Fundraising FoxTOP-Direct IV
Venture capitalSeed–Late Stage · 7 people tracked
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Investment thesis
The firm's thesis centers on the observation that software and internet-enabled services are transforming every industry, with companies like Uber, Airbnb, Revolut, Stripe, Slack, Figma, and Notion reshaping transport, hospitality, finance, and enterprise software. It highlights the rise of generative AI—frontier models such as ChatGPT and Anthropic—as a transformative force redefining search and replacing enterprise tool stacks with AI-native applications. The firm argues that because leading tech companies now stay private until reaching multi-billion-dollar valuations, most returns accrue to private market investors, making private tech investing essential rather than optional.
Source: firm website, verified Oct 2, 2026.
Team · 7 people
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What they invest in
from 17 of 20 portfolio companiesEnterprise Software ×8AI & Machine Learning ×5Consumer ×5SaaS ×5Fintech ×4Future of Work ×3Cloud Computing ×2Creator Economy ×2
HQs:United States×13United Kingdom×2Ireland×1Netherlands×1Türkiye×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 18 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×62 founders×43 founders×24+ founders×6
Where their founders studiedfrom 35 founders with education data
Stanford University ×5The Hebrew University of Jerusalem ×3Carnegie Mellon University ×2Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×2Technion ×2UCLA ×2University of California, Berkeley ×2University of Cambridge ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 36 founders with field-of-study data
Computer Science ×17Engineering ×7Economics ×4Mathematics & Statistics ×4Physics ×3
Where their founders worked beforefrom 39 founders with career history
Microsoft ×6AMD ×5Google ×4SeaMicro ×4Accel Partners ×2Cyberstarts ×2Dropbox ×2LinkedIn ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
4 founders hold a PhD · 2 hold an MBA (of 38 with degree data)
Investments · 20 tracked
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Cerebras designs and manufactures wafer-scale AI processors and systems for data centers, enabling high-speed AI training and inference workloads.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareSemiconductorsSunnyvale, US
Andrew Feldman(Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder)inGary Lauterbach(Chief Technology Officer, Emeritus and Co-founder)inMichael James(Chief Architect, Advanced Technologies and Co-Founder)inSean Lie(CTO and Co-Founder)inJean-Philippe Fricker(Chief System Architect and Co-Founder)in
Co-investors2080 VenturesAlpha Wave GlobalArtisanal VenturesAurum Venture PartnersAzure Ventures GroupB Capital+40 more
Figma is a collaborative design platform that enables teams to create apps, websites, and products through shared design tools integrated with development workflows and AI-powered design assistance.
Developer ToolsSaaSSan Francisco, US
Evan Wallace(Co-Founder (former Chief Technology Officer))Dylan Field(Co-founder & CEO)inPraveer Melwani(Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer)inKris Rasmussen(Chief Technology Officer)inShaunt Voskanian(Chief Revenue Officer)inBrendan Mulligan(General Counsel & Secretary)in
Co-investors137 Ventures1435 Capital1517Alkeon InnovationAmplify.LAAndreessen Horowitz+53 more
Robinhood is a financial trading platform that enables users to manage portfolios across stocks, ETFs, cryptocurrencies, options, futures, and prediction markets.
FintechMenlo Park, US
Vlad Tenev(Co-founder, Chairman and CEO)inBaiju Bhatt(Co-founder)inJason Warnick(Chief Financial Officer)inGretchen Howard(Executive Officer)in
BoardScott Sandell(Director)inJan Hammer(Director)in
Co-investors1/1 CapitalACME CapitalAlgerAliya Capital PartnersAmplo VenturesAndreessen Horowitz+60 more
Securing the world's data
Palo Alto, US
Bipul Sinha(Co-Founder, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer)inArvind Nithrakashyap(Co-Founder, Chief Technology Officer & Director)inArvind Jain(Co-Founder (former; departed to found Glean))inSoham Mazumdar(Co-Founder (former))inKiran Choudary(Chief Financial Officer)inJesse Green(Chief Revenue Officer)in
Co-investors3Spoke CapitalAccess Ventures (New York)Adit Ventures Management, LlcAnicut CapitalBain Capital VenturesChamaeleon+21 more
Snapchat is a mobile app for communicating with friends and family through photos and videos, featuring augmented-reality Lenses, creative sharing tools, and a personalized map for discovering places and content.
ConsumerCreator EconomyMedia & EntertainmentSocialSanta Monica, US
Evan Spiegel(Co-founder and CEO)inBobby Murphy(Co-founder and CTO)Reggie Brown(Co-founder)Tim Sehn(Executive Officer)Emily White(Executive Officer)inDerek Andersen(Chief Financial Officer)in
Co-investorsA-Rod CorpAccess Technology VenturesAlibaba GroupCapitalGCoatue ManagementEntrée Capital+33 more
Revolutionizing space technology to make life multi-planetary
Hawthorne, US
Elon Musk(Founder, CEO & Chief Engineer)inBret Johnsen(Executive Officer)inGwynne Shotwell(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardAntonio Gracias(Director)inSteve Jurvetson(Director)inDonald Harrison(Director)
Co-investors1/1 Capital137 Ventures2080 Ventures3Spoke Capital4DX Ventures7BC Venture Capital+180 more
StubHub operates a global secondary ticketing marketplace under the StubHub and viagogo brands that facilitates transactions between buyers seeking live event tickets and sellers offering inventory.
Eric H. Baker(Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer)Mark Streams(Executive Vice Chairman, Chief Legal Officer and Director)
Co-investorsAmakorAngel Capital ManagementBessemer Venture PartnersDeclaration PartnersFirstMark CapitalGreat Oaks Venture Capital+3 more
Adyen is a payments platform that enables enterprises to accept, process, and move money across their business, with capabilities for embedded finance and financial product issuance.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechAmsterdam, NL
Co-investors408 VenturesAccess Technology VenturesBridford Investments (Bridford Group)Felicis VenturesICONIQIndex Ventures+5 more
Cloudera is a hybrid platform for data, analytics, and AI, serving enterprises and data teams.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSanta Clara, US
Amr Awadallah(Co-Founder; former CTO)inMike Olson(Co-Founder; CEO (2008-2013); Chairman & Chief Strategy Officer (2013-))inChristophe Bisciglia(Co-Founder)inJeff Hammerbacher(Co-Founder; former Chief Scientist)inOwen O'Malley(Founding team member (early Hadoop architect))inCharles Sansbury(Chief Executive Officer)in
Co-investorsAccelDag VenturesGlynn Capital ManagementGreylock PartnersGV (Google Ventures)Intel Capital+9 more
Credit Karma is an AI-powered personal finance platform that provides free credit scores, credit monitoring, cashflow insights, and financial marketplace services to help consumers understand and manage their finances.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerFintechSan Francisco, US
Kenneth Lin(Founder & CEO)inNichole MustardinRyan Gracianoin
Co-investors500 GlobalArcher Capital GroupArcher Venture CapitalCapitalGEQUIAMFelicis Ventures+11 more
Deliveroo operates a food delivery platform and app that lets consumers order meals from local restaurants, with order tracking and deals.
FoodTechLogistics & Supply ChainMarketplacesLondon, GB
Will Shu(Founder)
Co-investorsAccelAngel Capital ManagementBlue Wire CapitalEntrée CapitalFELIX CAPITALGeneral Catalyst+10 more
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Dream Games is a mobile game developer known for the titles Royal Match and Royal Kingdom, aimed at a global gaming audience.
ConsumerGamingIstanbul, TR
Soner Aydemir(Founder)in
Co-investorsBalderton CapitalIndex VenturesIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Makers FundBlackRockCVC
Farfetch is an online marketplace for luxury fashion, connecting customers with designer boutiques and independent retailers worldwide.
ConsumerE-commerceMarketplacesRetail TechLondon, GB
José Neves(Founder)in
Co-investorsAdvance Venture PartnersFELIX CAPITALFernbrook Capital ManagementFJ LabsGreycroftHDS Capital+12 more
Fin (formerly Intercom) is an AI-powered customer agent platform that handles customer service, sales, and ecommerce interactions for over 30,000 companies.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSDublin, IE
Eoghan McCabe(CEO and Chairman of the Board, Co-founder)inDes Traynor(Chief Strategy Officer & Co-founder)inCiaran Lee(Chief Engineer & Co-founder)inDavid Barrett(Co-founder)inPaul Adams(Chief Product Officer)Archana Agrawal(President)
Co-investorsBessemer Venture Partners137 Ventures500 GlobalAcross Capital PartnersAmplo VenturesChemistry+19 more
Loom is a screen recording and video messaging platform that enables users to record, edit, and share video messages with built-in AI capabilities for documentation and collaboration.
ConsumerCreator EconomyFuture of WorkMedia & EntertainmentSaaSSan Francisco, US
Nicolas Bös(Founder)Daniel Wagner(Founder/Technical)inPhilipp Wein(Founder/Design Lead)inJoe Thomas(Founder)inVinay Hiremath(Founder)inShahed K.(Founder)in
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzCoatue ManagementElementum VenturesFelicis VenturesICONIQKleiner Perkins+9 more
Marqeta provides just-in-time funding technology that enables card issuers and fintech platforms to control transaction authorization and fraud management in real time.
Enterprise SoftwareFintech
Jason Gardner(Founder and Executive Chairman)in
Co-investors83NorthA*Acrew CapitalCoatue ManagementCommerce VenturesCommerzVentures+14 more
Nexthink is a software company that provides IT departments with real-time analytics, automations, and employee feedback tools to improve digital workplace experiences.
Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaS
Co-investorsAdelieDaniel GutenbergForestay CapitalGaldana VenturesHighland EuropeIndex Ventures+4 more
Scale provides high-quality training data, model evaluations, and full-stack AI systems for enterprises and governments to build and deploy AI applications.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Alexandr Wang(Co-founder & CEO)inLucy Guo(Co-founder)inFrancis deSouza(CEO)in
Co-investors1435 CapitalAccelAdit Ventures Management, LlcAIspace VenturesAlpana VenturesAlpha Square Group+97 more
Slack is an AI-powered communication platform that consolidates conversations, applications, and customer interactions in a single workspace for businesses.
Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSSan Francisco, US
Cal Henderson(Co-founder & CTO)inStewart Butterfield(Co-founder & CEO)in
Co-investors1991 VenturesAccelACME CapitalAcrew CapitalAglae VenturesAndreessen Horowitz+46 more
Wiz provides cloud security platform that identifies and removes critical risks across multi-cloud environments.
Cloud ComputingCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareNew York, US
Assaf Rappaport(Co-Founder and CEO)inAmi Luttwak(Co-Founder and CTO)inRoy Reznik(Co-Founder and VP R&D / Engineering)inYinon Costica(Co-Founder and VP Product)inYinon C.(Founder)inDali Rajic(President and COO)in
Co-investorsAglae VenturesAndreessen HorowitzBond Capital ManagementCraft VenturesCyberstartsFelicis Ventures+17 more
Exits · 15
8 IPOs · 7 acquisitions · showing 7Cerebras SystemsNASDAQ: CBRSFigmaNYSE: FIGRobinhoodNASDAQ: HOODRubrikNYSE: RBRKSnapNYSE: SNAPSpaceXNASDAQ: SPCXStubHubNYSE: STUB
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesCloudera · Business Insider Markets · Aug 19, 2026
Robinhood · techcrunch.com · Aug 5, 2026
Credit Karma · creditkarma.com · Jul 13, 2026
Figma · Figma Newsroom · Jun 24, 2026
Cerebras Systems · cerebras.ai · Feb 6, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has TOP-Direct IV made?
- TOP-Direct IV has 20 tracked investments, 15 of which have exited.
- What stage does TOP-Direct IV invest at?
- TOP-Direct IV invests at the Seed, Growth, Late Stage stages.
- What sectors does TOP-Direct IV focus on?
- TOP-Direct IV focuses on Consumer, Marketplaces, Media & Entertainment, Sports Tech.
- Who does TOP-Direct IV co-invest with?
- TOP-Direct IV most often shares deals with Felicis Ventures, Index Ventures, Coatue Management, among 248 tracked co-investors.
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