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Angel networkBoston · Pre-Seed–Series A · 1 people tracked
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Investment thesis
OnStartups represents the angel investing activity of Dharmesh Shah, who has backed more than 80 early-stage startups. The portfolio spans software, SaaS, developer tools, fintech, digital currency, marketplaces, real estate, communication, data, security, and customer service companies, reflecting a broad, sector-agnostic approach to backing founders disrupting the status quo.
Source: firm website, verified Oct 2, 2026.
Team · 1 people
from the firm's websiteWhat they invest in
from 25 of 45 portfolio companiesSaaS ×12Enterprise Software ×11AI & Machine Learning ×9Consumer ×6Marketplaces ×5Sales Tech ×5Marketing Tech ×4Data & Infrastructure ×3
HQs:United States×21Canada×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 20 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×62 founders×83 founders×44+ founders×2
What their founders studiedfrom 15 founders with field-of-study data
Computer Science ×5Business & Management ×3Finance & Accounting ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 20 founders with career history
Autodesk ×3FullContact ×2Goldman Sachs ×2HubSpot ×2Impellent Ventures ×2Microsoft ×2Vendr ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
1 hold an MBA (of 20 with degree data)
Investments · 45 tracked
founders shown can be your intro path
Coinbase is a cryptocurrency exchange platform that offers trading, custody, and financial services for cryptocurrencies, stocks, derivatives, and prediction markets to consumers, institutions, and developers.
Crypto & Web3FintechSan Francisco, US
Brian Armstrong(Co-founder & CEO)inFred Ehrsam(Co-founder)inEmilie Choi(President & COO)inAlesia Haas(Chief Financial Officer)inPaul Grewal(Chief Legal Officer & Secretary)inLawrence (L.J.) Brock(Chief People Officer)
Co-investors1confirmationA.Capital Venturesa16z cryptoAcrew CapitalAdventure FundAndreessen Horowitz+93 more
AngelList's investor management platform provides tools for venture capital and private equity firms to streamline LP interactions, automate fund operations, and deliver reporting and portfolio updates through a branded digital experience.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Avlok Kohli(CEO)in
Co-investorsAccelerator VenturesAccompliceAgman PartnersAltra VentureAngel Collective Opportunity FundAtacama Ventures+52 more
Backupify provides SaaS backup software for Google Workspace and Microsoft 365 environments, including services such as data retention and ransomware protection for cloud applications like Gmail, Google Drive, OneDrive, SharePoint, and Microsoft Teams.
Cloud ComputingCybersecuritySaaSCambridge, US
Robert May(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)MaryAnn LePage(Executive Officer)
BoardBrady Bohrmann(Director)Alex Chriss(Director)inRichard Levandov(Director)Ralph Folz(Director)
Co-investorsAvalon Ventures Management, LlcBetaworksFirst Round CapitalGeneral CatalystLowercase Capital
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Blissfully was a SaaS management platform that helped companies discover, manage, and optimize their SaaS applications, spend, and vendor workflows.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSLong Island City, US
Ariel Diaz(Executive Officer, Director)inAaron White(Director)inRyan Neu(Founder)in
BoardEric Paley(Director)in
Co-investorsCraft VenturesSoftBank Vision FundTiger Global ManagementAspenwoodFounder CollectiveHummer Winblad Venture Partners (HWVP)+1 more
Bluebirds provides a platform for go-to-market teams to automatically identify and send prospect lists to their CRM by combining custom intent signals from multiple data sources, reducing manual research and list-building work.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSales TechSan Francisco, US
Rohan Punamia(Founder)inKunal Punera(Founder)in
Co-investorsLightspeed Venture PartnersY Combinator1984 Ventures Management, LlcPeterson Venture PartnersPeterson VenturesSequoia Capital+1 more
Buffer is a social media management platform that enables small businesses, creators, and individuals to schedule posts, analyze engagement, and manage their presence across multiple social networks.
Creator EconomyMarketing TechSaaSSocialChicago, US
Joel Gascoigne(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsAngelPadCollaborative FundEMERGENT VENTURESHemisphere Ventures LLCInspiration VenturesRadicle Impact+4 more
CareGuide operates online marketplaces that connect people seeking care services with qualified caregivers across various verticals including pet care, home services, and childcare.
ConsumerDigital HealthHealthtechHR TechMarketplacesSaaSToronto, US
John GreeninAli Dinani(Chief Executive Officer)inKen Scott(Chief Financial Officer)inEmir Hasanbegovic(Chief Technology Officer)in
BoardJesse Rasch
Co-investors500 GlobalGarage CapitalInovia CapitalStructure CapitalFJ LabsPlaza Ventures+1 more
Change.org is an online petition and advocacy platform that enables users to organize campaigns for social and political change.
B2B MarketplacesConsumerGovTechSocialSan Francisco, US
Ben Rattray(Founder & Chief Executive Officer)inBenjamin Joffe-Waltin
Co-investorsRethink ImpactSlow Ventures
Clearbit is a B2B data provider that gathers public web data, proprietary data, and LLMs to produce standardized data sets for enriching records, scoring and routing leads, and revealing website visitor buying intent.
Data & InfrastructureMarketing TechSales Tech
Co-investorsBoxGroupCross Creek AdvisorsFelicis VenturesFirst Round CapitalTodd and Rahul’s Angel FundUtopian Ventures+7 more
A marketplace where independent designers sell digital assets such as fonts, graphics, templates, photos, and themes to other creators.
Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareMarketplacesSan Francisco, US
Darius "Bubs" Monsef(Founder/CEO)inAaron Epstein(Founder)inChris Williams(Founder/CTO)inChris Winn(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardCack Wilhelm(Director)
Co-investors500 GlobalFounder CollectiveY CombinatorAccompliceAlexis OhanianAtlas Venture+17 more
CrowdStreet is a platform that provides individual investors access to private market investments including commercial real estate, private equity, venture capital, and private credit funds.
B2B MarketplacesFintechMarketplacesPortland, US
Darren Powderly(Executive Officer, Director)inTore Steen(Executive Officer, Director)inDan Laun(Executive Officer)inSteve Drew(Executive Officer)inIan Formigle(Executive Officer)inMarshall Clark(Executive Officer)in
Co-investorsGrotech VenturesInspire Global VenturesPortland Seed FundRally Ventures Management, LlcGreen Visor CapitalSeven Peaks Ventures
Drift (now part of Salesloft) provides AI chat agents that engage website visitors in real time, capture buyer intent, and feed those signals into Salesloft's Predictive Revenue System to trigger seller actions.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSales Tech
David Cancel(Founder)inElias Torres(Founder)in
Co-investorsAvenir Growth CapitalFounder CollectiveGeneral CatalystHarmony PartnersNextView VenturesOpen Opportunity Fund+2 more
Help Scout builds a customer communication platform for growing businesses that want to provide personalized support at scale.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSCambridge, US
Nick Francis(Co-Founder and Chairman of the Board)inDenny Swindle(Distinguished Architect & Co-Founder)inJared McDaniel(VP of Product Design and Co-Founder)in
Co-investorsBantam GroupConvergeFoundryLead Edge CapitalTechstarsZelkova Ventures+1 more
Analytics and forecasting solutions for revenue teams.
Boston, US
Frederick Shilmover(Executive Officer, Director)Courtland Cunningham(Director)
BoardJeff Fagnan(Director)
Co-investorsNextView VenturesTola CapitalAccompliceDraper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ)Two Sigma Ventures
Life360 is a family safety mobile application that enables families and friends to share real-time location information, receive driving safety alerts, and check in with loved ones to maintain peace of mind about their whereabouts and well-being.
ConsumerHealthtechIoTSan Francisco, US
Chris Hulls(Executive Officer, Director)inAlex Haro(Director)inLauren Antonoff(Executive Officer, Director)inRussell Burke(Executive Officer)in
BoardRyan Swagar(Director)Chris Cheever(Director)
Co-investors500 GlobalAmerican Family VenturesApplied AngelsBand of AngelsBessemer Venture PartnersBMW i Ventures+17 more
Full-service, valet storage brand now operating as Clutter by Iron Mountain, offering pickup, cataloging and warehouse storage.
ConsumerLogistics & Supply ChainMarketplacesNew York, US
Sam Rosen(Founder)inRahul Gandhi(Founder)in
Co-investorsGV (Google Ventures)Harmony PartnersWinklevoss Capital8VCCollaborative FundFounders Fund+4 more
Mattermark provides a database and analytics platform for discovering, researching, and tracking private companies and investors, with data on company profiles, key personnel, funding, and growth signals.
Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales TechSan Francisco, US
Danielle "Elle" Morrill(Founder/CEO)inAl Abut(Founder/CPO)inKevin Morrill(Founder/CTO)in
Co-investors500 GlobalTransmedia CapitalVersion One VenturesY CombinatorAndreessen HorowitzAnvil Capital+8 more
Outschool operates a marketplace for live online classes taught by independent instructors to children ages 3–18, covering both core subjects and interest-based topics.
EdTechMarketplacesSan Francisco, US
Nicholas Grandy(Founder)Amir Nathoo(Founder)in
Co-investorsBond Capital ManagementCoatue ManagementCollaborative FundDraft Ventures LlcFundersClubLightspeed Venture Partners+9 more
People.ai builds AI-powered insights for revenue teams to analyze deal pipelines and provide actionable answers about sales performance based on a company's own deal history.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales TechSan Francisco, US
Oleg Rogynskyy(Founder/CEO)in
Co-investorsAkkadian VenturesAVentures CapitalBallistic VenturesDniproFrontline VenturesGarage Capital+27 more
PlayAI builds voice AI models that can replicate any voice or accent and produce speech in real-time for conversational applications.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
hammad Syed(Founder)inMahmoud Felfel(Founder)inSyed Hammad AhmedHammad Syed(Founder)in
Co-investors500 GlobalSoma CapitalY Combinator57Blocks CapitalKindred VenturesPioneer+2 more
An AI-powered design platform that enables users to create custom stickers, merchandise, posters, and other products by describing their ideas, which the AI then generates with professional typography and layouts.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerCreator EconomySan Francisco, US
Suhail Doshi(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsCaffeinated CapitalHumans Of The InternetShrug CapitalY Combinator8VCAmboy Street Ventures+11 more
Propexo builds data infrastructure for multifamily real estate, connecting property management systems and proptech tools through a centralized data warehouse and unified API.
Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwarePropTechSaaSBoston, US
Nick Johnson(Founder)inBen Keller(Founder)inRemen Okoruwa(Co-Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsPrudenceSSC Venture PartnersY CombinatorFifth WallPropTech Angel GroupRXR+1 more
SketchDeck.ai is a B2B SaaS company offering LIFT, an AI-powered, cloud-based material counting software that automates steel takeoffs for structural steel estimating and fabrication teams.
AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechPropTechSaaSEdmonton, CA
Co-investorsBoreal VenturesEdmonton UnlimitedStartup TNTTechstarsBKR CapitalDecisive Point
Stack Exchange operates a network of question-and-answer communities where users ask and answer questions across topics such as board games, mathematics, and other subject areas.
ConsumerMedia & EntertainmentSocialNew York, US
Avram Joel Spolsky(Executive Officer, Director)Michael Howard Pryor(Executive Officer, Director)Jack Sinclair(Executive Officer)inJeff Szczepanski(Executive Officer)in
BoardBrad Burnham(Director)inNeil Rimer(Director)in
Co-investorsFounder CollectiveUnion Square Ventures (USV)Andreessen HorowitzBezos ExpeditionsIndex VenturesSpark Capital
UserVoice offers product feedback software that organizes customer requests and insights to guide product decisions.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaS
Co-investorsBaseline VenturesCurious CapitalLocalGlobe
WP Engine provides managed hosting and platform services for WordPress websites, serving companies and agencies of all sizes with infrastructure, tools, and support.
Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSAustin, US
Jason Cohen(Founder)inDavid Brolsma(Executive Officer)inHeather Brunner(Executive Officer)inChad Costello(Executive Officer)inRick Crandall(Director)Mariano Dima(Director)
Co-investorsboldstart venturesCapital FactoryEquity Trust CompanyGolub GrowthHazelview VenturesMantella Venture Partners+5 more
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
Angel ListAppcuesCapicheCrayonInfluitiveJebbitLocuNimbleNimble CRMNuzzelOktaPorticoRapportiveRecurlySharaholicSmartererStreamVentureApp
Exits · 12
2 IPOs · 10 acquisitions · showing 5CoinbaseNasdaq: COINBlissfullyacq. by VendrCreative Marketacq. by DribbbleInsightSquaredacq. by MediaflyMakeSpaceacq. by Clutter
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesCoinbase · Coinbase Blog · Aug 13, 2026
Outschool · support.outschool.com · Jun 25, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has OnStartups made?
- OnStartups has 45 tracked investments, 12 of which have exited.
- What stage does OnStartups invest at?
- OnStartups invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What sectors does OnStartups focus on?
- OnStartups focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, Crypto & Web3, Cybersecurity, Data & Infrastructure, Developer Tools, EdTech, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Marketing Tech, Marketplaces, Media & Entertainment, PropTech, SaaS, Social.
- Where is OnStartups located?
- OnStartups is headquartered in Boston, US.
- Who does OnStartups co-invest with?
- OnStartups most often shares deals with 500 Global, Founder Collective, Y Combinator, among 103 tracked co-investors.
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