One Planet Group
Private equityWalnut Creek · Pre-Seed–Late Stage · 3 people tracked
Investment thesis
One Planet Group combines ownership and operation of a portfolio of businesses with early-stage venture investing. It backs high-growth early-stage companies, with particular interest in the future of mobility, education, health technology, and environmental solutions. The firm frames its investing around a mission to support strong business ideas while advancing a broader social ethos, emphasizing foundational values such as diversity and inclusion, unity, service to humanity, and excellence. Its stated theme of 'innovation plus intention' anchors its approach to both the businesses it owns and the companies it invests in.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 3 people
from the firm's website & public directories
What they invest in
from 43 of 61 portfolio companiesMarketplaces ×12Consumer ×8Media & Entertainment ×8AI & Machine Learning ×7SaaS ×6Wellness & Fitness ×6AdTech ×5EdTech ×5
HQs:United States×25Canada×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 20 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×122 founders×63 founders×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
Investments · 61 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2022 · 12021 · 22020 · 22018 · 12014 · 12013 · 18 dated
Serve Robotics builds autonomous sidewalk delivery robots, including its robot "Saymo", designed to make short-distance deliveries such as food.
AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainRoboticsRedwood City, US
Ali Kashani(CEO)inEuan Abraham(Executive Officer)Brian Read(Executive Officer)Touraj Parang(Executive Officer, Director)Ali Pourdad(Director)April Pannell(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsGood AI CapitalGraph VenturesIndustrious VenturesLong Journey VenturesSterling RoadThink+ Ventures Management, Llc+4 more
AirMap builds airspace information and traffic management software for low-altitude drone operations; acquired by DroneUp in 2021.
Santa Monica, US
Gregory McNeal(Executive Officer, Director)Ben Marcus(Founder)inBenjamin Marcus(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardBilal Zuberi(Director)in
Co-investorsBullpen CapitalComet LabsLux CapitalR/GA VenturesSony Ventures CorporationWonder Ventures+2 more
Angel operates a subscription streaming service offering movies and shows aligned with positive, values-driven storytelling, while enabling members to help fund filmmakers.
ConsumerMedia & Entertainment
Co-investorsKickstartSTARTUP IGNITION VENTURES
AutoWeb operates an automotive marketplace and content platform where consumers research vehicles, read reviews, and search for cars, while dealers receive performance-based marketing leads.
AdTechMarketing TechMarketplacesMobility & TransportationIrvine, US
Phillip W. DuPree(Executive Officer)Glenn E. Fuller(Executive Officer)William A. Ferriolo(Executive Officer)Kimberly S. Boren(Executive Officer)Jeffrey H. Coats(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardJeffrey M. Stibel(Director)
AutoWeb operates an automotive marketplace and research site where consumers can search for new and used cars and read reviews, articles, and buying guides.
AdTechConsumerMarketplacesMiami, US
MATIAS DE TEZANOS(Executive Officer, Director)JULIO GONZALEZ ARRIVILLAGA(Executive Officer)JOSE VARGAS(Executive Officer, Director)
A website presenting educational content and writings about the Bahá'í faith, including a series marking the centenary of the passing of Abdu'l-Baha and his life and teachings.
Media & Entertainment
The site publishes articles about machine vision, video surveillance, and smart camera technology, and references supplying smart cameras for monitoring purposes.
AI & Machine LearningHardwareIoTSan Mateo, US
Behnam Nader(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
Co-investorsBlue Scorpion InvestmentsUpHonest Capital
Co-investorsAUTHENTIC VENTURESRothenberg Ventures
Contractors.com is a home improvement platform that connects homeowners with vetted contractors for projects such as bathroom remodels, kitchen renovations, plumbing, electrical, painting, and cleaning.
Construction TechMarketplacesPropTech
Dil Mil is a dating app that helps people find matches and long-term relationships, offering premium features such as unlimited likes, seeing who is interested first, and a rewind feature through its VIP Elite subscription.
ConsumerImpact & Social GoodSocial
Jacob IlinKJ DhaliwalSukhmeet ToorTom James Holub
Co-investors500 GlobalNelstone VenturesTransmedia Capital
EnerAllies offers a software-centric HVAC energy management platform, the Virtual Energy Manager, that gives commercial businesses real-time visibility, control, automation, and predictive maintenance across their thermostats and HVAC equipment.
CleantechEnergySaaS
FiveStrata is a lead generation and customer acquisition marketing company that produces exclusive, call-verified residential solar leads and pre-set sales appointments for national, regional, and local clients, and applies the same model to other industries.
AdTechEnergyMarketing Tech
Formic develops automation and robotics solutions for factories to increase production capacity and reliability while reducing costs, downtime, and safety risks.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningRoboticsChicago, US
Saman Farid(Founder & CEO)inMisa I.(Founder)in
Co-investorsBlackhorn VenturesBlue Ivy VenturesCarnrite VenturesChapter OneCorrelation VenturesDeep Acre+8 more
Glass operates a procurement marketplace that lets government buyers purchase commercial products and ancillary services from verified, compliant small-business vendors, with same-day delivery, standardized quoting, and government credit-card payment.
B2B MarketplacesE-commerceGovTech
Co-investorsNew Age Capital
New York, US
Sara Menker(Executive Officer, Director)Arnaud SahuguetinAkinyemi Lalude(Director)Gary Cohn(Director)Nancy King(Director)Travis West(Director)
Co-investorsEchoVCIntel Capital
Gybe provides watershed-scale water quality monitoring.
CleantechClimate TechImpact & Social GoodPortland, US
Omar Zurita(Founder)
Co-investorsRockies Venture ClubEcho River Capital
Health Hero is an enterprise platform that turns employee health actions into tokenized, on-chain assets and rewards, offering a private-label real-world-asset (RWA) toolkit, AI-powered dashboards, and a marketplace for trading tokenized organizational assets.
Crypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareWellness & Fitness
Co-investorsHouston Angel NetworkNeer Venture PartnersPortfoliaAnimoca BrandsBlockchain Founders FundIoTeX+1 more
Inspirato operates a luxury travel membership club offering curated access to vacation homes, resort partners, and exclusive experiences with personalized concierge services.
B2B MarketplacesConsumerTravel & Hospitality
Co-investorsCrunchFundDag VenturesIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Millennium Technology Value PartnersTuesday CapitalW Capital Partners+1 more
Inspirato is a luxury hospitality company that manages, staffs, and maintains a curated portfolio of branded luxury vacation homes, offered to affluent travelers through a subscription and club membership model alongside hotel partners and trip planning.
ConsumerMarketplacesPropTechTravel & HospitalityDenver, US
Brent Handler(CEO)Brad Handler(Executive Chairman)David Kallery(President)Robert Neighbor(CFO)Theodore Schlein(Manager)Martin Pucher(Chief Operating Officer, Treasurer)
Co-investorsCrunchFundKleiner Perkins
OneTrust provides a governance platform for privacy, risk, data, and compliance across organizations' technology stacks.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareAtlanta, US
Alan J. Dabbiere(Manager)John Marshall(Manager)Kabir Barday(Founder)in
BoardRichard Wells(Manager)inDavid K. Dabbiere(Manager)
Co-investorsAcrew CapitalAdams Street PartnersAmplify PartnersBitkraft Esports VenturesBlackRockBright Pixel Capital+16 more
Interface Bio develops immunotherapies targeting complex inflammatory diseases by combining biological evolution, metabolomics, and machine learning to discover natural-derived therapeutic products.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechMedical Devices
Co-investorsUlu VenturesPear VC
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-investors500 GlobalAccelAmplo VenturesBetter Tomorrow VenturesElevate VenturesEmergence Capital Partners+17 more
Lace Health helps integrative and functional medicine clinicians start and run their own practices, handling business planning, financial modeling, credentialing and payer contracting, billing/RCM, EHR and AI tooling, and marketing.
Digital HealthHealthtechSaaS
Layla Yarjani(Founder)Robert Crocker(Founding Medical Director)
Co-investorsMuse Capital
LifeDNA offers direct-to-consumer DNA testing and analysis focused on methylation and wellness, delivering personalized reports on nutrition, fitness, supplementation, sleep, skincare, and other traits.
Digital HealthDirect to ConsumerWellness & Fitness
Co-investorsLinus Ventures
Localized offers expert-led training and certification programs for professionals and organizations in fields such as AI, carbon/ESG intelligence, virtual/remote collaboration, and career readiness.
EdTechFuture of WorkHR TechWashington, US
Ronit Avni(CEO)Devin Young(Chief AI Officer)
Co-investorsBisk VenturesCapria VenturesMindshift Capital
Making Space is a talent acquisition and learning platform that helps disabled professionals build skills, find community, and secure meaningful employment, while providing employers with accessible hiring and retention support.
B2B MarketplacesEdTechHR TechImpact & Social GoodLos Angeles, US
Keely Cat-Wells(CEO & Founder)in
Co-investorsMindshift CapitalSamvid VenturesTechstarsWorkshop Venture PartnersBeta BoomFullCircle
HealthtechWellness & FitnessWashington, US
Jennifer Newton-Small(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsPixel Perfect VenturesTechstarsArgon Ventures
Co-investorsKnockout Capital
Photon Marine builds a 300 HP electric outboard motor and works with boat builders to produce electric vessels.
CleantechHardwareMobility & TransportationPortland, US
MARCELINO J. ALVAREZ(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsJuniperPortland Seed FundRoadster CapitalVamosVenturesElevate Capital
Arlington, US
Shubadeep Debgupta(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardRachel Kern(Director)Nancy Cocozza(Director)
Quite Remarkable is a pre-launch brand teasing a Fall 2026 debut, with offerings organized around homes, resorts, experiences, and wellness.
Travel & HospitalityWellness & Fitness
RingPartner (now rebranded as Buyerlink) is a lead generation platform offering pay-per-call, data leads, and clicks to connect businesses with consumers seeking their services.
AdTechMarketing TechMarketplaces
Schola provides live outreach tools to help schools recruit, enroll, and retain families.
EdTech
Benjamin Welbournin
Co-investorsAZ Venture Capital Inc.KickstartPHX VenturesPortfoliaChannel Equity PartnersStout Street Capital
Seed&Spark is a crowdfunding and distribution platform for creators of storytelling projects, including filmmakers, writers, musicians, podcasters, and other performers.
Creator EconomyFintechMarketplacesMedia & EntertainmentLos Angeles, US
Emily Best(Founder)inErica Anderson(Co-founder)
Co-investorsBackstage CapitalTechstars
Sika is a marketplace platform that allows consumers to purchase wellness and health products using pre-tax HSA/FSA funds.
HealthtechMarketplacesWellness & FitnessMountain View, US
Ami Kumordzie(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsShine CapitalUlu Ventures
The Beans is a financial wellness product offered through employers that helps employees create personalized cash flow plans to manage their money and reduce financial stress.
FintechHR TechWellness & Fitness
Co-investorsAloft VCCoyote VenturesEmmeline VenturesCommerce VenturesImpulsum VenturesPrecursor Ventures
The RealReal is an online marketplace for authenticated luxury consignment, allowing consumers to buy and sell pre-owned designer clothing, accessories, jewelry, watches, and home goods.
Circular EconomyConsumerE-commerceMarketplacesSan Francisco, US
Julie Wainwright(Executive Officer, Director)Matt Gustke(Executive Officer)Henry V. Barry(Executive Officer)Henry V Barry(Executive Officer)
BoardMathias Schilling(Director)inCynthia Ringo(Director)
Co-investorsAcrew CapitalAspect VenturesBright Pixel CapitalCanaan PartnersDBL PartnersGreycroft+10 more
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Trend is a content marketplace platform that connects brands with creators for content production.
B2B MarketplacesCreator EconomyDirect to ConsumerMarketing TechMarketplacesMedia & EntertainmentAustin, US
Zach Moosbrugger(Founder)inRamon Berrios
Co-investors500 GlobalFlybridge Capital PartnersTechstars
Verbling is a marketplace connecting language learners with over 2,000 verified tutors offering lessons in more than 70 languages.
EdTechMarketplacesSan Francisco, US
Mikael Bernstein(Founder/CEO)inJacob Lars Jolis(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Mikael Patrik Bernstein(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
BoardDuncan Davidson(Director)
Co-investorsFundersClubHemisphere Ventures LLCY CombinatorBullpen CapitalFCVCRothenberg Ventures
Wayfarer Studios is an independent production studio that develops, produces, and finances feature films, episodic television, documentaries, unscripted series, and podcasts, with a focus on original stories centered on human connection and social change.
Media & Entertainment
Justin Baldoni(Co-founder)Steve Sarowitz(Co-founder)Jamey Heath(CEO)Tera Hanks(President)
Westwind Pictures is an independent film and television production and distribution company that develops feature films, scripted and documentary series, and children's programming for Canadian, American, and international audiences.
Media & EntertainmentAncaster, CA
Wrapbook provides production payroll and accounting software for film, television, and commercial production teams.
Enterprise SoftwareSaaS
Cameron Woodward(Founder)inAli Javid(Founder)in
Co-investorsA*Andreessen HorowitzBessemer Venture PartnersEqual VenturesField VenturesUncork Capital+2 more
Exits · 1
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioServe RoboticsNASDAQ: SERV
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Contractors · news.clearancejobs.com · Aug 14, 2026
The Real Real x-tech-robotics · ca.investing.com · Aug 6, 2026
Serve Robotics · norfolkdailynews.com · Jul 15, 2026
Wrapbook · help.wrapbook.com · Jul 9, 2026
Ironclad · prnewswire.com · Jul 1, 2026
Verbling · trysignalbase.com · Jun 17, 2026
Buyerlink · superbcrew.com · May 23, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has One Planet Group made?
- One Planet Group has 62 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO.
- What stage does One Planet Group invest at?
- One Planet Group invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Growth, Late Stage stages.
- What sectors does One Planet Group focus on?
- One Planet Group focuses on AdTech, Cleantech, Climate Tech, Digital Health, EdTech, Healthtech, Impact & Social Good, Marketing Tech, Media & Entertainment, Mobility & Transportation.
- Where is One Planet Group located?
- One Planet Group is headquartered in Walnut Creek, US.
- Who does One Planet Group co-invest with?
- One Planet Group most often shares deals with Techstars, 500 Global, Kickstart, among 119 tracked co-investors.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamHow to Build a "People-First" Culture with Unicorn Founder and CEO of One Planet Group, Payam Zamani
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Crossing the Desert: Embracing Life’s Challenges With Payam Zamani of One Planet Group
INspired INsider · Payam Zamani
Executive Spotlight with Payam Zamani of One Planet Group and AutoWeb
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Co-investors · 21
Lux Capital is a venture capital firm that backs founders building transformative deep technologies, having been among the first investors in category-defining companies across AI, robotics, biotech, defense, and infrastructure.
500 Global (formerly 500 Startups) is a venture capital firm whose flagship Silicon Valley strategy backs promising technology companies from pre-seed onward across a range of sectors and geographies.
Uncork Capital (formerly SoftTech VC) is a seed-stage venture firm that invests early in founders, with a focus on AI-native companies building leverage and scale.
Uber is a technology company operating multisided platforms that connect consumers with ride services, transit, delivery of food and groceries, and freight shipping across more than 70 countries and 15,000+ cities.
Canaan Partners is a venture capital firm with over 30 years of history, backing companies across technology and healthcare sectors through close, hands-on partnerships with founders.
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.
Greycroft is a venture capital firm that partners with founders across multiple industries and geographies, investing in software, sustainability, and consumer brands.
UpHonest Capital is a Silicon Valley-based investment firm founded in 2017 that supports cross-border entrepreneurship and investment between China and the United States, and runs media, scout, and incubation programs.
Precursor Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in founders at the earliest stages, focusing on people over product.
Locus Ventures is an early-stage venture firm run by a team of makers and entrepreneurs focused on helping founders build companies.
A seed-stage venture capital firm that invests in bootstrapped, capital-efficient companies building AI-native software and tech-enabled products with early product-market fit and at least $500K in revenue.
Lightspeed is a global venture capital firm that has spent over two decades backing innovative companies as an early and first investor.
▶9 more co-investors
DCVC (Data Collective)NextView VenturesBlockchain CapitalUnpopular VenturesMischiefGutbrain VenturesE12 Venture Capital, LlcAgFunderBerkeley SkyDeck Fund
Firms observed investing alongside One Planet Group, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with One Planet Group's recorded portfolio.
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