Signia Venture Partners
Venture capitalMenlo Park · Seed–Series A · 6 people tracked
Also known as SIGNIA MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC
Investment thesis
Signia Venture Partners was established in 2012 by founders drawing on their own entrepreneurial experiences, aiming to be the kind of supportive, value-added investors they wished they had. The firm has raised and fully deployed multiple funds, backing exceptional entrepreneurs, breakthrough technologies, and innovative business models. It emphasizes close partnership with portfolio companies and shared satisfaction in achieving successful outcomes together.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 25, 2026.
Team · 6 people
from the firm's website & public directories
Founder mafia
2 people who came through Signia Venture Partners went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 31 of 47 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×10SaaS ×10Fintech ×6Enterprise Software ×5Gaming ×4Mobility & Transportation ×4Advanced Manufacturing ×3Climate Tech ×3
HQs:United States×20Colombia×1Nigeria×1
Investments · 47 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2024 · 12023 · 12021 · 12019 · 12018 · 12016 · 12015 · 39 dated
Towns is an open messaging protocol built on Base that enables private group communications and decentralized finance applications.
Creator EconomyCrypto & Web3FintechSocialNew York, US
Ben Rubin(Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer)Brian Meek(Co-founder and former Chief Technology Officer)Patrick Fives(Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer)
Co-investorsa16z cryptoCoinbase VenturesFramework Ventures8-Bit CapitalAndreessen HorowitzBenchmark
Fortem Technologies builds counter-unmanned aerial systems (C-UAS), including TrueView radars, DroneHunter interceptors, and SkyDome Manager software, integrated into the end-to-end SkyDome System for detecting and defeating unauthorized drones.
AI & Machine LearningDefense TechHardwareRoboticsPleasant Grove, US
Timothy Bean(Executive Officer, Director)Adam Robertson(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardMatt Ocko(Director)inEd Cluss(Director)inIbrahim Ajami(Director)
Co-investorsDCVC (Data Collective)AE Industrial PartnersCapital FactoryKyber Knight CapitalNew Ground VenturesLockheed Martin Ventures
ApplePie Capital provides franchise financing, including SBA and conventional loans, to franchisees and franchisors across the United States.
FintechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Denise Thomas(CEO & Founder)inJoel Hornstein(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardFrank Rotman(Director)inSteve Pelletier(Director)
Board seatZaw Thet· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsCamp One VenturesQED InvestorsStory VenturesZMT CapitalFreestyle CapitalSocial Leverage
San Francisco, US
Steve Pelletier(Executive Officer, Director)Geoffrey Thompson(Executive Officer)Eric Steinhoff(Executive Officer)Denise Thomas(Executive Officer, Director)Zaw Thet(Director)
BoardFrank Rotman(Director)in
Board seatZaw Thet· per SEC Form D · filed Jan 2018
Co-investorsQED Investors
Houston, US
Carolyn Rodz(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatZaw Thet· per SEC Form D · $8.1M raise · filed Nov 2019
Co-investorsQED Investors
Super Evil Megacorp develops and publishes multiplayer action games.
GamingSan Mateo, US
Robert J. Daly, Jr.(Executive Officer, Director)Kristian Segerstrale(Executive Officer, Director)Qingshuo Wang(Founder)
BoardBenjamin Holmes(Director)Adam Valkin(Director)Stephan Sherman(Director)
Board seatRick Thompson· per SEC Form D · $31.4M raise · filed Aug 2017
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzCrosscut VenturesIndex Ventures
Co-investorsCrosscut VenturesGood FriendsWaverley CapitalProgression
Co-investorsBAM VenturesDefy Partners
Atmo develops AI-powered weather forecasting models that process real-time satellite, ground station, radar, and ocean buoy data to deliver forecasts at high resolution and speed.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningClimate TechSan Francisco, US
Alex Levy(Founder)inJohan Mathe(Founder)in
Co-investorsAIX VenturesScribble VenturesTofino CapitalY Combinator
Blue Ocean Gear makes connected smart buoys that provide real-time GPS location, movement tracking, and local condition data for deployed fishing and aquaculture gear, transmitting via satellite and radio to a vessel, mobile app, or cloud.
AgTechHardwareIoT
Co-investorsBrighter CapitalCreative Destruction Lab (CDL)Good Growth CapitalBoost VCConservation International VenturesGratitude Railroad+1 more
Collective is an online back-office platform for self-employed people and single-person businesses ("Businesses-of-One"), offering services such as business formation, taxes, and accounting.
FintechFuture of WorkSaaS
Hooman Radfar(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsAglae VenturesArdent VentureBetter Tomorrow VenturesExpaGradient VenturesInnovius Capital+9 more
Constructor provides an AI platform for product discovery and personalized shopping experiences across ecommerce touchpoints including search, browse, recommendations, and shopping agents.
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceRetail Tech
Co-investorsFusionSapphire VenturesSilversmith Capital PartnersZetta Venture Partners
Cruise develops autonomous electric vehicle technology for urban transportation.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningClimate TechMobility & TransportationSan Francisco, US
Kyle Vogt(Founder/CEO)inDaniel Kan(Founder/COO)in
Co-investors11.2 CapitalCoelius CapitalDraper AssociatesFelicis VenturesFounder CollectiveHomebrew+15 more
Jack O'Holleran(Founder)in
Co-investorsAcrew CapitalMulticoin CapitalHashed
Exer develops AI-powered motion analysis software that captures and interprets real-time movement data to support clinical decision-making in orthopedic, rehabilitation, and adaptive care settings.
AI & Machine LearningHealthtechMedical Devices
Co-investorsOceans Ventures
Felux is a software tool for steel service centers that automatically captures and analyzes RFQs, quotes, POs, and BOLs from sales teams' email, giving visibility into demand, quote and win rates, and no-quote activity by rep, customer, grade, and gauge.
AI & Machine LearningSaaSSales Tech
Co-investorsExpaSuffolk Technologies8VCLightbank
Crypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintechSioux Falls, US
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzFuture Perfect VenturesKindred VenturesPantera Capital8VCAlta Partners+2 more
Houston, US
Elizabeth Gore(Founder)in
Co-investorsBackstage CapitalHow Women InvestQED InvestorsGolden Seeds
PortalOne develops hybrid games, a category of entertainment that combines elements of the video game and television industries.
ConsumerGamingMedia & Entertainment
Co-investorsAcequia Capital (AceCap)Avenir Growth CapitalCoatue ManagementSNÖ VenturesTq Ventures LlcSocii Capital+1 more
Landis provides a program to help renters become homeowners, sharing client success stories about overcoming obstacles on the path to homeownership.
FintechPropTech
Co-investorsDreamers VCKyber Knight CapitalArriveGV (Google Ventures)Sequoia Capital
Santa Monica, US
Robert Reed(Director)Robert Blatt(Executive Officer, Director)Adam Schneider(Executive Officer)
BoardEd Cluss(Director)inSalil Pradhan(Director)David Cremin(Director)in
Co-investorsFrontier Venture CapitalKortschak Investments L.P.Level EquityMI Ventures
Mozart Data provides a data platform for centralizing, organizing, and analyzing business data without requiring engineering expertise.
Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Peter Fishman(Founder)inDan Silberman(Founder)in
Co-investorsAbstract VenturesRackhouse Venture Management LpY CombinatorCraft Ventures
Nativo is an advertising technology provider that offers campaign planning, buying, management, delivery, optimization, measurement, and analytics tools for advertisers and agencies, while enabling publishers to build and serve campaigns across web and mobile properties.
AdTechEl Segundo, US
Justin Choi(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardMark Terbeek(Director)inEdward M. Cluss, Jr.(Director)David ibnAle(Director)inSerge Matta(Director)
Co-investorsAdvance Venture PartnersGreycroftRezVen PartnersGreycroft PartnersHeadlineVentures.eu
Nativo is an advertising technology provider whose platform handles campaign planning, buying, management, delivery, optimization, measurement and analytics for advertisers and agencies, and lets publishers build, host, serve and report on campaigns across web and mobile app properties.
AdTechMarketing TechSaaSEl Segundo, US
Onebrief develops software designed for military and defense organizations, enabling real-time collaboration and knowledge access for command and operational teams.
AI & Machine LearningDefense TechEnterprise SoftwareGovTechSaaSHonolulu, US
Grant Demaree(Founder)inRafa Pereira(Founder)inAdam Lackey(Executive Officer)
BoardRaymond Tonsing(Director)inPaul Kwan(Director)inLewis Craparotta(Director)
Co-investorsAlchemist AcceleratorAnorak VenturesBattery VenturesCaffeinated CapitalHuman CapitalInsight Partners+9 more
OneD Battery Sciences develops SINANODE, a silicon anode technology that infuses silicon nanowires into EV-grade graphite to raise energy density, speed charging, and lower cost of lithium-ion batteries.
CleantechMobility & TransportationNew Materials
Co-investorsRaptor GroupToba Capital
Pensa Systems uses vision AI to digitize retail shelves, identifying items, reconstructing shelf layouts, generating planograms, and auditing in-store displays, pricing, and promotional signage for compliance.
AI & Machine LearningRetail TechRoboticsSaaSAustin, US
Richard Schwartz(Executive Officer, Director)Rob Senders(Executive Officer)James McCann(Director)
BoardMatt Nichols(Director)inChris Shonk(Director)in
Co-investorsATX Venture PartnersCommerce VenturesCircle K VenturesRevTech Ventures
PHX Labs creates digital worlds and platforms that enable players and communities to share interactive stories and narratives.
Creator EconomyGaming
Co-investorsNext Frontier CapitalSapphire VenturesKyber Knight CapitalRidge Ventures
Picap is a ride-hailing app offering motorcycle rides with a driver, VIP motorcycles, cars, taxis, and corporate mobility services.
ConsumerMarketplacesMobility & Transportation
Daniel R.(Founder)in
Co-investorsMC CapitalStartupsTransition Level InvestmentsVU Venture PartnersMiami Angels
Reali is a real estate brokerage team that helps clients buy and sell homes, offering financing options such as cash offers and buy-before-you-sell programs.
FintechPropTechSan Carlos, US
Dafna Ben Porat Akiva(Executive Officer)Enrique Albert(Executive Officer)Amit Haller(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsAkkadian VenturesZeev Ventures
Sendoso provides a platform for sending personalized gifts, welcome kits, and branded merchandise to employees and prospects for purposes of employee engagement, onboarding, recruitment, and sales enablement.
Enterprise SoftwareHR TechMarketing TechSaaSSales Tech
Kris Rudeegraap(Co-Founder and Co-Chief Executive Officer)inBraydan Young(Co-Founder and Chief Alliances Officer)in
Co-investorsArgonautic VenturesBoston Seed CapitalEvolution VC PartnersKyber Knight CapitalOak HC/FTSoftBank Vision Fund+3 more
SkyeBrowse is a photogrammetry platform that turns drone, phone, or 360-camera video into 3D models, AI floor plans, orthomosaics, and sketch diagrams within minutes.
AI & Machine LearningGovTechSaaS
Co-investorsBrinc
Strivr provides an AI-powered quality assurance system delivered through smart glasses that lets frontline operators detect and correct operational errors and safety hazards in real time.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHardware
Co-investorsPresence Capital
Swoop is a same-day food delivery app that connects customers with local restaurants in Lagos, Nigeria, currently operating in Surulere, Gbagada, and Yaba.
FoodTechLogistics & Supply ChainMarketplacesLagos, NG
Aubrey Niederhoffer(Founder)in
Co-investorsFirestreak VenturesVariant FundBase CapitalDune VenturesLong Journey VenturesScript Capital+2 more
Swoop provides event transportation and shuttle logistics services, managing employee shuttles, airport transfers, and large-scale event transport with a fleet of vehicles and professional drivers.
Logistics & Supply ChainMobility & TransportationSaaSLos Angeles, US
Ruben Schultz(Founder)
Unspun develops 3D weaving technology and software for apparel and textile manufacturing, enabling fast, automated, and low-waste garment production for brands and manufacturers.
Advanced ManufacturingCleantechClimate TechEmeryville, US
Kevin Peter Martin(Executive Officer, Director)Walden Hoi Ming Lam(Executive Officer, Director)Beth Esponnette(Founder)inKevin Martin(Founder)inARNE ARENS(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardMilo Werner(Director)in
Co-investorsCity LightDCVC (Data Collective)E12 Venture Capital, LlcEvolution VenturesFifty YearsKyber Knight Capital+7 more
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
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioTownsCrypto token on Base/Ethereum; traded on Coinbase, Binance and others: TOWNSHarboracq. by BitGoMomentFeed Incacq. by Uberall
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesCollective · finsmes.com · Jul 29, 2026
Harbor · kiiitv.com · Jul 17, 2026
Cruise · insidermonkey.com · Jul 1, 2026
Towns · franklinobserver.town.news · Jun 5, 2026
Swoop · empowerafrica.com · Apr 25, 2026
Fortem Technologies · washingtontechnology.com · Apr 22, 2026
Unspun · ecotextile.com · Apr 10, 2026
Constructor · ventureburn.com · Feb 2, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Signia Venture Partners made?
- Signia Venture Partners has 13 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO.
- What stage does Signia Venture Partners invest at?
- Signia Venture Partners invests at the Seed, Series A stages.
- What is Signia Venture Partners's typical check size?
- Signia Venture Partners typically writes checks of $500K – $2M.
- What sectors does Signia Venture Partners focus on?
- Signia Venture Partners focuses on Consumer, Crypto & Web3, Data & Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Healthtech, Media & Entertainment, Mobility & Transportation, Retail Tech, SaaS.
- Where is Signia Venture Partners located?
- Signia Venture Partners is headquartered in Menlo Park, US.
- Does Signia Venture Partners lead rounds?
- Yes, Signia Venture Partners leads investment rounds.
- Who does Signia Venture Partners co-invest with?
- Signia Venture Partners most often shares deals with Kyber Knight Capital, Sapphire Ventures, Y Combinator, among 49 tracked co-investors.
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Co-investors · 53
Kyber Knight Capital is a venture firm focused on pre-seed and seed investing, taking a low-volume, highly concentrated portfolio approach with hands-on support.
Crosscut is an early-stage venture capital firm based in Los Angeles that backs founders building frontier technologies aimed at solving major societal challenges.
Craft Ventures is a venture capital firm run by a team of former founders, operators, and investors who partner closely with founders to help build and scale technology companies.
Felicis Ventures is a venture capital firm that backs founders primarily at the Seed and Series A stages, frequently leading or co-leading rounds. It operates with a founder-first approach, including a founder pledge and voting commitments.
Coatue Management is a technology-focused investment firm that invests in innovation across both public and private markets with responsible risk management.
Battery Ventures is a global investment firm that has backed more than 450 companies over its 40-year history, operating its investment staff as a single global unit.
Headline is a global venture capital firm investing in early- and growth-stage founders, with teams on the ground across multiple continents.
South Park Commons is a community and early-stage fund supporting talented founders and technologists exploring what to build, offering a residency program and first-check funding.
Kortschak Investments is an investment firm that backs technically talented founders tackling difficult scientific and engineering problems, aiming for outsized returns.
Scribble Ventures is an early-stage venture firm run by product and go-to-market leaders from OpenAI, Meta, Twitter, and a16z, backing AI native founders at the pre-seed and seed stages.
Zetta Venture Partners provides early-stage capital and hands-on support to founders building AI-native applications, infrastructure, and developer tools.
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Frontier Venture CapitalAdvance Venture PartnersATX Venture PartnersFounders FundLightspeed Venture PartnersNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Notable CapitalFJ LabsFirst Round CapitalUberBoxGroupDST GlobalPlug and Play VenturesEniac VenturesLiquid VenturesHCVCBling CapitalAME Cloud VenturesStellar CapitalMeritech Capital PartnersBonfire VenturesUS Venture PartnersWingGaingelsUnusual VenturesWebb Investment NetworkDnx VenturesPoint72 VenturesTarget GlobalLead Edge CapitalUpside PartnershipPrefix CapitalVoyager CapitalVenture HighwayGriffin Gaming PartnersToyota VenturesDeep Fork CapitalGlencrest GroupTRANSCENDThe Case FoundationShatter
Firms observed investing alongside Signia Venture Partners, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Signia Venture Partners's recorded portfolio.
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