How many investments has Sozo Ventures made?

Sozo Ventures has 95 tracked investments, 13 of which have exited, including 15 dated in the last 24 months.

What stage does Sozo Ventures invest at?

Sozo Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth, Late Stage stages.

What sectors does Sozo Ventures focus on?

Sozo Ventures focuses on AdTech, AI & Machine Learning, Cloud Computing, Consumer, Data & Infrastructure, E-commerce, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Healthtech, IoT, Logistics & Supply Chain, Marketing Tech, Media & Entertainment, Mobility & Transportation, SaaS, Sector Agnostic, Travel & Hospitality.

Where is Sozo Ventures located?

Sozo Ventures is headquartered in Redwood City, US.

Does Sozo Ventures lead rounds?

Sozo Ventures has led 5 of the 27 rounds where its role is on record.

Who does Sozo Ventures co-invest with?

Sozo Ventures most often shares deals with Kleiner Perkins, Union Square Ventures (USV), Emergence Capital Partners, among 480 tracked co-investors.

What size deals does Sozo Ventures back?

Across 13 deals with disclosed amounts, Sozo Ventures has joined rounds of $6M – $140M (median $37M).

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Redwood City · Pre-Seed–Late Stage · 28 people tracked

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Sozo Ventures backs category-leading technology companies and helps them expand into global markets, with particular strength in supporting entry into Japan. The firm focuses on ventures transforming global industries through advanced data technologies, ecommerce, enterprise cloud, fintech, IoT, and healthcare IT. Rather than a one-size-fits-all approach, Sozo engages hands-on across all stages of company building—from seed to pre-IPO—connecting entrepreneurial teams with respected customers and distributors and providing market access, strategic introductions, and localization support well before expansion strategies are set.

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Stage

Pre-Seed–Late Stage

Redwood City, California, US

Instruments

Equity

Founded

2012

Last 12 months

8 investments

AUM

$250M

VC funds

Tracked investments

Unicorns

IPOs

Acquisitions

Team · 28 people

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Koichiro Nakamura· Founder & General Partner· San Francisco Bay Areain

Koichiro "Koh" Nakamura is a Founder and General Partner of Sozo Ventures who appeared on the 2021 Forbes Midas List for investments in Coinbase, Palantir, and Square. Before co-founding Sozo, he spent over 20 years building technology companies, was a member of the founding team of Yahoo Japan, and worked at Mitsubishi Corporation, where he created Japan's first Application Service Provider and founded Datastations (later acquired by ValueCommerce) and the Innovation Kitchen incubator. He holds a degree from Waseda University and an MBA from the University of Chicago, and was a Kauffman Fellow (Class 12).

knakamura@sozoventures.com

Phil Wickham· Executive Managing Director· Los Gatos, Californiain 𝕏

Phil Wickham is a Founder and General Partner of Sozo Ventures and emeritus Executive Chairman of the Kauffman Fellows in Palo Alto, California. He previously co-founded Reference Media in Tokyo (later sold to the Princeton Review), served as General Partner at JAFCO America Ventures, and ran U.S. operations for the Munich-based venture fund Copan. He lectures at Stanford's Graduate School of Engineering and is a Visiting Professor at Waseda University's School of Commerce.

pwickham@sozoventures.com

Rob Freelen· Managing Director· United States

Rob Freelen is a Managing Director and investing partner at Sozo Ventures, which he joined in September 2022. He co-founded the fintech company Turbine Finance and previously served as Silicon Valley Bank's Head of Venture Capital Relationship Management, where he advised SVB Capital's Fund-of-Funds and managed relationships with top US venture firms. He holds a B.A. in Psychology from Whitman College, is a Kauffman Fellow (Class 29), and has lectured on venture capital and venture lending at UCLA, USC, and Stanford.

rfreelen@sozoventures.com

Spencer Foust· Managing Director· San Francisco, Californiain

Spencer Foust joined Sozo Ventures in June 2016 and leads investments from seed to pre-IPO. He previously worked at Apple and on the B61 Nuclear Weapon program at Sandia National Labs. He holds a Master's in Management Science and Engineering from Stanford University and a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Arkansas, and was named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list in 2020.

sfoust@sozoventures.com

Lauren MacDonald· Principalin

Tetsu Nomura· Principal· Japanin

Tetsu Nomura joined Sozo Ventures in September 2014, where he helps portfolio companies develop business opportunities in the Japanese market. He previously spent over 12 years in international IT roles at Japanese firms including Japan Telecom, Fuji Xerox Information Systems, and IT Frontier, and most recently served for five years as Regional IT Manager for Mitsubishi Corporation's North and South America operations. He studied in England for over four years and completed three years of molecular biology study at Simon Fraser University in Canada.

tnomura@sozoventures.com

Yoshihiro Kohara· Principal· Redwood City, Californiain

Yoshihiro Kohara joined Sozo Ventures in February 2017, focusing on startup investment and business development. During his first three years he worked with the business development team in Tokyo, handling market entry and partnerships in Japan for companies including Zoom and Revolut, before relocating to the US in 2020 to join the investment team. He previously worked at Digital Garage on business development for fintech operations and is a graduate of Meiji University.

ykohara@sozoventures.com

Yoshitaka Kadoya· Principal· Japanin

Yoshitaka Kadoya is a Principal at Sozo Ventures, which he joined in March 2022, where he supports global startups in developing business opportunities in Japan through market research, strategy design, and partner/client introductions. He previously spent 10 years at Hokuriku Bank, where he structured business loans and led development projects including establishing the bank's equity investment arm and building IT consulting and real estate-related businesses. He holds an MBA from Stanford University and a Bachelor of Laws from Tokyo University.

ykadoya@sozoventures.com

Lauren Gomez· Principal

Lauren MacDonald joined Sozo Ventures in February 2022, where she leads investment operations and works on scaling the firm's deal pipeline. Before Sozo, she interned at Fitbit as a supply and demand manager and spent five years as an Operations Rotation Engineer at Western Digital, working across the flash supply chain and managing inventory for OEM customers. She holds a Master's in Management Science and Engineering from Stanford University and a BS in Mathematics from California Polytechnic University, Pomona.

lgomez@sozoventures.com

Clay Gary· Venture Partner· Japanin

Clay Gary joined Sozo Ventures in June 2024 as a Venture Partner and also serves as a Principal at Market Sense International, a Tokyo-based market entry and distribution consultancy. He has worked in general management, sales, marketing, and business development across Japan and Asia-Pacific since 1988, including a decade at the advertising agency Dentsu and roles as a founding team member of Callaway Japan and Senior Head of Golf Japan & APAC at Cobra Puma Golf. He holds a BA in Literature from Brown University.

Kaori Onguchi· Venture Partner· Tokyo, Tokyo, Japanin

Kaori Onguchi joined Sozo Ventures in March 2022, where she supports portfolio companies in developing business opportunities in Japan. She began her career as an equity research analyst at JP Morgan Securities, later worked at organizational development consultancy Human Value, and co-founded an organic vegetable distribution business. Before Sozo, she served as Managing Director in Japan for a Silicon Valley-based digital health startup.

Mitch Underseth· Venture Partner· San Francisco Bay Areain

Mitch Underseth joined Sozo Ventures in April 2018, where he handles financial analysis and assessments of investment opportunities and provides financial and operational support to portfolio companies. He has more than 30 years of executive financial management experience across early-stage venture-backed companies and Fortune 500 firms, and has also served in COO and interim CEO roles. He holds an MBA from the University of Washington and a BS in Finance from Lewis and Clark College.

Paul T. Masuda· Venture Partner· Tokyo, Japanin

Paul T. Masuda joined Sozo Ventures in June 2022, bringing over 30 years of experience in new business and innovation development across logistics, transportation, and e-commerce. He previously served as Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer and Senior Vice President at Yamato Transport U.S.A. Inc. and earlier worked as a Project Manager for Yamato Holdings and Yamato Transport, leading joint venture projects in India, Vietnam, and South Korea. At Sozo, he helps startups extend their business development between the U.S. and Japan; he holds a B.A. from Rikkyo University and became a Certified Logistics Master in 2000.

Ray Hatoyama· Venture Partner· Palo Alto, Californiain

Ray Hatoyama joined Sozo Ventures in August 2016 as a Venture Partner, focusing on corporate strategy for globalization and corporate governance. He previously served as Managing Director of Sanrio Co., Ltd., where he led the global expansion of the Hello Kitty brand, and earlier worked in Mitsubishi Corporation's content division and with companies including the Avex Group and Lawson, Inc. He holds a degree from Aoyama Gakuin University, an MBA from Harvard Business School, and a corporate governance certificate from INSEAD, and is a Kauffman Fellow and Visiting Scholar at Stanford University.

Samira Daswani· Venture Partner

Samira Daswani is a Venture Partner at Sozo Ventures, which she joined in October 2021, where she supports the team on healthcare deals including sourcing and diligence. She is also VP of New Ventures at Initiate Studios, a healthcare venture studio, and previously served as VP of Product at Visby Medical, where she launched an infectious disease test. She founded Manta Cares, a community for caregivers and cancer survivors, hosts the podcast Patient from Hell, began her career at McKinsey & Company, and holds degrees from MIT, Stanford, and Wellesley College.

Aantorik Ganguly· Associate· San Francisco Bay Areain

Aantorik Ganguly joined Sozo Ventures in March 2024 as an analyst on the investment team. He graduated Magna Cum Laude in Economics from Middlebury College and studied philosophy, politics and economics at the University of Oxford. Before joining full-time, he worked with Sozo during its third fund evaluating companies from seed to pre-IPO stages, and has go-to-market experience with Novartis and the startup Harmonic.ai.

Alaina N. Watts· Assistant Controller

Alaina N. Watts joined Sozo Ventures in 2021, where she supports accounting and operational functions. She was previously an assistant controller at Shasta Ventures and earlier worked as a tax accountant focused on alternative investments, partnerships, and corporate entities across hedge funds, technology, and real estate. She holds a B.S. in Accounting from the University of Alabama at Birmingham and a B.S. in Marketing from the University of South Alabama, and is an inactive Certified Public Accountant in California.

Bob Roe· VP of Narrative Development· New York, New York, United Statesin

Bob Roe joined Sozo Ventures in October 2021 as VP of Narrative Development, where he helps the team develop and communicate their stories across formats such as emails, pitch decks, and books. He is a journalist and editor who has worked at major U.S. media companies, starting in magazines, running a news-based website, and editing fiction and non-fiction for several publishers. He holds a B.A. in Philosophy from UC San Diego and spent one semester as a graduate student at USC's journalism school.

Edwin Ong· Chief of Staff

Edwin Ong joined Sozo Ventures in January 2025 as an Associate and Chief of Staff to Phil Wickham, supporting his work across investments, education, and operations. He previously interned at JAZZ Venture Partners, worked as a financial analyst at Amazon, and ran a venture microfund focused on Asian-American founders. He holds a bachelor's degree in Economics from Stanford University.

Elena Winefeld· CFO· San Francisco Bay Areain

Elena Winefeld joined Sozo Ventures in January 2017. She was previously VP of Finance at Acero Capital and a Controller at Nokia Growth Partners, where she also worked as a Financial Analysis Manager handling portfolio analysis and reporting, and earlier held operational accounting and tax roles at technology companies and a CPA firm. She has a software engineering background and holds a B.S. in Economics and Management from the Technion (Israel Institute of Technology), with a concentration in Accounting, Finance, and Information Systems.

Janhavi Sawant· Accountant

Janhavi Sawant joined Sozo Ventures in September 2021, where she manages operations and accounting for the firm's management company and supports fund reporting and administration alongside the Controller and CFO. She also analyzes and reports financials of portfolio companies for internal review. Earlier in her career she spent nine years in retail banking and customer relationship management at State Bank of India in Mumbai, and later worked as a Commercial Property Accountant at Steelwave LLC. She holds a master's degree in Accounting & Finance from the University of Mumbai and an MBA in Finance from California State University-East Bay.

Jessica Eschen· Administrative Assistant

Jessica Eschen joined Sozo Ventures in March 2022, where she manages daily office operations and coordinates meetings for team members. She holds a bachelor's degree in Business Administration from San Jose State University, and previously worked as a marketing coordinator for a construction and engineering firm and at a beauty retailer.

Kazuhiro Kobayashi· Head of Japan· Tokyoin

Kazuhiro "Kazu" Kobayashi joined Sozo Ventures in April 2017 and serves as the firm's Head of Japan, helping portfolio companies develop business opportunities in Japan and other markets. He studied electronic computing and computer science and electronics engineering technology at Devry University, and previously worked at NCR in consulting sales for retail and at IT Frontier, a Mitsubishi Corporation and IBM Japan joint venture, where he built SAP R/3 infrastructure outsourcing services. He also founded a collective of Japanese ramen restaurants in China before returning to Japan to work in IT system design and consulting.

kkobayashi@sozoventures.com

Monica Hauer· Controller· Redwood City, California, United Statesin

Monica Hauer joined Sozo Ventures in February 2020 and works as Controller/Accounting Manager alongside the Director of Finance, handling day-to-day operations of the management company and related entities. She has about twenty years of experience in venture capital, focused on accounting and tax functions for S-corporations and partnerships. She is a licensed CPA and holds a B.S. in Agricultural and Managerial Economics from U.C. Davis.

Neha Atreya· Controller

Neha Atreya joined Sozo Ventures in November 2018, where she works on fund operations and administration. She previously handled fund management, operations, and reporting at 5AM Ventures, served as Controller at Asset Management Ventures, and was an Accounting Associate at Stanford University. She holds a bachelor's degree in Economics, Finance, and Business Administration from Notre Dame de Namur University.

Nettie Reyes· VP of Operations· San Francisco Bay Areain

Nettie Reyes is VP of Operations at Sozo Ventures, which she joined in July 2019, where she supports the investment team's operations and organizes events such as summits, gatherings, workshops and offsites. She previously served as Chief of Staff at Ulu Ventures and spent 10 years as Director of Operations at Kauffman Fellows, where she handled strategic planning and organized venture capital summits across eight countries. She earned both her undergraduate and MBA degrees from Notre Dame de Namur University.

Noah Jones· Operations Manager· Newburgh, New York, United Statesin

A West Coast native, Noah Jones joined Sozo Ventures in January 2016 in a technical and operational capacity. He provides IT and backend support for the US team, maintains the firm's technological infrastructure, and built Sozo's first website. His responsibilities also include research, preparing presentations and reports, planning local events and meetings, and coordinating communication and vendor dealings between the Japan and US offices.

Yuki Kanematsu· Operations Manager· Tokyo, Tokyo, Japanin

Yuki Kanematsu joined Sozo Ventures in January 2022, where she supports the business development team, office operations, and operational assistance for global startups expanding into Japan. She previously worked as an IT infrastructure engineer at IT Frontier, a Mitsubishi Corporation and IBM Japan joint venture, and later managed leadership and business skills training programs across Asia at ABeam Consulting. She holds a BA in Literature from Kumamoto University and a Master's in English Language Teaching from the University of Sussex.

What they invest in

from 72 of 95 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×42Enterprise Software ×24SaaS ×20Data & Infrastructure ×13Fintech ×12Cloud Computing ×11Cybersecurity ×9Digital Health ×8

HQs:United States×53India×1Japan×1South Korea×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 48 portfolio companies

31%

solo founders

15 of 48 mapped founding teams

55%

repeat founders

of 75 founders with career history

~5 yrs

old at investment

median across 22 dated deals

Founding team size:solo founder×152 founders×193 founders×74+ founders×7

Where their founders studiedfrom 68 founders with education data

Stanford University ×5Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×4University of California, Berkeley ×4Imperial College London ×3Michigan Technological University ×3University of Michigan ×3Vanderbilt University ×3Columbia Business School ×2

What their founders studiedfrom 59 founders with field-of-study data

Computer Science ×21Engineering ×16Business & Management ×7Economics ×6Finance & Accounting ×6Mathematics & Statistics ×4Humanities ×2Life Sciences ×2

Where their founders worked beforefrom 75 founders with career history

Stanford University ×5Google ×4Ditto ×3Founders Fund ×3Uber ×38VC ×2Adentro ×2Akamai Technologies ×2

Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program

Y Combinator ×5 Techstars ×3

8 founders hold a PhD · 9 hold an MBA (of 67 with degree data)

Investments · 95 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2026 · 2 2025 · 13 2024 · 1 2023 · 3 2022 · 12 2021 · 3 2020 · 2 2019 · 1 2018 · 3 2016 · 1 2014 · 243 dated

Blockblock.xyz in 𝕏NYSE: XYZApr 2021

Block, formerly Square, runs the Square seller platform, Cash App, Afterpay and TIDAL, plus the TBD and Bitkey bitcoin businesses.

FintechRetail TechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Jack Dorsey(Co-founder, Chairman and CEO)in Jim McKelvey(Co-founder and Director)inBrian Grassadonia(Executive Officer)Sivan Whiteley(Executive Officer)Amrita Ahuja(Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer)in

BoardMary Meeker(Director)

Partner Koichiro Nakamura· led

Co-investorsA*Acequia Capital (AceCap)Bling Capital Cota Capital First Round Capital firstminute capital +25 more

Coinbasecoinbase.com in 𝕏Nasdaq: COIN

Coinbase is a cryptocurrency exchange platform that offers trading, custody, and financial services for cryptocurrencies, stocks, derivatives, and prediction markets to consumers, institutions, and developers.

Crypto & Web3FintechSan Francisco, US

Brian Armstrong(Co-founder & CEO)in Fred Ehrsam(Co-founder)in Emilie Choi(President & COO)in Alesia Haas(Chief Financial Officer)in Paul Grewal(Chief Legal Officer & Secretary)inLawrence (L.J.) Brock(Chief People Officer)

Co-investors1confirmation A.Capital Ventures a16z crypto Acrew Capital Adventure Fund Andreessen Horowitz +92 more

MongoDBmongodb.com in 𝕏NASDAQ: MDBDec 2014

MongoDB is a cloud database company that provides Atlas, a multi-cloud data platform for transactional, search, and generative AI workloads, along with enterprise on-premises options and integration tools for developers and partners.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsNew York, US

Dwight Merriman(Co-founder)in Eliot Horowitz(Co-founder; CTO until 2020)inChirantan 'CJ' Desai(President and Chief Executive Officer)Sydney Carey(Chief Financial Officer)in Dev Ittycheria(Chief Executive Officer)in

Board Roelof Botha(Director)in

Co-investorsAlleyCorp Dell Technologies Capital Flybridge Capital Partners Foundry MaC Venture Capital New Enterprise Associates (NEA)+6 more

Palantir Technologies Inc.palantir.com inNASDAQ: PLTR

Palantir builds data integration and analysis platforms — Gotham for defence and government, Foundry for commercial operations — and deploys forward engineers inside customer organisations.

Palo Alto, US

Peter Thiel(Co-founder and Chairman)in Stephen Cohen(Co-founder and President)Nathan Gettings(Co-founder)Joe Lonsdale(Co-founder)inAlexander C. Karp(Co-founder and CEO)

Board Colin Anderson(Executive Officer)in

Co-investors137 Ventures 8VC A*AiSprouts VC Akkadian Ventures Allied Venture Partners +68 more

Zoomzoom.com in 𝕏NASDAQ: ZM

Zoom operates an AI-powered work platform for video communications and collaboration, including products such as Zoom Contact Center.

Cloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSSan Jose, US

Eric S. Yuan(Founder and CEO)Aparna Bawa(Chief Operating Officer)inMichelle Chang(Chief Financial Officer)in Velchamy Sankarlingam(President of Product and Engineering)in

Board Santi Subotovsky(Director)inSamuel Chen(Director)

Co-investorsAscend Venture Capital Atlassian Ventures Emergence Capital Partners Ensemble VC Horizons Ventures IT-Farm Corporation +3 more

Kargokargo.ai inDec 2025 · $42M✓ verified

Kargo uses computer vision hardware ("Towers") installed at warehouse loading docks to capture freight events in real time and turn them into structured data.

AI & Machine LearningHardwareLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSSan Francisco, US

Sam Lurye(Founder)in

Board seat Spencer Foust· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsActivant Capital Avenir Growth Capital B3 Capital Evolution VC Partners Good Friends Great Oaks Venture Capital +10 more

Doppeldoppel.com in 𝕏Nov 2025✓ verified

Doppel is an AI-native platform that protects organizations from social engineering attacks, AI-powered impersonation, phishing, and fraud through threat detection, infrastructure disruption, and employee security awareness training.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareCovina, US

Kevin Tian(Executive Officer, Director)inRahul Madduluri(Executive Officer, Director)inBobby Ford(Chief Security Officer)in

Board Zane Lackey(Director)in Elliott Robinson(Director)in

Co-investorsAndreessen Horowitz Bessemer Venture Partners NTT DOCOMO Ventures Script Capital 9Yards Capital 515 Ventures +9 more

Eclipse Foodseclipsefoods.com in 𝕏Aug 2022

Eclipse Foods makes plant-based ice cream designed to replicate the taste and texture of dairy ice cream using plant-derived ingredients.

Climate TechConsumerFoodTechSan Francisco, US

Aylon Steinhart(Founder)in Thomas Elliott Bowman(Founder)in

Board Eurie Kim(Director)in

Board seat Koichiro Nakamura· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsImpossible Finance Initialized Capital META Group Pioneer Y Combinator Aera VC +3 more

Andurilanduril.com in

Anduril builds autonomous systems and software for defense and military applications, including attack aviation, unmanned aircraft, and underwater vehicles, unified by an autonomy platform.

AI & Machine LearningDefense TechHardwareRobotics

Palmer Luckey(Founder)inBrian Schimpf(CEO)in Trae Stephens(Founder)in

Co-investors137 Ventures 1435 Capital 1Flourish Capital 8VC Aliya Capital Partners Altra Venture +100 more

Anomalianomali.com in 𝕏Jan 2018 · $40M

Anomali is a cybersecurity platform that combines a unified security data lake, threat intelligence, and agentic AI to help security teams detect, investigate, and respond to cyber threats.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareRedwood City, US

Hugh Njemanze(Executive Officer, Director)in

Board Karim Faris(Director)in Steve Harrick(Director)inSteve Herrod(Director)Tom Reilly(Director)in

Co-investorsGeneral Catalyst GV (Google Ventures)IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Lumia Capital Paladin Capital Group Sprint Vc +4 more

AnyLiveanylive.jp

AnyLive is an AI-powered live commerce platform that combines AI live streamers with human hosts to run continuous product live-streaming for global brands across multiple e-commerce platforms and languages.

AI & Machine LearningE-commerceMarketing Tech

Applied Intuitionappliedintuition.com in 𝕏

Applied Intuition develops physical AI software for autonomous and intelligent machines, including vehicles, robots, ships, and satellites across industries like automotive, defense, logistics, and manufacturing.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareRoboticsSunnyvale, US

Qasar Younis(Co-founder and CEO)in Peter Ludwig(Co-founder and CTO)in

Co-investors137 Ventures Andreessen Horowitz Bond Capital Management Catalytic Impact Foundation Coatue Management Elad Gil +31 more

Aromyxaromyx.comJun 2021Defunct

Aromyx develops biosensor technology that replicates human olfactory receptors to measure and quantify odors and flavors for product development, quality control, and consumer targeting across food, beverage, sustainability, and health industries.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechMountain View, US

Mark Mendel(Director)Christopher J. Hanson(Executive Officer, Director)Josh Silverman(Executive Officer, Director)Kieran Furlong(Director)Jeffrey Y. Suto(Executive Officer)Keith Milne(Executive Officer)

Co-investorsMindset Venture Radicle Growth Thundermark Capital Ulu Ventures Universal Materials Incubator

Attentive Mobileattentivemobile.com in 𝕏

Attentive provides a mobile-first customer engagement platform that enables brands to orchestrate email, SMS, RCS, push, and AI-powered campaigns.

AI & Machine LearningDirect to ConsumerMarketing TechHoboken, US

Andrew Jones(Director)in Brian Culbertson Long(Executive Officer, Director)Amit Jhawar(Chief Executive Officer)

Board Scott Friend(Director)in

Co-investorsAliya Capital Partners Bain Capital Ventures Collective Liquidity Disney Accelerator EQUIAM Founders Circle Capital +12 more

Azalea Therapeuticsazaleatx.com inNov 2025

Azalea Therapeutics develops precision genome editing therapies that engineer T cells directly inside the patient's body to create cancer immunotherapies, using proprietary delivery vehicles to target and modify specific genetic loci without ex vivo cell manipulation.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechMedical DevicesSan Francisco, US

Jennifer Doudna(Co-founder, Nobel Laureate in Chemistry and Li Ka Shing Chancellor's Chair in Biomedical and Health Sciences, UC Berkeley)Rodolphe Barrangou(Co-founder, Associate Professor of Medicine, UCSF)Krishnendu Roy(Co-founder, Professor of Bioengineering, Stanford University)Connor Tsuchida(Scientific Cofounder)in

Co-investorsThird Rock Ventures RA Capital Yosemite

Callbackcallback.isNo public record

Callback was a Web3 company focused on driving blockchain adoption in Japan and building a community around it.

Crypto & Web3

Carbon Roboticscarbonrobotics.com in 𝕏Defunct

Carbon Robotics builds AI-powered agricultural equipment, including the LaserWeeder for herbicide-free weed control and Carbon Autonomy Kits that add self-driving capability to John Deere tractors.

AgTechAI & Machine LearningRoboticsSan Francisco, US

Daniel Corkum(Director)Rosanna Myers(Executive Officer, Director)in Paul Mikesell(Founder & CEO)inDouglas Downs(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardJay Lichter(Director)

Co-investorsBee Partners Bond Capital Management FUSE Giant Ventures Global Llp LDV Capital Stifel Venture Banking +4 more

Cartacarta.com in 𝕏

Carta is a cloud-based ERP platform for private capital markets that manages cap tables, equity administration, fund management, and valuations for startups, private companies, and venture funds globally.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Henry Ward(Chief Executive Officer; co-founder of eShares)in Manu Kumar(Co-founder of eShares)inCharly Kevers(Chief Financial Officer)in Jeff Perry(Chief Revenue Officer)in Nick Avery(Chief People Officer)inNicole Baer(Chief Marketing Officer)in

Co-investors4DX Ventures A*Adventure Fund Align Ventures Alumni Ventures Amity Ventures +64 more

Chainalysischainalysis.com in 𝕏Series B · Mar 2026 · $6M

Chainalysis provides investigative services and training programs for cryptocurrency compliance and risk mitigation.

AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3CybersecurityData & InfrastructureFintechNew York, US

Jonathan Levin(Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer)inMichael Gronager(Co-founder; former Chief Executive Officer and board-level leader)inJan Møller(Co-founder and scientific/engineering leader)inRakib Azad(Executive Officer)in

Board Philippe Botteri(Director)in Sarah Tavel(Director)in

Co-investorsAccel Addition AlbionVC Archetype Blackstone BNY Mellon +35 more

Choruschorus.aiSep 2025

Marlborough, US

RAYMOND DESABATO, JR.(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardKENNETH HEATER(Director)

Co-investorsHaatch Redpoint Ventures

CircleUpcircleup.comMay 2025No public record

Not an actual company; "Financial Services" is a sector tag used to describe Sozo Ventures' investment focus areas.

Beaverton, US

Eric Gregg(Executive Officer, Director)inNathan Goff(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inAaron Green(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsCanaan Partners Clocktower Ventures Evolution VC Partners GV (Google Ventures)Union Square Ventures (USV)QED Investors

Clearcoclear.co in 𝕏No public record

Clearco provides funding to e-commerce businesses based on their sales data and revenue performance.

Direct to ConsumerE-commerceFintech

Michele Romanow(Founder)in Tanay Delima(Founder)inIvan Gritsiniak(Founder)in

Co-investorsBetter Tomorrow Ventures Bow Capital Emergence Capital Partners FJ Labs Flyover Capital Founders Circle Capital +14 more

ClearMetalproject44.com in 𝕏Acquired

project44 is a supply chain software company serving logistics and supply chain operations teams to improve visibility and efficiency across supply networks.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSChicago, US

Jett McCandless(Founder and CEO)in

Co-investors8VC Btomorrow Ventures Chicago Ventures Corsa Ventures Cota Capital Emergence Capital Partners +18 more

CloudPassagecloudpassage.com in 𝕏acquired by Fidelis Security

CloudPassage developed Halo, a cloud workload security platform that provided automated visibility, compliance, and protection for servers and containers across public, private, and hybrid cloud environments.

Cloud ComputingCybersecurityEnterprise Software

Co-investorsComcast Ventures Runway Growth Capital Tenaya Capital Benchmark

Cohesitycohesity.com in 𝕏Jun 2018

Cohesity provides cyber resilience software that helps organizations identify and protect the minimal critical datasets and systems needed to restart operations after ransomware attacks or disasters.

Cloud ComputingCybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSan Jose, US

Mohit Aron(Founder Emeritus)in Sanjay Poonen(CEO and President)inTIMOTHY ROBBINS(Executive Officer)inLORENZO MONTESI(Executive Officer)inROB SALMON(Executive Officer)in

Board WILLIAM COUGHRAN(Director)in

Co-investors3Spoke Capital Accel Adit Ventures Management, Llc Artis Ventures Battery Ventures Cisco Investments +26 more

Deeldeel.com in 𝕏

Deel is a global HR platform that enables businesses to hire, onboard, and manage employees and contractors across borders.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechFuture of WorkHR TechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Alex Bouaziz(Founder/CEO)in Shuo Wang(Founder/CRO)inAlexandre Bouaziz(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Ofer Simon(Former Co-Founder)Philippe Bouaziz(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)in

Board Anish Acharya(Director)in

Co-investors515 Ventures Adventure Fund Alpha Square Group AltaIR Capital Amplo Ventures Andreessen Horowitz +70 more

Dockdock.us inDec 2025 · $42M

Dock provides a white-label customer portal platform that enables companies to manage projects, share files, track engagement, and handle renewals in a single collaborative workspace.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales Tech

Co-investorsCraft Ventures Five Four Ventures Fjor Founders Operator Collective Recall Capital Hearst Ventures +6 more

Docktrydock.ai 𝕏Dec 2025 · $42M

Dock is a collaborative workspace where users create teams of specialized AI agents that coordinate with one another to carry out departmental work.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Govind Kavaturi(Co-Founder)in Mike Molinet(Founder)in

Co-investorsPioneer Vela Partners Y Combinator Amino Capital Blast.Club Hearst Ventures +8 more

Docket HQ 𝕏

Zoom offers an AI-first work platform for video communication and collaboration, used by businesses for meetings, contact center operations, and customer engagement.

Cloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSSan Jose, US

Darin Brown(Executive Officer, Director)David Kerr(Director)Eric Tobias(Director)Kelly Shearon(Director)

BoardScott D. Dorsey(Director)

Co-investorsBase Partners Bethnal Green Ventures EIT Urban Mobility Accelerator Elevate Ventures Horizons Ventures ICONIQ +5 more

Drishtidrishticare.orgacquired by Apple · Sep 2023

iDrishti is a social impact enterprise operating 12 eye care hospitals across districts in Karnataka, India, combining surgical hospitals, tele-ophthalmology vision centers, and mobile clinics to serve rural and lower-income patients.

Digital HealthHealthtechImpact & Social GoodBengaluru, IN

Rajesh Babu(Co-founder)in

Co-investorsEmergence Capital Partners Insitor Alpha Intelligence Capital Andreessen Horowitz Benhamou Global Ventures Gusto +3 more

Drishti Technologies, Inc.drishti.comNo public record

No factual description available; likely a sector classification label rather than a real startup.

Co-investorsPresidio Ventures BGV

Emaema.aiJan 2024

Ema builds "Universal AI Employees" — AI agents designed to perform business tasks and automate repetitive work across an organization.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaS

Surojit Chatterjee(Co-Founder & CEO)in Souvik Sen(Co-Founder & CTO)in

Co-investorsAccel S32 Section 32 Transpose Platform Management Wipro Ventures AME Cloud Ventures +7 more

Fastlyfastly.com in 𝕏Jan 2018

Fastly provides an edge cloud network that enables developers to run, secure, and deliver websites and applications with lower latency by processing content closer to end users.

Cloud ComputingCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Simon Wistow(Founder)inPaul D. Luongo(Executive Officer)inWilliam Kaufmann(Executive Officer)Tyler McMullen(Executive Officer)in

Board Gil Penchina(Director)in Sunil Dhaliwal(Director)

Co-investorsAmplify Partners August Capital Battery Ventures ICONIQ Lobby Capital Ridge Ventures +4 more

Fireboltfirebolt.io in 𝕏Jan 2022 · $100M

Firebolt is a Postgres-compliant analytical database designed for engineers and AI agents, running from a single laptop binary to multi-node cloud clusters.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools

Eldad Farkash(Co-Founder)in Saar Bitner(Co-Founder)inBenjamin Wagner(CEO)in

Co-investorsAlkeon Innovation Angular Ventures Bessemer Venture Partners Dawn Capital Glynn Capital Management TLV Partners +5 more

Fireboltfirebolt-group.com in 𝕏Jan 2022 · $100M

Firebolt provides a fully managed solution for physical marketing activities, handling the design, manufacturing, and execution of materials such as illuminated LED signage, point-of-purchase displays, branded merchandise, and custom night tools for global brands and agencies.

AI & Machine LearningHardwareMarketing Tech

Co-investorsCleveland Avenue ID Ventures Alkeon Capital Angular Ventures Bessemer Venture Partners Dawn Capital +4 more

Flexportflexport.com in 𝕏

Flexport provides an AI-driven platform for global supply chain management, offering logistics visibility, customs brokerage, and freight optimization for companies shipping goods internationally.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSSan Francisco, US

Ryan Petersen(Founder & CEO)inRyan Peterson(Executive Officer, Director)Sanne Manders(Executive Officer)inChristopher Ferro(Executive Officer)Sudhanshu Priyadarshi(Executive Officer)in

BoardMichael Ronen(Director)

Co-investors137 Ventures 1435 Capital 3Spoke Capital 8VC Acequia Capital (AceCap)Adit Ventures Management, Llc +68 more

Genspark AIgenspark.ai in 𝕏

Genspark turns plain-English questions into live dashboards by querying a user's data, selecting charts automatically, and sharing them via a link.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureSaaS

Eric Jing(Founder)Jiakai (Justin) Liu(Founder)Kay Zhu(Founder)Lenjoy Lin(Founder)ray zhong(Founder)

Co-investorsEmergence Capital Partners Lanchi Ventures LG Technology Ventures MARKHAM VALLEY VENTURES ZhenFund

Getneedgetneed.com in

GetNeed is a company focused on enabling patients to achieve optimal cancer outcomes through accessible solutions in the digital health and oncology space.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtech

Will Polkinghorn(Co-Founder & CEO)inPetros Giannikopoulos(Co-Founder)inBryan Roberts(Co-founder)Bob Kocher(Co-founder)

Grammarlygrammarly.com in 𝕏

Grammarly is an AI-powered writing assistant that helps users write with clarity and confidence across over 1 million apps and websites.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaS

Max Lytvyn(Founder)in Alex Shevchenko(Founder)in Dmytro Lider(Founder)in Shishir Mehrotra in

Co-investorsArcher Capital Group Archer Venture Capital BoxGroup Breyer Capital Capital B Private Holdings Dria Ventures +12 more

Handshakejoinhandshake.com in 𝕏

Handshake is a three-sided job marketplace connecting 25 million knowledge workers, 1,600+ educational institutions, and 1 million employers.

AI & Machine LearningE-commerceEdTechFuture of WorkHR TechMarketplacesRetail TechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Garrett Lord(Co-Founder & CEO)in Ben Christensen(Co-Founder)inScott Ringwelski(Co-Founder)in

Co-investorsCoatue Management GSV Ventures Kleiner Perkins Lightspeed Venture Partners Notable Capital Spark Capital +13 more

Harmonic AIharmonic.aiSeries A · Nov 2022 · $23M

Harmonic operates a database and software platform for venture capital firms to source early-stage startups in real-time, offering company data, team information, and investor network integration tools.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSNew York, US

Max Ruderman(CEO)inAjay Sohmshetty(Founder)Austin Berke(Software Engineer)inEric Kim(Head of Legal)in John Matthews(Head of Data Operations)inAaron Bartel(Chief Revenue Officer)in

Co-investorsAlumni Ventures Fin Capital Craft Ventures Floodgate MVP Ventures Soma Capital +1 more

Haus Labshauslabs.com 𝕏

Haus Labs is a cosmetics brand that sells color makeup and skin-focused beauty products such as foundation, concealer, lip color, blush, highlighter, mascara, and setting powder directly to consumers.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerce

Co-investorsConnect Ventures Gaingels Lightspeed Venture Partners

Hydrolixhydrolix.io in 𝕏Series C · Apr 2025 · $80M

Hydrolix is a real-time data analytics platform that enables sub-second analytics at global scale for petabyte-scale log data, reducing infrastructure costs while providing instant insights from both real-time and historical data across distributed environments.

Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software

Marty Kagan(Founder & CEO)inHasan Alayi(Founder)Hasan Alayli(Founder)in

Co-investorsAV8 Ventures Blumberg Capital Costella Kirsch Frontline Ventures Nava Ventures Oregon Venture Fund +5 more

Insightlyinsightly.com inNo public record

Not an actual company; "Customer Relationship Management" is a generic software category/sector label mistakenly scraped as a portfolio company name.

Co-investorsCloud Apps Capital Partners Emergence Capital Partners Together Fund

Lambdalambdalabs.com in 𝕏

Lambda provides GPU cloud infrastructure for AI training and inference, offering single-tenant clusters, on-demand instances, and managed AI supercomputers built on NVIDIA GPUs (GB300 NVL72, HGX B300/B200, H200/H100).

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureSan Francisco, US

Stephen Balaban(Founder)inBenhamin Nelson(Executive Officer)Austen Allred(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardJessica Verrilli(Director)John Danner(Director)

Co-investorsAir Street Capital Alpha Square Group Alumni Ventures B Capital Group B4 Capital Basecamp Fund +21 more

Lambda Labslambda.ai in 𝕏

Lambda operates cloud infrastructure and supercomputers purpose-built for AI training and inference, serving hyperscalers, enterprises, and frontier AI labs.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureSan Francisco, US

Stephen Balaban(Founder)in

Co-investorsAccess Ventures (New York)Alumni Ventures Basecamp Fund CRESCENT COVE CAPITAL Digerati Investments futureland ventures +11 more

Leaf Logisticsleaflogistics.com in 𝕏Series B · Feb 2022 · $37M

Leaf uses predictive analytics and AI to identify optimal transportation contracting opportunities for shippers and carriers, helping them reduce costs, improve operations, and lower carbon emissions.

AI & Machine LearningClimate TechLogistics & Supply Chain

Co-investorsDynamo Ventures FJ Labs Madrona Venture Group MS&AD Ventures REFASHIOND Ventures Schematic Ventures +3 more

Lotamelotame.com in 𝕏Mar 2014 · $15MNo public record

Lotame provides a data exchange marketplace and the Spherical data collaboration platform, which help marketers connect, enrich, activate, and target audience data across identity, curated marketplaces, and audience analytics.

AdTechData & InfrastructureMarketing TechColumbia, US

Andy Monfried(CEO)inMichael Sullivan(Executive Officer)Jeremy Pinkham(Executive Officer)in Adam Lehman(Executive Officer)in

BoardSatya Patel(Director)Jason Green(Director)in

Co-investorsBattery Ventures Opus Capital Savano Capital Partners Emergence Capital Partners TrueBridge Capital Partners

MaintainXgetmaintainx.com in 𝕏Jul 2025Acquired

MaintainX provides an AI-powered computerized maintenance management system and asset management platform designed for deskless frontline workers in industrial and operational settings.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareIoTSaaSSan Francisco, US

Chris Turlica(Head of MaintainX; co-founder)in Hugo Dozois-Caouette(Head of Product, MaintainX; co-founder)inStefan Cristian Turlica(Executive Officer, Director)Nick Haase(Founder)in

BoardCharles Reim(Director)Byron Deeter(Director)in

Co-investorsAmity Ventures August Capital Bain Capital Ventures Bessemer Venture Partners Category Ventures Crew Capital +11 more

Mantamanta.healthNov 2025 · $5.4M

MantaHealth provides an AI-powered platform for healthcare practices that automates insurance eligibility checks, prior authorizations, and patient out-of-pocket cost estimates.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtech

Allan Cutler(Founder)in

Co-investorsAmplify.LA 1843 Capital Bessemer Venture Partners CoinFund Credo Ventures Forestay Capital +4 more

Manta Caresmantacares.com in

Manta Cares is an independent company that builds tools and resources to support cancer patients, care partners, and care teams throughout the cancer experience.

Digital HealthHealthtechWellness & Fitness

Samira Daswani(Founder)in Douglas Blayney(Chief Medical Officer)in

Co-investors1843 Capital Pear VC

Mercy BioAnalyticsmercybio.com inNov 2020

Mercy BioAnalytics develops diagnostic tests for early cancer detection using advanced proteomics and genomics technologies.

BiotechDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesNatick, US

Paul Blavin(Co-Founder & Vice Chairman)in Stanley Lapidus(Director)inDawn Mattoon, PhD(Chief Executive Officer)Joseph Sedlak(Executive Officer, Director)

Board Paul Meister(Director)Sonja Hoel Perkins(Director)in

Co-investorsAvestria Ventures Hatteras Venture Partners iSelect Fund Mindshift Capital Novalis LifeSciences Portfolia +2 more

Metagenomimetagenomi.co in 𝕏

Metagenomi Therapeutics is an in vivo genome editing company that uses genetic material sourced from natural environments (metagenomics) to develop a toolbox of editing tools for deletion, integration, and correction of genetic mutations.

BiotechDeep TechMedical DevicesBerkeley, US

Brian Thomas(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)in

Board Andrew Farquharson(Director)inJak Knowles(Director)

Co-investorsCatalio Capital Management, LP RA Capital Agent Capital Frazier Life Sciences Humboldt InCube Ventures +5 more

Molten Industriesmoltenindustries.com in 𝕏

Molten Industries develops chemical reactor technology that splits natural gas into hydrogen and graphite using electrical resistive heating for battery anode production and industrial hydrogen supply.

Advanced ManufacturingCleantechEnergyNew MaterialsWest Oakland, US

Kevinin Caleb Boyd(Cofounder)in

Co-investorsATEL Ventures Breakthrough Energy Ventures Fifty Years J4 Ventures Moai Capital Union Square Ventures (USV)+1 more

Neurotrackneurotrack.com inSeries B · May 2019 · $14MNo public record

Neurotrack provides remote cognitive assessment tools for clinicians to detect early cognitive decline through eye-tracking technology, enabling earlier intervention for patients at risk of Alzheimer's and cognitive conditions.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesRedwood City, US

Elli Kaplan(Co-founder & CEO)inDr. Stuart Zola(Scientific Co-founder)Dr. Elizabeth Buffalo(Scientific Co-founder)Cecelia Manzanares(Co-founder)

BoardMichael Johns(Director)

Co-investorsRethink Impact Venture Capital Investment Management

OneConcernoneconcern.com in 𝕏

One Concern provides a data platform that quantifies physical climate risk and translates it into financial risk metrics, differentiating properties and businesses by their exposure to infrastructure-related business interruptions such as power outages and supply chain disruptions.

AI & Machine LearningClimate TechInsurTechMenlo Park, US

Nicole Hu(Founder)

Co-investorsAmerican Family Insurance Institute for Corporate and Social Impact Amplo Ventures Geodesic Capital Think+ Ventures Management, Llc Third Sphere

Opoweropower.com

Energy efficiency through behavioral science

Alex Laskey(Founder)in Dan Yates(Founder)in

Co-investorsAccel Akkadian Ventures Savano Capital Partners Wing

Panthalassapanthalassa.com in 𝕏May 2026

Panthalassa is building a planetary-scale clean energy platform designed to meet global energy demand through offshore deployment with zero emissions at ultra-low cost.

CleantechDeep TechEnergy

Garth Sheldon-Coulson(Founder & CEO)in

Co-investorsBeyond Capital Collaborative Fund Compound Gigascale Capital HOF Capital Lowercarbon Capital +15 more

Pestogetpesto.com in 𝕏

Pesto Mastercard offers affordable credit for people with poor or limited credit history, positioning itself as an alternative to high-cost pawn loans.

FintechSan Francisco, US

James Savoldelli(Founder)in

Co-investorsActivant Capital Commerce Ventures Core Venture Capital Soma Capital TruStage Ventures Y Combinator +12 more

Playcoplay.companySep 2020

Playco creates games designed to be played instantly across social platforms and messaging services like Facebook, LINE, Zoom, Microsoft, and Discord, without requiring downloads or app installations.

Gaming

Michael Carter(Co-founder)Justin Waldron(Co-founder)Takeshi Otsuka(Co-founder)Teddy Cross(Co-founder)

Co-investorsDreamers VC Kortschak Investments L.P.Caffeinated Capital DG Ventures, Inc.Digital Garage Makers Fund

Other

Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

Logistics Exchange SPARROW LENDING PBCAI AgentAutonomous Surface VesselsBlockchain AnalysisBlue Secondary StackedClean Hydrogen & GraphiteCloud Data WarehouseCybersecurity CompanyFreight ForwarderOne ConcernOpenPowerText Marketing

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 · 13

6 IPOs · 7 acquisitions · showing 7

BlockNYSE: XYZCoinbaseNasdaq: COINMongoDBNASDAQ: MDBPalantir Technologies Inc.NASDAQ: PLTRZoomNASDAQ: ZMCloudPassageacq. by Fidelis SecurityDrishtiacq. by Apple

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Defense tech giant Anduril eyes new funding at $100B valuation as Seattle expansion draws protests – GeekWire

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Zoom snaps up Seattle startup Common Room to bolster AI-powered sales tools – GeekWire

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Panthalassa Raises $140M in Series B Funding

Panthalassa · finsmes.com · May 5, 2026

Kargo.ai Raises $42M Series B to Scale Global Warehouse Deployment with Enterprise Clients

Kargo · finance.yahoo.com · Dec 22, 2025

Select Star Raises $3.7M Series B Funding

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Doppel Raises $70 Million at $600 Million Valuation - SecurityWeek

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Sozo Ventures made?: Sozo Ventures has 95 tracked investments, 13 of which have exited, including 15 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does Sozo Ventures invest at?: Sozo Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth, Late Stage stages.
What sectors does Sozo Ventures focus on?: Sozo Ventures focuses on AdTech, AI & Machine Learning, Cloud Computing, Consumer, Data & Infrastructure, E-commerce, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Healthtech, IoT, Logistics & Supply Chain, Marketing Tech, Media & Entertainment, Mobility & Transportation, SaaS, Sector Agnostic, Travel & Hospitality.
Where is Sozo Ventures located?: Sozo Ventures is headquartered in Redwood City, US.
Does Sozo Ventures lead rounds?: Sozo Ventures has led 5 of the 27 rounds where its role is on record.
Who does Sozo Ventures co-invest with?: Sozo Ventures most often shares deals with Kleiner Perkins, Union Square Ventures (USV), Emergence Capital Partners, among 480 tracked co-investors.
What size deals does Sozo Ventures back?: Across 13 deals with disclosed amounts, Sozo Ventures has joined rounds of $6M – $140M (median $37M).

Co-investors · 16

Andreessen Horowitz

Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, known for pioneering the platform model with a large team of operators supporting founders across stages.

Both backed · 13

Coinbase Anduril Applied Intuition Carta Chainalysis Deel Doppel Drishti Flexport Grammarly Saronic SentiLink Sword Health

$500K – $50M

Emergence Capital Partners

Emergence Capital is a venture capital firm that partners with founders building B2B software companies, from early-stage cloud and SaaS pioneers to AI-native innovators.

Both backed · 9

Zoom Chainalysis Clearco ClearMetal Drishti Insightly Lotame Service MaxGenspark AI

$500K – $10M

Union Square Ventures (USV)

Union Square Ventures is a New York-based venture capital firm that invests across a broad range of technology sectors, presenting a large portfolio spanning crypto, fintech, climate, AI, education, health, and marketplaces.

Both backed · 8

Coinbase MongoDB Carta CircleUp Molten Industries ShopShops SmartHop Twitter

$1M – $8M

Founders Fund

Founders Fund is a venture capital firm that backs technology companies building transformative products.

Both backed · 5

Palantir Technologies Inc.Anduril Flexport Panthalassa Sword Health

$500K – $5M

Khosla Ventures

Khosla Ventures is a venture capital firm that backs bold, early-stage, technology-driven companies across deep tech and other sectors, providing hands-on 'venture assistance' to help founders build category-defining businesses.

Both backed · 3

Block Anduril Sword Health

$100K – $20M

Tiger Global Management

Tiger Global Management operates public equity strategies (long/short, long-focused and crossover) and a private equity business investing in early- through late-stage growth companies across new and existing industries.

Both backed · 3

Coinbase Vendr Viz Ai

$1M – $100M

Wing

Wing Venture Capital is an early-stage venture fund backing founders building the AI-first economy across infrastructure, enterprise, physical, domain-specific, security, and healthcare AI.

Both backed · 3

Cohesity Hydrolix Opower

$200K – $20M

QED Investors

QED Investors is a venture capital firm focused on financial services, founded by former Capital One executives to back founders bringing transparency and fairness to fintech.

Both backed · 2

CircleUp Hydrolix

$30K – $20M

Saga Ventures

Saga Ventures is a $125M seed fund led by a trio combining career investor, GTM operator, and ML/fintech founder backgrounds, positioning itself as a return to traditional venture with a small partnership focused on deep company building. The firm backs hard problems in infrastructure-like categories including defense tech, space manufacturing, industrial automation, and AI infrastructure, emphasizing fundamentals-driven investing over hype cycles with $2-4M checks at pre-seed and seed stages.

Both backed · 2

Anduril Flexport

Playground Global

Playground Global is a venture capital firm that invests in deep tech companies built by scientists and engineers, spanning next-generation compute, automation, energy, and computational biology.

Both backed · 2

Leaf Logistics Logistics Exchange

$1M – $20M

Matter Venture Partners

Matter Venture Partners is a venture capital firm focused on HardTech, combining deep operational experience and relationships with industry leaders to help HardTech startups scale.

Both backed · 2

Dock Kargo

Schematic Ventures

Schematic Ventures is a venture capital firm focused on technology that makes and moves the world, investing in industrial hardware, supply chain, and related sectors.

Both backed · 1

Leaf Logistics

$1M – $2M

▶4 more co-investors

Equal Ventures Everywhere Ventures S3 Ventures Rethink Capital Partners

Firms observed investing alongside Sozo Ventures, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Sozo Ventures's recorded portfolio.

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Everywhere Ventures

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$250K

Alibaba Entrepreneurs Fund

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MPG Fund

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Lakson Venture Capital (LVC)

Lakson Venture Capital Fund (LVCF) is a Pakistan-focused fund that invests in early and growth-stage technology companies across most economic sectors, backed by Lakson Investments and the Lakson Group.

MONASHEES

Monashees is a Latin American venture capital firm backing technology-driven founders building category-defining companies from the region for global markets.

$10M