Operator Collective
Venture capitalActively deployingPalo Alto · Pre-Seed–Series A · 18 people tracked
Also known as Operator Collective 506 · Operator Collective Activate · Operator Collective F506 · OPERATOR COLLECTIVE MANAGEMENT, L.L.C.
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Investment thesis
Operator Collective operates a 'Collective Venture Model' that convenes 200+ operator LPs—executives actively building and scaling tech companies—to support portfolio founders with introductions, enterprise customer access, strategic partnerships, and functional expertise across every stage. The firm emphasizes an inclusive, diverse approach to venture, aiming to broaden access for founders and investors historically excluded from the ecosystem. It positions its network of experienced operators as a differentiated, hands-on resource that founders can tap for needs from early stages onward, while pursuing industry-beating returns.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 15, 2026.
Team · 18 people
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Founder mafia
The Operator Collective mafia →8 people who came through Operator Collective went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 81 of 92 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×61SaaS ×45Enterprise Software ×40Developer Tools ×12Future of Work ×11Data & Infrastructure ×10HR Tech ×10Sales Tech ×9
HQs:United States×51United Kingdom×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 51 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×222 founders×163 founders×74+ founders×6
Where their founders studiedfrom 79 founders with education data
Stanford University ×7University of Pennsylvania ×5Harvard Business School ×3Harvard University ×3Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi ×3Stanford University Graduate School of Business ×3UCLA ×3University of California, Berkeley ×3
What their founders studiedfrom 76 founders with field-of-study data
Computer Science ×34Engineering ×17Business & Management ×16Economics ×7Politics & Policy ×6Mathematics & Statistics ×5Humanities ×3Physics ×3
Where their founders worked beforefrom 82 founders with career history
Facebook ×8LinkedIn ×4NEXT Canada ×3Qualcomm ×3Apple ×2AT&T ×2Bessemer Venture Partners ×2Carnegie Mellon University ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
9 founders hold a PhD · 12 hold an MBA (of 82 with degree data)
Investments · 92 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 32025 · 42024 · 42023 · 62022 · 92021 · 12018 · 229 dated
DataGrail provides a software platform that helps companies build and scale comprehensive privacy programs to manage personal data across multiple systems.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Daniel Barber(CEO & Co-Founder)inIgnacio Zendejas(Co-Founder)in
Co-investorsFelicis VenturesThird Point VenturesThomson Reuters VenturesBasis Set VenturesDig Ventures Management LimitedHubSpot Ventures+6 more
Redefining go-to-market with AI Superhumans
Amanda Kahlow(Founder)in
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesBantam GroupBasecamp FundBattery VenturesHarmonic Growth PartnersMSIV+3 more
AgentSync provides insurance infrastructure software that manages onboarding, licensing, and appointment processes for carriers, agencies, MGAs, and producers.
Enterprise SoftwareInsurTechSaaSDenver, US
Niji Sabharwal(Founder & Chief Executive Officer)inJennifer Knight(Founder & Chief Technology Officer)in
Co-investors137 VenturesAnthemis VentureCraft VenturesMischiefNine Four VenturesSummit Peak Investments+4 more
Airspace Intelligence develops predictive software for mission-critical operations in defense and infrastructure sectors, serving large airlines and US government agencies.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDefense TechLogistics & Supply ChainBoston, US
Phillip Buckendorf(CEO)inLucas Kukielka(VP of Product Engineering (co-founder))in
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzGradient VenturesNEW VISTA CAPITALRenegade PartnersSpark CapitalVillage Global+3 more
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Amberflo provides real-time usage metering, AI cost tracking and usage-based billing for software and AI companies.
Palo Alto, US
Lior Mechlovich(Founder)Puneet Gupta(Founder)in
BoardSatya Patel(Director)in
Co-investorsHomebrewLiveOak VenturesLorimer VenturesNorwest Venture Partners
Cosmos is a unified AI agents platform that enables enterprise development teams to automate software development workflows at scale, improving engineering throughput and reducing time-to-merge through intelligent agent coordination and codebase understanding.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwarePalo Alto, US
Guy Gur-Ari(Founder)in
Co-investorsEvolution Equity PartnersEvolution VC PartnersGlynn Capital ManagementIndex VenturesPebblebedSV Angel+3 more
BlocPower upgrades buildings to reduce emissions and improve efficiency through sustainable retrofits and inclusive financing, focusing on underserved communities.
CleantechClimate TechImpact & Social GoodPropTech
Brian Lindsey(CEO)in
Co-investorsAmerican Family Insurance Institute for Corporate and Social ImpactCleo CapitalMaC Venture CapitalPulse FundThird SphereVoLo Earth Ventures
Blueprint builds software tools for licensed mental health professionals to support their clinical work and client care.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechMental HealthSaaS
Danny Freed(Founder)in
Co-investorsBeringeaEnsemble VCTau VenturesBitGoFlowdeskKeyrock+1 more
Bonfire Ventures is a seed-stage venture capital firm that leads seed rounds in AI-native B2B software companies, focusing on products that improve with usage across areas like vertical AI, proprietary data, services-to-software, fintech infrastructure, and agent-native infrastructure.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSLos Angeles, US
Co-investorsAtento CapitalFoundry
C1 provides an AI-native identity security platform for enterprises to manage and secure human, non-human, and AI identities at scale.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Paul Querna(Founder)in
Co-investorsFelicis VenturesA.Capital VenturesAndreessen HorowitzSV Angel
Clarity Pediatrics provides evidence-based telehealth care for pediatric ADHD and anxiety, partnering with insurance providers to make care accessible to families.
Digital HealthHealthtechMental HealthCalifornia, US
Co-investorsCity LightCoalition OperatorsHomebrewRethink ImpactVamosVenturesMaverick Ventures
Clay provides a data enrichment and workflow platform that combines first-party, intent, and third-party data from 100+ sources to help sales and growth teams identify and reach target customers.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureMarketing TechSaaSSales TechNew York, US
Kareem Amin(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsAbstract VenturesAmbush Capitalboldstart venturesBoxGroupCapitalGFirst Round Capital+8 more
Common Room is an AI-powered go-to-market platform that unifies first-party customer data with real-world buyer signals to provide buyer intelligence and automated action capabilities.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaSSales TechSeattle, US
Viraj Mody(Co-Founder & Head of Engineering (CTO))inTom Kleinpeter(Co-Founder & Chief Architect)inLinda Lian(Co-Founder & CEO)inFrancis Luu(Co-Founder & Head of Product Design)inKaren Ng(VP of Product)inJake Randall(Chief Operating Officer)in
Co-investors01 AdvisorsGreylock PartnersIndex VenturesMadrona Venture GroupNext Play Ventures
ConductorOne provides an AI-native identity security platform designed to manage and secure modern identities—including human, non-human, and AI identities—for enterprise security and IT teams.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Paul Querna(Executive Officer, Director)inAlexander Bovee(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardMarcie Vu(Director)Ping Li(Director)in
Co-investorsAccelAlumni VenturesFelicis VenturesGaruda VenturesGlynn Capital ManagementGreycroft+1 more
ContractsAI structures and activates contract data beyond static storage in contract lifecycle management systems, making terms accessible for operational use across enterprise systems.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLegalTechSaaS
Jenn McCarron(Co-founder & CEO)inPhani Gunturu(Co-founder & CTO)in
Co-investorsAltimeter CapitalAndreessen HorowitzBain Capital VenturesBlackstoneGeneral CatalystInterlagos+9 more
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Coworker.ai provides AI agents that automate product-management workflows such as synthesizing user feedback, monitoring competitors, tracking feature requests, and syncing roadmaps and documentation.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSSan Francisco, US
Alex Calder(Founder)inBradford Church(Founder)in
Co-investorsAbstract VenturesEniac VenturesFocal VenturesTriatomic Capital
Cube is an AI-powered financial intelligence platform for FP&A teams that integrates with Excel, Google Sheets, PowerPoint, Slack, and source systems to automate financial planning, analysis, and reporting.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSNew York City, US
Christina Ross(Founder & CEO)inJosh Holat(AI Leader & Technology Executive)inShayan Ashtiani(Product Leader)inRob Dandorph(Operations Leader)in
Co-investorsBonfire VenturesClocktower VenturesMayfield FundPLG VenturesTechstarsGTMfund+1 more
Co-investors2.12 AngelsBlindspot Ventures Management CoDifferential VenturesFifth Down CapitalGood Growth CapitalMotley Fool Ventures+7 more
DataPeople provides a hiring platform that helps hiring managers define roles, collaborate with recruiters, and publish job descriptions using AI-powered templates and best practice libraries.
AI & Machine LearningFuture of WorkHR TechSaaS
Co-investorsGreatPoint VenturesNew Markets Venture PartnersFirst Round CapitalUncork CapitalFOG VenturesGaingels+2 more
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Demostack builds a platform for creating and delivering interactive product demonstrations to prospects.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales Tech
Aaron Hakim(Founder)in
Co-investorsAmiti VenturesBessemer Venture PartnersGTMfundTiger Global Management
Dock provides a white-label customer portal platform that enables companies to manage projects, share files, track engagement, and handle renewals in a single collaborative workspace.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales Tech
Co-investorsFjor FoundersRecall CapitalHearst VenturesLightbankLinse CapitalMatter Venture Partners+3 more
E2B provides open-source, secure cloud sandboxes (built on Firecracker microVMs) where AI agents and LLMs can run untrusted, AI-generated code, use terminals and browsers, handle files, and access the internet.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper Tools
Co-investorsCortical VenturesDecibel PartnersDeep AcreKAYAInsight Partners
Eudia builds an operating system for legal teams that uses AI and digital twins to help legal professionals manage complex work and knowledge.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLegalTechCalifornia, US
Omar Haroun(CEO & Co-Founder)inAshish Agrawal(Founder)in
Co-investorsB3 CapitalDefy PartnersEverywhere VenturesFirsthandVCFloodgateHakluyt Capital+2 more
Faros AI offers an engineering intelligence platform that unifies data about people, agents, processes, and tools to track AI token spend, tie it to shipped outcomes, and measure AI's impact on developer productivity, quality, and experience.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Aria Brown(Founder)Matthew Tovbin(Founder)inShubha Nabar(Founder)inVitaly Gordon(Founder)in
Co-investorsLobby CapitalRPS VenturesSignalFireWebb Investment NetworkZenda
Wilmington, US
Aleksei Palazhchenko(Director)Peter Farkas(Executive Officer, Director)Petr Zaytsev(Director)
BoardXuezhao Lan(Director)in
Co-investorsBasis Set Ventures
Fireworks provides AI infrastructure services, leveraging experience from PyTorch, Meta, and Google.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Mateo, US
Dmytro Dzhulgakov(Founder)inBenny Yufei Chen(Founder)inChenyu Zhao(Founder)inDmytro Ivchenko(Founder)inJames Reed(Founder)inLin Qiao(Founder)in
Co-investorsArtisanal VenturesBessemer Venture PartnersIndex VenturesInsight PartnersLightspeed Venture PartnersMenlo Ventures+6 more
Forethought builds self-improving AI agents for customer service, now integrated into Zendesk's platform.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Mateo, US
Deon Nicholas(Founder)inSami Ghoche(Founder)in
Co-investors8VCCleo CapitalFrontline VenturesGeodesic CapitalInspired CapitalK9 Ventures+4 more
Givebutter offers all-in-one fundraising software for nonprofits, including donation forms, events, auctions, a built-in donor CRM, and marketing tools across email, text, and direct mail.
FintechImpact & Social GoodSaaS
Max Friedman(Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer)inLiran Cohen(Co-Founder, Chief Technology & Product Officer)inAri Krasner(Co-Founder)Jordan Bauer(Chief Financial Officer)inKeith Kirk(VP of Engineering)inMatthew Carufel(Chief Revenue Officer)
Co-investorsArdent VentureBessemer Venture PartnersHyperchain CapitalJulian Capital
Glow is a sustainable energy platform that deploys solar farms across multiple continents, facilitating crowdsourced renewable energy projects and institutional investments to deliver clean energy at scale to regions in need.
CleantechClimate TechEnergy
David Vorick(Founder & CEO)inJulie Rhodes(Head of Operations)Chris Denaro(COO)in
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzPolychain CapitalCyberstartsEv3 Ventures LlcLattice CapitalNotion Capital+9 more
Glow provides endpoint protection software rebuilt from first principles using AI to shift security from reactive to proactive defense in enterprise environments.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise Software
Roi Tiger(Co-Founder & CEO)inOmer Singer(Co-Founder & CTO)inOphir Arie(Co-Founder & VP R&D)in
Co-investorsCyberstartsHolly Ventures
Guild operates a global education benefits platform that connects employees to a curated learning marketplace, 1:1 coaching, and analytics so employers can develop talent, fill critical roles, and build internal mobility.
EdTechFuture of WorkHR TechDenver, US
Brittany Stich(Founder)inGREG SIEGEL(Executive Officer)RACHEL ROMER CARLSON(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)NATALIE MCCULLOUGH(Executive Officer)PAUL FREEDMAN(Executive Officer)LEIGHANNE LEVENSALER(Director)
Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersBuilders + BackersCowboy VenturesFelicis VenturesGSV VenturesICONIQ+14 more
Hex builds tools for data analysis and visualization, serving data teams, analysts, and organizations that need to work with data.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Barry McCardel(Founder)inCaitlin Colgrove(Founder)inGlen Takahashi(Founder)in
Co-investors137 VenturesAmplify PartnersAndreessen HorowitzDash VCLorimer VenturesNext Legacy Partners+9 more
Hightouch offers an AI-powered agentic marketing platform that connects to a company's data warehouse, marketing channels, and creative systems to build, launch, and optimize personalized campaigns across performance marketing and lifecycle/CRM.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureMarketing Tech
Tejas Manohar(Founder & CEO)inJoshua Curl(Cofounder)Kashish Gupta(Cofounder)in
Co-investorsAfore CapitalICONIQNew NormalAmplify Partners CVBain Capital VenturesDorm Room+5 more
HumanQ runs QPods, 60-minute live execution sprints led by a facilitator ("Catalyst") for small groups of up to 6 people to unblock teams and drive progress on business challenges.
Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaS
Co-investorsKindred Ventures
Internet Backyard builds financial infrastructure for the compute economy, modeling data center capacity (racks, regions, SKUs, workloads) as tradeable units that can be priced, billed, financed, insured, and hedged.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingFintech
Co-investorsBasis Set VenturesCrucible CapitalMaple VCCenter Electric
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)inBrian Powers(Executive Officer)Cai GoGwilt(Director)Jason Springer(Chief Executive Officer)Jeremy Smith(President)inVedavati Verma(Chief Technology Officer)
Co-investors500 GlobalAccelAmplo VenturesBetter Tomorrow VenturesElevate VenturesEmergence Capital Partners+20 more
Lovable is an AI-powered platform that enables users to build web applications and websites through conversational chat interactions with artificial intelligence.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsSaaSDover, US
Fabian Hedin(Executive Officer, Director)inAnton Osika(Executive Officer, Director)inAndy Toung(Executive Officer)
BoardBenjamin Fletcher(Director)Matt Murphy(Director)in
Co-investors83NorthAccelAIX VenturesAnthropy PartnersBalderton CapitalbyFounders+31 more
Malleable lets non-technical operations teams describe workflows in plain English, which AI agents then build, run, and refine over time while keeping the process visible and editable.
AI & Machine LearningFuture of WorkSaaSSeattle, US
Aria Haghighi(Executive Officer, Director)Kayur Patel(Executive Officer, Director)
MIDI develops digital health solutions for patients and clinicians to improve access to and delivery of care across diverse populations.
Digital HealthHealthtechLos Altos Hills, US
Joanna Stober(Executive Officer, Director)Sharon Meers(Executive Officer, Director)inJoanna Strober(Founder)in
BoardAllison Gates(Director)in
Co-investors1843 Capital25MadisonAble PartnersAdvance Venture PartnersCity Lightf7 Ventures+16 more
NOX operates AI-powered metal manufacturing facilities that provide cut-to-spec metal products to American manufacturers with quote and delivery times measured in milliseconds rather than days.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningDeep TechRoboticsDetroit, US
Zane Hengsperger(Founder)in
Co-investors640 OxfordAnorak VenturesThe CouncilTrail Run CapitalY CombinatorE1 Ventures+1 more
Noyo builds APIs and infrastructure that connect and standardize benefits data, enabling modern benefits experiences to be embedded into software.
Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechInsurTechSaaS
Shannon Goggin(CEO and Cofounder)in
Co-investorsFikaGaruda VenturesHomebrewNeythri Futures FundNorwest Venture PartnersWebb Investment Network+1 more
Origin collaborates with People/HR teams to guide employees through personal financial matters including compensation, benefits, and equity.
AI & Machine LearningFintechHR TechPropTech
Matt Watson(Founder)inErin James CollardEugene MarinelliNima GhamsariRosco Hill
Co-investors500 GlobalAbstract VenturesCoatue ManagementFelicis VenturesMerus CapitalMGV.VC+1 more
Outreach is a sales engagement platform, founded in 2014, that helps sales teams manage customer outreach and improve revenue outcomes.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSSales TechSeattle, US
Manny Medina(Founder)inManuel Medina(Executive Officer, Director)Wesley Hather(Executive Officer, Director)Gordon L. Hempton(Executive Officer, Director)inAndrew Kinzer(Executive Officer)inGordon Hempton(Co-Founder and Former Chief Technology Officer)in
Co-investorsDFJSalesforce VenturesSands Capital VenturesTrinity408 VenturesBonfire Ventures+15 more
Overmind is a platform that simulates the live production environment to show engineers the blast radius, dependencies, and risks of infrastructure changes before a pull request is merged.
Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsSaaS
Dylan Ratcliffe(Founder)in
Co-investorsMotive ForceOsney CapitalAntlerKortschak Investments L.P.Portfolio VenturesRenegade Partners
People Leader Accelerator (PLA) is a 16-week, cohort-based executive development program for senior HR leaders such as Heads of People, VPs, and first-time CHROs who partner with CEOs, CFOs, and boards.
EdTechFuture of WorkHR Tech
Pledge 1% is a movement that encourages companies to commit a portion of their equity, time, product, or profit to fund long-term social impact.
Impact & Social Good
Podia offers an all-in-one platform for creators to run their online businesses, consolidating tools for content, memberships, and customer relationships into one place.
Creator EconomyE-commerceEdTechSaaS
Co-investorsDesigner FundNotation Capital
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Poetiq builds self-improving AI systems that sit on top of existing LLMs to extract and synthesize their embedded knowledge into reliable reasoning strategies, using far less data than traditional reinforcement learning post-training.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareMountain View, US
Ian Fischer(Founder)in
Co-investorsOutset Capital468 CapitalCharacterFYRFLY Venture PartnersSurface VenturesY Combinator
Productiv provides IT leaders visibility and control over SaaS and AI applications across their organization, detecting unsanctioned tools, tracking data usage, and optimizing software spend.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSPalo Alto, US
Ashish Aggarwal(Founder)inJody Shapiro(Founder)inMunish Gandhi(Founder)in
Co-investorsAccelAtlassian VenturesIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Ridge Ventures
Propense provides AI-powered recommendations to professional services firms (accounting, law, consulting) that identify cross-selling opportunities and client needs by analyzing firm data and market signals.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSMiami, US
Alexander Diaz Fraenkel(Founder)in
Co-investorsHarlem Capital PartnersThomson Reuters VenturesDeepWork Capital
Quanta provides SaaS accounting and back-office services, including bookkeeping and controller services, paired with software that produces reporting traceable to the underlying accounting.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Helen Hastings(Co-founder)inTheodora Chu(Founder)in
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Co-investorsElad GilImmad AkhundAccelDesigner FundHomebrewBaron Capital
Ramp offers a finance platform that combines corporate cards, expense management, and AI-driven automation for receipt capture, transaction coding, and reimbursements.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaSNew York, US
Karim Atiyeh(Co-Founder & Co-CEO (formerly CTO))inEric Glyman(CEO)inGene Lee(Co-Founder)inRahul Sengottuvelu(Chief Technology Officer)inWilliam (Will) Petrie(Chief Financial Officer)inGeoff Charles(Chief Product Officer)in
Co-investors1/1 Capital137 Ventures8VCA*Alpha Wave GlobalAnti+48 more
Reasoner analyzes thousands of human behavioral and psychological signals — including what people say, choose, value, and avoid — to identify patterns unique to each individual.
AI & Machine LearningDeep Tech
Co-investorsBoston Seed Capital186 VenturesAccompliceBaseline VenturesBIOSPRING PARTNERSImpellent Ventures+4 more
Regal is an AI Agent platform that enterprises use to run high-touch, AI-driven voice and multichannel customer communications across sales, support, acquisition, and retention.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Alex Levin(Co-Founder & CEO)inRebecca(Co-Founder)
Co-investorsEntrée CapitalFrontline VenturesHomebrewInspired CapitalFlex Capital Partners
RevSure provides marketing attribution software that measures channel, campaign, and touchpoint effectiveness for pipeline and revenue generation.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSSales Tech
Deepinder Singh Dhingra(Founder)in
Co-investorsCorrelation VenturesNeotribe VenturesInnovation Endeavors
RightBound builds software to automate repetitive sales development tasks such as account research, list building, outreach orchestration, and cadence tracking, allowing sales teams to focus on prospect engagement rather than administrative work.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureSales Tech
Co-investorsIBI Tech FundInnovation Endeavors
Rocksalt is a LinkedIn engagement tool for B2B CEOs, founders, and subject matter experts that emails a daily digest of the most relevant industry conversations and drafts personalized comments so users can build visibility in about 10 minutes a day.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaSRedwood City, US
Ajoy Sojan(Founder)
Co-investorsGaruda VenturesSilversmith Capital Partners
A platform that enables healthcare providers to order, track, and receive lab test results from multiple laboratory companies through a single dashboard, supporting both in-person and telehealth patients with flexible billing options and EHR integration.
Digital HealthHealthtechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Tara Viswanathan(Founder)inRosa Hamalainen(Founder)inBen Easton(Founder)in
Co-investors3cubed VenturesBessemer Venture PartnersHustle FundJames Beshara FundMantis CapitalNeythri Futures Fund+5 more
Santé builds a point-of-sale system designed specifically for liquor retail stores.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechRetail TechSaaSNew York City, US
Darren Fike(Founder)in
Co-investorsBonfire VenturesKima VenturesTrail Run CapitalVeridical VenturesY CombinatorHatteras+2 more
Sapiom provides an execution engine and access network that lets AI agents use external capabilities — such as authentication, LLM inference, web search, voice, image and video generation, compute, databases, and messaging — through a single API key, with metered pay-per-use billing.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsSan Francisco, US
Ilan Zerbib(Founder)in
Co-investorsAccelAngel InvestFormus CapitalGradient VenturesAccel-KKRArray Ventures Management Llc+4 more
Scratchpad is an AI workspace that sits between sales reps and Salesforce, providing a faster interface with sheets, notes, a call recorder/notetaker, and AI agents that automatically update CRM fields from calls and emails.
AI & Machine LearningSaaSSales Tech
Pouyan Salehi(Founder)inCyrus Karbassiyoon(Founder)in
Co-investorsAccelTodd and Rahul’s Angel FundCraft VenturesPeak State Ventures
Solve Intelligence provides AI-powered software for patent drafting, prosecution, and claim analysis for legal professionals and corporate IP departments.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLegalTechLondon, GB
Chris Parsonson(Founder/CEO)inSanj Ahilan(Founder)inAngus Parsonson(Founder)in
Co-investorsAmino CapitalCoho DeeptechFoundersX VenturesM12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)SAV (Scale Asia Ventures)Sterling Road+7 more
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Spekit builds AI-powered enablement software for go-to-market teams, delivering answers, content, and training in real-time to help sales representatives learn and execute faster.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSSales TechDenver, US
Zari Zahra(Co-Founder)inMelanie Fellay(Co-Founder)inZarnigar Zahra(Executive Officer, Director)Melanie Fellay 🐙(Founder)in
BoardBrett Queener(Director)in
Co-investorsBonfire VenturesRenegade PartnersCraft VenturesFelicis VenturesFoundryMatchstick Ventures+2 more
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Stellic is an academic planning and advising platform for universities that lets students map degree requirements, plan and change courses, and track progress toward graduation.
EdTechSaaS
Co-investorsBisk VenturesGood AI CapitalRethink EducationECMC GroupImpact EngineReach Capital+1 more
Supio provides AI-powered software designed specifically for personal injury law firms to manage evidence and case documentation across pre-litigation and litigation phases.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLegalTechSaaSSeattle, US
Jerry Zhou(Founder)inKyle Lam(Founder)in
Co-investors57Blocks CapitalBonfire VenturesBreakwater VenturesFoothill VenturesMayfield FundSapphire Ventures+3 more
SurePath AI provides a governance platform that enables organizations to safely adopt generative AI by detecting usage, mitigating risks, and controlling access to public and private AI models while maintaining security and compliance.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareDenver, US
Randall Edgar Birdsall(Director)Casey BleekerinRandy BirdsallinJurija MetovicinJim MeltoninChris Wardin
Co-investorsSwisscom VenturesUncork Capital
Sycamore connects delivery drivers with job opportunities and provides transparent earnings information to help drivers select higher-paying work.
Enterprise SoftwareHR TechLogistics & Supply ChainMarketplaces
Steven Syverud(Founder/CEO)inGoutham Buchi(Founder/CTO)in
Co-investorsLightspeed Venture PartnersY Combinator8VCAbstract VenturesBond Capital ManagementCelesta Capital+1 more
Syndio provides an AI-driven platform for governing compensation decisions across enterprises, helping organizations make pay decisions that are compliant, consistent, and aligned with business strategy.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHR TechSeattle, US
Maria Colacurcio(CEO)in
Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersFrontier Venture CapitalPenny Jar Capital VentureVoyager CapitalWestbound Equity Partners75 & Sunny+1 more
Syndio provides a pay equity and pay-decision governance platform that analyzes pay gaps, checks individual compensation decisions against policy, market, budget, and internal equity, and supports pay transparency compliance.
AI & Machine LearningHR TechSaaS
Co-investorsPenny Jar Capital VentureWestbound Equity PartnersBessemer Venture PartnersContour Venture PartnersFrontier Venture CapitalNEXT PLAY CAPITAL+1 more
Distributional has rebranded as Talaria Scientific following a company pivot; the page is an announcement of this transition and provides no concrete detail about the new product or business.
AI & Machine LearningBerkeley, US
Nick Payton(Founder)Renaud Bourassa(Founder)Scott Clark(Founder)Tobias Andreasen(Founder)
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzAngel Collective Opportunity FundOperator StackOregon Venture FundPoint72 Ventures
TeamSense is an AI-powered, text-based platform that automates attendance tracking, absence reporting, and multilingual worker communication for frontline teams, syncing with HRIS systems.
AI & Machine LearningFuture of WorkHR TechSaaSEverett, US
Sheila Stafford(Co-founder & CEO)inAlison Teegarden(Co-founder & COO)in
BoardBrett Queener(Director)inSoojeong Shin Anderson(Director)
Co-investorsBonfire VenturesGingerbread CapitalIngeborg InvestmentsIrishAngels
Textio offers AI-powered recruiting and feedback tools that help managers, recruiters, and HR teams write job posts, interview documentation, and performance feedback that reduce bias and support employee growth.
AI & Machine LearningHR TechSaaSSeattle, US
Kieran Snyder(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inJensen Harris(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)in
Co-investorsCowboy VenturesEmergence Capital PartnersBloomberg BetaEmergence CapitalScale Venture PartnersUpside Partnership
The New Club is a members-only community for senior technical women+, offering peer mentorship, one-on-one coaching, and introductions to startups hiring for their teams.
Future of WorkSocial
Co-investorsAfore CapitalGSV Acceleration
TollBit provides a platform for publishers to manage AI agent access to their content, including visibility into AI traffic, access controls, licensing terms, and usage-based monetization.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaS
Toshit Panigrahi(Cofounder & CEO)Olivia Joslin(Cofounder & COO)
Twelve Labs develops AI technology for video understanding, enabling machines to comprehend and analyze video content for applications in human-machine interaction and perception.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureMedia & EntertainmentSan Francisco, US
Aiden Lee(Cofounder)Jae Sung Lee(Executive Officer, Director)Seung Joon Lee(Executive Officer, Director)Jin Woo Chung(Executive Officer, Director)Soyoung Lee(Executive Officer, Director)inAiden L.(Founder)in
Co-investorsExpaHan River PartnersHillspring InvestmentHubSpot VenturesIndex VenturesIntel Capital+14 more
Vercel is an infrastructure platform for building and deploying applications, with emerging support for agentic capabilities that allow AI agents and humans to collaborate in software development.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsSan Francisco, US
Guillermo Rauch(Founder & CEO)in
BoardGeoff Lewis(Director)inDaniel Levine(Director)inReid Christian(Director)in
Co-investors8VCAccelBedrockBeyond CapitalCoatue ManagementCold Start Ventures+26 more
Viven builds a platform for creating "Human Digital Twins" that are trained on an individual's communications, domain expertise, and reasoning so colleagues and clients can chat with the twin on demand.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSan Francisco, US
Ashutosh Garg(Founder)inVarun Kacholia(Founder)in
Co-investorsFoundation CapitalTau VenturesKhosla Ventures
Voiceflow provides a platform for building AI agents that handle customer interactions, starting with customer support.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Tyler Han(Cofounder)inBraden Ream(Founder)inAndrew Lawrence(Founder)inMichael Hood(Founder)in
Co-investorsAbstract VenturesFelicis VenturesGood News VenturesJetstreamKhosla VenturesMaC Venture Capital+5 more
Waymo develops autonomous ride-hailing and delivery services using self-driving vehicle technology.
AI & Machine LearningMobility & TransportationRoboticsSan Francisco, US
Tekedra Mawakana(Co-Chief Executive Officers)inDmitri Dolgov(Co-Chief Executive Officers)in
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzBessemer Venture PartnersCapitalGKleiner PerkinsPrime VenturesSV Angel+4 more
Workbrew is a management platform for Homebrew that lets teams centrally deploy software from a library of 15k+ packages, enforce policies, manage vulnerabilities, and keep packages patched.
CybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareConcord, US
Vanessa Gennarelli(Founder)in
Co-investorsEssence Venture Capital
Workstream provides technology and services for the global deskless economy, serving the 2.7 billion workers and business owners in this segment.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkHR TechSaaS
Desmond Lim(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsNotable CapitalBasis Set VenturesBond Capital ManagementFounders FundGaingelsHyphen Capital+15 more
Xata provides a database platform that lets teams create a synced, anonymized clone of their production database and spin up instant branches from it for development and CI/CD workflows.
Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsSan Francisco, US
Monica Sarbu(Founder)in
BoardErica Brescia(Director)in
Co-investorsfirstminute capitalIndex VenturesRedpoint VenturesSV Angel
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Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Operator Collective made?
- Operator Collective has 92 tracked investments, 4 of which have exited, including 7 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Operator Collective invest at?
- Operator Collective invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What is Operator Collective's typical check size?
- Operator Collective typically writes checks of $500K – $1.5M.
- What sectors does Operator Collective focus on?
- Operator Collective focuses on Enterprise Software, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Operator Collective located?
- Operator Collective is headquartered in Palo Alto, US.
- Does Operator Collective lead rounds?
- Operator Collective typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
- Who does Operator Collective co-invest with?
- Operator Collective most often shares deals with Felicis Ventures, Accel, Bessemer Venture Partners, among 280 tracked co-investors.
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Felicis Ventures is a venture capital firm that backs founders primarily at the Seed and Series A stages, frequently leading or co-leading rounds. It operates with a founder-first approach, including a founder pledge and voting commitments.
Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, known for pioneering the platform model with a large team of operators supporting founders across stages.
Bessemer Venture Partners is a global venture capital firm that partners with entrepreneurs across enterprise, consumer, and healthcare sectors from early stages through growth.
Accel is a venture capital firm that partners with exceptional teams, positioning itself as a first partner to founders globally.
Sequoia Capital is a venture capital firm that partners with founders to build technology companies.
Khosla Ventures is a venture capital firm founded by Vinod Khosla.
Index Ventures is a multi-stage venture capital firm that backs companies from Seed to IPO and beyond, including through its dedicated seed fund Index Origin.
Bonfire Ventures is a seed-stage venture capital firm that backs founders reinventing how business operates, leading seed rounds in AI-native B2B software.
General Catalyst is a venture capital firm operating as a partnership focused on company building and accelerating the growth of the businesses it backs.
Lightspeed is a global venture capital firm that has spent over two decades backing innovative companies as an early and first investor.
Since 1999, Redpoint Ventures has partnered with visionary founders to create new markets and redefine existing ones. The firm invests early in startups building category-defining companies, from AI and infrastructure to security. Redpoint has backed hundreds of companies, including Netflix, Snowflake, Stripe, Ramp, Twilio, Ramp, and Hims, and today backs the next generation of AI leaders like OpenAI, Legora, Modal, Abridge and Physical Intelligence. Redpoint is based in San Francisco and has offices in New York City and Woodside. For more information visit: http://www.redpoint.com/
Basis Set Ventures is an AI-native venture firm that uses a modern machine learning stack and foundation models to find and support AI companies, positioning itself as a hands-on partner to founders.
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Coatue ManagementSapphire VenturesBain Capital VenturesFirst Round CapitalInnovation EndeavorsBond Capital ManagementVillage GlobalWebb Investment NetworkVista Venture PartnersGV (Google Ventures)Greylock PartnersMenlo VenturesCRV (Charles River Ventures)Upfront VenturesLa FamigliaXYZ Venture CapitalSutter Hill VenturesDesigner FundBenchmarkBoxGroupGreycroft01 AdvisorsHarrison MetalCreandum75 & SunnyGSV AccelerationDecibel PartnersUpside PartnershipK9 VenturesAltimeter CapitalHummingbird VenturesVoyager CapitalStripeValor Equity PartnersAdvance Venture PartnersbyFoundersHyperchain CapitalUnknown VenturesB Capital GroupAtomicoCanaan PartnersGoat CapitalHCVCBling CapitalAME Cloud VenturesUpHonest CapitalC2 InvestmentsFifth WallPrecursor VenturesCaffeinated CapitalAcrew CapitalTrajectory VenturesSherpalo VenturesHanabi CapitalGeneral PartnershipChemistryPelion Venture Partners8-Bit CapitalShaan All AccessLead Edge CapitalWork-BenchTorch CapitalHeavybitAllison Pickens VenturesWalden InternationalHOF Capital9Yards CapitalPredictive VCSRB VenturesBoost VCMVP VenturesElectric AntDivergent CapitalAllerfund Ventures, LlcBryant StibelXG VenturesGlencrest GroupBoosted CommerceBroadway Venture PartnersTunitas VenturesGaldana VenturesWasabi VenturesMI VenturesCornerstone Venture PartnersVela PartnersCoyote Ventures
Firms observed investing alongside Operator Collective, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Operator Collective's recorded portfolio.
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