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Sure Ventures

Venture capital

Silicon Valley · Pre-Seed–Seed · 11 people tracked

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Investment thesis

Sure Ventures invests at the earliest stages in mission-driven entrepreneurs, aiming to 'enable peace of mind for all' individuals and businesses. It typically writes the first institutional check and looks for founders transforming legacy industries with bold ideas and a commitment to long-term impact. Core focus areas include insurance, aging, care, mental health, and wealth management, along with related sectors. The firm emphasizes support for women and minority founders.

Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Seed
HQ
Silicon Valley, CA, US
Leads rounds
Leads
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2018
Last 12 months
1 investment
Tracked investments
24
Acquisitions
1

Team · 11 people

from the firm's website & public directories
Prashant Shah· Venture Partner
Bill Okvist· Financein
Ken Singleton· Advisorin
Todd Ruppert· Advisor

What they invest in

from 15 of 24 portfolio companies

Fintech ×8AI & Machine Learning ×6InsurTech ×6Consumer ×4Enterprise Software ×3SaaS ×3Data & Infrastructure ×2Developer Tools ×2

HQs:United States×11

Investments · 24 tracked

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By year:2026 · 12023 · 22021 · 22020 · 12019 · 32017 · 110 dated

Avaava.me

Ava provides real-time captioning for conversations to make audio content accessible to deaf and hard-of-hearing people.

AI & Machine LearningDigital Health

Thibault DucheminzThibault Duchemin(Founder)

Co-investorsDay One VenturesDorm RoomEnable VenturesFJ LabsInitialized CapitalLerer Hippeau+6 more

Ava Financemeetava.comSep 2020 · $15.5M

Ava offers a credit-building app for U.S. consumers, including a Credit Builder Mastercard, a Save & Build Credit secured loan, and rent and utility reporting.

ConsumerFintechSan Francisco, US

Omar Sinno(CEO)inAbdellatif Lawand(Co-Founder & CTO)Reza Rahman(President, Growth)inAbed Lawand(CTO)Abed L(Founder)Ravneet Singh Khalsa(Founder)in

Co-investorsGreylock PartnersTransform VCTwine VenturesWestern Technology InvestmentBurst Capital

Coteriecoterieinsurance.comin𝕏

Coterie provides commercial insurance for small, new, and home-based businesses, delivered through a quoting and binding platform that gives agents and brokers instant bindable quotes.

FintechInsurTechSaaSAppleton, US

David McFarland(Founder)in

Co-investorsAlign VenturesAllianz XAllos VenturesAlpha EdisonFrontier Venture CapitalIntercept Ventures+7 more

Decentdecent.xyzin𝕏acquired by MoonPay

Decent provides a crypto trade-routing API that aggregates across 200+ blockchains to execute token swaps and convert any token back to fiat.

Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFintechNew York City, US

Charlie Durbin(Founder)inAlexander Carlson(Founder)inWill Collier(Founder)inWill Kantaros(Founder)inNick Soman(Founder)Richard Luck(Founder)

Co-investorsArchetypeBitDAOCircle VenturesMantle NetworkSoma CapitalY Combinator+12 more

Gojunogojuno.com

BJ Siegel(Founder)Chester Chipperfield(Founder)David Haase(Founder)Devin Tivona(Founder)Devon Tivona(Founder)Harjit Sajjan(Founder)

Co-investorsEmpire AngelsBlackbird VenturesCanaan PartnersFoundamentalFuel VenturesHashed+7 more

HomeBinderhomebinder.comin𝕏Jul 2019

HomeBinder is a digital platform that centralizes and organizes information about residential homes, including manuals, warranty details, and service history, serving homeowners and professionals in the real estate ecosystem (agents, inspectors, builders, lenders, and property managers).

ConsumerPropTechSaaSBurlington, US

Jack Huntress(Founder, CEO)inJohnston J Huntress(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardJohn Huysmans(Director)

Co-investorsBantam GroupMaroon Venture Partners FundTechstarsWalnut Venture Associates

Honeycombhoneycomb.ioin𝕏

Honeycomb provides observability and monitoring software that helps engineering teams understand how their software behaves in production.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Charity Majors(Founder)inChristine Yen(Founder)inChloe Sladden(Founder)

Co-investorsAfore CapitalDCVC (Data Collective)Merian VenturesMotive ForceOMERS VenturesScale Venture Partners+9 more

Insurateinsurate.cominOct 2021 · $4.5M

Insurate is a managing general agency and AI risk-intelligence platform for high-hazard workers' compensation insurance, using claims history and predictive analytics to price policies and target loss prevention.

AI & Machine LearningFintechInsurTechOmaha, US

Joe McIlhon(Founder)inRon Hume(Executive Officer)Scott Weller(Co-founder & President)Hossein Mousavi(Co-founder & Chief Financial Officer)Adrian Jones(Director)James Robinson(Director)

Co-investorsClocktower VenturesFoundation CapitalRevolutionHSCM VenturesRise of the Rest Seed

Koopkoop.aiin𝕏Jul 2023

Koop provides insurance solutions designed to protect technology-based companies and services from operational risks including system failures and outages.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareInsurTech

Zak G.(Founder)in

Co-investorsAlleyCorpBee PartnersFusionUbiquity VenturesAlley Robotics VenturesWestWave Capital

Koopkoop.xyzJul 2023

Koop develops financial products for consumers.

ConsumerFintech

Natalia Murillo(Founder)Andres Gutierrez(Founder)Conner Chyung(Founder)

Co-investors1confirmationAmbush CapitalSpice CapitalAlley Robotics VenturesBee PartnersDay One Ventures+3 more

Mile Automileauto.comin𝕏Seed · May 2021 · $10.3M

Mile Auto offers pay-per-mile car insurance aimed at low-mileage drivers, charging a base rate plus a per-mile cost based on a monthly odometer photo rather than a tracking device.

FintechInsurTechMobility & TransportationAtlanta, US

Jim Cook(Executive Officer, Director)inFred Blumer(Executive Officer, Director)inDan Glunt(Director)Tom Jones(Director)Scott Nelson(Director)Joe Fuller(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsEMERGENT VENTURESFlorida FundersG2T3V FundService Provider CapitalUlu Ventures

Powerwithpower.com

Power builds a patient-friendly platform to discover and enroll in clinical trials, serving patients seeking access to research studies and researchers seeking to improve patient recruitment.

Digital HealthHealthtech

Brandon Li(Founder)Michael Gill(Founder)

Co-investorsArtis VenturesContraryCRV (Charles River Ventures)Kin VenturesAnthemis VentureDash Fund+3 more

Precursory Technologies Inc.precursory.aiPre-Seed · Jul 2026 · $3M

Precursory provides insured performance warranties for AI agents used in freight and logistics workflows, testing and monitoring vendors' agents and reimbursing them when a warranted performance miss requires paying a customer.

AI & Machine LearningInsurTechLogistics & Supply Chain

Mohan KrishnamurthyAustin Kinney

Co-investorsNewBuild.VC

Rocket Dollarrocketdollar.comin𝕏Seed · Mar 2019 · $4M

Rocket Dollar is a platform enabling investors to hold alternative investments within retirement accounts, offering access to asset classes beyond traditional stocks and bonds.

FintechAustin, US

T. Henry Yoshida(Executive Officer, Director)inHenry Yoshida(Co-founder & CEO)inThomas Young(Co-founder & VP Marketing)inHenry Yosida(CEO)Christopher Palmisano(Director)

Co-investorsCentral Texas Angel NetworkGlobal Millennial CapitalHDS CapitalMoneta VCPrimetime PartnersSpringTime Ventures+2 more

SpotAngelsspotangels.comin𝕏Seed

SpotAngels provides a mobile app that helps users find parking, avoid tickets through location reminders, and pay parking meters in select cities.

ConsumerMobility & TransportationSan Francisco, US

Thomas Cottin(CTO)Hamza Ouazzani Chahdi(Founder)inAboud Jardaneh(Founder)Mehdi Sqalli(CTO)

Co-investorsKima VenturesVia IDWind VentureY CombinatorBoron, LLCLars Rasmussen+5 more

Taskhumantaskhuman.comin

Palo Alto, US

Ravi Swaminathan(Founder)inDaniel Mazzella(Founder)

BoardRick Lewis(Director)Jack Crawford(Director)Michael Gallagher(Director)

Co-investorsGaingelsMadrona Venture GroupCerraCap VenturesImpact Venture CapitalSapphire VenturesUS Venture Partners

TrustLayertrustlayer.ioin𝕏Jan 2019

TrustLayer offers a platform that automates the collection, storage, and verification of vendor compliance documents such as certificates of insurance (COIs), providing centralized tracking and audit trails.

AI & Machine LearningFintechGovTechInsurTechSaaSBrandon, US

John Fohr(Founder)inVincenzo Acinapura(Founder)in

Co-investorsAbstract VenturesBitAngelsBoxGroupCraft VenturesDistributed VenturesPropel Venture Partners+6 more

Other

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

Blitzz SoftwareGerryHome Management AppLearnExusLumberPAXAFERocketDollar

Exits · 1

1 acquisitions

Decentacq. by MoonPay

Portfolio news

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Sure Ventures made?
Sure Ventures has 24 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited, including 1 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does Sure Ventures invest at?
Sure Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
What sectors does Sure Ventures focus on?
Sure Ventures focuses on Fintech, Healthtech, InsurTech, Longevity, Mental Health, Wellness & Fitness.
Where is Sure Ventures located?
Sure Ventures is headquartered in Silicon Valley, US.
Does Sure Ventures lead rounds?
Yes, Sure Ventures leads investment rounds.
Who does Sure Ventures co-invest with?
Sure Ventures most often shares deals with Greylock Partners, Transform VC, Twine Ventures, among 4 tracked co-investors.

Media · Podcasts & interviews

featuring the team

Investor Connect - 546 - Gopi Rangan of Sure Ventures

Hall Martin · Gopi Rangan

Episode 27 : Meet Gopi Rangan@ Sure Ventures

Purple Ant · Gopi Rangan

Gopi Rangan Founder/General Partner Sure Ventures #insurtech

FinTech Silicon Valley · Gopi Rangan

Gopi Rangan Founder/General Partner Sure Ventures #insurtech | Gopi Rangan Founder/General Partner Sure Ventures, an early stage venture capital fund investing in InsurTech startups. The mission of the firm is to... | By FinTech Silicon Valley

Gopi Rangan · facebook.com

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Co-investors · 9

Ulu Ventures

Ulu Ventures is a seed-stage venture capital firm focused on finding and funding early-stage founder teams, emphasizing diversity and data-driven investment decisions.

Both backed · 1
$2M
Primetime Partners

Primetime Partners is an early-stage venture capital fund that incubates and invests in companies transforming the quality of living for older adults, focused on the longevity economy.

Both backed · 1
$250K – $1M
GV (Google Ventures)

GV (Google Ventures) is a venture capital firm that has invested in AI and machine learning since its early days, backing more than 100 AI companies across infrastructure, life sciences, and applications.

$250K – $50M
Ridge Ventures

Ridge Ventures is a focused venture capital fund that backs experienced founders building revenue-first enterprise software companies at the late seed and early Series A stages.

$2M – $7M
DN Capital

DN Capital is a global early-stage venture firm founded in 2000, investing in Seed, Series A and select Series B companies across Europe and North America.

$270K – $22M
Illuminate Ventures

Illuminate Ventures is a seed-stage venture capital firm focused on B2B/enterprise software companies, typically serving as a startup's first institutional investor. It leverages data and AI-driven platforms and applications to help early-stage teams become market leaders.

$100K – $1.5M
Clear Ventures

Clear Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm that provides seed capital, connections, and company-building support to fast-growing startups.

$100K – $5M
Next Level Ventures

Next Level Ventures is an Iowa-based venture capital firm founded in 2014 that invests in early-stage and growth-stage technology companies across the Midwest and beyond, with a strong focus on fintech for credit unions and financial institutions.

$500K – $5M

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

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