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Tenaya Capital

Venture capital

Palo Alto · Series A–Late Stage · 8 people tracked

Also known as TENAYA CAPITAL, LLC

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Investment thesis

Tenaya Capital invests early-growth stage capital in exceptional entrepreneurs building technology companies. Its portfolio spans enterprise software, cloud infrastructure, cybersecurity, semiconductors, data infrastructure, marketing technology, healthcare IT, fintech, and consumer internet, with investments across North America and Asia (notably China and India).

Source: firm website, verified Sep 15, 2026.

Stage
Series A–Late Stage
Check
$5M – $10M
HQ
Palo Alto, California, US
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2009
AUM
$1.5B
VC funds
4
Tracked investments
131
Unicorns
9
IPOs
6
Acquisitions
17

Team · 8 people

from the firm's website & public directories
Michelle Elston· Vice President, Administration

Founder mafia

2 people who came through Tenaya Capital went on to found or lead other companies.

What they invest in

from 71 of 131 portfolio companies

SaaS ×38Enterprise Software ×34AI & Machine Learning ×29Cloud Computing ×14Marketing Tech ×14Data & Infrastructure ×12Cybersecurity ×11Consumer ×8

HQs:United States×52China×1Indonesia×1Singapore×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 42 portfolio companies
38%
solo founders
16 of 42 mapped founding teams
70%
repeat founders
of 50 founders with career history
~6 yrs
old at investment
median across 18 dated deals

Founding team size:solo founder×162 founders×153 founders×64+ founders×5

Where their founders studiedfrom 48 founders with education data

Stanford University ×7Stanford University Graduate School of Business ×3California State University-Sacramento ×2Cornell ×2Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay ×2Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×2San José State University ×2Technion ×2

What their founders studiedfrom 44 founders with field-of-study data

Computer Science ×16Engineering ×11Business & Management ×5Economics ×5Finance & Accounting ×3Humanities ×2Mathematics & Statistics ×2Medicine ×2

Where their founders worked beforefrom 50 founders with career history

Oracle Corporation ×3Arcsight ×2Autodesk ×2Check Point Software ×2Cyberstarts ×2eBay ×2IDF ×2Lennar ×2

Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program

Y Combinator ×3

2 founders hold a PhD · 10 hold an MBA (of 47 with degree data)

Investments · 131 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2024 · 22023 · 12021 · 22020 · 32019 · 52018 · 102017 · 32016 · 22015 · 102014 · 102013 · 42012 · 154 dated

Aspen Aerogelsaerogel.cominNYSE: ASPN

Aspen Aerogels engineers, manufactures, and commercializes aerogel-based materials for energy conservation and asset protection, including thermal runaway barriers, energy infrastructure insulation, and battery materials.

CleantechEnergyNew MaterialsNorthborough, US

Donald R. Young(Executive Officer, Director)inGeorge L. Gould(Executive Officer)inGregg R. Landes(Executive Officer)inJohn F. Fairbanks(Executive Officer)inHarry R. Walkoff(Executive Officer)Kevin A. Schmidt(Executive Officer)in

CareCloudcarecloud.comNASDAQ: CCLDSeries B · Jun 2013 · $20M

CareCloud develops cloud-based software, revenue cycle management services, and AI-powered tools for healthcare providers ranging from small practices to large hospital systems.

Mahmud Haq(Executive Chairman)Stephen Snyder(Chief Executive Officer)inA. Hadi Chaudhry(Chief Strategy Officer)inNorman Roth(Interim Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Controller)inCrystal Williams(President)in

Co-investorsDot CapitalNorwest Venture PartnersRunway Growth Capital

Green Dotgreendot.comin𝕏NYSE: GDOTOct 2014

Green Dot offers GO2bank, a debit card and checking/savings account product that provides no monthly fees with direct deposit, overdraft protection, high-yield savings, and credit building through a secured credit card for consumers.

ConsumerFintechProvo, US

Steven W Streit(Executive Officer, Director)George Gresham(Executive Officer, Director)inJess Unruh(Executive Officer)inTeresa Watkins(Executive Officer)inAmy Pugh(Executive Officer)inChris Ruppel(Executive Officer)in

Co-investorsMillennium Technology Value PartnersTTV Capital

Health Catalysthealthcatalyst.comin𝕏NASDAQ: HCATFeb 2016 · $70M

Health Catalyst provides a data platform, analytics applications, and AI-powered insights that help healthcare organizations improve clinical, financial, and operational performance.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDigital Health

Benjamin Albert(Chief Executive Officer and Director)Jason Alger(Chief Financial Officer)inLinda Llewelyn(Chief People Officer)in

Co-investorsDecheng CapitalEPIC VENTURESFifty YearsKaiser Permanente VenturesNorwest Venture PartnersOSF Ventures+2 more

HubSpothubspot.comin𝕏NYSE: HUBS

HubSpot is a software platform that provides customer relationship management (CRM) and marketing automation tools for businesses.

AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaSBoston, US

Brian Halligan(Co-founder)inDharmesh Shah(Co-founder)inYamini Rangan(CEO)inSarika GarginKate Bueker(Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer)Erika Fisher(Chief Legal Officer and Secretary)

Co-investorsArcher Capital GroupArcher Venture CapitalBantam GroupBoxGroupFirebolt Ventures Management Company, LlcMatrix+7 more

Lyftlyft.com𝕏NASDAQ: LYFT

Lyft is an on-demand ridesharing platform that connects passengers with drivers for various ride types, including standard rides, premium options, and other transportation services.

ConsumerEnterprise SoftwareMarketplacesMobility & TransportationSaaSSan Francisco, US

Logan Green(Co-founder & CEO)inJohn Zimmer(Co-founder & President)inDavid Risher(CEO)in

Co-investorsAglae VenturesAllied Venture PartnersAlpha Wave GlobalAndreessen HorowitzAutotech VenturesBling Capital+43 more

LeanDataleandata.comin𝕏Series C · Mar 2019 · $28M✓ verified

LeanData provides AI-powered revenue orchestration software that routes and connects data, teams, and systems across the buyer journey for B2B companies' go-to-market and RevOps teams.

Marketing TechSaaSSales Tech

Evan Liang(Co-founder & Chief Strategy Officer)inKelvin Cheung(Co-founder)inKaty Keim(Chief Executive Officer)inBrian Birkett(Sales Leadership)inJaya Jaware(CFO)inJim Bell(Head of Global Marketing)in

Co-investorsSapphire VenturesShasta VenturesFundersClubFelicis Ventures

Salt Securitysalt.securityin𝕏Series A · May 2021 · $140M

Salt Security provides an AI-infused platform for protecting APIs and applications from security threats across discovery, posture management, and runtime protection.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareNew York City, US

Roey Eliyahu(Founder/CEO)inMichael Nicosia(COO, Co-Founder)in

BoardHaim Sadger(Director)in

Board seatTom Banahan· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsAlkeon InnovationCapitalGFoundersX VenturesSequoia CapitalY CombinatorAdvent International+3 more

Acquiaacquia.comin𝕏Sep 2015

Acquia provides digital experience platform software and services built around Drupal that enables enterprises to manage content, build websites and applications, and deliver experiences across multiple channels.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSBoston, US

Dries Buytaert(Co-Founder, Executive Chairman)inThomas N. Erickson(Chief Executive Officer, President)Michael Cayer(General Counsel and Secretary)William Sorenson(Chief Financial Officer)in

BoardRavi Viswanathan(Director)inBrian Paul(Director)in

Co-investorsVista Equity PartnersBantam GroupCenterview Capital TechnologyG20 VenturesGolub GrowthNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)+4 more

Active-Semiactive-semi.com

Active-Semi International develops power management semiconductor products, including battery management devices, DC/DC converters, intelligent motor controllers, and power application controllers for brushless DC and permanent magnet synchronous motors.

EnergyHardwareSemiconductors

AgilOneagilone.comApr 2014

AgileOne (now Acquia CDP) offers a Customer Data Platform that unifies customer data from sources such as websites, mobile, email, POS, and CRM into single customer profiles for marketing teams.

Data & InfrastructureMarketing TechSaaSMountain View, US

Omer Artun(Executive Officer, Director)Anselme Le Van(Executive Officer)Dominique Levin(Executive Officer)inBill Kiriakis(Executive Officer)Saravanan Chettiar(Executive Officer)

BoardRajeev Batra(Director)in

Co-investorsFour Rivers GroupMayfield FundNext World CapitalSequoia Capital

Aledadealedade.comin𝕏

Aledade is an accountable care organization (ACO) partner that works with primary care organizations to improve patient outcomes and healthcare quality.

Enterprise SoftwareHealthtechBethesda, US

Bijan Salehizadeh(Co-founder)inFarzad Mostashari(Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder)inMat Kendall(President and Co-Founder)in

BoardRobert Kocher(Director)in

Co-investorsActivate Venture PartnersARCH Venture PartnersEcho Health VenturesGV (Google Ventures)Intrepid Growth PartnersIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)+12 more

Apartment Listapartmentlist.comin𝕏Dec 2014

Apartment List operates an online rental marketplace that uses a quiz-based AI matching system to connect renters with apartments that fit their preferences and lifestyle.

AI & Machine LearningMarketplacesPropTechSan Francisco, US

John Douglas Kobs II(Executive Officer, Director)Charles Christopher Herndon(Executive Officer, Director)John Kobs(Founder)inChris Erickson(Co-founder)in

BoardJosh Hannah(Director)Dana Stalder(Director)in

Co-investorsAndre IguodalaAUTHENTIC VENTURESCanaan PartnersGlynn Capital ManagementMatrixTribeca Early Stage Partners+3 more

Armisarmis.com

Agentless, enterprise-class security platform for unmanaged and IoT devices.

Nadir Izrael(Founder)in

Co-investorsAlkeon InnovationCapitalGEvolution Equity PartnersG SquaredGeneral CatalystInsight Partners+3 more

Backstorybackstory.aiinSeed · Aug 2016 · $3M

Backstory provides AI-powered deal intelligence for revenue teams, automatically capturing sales pipeline data and answering strategic questions about deal viability and risk without requiring new user workflows.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales TechSan Francisco, US

Oleg Rogynskyy(Founder & Board Member)inJason Ambrose(CEO & Board Member)in

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzICONIQPROOF

Baihe Holding Corporationbaihe.com

Baihe is a Chinese online dating and matchmaking platform that connects members seeking relationships and marriage, using identity verification and compatibility matching.

ConsumerMarketplacesSocialBeijing, CN

Co-investorsNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)

Bigcommercebigcommerce.com.auin𝕏Apr 2018 · $64M

BigCommerce is an ecommerce platform that enables businesses to build, manage, and scale online stores with built-in storefront hosting, checkout, payment processing, and multi-channel selling capabilities.

E-commerceEnterprise SoftwareMarketplacesRetail TechSaaSAustin, US

Co-investorsGeneral CatalystRevolutionTelstra VenturesTitanium VenturesFloodgate

BigCommerce (NASDAQ:CMRC)bigcommerce.comin𝕏Apr 2018

BigCommerce is a cloud-based ecommerce platform that enables merchants and retailers to build and manage online stores.

Cloud ComputingE-commerceEnterprise SoftwareRetail TechSaaSAustin, US

Wadih Machaalani(Director)Mitchell Harper(Director)Robert Alvarez(Executive Officer)inTim Schulz(Executive Officer)inSteven Power(Executive Officer)in

BoardLawrence Bohn(Director)in

Co-investorsFloodgateGeneral CatalystMillennium New HorizonsMillennium Technology Value PartnersNotable CapitalGoldman Sachs+1 more

Canopygetcanopy.cominMay 2024 · $35M

Canopy provides cloud-based, all-in-one practice management software for accounting firms, combining client management, CRM, document management, workflow, time and billing, engagements, and proposals with AI features.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS

Co-investorsHigh AlphaNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)NewView CapitalNycaNyca PartnersAnkona Capital+5 more

Canopycanopylawncare.comin

Canopy Lawn Care provides science-based residential lawn care services using natural ingredients like coffee grounds, amino acids, probiotics, and sea kelp to promote soil health and reduce reliance on synthetic fertilizers and pesticides.

AgTechCleantechConsumer

Co-investorsElevate Innovation PartnersACME CapitalArrington CapitalBorderless CapitalFenbushi CapitalHatteras Venture Partners+2 more

Canopycanopy.cloud

Canopy provides a wealth management platform that consolidates, reconciles, and analyzes assets across all major classes and custodians for family offices and wealth managers.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSingapore, SG

Co-investorsIntegra PartnersACME CapitalNyca PartnersVillage GlobalWest Capital

Canopy Taxcanopytax.cominMay 2024 · $35M

Canopy is a cloud-native, all-in-one practice management platform for U.S. accounting, CPA, tax, and bookkeeping firms, combining client management, documents, billing, workflow, and communication in one login.

AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaSSouth Jordan, US

Kurt Avarell(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inDavis Bell(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardNed May(Director)Josh Harmsen(Director)inAnkit Sud(Director)inChetan Puttagunta(Director)

Co-investorsAnkona CapitalNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)NewView CapitalPelion Venture PartnersPelion VenturesTen Coves Capital

CastIroncastiron.comNov 2021

Provider of a unique appliance-based approach to enterprise application integration.

Indianapolis, US

Mark Josephson(Executive Officer, Director)Mike Fitzgerald(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardScott Dorsey(Director)Michael Brown(Appointed on 11/19/2021)

Clariclari.cominSeries C · Mar 2018 · $35M

Clari, merged with Salesloft, provides an AI-powered system for revenue prediction and optimization serving enterprise customers.

AI & Machine LearningSaaSSales TechSunnyvale, US

Venkat Rangan(Executive Officer, Director)inAndy Byrne(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardEnrique Salem(Director)inAjay Agarwal(Director)inAaref Hilaly(Director)inMark Gainey(Director)in

Co-investorsB Capital GroupB4 CapitalBain Capital VenturesHubSpot VenturesLevel EquityMadrona Venture Group+9 more

CloudPassagecloudpassage.comin𝕏Series B · Apr 2012 · $14Macquired 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 VenturesRunway Growth CapitalSozo Ventures

Composite Softwarecompositesw.comin

Data virtualization performance leader, scaling from project to enterprise for data federation, data warehouse extension, data virtualization layer, and cloud data integration.

Concordconcordnow.comin

Concord is an AI-powered contract lifecycle management platform that automates contract intake, review, execution, and renewal for enterprise teams.

AI & Machine LearningLegalTechSaaS

Co-investorsCota CapitalStreamlined VenturesMotier Ventures

Cotendocotendo.com

Provides CDN services and is a leader in creation of technologies that allow website operators and large enterprises to dramatically improve web performance.

Co-investorsBenchmarkSequoia Capital

Crewcrewapp.com𝕏

Square is a platform providing integrated payroll, scheduling, team communication, and access management tools designed to help business teams coordinate and manage operations through a unified dashboard.

Enterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Co-investorsAcrew CapitalAspect VenturesGreylock Partners

Cyaninccyaninc.com

Global provider of packet-optical transport solutions with advanced multi-layer network planning and management systems.

Digiumdigium.com

Sangoma provides business communication and managed IT services including cloud UCaaS voice, contact center, networking, and security, with a focus on hospitality customers such as hotels.

Cloud ComputingCybersecuritySaaS

Doctor on Demanddoctorondemand.comin

Doctor On Demand is a telehealth service offering virtual medical, therapy, and psychiatry visits to consumers in the United States, with care available through health plans, employers, or self-pay.

Digital HealthHealthtechMental HealthSan Francisco, US

Adam Jackson(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inJay McGraw(Director)Dr. Pat Basu(Executive Officer)

BoardDr. Bryan Roberts(Director)Senator Tom Daschle(Director)

Co-investorsBild Alternative Investments CorporationQualcomm VenturesACME CapitalShasta Ventures

Druvadruva.comin𝕏Series C · Jun 2019 · $25M

Druva provides a cloud-native SaaS platform for data backup, protection, recovery, and AI-driven data insights across enterprise data and workloads.

Cloud ComputingCybersecuritySaaSSunnyvale, US

Milind Borate(Director)inJaspreet Singh(Founder & CEO)inMahesh Patel(Executive Officer)inEugenia Buzogly(Executive Officer)

BoardShailendra Jit Singh(Director)inJishnu Bhattacharjee(Director)in

Co-investorsArbor Ventures UKFounders Circle CapitalHercules Capital, Inc.Orios Venture PartnersPeak XV PartnersRiverwood Capital+8 more

Edmodoedmodo.comin𝕏Aug 2014Defunct

Edmodo was a global education network that empowered educators to engage lifelong learners.

EdTechSan Mateo, US

Nic Borg(Co-Founder & CEO)inJeff O'Hara(Co-Founder)inCrystal Hutter(Co-Founder; COO, then CEO (Feb 2013-Dec 2014), then President)inVibhu Mittal(Chief Executive Officer)inManish Kothari(General Manager of Platform)inKetan Kothari(VP of Marketing)

Co-investorsGlobal BrainGreylock PartnersIndex VenturesLearn CapitalNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Union Square Ventures (USV)+1 more

Eventbriteeventbrite.comin𝕏Acquired

Eventbrite is an event management and ticketing platform used by event organizers to sell tickets, manage attendee access, and handle checkout, with features like waiting rooms, team access controls, and automated ticket pricing.

ConsumerMarketing TechMarketplacesMedia & EntertainmentSaaS

Julia Hartz(Founder)inKevin Hartz(Founder)in

Co-investors137 VenturesCraft VenturesFelicis VenturesFrancisco PartnersUncork CapitalVery Serious Ventures+2 more

ExaGridexagrid.com

ExaGrid builds tiered backup storage appliances featuring a disk-cache Landing Zone, long-term retention repository, and scale-out architecture for faster backups and restores.

CybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software

Co-investorsLead Edge Capital

Fireblocksfireblocks.ioin𝕏Series A · Jun 2019 · $16M

Fireblocks provides infrastructure for enterprises and startups to build, launch, and operate digital asset solutions.

Crypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintech

Michael Shaulov(Founder & CEO)inPavel Berengoltz(Founder)inIdan Ofrat(Founder)in

Co-investorsCyberstartsAltimeter CapitalBNY MellonCanapi VenturesCapitalGGeneral Atlantic+5 more

Fireblocks surveyfireblocks.comin𝕏

Fireblocks provides infrastructure and platform services for managing digital assets and transactions, serving enterprises and startups that build and operate blockchain-based financial solutions.

Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintech

Michael Shaulov(Chief Executive Officer, Co-Founder)inPavel Berengoltz(Chief Technology Officer, Co-Founder)inIdan Ofrat(Chief Product Officer, Co-Founder)in

Co-investorsCanapi VenturesCapitalGCoatue ManagementDigital Currency GroupGeneral AtlanticHaun Ventures+12 more

GameFlygamefly.com

Online video game rental subscription service, which allows subscribers to rent one or more video games concurrently, with no due dates, late fees, or shipping charges.

GoodDatagooddata.comin𝕏

GoodData offers an embedded analytics platform that integrates dashboards, reports, and AI-driven insights directly into customer applications.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US

Co-investorsAlmaz Capital

Gupshupgupshup.ioin𝕏

Gupshup provides an AI-powered conversational messaging platform that enables businesses to automate, personalize, and scale customer conversations across multiple channels.

AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaS

Beerud Sheth(Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer)in

Co-investorsInvestXLead Edge CapitalSquareOne CapitalThink Investments

Hortonworkshortonworks.com

Cloudera provides a hybrid data and AI platform that lets organizations manage, govern, and analyze data across public clouds, data centers, and edge environments.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software

Co-investorsSilver Lake PartnersTA Capital

Included Healthincludedhealth.comin𝕏Sep 2020

Included Health provides healthcare navigation and delivery services—including care guidance, billing and claims support, and virtual and in-person care spanning primary, behavioral, urgent, and specialty care—for employees and members of health plans and employers.

Digital HealthHealthtechMental HealthSan Francisco, US

Owen Tripp(Co-Founder & CEO)inLawrence Hofmann(Co-Founder, Grand Rounds)inAdam Jackson(Co-Founder, Doctor On Demand)Jay McGraw(Co-Founder, Doctor On Demand)Phil McGraw(Co-Founder, Doctor On Demand)Colin Quinn(Executive Officer, Director)in

Co-investorsACME CapitalAdams Street PartnersAlpha PartnersB CapitalBlackRockFelicis Ventures+15 more

Infobloxinfoblox.comin𝕏

Infoblox provides DNS, DHCP and IP address management (DDI) along with DNS-based security services for hybrid and multi-cloud enterprise networks.

Cloud ComputingCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareChicago, US

Stuart BaileyScott Harrellin

Co-investorsWarburg PincusVista Equity Partners

Inklinginkling.comin𝕏Series B · Aug 2011 · $18Macquired by Echo360

Inkling provides a mobile learning and training platform for frontline and operational employees, giving workers on-the-job access to mission-critical knowledge, certifications, and workflows.

EdTechEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSSan Francisco, US

Charles Matthew MacInnis(Executive Officer, Director)Francis Currie(Executive Officer)

BoardBryan Schreier(Director)inThomas Banahan(Director)Peter Currie(Director)

Co-investorsIcon VenturesSapphire VenturesSequoia Capital

Instartakamai.comSeries B · Apr 2013 · $17MAcquired

Instart was a Palo Alto-based web content delivery and application performance company whose assets Akamai acquired in 2020.

Hariharan Kolam(Founder)Manav Mital(Founder & CEO)

Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersGeodesic CapitalMillennium Technology Value PartnersStructural CapitalWingAndreessen Horowitz+4 more

Instart Logicinstartlogic.com

Provides a digital experience cloud that dramatically improves web application consumer experience, engagement and revenue.

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzFour Rivers GroupGreylock PartnersSutter Hill Ventures

Kaminariokaminario.cominDec 2014 · $68M

Provider of high performance all solid-state (SSD) SAN storage solutions.

Kargomykargo.comin

Kargo uses computer vision hardware installed at warehouse loading docks to capture freight data in real time and convert dock-door activity into structured data.

AI & Machine LearningHardwareLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS

Sam Lurye(Founder)in

Co-investorsSozo VenturesActivant CapitalB3 CapitalGood FriendsGreat Oaks Venture CapitalHat-Trick Capital+7 more

Kargo Technologieskargo.techinSeries A · Apr 2020 · $31M

Kargo Technologies provides a digital logistics platform that integrates shippers with a network of transporters and drivers in Indonesia.

Logistics & Supply ChainSaaSJakarta, ID

Tiger Fang(Founder)in

Co-investorsAC VenturesAgaeti VenturesAlter GlobalAppWorks VenturesCapria VenturesIntudo Ventures

Kayak Software Corporationkayak.comin𝕏

Kayak is a travel search and comparison platform that aggregates flight, hotel, and other travel options from multiple providers to help users find and book travel deals.

MarketplacesTravel & Hospitality

Co-investorsAccelNorwest Venture PartnersOak Investment PartnersIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)

Kenshookenshoo.com

Skai (formerly Kenshoo) offers a marketing platform used by brands, from CPG companies to media agencies, to manage advertising campaigns and drive growth.

AdTechMarketing TechSaaS

Co-investorsSequoia Capital

Kodiak Networkskodiaknetworks.com

Acquired by Motorola Solutions.

Co-investorsQuestMark Partners

Konterakontera.com

Analyzes and correlates, via its Content Activation Platform (CAP), more than 400 million daily conversations and content views across 15,000 exclusive publishers.

Lifesizelifesize.comin𝕏Dec 2015Acquired

Lifesize provides cloud-based video, web, and audio conferencing software along with 4K video conferencing hardware for enterprise meeting rooms of all sizes.

Cloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareHardwareSaaSAustin, US

Craig Brown Malloy(Executive Officer, Director)Michael Lovell(Executive Officer)Lisa Galloway(Executive Officer)

BoardAndy Sheehan(Director)George Bischof(Director)inJeff Brody(Director)

Co-investorsEscalate Capital PartnersNorwest Venture PartnersMeritech Capital PartnersRedpoint Ventures

Lithiumkhoros.comin𝕏

Khoros is a customer engagement platform that unifies communities, social media management, messaging, and customer care across channels using AI.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareMarketing Tech

Co-investorsAkkadian VenturesFirstMile VenturesNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)OpenView Venture PartnersSapphire Ventures

Lithium Technologieslithium.com

Offers social customer solutions that provides complete social monitoring, a comprehensive community platform, and actionable analytics.

Emeryville, US

Lyle Fong(Executive Officer, Director)Charles Hough(Executive Officer)Misha Logvinov(Executive Officer)Ed Van Siclen(Executive Officer)Katy Keim(Executive Officer)Vicki Bernholz(Executive Officer)

Co-investorsDag VenturesDnx VenturesSapphire VenturesEmergence Capital PartnersShasta Ventures

Lyralyrahealth.comin𝕏Dec 2020

Lyra provides mental health care services through a network of evidence-based providers, combining clinical expertise with technology to deliver accessible, quality care for employers and health plans.

Digital HealthEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechHR TechMental HealthBurlingame, US

David Ebersman(Co-Founder & Chairman (CEO 2015–2025))inBob Kocher(Co-Founder and Board Member)inDena Bravata(Co-Founder & former Chief Medical Officer)Alethea Varra(Vice President of Clinical Care)inJennifer Schulz(Chief Executive Officer)Elaine Yang(Executive Officer)in

Co-investorsAdditionBreyer CapitalCasdin CapitalCoatue ManagementDragoneer Investment GroupDurable Capital Partners+12 more

Marklogicmarklogic.comin𝕏Apr 2015 · $13M

MarkLogic offers a multi-model database and data platform that integrates, curates, and governs multi-structured data to give enterprises a unified view of their information, customers, and knowledge.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSan Carlos, US

Christopher Lindblad(Executive Officer, Director)Elisa W. Smith(Executive Officer)inJoe Pasqua(Executive Officer)Peter Norman(Executive Officer)Jonathan Bakke(Executive Officer)Gary Bloom(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsMillennium Technology Value PartnersStratim Capital

Meru Networksmerunetworks.com

Provides a virtualized wireless LAN solution that cost-effectively optimizes the enterprise network.

Co-investorsBlueStream VenturesClearstone Venture Partners

Other

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

Avere SystemsBaiheBaixingBase CRMBianlifengBrighterCyaneBureauEmpirixEndeca TechnologiesGIF KeyboardHealth LanguageIsilon SystemsItsOnKangarooLifeSize CommunicationsLucky PaiLyra HealthLyra TechnologiesMobilygenNavini NetworksOfferUpQunarSideStepSquelchStorwizeTealiumTenorTruSignalValere PowerWavefrontWintegra

Exits · 23

6 IPOs · 17 acquisitions · showing 13

Aspen AerogelsNYSE: ASPNCareCloudNASDAQ: CCLDGreen DotNYSE: GDOTHealth CatalystNASDAQ: HCATHubSpotNYSE: HUBSLyftNASDAQ: LYFTCloudPassageacq. by Fidelis SecurityInklingacq. by Echo360Numerifyacq. by Digital.aiQunaracq. by A Place for MomShoretelacq. by MitelThreatMetrixacq. by LexisNexis Risk Solutionswoogaacq. by Playtika

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Fund performance · per public LP disclosures · 4

as of Sep 2025
FundVintageCommittedNet IRRTVPIDPI
Tenaya Capital Fund VII, L.P.LPs: Pennsylvania Public School Employees' Retirement System, North Carolina Retirement Systems201516.4%2.59x0.45x
Tenaya Capital VI, L.P.LPs: North Carolina Retirement Systems, Pennsylvania Public School Employees' Retirement System20120.9%1.09x0.53x
Tenaya Capital Fund VLPs: North Carolina Retirement Systems200716.3%2.09x2.01x
Tenaya Capital V-P, L.P.LPs: Pennsylvania Public School Employees' Retirement System200717.5%2.18x2.09x

Source: public limited-partner disclosures (CalPERS, CalSTRS). Net IRR / TVPI / DPI as reported by the limited partner; a fund's early-year IRR is an interim estimate (J-curve).

Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Tenaya Capital made?
Tenaya Capital has 131 tracked investments, 23 of which have exited.
What stage does Tenaya Capital invest at?
Tenaya Capital invests at the Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth, Late Stage stages.
What is Tenaya Capital's typical check size?
Tenaya Capital typically writes checks of $5M – $10M.
What sectors does Tenaya Capital focus on?
Tenaya Capital focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Cleantech, Cloud Computing, Consumer, Cybersecurity, Data & Infrastructure, Digital Health, E-commerce, Energy, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Hardware, Healthtech, HR Tech, IoT, Marketing Tech, Media & Entertainment, New Materials, SaaS, Semiconductors.
Where is Tenaya Capital located?
Tenaya Capital is headquartered in Palo Alto, US.
Does Tenaya Capital lead rounds?
Tenaya Capital has led 3 of the 23 rounds where its role is on record.
Who does Tenaya Capital co-invest with?
Tenaya Capital most often shares deals with Greylock Partners, Sequoia Capital, Battery Ventures, among 269 tracked co-investors.

Co-investors · 109

Greylock Partners

Greylock Partners is an early-stage venture capital firm that partners with founders building companies from inception. Its partners make only one or two new investments per year to focus deeply on each partnership.

$100K – $200M
New Enterprise Associates (NEA)

New Enterprise Associates (NEA) is a venture capital firm that invests in and provides long-term support to founders building new companies.

$200K – $40M
Norwest Venture Partners

Norwest Venture Partners is an investment firm whose growth equity team backs private, profitable, fast-growing companies, providing capital and hands-on support through its 'invited guest' approach.

$10M – $30M
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.

$500K – $50M
Felicis Ventures

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.

$500K – $15M
IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)

IVP (Institutional Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm that backs breakout companies at critical inflection points, helping them grow into enduring market leaders.

$15M – $75M
Sapphire Ventures

Sapphire Ventures partners with expansion-stage enterprise software companies aiming to become category leaders.

$5M – $20M
Battery Ventures

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.

$500K – $100M
Shasta Ventures

Shasta Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm that partners with founders building software, AI, and deep technology companies, providing capital, insight, and operating experience.

$250K – $6M
CapitalG

CapitalG is Alphabet's independent growth fund, backing post-product-market-fit technology companies with capital and operational support drawn from Google's expertise.

$50M – $100M
Index Ventures

Index Ventures is a multi-stage venture capital firm that backs companies from Seed to IPO and beyond, including through its dedicated seed fund Index Origin.

$540K – $10.8M
97 more co-investors

VenrockDag VenturesFour Rivers GroupGV (Google Ventures)Lightspeed Venture PartnersBessemer Venture PartnersAccelRedpoint VenturesInsight PartnersBenchmarkWingSutter Hill VenturesGeneral CatalystBain Capital VenturesKleiner PerkinsMenlo VenturesMayfield FundMadrona Venture GroupMeritech Capital PartnersUS Venture PartnersAugust CapitalNewView CapitalNotable CapitalDCVC (Data Collective)Scale Venture PartnersRibbit CapitalPelion Venture PartnersWorkday VenturesAnkona CapitalB Capital GroupTrue VenturesUnion Square Ventures (USV)Balderton CapitalEmergence Capital PartnersFlybridge Capital PartnersRidge VenturesParadigmNexus Venture PartnersCyberstartsDell Technologies CapitalPeak XV PartnersNyca PartnersBloomberg BetaThomvest VenturesTRANSFORMATION CAPITALS CapitalLearn CapitalGSR VenturesGranite AsiaElsewhere PartnersParkway Venture CapitalAlumni VenturesSV AngelSound VenturesRRE VenturesPrecursor VenturesAccel-KKRLookout VenturesCanvas VenturesHanabi CapitalThreshold VenturesUncorrelated VenturesHV CapitalRenegade PartnersDraper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ)CoinFundHyde Park Venture PartnersPolychain CapitalMucker CapitalKohlberg Kravis RobertsPropeller VCGraph VenturesDrive CapitalAZ-VCVerified CapitalGlobal Innovation FundWestWave CapitalNational Grid PartnersGutbrain VenturesMVP VenturesHelion Venture PartnersRedpoint eventuresLiveOak VenturesMorgenthalerTwo Bear CapitalBaukunstGeneration Investment ManagementCortical VenturesJefferiesGigafundNTT Venture CapitalInreach VenturesFireblocksAVentures CapitalD.E. ShawGarage Technology VenturesInkling, an Echo360 solution

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