Navigate Ventures
Venture capitalActively deployingBeverly Hills · Seed–Growth · 9 people tracked
Investment thesis
Navigate Ventures partners with AI-enabled B2B and vertical SaaS companies that serve as mission-critical systems of record and use AI to solve pain points in traditional industries. It invests at early stages in companies based outside Silicon Valley that show proven product-market fit, capital and sales efficiency, repeatable sales models, and at least $3M ARR, thereby reducing early venture risk. The approach aims to give investors a disciplined, risk-mitigated strategy with shorter holding periods and faster DPI by exploiting inefficiencies in private markets. The team draws on extensive SaaS operating and investing experience to support portfolio companies through a successful growth-round exit.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 9 people
from the firm's website
What they invest in
from 14 of 48 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×11SaaS ×9Enterprise Software ×6Data & Infrastructure ×3Fintech ×3Logistics & Supply Chain ×2Advanced Manufacturing ×1Cloud Computing ×1
HQs:United States×6United Kingdom×3
Who they back
founder profiles across 8 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×22 founders×33 founders×24+ founders×1
Investments · 48 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12024 · 12022 · 12017 · 25 dated
Solana Beach, US
Brenton Sullivan(Executive Officer, Director)Tucker Kain(Director)
BoardReid Dennis(Director)
Board seatNeal Schore· per SEC Form D · $2.1M raise · filed Nov 2017
Co-investorsR/GA Ventures
Ark provides a customizable digital platform for venture capital and private equity firms to manage investor communications, performance reporting, and document sharing with their limited partners.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Co-investorsAcies InvestmentsAloft VCAlta PartnersAmity VenturesArtis VenturesAsymmetric Capital Partners+21 more
BeyondTrucks provides an AI-powered transportation management platform for specialty and bulk/tank trucking fleets, handling order intake, dispatch planning and management, and finance and analytics.
AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSSan Francisco, US
Paul Xie(Co-founder & COO)Hans Galland(Co-founder & CEO)Dr. John Carlsson(Co-founder & Chief Data Scientist)
BoardBrad Corona(Director)in
Co-investorsDragonXTenOneTen VenturesVertical Venture Partners
Compa builds AI agents and live market data tools for enterprise compensation teams, helping them analyze pay trends and guide pay decisions across recruiting and HR.
AI & Machine LearningHR TechSaaS
Charlie Franklin(Founder)inJoseph Delmonico Malandruccolo(Founder)Taylor Cone(Founder)in
Co-investorsBase10 PartnersCrosslink CapitalJump CapitalStorm Ventures
SaaS platform for network operators that identifies and restricts malicious activity on home networks.
El Segundo, US
Yuri Frayman(Director)Einaras von Gravrock(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardYehuda Neuberger(Director)Steven Hurwitz(Director)
Co-investorsPilot Growth Equity
Dataplor provides global point-of-interest, mobility, and brand location data with AI-powered analytics for investors to assess market share, growth trends, and foot traffic.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechRetail TechSaaS
Co-investorsAPA Venture PartnersBlue Ivy VenturesCircadian VenturesF-Prime CapitalFf Venture CapitalMagma Partners+4 more
Kestrel Intelligence builds autonomous AI systems for real-time tasking and coordination of satellite and sensor networks.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDefense Tech
Co-investorsOVNI CapitalContext Ventures
Circle is an all-in-one platform for building and running online communities, offering member spaces, engagement feeds, branded mobile apps, courses, email marketing, website building, and integrated payments.
Creator EconomyMarketing TechSaaS
Sid Yadav(Founder)inAndrew Guttormsen(Founder)in
Co-investorsBungalow CapitalChapter OneHubSpot VenturesNotation CapitalPhoenix CourtTodd and Rahul’s Angel Fund+1 more
Navigate Ventures UK is an early-stage venture capital firm investing in Pre-Seed and Seed extension rounds in UK startups, focused on the equity gap in underserved segments and regions.
Sector Agnostic
Oden Technologies builds AI-powered analytics software that turns manufacturing production data into actionable recommendations, predictions, and targets for manufacturers.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Willem Sundblad(Founder)inPeter Brand(Founder)in
Co-investorsCerity Partners VenturesCNIRecurring Capital Partners
OnsiteIQ provides computer vision and AI-powered progress tracking for construction sites through regular on-site documentation and image analysis, serving construction project managers and stakeholders across the US and Canada.
AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechNew York, US
Ardalan Khosrowpour(Executive Officer, Director)inJohn Mollis(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardMichael Pettinella(Director)Joshua Elwell(Director)inDavid Schwab(Director)inMatthew Jones(Director)in
Co-investorsAnthemis VentureBullpen CapitalCloquet Capital Partners, LLCColopl NextMetaProp VenturesRET Ventures+4 more
Operative Intelligence (OI) analyzes customer conversations across channels in real time to classify root cause, surface cost and experience drivers, and automate quality assurance, coaching, and cost analytics.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSLos Angeles, US
PETER IANSEK(Executive Officer, Director)Peter Iansek(Founder)inJAMES IANSEK(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsBonfire VenturesWonder Ventures
Pinpoint Predictive provides AI and deep-learning models that generate loss predictions and risk scores from a name and address, supporting insurers in marketing, underwriting, ratemaking, and claims.
AI & Machine LearningFintechInsurTech
Co-investorsJAZZ Venture Partners
Preveta provides care navigation technology to healthcare providers, designed to improve care coordination and help patients access support within the healthcare system.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDigital HealthHealthtechSaaSRedondo Beach, US
Victor Lee(Executive Officer, Director)inShirley Lee(Director)in
BoardAdrian Fenty(Director)in
Co-investorsBullpen CapitalMaC Venture CapitalTechstarsTMVTSVC
Quincus builds an optimization and simulation engine for physical networks, handling problems like routing, stochastic modeling, estimation, and network design under uncertainty.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply Chain
Co-investorsBoeing HorizonX VenturesTradeworksUP Partners
Valarian builds ACRA, an infrastructure platform for organizations requiring high levels of control, privacy, and compliance in their digital environments.
Cloud ComputingCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareLondon, GB
Max Buchan(Co-founder & CEO)inJosh McLaughlin(Co-founder & COO)
Co-investorsArtis VenturesIQ CapitalMolten VenturesNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Scout VenturesLightbank+5 more
VerbaFlo is an AI communication platform for real estate operators, including student housing, build-to-rent, and co-living providers, that handles high-volume customer conversations across webchat, WhatsApp, email, and voice.
AI & Machine LearningPropTechSaaS
Sayantan BiswasShabbir SadriwalaJennifer LoveTim Stephen
Co-investorsHaatchPi LabsOld College Capital
Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Valarian · entrepreneur.economictimes.indiatimes.com · Jul 14, 2026
Verbaflo · uktech.news · Mar 18, 2026
Compa · latimes.com · Feb 18, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Navigate Ventures made?
- Navigate Ventures has 47 tracked investments, including 2 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Navigate Ventures invest at?
- Navigate Ventures invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Growth stages.
- What sectors does Navigate Ventures focus on?
- Navigate Ventures focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Enterprise Software, SaaS.
- Where is Navigate Ventures located?
- Navigate Ventures is headquartered in Beverly Hills, US.
- Does Navigate Ventures lead rounds?
- Navigate Ventures typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
- Who does Navigate Ventures co-invest with?
- Navigate Ventures most often shares deals with Artis Ventures, Bullpen Capital, JAZZ Venture Partners, among 76 tracked co-investors.
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