Pelion Venture Partners
Venture capitalSalt Lake City · Series A · 17 people tracked
Also known as PELION, INC
Investment thesis
Early-stage B2B software investor across the US with a seven-person, experienced team, long track record since 1986, and a hands-on, collaborative approach to supporting portfolio companies.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 25, 2026.
Team · 17 people
from the firm's website & public directories
What they invest in
from 23 of 31 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×14SaaS ×12Enterprise Software ×7Developer Tools ×6Cloud Computing ×4Fintech ×4Consumer ×2Cybersecurity ×2
HQs:United States×26France×1
Investments · 31 tracked
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Lehi, US
Clint Berry(Executive Officer, Director)Jared S. Rodman(Executive Officer, Director)Brandon Rodman(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Marcus Bertilson(Executive Officer)Brett White(Executive Officer, Director)Jason Christiansen(Executive Officer)
Board seatBlake Modersitski· per SEC Form D · $9.8M raise · filed May 2025
BigPanda delivers agentic AI and automation for IT operations, helping enterprise IT teams detect, triage, and respond to incidents in complex hybrid cloud and modern software environments.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSMountain View, US
Assaf Resnick(CEO and co-founder)
BoardRobin Vasan(Director)inScott Tobin(Director)inShmuel Levy(Director)
Co-investorsBattery VenturesGreenfield PartnersInsight PartnersSequoia CapitalWells Fargo Strategic CapitalAkkadian Ventures+4 more
New York, US
Shawn Vo(Executive Officer, Director)Bharath Krishnamoorthy(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardRuth Foxe Blader(Director)in
Board seatBlake Modersitski· per SEC Form D · $30M raise · filed Sep 2022
Co-investorsAnthemis Venture
Culver City, US
Zachary Rash(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardBrad Squicciarini(Director)
Board seatJeff Kearl· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsOffline VenturesPelion Ventures
Moki provides a device management platform for content-driven deployments such as digital menu boards, promotional signage, self-ordering kiosks, and lobby display networks, including scheduled content updates pushed to devices.
IoTRetail TechSaaSLehi, US
Thomas Karren(Executive Officer, Director)Ty Allen(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardNick Efstratis(Director)Blake Modersitzki(Director)Spencer Tall(Director)in
Board seatBlake Modersitski· per SEC Form D · $9.3M raise · filed Jun 2015
Co-investorsAllegisCyber CapitalBYU Cougar Capital
Los Altos, US
Rick White(Executive Officer, Director)Lance L. Smith(Executive Officer, Director)David Flynn(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardBlake Modersitzki(Director)Itzik Parnafes(Director)inJeffrey Rothschild(Director)
Board seatBlake Modersitski· per SEC Form D · $22M raise · filed Apr 2017
Co-investorsBattery Ventures
Lehi, US
Douglas Barnett(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardTodd Pedersen(Director)Reno Mendenhall(Director)Brant Choate(Director)
Board seatTyler Hogge· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsCERVIN VENTURESY Combinator
Mountain View, US
Thomas Lounibos(Executive Officer, Director)Peter Boyes(Executive Officer)Gamiel Gran(Executive Officer)
BoardClint Chao(Director)Blake Modersitzki(Director)John Balen(Director)in
Board seatBlake Modersitski· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsCanaan PartnersMacquarie Capital
Palo Alto, US
Kalpesh Kapadia(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardSaurabh Mittal(Director)Theresia Gouw(Director)in
Board seatBlake Modersitski· per SEC Form D · $13.4M raise · filed Jan 2018
Co-investorsAspect Ventures
Boombox is an all-in-one platform for music makers that consolidates workflow tools for songwriting, production, distribution, and monetization in a single application.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCreator EconomySaaS
India Lossman(Co-Founder | CEO)Max Mathieu(Co-Founder | Head of Engineering)Tom Chavez(Co-Founder | Advisor)
Co-investorsUlu VenturesForerunner Ventures
Brandlight helps brands optimize their visibility and positioning in AI-driven search and recommendation systems.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningMarketing Tech
Imri Marcus(CEO)
Co-investorsG20 VenturesLG Technology VenturesCardumen Capital
Cactus automates lead response and customer re-engagement for home service businesses, ensuring calls are answered within 60 seconds and dormant CRM contacts are converted into repeat bookings.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Ajith Govind(Co-Founder & CEO)inAvinash Joshi(Co-founder & CTO)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorRebel FundWellington Management
Cactus Compute provides an on-device AI runtime for speech, vision, and text models that automatically routes between on-device and cloud inference based on complexity and audio quality.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Roman Shemet(Founder)inHenry Ndubuaku(Founder)in
Co-investorsAntigravity CapitalTranspose Platform ManagementY CombinatorRebel FundWellington Management
Canopy provides cloud-based, all-in-one practice management software for accounting firms, combining client management, CRM, document management, workflow, time and billing, engagements, and proposals with AI features.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Co-investorsHigh AlphaNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)NewView CapitalNycaNyca PartnersAnkona Capital+5 more
Canopy is a cloud-native, all-in-one practice management platform for U.S. accounting, CPA, tax, and bookkeeping firms, combining client management, documents, billing, workflow, and communication in one login.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaSSouth Jordan, US
Kurt Avarell(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Davis Bell(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardNed May(Director)Josh Harmsen(Director)inAnkit Sud(Director)inChetan Puttagunta(Director)
Co-investorsAnkona CapitalTenaya CapitalNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)NewView CapitalPelion VenturesTen Coves Capital
CodeRabbit provides AI-powered code review tools for developers to improve software quality and efficiency in development workflows.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsWalnut Creek, US
Harjot Gill(Executive Officer, Director)inGuritfaq Singh(Executive Officer, Director)inVishavjeet Kaur(Executive Officer)Alex Berkenkamp(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsCRV (Charles River Ventures)Flex Capital PartnersFoothill VenturesHarmony PartnersNVenturesScale Venture Partners+5 more
Media & EntertainmentFremont, US
Mark Lewis(Executive Officer, Director)Eric Chan(Executive Officer)Andrew Jenks(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardCarl Ledbetter(Director)Robert Schwartz(Director)Anthony Bettencourt(Director)
Co-investorsThird Point VenturesMayfield FundThird Point
HMBradley was a consumer digital banking platform offering deposit and credit card products; the company has since pivoted to provide banking technology to established financial institutions.
Fintech
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Co-investorsMucker CapitalSlow VenturesWestbound Equity PartnersCommerce VenturesIndex Ventures
Jump provides an "portage salarial" (umbrella employment) platform for freelancers and independent professionals in France, automating invoicing, expense management, social charges, and tax declarations while giving them employee-style social benefits.
FintechFuture of WorkSaaS
Nicolas Fayon(Founder)in
Co-investorsBattery VenturesIndex VenturesKima VenturesRoosh VenturesAllianz Life VenturesCiti Ventures+2 more
Jump offers a platform for sports teams that combines ticketing, dynamic pricing, resale, loyalty, and fan experience into one connected system.
AI & Machine LearningSaaSSports Tech
Jordy Leiser(Founder)in
Co-investorsBoro CapitalBY Venture PartnersCourtside VenturesForerunner VenturesMastryMosaic General Partnership, LLC+4 more
Keen is a fully managed event streaming platform that enables developers to collect, store, and analyze real-time data using APIs built on Apache Kafka, Storm, and Cassandra.
Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsSan Antonio, US
Dan KadorKyle WildRyan Spraetz
Co-investors500 GlobalHeavybitScaleworksStreamlined VenturesTechstarsUpslope Ventures+1 more
Monarx offers an AI-based security platform that detects, removes, and blocks malware and other threats on servers, including obfuscated, cloaking, and in-memory attacks.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecuritySaaSSalt Lake City, US
LUKE LANGFORD(Executive Officer, Director)Jonathan W. Gay(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardBEN DAHL(Director)inGAVIN CHRISTENSEN(Director)inMatthew Hoffman(Director)LOUIS BERYL(Director)
Co-investorsCrosscut VenturesKickstartPelion VenturesSignal Peak Ventures
Neurala develops artificial intelligence technology for edge devices that learns from limited data in real-time without forgetting, embedded in products for enterprise customers across industries.
AI & Machine LearningHardwareBoston, US
Massimiliano Versace(Executive Officer, Director)Anatoly Gorshechnikov(Executive Officer)Heather Ames Versace(Executive Officer, Director)inAnatoli Gorchet(Founder)inRoger Matus(Executive Officer)
BoardBruno Bonnell(Director)
Co-investors360 CapitalBYU Cougar CapitalDraper AssociatesPerot JainRaptor GroupTechstars+4 more
Nursa operates a marketplace platform that connects healthcare facilities with nurses and nursing assistants to fill per diem shifts on demand.
B2B MarketplacesHealthtechMarketplacesBountiful, US
Curtis Anderson(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardAndrew Rigby(Director)
Co-investorsBYU Cougar CapitalDrive CapitalKickstart
Owlet develops baby sleep monitoring devices and software that provide real-time wellness insights for infants.
ConsumerHealthtechIoTLehi, US
KURT WORKMAN(Executive Officer, Director)JORDAN MONROE(Director)Kurt Workman(Founder)inJordan Monroe(Founder)inSPENCER TAYLOR(Executive Officer)
BoardLIOR SUSAN(Director)in
Co-investorsEniac VenturesIPD CapitalOwl CapitalR/GA VenturesTechstarsThe Perkins Fund+4 more
Remi is a residential roofing company that provides roof replacement and repair services with a guaranteed upfront price and no mid-project cost changes.
Climate TechConstruction TechPropTechSaaSLehi, US
Doug Barnett(Founder)inBrant Choate(Founder)in
Co-investorsY Combinator
Rivet provides infrastructure for AI agents and realtime applications, offering stateful compute primitives called Actors that run in Node.js or Bun backends.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Nicholas Kissel(Founder)inNathaniel Flurry(Founder)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorCatalyst Investors
Rivet is a visual editor that lets product designers make UI changes and commit them directly to code, reducing the need for designer-engineer collaboration.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Sam Gorman(Founder)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorCatalyst Investors
SimpleCitizen provides digital immigration and visa solutions that guide applicants through the citizenship pathway using software and professional services.
ConsumerLegalTechSaaSSalt Lake City, US
Sam Stoddard(Founder/CEO)inAyde Soto(Founder/CTO)inBrady Stoddard(Founder/CMO)inAydé Soto Wright(Co-founder & CTO)
Co-investorsCampus Founders FundKima VenturesTSVCY Combinator
South Jordan, US
Greg Levesque(Executive Officer, Director)Eric Levesque(Director)
BoardConstantine Saab(Director)Michael Janke(Director)Michael Allen Brown(Director)Byron Knight(Director)
Co-investorsValor Equity Partners
UpGuard provides a platform for managing cybersecurity risk, including third-party vendor and supply chain risk assessment.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSMountain View, US
Alan Sharp-Paul(Executive Officer, Director)Michael Baukes(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Mike Baukes(Founder)inScott Petry(Director)Chris Cooper(Director)Hamish Hawthorne(Director)
Co-investors500 GlobalAugust CapitalSpringcoast Capital PartnersSquare Peg Capital
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 · 1
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioWeave CommunicationsNYSE: WEAV
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
CodeRabbit · coderabbit.ai · Aug 12, 2026
Canopy · x.com · Aug 8, 2026
Strider Technologies · rareearthexchanges.com · Jul 30, 2026
Jump · bizjournals.com · Jul 29, 2026
Jump · valueaddvc.com · Jul 28, 2026
Brandlight · calcalistech.com · Jul 17, 2026
Remi · marketsmojo.com · Jul 16, 2026
Cactus Compute · kcbd.com · Jul 14, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Pelion Venture Partners invest at?
- Pelion Venture Partners invests at the Series A stage.
- What is Pelion Venture Partners's typical check size?
- Pelion Venture Partners typically writes checks of $1M – $20M.
- What sectors does Pelion Venture Partners focus on?
- Pelion Venture Partners focuses on Crypto & Web3.
- Where is Pelion Venture Partners located?
- Pelion Venture Partners is headquartered in Salt Lake City, US.
- Does Pelion Venture Partners lead rounds?
- Pelion Venture Partners typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamA Look Into Utah's Booming VC Scene | Blake Modersitzki, Pelion Venture Partners
Silicon Slopes · Blake Modersitzki
Ben Lambert, General Partner, Pelion Venture Partners | 2021 40 Under 40
Utah Business · Ben Lambert
Blake Modersitzki @ Pelion Venture Partners, Managing Partner
MentorStudents · Blake Modersitzki
Jeff Kearl @ Pelion Venture Partners, Managing Director
MentorStudents · Jeff Kearl
Co-investors · 97
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Firms observed investing alongside Pelion Venture Partners, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Pelion Venture Partners's recorded portfolio.
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