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Thomvest Ventures

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San Francisco · Seed–Series C · 18 people tracked

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Investment thesis

Cross-stage venture capital investor backing companies at multiple stages.

Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.

Stage
Seed–Series C
Check
$2M – $5M
HQ
San Francisco, California, US
Leads rounds
Follows
Instruments
Equity
Founded
1996
Last 12 months
8 investments
AUM
$750M
Tracked investments
37
Unicorns
3
Acquisitions
7

Team · 18 people

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Camille Erskine· Operations Managerin

Operations Manager overseeing daily office operations at Thomvest Ventures.

William Krstajic· Analystin

Analyst focused on direct, fund, and co-investments across a range of asset classes.

Founder mafia

2 people who came through Thomvest Ventures went on to found or lead other companies.

What they invest in

from 27 of 37 portfolio companies

SaaS ×11AI & Machine Learning ×10Enterprise Software ×10Fintech ×8Semiconductors ×7Data & Infrastructure ×6Deep Tech ×6Hardware ×5

HQs:United States×22Canada×1Mexico×1

Investments · 37 tracked

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By year:2026 · 72025 · 12024 · 22023 · 12022 · 32021 · 12020 · 12019 · 12018 · 12016 · 12014 · 32013 · 127 dated

Anaergiaanaergia.comOct 2013 · $46M

Anaergia develops turnkey organic waste recycling facilities that convert wastewater, municipal solid waste, agricultural and food processing waste into renewable natural gas, clean water, and fertilizer.

Circular EconomyCleantechEnergy

Avalancheavalabs.orgin𝕏

Ava Labs is a company building blockchain infrastructure and tools for creating and using finance applications.

Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeep TechFintechNew York City, US

Emin Gün Sirer(Founder & CEO)in

Co-investorsAnimoca BrandsAbstract VenturesCeras VenturesContinue CapitalLvna Capital8090 Industries+5 more

Avalanche Technologyavalanche-technology.cominSeries B · Apr 2009 · $8M

Avalanche Technology develops space-grade non-volatile MRAM memory designed to survive radiation, retain data permanently, endure unlimited writes, and commit data in nanoseconds for space missions and systems.

HardwareSemiconductorsSpace TechFremont, US

Petro Estakhri(CEO/President/Founder/Director)inRajiv Ranjan(Executive Officer)Robert Netter(Executive Officer)in

BoardDon Butler(Director)inWilliam Stewart(Director)Eric Stang(Director)

Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersQualcomm VenturesSequoia Capital

AxcientinSeries A · May 2009 · $2M

Mountain View, US

Justin Moore(Executive Officer, Director)inJohn Finegan(Executive Officer)

BoardRory O'Driscoll(Director)inPeter Bodine(Director)Don Butler(Director)inGregory Robinson(Director)

Co-investorsALLEGIS CAPITALAllegisCyber CapitalIndustry VenturesPeninsula VenturesScale Venture Partners

Bafflebaffle.ioin𝕏

Baffle provides data protection through on-the-fly encryption for applications being migrated to cloud infrastructure, enabling organizations to keep their data encrypted with user-controlled keys without modifying application code.

Cloud ComputingCybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSanta Clara, US

Co-investors1809 CapitalCelesta CapitalCelesta CapitalEngineering CapitalClearvision VenturesEnvision Ventures Management, Llc+3 more

Baselanebaselane.cominOct 2025 · $34.4M

Baselane provides accounting and financial management software for real estate investors and landlords, helping them track cash flow, manage property finances, and optimize tax deductions.

AI & Machine LearningFintechPropTechSaaS

Thorben Scheidegger(Founder)in

Co-investorsActivant CapitalConversion CapitalDiagramMatrixParameter Ventures

Bolsterbolsterbuilt.comin𝕏May 2024 · $14M

Bolster provides construction management software for residential construction, focusing on estimation and digital workflows to modernize how projects are bought, sold, and managed.

Construction TechFintechMarketplacesPropTechSaaSCalgary, CA

Mike Bignold(Founder)in

Co-investorsFUSEY CombinatorCERVIN VENTURESCheyenne VenturesCrosslink CapitalFoundry+5 more

Cognichipcognichip.aiin𝕏Series A · Apr 2026 · $60M

Cognichip develops Artificial Chip Intelligence (ACI), an AI system designed to accelerate semiconductor design by reducing design effort and time-to-market for chip manufacturers.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDeveloper ToolsSemiconductorsRedwood City, US

Faraj Aalaei(Founder)inEhsan Kamalinejad(Founder)in

Co-investorsCandou VenturesFPVGlobal Catalyst Partners JapanLux CapitalMayfield FundNewBuild.VC+3 more

Credijustocredijusto.comin𝕏Aug 2019 · $42M

Covalto is a digital bank in Mexico that provides unsecured financing and investment services to businesses, offering flexible credit terms, fixed-rate investment products, and banking services without traditional collateral requirements.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechMexico City, MX

Allan Apoj Pascal(Executive Officer, Director)inDavid Poritz(Founder)in

Co-investorsAltai VenturesBreyer CapitalFour Acres CapitalSupernode VenturesBroadhaven Capital PartnersKaszek Ventures+3 more

CyCognitocycognito.comin𝕏Dec 2021 · $100M

CyCognito provides an external attack surface management (ASM) platform that continuously discovers, tests, and prioritizes exposures across an organization's internet-facing assets, subsidiaries, and third-party connections.

CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Rob N. Gurzeev(CEO and Co-Founder)inDima Potekhin(CTO and Co-Founder)in

Co-investorsAccelAmiti VenturesBright Pixel CapitalCyber Mentor FundGeodesic CapitalHarpoon Ventures+6 more

Eliyaneliyan.cominSeries C · Jul 2026 · $150M

Eliyan develops chiplet interconnect PHY technologies, including its NuLink and NuLink-X products, aimed at increasing bandwidth, power efficiency, and lowering total cost of ownership for generative AI and high-performance computing data center systems.

Deep TechHardwareSemiconductors

Ramin Farjadrad(Founder & CEO)inPatrick Soheili(Co-founder & CEO)inSyrus Ziai(Co-founder & VP of Engineering)in

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesCelesta CapitalCelesta CapitalCisco InvestmentsCleveland AvenueIntel Capital+4 more

Glideglide.comin𝕏Acquired

Glide builds software to manage residential real estate transactions, starting with property disclosures and later expanding to cover the full buying and selling process with a TurboTax-style guided approach.

PropTechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Sebastian Tonkin(Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer)inHenry Liu(Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer)in

Co-investorsGlobal Founders CapitalMGV.VCSecond Century VenturesXG VenturesBenchmarkSV Angel+1 more

Harnessgoharness.comApr 2022

Harness is a fundraising platform designed for nonprofits to increase donation revenue without expanding staff or software tools.

FintechImpact & Social GoodSaaS

Jyoti Bansal(Founder)in

Co-investorsFlorida FundersAlkeon CapitalBAM ElevateBattery VenturesCapital One VenturesCiti Ventures+8 more

Harnessharnessfi.cominApr 2022

Harness turns financial institutions' raw transaction and member data into real-time, personalized engagement campaigns for card and rewards programs.

Data & InfrastructureFintechMarketing Tech

Co-investorsTruStage VenturesAlkeon CapitalBAM ElevateBattery VenturesCapital One VenturesCiti Ventures+9 more

Isovalentisovalent.cominAcquired

Creator of the open source Cilium project, providing eBPF-based Kubernetes networking, security and observability software.

Dan Wendlandt(Founder)in

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzCisco InvestmentsMango Capital

Kabbagekabbage.comSeries C · Sep 2012 · $30M

Atlanta, US

Kathryn Petralia(Executive Officer)Robert J. Frohwein(Executive Officer, Director)Marc Gorlin(Director)James Douglas(Executive Officer)L. Scott Askins(Executive Officer)Kevin Phillips(Executive Officer)in

Co-investorsElevate Innovation PartnersLumia CapitalMouro CapitalReverence Capital PartnersSoftBank Vision FundBalderton Capital+4 more

Lastlinelastline.comAcquired

American network security company offering malware sandboxing and AI-based network detection and response; acquired by VMware in 2020.

Redwood City, US

Giovanni Vigna(Executive Officer, Director)Engin Kirda(Executive Officer)Christopher Kruegel(Executive Officer)Jens Andreassen(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardJohn Walecka(Director)inAndreas Von Blottnitz(Director)

Co-investorsPresidio VenturesBallistic VentureseVenturesNTT FinanceRedpoint Ventures

Lumilenslumilens.cominSeries C · Aug 2026 · $700M

Lumilens develops photonics-based optical interconnect technology to support the scaling of AI infrastructure and data centers, addressing the limits of electrical and legacy optical interconnects for scale-out and scale-up architectures.

Deep TechHardwareSemiconductorsSan Jose, US

Ritesh Kapahi(Founder)in

Co-investorsMayfield FundMVP VenturesAtreides ManagementBain Capital VenturesSpark Capital

Modiqomodiqo.ai𝕏Pre-Seed · May 2026 · $3M

modiqo makes rote, a developer tool that captures the successful path of an AI agent run and compiles it into a deterministic, reusable flow, reducing token usage on subsequent runs by around 98%.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsSaaS

Co-investorsHeavybitPartech Ventures

NetBasenetbase.comin𝕏Series A · Jun 2005 · $5M

Quid is an AI-powered consumer and market intelligence platform that analyzes data from social media, news, reviews, patents, and other sources to reveal trends, sentiment, and opportunities for enterprises.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechMountain View, US

Peter Caswell(Executive Officer, Director)inKip Knight(Executive Officer)inRobert Pape(Executive Officer)Michael Seashols(Director)

BoardElise Huang(Director)Donald Butler(Director)

Co-investorsREV Venture PartnersWestSummit CapitalAltos VenturesORIX Ventures

PeerStreetpeerstreet.comSeries A · Nov 2016 · $15M

PeerStreet operates a two-sided online marketplace for investing in real estate debt, sourcing short-term loans from a network of private lenders and brokers and offering them to individual and institutional investors.

FintechMarketplacesPropTechManhattan Beach, US

Brewster Johnson(Executive Officer)Brett Crosby(Executive Officer)inDan Graham(Executive Officer)Scott Eric Gottlieb(Executive Officer)Joaquin Jay Hartman(Executive Officer)

Co-investorsGMO VenturePartnersRembrandt Venture PartnersAndreessen HorowitzWorld Innovation Lab

Ranovusranovus.cominSeries B · Oct 2014 · $24M

Ranovus provides optical infrastructure platforms that enable hyperscalers and original design manufacturers to move beyond copper interconnect limits by integrating optical engines closer to high-performance silicon in AI clusters.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeep TechSemiconductorsOttawa

Saeid Aramideh(Executive Officer, Director)inHamid Arabzadeh(Chairman and CEO, Co-Founder)inPeter Bormann(Executive Officer)

BoardPaul Ferris(Director)Larry Lam(Director)Syrus Madavi(Director)

Co-investorsOMERS Ventures

SambaNova Systemssambanova.aiin𝕏Jul 2026 · $1B

SambaNova develops an integrated AI platform designed to help enterprises deploy and manage AI workloads efficiently.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareHardwareSemiconductorsPalo Alto, US

Kunle Olukotun(Co-founder & Chief Technologist)inRodrigo Liang(Co-founder & CEO)in

BoardLip-Bu Tan(Director)in

Co-investorsAtlantic Bridge VenturesBattery VenturesBerkeley FrontierCambium CapitalCelesta CapitalCelesta Capital+16 more

Sequinsequinai.comin𝕏

Sequin AI develops AI voice agents designed to handle collections calls for consumer lenders and loan servicers, with built-in compliance safeguards.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Vrinda Gupta(Founder)inMark Thomas(Founder)in

Co-investorsY Combinator

ShiftLeftshiftleft.ioin𝕏Oct 2018

Application security company, now branded Qwiet AI by Harness, offering code analysis that prioritizes reachable, exploitable vulnerabilities.

Santa Clara, US

Chetan Conikee Sathyanarayana(Executive Officer, Director)Manish Gupta(Executive Officer, Director)Urshit Parikh(Director)

BoardUmesh Padval(Director)inEnrique Salem(Director)in

Co-investorsBain Capital VenturesSINEWAVE VENTURESSYN VenturesWipro Ventures

Skyhigh Networksskyhighnetworks.cominJun 2014Acquired

Manage shadow IT and securely enable sanctioned IT with unparalleled cloud visibility, threat detection, and policy enforcement.

CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSCampbell, US

Rajiv Gupta(Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer)inSekhar Sarukkai(Co-Founder & VP of Engineering)inKaushik Narayan(Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer)in

BoardAsheem Chandna(Founding Investor & Board of Directors (Partner, Greylock Partners))inAaref Hilaly(Board Member (Partner, Sequoia Capital at time of investment))Bill Burns(Board Member)

Co-investorsSequoia CapitalTenaya CapitalGreylock Partners

Skyport Systemsin

Mountain View, US

Arthur W. Gilliland(Executive Officer, Director)Michael J. Beesley(Executive Officer, Director)Kelly Seelig(Executive Officer)Robert S. Rodgers(Executive Officer)John McMahon(Director)Paul H. Denton(Executive Officer)

Co-investorsCisco InvestmentsGV (Google Ventures)INSTANTSCALE

Tactus Technologyin

Fremont, US

Micah Yairi(Executive Officer, Director)Perry Constantine(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardTiemin Zhao(Director)Nobi Kambe(Director)Umesh Padval(Director)in

Co-investorsIPV

Telivytelivy.comin𝕏Acquired

Telivy provides continuous risk management and vulnerability monitoring for managed service providers (MSPs), combining asset monitoring, vulnerability prioritization, and automated remediation tracking aligned to security frameworks and CIS controls.

CybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US

Naren Sathiya(Founder)in

Co-investorsFinancial Venture StudioMGV.VCRestive VenturesY Combinator

Traction Completetractioncomplete.cominJan 2023 · $5M

Traction Complete develops a Salesforce-native automation platform for revenue teams that orchestrates lead assignment, deduplication, and data management workflows without requiring code.

Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales Tech

Co-investorsPender Ventures

Velaura AIvelaura.aiin𝕏Series A · Aug 2026 · $110M

Velaura develops high-performance, energy-efficient computing solutions optimized for AI and advanced computing applications.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeep TechHardwareSemiconductorsSanta Clara, US

Manu Gulati(Founder)inBarun Kar(Founder)inRajiv Khemani(CEO)in

Co-investorsCelesta CapitalCleo CapitalCota CapitalDCVC (Data Collective)Mayfield FundMVP Ventures+2 more

Viroolvirool.comin𝕏Acquired

Virool is a video advertising platform that connects video marketers with publishers to monetize online content through video advertising.

AdTechData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechMedia & EntertainmentSan Francisco, US

Alexander Debelov(Founder/CEO)inVladimir Gurgovin

Co-investors500 GlobalY CombinatorZ Venture CapitalFundersClubMenlo VenturesTMT Investments

Vunglevungle.comin𝕏Series B · Feb 2014 · $17Macquired by Liftoff

Vungle, part of Liftoff, provides mobile performance marketing, app monetization, and creative solutions built on Cortex, an AI/machine-learning growth platform.

AdTechAI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsMarketing TechMedia & EntertainmentSaaS

Zain Jaffer(CoFounder)inJack Smith

Co-investors500 GlobalAngelPadCrosslink CapitalEniac VenturesSHAKTISpider Capital+6 more

Zest AIzest.aiinDec 2024 · $200M

Zest.ai builds AI-based credit underwriting technology that helps lenders assess borrower risk and automate loan decisioning.

AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaSBurbank, US

Mike de Vere(Chief Executive Officer)in

Co-investorsCurql Collective, LLCFlybridge Capital PartnersLightspeed Venture PartnersMatrixNext Level VenturesUpfront Ventures+2 more

Other

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

DistillerSREPIC MicrosystemsNuvyyo

Exits · 7

7 acquisitions · showing 1

Vungleacq. by Liftoff

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Thomvest Ventures made?
Thomvest Ventures has 37 tracked investments, 7 of which have exited, including 9 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does Thomvest Ventures invest at?
Thomvest Ventures invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C stages.
What is Thomvest Ventures's typical check size?
Thomvest Ventures typically writes checks of $2M – $5M.
What sectors does Thomvest Ventures focus on?
Thomvest Ventures focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, Crypto & Web3, Cybersecurity, Data & Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Fintech, PropTech, SaaS.
Where is Thomvest Ventures located?
Thomvest Ventures is headquartered in San Francisco, US.
Does Thomvest Ventures lead rounds?
Thomvest Ventures typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
Who does Thomvest Ventures co-invest with?
Thomvest Ventures most often shares deals with Global Founders Capital, MGV.VC, Second Century Ventures, among 6 tracked co-investors.

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Co-investors · 65

Mayfield Fund

Mayfield is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage consumer and marketplace companies, backing founders from inception through IPO.

$500K – $12M
Cisco Investments

Cisco Investments is the corporate venture arm of Cisco, investing in, merging with, and acquiring fast-growing technology startups for over thirty years.

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 · 2
$500K – $50M
Sequoia Capital

Sequoia Capital is a venture capital firm that partners with founders to build technology companies.

$4.4M – $214M
GV (Google Ventures)

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

$250K – $50M
Lightspeed Venture Partners

Lightspeed is a global venture capital firm that has spent over two decades backing innovative companies as an early and first investor.

Both backed · 2
$1.7M – $87M
Bain Capital Ventures

BCV Labs is the platform and hands-on support arm of Bain Capital Ventures, providing portfolio founders with go-to-market strategy, brand development, hiring assistance, and customer introductions.

Both backed · 2
$1M – $100M
Menlo Ventures

Menlo Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in transformative, early-stage AI companies across every layer of the modern AI stack, from applications and middleware to data infrastructure and foundation models.

Both backed · 2
$1M – $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
Crosslink Capital

Crosslink Capital is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm investing in enterprise and consumer technology startups across North America.

Both backed · 2
$1M – $9M
Citi Ventures

Citi Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of Citi, based in Palo Alto with additional offices in New York, Shanghai, and Singapore. The unit makes equity investments and develops innovations that align with Citi's strategic priorities, working with both internal business units and external companies.

Both backed · 2
Accel

Accel is a venture capital firm that partners with exceptional teams, positioning itself as a first partner to founders globally.

Both backed · 1
$1.6M – $70M
53 more co-investors

Greylock PartnersRedpoint VenturesUncork CapitalSV AngelIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Norwest Venture PartnersPartech VenturesLux CapitalScale Venture PartnersAngelPadTenaya CapitalWildcat Venture PartnersHeavybitMango CapitalWalden InternationalBlueRun VenturesEngineering CapitalSorenson VenturesAllegisCyber CapitalRembrandt Venture PartnersAtlantic Bridge VenturesClearvision VenturesFPVLumia CapitalHarpoon VenturesUpWestSapphire VenturesHCVCAME Cloud VenturesAccel-KKRInovia CapitalUlu VenturesBullpen CapitalDN CapitalSherpalo VenturesHanabi CapitalWingTSVCFounders' Co-opPrefix CapitalFormation GroupM12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)Accelerator VenturesMorado Venture PartnersBINARY CAPITALCervinDTCPTunitas VenturesCortical VenturesGranite VenturesR136 VenturesSky9 CapitalCowles Ventures

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

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