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MSIV
Venture capitalMarin · Seed · 8 people tracked
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Investment thesis
MSIV is a regional venture capital fund focused on backing startups in the North Bay area of California, specifically Marin and Sonoma counties. The firm positions itself as a leader in the region's growing entrepreneurial ecosystem and supports local founders building companies that impact both the community and the wider world.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 8 people
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What they invest in
from 18 of 21 portfolio companiesSaaS ×11AI & Machine Learning ×9Enterprise Software ×7Fintech ×5Future of Work ×3B2B Marketplaces ×2Data & Infrastructure ×2Hardware ×2
HQs:United States×14
Who they back
founder profiles across 9 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×42 founders×33 founders×2
Where their founders studiedfrom 11 founders with education data
Harvard University ×2University of California, Berkeley ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 12 founders with field-of-study data
Engineering ×4Business & Management ×3Computer Science ×2Life Sciences ×2Mathematics & Statistics ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 12 founders with career history
Microsoft ×2NakedPoppy ×2
Investments · 21 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2022 · 22020 · 13 dated
Redefining go-to-market with AI Superhumans
Amanda Kahlow(Founder)inSachin Bhat(1mind CTO)in
PartnerZachary Kushel· solo GP
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesBantam GroupBasecamp FundBattery VenturesHarmonic Growth PartnersOperator Collective+3 more
Boldin (formerly NewRetirement) offers retirement and financial planning software that models taxes, Social Security, real estate, healthcare costs, and long-term care, plus an AI assistant that answers questions based on a user's actual plan.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaSMill Valley, US
Stephen Chen(Founder & CEO)Timothy Chen(Director)
BoardSteve Reale(Founder)in
PartnerZachary Kushel· solo GP
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesBascom VenturesCameron VenturesCastor VenturesEvolution VenturesFrontier Venture Capital+3 more
Channel99 builds marketing technology to optimize B2B marketing spend and collaboration between finance and marketing teams.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSKentfield, US
Christopher Golec(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardRobert A. Spinner(Director)in
PartnerZachary Kushel· solo GP
Co-investorsJackson Square VenturesGeek VenturesNorwest Venture PartnersRidge VenturesGTMfund
Finalis operates a platform connecting institutional investors to pre-vetted private market deal opportunities sourced from a network of M&A bankers and placement agents.
B2B MarketplacesEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSUnited States, US
Federico Baradello(Founder & CEO)inAlejandro Sueldo(Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel)in
PartnerZachary Kushel· solo GP
Co-investorsAltari VenturesBanyan VenturesChaac VenturesEverywhere VenturesUlu VenturesANIMO Ventures+3 more
Gable builds an operating system for workplace collaboration that enables companies to run more flexible and data-driven workplaces.
Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkHR TechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Omri Haviv(Founder)inOmri Haviv(Founder)in
PartnerZachary Kushel· solo GP
Co-investorsCrane Venture PartnersFoundation CapitalJanuary VenturesSemperVirens Venture CapitalTechstarsThe MBA Fund+2 more
Jump Aero develops an electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft designed for first responders to reach emergency scenes quickly, with a focus on cutting rural emergency response times.
Deep TechHardwareMobility & Transportation
Carl Dietrich(Founder)inJeff Myjak(Co-founder)Katerina Barilov(Co-founder)Brian Lozano(Chief Technology Officer)inJeremy Bardell(COO, Senior Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineer)in
PartnerZachary Kushel· solo GP
Co-investorsBantam GroupCapital FactoryMaterial Impact
Lighthouse Pharmaceuticals develops precision therapeutics for major unmet medical needs, with a lead program (LHP588), a gingipain inhibitor being tested in the Phase 2 SPRING trial for P. gingivalis-positive Alzheimer's disease.
BiotechLongevity
PartnerZachary Kushel· solo GP
Co-investorsPortfolia
The Marin Economic Forum provides economic analysis, information, and collaboration opportunities aimed at improving the economic vitality of Marin County while promoting social equity and environmental protection.
Impact & Social Good
ConCntric is an AI-driven platform that unifies the preconstruction process for construction teams, connecting pursuit planning, budgeting, design coordination, and procurement through a single system.
AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechEnterprise SoftwareSaaSGreenbrae, US
PartnerZachary Kushel· solo GP
Co-investors53 Stations
Fire Aside provides a platform connecting fire agencies, fire safe councils, and homeowners' associations to help communities prepare for and mitigate wildfire risks.
Climate TechGovTechImpact & Social GoodSaaS
PartnerZachary Kushel· solo GP
Co-investorsConvective Capital
Lumo is a precision irrigation platform for specialty crop growers that automates scheduling, valve and pump control, and provides block-level monitoring of flow and pressure with real-time alerts and water-use reporting.
AgTechIoTSaaSSanta Rosa, US
John Hinnegan(Founder)
PartnerZachary Kushel· solo GP
Co-investorsFall Line Capital
OLarry is an AI-powered tax advisory firm that serves high-net-worth individuals and businesses by automating tax preparation workflows and enabling CPAs to provide personalized tax planning advice.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSMarin, US
Eric Rachmel(Co-founder and CEO)BeckyCorey
PartnerZachary Kushel· solo GP
Co-investorsMarin Sonoma Impact VenturesTTV CapitalWalkabout Ventures Llc
Operant provides security and governance controls for agentic AI systems and Model Context Protocol workflows, enforcing per-action authorization, privacy controls, and audit-ready evidence at the network layer for regulated enterprises.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareRohnert Park, US
Shounok Sinha(Director)David Bass(Executive Officer, Director)Keith Rose(Executive Officer, Director)Rod Sugiyama(Executive Officer)Randall King(Executive Officer, Director)Robert MacDonald(Executive Officer)
PartnerZachary Kushel· solo GP
Co-investorsConstellation Technology VenturesThin Line CapitalMarin Sonoma Impact Ventures
PairUp connects to workplace tools like Slack, Teams, Notion, and Jira to surface and summarize key changes, blockers, and decisions across a company.
AI & Machine LearningFuture of WorkSaaS
PartnerZachary Kushel· solo GP
Co-investorsHoneystone VenturesGraham Walker Venture
Sageful AI provides AI-driven coaching designed to embed personalized guidance into everyday work and support behavior change at scale.
AI & Machine LearningFuture of WorkHR Tech
PartnerZachary Kushel· solo GP
Novi provides verified product data and optimization services for CPG and retail brands to ensure their products are understood, trusted, and recommended by AI-driven shopping systems.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureE-commerceMarketing TechRetail TechSan Francisco, US
Kimberly Shenk(Co-Founder and CEO)inYashi Shrestha(Co-Founder and Head of Chemistry & Sustainability)in
BoardBrian Rothenberg(Director)
PartnerZachary Kushel· solo GP
Co-investorsFelicis VenturesGreylock PartnersDefy PartnersRedpoint VenturesTiger Global Management
Skribe develops a wearable cardio-oncology platform with a battery-free adhesive patch that assesses cardiac function, starting with LVEF, in minutes at the clinic or at home.
Digital HealthHardwareMedical DevicesSan Francisco, US
Ryan Neely, Ph.D.(Founder)inJoshua Kay(Founder)inAndrew Bohannon(Founder)in
PartnerZachary Kushel· solo GP
Co-investorsGoAhead Ventures
Stackpack provides an AI agent for finance teams that manages vendor and AI spend, monitoring contract renewals, analyzing token usage, flagging spend increases, catching unused vendors, routing approvals, and setting budgets.
AI & Machine LearningB2B MarketplacesEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Sara Wyman(Founder)in
PartnerZachary Kushel· solo GP
Co-investorsLayout VenturesNomad Venture Partners, LlcElefundFreestyle CapitalUpside Partnership
Union Credit operates a marketplace that connects consumers with credit unions, presenting them with firm, pre-approved loan offers that can be activated in a few clicks without a traditional loan application.
FintechMarketplacesSaaSSanta Rosa, US
Dave Buerger(Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer)inBarry Kirby(Co-Founder & Chief Revenue Officer)in
BoardMike Kraus(Director)in
PartnerZachary Kushel· solo GP
Co-investorsTruStage VenturesWP Global Partners
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Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
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Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies1mind · thesaasnews.com · Nov 11, 2025
Stackpack · finsmes.com · May 13, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has MSIV made?
- MSIV has 21 tracked investments.
- What stage does MSIV invest at?
- MSIV invests at the Seed stage.
- What sectors does MSIV focus on?
- MSIV focuses on Impact & Social Good, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is MSIV located?
- MSIV is headquartered in Marin, US.
- Who does MSIV co-invest with?
- MSIV most often shares deals with Ulu Ventures, Bantam Group, Battery Ventures, among 38 tracked co-investors.
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Co-investors · 4
Greylock Partners is an early-stage venture capital firm that partners with founders building companies from inception. Its partners make only one or two new investments per year to focus deeply on each partnership.
Tiger Global Management operates public equity strategies (long/short, long-focused and crossover) and a private equity business investing in early- through late-stage growth companies across new and existing industries.
Defy Partners is an early-stage venture capital firm that backs entrepreneurs building enduring companies.
ANIMO is a venture capital firm founded by Nico Berardi, a seasoned early-stage investor with experience in Latin America and the broader startup ecosystem.
Firms observed investing alongside MSIV, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with MSIV's recorded portfolio.
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