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Also known as Pathlight · PATHLIGHT MANAGEMENT III, LLC
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Pathlight takes a thematic, market- and customer-driven approach, publishing detailed request-for-startups theses across areas such as AI-native systems integrators, healthcare infrastructure, capital markets infrastructure, financial plumbing for physical-world industries, vertical hardware and applied robotics, energy and utilities, security, govtech, agentic adtech, and vertical reconciliation. As a low-volume, high-conviction early-stage firm, it invests in a small number of companies per year and goes deep, giving every founder direct access to its full team. It actively helps founders win early customers, make first hires, and secure investor introductions, drawing on operating experience scaling companies from zero to hundreds of millions in revenue.
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Team · 5 people
from the firm's website & public directoriesWhat they invest in
from 55 of 68 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×41Enterprise Software ×27SaaS ×23Fintech ×20Data & Infrastructure ×13Healthtech ×7Developer Tools ×6Cybersecurity ×5
HQs:United States×43Canada×2United Kingdom×2India×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 36 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×52 founders×213 founders×74+ founders×3
Where their founders studiedfrom 68 founders with education data
University of California, Berkeley ×9Stanford University ×8Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×6Harvard University ×4University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business ×3Duke University ×2Georgetown ×2McGill University ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 66 founders with field-of-study data
Computer Science ×33Engineering ×15Business & Management ×7Finance & Accounting ×7Mathematics & Statistics ×5Economics ×4Physics ×4Life Sciences ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 74 founders with career history
Google ×10Microsoft ×5MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) ×4VMware ×4LinkedIn ×3Oracle ×3Palo Alto Networks ×3Uber ×3
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
2 founders hold a PhD · 7 hold an MBA (of 74 with degree data)
Investments · 68 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 42025 · 62024 · 22022 · 32021 · 12019 · 12016 · 118 dated
Robinhood is a financial trading platform that enables users to manage portfolios across stocks, ETFs, cryptocurrencies, options, futures, and prediction markets.
FintechMenlo Park, US
Vlad Tenev(Co-founder, Chairman and CEO)inBaiju Bhatt(Co-founder)inJason Warnick(Chief Financial Officer)inGretchen Howard(Executive Officer)in
BoardScott Sandell(Director)inJan Hammer(Director)in
Co-investors1/1 CapitalACME CapitalAlgerAliya Capital PartnersAmplo VenturesAndreessen Horowitz+60 more
Vivere is a specialty insurance platform for managing general agents (MGAs) and their capacity partners, using technology and alternative data to give underwriters operational infrastructure and portfolio transparency.
AI & Machine LearningFintechInsurTechLaguna Beach, US
Sachith Gullapalli(Founder)
Co-investorsGeneral CatalystGreenlight Re
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Absurd is a platform that generates AI-produced videos for brand and performance advertising, enabling companies to produce professional-quality content within days rather than traditional timelines.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechLos Angeles, US
Philip Ho(Founder, CEO)inDamian Chng(Founder)inDaniel Kathein(Founder, CTO)in
Co-investors.406 VenturesAudaciousY CombinatorAndreessen HorowitzLiquid VenturesParable Partners+1 more
Adaptive is an AI project accountant for construction firms that automates financial tracking, change order management, invoicing, and vendor compliance across the project lifecycle.
AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechEnterprise Software
Ronak Massand(Founder)inHenry Bradlow(Founder)in
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzBoxGroupPear VC
Amera Health Solutions provides a data integration platform that connects fragmented claims processing systems for health plans.
Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechHealthtechInsurTechNew York City, US
Deep Kapur(Founder)inLouise Tanski(Founder)in
Co-investorsValia VenturesY CombinatorAlumni VenturesBase10 PartnersC Square CapitalComma Capital+7 more
Andromeda is a platform that uses risk and behavioral context to automate security and governance for human, AI agent, and non-human identities across cloud environments and applications.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareBengaluru, IN
Ashish Shah(Founder)inGaurav Rastogi(Founder)inKamal Muralidharan(Founder)inMurali Basavaiah(Founder)inRamkumar Sankar(Founder)in
Co-investorsGTM Capital
Apollo provides an AI-powered platform designed for go-to-market teams to improve sales and marketing productivity.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSales TechSan Francisco, US
Tim Zheng(Founder/CEO)inRay Li(Founder)inMatt Curl(Chief Executive Officer)inMarcio Arnecke(Chief Marketing Officer)inAdam Carr(Chief Revenue Officer)inPhil Moon(Chief Financial Officer)in
Co-investorsA*Angel Collective Opportunity FundBain Capital VenturesJude GomilaNewView CapitalSand Hill Angels+14 more
Artie provides a data replication platform built on change data capture (CDC) technology, enabling real-time data movement with sub-minute latency and zero data loss.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Jacqueline Cheong(Founder)inRobin Tang(Founder)inArmando McIntyre-Kirwin(Executive Officer, Director)Ryan Horrigan(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsStandard CapitalCalano VenturesCanaan PartnersFJ LabsGeneral CatalystIA Seed Ventures+6 more
Avoca provides AI-powered customer service agents for service-based businesses that handle incoming calls, text messages, and chats to book appointments and re-engage customers.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales TechNew York City, US
Apurva Shrivastava(Founder)inTyson Chen(Founder)inSissi Li Zhou(Founder)in
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesAmino CapitalAmplify PartnersAudaciousBoxGroupCapital 49+24 more
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Candor Health builds an AI-native provider data intelligence platform for payers, digital health companies, and provider groups, supporting care navigation, referral management, network strategy, and regulatory compliance.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDigital HealthHealthtechNew York, US
Sury Agarwal(CEO)inBikram Vikash(Founder)inLucky(CTO)inAniq Rahman(Director)Suryansh Agarwal(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsAtento CapitalMute VenturesTorch CapitalPreface Ventures
Chronosphere provides an observability platform for microservices and containers that helps teams detect and fix customer-impacting issues while controlling costs and complexity.
Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsSaaSNew York, US
Martin Mao(Co-Founder & CEO (now SVP, GM Observability, Palo Alto Networks))inRob Skillington(Co-Founder & CTO)inAshley Alexander(Chief People Officer)inMargaret Dawson(Global Head of Marketing)inBill Hineline(Field Chief Technology Officer)inIan Smith(Chief of Staff to the CEO and Head of Strategy)in
Co-investorsACTAI VenturesAdditionAntiBasis Set VenturesCarbide VenturesCardinia Ventures+13 more
Closure develops AI technology for law enforcement, focusing on tools designed around the needs of police departments and their personnel.
AI & Machine LearningGovTechNew York City, US
Aaron Zelinger(Co-Founder)inGilad Levy(Co-Founder and CTO)in
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesBorski FundBoxGroupCommonweal VenturesCRV (Charles River Ventures)HAWKTAIL+7 more
Code Four develops AI-powered investigation software for police departments that automates evidence processing and fuses data from body-worn cameras, records management systems, phone dumps, recorded audio, and case files.
AI & Machine LearningGovTechSan Francisco, US
George Cheng(Founder)inDylan Nguyen(Founder)in
Co-investorsThe E14 FundWebb Investment NetworkY CombinatorAME Cloud VenturesAndreessen HorowitzCRV (Charles River Ventures)+8 more
Codes Health provides medical record retrieval and case analysis services for plaintiff law firms.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechLegalTechNew York City, US
Cody Durr(Founder)inAustin Mills(Founder)in
Co-investorsNight CapitalY CombinatorAmplify CapitalGeneral CatalystHaystack
Copilot Money is a personal finance app for iPhone, iPad, Mac, and web that automatically tracks a user's bank accounts, spending, budgets, investments, and net worth.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerFintechChicago, US
PATRICK G. RYAN(CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER/FOUNDER AND DIRECTOR)Andres Ugarte(Founder)inROBERT LEVIN(CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER)
Co-investorsFinancial Venture StudioLudlow VenturesPath VenturesRestive VenturesShrug CapitalSiesta Ventures+2 more
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Coris is an AI platform for merchant risk management that automates onboarding, fraud detection, and portfolio monitoring for payments companies.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechSan Francisco, US
Vinodh Poyyapakkam(Co-founder & CEO)inShyam Maddali(Co-founder & CTO)in
Co-investorsLux CapitalRecall CapitalY CombinatorBlank VenturesConvective CapitalExponent Capital
Corner Health operates a network of independent local medical practices where clinicians own and run their own operations.
Digital HealthHealthtechSanta Monica, US
Lava Sunder(Co-founder & CEO)inAnne Gifford(Co-founder & COO)inLavanya Sunder(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsAngel Collective Opportunity FundFirst Round CapitalHomebrewOak HC/FTWormhole CapitalZigg Capital
Crossmint builds developer tools that let companies, AI agents, and users work with blockchain and stablecoin rails without dealing with the underlying complexity.
Crypto & Web3Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSNew York, US
Alfonso Gómez-Jordana Mañas(Founder)inRodri Fernández Touza(Founder)in
Co-investors6th Man VenturesAbstract VenturesBig Brain HoldingsCommerce VenturesFactionFinancial Venture Studio+13 more
Dayjob is an AI scheduling agent that integrates with job booking systems to automatically plan routes for service fleets, optimizing driver assignments based on travel times, skip sizes, and priorities.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainLondon, GB
George Postlethwaite(CEO and Co-Founder)inFred Fooks(CTO & Co-Founder)in
Co-investorsPlayfair CapitalY Combinator20VCCRV (Charles River Ventures)Founders FactoryHassan Lantry (Blast)+6 more
DOSS builds an Adaptive Resource Platform (ARP) that replaces traditional ERP systems for operations teams across industries.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Wiley Jones(Co-founder)inArnav Mishra(Co-founder)in
Co-investorsContraryHawk Hill VenturesMadrona Venture GroupTheory VenturesRedpoint Ventures
EffiGov provides AI phone agents for government departments that handle resident inquiries 24/7, answering calls, logging issues, and routing complex requests to staff.
AI & Machine LearningGovTechSan Francisco, US
Aubteen Pour-Biazar(Founder)inAden Clemente(Founder)in
Co-investorsPioneerY CombinatorAndreessen HorowitzC Square CapitalOurCrowdScript Capital+1 more
EvenUp provides an AI-powered claims intelligence platform for personal injury law firms to draft, review, and strengthen cases.
AI & Machine LearningLegalTechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Rami Karabibar(Chief Executive Officer)inRaymond Mieszaniec(Chief Operating Officer)inSaam Mashhad(Chief of Product & Legal Operations)in
Co-investors137 VenturesAllison Pickens VenturesB Capital GroupB4 CapitalBain Capital VenturesBessemer Venture Partners+16 more
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Fomo is a social-first cryptocurrency trading application that enables users to trade various crypto tokens, including memecoins and viral tokens, seamlessly across web and mobile platforms with multichain and gasless transactions.
Crypto & Web3SocialNew York, US
Dax Hamman(Executive Officer, Director)inSe Yong Park(Co-Founder)inPaul Erlanger(Co-Founder & CEO)inPrashan Dharmasena(Co-Founder)in
BoardChetan Puttagunta(Director; Benchmark General Partner)inJulia Andre(Director; Index Ventures Partner)in
Co-investorsArchetypeBalaji SrinivasanBryan PellegrinoCoinbase VenturesicebergyIndex Ventures+20 more
Uniti provides AI-powered operations management software for real estate operators, learning their existing playbooks and automating execution across properties to maintain operational standards during scaling.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwarePropTechSaaSNew York, US
FranEmre
Co-investorsAlate PartnersMetaPropMetaProp VenturesPrudence
Glide builds AI agents and analytics tools for financial institutions such as banks and lenders, automating tasks like data reporting, prospect list building, and loan document collection.
AI & Machine LearningFintechInsurTechSaaS
Sameer Kapur(Founder)inVishnu ChakrobortyGautam Ajjarapu
Co-investorsAcrew CapitalCanonical CryptoNextView VenturesNOMO VenturesPear VCShine Capital
Heard provides financial management software built for independent therapists and wellness practitioners, covering accounting, bookkeeping, and practice finances.
FintechMental HealthSaaSWellness & FitnessSan Francisco, US
Andrew Riesen(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inVictoria Li(Co-founder)in
Co-investorsAct One VenturesFootworkNotable CapitalEXPONENT FOUNDERS CAPITALFounders' Co-opGGV Capital+3 more
Humaans builds an employee management platform that automates the employment lifecycle, including onboarding, offboarding, promotions, and compensation management, by connecting point solutions with a central employee data hub for People Ops, Finance, and IT teams.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaSLondon, GB
Giovanni Luperti(Founder)inKarolis Narkevicius(Founder)in
Co-investorsFrontline VenturesY CombinatorMoonfire VenturesEXPONENT FOUNDERS CAPITALLachy GroomNext Play Ventures
iVerify offers a mobile endpoint detection and response (EDR) product that uses operating system telemetry, behavioral baselining, and threat hunting to detect malware, spyware, and account takeover attacks on employee mobile devices.
CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSLong Island City, US
Rocky Cole(Co-founder & COO)inDanny Rogers(Co-Founder & CEO)inMatthias Frielingsdorf(Co-founder & VP of R&D)inSpencer Parker(CPO)inDustin Moring(Director)
BoardAlexander Hartz(Director)in
Co-investors2.12 AngelsBoxGroupMantis CapitalMischiefParameter VenturesShine Capital
Kalshi operates a federally regulated futures exchange that allows users to trade contracts based on the outcomes of real-world events, creating a new market for event-based financial derivatives.
FintechNew York City, US
Luana Lopes Lara(Founder)inTarek Mansour(Co-founder & CEO)in
BoardAlfred Lin(Director)inMichael Seibel(Director)inMatt Huang(Director)in
Co-investorsa16z cryptoAlpha PartnersAndreessen HorowitzBond Capital ManagementCapitalGCoatue Management+52 more
CoCounsel is an AI-powered platform designed for tax, audit, and accounting professionals that automates document analysis, research, and workflow standardization.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLegalTechPasadena, US
Steven Chaffee(Executive Officer)inRichard Pederson(Executive Officer)Mark Trimmer(Executive Officer)Todd Najera(Executive Officer)Michael Giardello(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardAndrew Gundlach(Director)
Co-investorsThomson Reuters VenturesEXPONENT FOUNDERS CAPITALHaystackPrima MateriaSpark Capital
Harald Wendel(Founder)Nick Mironenko(Founder)
Co-investorsA*Avenir Growth CapitalBoxGroupValar Ventures LlcGlobal Founders Capital
Oasys is a gaming-focused blockchain built by gaming industry veterans, designed with user experience at its core through features like zero gas fees and fast transaction finality.
Crypto & Web3Deep TechGaming
Co-investorsCeras VenturesDigital Finance GroupFenbushi CapitalHyperithmNonagonSerafund+5 more
Oasys provides practice management and AI-powered documentation software for mental health practitioners and clinics.
Digital HealthMental HealthSaaSSan Francisco, US
Co-investorsBetter Ventures Central LlcTwine Ventures1984 Ventures Management, Llc
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Obvio builds context-aware AI technology that helps cities and police departments monitor reckless driving, educate drivers, and enforce traffic laws such as stop sign, school zone, failure-to-yield, and distracted driving violations.
AI & Machine LearningGovTechMobility & TransportationSan Carlos, US
Dhruv Maheshwari(Executive Officer, Director)inAli Rehan(Executive Officer, Director)in
Co-investorsBain Capital VenturesGTMfundHomebrewSaga VenturesBain CapitalKhosla Ventures
Continuum is an AI-powered client intelligence platform for financial advisors that synthesizes data from meetings, emails, and CRMs to generate summaries, surface client insights, and automate follow-up tasks.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaSToronto, CA
Onos provides AI-powered utilization management software for behavioral health payers, automating clinical authorization reviews by extracting clinical data across fragmented systems and applying automated decision support against plan guidelines.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechInsurTechMental Health
Akshay Agrawal(Co-Founder, CEO)inJosh Levitan(Co-Founder, CPO)inSuhaas Prasad(Co-Founder, CTO)in
Overwatch Data provides an AI-powered threat intelligence platform that monitors digital sources to detect and combat fraud and security risks for enterprise security and risk teams.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareNew York City, US
Arjun Bisen(Founder)inZara Perumal(Founder)in
Co-investorsA*New Era Capital PartnersPruVen Capital PartnersREFASHIOND VenturesSoma CapitalY Combinator+6 more
Parafin offers an embedded capital program that platforms can integrate to provide financing to their business customers, handling underwriting, compliance, risk, servicing, and support.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Sahill Poddar(Founder)inVineet Goel(Founder)in
Co-investorsNotable CapitalRedpoint VenturesGICRibbit CapitalThrive CapitalStonewater Ventures
Parker provides banking services through a digital platform.
FintechNew York City, US
Milan Ray(Founder)inYacine Sibous(Founder)in
Co-investorsEthos VCY CombinatorA*Color CapitalDay One VenturesInflection Ventures+5 more
Payflow builds Luca, an AI-powered financial planning and analysis tool that generates insights, reports, and forecasts for executives.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSNew York City, US
Wil Eyi(Founder)inJose Pons Vega(Founder)in
Co-investorsCathay InnovationY Combinator1984 Ventures Management, LlcCathexis VenturesCompany VenturesFJ Labs+15 more
San Francisco, US
Charles Yeh(Founder)Rick Song(Founder)
Co-investorsBond Capital ManagementChemistryCoatue ManagementHyphen CapitalIndex VenturesOutcast Ventures+1 more
Petra Labs offers a platform and managed service that tracks a brand's visibility, ranking, sentiment, and citations across AI search engines, then executes content, media, and attribution work to grow AI-referred traffic and revenue.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaS
Sami Akkawi(Founder)in
Co-investorsValor Equity PartnersWork-BenchAfore Capital
Petra provides identity threat detection and response (ITDR) for Microsoft 365 environments, focusing on catching business email compromise and identity attacks.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Nathan Ostrowski(Founder)in
Co-investorsOutsiders
Phonely builds AI receptionists that answer phone calls, schedule appointments, and provide customer support for businesses.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Jose, US
Will Bodewes(Founder)inNisal Ranasinghe(Founder)in
BoardCaroline Broder(Director)in
Co-investors7BC Venture CapitalPioneerTranspose Platform ManagementY CombinatorAsymmetry VenturesBase10 Partners+6 more
Piris Labs develops photonic networking hardware to reduce idle time on AI computing chips and improve the efficiency of AI infrastructure deployments.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareHardwareSan Francisco, US
Ali Khalatpour(Founder & CEO)inKeyvan Moghadam(Founder & President)in
Co-investorsLink VenturesTranspose Platform ManagementUntapped VenturesY Combinator468 CapitalAmino Capital+16 more
Plaid provides financial infrastructure and APIs that enable developers to build financial technology products and services.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsFintechSan Francisco, US
Zach Perret(Co-founder & CEO)inWilliam Hockey(Co-founder & CTO)in
BoardMo Koyfman(Director)Rick Yang(Director)in
Co-investors1435 CapitalAcrew CapitalAdventure FundAmbush CapitalAndreessen HorowitzBoxGroup+27 more
Prophecy is an agentic data preparation and analysis platform that uses Claude Code-based AI agents to generate visual, low-code data workflows from natural-language prompts, which business users and analysts can inspect, refine, validate, and deploy.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwarePalo Alto, US
Vikas MarwahainRaj Bains(Founder)inMaciej Szpakowski(Founder)in
Co-investorsBerkeley SkyDeck FundDallas Venture CapitalDig Ventures Management LimitedInsight PartnersPenny Jar Capital VentureSignalFire+5 more
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)inScott Bulua(Executive Officer)inRahul Sengottuvelu(Chief Technology Officer)inWilliam (Will) Petrie(Chief Financial Officer)in
Co-investors1/1 Capital137 Ventures8VCA*Alpha Wave GlobalAnti+58 more
Risely is an agentic AI platform designed for higher education institutions that orchestrates AI agents to optimize campus operations, support student retention, and revenue generation.
AI & Machine LearningEdTechEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Shahryar Abbasi(Founder)inSadia Saifuddin(Founder)in
Co-investorsSterling RoadTranspose Platform ManagementY CombinatorAF VenturesGoodwater CapitalMentors+2 more
Rutter provides a Unified API that enables B2B SaaS companies to integrate business data and financial system connections into their products.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSNew York City, US
Eric Yu(Founder)inPeter Zhou(Founder)in
BoardKristina Shen(Director)
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzCapital 49Fjor FoundersHaystackMantis CapitalPioneer+12 more
Truewind automates transaction coding, reconciliation, and close management for accounting teams by converting bank statements and workpapers into GL-ready journal entries and audit-ready schedules.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Alex Lee(Founder)inTennison Chan(Cofounder CTO)inTennison C(Founder)in
Co-investorsBeat VenturesFellowsMyAsiaVCRho VenturesScrum VenturesSoma Capital+7 more
Turnkey provides crypto wallet infrastructure for coordinating payments across internal, custodial wallets, with policy controls over fund flows, limits, roles, and approvals.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3CybersecurityData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsFintech
Bryce Ferguson(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investors20VCArchetypeAsymmetricBain Capital CryptoFactionFigment+7 more
Twine Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in and works hands-on with mission-driven founders, with a portfolio spanning healthcare, finance, AI infrastructure, and climate.
AI & Machine Learning
Leshika Samarasinghe(Founder & Managing Partner)inEthan Yeh(Managing Partner)in
Co-investorsFoundryNimble Partners1984 Ventures Management, LlcBetter Ventures Central Llc
Understood Care provides patient advocacy services for older adults navigating healthcare, particularly Medicare benefits and care coordination.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechNew York City, US
Samantha Wu(Founder)inKevin Bailey(Founder)in
Co-investorsInformed Ventures Advisors, LlcPioneerTau VenturesY Combinator1984 Ventures Management, Llc468 Capital+5 more
Ownright (formerly Doormat) operates a technology platform that digitizes the legal side of residential real estate transactions, serving homebuyers, sellers, real estate brokerages, and the lawyers who handle home closings and refinancings.
AI & Machine LearningFintechLegalTechPropTechSales TechBrooklyn, CA
Robert Saunders(Founder (CEO))Joel Fox(Co-founder)Benjamin Berry(Co-founder & First Lawyer)Emre Altinok(Director)Francesco Decamilli(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsAlate PartnersPrudenceMetaPropRE VC
Volca is a financial operating system for home services contractors that connects to ServiceTitan and accounting tools to automate commission and payroll calculations, vendor invoice job costing, and reconciliation.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaS
Brendan Kazanjian(Founder)inJack Morton(Founder)in
Co-investorsMetaPropMetaProp VenturesRecall CapitalGTMfund
Yuzu rebuilds health insurance from the ground up, replacing fragmented point solutions with an integrated system designed to realign incentives among providers, patients, and payers.
HealthtechInsurTechSaaS
Max KaudererinRussell Pekalain
Co-investorsChemistryFuture Back VenturesGeneral CatalystMenlo VenturesSunflower Capital Management Fund
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latest coverage across their companies
Robinhood · techcrunch.com · Aug 5, 2026
Petra Labs · finsmes.com · Jul 23, 2026
Piris Labs · ycombinator.com · Jul 7, 2026
fomo · finsmes.com · Jun 22, 2026
Artie · ycombinator.com · Jun 9, 2026
Ramp · TechCrunch · Jun 4, 2026
Parker · techcrunch.com · May 9, 2026
Avoca · thesaasnews.com · Apr 28, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Pathlight Ventures made?
- Pathlight Ventures has 68 tracked investments, 5 of which have exited, including 10 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Pathlight Ventures invest at?
- Pathlight Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What is Pathlight Ventures's typical check size?
- Pathlight Ventures typically writes checks of $500K – $5M.
- What sectors does Pathlight Ventures focus on?
- Pathlight Ventures focuses on AdTech, AI & Machine Learning, Cybersecurity, Data & Infrastructure, Digital Health, Energy, Enterprise Software, Fintech, GovTech, Hardware, Healthtech, Logistics & Supply Chain, Robotics, SaaS.
- Where is Pathlight Ventures located?
- Pathlight Ventures is headquartered in Old Bridge, US.
- Does Pathlight Ventures lead rounds?
- Pathlight Ventures has led 5 of the 9 rounds where its role is on record.
- Who does Pathlight Ventures co-invest with?
- Pathlight Ventures most often shares deals with Y Combinator, BoxGroup, Soma Capital, among 228 tracked co-investors.
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Sequoia Capital is a venture capital firm that partners with founders to build technology companies.
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.
Nexus Venture Partners invests in early and early growth stage companies operating in India and the United States across multiple sectors. The firm was founded by entrepreneurs with experience building companies.
Allison Pickens Ventures is a solo-GP fund led by Allison Pickens that invests in AI startups, offering founders operational go-to-market and scaling guidance as a COO thought partner.
Tribe Capital is a San Francisco-based venture firm founded by former Social Capital members and operators that applies a data-driven, bottom-up framework to identify and back early-stage product-market fit. It is sector and stage agnostic, investing from seed to growth stage.
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