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Venture capitalSausalito · Seed–Late Stage · 13 people tracked
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Investment thesis
Oceanic Partners makes venture capital investments centered on strong teams and fundamentals with meaningful opportunities for liquidity. The team combines experience as principals and intermediaries, having executed thousands of private transactions valued at over $3 billion across hundreds of companies. Its approach is described as nimble and unconstrained by deal size, geography, style, or market phase. Activities span four core areas: primary direct venture investments across stages, issuer and stakeholder secondary liquidity programs, principal investments and bespoke liquidity in secondary private markets, and select services such as real estate syndications, M&A, and corporate finance advisory. Liquidity is emphasized as a top priority.
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Team · 13 people
from the firm's website & public directories
What they invest in
from 3 of 10 portfolio companiesConsumer ×2Enterprise Software ×2SaaS ×2LegalTech ×1Marketplaces ×1Media & Entertainment ×1Mobility & Transportation ×1Social ×1
HQs:United States×7
Who they back
founder profiles across 7 portfolio companiesWhere their founders worked beforefrom 10 founders with career history
Adentro ×2Mayfield Fund ×2
Investments · 10 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2018 · 12014 · 12 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)inNeil Hudspith(Executive Officer)inReggie Davis(Executive Officer)inKeith Krach(Executive Officer, Director)inAllan Thygesen(President, Chief Executive Officer)in
Co-investorsAccelAkkadian VenturesArtisanal VenturesAvant Global LLCBain Capital VenturesBessemer Venture Partners+27 more
Etsy operates two-sided online marketplaces that connect creative entrepreneurs and independent sellers with buyers worldwide, generating revenue through transaction fees, payments processing, listing fees, and optional seller services like advertising and shipping labels.
New York City, US
Robert Kalin(Founder)inKristina Salen(Executive Officer)Jeffrey Chad Dickerson(Executive Officer, Director)Josh SilvermaninKruti Patel Goyal(Chief Executive Officer)Rafe Colburn(Chief Product and Technology Officer)
Co-investorsAccelActon CapitalBreyer CapitalBurda Principal InvestmentsGlynn Capital ManagementMosaic Ventures+5 more
Lyft is an on-demand ridesharing platform that connects passengers with drivers for various ride types, including standard rides, premium options, and other transportation services.
ConsumerEnterprise SoftwareMarketplacesMobility & TransportationSaaSSan Francisco, US
Logan Green(Co-founder; CEO until 2023)inJohn Zimmer(Co-founder; President until 2023)inDavid Risher(Chief Executive Officer)inErin Brewer(Chief Financial Officer)Lindsay Llewellyn(Chief Legal and Business Officer and Corporate Secretary)
Co-investorsAglae VenturesAidenlair CapitalAliya Capital PartnersAllied Venture PartnersAlpha Wave GlobalAndreessen Horowitz+51 more
Meta operates Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Threads, and funds the Reality Labs division and the open-weight Llama models.
ConsumerMedia & EntertainmentSocialMenlo Park, US
Mark Zuckerberg(Co-founder, Chairman and CEO)inEduardo Saverin(Co-founder)inDustin Moskovitz(Co-founder)inChris Hughes(Co-founder)inAndrew McCollum(Co-founder)Christopher K Cox(Chief Product Officer)
Co-investorsAccelAccess Technology VenturesAndreessen HorowitzAvant Global LLCDaniel GutenbergECONA AG+12 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
Peter Thiel(Co-founder and Chairman)inStephen Cohen(Co-founder and President)Nathan Gettings(Co-founder)Joe Lonsdale(Co-founder)inAlexander C. Karp(Co-founder and CEO)
BoardColin Anderson(Executive Officer)in
Co-investors137 Ventures8VCA*AiSprouts VCAkkadian VenturesAllied Venture Partners+67 more
Revolutionizing space technology to make life multi-planetary
Hawthorne, US
Elon Musk(Founder, CEO & Chief Engineer)inBret Johnsen(Executive Officer)inGwynne Shotwell(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardAntonio Gracias(Director)inSteve Jurvetson(Director)inDonald Harrison(Director)
Co-investors1/1 Capital137 Ventures2080 Ventures3Spoke Capital4DX Ventures7BC Venture Capital+179 more
Tesla designs and manufactures electric vehicles, battery storage and solar products, and develops autonomous driving software.
Palo Alto, US
Elon Musk(Co-founder, CEO and Product Architect)inJeffrey B Straubel(Co-founder; CTO until 2019, Director since 2023)Martin Eberhard(Co-founder; CEO until 2007)inMarc Tarpenning(Co-founder)inJerome M Guillen(Executive Officer)inDeepak Ahuja(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsCapital Q® Ventures Inc.DBL PartnersDraper AssociatesFuture VenturesInfinite CapitalKluz Ventures+11 more
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
KayakLinkedInTwitter
Exits · 7
7 IPOsDocusignNASDAQ: DOCUEtsyNYSE: ETSYLyftNASDAQ: LYFTMetaNASDAQ: METAPalantir Technologies Inc.NASDAQ: PLTRSpaceXNASDAQ: SPCXTeslaNASDAQ: TSLA
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesEtsy · etsy.com · Aug 1, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Oceanic Partners made?
- Oceanic Partners has 10 tracked investments, 7 of which have exited.
- What stage does Oceanic Partners invest at?
- Oceanic Partners invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth, Late Stage stages.
- What sectors does Oceanic Partners focus on?
- Oceanic Partners focuses on Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Oceanic Partners located?
- Oceanic Partners is headquartered in Sausalito, US.
- Who does Oceanic Partners co-invest with?
- Oceanic Partners most often shares deals with Accel, Andreessen Horowitz, Comcast Ventures, among 106 tracked co-investors.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamQ&A - Tim Sullivan (Oceanic Partners)
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In Conversation with Tim Sullivan (Oceanic Partners) - Investing in Leaders
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