Staenberg Venture Partners
Venture capitalSeattle · Late Stage · 1 people tracked
Investment thesis
The firm reflects the personal, founder-first investing style of its principal, who is drawn to compelling ideas and the people behind them, with a particular affinity for entrepreneurs who can turn ideas into working businesses and ideally make the world better. Based in the Pacific Northwest with roughly three decades of experience working with tech companies, the investor takes an intuitive, relationship-driven approach and remains actively engaged with the startup community, hosting around 40 dinners a year for founders and investors.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 1 people
from the firm's website
What they invest in
from 4 of 22 portfolio companiesConsumer ×2Fintech ×2SaaS ×2Cleantech ×1Climate Tech ×1Enterprise Software ×1Hardware ×1IoT ×1
HQs:United States×2Brazil×1
Investments · 22 tracked
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Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersDeclaration PartnersFirstMark CapitalIntegrity SquareNext Legacy Partners
AngelList's investor management platform provides tools for venture capital and private equity firms to streamline LP interactions, automate fund operations, and deliver reporting and portfolio updates through a branded digital experience.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Avlok Kohli(CEO)
Co-investorsAccelerator VenturesAccompliceAltra VentureAngel Collective Opportunity FundAtacama VenturesBase Venture Management, Inc.+39 more
Evite is a free online invitation and event planning platform that allows users to create and send digital invitations with RSVP tracking, reminders, and guest messaging for various occasions including birthdays, weddings, and celebrations.
ConsumerSaaS
Co-investorsAugust CapitalBAM VenturesFrancisco PartnersLobby Capital
Picarro develops gas monitoring and emissions measurement instruments based on cavity ring-down spectroscopy (CRDS) technology, serving the natural gas industry, semiconductor manufacturing, and environmental science research.
CleantechClimate TechHardwareIoTSanta Clara, US
Barbara A. Paldus(Founder; former Technical Director / CTO / Interim CEO)Richard N. Zare(Co-Founder / Scientific Founder (technology originator))Colin Ward(Chief Operating Officer)Dave Miller(Chief Strategy Officer)Haavard Oestensen(Chief Commercial and Product Officer)Nipun Soni(Chief Financial Officer)
Co-investorsDag VenturesGreylock PartnersNTT FinanceWeston PresidioBenchmarkCorner Ventures
RecargaPay is a Brazilian mobile financial app offering fixed-income CDB investments (issued by RP Financeira, a Central Bank–regulated institution), with returns of 107% to 110% of the CDI, FGC protection, and a minimum investment of R$50.
ConsumerFintechMiami, BR
Alvaro Teijeiro(Executive Officer, Director)Rodrigo Teijeiro(Founder)inDiego Escobar(Executive Officer)Gustavo Victorica(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardSteven Schlenker(Director)Anil Pereira(Director)
Co-investorsDN CapitalFuel Venture CapitalNext Billion Capital PartnersSquareOne CapitalTheVentureCity8i Ventures
Mountain View, US
Mark Weinstein(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardShion Deysarkar(Director)Jonathan Wolfe(Director)
Exits · 2
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioSeagate TechnologyNASDAQ: STXStubHubNYSE: STUB
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesAngelList · axios.com · Jul 18, 2026
Picarro · Picarro (press release) · Mar 18, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Staenberg Venture Partners made?
- Staenberg Venture Partners has 22 tracked investments.
- What stage does Staenberg Venture Partners invest at?
- Staenberg Venture Partners invests at the Late Stage stage.
- Where is Staenberg Venture Partners located?
- Staenberg Venture Partners is headquartered in Seattle, US.
- Who does Staenberg Venture Partners co-invest with?
- Staenberg Venture Partners most often shares deals with Accomplice, August Capital, Bessemer Venture Partners, among 58 tracked co-investors.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
from their channelCalling ChatGPT to talk about search funds
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Intro to the Agate Hound Fund
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A 3-minute video talking about Agate Hound Fund 1 (www.agatehound.fund).
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Becky Tape
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Met money for comedy routine
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