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Parade Ventures

Venture capital

San Francisco · Pre-Seed–Seed · 2 people tracked

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Investment thesis

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Invests inSector AgnosticBrazilLos GatosSan Francisco

Source: firm website, verified Oct 13, 2026.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Seed
Check
$1M
HQ
San Francisco, CA, US
Leads rounds
Leads
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2018
Last 12 months
1 investment
Private fund assets
$76.4M
VC funds
3
Tracked investments
48
Unicorns
3
Acquisitions
4

Team · 2 people

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Jeff Bonforte· Venture Partnerin𝕏

Jeff Bonforte is a Managing Partner at Catapult Capital with over a decade of experience in private equity and venture capital. He has spent more than 25 years in technology as a founder, executive, and product management professional.

Shawn Merani· Managing Partnerin𝕏

Shawn Merani is Founder and Managing Partner of Parade Ventures, a pre-seed and seed-stage venture capital firm whose Fund I investments include companies such as Sonar, Monograph, Moichor, Northstar, Knapsack, and Prometeo. Previously, he was a co-founder and partner at Flight Ventures, where he invested in early-stage software and internet companies including Cruise Automation, Dollar Shave Club, and Plastiq, and served as a founding partner at Liquidnet's Private Shares marketplace, which grew to over $150 million in gross merchandise value within two years. Merani holds a BA in Economics and BS in Business Administration from UC Berkeley and an MBA from UCLA Anderson School of Management, and serves as faculty at UC Berkeley.

What they invest in

from 43 of 48 portfolio companies

SaaS ×20Enterprise Software ×19AI & Machine Learning ×17Consumer ×8Fintech ×7Direct to Consumer ×5Healthtech ×5Data & Infrastructure ×4

HQs:United States×23Brazil×1Canada×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 33 portfolio companies
33%
solo founders
11 of 33 mapped founding teams
54%
repeat founders
of 35 founders with career history

Founding team size:solo founder×112 founders×103 founders×54+ founders×7

Where their founders studiedfrom 31 founders with education data

University of Toronto ×3Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×2University of California, Berkeley ×2

What their founders studiedfrom 32 founders with field-of-study data

Computer Science ×15Engineering ×10Economics ×3Finance & Accounting ×2Humanities ×2

Where their founders worked beforefrom 35 founders with career history

Atlassian ×2Basalt Inc ×2Columbia University ×2NPU Ventures ×2OpsGenie ×2Phase2 ×2

Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program

Y Combinator ×3Techstars ×2

6 founders hold a PhD · 3 hold an MBA (of 32 with degree data)

Investments · 48 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2025 · 22023 · 22021 · 32020 · 12016 · 12014 · 110 dated

Beam Healthbeam.healthin𝕏Jul 2025SEC filingmedium confidence

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+2 more

FlowPathgetflowpath.comin𝕏Aug 2021

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 VenturesNovel Capital

Knapsackknapsack.cloudin𝕏Jan 2021

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 SoftwareSaaSPortland, US

Evan D. Lovely(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inChris Strahl(Founder)inEvan Lovely(Founder)

BoardPhil Boyer(Director)inMike Rosengarten(Director)in

Board seatShawn Merani· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesAscend Venture CapitalCrosslink CapitalData TechEPIC VENTURESFiDi Ventures+10 more

Sonar Softwaresonarsoftware.cominMar 2020 · $1.6M

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

Jack Mcglinchey(Co-Founder & CEO)inBrad Smith(Co-Founder)inBradley Smith(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)John McGlinchey(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)

Board seatShawn Merani· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsKnoll VenturesSalesforce VenturesBlue Star Innovation PartnersCraft VenturesSlack Fund

Almostappsalmostapps.com

Almost Apps makes Tailgate, a free-to-play mobile app that provides sports entertainment games for casual sports fans.

ConsumerGamingSports Tech

Arkivearkive.net

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 VenturesAmity VenturesAwesome People VenturesChainforestCoil+10 more

Arrayarraycorp.comin𝕏

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-investorsAccess Technology VenturesCaffeinated CapitalPROOF

Bitobito.aiin𝕏

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 VenturesMaxitech+1 more

CABA Designcabadesign.coin

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

Andy Beering(Founder)Andy Sigfrids(Founder)Ben Parsa(Founder)Cristian Petrus(Founder)

Co-investorsAlpha EdisonData Point CapitalEastward Capital PartnersEverywhere VenturesHomebrewRPS Ventures+1 more

Cabinetjoincabinet.comin𝕏

Cabinet is a scheduling and calendar-management platform built for executive assistants and the leaders they support.

Advanced ManufacturingWellness & FitnessNew York City, US

Evan Kesten(Founder)in

Co-investorsGood FriendsService Provider CapitalTechstarsThe Fund

Cartacarta.comin𝕏

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(Founder)inManu Kumar(Founder)inCharly Kevers(Chief Financial Officer)inJeff Perry(Chief Revenue Officer)inNick Avery(Chief People Officer)inNicole Baer(Chief Marketing Officer)in

Co-investors4DX VenturesA*Adventure FundAlign VenturesAlumni VenturesAmity Ventures+76 more

Coastcoastapp.comin𝕏

Coast is a maintenance management application that centralizes work orders, preventive maintenance, and asset and parts inventory, with AI-assisted and customizable workflows to reduce equipment downtime and costs.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Co-investorsCorazon CapitalStreamlined Ventures

Cruisegetcruise.comin𝕏Acquired

Cruise develops autonomous electric vehicle technology for urban transportation.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningClimate TechMobility & TransportationSan Francisco, US

Kyle Vogt(CEO)inDaniel Kan(COO)inSheldon Quan(Executive Officer)inJohn Kim(Executive Officer)inMo Elshenawy(Co-President & Chief Technology Officer)inRyan Dubuc(Executive Officer)in

Co-investors11.2 CapitalCoelius CapitalDraper AssociatesFelicis VenturesFounder CollectiveFounders Fund+31 more

Dollar Shave Clubdollarshaveclub.com𝕏acquired by Unilever

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(Founder)inMark Levine(Founder)Daniel Murray(Executive Officer)Kevin Datoo(Executive Officer)

BoardMichael Jones(Director)David Pakman(Director)in

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzComcast VenturesCowboy VenturesFelicis VenturesForerunner VenturesFounders Circle Capital+11 more

FlowFiflowfi.comin

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-investors14Peaks CapitalBlumberg CapitalBullishClocktower VenturesDifferential VenturesIneffable Ventures+2 more

HomeListerhomelister.com𝕏

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 VenturesM13MetaPropMetaProp VenturesStout Street CapitalHomebrew

Hookedhooked.co

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)

InCountryincountry.comin𝕏

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 VenturesBloomberg BetaRidge VenturesSummit Peak VenturesTeam Builder Ventures

Inkboxinkbox.com

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 PartnersFJ LabsGaingelsGolden VenturesHemisphere Ventures LLCKombo Ventures+3 more

Introintro.co𝕏

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)inRaad Mobrem(Founder)

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzComcast VenturesCrosscut VenturesGaingelsJ17 CapitalLakeside Capital+11 more

JumpCloudjumpcloud.comin𝕏

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(Co-founder & Chief Technology Officer)inRajat Bhargava(Founder)inAntoine Jebara(General Manager of Channels & Alliances, Co-founder)inSerhat Can(Director, Product Management, Co-founder)inMustafa Akın(Senior Manager, Engineering, Co-founder)inLeonardo Cooper(Co-Founder and Director of Product)in

Co-investorsGeneral AtlanticAlumni VenturesAtlassian VenturesBY Venture PartnersFoundryH.I.G. Capital+13 more

Leaficientleaficient.comin

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 CouncilBen Franklin Technology Partners

Madison Reedmadison-reed.com𝕏

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)inAmy Errett(Founder)in

Co-investors125 VenturesAlumni VenturesCitrine AngelsComcast VenturesEvolution VC PartnersGaingels+16 more

Moichormoichor.comin

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)inJoe Faiella(CEO)Sherveen Karbasiafshar(Executive Officer, Director)Dr. Kaori Davis(Chief Medical Officer)

Co-investorsNeotribe VenturesY CombinatorCory LevyFlight Ventures

Monographmonograph.com

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(Founder)Alex Dixon(Founder)inMoe Amaya(Founder)

Co-investorsDesigner FundHomebrewBase10 PartnersEssence Venture CapitalIndex VenturesTiger Global Management

Moveworksmoveworks.comin𝕏

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)inBhavin Shah(Founder)Vaibhav Nivargi(Founder)Varun Singh(Founder)

Co-investorsAlkeon InnovationBain Capital VenturesGeek VenturesICONIQKleiner PerkinsLightspeed Venture Partners+5 more

NearsideinJul 2014

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 CapitalAccompliceAtlas Venture+5 more

Northstarnorthstarmoney.com

Financial services and risk analysis platform

Matt Matteson(Founder)William Peng(Founder)

Co-investorsCanvas VenturesEarl Grey CapitalM13Notable CapitalRRE VenturesSwell Partners+6 more

Perimeterplatformperimeterplatform.comin𝕏

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

Bailey Farrenin

Phase Zerophasezero.coin𝕏

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 Autopitproauto.comin

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

Gui Cavalcanti(Founder)Jeremy Conrad(Founder)

Co-investorsBloomberg BetaCoalitionDria VenturesLeap Forward VenturesVery Serious Ventures

Prometeoprometeoapi.comin𝕏

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

Eduardo Veiga(Founder)Rodrigo Tumaian(Founder)Ximena Aleman(Founder)

Co-investorsAntlerCapria VenturesCorteza CapitalFinnovista VCHustle FundMagma Partners+4 more

Recruitbotrecruitbot.comin𝕏

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

Co-investorsAlumni Ventures

Ripple Labsripple.comin𝕏

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(Founder)inBradley Garlinghouse(Executive Officer)Arthur Britto(Founder)Brad Garlinghous(Founder)

Co-investors500 GlobalAbstract VenturesAurum Venture PartnersAvant Global LLCCamp One VenturesCastle Island Ventures+22 more

Shakudoshakudo.ioin𝕏Jul 2023 · $4.2M

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-investorsAlumni VenturesGarage CapitalGolden VenturesGreatPoint VenturesRTP GlobalBasecamp Fund+2 more

Shortcutshortcut.ioin

Shortcut is a mobile app development agency specializing in design and development of consumer and enterprise applications across media, healthcare, loyalty, automotive, and other sectors.

ConsumerDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Side, Inc.side.comin𝕏

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(Founder)inEd Wu(Co-Founder & Chief Innovation Officer)inHilary Saunders(Founder)inElizabeth Tse(Chief Operating Officer)inCarmine "CJ" Napolitano(Chief Financial Officer)inRyan Smith(Chief Technology Officer)in

Co-investorsCoatue ManagementGarage CapitalGMO VenturePartnersICONIQMatrixMetaProp+14 more

Simuhealthsimu.healthinDec 2025 · $2.6M

Simuhealth provides digital infrastructure for healthcare simulation operations, offering a unified system to track and coordinate scenarios, learners, staff, rooms, and equipment.

EdTechHealthtechSaaS

Co-investorsRiverPark VenturesStartup TNTAltaIR CapitalLooking Glass CapitalWormhole Capital

Stancestance.com𝕏Apr 2016

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 CapitalKickstartLobby CapitalMercato Partners+1 more

Thecompanionthecompanion.app𝕏

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)

Troopstroops.aiacquired by Salesforce

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 CollectiveNextView VenturesOwl CapitalFelicis Ventures+4 more

trustedtrustedhealth.com𝕏

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

Lennie Sliwinski(Founder)

Co-investorsAbstract VenturesCraft VenturesFJ LabsIntermountain HealthTitletownTechTMC Venture Fund+2 more

Weavechainweavechain.comin𝕏

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 PartnersRolling Fun GP

Winniewinnie.com

San Mateo, US

Anne Halsall(Founder)Sara Mauskopf(Founder)

Co-investorsAfore CapitalBBG VenturesHomebrewImpact America FundRethink ImpactDay One Ventures+1 more

Z1z1.appin𝕏Seed · Apr 2023 · $10Macquired by NG.CASH · Feb 2025

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)inMayara Gonçalves(People and Culture Manager)Karen Maximo(Tech Recruiter)

Co-investors3cubed VenturesClocktower VenturesGaingelsHomebrewKaszek VenturesMantis Capital+16 more

Zingtreezingtree.comin𝕏Nov 2021

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 VenturesNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)

Other

Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

ClapforencoreOwow

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 · 4

4 acquisitions · showing 3

Dollar Shave Clubacq. by UnileverTroopsacq. by SalesforceZ1acq. by NG.CASH

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Parade Ventures made?
Parade Ventures has 48 tracked investments, 4 of which have exited, including 2 dated in the last 24 months.
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 Gaingels, Alumni Ventures, Homebrew, among 223 tracked co-investors.

Media · Podcasts & interviews

featuring the team

Building 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

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Both backed · 2
$250K – $50M
Greylock Partners

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Both backed · 2
$100K – $10M
Maveron

Maveron is an early-stage venture capital firm founded in 1998 that partners with entrepreneurs building consumer brands.

Both backed · 2
$100K – $8M
M13

M13 is a venture capital firm that backs early-stage founders building companies through structural market shifts.

Both backed · 2
$4M – $7M
Founders Fund

Founders Fund is a venture capital firm that backs technology companies building transformative products.

Both backed · 1
$500K – $5M
Khosla Ventures

Khosla Ventures is a venture capital firm that backs bold, early-stage, technology-driven companies across deep tech and other sectors, providing hands-on 'venture assistance' to help founders build category-defining businesses.

Both backed · 1
$100K – $20M
Index Ventures

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Both backed · 1
$540K – $10.8M
Notable Capital

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Both backed · 1
$5M – $50M
Foundation Capital

Foundation Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm that commits to founders at the idea stage and maintains long-term relationships with portfolio companies through their growth journey.

Both backed · 1
$250K – $15M
Coatue Management

Coatue Management is a technology-focused investment firm that invests in innovation across both public and private markets with responsible risk management.

Both backed · 1
$1M – $20M
True Ventures

True Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm that has backed founders since 2005, partnering at the earliest moments of company building.

Both backed · 1
$500K – $3M
▶36 more co-investors

Gradient VenturesQuiet CapitalOffline VenturesBling CapitalCaffeinated CapitalBonfire VenturesCrosslink CapitalHustle FundTuesday CapitalMoxxie VenturesRelay VenturesMagma PartnersUncork CapitalKrakenSound VenturesDST GlobalCanaan PartnersMayfield FundUpHonest CapitalAmplify PartnersSouth Park CommonsCatapult CapitalGustoWEEKENDFuel CapitalBetter Tomorrow Ventures8-Bit CapitalScribble VenturesScience VenturesSweet CapitalAngular VenturesHarlem Capital PartnersOVO FundTwo Small Fish VenturesMyAsiaVCMeta

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