Pelion Venture Partners
Venture capitalSalt Lake City · Series A · 15 people tracked
Also known as PELION, INC
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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 Sep 15, 2026.
Team · 15 people
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Founder mafia
4 people who came through Pelion Venture Partners went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 29 of 43 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×17SaaS ×16Enterprise Software ×9Developer Tools ×7Cloud Computing ×5Fintech ×5Data & Infrastructure ×3Healthtech ×3
HQs:United States×31France×1
Investments · 43 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 42025 · 62024 · 62023 · 22022 · 12021 · 32020 · 12017 · 32016 · 12015 · 32013 · 131 dated
Weave offers team communication and collaboration tools for healthcare practices, including messaging, scheduling, and patient management features accessible from desktop and mobile apps.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkHealthtechSaaSLehi, US
Brandon Rodman(Founder/CEO)inJared Rodman(Founder/CCO)inClint Berry(Founder/CTO)inJared S. Rodman(Executive Officer, Director)inMarcus Bertilson(Executive Officer)inBrett White(Executive Officer, Director)in
Board seatBlake Modersitski· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsA.Capital VenturesBessemer Venture PartnersBYU Cougar CapitalCrosslink CapitalFundersClubIA Seed Ventures+8 more
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)in
BoardRobin Vasan(Director)inScott Tobin(Director)inShmuel Levy(Director)
Co-investorsBattery VenturesGreenfield PartnersInsight PartnersSequoia CapitalWells Fargo Strategic CapitalAkkadian Ventures+4 more
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)in
BoardNick Efstratis(Director)Blake Modersitzki(Director)inSpencer Tall(Director)in
Board seatBlake Modersitski· per SEC Form D · $9.3M raise · filed Jun 2015
Co-investorsAllegisCyber CapitalBYU Cougar CapitalService Provider Capital
Los Altos, US
Rick White(Executive Officer, Director)Lance L. Smith(Executive Officer, Director)David Flynn(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardBlake Modersitzki(Director)inItzik Parnafes(Director)inJeffrey Rothschild(Director)
Board seatBlake Modersitski· per SEC Form D · $22M raise · filed Apr 2017
Co-investorsBattery VenturesCedar Fund
Mountain View, US
Thomas Lounibos(Executive Officer, Director)Peter Boyes(Executive Officer)Gamiel Gran(Executive Officer)
BoardClint Chao(Director)Blake Modersitzki(Director)inJohn Balen(Director)in
Board seatBlake Modersitski· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsCanaan PartnersMacquarie Capital
Aumni is an investment analytics platform for venture capital investors, acquired by J.P.
Kelsey C.(Founder)in
Co-investorsBlackhorn VenturesFirst Trust Capital PartnersKickstartLegalTechManhattan Venture PartnersMoneta Ventures+7 more
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)inMax Mathieu(Co-Founder | Head of Engineering)inTom 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)in
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 CombinatorAccess Venture PartnersRebel 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)inDavis Bell(Executive Officer, Director)in
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)inEric Chan(Executive Officer)Andrew Jenks(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardCarl Ledbetter(Director)inRobert Schwartz(Director)Anthony Bettencourt(Director)
Co-investorsThird Point VenturesMayfield FundThird Point
Provo, US
Dave Christison(Director)Ben Capell(Director)Ben Lambert(Director)Tanner Nordstrom(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsElevation CapitalPeterson VenturesSignal Peak VenturesVillage Global
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.
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Co-investorsMucker CapitalSlow VenturesWestbound Equity PartnersAccompliceAcrew CapitalCommerce Ventures+2 more
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 is an AI platform for financial advisors that automates the client lifecycle, including meeting scheduling, note-taking, follow-up, client onboarding, account opening, and CRM and financial planning updates.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaS
Co-investorsF-Prime CapitalAllianz Life VenturesBattery VenturesCiti VenturesInsight PartnersPeterson Venture Partners
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 KadorinKyle WildinRyan Spraetzin
Co-investors500 GlobalHeavybitScaleworksStreamlined VenturesTechstarsUpslope Ventures+2 more
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Macrometa builds a globally distributed cloud platform designed for real-time applications that require high performance and low latency.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsE-commerceEnterprise SoftwareRetail TechSaaS
Co-investorsAurum Venture PartnersVU Venture PartnersBenhamou Global VenturesBGVDnx VenturesPartech Ventures+2 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)inAnatoly Gorshechnikov(Executive Officer)Heather Ames Versace(Executive Officer, Director)inAnatoli Gorchet(Founder)inRoger Matus(Executive Officer)in
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(Founder)inJordan Monroe(Founder)inSPENCER TAYLOR(Executive Officer)in
BoardLIOR SUSAN(Director)inEDWARD SCAL(Director)
Co-investors37 AngelsEniac VenturesIPD CapitalOwl CapitalR/GA VenturesRTP Global+7 more
Hillsborough, US
Dennis Brian Moore(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
Redo offers an all-in-one platform for ecommerce merchants that consolidates returns, exchanges, order tracking, shipping/fulfillment, and marketing messaging (SMS and email).
E-commerceRetail TechSaaS
Co-investorsEPIC VENTURESCERVIN VENTURESKickstartSmash Capital
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
Remi is a residential roofing company that provides roof replacement and repair with an upfront guaranteed price and no mid-project markups.
Construction TechPropTech
Co-investorsInterValley VenturesCERVIN VENTURESY 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)in
Co-investorsCampus Founders FundKima VenturesTSVCY Combinator
South Jordan, US
Greg Levesque(Executive Officer, Director)Eric Levesque(Director)in
BoardConstantine Saab(Director)Michael Janke(Director)inMichael Allen Brown(Director)inByron Knight(Director)
Co-investorsAtlantic Vantage PointDataTribeKoch Disruptive TechnologiesValor Equity Partners
Teal Drones builds the Teal 2, an American-made small unmanned aircraft system (sUAS) with EO/IR thermal imaging for short-range reconnaissance and nighttime operations.
Defense TechHardwareRoboticsCottonwood Heights, US
George Matus, Jr.(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)George Matus(Founder)inThompson(CEO, Red Cat)Chris Ericson(COO, Red Cat)Christian Morrison(CFO, Red Cat)Mitch McDonald(President, Teal Drones)in
Co-investorsNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Decathlon Capital 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)inMike Baukes(Co-Founder & CEO)inScott Petry(Director)Chris Cooper(Director)in
BoardVivek Mehra(Director)inHamish Hawthorne(Director)
Co-investors500 GlobalAugust CapitalSpringcoast Capital PartnersSquare Peg Capital
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
BusBot IncCyan RoboticsRemi LabsTremusCake TechnologiesCy4Data LabsDeserveLunchBadger
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 · 3
1 IPOs · 2 acquisitions · showing 1WeaveNYSE: WEAV
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesWeave · investing.com · Aug 18, 2026
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
Brandlight · calcalistech.com · Jul 17, 2026
Remi · marketsmojo.com · Jul 16, 2026
Cactus Compute · kcbd.com · Jul 14, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Pelion Venture Partners made?
- Pelion Venture Partners has 43 tracked investments, 3 of which have exited, including 10 dated in the last 24 months.
- 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.
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Tenaya Capital is a venture capital firm that partners with entrepreneurs building enduring companies, focusing on growth-stage investments.
Mango Capital is an early-stage venture firm investing in enterprise software founders at inception, before product-market fit, with a focus on agent infrastructure and intelligent applications.
Smash Capital is a growth equity firm that invests in world-class founders building generational brands in enterprise software.
Album is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in technology startups.
Ankona Capital invests $5 to $15 million in early-growth-stage B2B software companies generating $5 to $15 million in recurring revenues, supporting founders through the critical scaling phase with capital and operational expertise.
Bessemer Venture Partners is a global venture capital firm that partners with entrepreneurs across enterprise, consumer, and healthcare sectors from early stages through growth.
Canaan Partners is a venture capital firm with over 30 years of history, backing companies across technology and healthcare sectors through close, hands-on partnerships with founders.
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