Progression
Venture capitalActively deployingSan Francisco · Pre-Seed–Series A · 8 people tracked
Also known as PROGRESSION MANAGEMENT, LLC · PROGRESSION PARTNERS LLC
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Investment thesis
Progression is a San Francisco-based fund backing visionary, bold founders building AI-native products aimed at transforming the lives of everyday consumers and prosumers. Positioning itself as the TikTok alumni fund, it writes first checks and considers its TikTok alumni community its key advantage across deal access, diligence, and winning competitive deals. The firm focuses on breakthrough consumer experiences at the earliest stages of company formation.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 15, 2026.
Team · 8 people
from the firm's website & curated & public directories
Founder mafia
2 people who came through Progression went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 32 of 59 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×12Consumer ×11Creator Economy ×6Wellness & Fitness ×6Gaming ×4Marketplaces ×4SaaS ×4Digital Health ×3
HQs:United States×19France×1United Kingdom×1Hong Kong×1Singapore×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 15 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×82 founders×43 founders×24+ founders×1
Where their founders studiedfrom 20 founders with education data
Harvard Business School ×2Harvard University ×2The Wharton School ×2University of California, Berkeley ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 18 founders with field-of-study data
Computer Science ×7Economics ×5Business & Management ×3Engineering ×3
Where their founders worked beforefrom 20 founders with career history
South China Morning Post SCMP ×3Bank of America Merrill Lynch ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
1 founders hold a PhD · 4 hold an MBA (of 20 with degree data)
Investments · 59 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2025 · 12023 · 12018 · 13 dated
Guardian's Collective is a parenting support app that provides information and guidance to help parents navigate child-rearing challenges at any time of day.
Consumer
Co-investorsBrighteye Ventures
Anise Health offers culturally-responsive online therapy and health coaching designed for the Asian American community, matching adults with licensed therapists and certified coaches trained in cultural sensitivity.
Digital HealthHealthtechMental Health
Alice Zhang(Co-Founder & CEO)inNisha Desai(Co-Founder & COO)inRandy Wong(Chief Technology Officer)
Co-investors37 AngelsCeltic House Asia PartnersDelight VenturesHow Women InvestKicker VenturesLotus Venture Partners+1 more
Appa provides a technology-based mentorship program that pairs teens with vetted, trained mentors and an evidence-based curriculum to build motivation, confidence, and resilience.
Digital HealthEdTechMental Health
Sean Woodruff(Founder)in
Co-investorsMagnify VenturesVery Serious Ventures
AssetHub is an AI-powered 3D character creation platform that converts concept images into modular, editable 3D assets with automatically named and separated components.
AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyGamingSan Francisco, US
Takuya Goto(Founder)in
Co-investorsBrincTechstarsBeyond Next Ventures
Atmosfy provides real-time video coverage and data infrastructure for understanding physical-world activity, enabling businesses to access live local context for consumer engagement, model training, and real-world intelligence applications.
AdTechData & InfrastructureSan Francisco, US
Michael Ebel(Founder)in
Co-investorsPalm Tree Crew InvestmentsRedpoint VenturesStreamlined VenturesCanaan PartnersIndustry VenturesVillage Global
Bono is a charitable giving platform that lets individuals set a monthly donation budget across multiple vetted charities, with donations pooled, distributed monthly, and consolidated into a single yearly tax-deductible receipt.
ConsumerFintechImpact & Social Good
Candle is a mobile app designed for couples that provides daily games, conversation prompts, date ideas, and shared memory storage to strengthen romantic relationships.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerWellness & FitnessNew York City, US
Alex Ruber(Co-Founder and CEO)inParth Chopra(Co-Founder and CTO)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorDG Daiwa VenturesTechstars
Drip Collect operates a network for NFT collectors that adds game-like elements to collecting and discovery.
Co-investors6th Man VenturesCoinbase VenturesCollab+CurrencyInterlace VenturesNFX
Fiveable provides AI-powered exam preparation for AP classes, offering practice questions with automated scoring and personalized study tools for high school students.
AI & Machine LearningEdTechMilwaukee, US
BoardAmanda DoAmaral(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inCraig Schedler(Director)
Co-investorsBBG VenturesOwl VenturesSerena VenturesSwell PartnersUnion Square Ventures (USV)27V (Twenty Seven Ventures)+4 more
Austin, US
MADY MANTHA(Executive Officer, Director)Samantha Gardner(Executive Officer, Director)
Holey Grail Donuts makes Hawaiian taro-based donuts sold directly to consumers.
Circular EconomyConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTechHanalei, US
Hana Dreiling(Founder)in
BoardTony Hawk(Investor)
Co-investorsJoyance PartnersTrue Ventures
Jadu is building a consumer platform for spatial imagery — a new medium of volumetric captures that carry sound and can be explored in three dimensions rather than viewed as flat photos or videos.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerCreator EconomyLos Angeles, US
Asad J. Malik(Founder)in
Co-investorsBain Capital CryptoCoinbase VenturesCrit VenturesLG Technology VenturesPosition VenturesGaingels+3 more
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Kairo is a mobile app that guides athletes through mental visualization exercises to build confidence, resilience, strength, and motivation.
ConsumerSports TechWellness & Fitness
Co-investorsBright Ventures
lu.ma is a platform for creating event pages, inviting attendees, and selling tickets for events.
Marketplaces
Dan Liu(Founder)Victor Pontis(Founder)in
Co-investorsAir Street CapitalAtelierBonfire VenturesExceptional CapitalIOSG VenturesLongJump Ventures+8 more
Mage is a web platform for generating and editing images and videos with AI, offering access to many base models (such as Stable Diffusion, Flux, and Veo) plus tools like inpainting, upscaling, face swap, and text-to-video.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerCreator EconomyMedia & Entertainment
Roi Lee(Founder)in
Co-investorsFermionGFR FundGradient Ventures
Manatee provides a mental health platform designed for families, offering care that addresses the needs of both children and parents.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechMental HealthWellness & FitnessDenver, US
Damayanti Dipayana(Founder)in
Co-investorsAmerican Family Insurance Institute for Corporate and Social ImpactGrand VenturesGreyMatterStone Mountain VenturesTechstars
Mozi is a private social network mobile app for sharing plans and locations with friends, showing when contacts are in the same city or their schedules overlap.
ConsumerSocial
Molly DeWolf Swenson(Founder)in
Co-investorsAdverb VenturesBBG VenturesObvious Ventures
AI assistant for photo management and enhancements
San Francisco, US
Israel (Iz) Shalom(Founder)
Co-investorsJ17 Capital
Omeda Studios is a fully remote video game studio developing Predecessor, a third-person action MOBA for PC and console.
Gaming
Co-investorsGFR FundMoon HoldingsHaveli InvestmentsPossible Ventures
Palmstreet is a live shopping platform that enables collectors to buy and sell items through live streams or traditional marketplace listings.
MarketplacesSocial
Chen Li(Founder)in
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzMarketplaceCraft VenturesHeadline
Permanent Agriculture is a Public Benefit Corporation that develops regenerative and organic food markets, working with farmers, customers, and partners to supply fresh produce, proteins, and food ingredients nationwide.
AgTechFoodTechImpact & Social Good
Co-investorsBetter Tomorrow VenturesJetstream
An AI-powered answer engine providing accurate, trusted, and real-time answers to questions.
San Francisco, US
Andrew D. Konwinski(Executive Officer, Director)Dzianis Yarats(Director)Aravind Srinivas Lakshminarayanan(Director, Executive Officer)Aravind Srinivas(Co-founder & CEO)inDenis Yarats(Co-founder & CTO)
BoardPeter Sonsini(Director)
Co-investors359 Capital7BC Venture CapitalAccelAdvaita CapitalAIX VenturesArrington Capital+49 more
Phyla produces skincare products for acne-prone skin, including a pH-balancing gel cleanser that removes excess oil without irritation.
BiotechConsumerHealthtechMedical DevicesWellness & Fitness
Co-investorsAimTop VenturesJoyance PartnersSocial Starts
Popshoplive is a creator commerce platform that lets individuals launch an online store at no upfront cost, choosing from a large product catalog and selling through live streams, shoppable social videos, and automated Instagram comment/DM responses.
Creator EconomyE-commerceMarketplaces
Co-investorsColor CapitalHalogen Ventures Management Company LlcTq Ventures LlcFloodgate
PostCredit provides production expense management and payment card solutions for film and media production teams.
FintechMedia & EntertainmentSaaS
Co-investorsBetter Tomorrow Ventures
Predecessor is a third-person MOBA (multiplayer online battle arena) game available on PC, PlayStation, and Xbox with full cross-play, where players control Heroes to battle in team-based matches.
Gaming
Prophetic manufactures wearable headbands with ultrasonic transmitters designed to enhance lucid dreaming and dream recall.
HardwareWellness & Fitness
Co-investorsEv3 Ventures LlcSpacecadet VenturesEmbark VenturesEntrada VenturesPortal VenturesSilverCircle
Prophetic is an AI-native software platform architected with artificial intelligence at its core from inception, offering proprietary capabilities for enterprise workflows.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwarePropTechSaaSPortland, US
Oliver(Founder & CEO)Ramie(Chief Data Officer & Co-founder)
Co-investorsEntrada Ventures
Proxima develops AI-powered gaming experiences and infrastructure, with a focus on embodied AI agents and applied AI systems for interactive entertainment.
AI & Machine LearningGamingSan Francisco, US
Ran Mo(Founder)in
Co-investorsKonvoy VenturesAIX VenturesAlexandriaBalderton CapitalBayern KapitalBraidwell+9 more
Quinn is a mobile app offering audio erotica content, organized by creators and categories.
ConsumerCreator EconomyMedia & EntertainmentWellness & Fitness
Co-investorsBabel VenturesGreat Oaks Venture CapitalMontage CapitalTq Ventures LlcViola FinTech
Hybrid members-only veterinary clinic
Co-investorsConnetic VenturesForm VenturesWestbound Equity Partners
Terminal3 issues cryptographic identities to agents that work across enterprise SSO systems and open agent protocols, enabling verification without requiring a centralized trust anchor.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3CybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareHong Kong, HK
Gary Liu(CEO)inJoey Liu(Chief Operating Officer)inMalcolm Ong(Chief Product Officer)in
Co-investors500 GlobalCMCC GlobalIlluminate Financial
Toko is an AI-powered English conversation tutor that provides personalized speaking practice with real-time grammar and pronunciation feedback.
AI & Machine LearningEdTechNew York City, US
Jen Liu(Founder)inErica Du(Founder)in
Co-investorsGSV VenturesPi CampusY CombinatorCommerce VenturesFatima Gobi VenturesIntegra Partners+1 more
TourHero is a platform that lets creators and community leaders design and host customized group trips, connecting them with local tour operators who handle accommodations, transportation, payments and on-ground logistics.
Creator EconomyMarketplacesTravel & Hospitality
Jann WongTushar Khandelwal(Founder)inViren Shettyin
Co-investors500 GlobalChamaeleonPeak XV PartnersSaison Capital
Paris, FR
Corentin Larroque(Founder)Stephane Giraudie(Founder)Valentin Martin(Founder)
Co-investorsDiaspora Ventures
Wave is an animated virtual-concert company that stages digital live shows with recording artists.
Co-investorsFounders FundGFR FundLG Technology VenturesMaveronNTT DOCOMO VenturesOMERS Ventures+5 more
Winslow provides health, dental, and vision benefits administration for small to large groups, with AI-powered plan selection and open enrollment that integrates with payroll and HRIS systems.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechHR TechSaaS
NielDalton
Co-investorsCollab+CurrencyHannah Grey VenturesLink Ventures
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
Meta Game9 CountA Vinyl Bar In Shabuya IncA Vinyl Bar in Shibuya, Inc.Appa HealthBond SocialGuardian CollectiveHellobondJoinyawKairoMyzeenOk PlayOkplayPopshopProcodeShibuyaaaTryprocodeWinslowYaw
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.
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Ollie · finance.yahoo.com · Sep 12, 2026
Wave · economictimes.indiatimes.com · Aug 28, 2026
Perplexity · cryptonews.com · Aug 20, 2026
Permanent · wahpetondailynews.com · Aug 19, 2026
Omeda Studios · predecessor.wiki.gg · Jul 15, 2026
Proxima · finance.yahoo.com · Jul 7, 2026
Candle · insidermedia.com · Jul 1, 2026
Palmstreet · oyelabs.com · Jul 1, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Progression made?
- Progression has 59 tracked investments, including 1 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Progression invest at?
- Progression invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What is Progression's typical check size?
- Progression typically writes checks of $100K – $1M.
- What sectors does Progression focus on?
- Progression focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, EdTech, FoodTech, Media & Entertainment, Retail Tech.
- Where is Progression located?
- Progression is headquartered in San Francisco, US.
- Does Progression lead rounds?
- Yes, Progression leads investment rounds.
- Who does Progression co-invest with?
- Progression most often shares deals with GFR Fund, Coinbase Ventures, Maven Ventures, among 122 tracked co-investors.
From the blog
visit blog ↗Progression recently published a podcast series featuring founders with experience at major tech companies like TikTok, Facebook, Uber, and Palantir discussing their entrepreneurial journeys and insights on building consumer AI products. AI summary
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