instant coffee through direct-to-consumer subscriptions and physical cafes, offering curated tasting experiences and a membership rewards program.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTechSan Francisco, US
James Freeman(Founder of Issuer)Bryan Meehan(Founder of Issuer)Mike Volpi(Director)
BoardMichelangelo Volpi(Director)Tony Conrad(Director)in
Co-investorsAvant Global LLCBrighter CapitalCollaborative FundGV (Google Ventures)Kindred VenturesRaptor Group+3 more
Blue Ocean Gear makes connected smart buoys that provide real-time GPS location, movement tracking, and local condition data for deployed fishing and aquaculture gear, transmitting via satellite and radio to a vessel, mobile app, or cloud.
AgTechHardwareIoT
Co-investorsBrighter CapitalGood Growth CapitalBoost VCConservation International VenturesGratitude RailroadSignia Venture Partners
Co-investorsActivant CapitalBallistic VenturesBollinger Investment GroupDigital HorizonDigital Horizon VCDreamers VC+16 more
Co-investorsAppWorks VenturesBetatron Venture GroupCapital2BITERATIVE
Branch is an AI-powered mobile measurement partner (MMP) and omnichannel linking platform that helps brands measure marketing impact and guide customers across apps, web, email, paid media, social, and connected TV.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaS
Mada Seghete(Founder)Mike Molinet(Founder)
Co-investorsCoelius CapitalCowboy VenturesMadrona Venture GroupPlayground GlobalZenStone Venture CapitalAddition+4 more
Brilliant designs and manufactures smart home control systems including touchscreen panels, dimmer switches, and smart plugs.
ConsumerHardwareIoTSan Mateo, US
Jonathan Temlock(President and CEO)
Co-investorsAugust CapitalNew Ground VenturesOssian CapitalBoxGroupPeak State Ventures
Cattle Care uses AI-powered camera monitoring and video analysis to generate reports on milking routines, employee performance, animal welfare, and feed management for dairy farms.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningIoT
Co-investorsSmart Partnership CapitalYellow Rocks!
Convictional provides collaboration tools designed to keep teams mission-aligned.
Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSToronto, CA
Roger Kirkness(CEO & Founder)inChristopher Grouchy(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsGarage CapitalY CombinatorFundersClub
Framer is an AI-powered website builder that enables users to design and develop websites through an integrated design canvas with AI agents.
AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyDeveloper ToolsAmsterdam
Jorn van Dijk(Executive Officer, Director)Koen Bok(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardHillary Ball(Director)inZhenya Loginov(Director)inAlex Clayton(Director)in
Co-investorsDesigner FundFoundation CapitalGaldana VenturesIron Key CapitalMeritech Capital PartnersUncork Capital+2 more
Decentro provides APIs and SDKs that enable companies to connect with legacy financial institutions across India and APAC, replacing the fragmented integration process with a unified platform and sandbox environment.
Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFintechBengaluru, IN
Rohit Taneja(Founder)in
Co-investorsCathexis VenturesFundersClubUpsparks CapitalY Combinator
Digi-Prex is a subscription pharmacy service that delivers medications to customers' homes monthly, offering prices up to 15% cheaper than traditional pharmacies.
B2B MarketplacesE-commerceHealthtechWellness & FitnessHyderabad, IN
Samarth Sindhi(Founder)in
Co-investorsGlobevestorITERATIVEOlive Tree CapitalVedanta CapitalY CombinatorJam Fund+2 more
Doorstead provides property management services, aiming to reduce vacancies by ensuring consistent tenant placement across homes.
PropTechSaaS
Jennifer Bronzo(Founder)in
Co-investorsAurum Venture PartnersAvanta VenturesMadrona Venture GroupMetaPropMetaProp VenturesSilicon Valley Data Capital+3 more
FlutterFlow is a visual app development platform that enables designers, developers, and entrepreneurs to build mobile applications using a drag-and-drop interface.
Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSector AgnosticSan Francisco, US
Abel Mengistu(Founder)inAlex Greaves(Founder)in
Co-investorsCRV (Charles River Ventures)Gradient VenturesOpen Opportunity FundThe MBA FundY CombinatorLombardstreet Ventures
Glowing provides a messaging platform that allows brands to communicate with customers through popular mobile messaging services, targeting users who prefer text-based communication over traditional channels.
Enterprise SoftwareSaaSLas Vegas, US
Jasen Lew(Founder/CEO)in
Co-investorsBrighter CapitalMindset VentureY Combinator
Mars offers personalized science-backed products and services for men's health and wellbeing.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerHealthtech
Co-investorsFlucas VenturesKube VCLeft Lane CapitalW Health Ventures Gp LlcWayfinder Ventures
Co-investorsRed Leaf Capital
Iora Health was a primary care company focused on value-based care for Medicare-eligible seniors, operating clinics with a team-based model including health coaches.
Digital HealthHealthtechWellness & FitnessSan Francisco, US
RUSHIKA FERNANDOPULLE(Executive Officer, Director)CHRISTOPHER J. MCKOWN(Executive Officer, Director)DAVID FIELDING(Executive Officer)ALEXANDER PACKARD(Executive Officer)DAVID JUDGE(Executive Officer)
BoardSTEPHEN KNIGHT(Director)in
Co-investors.406 VenturesDag VenturesF-Prime Capital PartnersFlare Capital PartnersGV (Google Ventures)Lifeforce Capital+5 more
Ironclad is an AI platform for digital contract management that helps companies execute faster deals, reduce contract surprises, and measure value.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLegalTechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Jason Boehmig(Founder/CEO)inCai GoGwilt(Director)Jason Springer(Chief Executive Officer)Jeremy Smith(President)Vedavati Verma(Chief Technology Officer)Jason Herman(Chief Product Officer)
Co-investorsAmplo VenturesBetter Tomorrow VenturesElevate VenturesEmergence Capital PartnersJude GomilaKhosla Ventures+16 more
Iterative.ai makes DataChain, a Python-based data management and versioning layer that runs distributed transformations over files in a company's own cloud storage (S3/GCS/Azure), capturing dataset lineage, metadata, and reproducible experiments.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsSan Francisco, US
Ivan Shcheklein(Director)inDmitry Petrov(Co-Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsAfore Capital468 CapitalTrue Ventures
Kalendar.ai builds AI "workers" that run on its Cockpit operating system — combining memory, tool connectors, model routing, and a human-in-the-loop workflow engine — to autonomously handle jobs like sales prospecting, personalized outreach, follow-ups, and meeting booking across a team's connected email, calendar, and CRM.
AI & Machine LearningSaaSSales Tech
Co-investorsGreen Meadow VenturesMetaplanet
Lob provides software and hardware infrastructure for automating, personalizing, and tracking direct mail campaigns at scale.
Enterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainMarketing TechSaaSNew York City, US
Eduardo Browne(Executive Officer)Donnell Vanker(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsFloodgateFrontline VenturesStructural CapitalTodd and Rahul’s Angel FundY CombinatorFirst Round Capital+3 more
One-stop-software to empower entrepreneurs in South East Asia
Co-investorsD4 Ventures
Online education subscription platform with pre-recorded tutorials and lectures by experts.
David Rogier(Founder)in
Co-investorsAdvancit CapitalAkkadian VenturesBlackbird GiantsBrighter CapitalCleo CapitalEvolution VC Partners+19 more
Matternet designs, builds, and operates autonomous drone delivery networks for fast, low-cost, zero-emission package delivery, with a system holding FAA Type Certification.
HardwareLogistics & Supply ChainRobotics
Co-investorsComet LabsDRONE FUNDFlucas VenturesOS FundSony Ventures Corporation
Miso operates a home services marketplace platform that connects customers with service providers for tasks including housekeeping and moving services.
AI & Machine LearningB2B MarketplacesConsumerMarketplacesSaaSSeoul, KR
Victor Ching(Founder/CEO)inPavel Terentiev(Director)
Co-investorsY CombinatorKnockout Capital
Nex builds games and interactive experiences controlled by body motion, using devices people already own to make physical activity more playful and social.
GamingHardwareSports TechWellness & Fitness
Co-investorsHyphen CapitalInnovation Global CapitalParticleHarris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment
Notable Labs operates an automated laboratory that tests combinations of existing drugs against individual patients' blood cancer cells to identify effective treatment options for patients whose cancers have become resistant to standard therapies.
BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesSan Francisco, US
Matthew De Silva(Founder/CEO)inPete Quinzio(Founder)in
Co-investors11.2 CapitalBuilders VCFundersClubHemisphere Ventures LLCLifeforce CapitalY Combinator+3 more
NASDAQ: ONEM; acquired by Amazon
Co-investorsGV (Google Ventures)Oak HC/FTWonder Ventures
Orchid builds decentralized Web 3.0 technology to enable digital privacy and peer-to-peer marketplaces on Ethereum.
Crypto & Web3CybersecurityData & InfrastructureSector AgnosticSan Francisco, US
Brian J. Fox(Director)Gustav Simonsson(Director)Stephen Francis Bell(Executive Officer, Director)Steven Richard Waterhouse(Executive Officer, Director)Jay Freeman(Director)
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzBorderless VentureCrunchFundMerkle Tree CapitalStruck CapitalTransmedia Capital+3 more
Oxygen was a neobank offering financial products and banking services to small business owners, entrepreneurs, and gig economy workers.
FintechSan Francisco, US
Hussein Ahmed(Founder)in
Co-investorsBase Venture Management, Inc.VentureSouqY CombinatorMAGIC Fund
Passport provides an international shipping and fulfillment platform for direct-to-consumer brands, offering cross-border logistics, landed-cost checkout, compliance management, and local fulfillment services.
E-commerceLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS
Alex Yancher(Founder & CEO)
Co-investorsBlack Jays VenturesFlucas VenturesFour Acres CapitalKube VCM13NextView Ventures+5 more
Portside provides a software platform for business and general aviation, serving flight departments, charter operators and FBOs across 30+ countries.
Cloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareSaaSTravel & HospitalityFoster City, US
ALEK STRYGIN(Executive Officer, Director)ALEK VERNITSKY(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardJOHN CURTIUS(Director)
Co-investorsJ17 CapitalRecall CapitalSAV (Scale Asia Ventures)Almaz Capital
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San Francisco, US
Bastian Lehman(Founder & CEO)Sam Street(Founder)in
Co-investorsAngelPadBrighter CapitalCrosslink CapitalEntrée CapitalFirstMark CapitalFontinalis Partners+20 more
Precious is a photo editing and curation app for parents that automatically enhances iPhone photos of babies and children with frames, stickers, and creative artwork, and generates time-lapse videos to capture growth milestones.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerCreator EconomySocialSan Francisco, US
Chris Lau(Founder/CEO)inDaniel Lau(Founder/CTO)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorWork-Bench
Co-investorsAAF Management Ltd.Mindset VentureSGH Capital
Razorpay provides payment processing APIs and financial services for online merchants, schools, and ecommerce businesses, offering payment acceptance, disbursement, current accounts, and working capital loans.
E-commerceEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSBengaluru, IN
Harshil Mathur(Founder/CEO)inShashank Kumar(Founder)in
Co-investorsAlkeon InnovationFundamentumGMO VenturePartnersgrowX VenturesPeak XV PartnersStandard Capital+6 more
Recko builds financial operations software for finance and product teams, enabling reconciliation, computations, and management of money movement at scale.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Co-investorsPrime Venture Partners
Panther is an AI SOC (security operations center) platform that ingests and normalizes security logs at petabyte scale, lets teams write detection rules in Python or via natural language, and uses agents to investigate alerts and surface threats.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecuritySaaS
San Francisco, US
Yunha Kim(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
BoardSteve Vassallo(Director)
Co-investorsCorrelation Ventures
SockSoho manufactures premium cotton socks designed for men, with a focus on comfort and quality.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceSan Francisco, US
Simarpreet Singh(Founder)inPritika Mehta(Founder)in
Co-investorsY Combinator
Spenmo provided a spend management platform for businesses, offering bill management with smart scanning and accounting integrations, corporate Visa debit cards, and reimbursement workflows through licensed payment partners.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSingapore, SG
Co-investorsITERATIVEOperator StackRocket Internet SESilicon VenturesGlobal Founders CapitalTeam Ignite Ventures
Standard AI provides computer vision intelligence for physical retail stores using existing camera infrastructure.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareRetail TechSan Francisco, US
Jordan Fisher(Founder/CEO)inJohn Novak(Founder/Head of Hardware Engineering)inMichael Suswal(Founder/COO)inDavid Valdman(Founder)in
Co-investorsBleu CapitalCRV (Charles River Ventures)R136 VenturesRackhouse Venture Management LpSoftBank Vision FundStory Ventures+3 more
San Francisco, US
Jordan Fisher(Executive Officer, Director)Michael Suswal(Executive Officer, Director)Anthony Lutz, Jr.(Executive Officer)John Novak(Director)Angela Westbrock(Executive Officer, Director)Christopher Arnold(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsG SquaredCRV (Charles River Ventures)Draper AssociatesInitialized CapitalY Combinator
Terraformation restores native tropical forests on degraded land by supporting local communities and forestry teams, aiming to slow climate change and boost biodiversity.
CleantechClimate TechImpact & Social Good
Co-investorsBrighter CapitalKnockout CapitalLombardstreet Ventures
Vahan provides AI-powered recruitment and payroll services for blue-collar workforce scaling across India.
AI & Machine LearningHR Tech
Co-investorsSignalRank
VGS is a payment tokenization and credential management platform that secures sensitive payment data for Fortune 500 companies, merchants, fintechs, and banks.
CybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintech
Marshall Jones(CTO & Co-Founder)in
Co-investors408 VenturesAndreessen HorowitzBrighter CapitalDniproGMO VenturePartnersGraph Ventures+5 more
VideoSlick uses machine learning and computer vision to automatically edit videos and photos in the cloud, aiming to replace professional videographers and editing software with a one-click process.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechMedia & Entertainment
Co-investorsBrighter Capital
WHILL designs and sells personal electric mobility devices, including power wheelchairs and sidewalk scooters (e.g.
HardwareMedical DevicesMobility & Transportation
Co-investorsDG Daiwa VenturesOpen Network LabZ Venture Capital
Zingbus is a bus ticketing and transportation service operating across 500+ cities in 18+ states across North, West, and South India, offering online ticket bookings through its website and mobile app.
B2B MarketplacesConsumerMarketplacesMobility & TransportationTravel & HospitalityGurugram, IN
Prashant Kumar(Founder)inRavi Verma(Founder)inMratunjay Beniwal(Founder)in
Co-investorsAdvantedge FoundersBetter CapitalFundersClubSupermorpheusY Combinator
Exits · 4
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioGitLabNASDAQ: GTLBMeeshoNSE: MEESHOUberNYSE: UBERIora Healthacq. by One Medical
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
GitLab · kavout.com · Jul 17, 2026
Meesho · inc42.com · Jul 17, 2026
Postmates · fortuneindia.com · Jul 17, 2026
Precious · wealthawesome.com · Jul 17, 2026
Razorpay · indianstartupnews.com · Jul 17, 2026
Passport · eu-startups.com · Jul 16, 2026
Ironclad · prnewswire.com · Jul 1, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Locus Ventures made?
- Locus Ventures has 19 tracked investments.
- What stage does Locus Ventures invest at?
- Locus Ventures invests at the Seed stage.
- What sectors does Locus Ventures focus on?
- Locus Ventures focuses on Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Locus Ventures located?
- Locus Ventures is headquartered in Palo Alto, US.
- Does Locus Ventures lead rounds?
- Locus Ventures typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
- Who does Locus Ventures co-invest with?
- Locus Ventures most often shares deals with Correlation Ventures, G Squared, GV (Google Ventures), among 6 tracked co-investors.
Co-investors · 63
GV (Google Ventures) is a venture capital firm that has invested in artificial intelligence and machine learning since its early days, building a global portfolio of more than 100 AI companies across infrastructure, life sciences, and applications.
FundersClub is an online venture capital firm and startup investing platform that gives accredited investors access to vetted early-stage startups from Silicon Valley and beyond.
An intentionally lean, early-stage venture firm that backs founders building narrow 'wedge' products in software and infrastructure that can expand into market defaults. It emphasizes software that changes how markets work and runs itself using structured data, automation, and agents.
Sequoia Capital is a venture capital firm that partners with founders to build technology companies.
CRV (Charles River Ventures) is an early-stage venture capital firm that backs founders leading seed and Series A rounds, having invested for over 55 years since its 1970 founding.
Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, known for pioneering the platform model with a large team of operators supporting founders across stages.
Long Journey Ventures is an early-stage venture firm that backs unconventional, 'magically weird' founders and ideas, positioning itself as a hands-on, community-oriented partner to its companies.
SV Angel is an investment firm that partners with and supports founders building transformative companies, providing long-term backing and close advisory relationships.
Sound Ventures is a venture capital firm that seeks to invest in the technology sector.
Polaris Partners is a venture capital firm that partners with biotech and healthcare entrepreneurs to build transformational companies.
Standard Capital leads Series A rounds in top post-product-market-fit startups through a fast application and interview process, taking a minimum 10% ownership without board seats and supporting founders via cohort-based group office hours in San Francisco.
August Capital is a venture capital firm that invests in a small number of companies, providing hands-on support to entrepreneurs building their businesses.
▶51 more co-investors
Lombardstreet VenturesTechstarsGreat Oaks Venture CapitalNextView VenturesBling CapitalSciFi VCInnovation EndeavorsSouth Park CommonsMetaPropOne Planet GroupNotable CapitalFJ LabsDCVC (Data Collective)Quiet CapitalGoat CapitalUpHonest CapitalCanvas VenturesStellar CapitalPractical Venture CapitalElectric CapitalParadigmSherpalo VenturesQueensBridge Venture PartnersBlockchain CapitalAltaIR CapitalHustle FundTSVCBetaworks Ventures Management, Llc7percent VenturesHyde Park Venture PartnersPolychain CapitalAnorak VenturesExpansive VenturesScrum VenturesHousePropeller VCAmasiaSLVCVertex Ventures Sea Management Pte. Ltd.1984 Ventures Management, LlcMerus CapitalWndrCoAccenture VenturesHelion Venture PartnersAlpine VenturesIterative Instinct CapitalTriatomic CapitalFirst Star VenturesTensility Venture PartnersRucker Park CapitalShift Left Ventures
Firms observed investing alongside Locus Ventures, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Locus Ventures's recorded portfolio.
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