SoftTech VC
Venture capitalPalo Alto · 2 people tracked
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Fund manager profile
SoftTech VC is a venture fund manager based in Palo Alto. SEC filings show 1 venture fund on record, most recently SoftTech VC III, L.P. ($55M offering) filed January 2012.
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D filings. Firm website data not yet available.
Team · 2 people
from public directoriesWhat they invest in
from 17 of 21 portfolio companiesSaaS ×5AI & Machine Learning ×4Consumer ×4Enterprise Software ×4Fintech ×3Media & Entertainment ×3Cloud Computing ×2Cybersecurity ×2
HQs:United States×16Switzerland×1Spain×1
Investments · 21 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2022 · 12017 · 22016 · 12014 · 22013 · 12011 · 12010 · 19 dated
Bionic Panda Games was a San Francisco mobile social games company founded in 2010 that developed cross-platform titles with a focus on Android.
ConsumerGamingSan Francisco, US
Charles Hudson(Founder)in
Co-investors500 GlobalGV (Google Ventures)Norwest Venture Partners
Clevergy provides a platform for energy management that helps utilities, distributors, and energy retailers centralize operations, monitor customer consumption, and offer energy efficiency services.
CleantechCloud ComputingEnergySaaS
Co-investorsAxon Partners GroupGV (Google Ventures)SatganaBessemer Venture PartnersCultivation CapitalFloodgate+2 more
Clever.Care builds the Clever.Care Coordinator, a messenger-style communication and coordination platform for home care providers, their clients, relatives, and third-party providers such as pharmacies and physicians.
Digital HealthHealthtechSaaSBasel, CH
Andres Rapp(Co-Founder)in
Co-investorsKickstart InnovationBessemer Venture PartnersBoson VenturesCrossFundCultivation CapitalFloodgate+4 more
Educents is an online marketplace connecting educators, parents, and homeschooling families with creators and publishers to buy and sell educational resources including curricula, lesson plans, apps, and learning materials.
ConsumerEdTechMarketplaces
Co-investorsGotham Gal VenturesImagine K12Crosslink CapitalDeep Fork CapitalKapor CapitalLearn Capital
FanBridge is a US company that develops fan relationship management software for artists, brands, and other public figures.
Media & Entertainment
Spencer Richardson(Founder)inNoah Dinkinin
Co-investors500 GlobalFirst Round CapitalFounder CollectiveFounders FundLowercase Capital
Farmeron offered cloud software for farm management and analytics.
AgTech
Marko DukmenicMatija Kopić
Co-investors500 GlobalLDV CapitalNextView Ventures
Giftly is a consumer gifting service that lets people send digital gifts redeemable at businesses across the US, from local restaurants and theaters to nationwide chains.
ConsumerE-commerceFintechMarketplaces
Timothy Bentley(Founder)in
Co-investorsUncork CapitalBaseline VenturesFloodgateThrive Capital
Mobile applications for managing distributed workforces.
San Francisco, US
Matt Crampton(Executive Officer, Director)inBob Bahramipour(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardPaul Asel(Director)inHoward Hartenbaum(Director)inMichael Dearing(Director)
Co-investorsAugust CapitalAccelerator VenturesFounder CollectiveGreylock PartnersHarrison MetalNGP Capital
GreatHorn was a cloud-native email security platform for phishing and account-takeover defense, acquired by Proofpoint in 2022.
CybersecurityBelmont, US
Kevin O'Brien(Executive Officer, Director)Raymond Wallace(Executive Officer, Director)in
Co-investors.406 VenturesFf Venture CapitalTechstarsUncork CapitalZelkova Ventures2048 Ventures+1 more
Identify3D developed software that encrypted and digitally watermarked 3D-printing/CAD files, embedding production rules to protect IP and verify authorized machines across manufacturing supply chains.
San Francisco, US
Stephan Thomas(Executive Officer, Director)Joseph Inkenbrandt(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
Co-investorsBee PartnersUncork Capital
Kahuna provides advance funding to independent musicians based on analysis of their streaming data and predicted royalty earnings, allowing artists to monetize future revenue without surrendering ownership or equity.
AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyFintechMedia & EntertainmentRedwood City, US
Jacob Taylor(Director)Sameer Patel(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardAdam Marchick(Director)inCharles Hudson(Director)inBen Boyer(Director)Omar Hamoui(Director)
Co-investorsAkkadian VenturesCostanoa Venture CapitalGraph VenturesPrecursor VenturesRevo CapitalSequoia Capital
Boulder, US
Rajat Bhargava(Executive Officer, Director)Howard Diamond(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardBrad Feld(Director)Will Herman(Director)in
Co-investorsBullet Time VenturesDrummond Road CapitalFoundryGV (Google Ventures)SoftBank CapitalSoftBank Group
Music analytics company that tracked artist streaming, social and radio data; acquired by Pandora in 2015 and shut down in 2021.
FintechSaaSNew York City, US
Alex White(Cofounder)in
BoardPeter Zandan(Director)Ben Siscovick(Director)David Hoffman(Director)Jason Mendelson(Director)in
Co-investorsAlsop Louie PartnersTechstarsUncork CapitalFoundryIA Ventures
Opzi built a knowledge management platform that enabled employees within organizations to ask and answer questions internally, creating a shared repository of business information.
ConsumerGamingSan Francisco, US
Euwyn Poon(Founder)inBenjamin Preston(Founder)inNathan Speller(Founder)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorFirst Round CapitalNaval RavikantRaymond TonsingSV Angel
Panorama provides enterprise retailers with a platform that unifies customer data into a single view and uses AI to build personalized, omnichannel shopping experiences while addressing privacy and compliance concerns.
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechRetail Tech
Co-investorsOwl VenturesUP PartnersGeneral AtlanticGV (Google Ventures)Spark CapitalUncork Capital
Pienso offers a no-code platform that lets subject-matter experts build and use AI and machine learning models from their data without deep technical skills.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSBrooklyn, US
Karthik Dinakar(Co-founder)inBirago Jones(Co-founder)inDhiraj Singh(Director)
BoardMitchell Kleinhandler(Director)in
Co-investorsDifferential VenturesEniac VenturesGood Growth CapitalThe E14 FundUncork CapitalIndicator Ventures
Plancast built a social service for sharing and discovering upcoming events.
Impact & Social GoodMedia & Entertainment
Co-investors500 GlobalTrue Ventures
Sapho built an employee experience platform that turned existing enterprise systems into micro apps, surfacing tasks and data through a personalized feed.
Cloud ComputingCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkMarlborough, US
Julien Coulon(Director)inMartin Kagan(Executive Officer, Director)Robert McCarthy(Executive Officer)Don Bulens(Executive Officer, Director)MARY JEFTS(Executive Officer)Christopher Midgley(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsAlpine MeridianAlsop Louie PartnersFelicis VenturesHypothesisInventus Capital PartnersKleiner Perkins+13 more
Vivid Vision builds a vision care platform that uses virtual reality technology to treat conditions such as amblyopia and strabismus.
Digital HealthHealthtechMedical Devices
James(Founder)Manish(Co-founder)
Co-investorsColopl Nextgumi Inc
Upwave provides brand measurement and advertising research technology for top-of-funnel marketing campaigns, helping brands and agencies validate reach, measure lift, and optimize performance.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Chris Kelly(Founder/CEO)inGeorge London(CTO)in
Co-investorsConductive VenturesRidge VenturesUncork CapitalY CombinatorBloomberg BetaPIVOTNORTH
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
Exits · 4
4 acquisitions · showing 2Identify3Dacq. by MaterialiseSaphoacq. by Citrix
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has SoftTech VC made?
- SoftTech VC has 21 tracked investments, 4 of which have exited.
- Where is SoftTech VC located?
- SoftTech VC is headquartered in Palo Alto, US.
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