Trinity Ventures
Venture capitalMenlo Park · Pre-Seed–Series A · 20 people tracked
Also known as Trinity Ventures 2024 · TVL MANAGEMENT CORPORATION
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Investment thesis
Trinity Ventures takes a personal approach to early-stage investing, focusing on backing mission-driven entrepreneurs rather than simply their companies. The firm emphasizes being available and engaged from day one, bringing operational experience and building lasting relationships grounded in intellectual candor and mutual respect. With over 30 years of history, Trinity has championed breakthrough ideas that transform markets and lives, treating portfolio founders as part of an extended family.
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Team · 20 people
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Founder mafia
The Trinity Ventures mafia →10 people who came through Trinity Ventures went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 52 of 90 portfolio companiesEnterprise Software ×18AI & Machine Learning ×17SaaS ×15Consumer ×14Cloud Computing ×10Developer Tools ×10Data & Infrastructure ×9Marketing Tech ×9
HQs:United States×50United Arab Emirates×1Australia×1Germany×1Sweden×1Vietnam×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 24 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×82 founders×73 founders×44+ founders×5
Where their founders studiedfrom 36 founders with education data
Harvard Business School ×4Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani ×3Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná ×2Princeton University ×2The University of Texas at Austin ×2University of California, Berkeley ×2University of Washington ×2Yale University ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 37 founders with career history
Amazon.com ×2ateliware ×2CEIS ×2Okta ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
3 founders hold a PhD · 11 hold an MBA (of 38 with degree data)
Investments · 90 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2025 · 22024 · 12023 · 22022 · 32021 · 12020 · 22019 · 12018 · 32017 · 52016 · 32015 · 82011 · 132 dated
ThredUp operates an online marketplace where consumers buy and sell secondhand clothing, and provides resale-as-a-service solutions for fashion brands seeking to incorporate circular commerce into their business models.
Circular EconomyE-commerceMarketplacesSan Francisco, US
James Reinhart(Executive Officer)inChris Homer(Founder)in
BoardDan Nova(Director)Tim Haley(Director)inGreg Bettinelli(Director)in
Board seatPatricia Nakache· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsFounder CollectiveHDS CapitalRitual CapitalUpfront VenturesFuel CapitalHighland Capital Partners+3 more
Rent the Runway is a fashion rental service that lets consumers rent designer clothing — including dresses, tops, trousers, maternity wear, and blazers — from brands such as Sea New York, Ulla Johnson, and BOSS.
Circular EconomyConsumerE-commerceNew York, US
Jennifer Hyman(Co-founder)inJennifer Fleiss(Co-founder)inJohn Rucker(Executive Officer)inBeth Kaplan(Director, Executive Officer)inBrook Hartmann(Executive Officer)Vijayanand Subramanian(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsACME CapitalAdvance Venture PartnersData Point CapitalFelicis VenturesKleiner PerkinsManhattan Venture Partners+21 more
Baton Systems provides DLT-based post-trade infrastructure for automating and optimizing collateral management, intraday liquidity management, and payment-versus-payment (PvP) settlement for banks and financial market participants in the derivatives and FX markets.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechFremont, US
Arjun Jayaram(Founder & CEO)inAndres Choussy(Executive Officer)inDavid Ornstein(COO)inLewis Kaden(Director)
BoardMark Beeston(Director)in
Board seatSchwark Satyavolu· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsAlsop Louie PartnersCommerce VenturesIlluminate Financial
Birdeye offers an AI-powered platform with multi-agent "AI Coworkers" that handle marketing, operations, and customer experience tasks such as search optimization, review generation, listings management, social posting, and front-desk coordination.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaSSunnyvale, US
Neeraj Gupta(Co-Founder & President, R&D)inNaveen Gupta(CEO, Co-Founder)in
Board seatAjay Chopra· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsAccel-KKRWorld Innovation Lab (WiL)
Cyrus operates a protein engineering platform that combines AI and Rosetta computational design methods with a biochemistry lab performing large-scale deep mutagenesis scanning, protein stabilization, immunogenicity reduction, and affinity/specificity tuning.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechSeattle, US
Yifan Song(CSO)inDavid Baker(Co-founder)Javier Castellanos(Executive Officer, Director)inMark(President & EVP, Business Development)
BoardLucas Nivon(CEO)
Board seatGus Tai· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsAnzu PartnersArgonautic VenturesiSelect FundOrbiMedSPRINGROCK VENTURESStrawberry Creek Ventures+2 more
Carlsbad, US
Zalman Vitenson(Executive Officer, Director)Rudy Navarro(Executive Officer)Ethan Senturia(Executive Officer, Director)James Burke(Executive Officer)
Board seatNoel Fenton· per SEC Form D · $9.6M raise · filed Mar 2015
San Francisco, US
Alastair Ewan Paterson(Executive Officer, Director)James Chappell(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardEileen Michael Burbidge(Director)Ryan Floyd(Director)Stuart McClure(Director)
Board seatRamakrishna Venkata Satyavolu· per SEC Form D · $26M raise · filed Oct 2017
Co-investorsPaladin Capital GroupStorm VenturesTen ElevenPassion Capital
Relish publishes relationship and couples advice articles written by professional coaches, covering topics such as intimacy, trust, dating, and self care.
ConsumerMedia & EntertainmentMental HealthWellness & FitnessMamaroneck, US
Lesley Eccles(CEO)in
Board seatPatricia Nakache· per SEC Form D · $5M raise · filed Apr 2020
Co-investorsBullpen Capital
Somerville, US
Sean Grundy(Executive Officer, Director)Elizabeth Becton(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardDavid J. Bates(Director)
Board seatPatricia Nakache· per SEC Form D · $35.5M raise · filed Jan 2019
Mastery Connect is an assessment platform for K-12 educators and school districts that helps create standards-aligned assessments, score them automatically, and analyze student performance data to plan interventions.
AI & Machine LearningEdTechEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSalt Lake City, US
Cory Reid(Executive Officer, Director)inMark Pocock(Executive Officer)Douglas Weber(Executive Officer)
BoardTory Patterson(Director)inMichael Hewitt(Director)
Board seatLawrence K. Orr· per SEC Form D · $4.5M raise · filed Dec 2016
Co-investorsGSV VenturesOwl Ventures
New Engen is a digital marketing agency that uses data and analytics to drive brand growth for its clients, offering services across advertising channels and platforms such as Instagram and TikTok.
AdTechMarketing TechSeattle, US
David Atchison(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inJustin Hayashi(CEO)in
Board seatGus Tai· per SEC Form D · $2.5M raise · filed Sep 2016
Co-investorsAugust CapitalInsignia Capital GroupNewRoad Capital Partners, LLC
Working capital management platform offering payables, receivables and inventory solutions with supply chain financing, operating as SAP Taulia.
San Francisco, US
Bertram Meyer(Director)inPhilip Stehlik(Director)Betram Meyer(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Marcus Ament(Executive Officer, Promoter)Cedric Bru(Chief Executive Officer and President)Rene Ho(Chief Financial Officer)
Board seatNoel Fenton· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsActivant CapitalBlue Lion GlobalCohen CircleDag VenturesHarmonic Growth PartnersPropel Venture Partners+6 more
Denver, US
Gene Stevens(Executive Officer, Director)Scott Chasin(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardJay Leek(Director)Matt Bigge(Director)inSheila Gulati(Director)in
Board seatLarry Orr· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsClearSkySyn Ventures Seed Management LlcTola CapitalArsenal Growth EquityCrosslink CapitalPaladin Capital Group
Burlingame, US
Anna Zornosa Heymann(Executive Officer, Director)Mary Grayson Thibaut(Executive Officer)
BoardKatherine Barr(Director)Cynthia Ringo(Director)Norman S. Matthews(Director)
Board seatPatricia Nakache· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsDBL PartnersMohr Davidow Ventures
Side is a real estate brokerage platform that enables high-volume agents to create and own their own businesses while Side provides back-office support, transaction management, and handles regulatory liability.
PropTechSan Francisco, US
Guy Gal(Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer)inEd Wu(Co-Founder & Chief Innovation Officer)inHilary Saunders(Co-Founder & Chief Broker Officer)in
Board seatPatricia Nakache· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsCoatue ManagementGarage CapitalICONIQMetaProp VenturesSapphire VenturesShumway Capital+3 more
New York, US
Adam Marcus(Director)Ryan Masiello(Executive Officer, Director)Greg Waldorf(Director)Nicholas Romito(Executive Officer, Director)Jacob Werner(Director)
Board seatNoel Fenton· per SEC Form D · filed Jan 2017
Co-investorsBessemer Venture Partners
Co-investorsCorrelation Ventures
Arize provides observability and evaluation tools for AI systems and large language models, enabling development teams to monitor, debug, and improve AI agents in production.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareMill Valley, US
APARNA DHINKARAN(Director)Jason Lopatecki(President, Chief Executive Officer, Treasurer, and Secretary)inAparna Dhinakaran(Founder)in
BoardDHARMESH THAKKER(Director)inBrett Wilson(Director)inMORGAN GERLAK(Director)
Co-investorsBattery VenturesCollective LiquidityEvolution Equity PartnersFoundation CapitalM12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)Nimble Partners+5 more
Aryaka provides managed SD-WAN and SASE networking and security services delivered over a global cloud network for enterprise customers.
Cloud ComputingCybersecurityEnterprise Software
Shailesh Shukla(Chief Executive Officer & Chair of the Board)Darin McAreavey(Chief Financial Officer)Renuka Nadkarni(Chief Product Officer)inMegha Sharma(Chief Legal and People Officer)inVikas Garg(Chief Engineering & Cloud Operations Officer)inVidyaranya Maddi(Chief Customer Officer)in
Co-investors33NThird Point VenturesMohr Davidow VenturesNexus Venture PartnersPresidio VenturesStanford University
San Mateo, US
Ashwath Nagaraj(Executive Officer, Director)inAjit Gupta(Executive Officer, Director)Matt Carter(Executive Officer, Director)inSonal Puri(Executive Officer)inVikas Garg(Executive Officer)inMatthew Dorr(Director)
Co-investorsDTCPNexus Venture PartnersThird Point Ventures
Auth0 is an authentication and authorization platform that secures applications, AI agents, and internal tools by providing identity management, single sign-on, multi-factor authentication, and fine-grained access control capabilities.
CybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareBellevue, US
Carlos Eugenio Pace(Executive Officer, Director)Matias Woloski(Director)inEugenio P.(Founder)inJonathan I. Gelsey(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardSunil Nagaraj(Director)Karan Mehandru(Director)in
Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersEndeavor CatalystFounders Circle CapitalFUSEK9 VenturesNTT DOCOMO Ventures+11 more
Beautiful.ai is a presentation software company whose AI-assisted "Smart Slides" automatically format, align, and animate deck content, with brand controls, shared slide libraries, live collaboration, and viewer analytics.
AI & Machine LearningFuture of WorkMarketing TechSaaS
Mitch Grasso(Founder)in
Co-investorsGeneral CatalystShasta Ventures
Bevi manufactures smart beverage dispensers with advanced water filtration that serves businesses and organizations seeking to reduce single-use plastic waste.
Circular EconomyCleantechFoodTechHardwareWellness & FitnessConcord, US
Sean Grundy(Founder)inEliza Becton(Founder)in
Co-investorsAvenir Growth CapitalBessemer Venture PartnersClean Energy VentureDorm RoomTamarisc VenturesTechstars+3 more
Everett, US
Dan Stone(Director, Promoter)Eric Paul(Director, Promoter)David Hunt(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)John Gibson(Director, Promoter)
Co-investorsGreycroftTrue Ventures
Bulletproof is a wellness brand that develops functional food and beverage products with purposefully sourced, high-quality ingredients designed to support mental clarity and physical energy.
ConsumerFoodTechWellness & FitnessBellevue, US
Dave AspreyinDavid Borges(Executive Officer)inHarry Lewis(Chief Executive Officer)inMegan Johnson(Vice President of Operations)inCody Anderson(Vice President of Finance and Technology)inAndy Trautwein(Director of R&D & Quality)
Co-investorsCAVU Consumer PartnersCAVU Venture PartnersRocana Ventures
Cheers builds reputation management software for multi-location service businesses, optimizing how AI systems like ChatGPT and Gemini discover and recommend them.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechRetail TechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Dylan Allen-Arnegård(Founder)in
Co-investorsY Combinator
Cheers is a fintech startup that helps consumers, particularly immigrants with little or no U.S. credit history, understand and build their credit.
ConsumerFintech
Ken Lian(Founder)Qing(Co-founder)
Co-investorsAmplify.LABetter Tomorrow Ventures
Cheers builds a platform that measures and improves how local service businesses appear to AI recommendation engines like ChatGPT and Gemini, analyzing their websites, reviews, listings, and structured data.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaS
Co-investorsY CombinatorTranspose Platform Management
Duluth, US
Robert Braxton Jarratt, IV(Executive Officer, Director)Cathy Chandler(Executive Officer)in
BoardAlan Taetle(Director)inScott Feldman(Director)inJohn Vecchio(Director)inFred Wang(Director)
Co-investorsNoro-Moseley PartnersSusquehanna Growth Equity
IBM Cloudability is a FinOps platform that provides cost visibility and optimization across multi-cloud and AI environments for enterprise organizations.
Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSPortland, US
Matthew E Ellis(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)J.R. StormentMat EllisJon Frisby
BoardJason Seats(Director)Jason Mendelson(Director)in
Co-investors500 GlobalDCVC (Data Collective)Escalate Capital PartnersTechstarsFoundry
Cohesity provides cyber resilience software that helps organizations identify and protect the minimal critical datasets and systems needed to restart operations after ransomware attacks or disasters.
Cloud ComputingCybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSan Jose, US
Mohit Aron(Founder Emeritus)inSanjay Poonen(CEO and President)inTIMOTHY ROBBINS(Executive Officer)inLORENZO MONTESI(Executive Officer)inROB SALMON(Executive Officer)in
BoardWILLIAM COUGHRAN(Director)in
Co-investorsAccelAdit Ventures Management, LlcArtis VenturesBattery VenturesCisco InvestmentsCoatue Management+20 more
CommerceIQ provides AI-driven automation software for consumer brands to optimize sales and profitability across retail ecommerce channels and marketplaces.
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceRetail TechSaaS
Guru Hariharan(Founder)in
Co-investorsMadrona Venture GroupSoftBank Vision FundShasta Ventures
Contentful is a Berlin-founded headless CMS delivering structured content via APIs, being acquired by Salesforce.
Co-investorsBalderton CapitalHeavybitOMERS VenturesPoint NineSapphire Ventures
Santa Clara-based provider of advanced threat protection software for detecting next-generation malware.
Santa Clara, US
Manoj Leelanivas(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsClear VenturesSapphire VenturesZouk CapitalFoundation CapitalMatrixMatrix Capital Management
Cyrus provides a mobile app for personal cybersecurity and financial protection, offering account monitoring, dark web scanning, credit monitoring across three bureaus, VPN services, and fraud support for consumers.
ConsumerCybersecurityDigital Health
Co-investorsResolute VenturesSPRINGROCK VENTURESOrbiMedRainfall VenturesThe Fintech Fund
Docker provides containerization and application development platform tools including sandboxes, governance, and security solutions for developers.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwarePalo Alto, US
Solomon Hykes(Founder/CEO)inKamel Founadi(Co-Founder)Sebastien Pahl(Co-Founder)inMike Gupta(Executive Officer)inMark Cavage(President & Chief Operating Officer)inTushar Jain(Chief Technology Officer)in
Co-investorsAglae VenturesAtlassian VenturesCiti VenturesCoatue ManagementCross Creek AdvisorsGreylock Partners+17 more
Build, Ship, Run (Docker); originally dotCloud: "The first Platform as a Service that lets you deploy and scale ALL your apps in the languages and frameworks you already use."
CybersecurityDeveloper ToolsPalo Alto, US
Solomon Hykes(Co-Founder (dotCloud); creator of Docker; former CTO, Docker, Inc.)Sebastien Pahl(Co-Founder, dotCloud)Kamel Founadi(Co-Founder, dotCloud)Don Johnson(CEO, Docker, Inc.)Mark Cavage(President and Chief Operating Officer)Vinh Le(Chief Financial Officer)
Co-investorsAME Cloud VenturesAtlassian VenturesBain Capital VenturesCiti VenturesCoatue ManagementFour Rivers Group+13 more
EarnIn provides early wage access, allowing workers to access portions of earned pay before payday.
FintechLos Angeles, US
Ram Palaniappan(Founder)in
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzCamp One VenturesCleo CapitalCoatue ManagementFelicis VenturesG Squared+5 more
Ellie is a data modeling platform that lets business domain experts and data teams create conceptual ER diagrams (a semantic layer) using text, diagrams, or a GenAI chatbot, and convert them into logical and physical data models and SQL databases.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investorsNewionCrowberry CapitalBlumberg CapitalRustic Canyon Partners
Machine learning software platform that transforms unlabeled data into high-quality AI training data.
Co-investorsCanvas VenturesCheyenne VenturesGen CapitalK9 VenturesPromus VenturesThe Perkins Fund
Funnel is an AI-native marketing data platform that aggregates, models, and governs marketing data from 600+ sources into a single layer, then adds measurement and reporting on top.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureMarketing TechSaaSStockholm, SE
Co-investorsBalderton CapitalF-Prime CapitalIndustrifondenNavisionGroupOxxCamber Creek+1 more
Funnel is a property management software or platform serving multifamily real estate companies; it hosts a Customer Advisory Board (CAB) of senior leaders from major property management firms and REITs who shape its product roadmap and strategy.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechPropTechSaaSNew York City, US
Co-investorsCamber CreekExpansion Venture CapitalRET VenturesScout VenturesScout VenturesSocial Starts+3 more
Genies creates AI personas with visual avatars that can be customized and deployed across various applications, games, websites, and brands, functioning as AI companions, NPCs, and enterprise agents.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerGaming
Co-investorsA.Capital VenturesBase Venture Management, Inc.Breyer CapitalCoinbase VenturesCoinFundCollab+Currency+21 more
Gobble is a meal kit delivery service that provides pre-prepped ingredients and recipes designed for home cooks to prepare fresh dinners in 15 minutes.
ConsumerFoodTechSan Francisco, US
Ooshma Garg(Founder/CEO)in
BoardAjay Chopra(Director)in
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzBling CapitalY CombinatorInitialized CapitalKhosla Ventures
Purple fund portfolio company.
EdTechSan Francisco, US
Julien Barbier(Executive Officer, Director)inSylvain Kalache(Former Director)in
BoardMarie Ekeland(Director)Manoel Lemos(Director)inEustache Besancon(Director)Marc Verstaen(Director)
PartnerDan Scholnick· quoted
Co-investorsDaphniRedpoint eventuresAME Cloud VenturesInsight PartnersOmidyar NetworkPartech Ventures+1 more
Hoopla builds a digital platform and physical tools designed for parents and caregivers to help children ages 3–8 manage emotions and navigate challenging moments through body-first techniques.
ConsumerHealthtechMental HealthWellness & FitnessDubai, AE
Co-investorsTechstarsIlluminate Ventures
Hullbot operates an autonomous underwater robotics service that frequently cleans ship hulls, propellers, and niche areas to remove biofouling, reducing drag and fuel consumption for fleet operators.
CleantechDeep TechRobotics
Tom Loefler(Founder)in
Co-investorsArtesianClimate Tech PartnersFolklore VenturesNSW Clean Technology Innovation GrantsRegeneration.VCBandera Capital
InfluxData develops InfluxDB, a time series database designed to collect, store, analyze, and act on data that changes in real-time.
Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareIoTNew York City, US
Paul Dix(Founder and Chief Technology Officer)inTodd Persen(Executive Officer, Promoter)inEvan Kaplan(Chief Executive Officer)inWinnie Cheng(Executive Officer)in
BoardRobin Vasan(Director)inDaniel Scholnick(Director)in
Co-investorsB CapitalBattery VenturesHarmony PartnersMango CapitalMayfield FundNorwest Venture Partners+4 more
Washington D.C., US
Nikhil Naikal(CEO and Director)
Co-investorsIn-Q-TelMatrixNext47Summit Partners
Mayvenn sells human hair extensions and wigs and connects customers with beauty experts and hairstylists for personalized consultations.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerce
Diishan Imira(Founder & CEO)inTaylor Wang(Founder)in
Co-investors500 GlobalAndreessen HorowitzBase Venture Management, Inc.Cleveland AvenueCore Venture CapitalImpact America Fund+14 more
San Francisco, US
Howard Bomze(Executive Officer)Daniel Bomze(Executive Officer, Director)Charles Dietrich(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardKaran Mehandru(Director)
Co-investorsSV Angel
Mobile experience delivery using a single set of web assets
Co-investorsIcon VenturesRally Ventures Management, Llc
New York, US
Caren Maio(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
BoardNoel Fenton(Director)Joanne Wilson(Director)Michael O'Toole(Director)Jenny Lefcourt(Director)Pedro Torres Picon(Director)
Co-investorsCamber CreekFreestyle CapitalQuotidian VenturesRET Ventures
New Relic provides a full-stack observability platform that allows engineering teams to monitor and troubleshoot software systems across their entire stack.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Lewis Cirne(Executive Officer, Director)Robin Schulman(Executive Officer)Chris Cook(Executive Officer)inJim Gochee(Executive Officer)inMark Sachleben(Executive Officer)inHilarie Koplow-McAdams(Executive Officer)in
Co-investorsAccelCapitalGDag VenturesFrancisco PartnersGolub GrowthInsight Partners+4 more
Ninetailed offers a personalization platform that enables web teams to create and deliver tailored content experiences without developer support.
AdTechCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSBerlin, DE
Sascha Konietzke(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Paolo Negri(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Andy Kaiser(Co-founder and CEO; later VP Product at Contentful)Alexander Braunreuther(Co-founder)Steve Sloan(Executive Officer, Director)Margo M Smith(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsBalderton CapitalCherry VenturesGaia VenturesGrand VenturesHeavybitMosaic Ventures+11 more
Outreach provides sales engagement and revenue intelligence software for enterprise sales teams to improve customer relationships and close deals more effectively.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSSales TechSeattle, US
Manny Medina(Founder)inManuel Medina(Executive Officer, Director)Wesley Hather(Executive Officer, Director)Gordon L. Hempton(Executive Officer, Director)inAndrew Kinzer(Executive Officer)inGordon Hempton(Co-Founder and Former Chief Technology Officer)in
Co-investorsDFJSalesforce Ventures408 VenturesBonfire VenturesElevate VenturesFelicis Ventures+12 more
Pipefy is an AI platform that orchestrates autonomous AI agents to manage, automate, and optimize business processes for companies across multiple industries.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSWilmington, US
Alessio Alionço(Executive Officer, Director)inAlessio Alionco(Founder)inAmilton PagliainKelvin StingheninLeandro JohanninPaulo Deléoin
Co-investors500 GlobalConvergeFundersClubInsight PartnersOpenView Venture PartnersSoftbank Latin America Fund+3 more
Posterous provides a blogging platform that lets users publish content by sending emails, and offers privacy-controlled sharing features across multiple platforms.
ConsumerSocialSan Francisco, US
Sachin Agarwal(Founder/CEO)inBrett Gibson(Founder)in
Co-investorsIcon VenturesSLVCXG VenturesY CombinatorLowercase CapitalRedpoint Ventures+2 more
San Francisco, US
Bill Lonergan(Executive Officer, Director)inAnna Baird(Executive Officer)
BoardRobin Murray(Director)Ajay Chopra(Director)David Silverman(Director)
Co-investorsAdams Street PartnersCrosslink Capital
Business intelligence platform for data-driven online businesses; acquired by Magento Commerce.
Co-investorsAugust CapitalUpstage Ventures
Serverless provides the Serverless Framework, an open-source tool for developing, deploying, and monitoring APIs, scheduled tasks, workflows, and event-driven applications on AWS Lambda.
Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsSaaS
Austen Collins(Founder)in
Co-investorsHeavybitLightspeed Venture Partners
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New York, US
Co-investorsCompoundOctopus VenturesWorld Innovation Lab
Squire operates a two-sided platform where customers can book appointments with barbers while shop owners gain access to integrated booking, payment processing, inventory, and payroll tools to manage their operations.
ConsumerNew York City, US
Songe LaRon(Founder/CEO)inDave Salvant(Founder/President)in
Co-investors645 VenturesAltaIR CapitalAurumCRV (Charles River Ventures)Debut CapitalICONIQ+6 more
Tari is a cryptocurrency designed for fast, secure transactions with an emphasis on ease of use for mainstream audiences.
Crypto & Web3
Co-investorsAspect VenturesBase Venture Management, Inc.Collab+CurrencyFuture Perfect VenturesJames Beshara FundJustin “3LAU” Blau+4 more
Thrive Causemetics sells cosmetics and skincare products, including mascara, eyeshadow, eyebrow gel, and serums, sold directly to consumers.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceSeattle, US
KARISSA BODNAR(Executive Officer, Director)in
Co-investorsSeaChange
TradeBlock is an independent platform providing detailed reviews of crypto exchanges and wallets, real-time market coverage, and educational guides for cryptocurrency investors and enthusiasts.
Crypto & Web3
Mbiyimoh Ghogomu(Founder)inDarren Smith(Founder)in
Co-investorsAndreessen Horowitz
Turo is a peer-to-peer car-sharing marketplace where private vehicle owners rent their cars to travellers via its website and app.
Co-investorsCanaan PartnersG SquaredKnockout CapitalManhattan Venture PartnersSpider Capital
Turo is a peer-to-peer car sharing platform that allows individuals to rent vehicles from local car owners for trips and travel needs.
MarketplacesMobility & TransportationSan Francisco, US
Shelby Clark(Founder)inAndre Haddad(CEO)
Co-investors137 VenturesAllied Venture PartnersAugust CapitalAurumCanaan PartnersCross Creek Advisors+15 more
Uluu develops plastic alternatives made from sustainable materials as a replacement for fossil fuel-based plastics, addressing plastic pollution at its source.
Circular EconomyCleantechNew Materials
Michael Kingsbury(Co-founder)inJulia Reisser(Founder)in
Co-investorsAlberts Impact VenturesBurda Principal InvestmentsMain Sequence VenturesStartmatePossible Ventures
Valtix, now part of Cisco as Multicloud Defense, provides automated network security across multiple cloud environments.
Cloud ComputingCybersecurityEnterprise Software
Praveen Patnala(Founder)in
Co-investorsCisco InvestmentsFirebolt Ventures Management Company, LlcVertex VenturesWingTSG
A U.S. software provider serving commercial real estate professionals with a leasing and asset management platform.
PropTech
Nick Romito(Founder)inBrandon WeberDonald DeSantisKarl BaumRyan Masiello
Co-investors500 GlobalAlate PartnersBessemer Venture PartnersBling CapitalCamber CreekOpenView Venture Partners+7 more
Co-investorsInsight Partners
WayUp is a job matching platform for early-career candidates, helping students and recent graduates discover entry-level and internship opportunities.
ConsumerHR TechMarketplacesNew York City, US
Liz Wessel(Founder/CEO)inJJ Fliegelman(Founder/CTO)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorBoxGroupGeneral CatalystIndex VenturesRed Sea VenturesRRE Ventures+2 more
Strongarm Technologies develops wearable sensors and an AI-powered analytics platform for frontline worker injury prevention, targeting industries including warehousing, manufacturing, healthcare, and construction.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHardwareIoTSaaS
Co-investorsAcrew CapitalLaunchCapitalOwl Capital
A Vietnamese-language site offering free live streams and match data (odds, head-to-head records, results) for football matches with Vietnamese commentary, branded as Xoilac TV.
ConsumerMedia & EntertainmentSports TechHo Chi Minh City, VN
Co-investorsObvious VenturesSlow Ventures
Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.
Exits · 5
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioThredupNASDAQ: TDUPRent the RunwayNASDAQ: RENTGobbleacq. by Intelligent FoodsNinetailedacq. by ContentfulRJMetricsacq. by Magento Commerce
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesThrive Causemetics · totallythebomb.com · Sep 8, 2026
Cohesity · en.wikipedia.org · Sep 2, 2026
New Engen · manilatimes.net · Sep 1, 2026
Funnel · hotair.com · Aug 19, 2026
Ellie · alternativecreditinvestor.com · Aug 18, 2026
Docker · Docker (press release) · Aug 18, 2026
Arize · news9.com · Jul 18, 2026
BirdEye · startupintros.com · Jul 13, 2026
Fund performance · per public LP disclosures
as of Jun 2020| Fund | Vintage | Committed | Net IRR | TVPI | DPI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinity Ventures IX, L.P.LPs: The Regents of the University of California | 2005 | — | 8.0% | 1.35x | 1.35x |
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 Trinity Ventures made?
- Trinity Ventures has 49 tracked investments, 2 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO.
- What stage does Trinity Ventures invest at?
- Trinity Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What is Trinity Ventures's typical check size?
- Trinity Ventures typically writes checks of $500K – $6M.
- What sectors does Trinity Ventures focus on?
- Trinity Ventures focuses on Consumer, Enterprise Software, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Trinity Ventures located?
- Trinity Ventures is headquartered in Menlo Park, US.
- Does Trinity Ventures lead rounds?
- Trinity Ventures has led 5 of the 37 rounds where its role is on record.
- Who does Trinity Ventures co-invest with?
- Trinity Ventures most often shares deals with Sapphire Ventures, Coatue Management, Insight Partners, among 207 tracked co-investors.
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Co-investors · 149
Sapphire Ventures partners with expansion-stage enterprise software companies aiming to become category leaders.
Insight Partners is an investment firm focused on accelerating revenue and profit growth in software companies, providing capital and operational support through its Insight Onsite team.
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Techstars is a startup accelerator and early-stage investor that funds ambitious founders and provides capital, mentorship, and access to a global network of investors, operators, and corporate partners.
Madrona Venture Group is a Seattle-founded venture firm that partners with founders across early and acceleration stages, providing capital plus hands-on support in recruiting, strategy, business development, and fundraising.
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Redpoint Ventures is a venture capital firm established in 1999 by former partners from leading venture firms, focusing on early-stage technology companies across multiple sectors. The firm leverages its partners' technology investment experience and an extensive network of entrepreneurs and industry contacts to support portfolio company growth.
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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.
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.
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Tiger Global ManagementBattery VenturesLowercase CapitalMatrixShasta VenturesAugust CapitalLightspeed Venture PartnersAccelFounder CollectiveCanaan PartnersMayfield FundNextView VenturesAME Cloud VenturesSoftBank Vision FundMeritech Capital PartnersCrosslink CapitalNexus Venture PartnersWingMaC Venture CapitalOrbiMedHighland Capital PartnersCisco InvestmentsK9 VenturesAdams Street PartnersGV (Google Ventures)Khosla VenturesNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Index VenturesBoxGroupTrue VenturesNorwest Venture PartnersCRV (Charles River Ventures)Freestyle CapitalObvious VenturesCanvas VenturesFloodgateUlu VenturesAcrew CapitalBullpen CapitalThe Chernin Group (TCG Crypto)Cowboy VenturesCapitalGICONIQ CapitalWork-BenchLobby CapitalMango CapitalStorm VenturesM12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)Owl Ventures645 VenturesFuture Perfect VenturesOctopus VenturesRally Ventures Management, LlcTen ElevenRedpoint eventuresSparkLabs Global VenturesCore Innovation CapitalSwift VenturesTechnology Crossover VenturesClear VenturesAgent CapitalTamarisc VenturesFounders FundAlumni VenturesNotable CapitalFJ LabsFirst Round CapitalSound VenturesIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Plug and Play VenturesEniac VenturesSusa VenturesLiquid VenturesHCVCC2 InvestmentsSciFi VCFifth WallEmergence Capital PartnersFlybridge Capital PartnersCota CapitalInovia CapitalTrajectory VenturesRibbit CapitalMaveronVenrockHack VCDN CapitalBase10 PartnersDCM VenturesPear VCLightbankUncorrelated VenturesGaingelsChemistryDell Technologies CapitalFootworkHV CapitalAIX VenturesNextGen Venture PartnersPelion Venture PartnersBallistic VenturesWildcat Venture PartnersSerena VenturesAmerican Express Ventures (Amex)Preston-Werner VenturesXYZ Venture CapitalDig Ventures Management LimitedPropeller VCAmplo VenturesActive CapitalEnsemble VCG2 Venture PartnersFlare Capital PartnersRace CapitalSutter Hill VenturesAntiRembrandt Venture PartnersPenny Jar Capital VentureXplorer CapitalCervinAlpha EdisonOVO FundOCA VenturesDocuSignCSC Venture CapitalIndustry VenturesEnergy Capital VenturesGlencrest GroupQuest Venture PartnersCloud Apps Capital PartnersSixThirty VenturesAltos VenturesBDMIAllegoryDERIVE VENTURESWealthing VC ClubValhalla Capital
Firms observed investing alongside Trinity Ventures, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Trinity Ventures's recorded portfolio.
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