Parade Ventures
Venture capitalSan Francisco · Pre-Seed–Seed · 3 people tracked
Also known as Parade Ventures Elephant
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What they invest in
from 41 of 48 portfolio companiesEnterprise Software ×18SaaS ×18AI & Machine Learning ×16Consumer ×8Fintech ×7Direct to Consumer ×5Data & Infrastructure ×4Healthtech ×4
HQs:United States×23Brazil×1Canada×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 27 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×122 founders×103 founders×34+ founders×2
Where their founders studiedfrom 29 founders with education data
University of Toronto ×3Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×2Penn State University ×2University of California, Berkeley ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 30 founders with career history
Columbia University ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
5 founders hold a PhD · 3 hold an MBA (of 29 with degree data)
Investments · 48 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2025 · 12023 · 22021 · 32020 · 12016 · 12014 · 19 dated
Beam Health develops AI-powered workflow software that automates administrative tasks across the patient journey for specialty clinics and medical practices, including intake, documentation, billing, and care coordination.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechSaaSHolmdel, US
Sas Ponnapalli(Founder & CEO)inRanga Jayawardena(Executive Officer)in
Board seatShawn Merani· per SEC Form D · $2.2M raise · filed Jul 2025
Co-investorsChaos VenturesFocal VenturesGreen Egg VenturesJoyance PartnersSocial StartsTechstars+1 more
FlowPath builds a CMMS (computerized maintenance management system) for maintenance operators, service providers, and facilities teams to manage upkeep of the built environment.
AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechEnterprise SoftwarePropTechSaaSDecatur, US
Alex Cummings(Co-founder)inGriffin Hart Hamilton(Co-founder)Gregory Alexander Cummings(Executive Officer, Director)Brandon Jon Cummings(Co-founder)
Board seatShawn Merani· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsBonfire VenturesKnoll Ventures
Portland, US
Evan D. Lovely(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inChris Strahl(Founder)in
BoardPhil Boyer(Director)Mike Rosengarten(Director)in
Board seatShawn Merani· per SEC Form D · $7.5M raise · filed Aug 2023
Co-investorsData TechBuilders VCCrosslink CapitalEPIC VENTURESLorimer Ventures
Arovy (formerly Sonar) is a Salesforce governance platform that provides automated data dictionaries, impact analysis, change tracking, and connected-app security monitoring.
Enterprise SoftwareSaaSSales TechAtlanta, US
Bradley Smith(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)John McGlinchey(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
Board seatShawn Merani· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsKnoll Ventures
Almost Apps makes Tailgate, a free-to-play mobile app that provides sports entertainment games for casual sports fans.
ConsumerGamingSports Tech
Arkive is a decentralized, member-curated physical museum that acquires artifacts chosen by community votes recorded on-chain.
Thomas McLeod(Founder)in
Co-investorsCoinbase VenturesInterlace VenturesFocal Ventures
Array provides productivity measurement and optimization software for frontline operations, helping companies track labor outcomes rather than hours worked across industries including construction, manufacturing, healthcare, retail, and food service.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaS
Co-investorsCaffeinated CapitalPROOF
Bito provides AI-powered development tools designed to accelerate developer productivity and code quality.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Amar(Co-founder & CEO)Anand(Co-founder & CTO)Mukesh(Co-founder & Chief Product Officer)
Co-investorsNextView VenturesNGP CapitalVela Partners2.12 AngelsEniac VenturesWestern Technology Investment
Caba Design builds direct-to-consumer home and furniture brands focused on sustainable, high-quality products with customization and modularity options for customers.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerce
Co-investorsAlpha EdisonData Point CapitalEastward Capital PartnersEverywhere VenturesHomebrewRPS Ventures+1 more
Advanced ManufacturingWellness & FitnessNew York City, US
Evan Kesten(Founder)in
Co-investorsGood FriendsService Provider CapitalTechstarsThe Fund
Carta is a cloud-based ERP platform for private capital markets that manages cap tables, equity administration, fund management, and valuations for startups, private companies, and venture funds globally.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Henry Ward(Co-founder)inManu Kumar(Co-founder)inCharly Kevers(Chief Financial Officer)inJeff Perry(Chief Revenue Officer)inNick Avery(Chief People Officer)inNicole Baer(Chief Marketing Officer)in
Co-investorsA*Align VenturesAmity VenturesAndreessen HorowitzAnthemis VentureDraper Associates+35 more
Co-investors468 Capital
Co-investorsCorazon CapitalStreamlined Ventures
Cruise develops autonomous electric vehicle technology for urban transportation.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningClimate TechMobility & TransportationSan Francisco, US
Kyle Vogt(Founder/CEO)inDaniel Kan(Founder/COO)in
Co-investors11.2 CapitalCoelius CapitalDraper AssociatesFelicis VenturesFounder CollectiveHomebrew+15 more
Dollar Shave Club offers razors and grooming products through a subscription model, delivering sharp stainless steel blades and shaving essentials directly to consumers at lower price points.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceLos Angeles, US
Michael Dubin(Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer)inMark Levine(Director)Daniel Murray(Executive Officer)Kevin Datoo(Executive Officer)
BoardMichael Jones(Director)David Pakman(Director)
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzComcast VenturesCowboy VenturesFelicis VenturesForerunner VenturesFounders Circle Capital+5 more
FlowFi operates an invite-only network connecting small business founders with vetted experts (accountants, CFOs, HR leads, tax specialists, and operators) to solve specific business challenges.
B2B MarketplacesEnterprise SoftwareFintechHR TechSaaS
Co-investorsBlumberg CapitalClocktower VenturesDifferential VenturesIneffable VenturesBullish
HomeLister is a real estate technology platform that enables homeowners to sell properties directly through an online dashboard at a flat fee instead of paying traditional agent commissions.
PropTech
Lindsay McLean(Founder)in
Co-investorsEudemian VenturesMetaPropMetaProp VenturesHomebrewM13
Mobile media company behind the Hooked chat-fiction app and Hooked TV, using AI to guide content creation.
Social
Esha Gupta(Founder)inParag ChordiaPrerna Gupta
Co-investors500 GlobalMaC Venture CapitalRivet VenturesThe Chernin Group (TCG Crypto)
InCountry provides data residency compliance solutions for Salesforce, enabling regulated data storage across 90+ countries while restricting visibility to local agents.
CybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Peter Yared(Founder)in
Co-investorsArbor VenturesRidge VenturesSummit Peak VenturesBloomberg Beta
Inkbox makes semi-permanent temporary tattoos featuring original designs created in collaboration with artists.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerToronto, CA
Braden Handley(Cofounder)Tyler Handley(Founder)in
Co-investorsEvolution VC PartnersGolden VenturesHemisphere Ventures LLCKombo VenturesMaveronVenture Ontario
Intro is an online marketplace that enables users to book video consultations with in-demand experts across various fields such as interior design and entrepreneurship.
B2B MarketplacesConsumerMarketplaces
Raad Michael Mobrem(Founder)in
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzCrosscut VenturesJ17 CapitalLakeside CapitalNomad Venture Partners, LlcRachel Zoe Ventures+7 more
JumpCloud is an AI-powered unified IT management platform that provides identity, access, and device management for organizations managing both human users and non-human AI identities.
Cloud ComputingCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSBoulder, US
Greg Keller(Chief Technology Officer, Co-founder)inRajat Bhargava(CEO)inLarry Middle(Executive Officer)in
BoardWill Herman(Director)inBrad Feld(Director)in
Co-investorsGeneral AtlanticAtlassian VenturesBY Venture PartnersFoundryH.I.G. CapitalH.I.G. Growth Partners+12 more
Knapsack is a platform that centralizes design assets and code for design system teams, enabling designers, engineers, and product managers to collaborate on building and maintaining design systems at scale.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Chris Strahl(Founder)in
Co-investorsAscend Venture CapitalCrosslink CapitalEPIC VENTURESFiDi VenturesLorimer VenturesBlumberg Capital+1 more
Leaficient provides a camera system that measures plant vitals to deliver real-time insights on photosynthesis, growth, and disease detection for agricultural growers.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningHardwareIoT
Brian Stancil(CEO – Co-founder)inAndy Rape(COO – Co-founder)in
Co-investorsThe Council
Madison Reed develops and sells at-home hair color products formulated without harsh chemicals like ammonia and parabens.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerSan Francisco, US
Jose Zuniga(Executive Officer)inMaureen Watson(Executive Officer)inCaroline Moon(Executive Officer)Eric Hutchinson(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardJeff Crowe(Director)Amy Errett(Executive Officer, Director)in
Co-investors125 VenturesCitrine AngelsComcast VenturesEvolution VC PartnersMaveronMotley Fool Ventures+9 more
Moichor is an animal diagnostics laboratory providing automated blood count and cytology testing for veterinarians across the United States.
AI & Machine LearningHealthtechMedical DevicesSan Francisco, US
Shevy Karbasi(Founder)inThanh Le(Founder)inMatt Chen(Co-founder)Joe Faiella(CEO)Sherveen Karbasiafshar(Executive Officer, Director)Dr. Kaori Davis(Chief Medical Officer)
Co-investorsNeotribe VenturesY Combinator
Monograph is firm management software for architecture and engineering firms that integrates project data, time tracking, and expense management into invoicing.
Construction TechEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Robert Yuen(Co-founder)Alex Dixon(Co-founder)Moe Amaya(Co-founder)
Co-investorsDesigner FundHomebrewEssence Venture Capital
Moveworks provides an AI assistant platform that enables enterprise employees to search and act across business applications, automating tasks and workflows through a reasoning engine with specialized AI agents.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of Work
Vaibhav N.(Founder)inJiang Chen(Founder)in
Co-investorsAlkeon InnovationICONIQKleiner PerkinsLightspeed Venture PartnersSapphire VenturesAlkeon Capital+3 more
Plastiq enables businesses to pay vendors using credit cards while vendors receive payments via wire, ACH, check, or other methods, combined with embedded payment processing and card acceptance solutions for merchant transactions.
FintechSan Francisco, US
Eliot Buchanan(Executive Officer, Director)inDaniel Choi(Executive Officer)inGeoffrey Willison(Executive Officer)inMichail Medvinsky(Executive Officer)in
BoardRyan Moore(Director)Jeffrey Bussgang(Director)in
Co-investorsAcorn Pacific VenturesBling CapitalFlybridge Capital PartnersSocii CapitalAccompliceB Capital Group+4 more
Financial services and risk analysis platform
Co-investorsCanvas VenturesEarl Grey CapitalNotable CapitalSwell PartnersThomson Reuters VenturesPayPal Ventures+2 more
Perimeter provides emergency communication and incident management software for government agencies and emergency managers to coordinate disaster response and public alerts.
AI & Machine LearningClimate TechEnterprise SoftwareGovTechSaaS
Phase Zero builds an AI copilot for clinical registry teams that extracts and abstracts data points from clinical documentation such as EMS run sheets and pathology reports, helping registrars find cases and complete abstractions.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechSaaSBoston, US
Kevin Yee(Executive Officer, Director)inNgoc Le(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsAmplify.LATechstarsThe Fund
PitPro builds an automated tire service system for fleet vehicles, performing tire changes and rotations at a customer's maintenance depot or lot.
HardwareMobility & TransportationRobotics
Co-investorsCoalitionDria VenturesVery Serious VenturesBloomberg Beta
Prometeo provides a platform for cross-border financial operations, offering security, encrypted connections, and fraud protection with two-factor authentication and ISO 27001 monitoring.
CybersecurityData & InfrastructureFintech
Co-investorsCapria VenturesFinnovista VCMagma PartnersSamsung NextCometaDN Capital+1 more
RecruitBot provides an AI-powered recruitment platform that helps organizations identify and engage candidates from a database of over 655 million profiles.
AI & Machine LearningHR TechSaaS
Jeremy Schiff(Founder)in
Ripple builds blockchain-based financial infrastructure to enable cross-border value transfer and payment solutions for enterprises, governments, and financial institutions.
Crypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintechSan Francisco, US
Ryan Fugger(Founder)Christian Larsen(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)David Schwartz(Director)inBradley Garlinghouse(Executive Officer)
BoardYoung Guo(Director)Doug Chertok(Director)
Co-investors500 GlobalAbstract VenturesAurum Venture PartnersAvant Global LLCCamp One VenturesCastle Island Ventures+19 more
Shakudo offers Kaji, autonomous AI agents that operate across an enterprise's data and AI stack, connecting to hundreds of integrated components and thousands of data sources to execute multi-step data tasks.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintech
Yevgeniy Vahlis(Co-Founder | CEO)inChristine Yuen(Co-Founder | COO)in
Co-investorsGarage CapitalGolden VenturesGreatPoint VenturesRTP GlobalBasecamp FundGlobal Founders Capital+1 more
Side is a real estate brokerage platform, launched in 2017, that lets top-producing agents, teams, and independent brokers operate under their own branded companies while Side handles the back office, transaction management, recruiting, and legal liability.
MarketplacesPropTechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Guy Gal(Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer)inEd Wu(Co-Founder & Chief Innovation Officer)inHilary Saunders(Co-Founder & Chief Broker Officer)inElizabeth Tse(Chief Operating Officer)inCarmine "CJ" Napolitano(Chief Financial Officer)Ryan Smith(Chief Technology Officer)in
Co-investorsGarage CapitalGMO VenturePartnersMatrixMetaProp
Stance designs and manufactures socks and underwear for athletes, artists, and active individuals, with particular focus on comfort and craftsmanship through products like casual socks, performance socks, and underwear.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceCalifornia, US
Jeff Kearl(Executive Officer, Director)John Wilson(Executive Officer)
BoardJosh James(Director)David Gatto(Director)Pravin Vazirani(Director)Jay Brown(Director)
Co-investorsACME CapitalAugust CapitalFounders Circle CapitalLobby CapitalMercato PartnersShasta Ventures
The Companion creates livestream events and community experiences centered on fan cultures, with a focus on mental health and wellness topics.
Media & EntertainmentMental HealthSocial
Lawrence Kao(Founder & CEO)Nick Hayward(Co-Founder, Advisor)
Troops was a revenue communications platform that connected CRM systems like Salesforce to messaging tools such as Slack and Microsoft Teams, delivering real-time alerts and workflows for sales teams.
Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSNew York, US
Daniel Reich(Executive Officer, Director)Joseph Scott Britton Jr.(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardChris Fralic(Director)in
Co-investorsAspect VenturesChicago VenturesFounder CollectiveOwl CapitalFelicis VenturesFirst Round Capital+3 more
Trusted Health builds AI-driven products for healthcare staffing and scheduling, including a marketplace connecting nursing and allied clinicians to contract jobs across all 50 US states and a workforce optimization platform for hospitals and health systems.
AI & Machine LearningFuture of WorkHealthtechMarketplaces
Co-investorsAbstract VenturesTitletownTechTMC Venture FundWavemaker Three-Sixty Health
Weavechain provides Web3 data infrastructure that adds security, privacy, lineage tracking, and economic incentives to data sharing by attaching to existing databases and acting as an API gateway.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureEnterprise Software
Omar(Founder and CEO)
Co-investorsAccelAccelerator VenturesAsymmetric Capital Partners
San Mateo, US
Anne Halsall(Founder)
Co-investorsAfore CapitalImpact America FundRethink ImpactHomebrew
Z1 offers a mobile banking application and linked prepaid card for teenagers and young adults in Latin America, enabling account holders to manage spending, receive income from jobs and side work, and build financial skills.
FintechSão Paulo, BR
Joao Pedro Thompson(Founder)inThiago Achatz(Founder)inMateus Craveiro(Founder)inSophie Secaf(Founder)in
Co-investors3cubed VenturesClocktower VenturesKaszek VenturesMantis CapitalTop Corner CapitalY Combinator+7 more
Zingtree offers an agentic customer experience (CX) platform for enterprise contact centers, using AI connected to business context and human judgment to guide agents through complex processes and provide consistent customer answers.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSPalo Alto, US
Juan Jaysingh(President & CEO)inDanna Troncatty Leahy(Chief Operating Officer)inVenkat Iyer(Chief Technology Officer)inPete Lee(Chief Revenue Officer)inPriyanka Amin(Head of Product)inBrad Schieber(VP of Sales and Strategic Alliances)in
Co-investorsConductive VenturesRally Ventures Management, LlcStorm Ventures
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.
Exits · 2
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioDollar Shave Clubacq. by UnileverTroopsacq. by Salesforce
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Cabinet · dailypioneer.com · Aug 16, 2026
Dollar Shave Club · foreignpolicyjournal.com · Jul 19, 2026
Ripple Labs · cryptonews.net · Jul 18, 2026
Knapsack · fortuneindia.com · Jul 17, 2026
Carta · medicalbuyer.co.in · Jul 14, 2026
Northstar · newsfilecorp.com · Jul 14, 2026
trusted · cnbc.com · Jul 13, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Parade Ventures made?
- Parade Ventures has 44 tracked investments, 3 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO.
- What stage does Parade Ventures invest at?
- Parade Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
- What is Parade Ventures's typical check size?
- Parade Ventures typically writes checks of $1M.
- What sectors does Parade Ventures focus on?
- Parade Ventures focuses on Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Parade Ventures located?
- Parade Ventures is headquartered in San Francisco, US.
- Does Parade Ventures lead rounds?
- Yes, Parade Ventures leads investment rounds.
- Who does Parade Ventures co-invest with?
- Parade Ventures most often shares deals with Homebrew, Techstars, Y Combinator, among 171 tracked co-investors.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamBuilding Parade Ventures - Shawn Merani, General Partner, Parade Ventures
Venture Voices · Shawn Merani
354 – Shawn Merani, Parade Ventures - The Seed And Pre-Seed Stage, You’re Betting On People
The Meb Faber Show · Shawn Merani
Co-investors · 46
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Caffeinated Capital is a venture firm based in San Francisco and New York that leads seed and Series A rounds and continues investing throughout the life of technology companies.
Bonfire Ventures is a seed-stage venture capital firm that backs founders reinventing how business operates, leading seed rounds in AI-native B2B software.
Crosslink Capital is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm investing in enterprise and consumer technology startups across North America.
M13 is a venture capital firm that invests in seed and Series A stage software companies.
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