Pilot Growth Equity
Growth equitySan Francisco Β· Growth Β· 12 people tracked
Investment thesis
Pilot Growth invests in technology companies solving difficult problems and serving as business solutions. The firm leverages its founders' entrepreneurial track records and deep knowledge of government as a major technology customer to provide growth equity capital alongside operating expertise, regulatory advisory, and customer relationship access. The firm emphasizes partnership-driven value creation, combining hands-on support with global customer relationships to help technology companies scale.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 6, 2026.
Team Β· 12 people
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What they invest in
from 8 of 18 portfolio companiesSaaS Γ6Marketing Tech Γ4AI & Machine Learning Γ3AdTech Γ2Data & Infrastructure Γ2Enterprise Software Γ2Creator Economy Γ1E-commerce Γ1
HQs:United StatesΓ5
Investments Β· 18 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathKevel provides infrastructure APIs that let publishers, retailers, and marketplaces build custom ad platforms for sponsored listings, internal promotions, and native ads.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningMarketing TechRetail TechSaaSDurham, US
James Avery(Founder & CEO)
Co-investorsCommerce VenturesFulcrumCarnrite VenturesFulcrum Equity Partners
CB Insights provides a market intelligence platform that offers verified data, analytics, and predictive scoring on over 12 million private and public companies.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureSaaS
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesBasecamp FundCartaCRV (Charles River Ventures)InCountryOne Way Ventures+5 more
Bizzabo provides event management software for conferences, including registration, check-in, onsite support, sponsor/exhibitor tools, and CRM data integration for B2B event teams.
Enterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaS
Eran Ben-Shushan(Founder)inAlon Alroy(Founder)in
Co-investorsKaedan CapitalLionBirdMaor InvestmentsNext47NFXOntario Centre of Innovation programs+1 more
Big data analytics platform that reduces document review costs up to 80%.
Leading clinical DNA testing company focused on women's health.
SaaS platform for network operators that identifies and restricts malicious activity on home networks.
El Segundo, US
Yuri Frayman(Director)Einaras von Gravrock(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardYehuda Neuberger(Director)Steven Hurwitz(Director)
Co-investorsNavigate Ventures
Front office insurance software solutions that help global insurance companies improve underwriting profitability.
WFMZ is a local news outlet covering the Lehigh Valley and Pennsylvania region, reporting on crime, community events, and regional affairs.
Media & Entertainment
Data modeling and analytics platform for predicting, preventing and insuring against epidemic and pandemic threats.
Co-investorsDCVC (Data Collective)
Penske Media Corporation, a leading digital media company that owns and provides original content for unique lifestyle brands.
r4 Technologies builds AI software for Cross Enterprise Management (DecisionOps) that connects demand signals, supply decisions, and operational intelligence across organizational silos in real time.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investorsAdit Ventures Management, LlcWP Global Partners
Leading CRM software and services company.
Tailwind is a marketing platform that helps small businesses plan campaigns, create content, and distribute it across multiple social media channels.
Creator EconomyMarketing TechSaaS
Daniel Maloney(Founder)in
Co-investorsPlains VenturesRecurring Capital Partners
eBusiness software components company.
Velocidi has rebranded as Kevel Audience, an audience data platform.
AdTechData & InfrastructureMarketing Tech
Webgility provides ecommerce accounting and finance operations software combined with human accountants who reconcile books, handle exceptions, and close the books for online sellers.
E-commerceFintechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Parag Mamnani(Executive Officer, Director)Steven Power(Director)
BoardWilliam Lee(Director)
Co-investorsSaaS Capital
Enterprise cybersecurity platform protecting against cyber attacks, malicious bot detection, DDoS and web application firewall threats.
Los Angeles, US
Yuri Frayman(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardLeon Kuperman(Executive Officer, Director)Alp Hug(Director)Andrew Malik(Director)Yehuda Neuberger(Director)Harris Tilevitz(Director)
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesR4 Β· housingfinance.com Β· Jan 28, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Pilot Growth Equity made?
- Pilot Growth Equity has 16 tracked investments.
- What stage does Pilot Growth Equity invest at?
- Pilot Growth Equity invests at the Growth stage.
- What sectors does Pilot Growth Equity focus on?
- Pilot Growth Equity focuses on Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Pilot Growth Equity located?
- Pilot Growth Equity is headquartered in San Francisco, US.
- Who does Pilot Growth Equity co-invest with?
- Pilot Growth Equity most often shares deals with Adit Ventures Management, Llc, CRV (Charles River Ventures), DCVC (Data Collective), among 18 tracked co-investors.
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