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Trinity Ventures

Venture capital

Menlo Park · Pre-Seed–Series A · 13 people tracked

Also known as TVL MANAGEMENT CORPORATION

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Investment thesis

Trinity Ventures focuses on early-stage investing with a personal, founder-centric approach, backing mission-driven entrepreneurs rather than simply their companies. The firm emphasizes being engaged from day one and building lasting relationships grounded in intellectual candor and mutual respect. Over more than three decades, it has championed breakthrough ideas intended to transform markets and lives, treating portfolio companies as part of an extended family and supporting founders as they pursue their vision.

Source: firm website, verified Oct 17, 2026.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Series A
Check
$500K – $6M
HQ
Menlo Park, CA, US
Instruments
Equity
Founded
1986
Last 12 months
2 investments
AUM
$1.2B
Tracked investments
145
Unicorns
9
IPOs
2
Acquisitions
21

Team · 13 people

from the firm's website & public directories
Augustus O. Tai· General Partner
Karan Mehandru· General Partner
Nina C. Labatt· General Partner
Ramakrishna Venkata Satyavolu· General Partner
Fred Wang· General Partnerin𝕏

Fred Wang is a General Partner at Adams Street Partners with over two decades of experience in technology venture capital. He has held operating roles at startups and worked in strategy consulting. His investment focus includes business-to-business software companies in cloud and AI infrastructure, security, and software-as-a-service sectors.

Gus Tai· General Partnerin𝕏

Gus Tai has been a venture capitalist at Trinity Ventures for 25 years, focusing on early-stage and company-formation funding. A Forbes Midas List recipient, he currently invests in companies related to human wellbeing, including 10% Happier, Midi Health, Sunnyside, and Ready. He has taught at the Stanford Graduate School of Business and the d.school on designing fulfilling lives and emotionally wholesome products, and speaks at conferences on emotional management and resiliency.

Lyle McCulloch· SVP of Financein
Melody Ma· Executive Assistant and Lead Receptionistin
Ajay Chopra· General Partnerin𝕏

An entrepreneur-turned-investor who co-founded Pinnacle Systems, growing it into a multibillion-dollar NASDAQ-listed company. He joined Trinity Ventures in 2006 and invests in consumer and business applications and services, with current deep dives into autonomy, mobility, and digital health.

Larry Orr· General Partnerin

One of Trinity Ventures' longest-tenured partners, Larry was an early backer of companies including Starbucks and Extreme Networks, with a portfolio spanning nearly three decades that includes 12 acquisitions and 7 IPOs.

Patricia Nakache· General Partnerin𝕏

General Partner at Trinity Ventures focused on technology-enabled consumer and business services, and an advocate for diversity in the VC and startup ecosystems. She previously worked at McKinsey & Company and as a startup marketing director, serves on the board of the National Venture Capital Association, and lectures at Stanford Graduate School of Business.

Schwark Satyavolu· Venture Partnerin𝕏

A serial entrepreneur and inventor with 15 patents who co-founded fintech companies Yodlee and Truaxis, ran a $200M division of Mastercard, and was an executive at LifeLock. At Trinity he focuses on early-stage fintech, AI, and security investments.

Dan Scholnick· General Partnerin𝕏

Founder mafia

11 people who came through Trinity Ventures went on to found or lead other companies.

What they invest in

from 86 of 145 portfolio companies

Enterprise Software ×28SaaS ×24AI & Machine Learning ×23Consumer ×21Developer Tools ×16Data & Infrastructure ×15Cloud Computing ×11Fintech ×10

HQs:United States×80Nigeria×2Sweden×2United Arab Emirates×1Australia×1Canada×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 30 portfolio companies
20%
solo founders
6 of 30 mapped founding teams
69%
repeat founders
of 42 founders with career history
~5 yrs
old at investment
median across 17 dated deals

Founding team size:solo founder×62 founders×83 founders×84+ founders×8

Where their founders studiedfrom 41 founders with education data

Harvard Business School ×4Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani ×3Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná ×2Princeton University ×2Stanford University ×2The University of Texas at Austin ×2University of California, Berkeley ×2University of Washington ×2

What their founders studiedfrom 40 founders with field-of-study data

Computer Science ×18Engineering ×7Business & Management ×5Humanities ×5Finance & Accounting ×3Design & Architecture ×2Politics & Policy ×2

Where their founders worked beforefrom 42 founders with career history

Microsoft ×4Google ×3ateliware ×2CEIS ×2CoreWeave ×2Okta ×2

Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program

Y Combinator ×3Techstars ×2

3 founders hold a PhD · 11 hold an MBA (of 43 with degree data)

Investments · 145 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2025 · 22024 · 22023 · 22022 · 22021 · 62020 · 92019 · 32018 · 112017 · 122016 · 52015 · 92014 · 291 dated

Thredupthredup.comin𝕏NASDAQ: TDUPAug 2015

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(Founder)inChris Homer(Founder)inSean Sobers(Chief Financial Officer)inOliver Lubin(Founder)

BoardDan Nova(Director)Tim Haley(Director)in

Board seatPatricia Nakache· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsDG Ventures, Inc.Founder CollectiveHDS CapitalNextView VenturesRedpoint VenturesRitual Capital+4 more

Rent the Runwayrenttherunway.comin𝕏NASDAQ: RENT

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(Founder)inJennifer Fleiss(Founder)inJohn Rucker(Executive Officer)inBeth Kaplan(Director, Executive Officer)inBrook Hartmann(Executive Officer)Vijayanand Subramanian(Executive Officer)

Co-investorsACME CapitalAdvance Venture PartnersBain Capital VenturesData Point CapitalFelicis VenturesKleiner Perkins+23 more

Baton Systemsbatonsystems.comin𝕏Series A · Jun 2018 · $12M

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

BirdEyebirdeye.comin𝕏Mar 2022

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-KKRSandlot VenturesWorld Innovation Lab (WiL)

Cyrus Biotechnologycyrusbio.comin𝕏Jul 2017

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)in

Board seatGus Tai· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesAnzu PartnersArgonautic VenturesiSelect FundOrbiMedSPRINGROCK VENTURES+4 more

Dealstruckdealstruck.comMar 2015SEC filingmedium confidence

Dealstruck is an online small-business lender offering term loans and lines of credit to businesses that may not qualify for traditional bank financing.

FintechCarlsbad, US

Ethan Senturia(Executive Officer, Director)Zalman Vitenson(Executive Officer, Director)Rudy Navarro(Executive Officer)James Burke(Executive Officer)

Board seatNoel Fenton· per SEC Form D · $9.6M raise · filed Mar 2015

Co-investorsPeterson Ventures

Digital Shadowsdigitalshadows.cominSeries C · Sep 2017 · $10M

San Francisco, US

Alastair Ewan Paterson(Executive Officer, Director)James Chappell(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardEileen Michael Burbidge(Director)inRyan Floyd(Director)inStuart McClure(Director)

Board seatRamakrishna Venkata Satyavolu· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsOctopus VenturesPaladin Capital GroupPassion CapitalStorm VenturesTen ElevenIndustry Ventures+1 more

Hellorelishhellorelish.cominApr 2020 · $2M

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

Co-investorsBullpen Capital

Masteryconnectmasteryconnect.comin𝕏Series B · Dec 2016 · $15M

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

Co-investorsGSV VenturesOwl Ventures

New Engennewengen.cominAug 2016SEC filingmedium confidence

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

Prior Financetaulia.comDec 2015

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(Founder)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 LionBlue Lion GlobalCohen CircleDag VenturesGaingels+9 more

Side, Inc.side.comin𝕏Jun 2021 · $50M

Side is a real estate brokerage platform, launched in 2017, that lets top-producing agents, teams, and independent brokers operate under their own branded companies while Side handles the back office, transaction management, recruiting, and legal liability.

MarketplacesPropTechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Guy Gal(Founder)inEd Wu(Co-Founder & Chief Innovation Officer)inHilary Saunders(Founder)inElizabeth Tse(Chief Operating Officer)inCarmine "CJ" Napolitano(Chief Financial Officer)inRyan Smith(Chief Technology Officer)in

Board seatPatricia Nakache· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsCoatue ManagementGarage CapitalGMO VenturePartnersICONIQMatrixMetaProp+14 more

Apolloapollographql.comin𝕏Series B

Apollo provides a GraphQL-based API orchestration platform that unifies APIs and data sources for backend teams and frontend applications.

Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Geoff Schmidt(CEO)inmatt debergalis(CTO)inNick Martin(CTO)inJosh Wright(Founder)inMatt DeBergalis(Founder)S G(Founder)in

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzDCVC (Data Collective)EQUIAMHeavybitInitialized CapitalInsight Partners+11 more

Arize AIarize.comin𝕏Seed · Feb 2020 · $4M

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(Founder)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+8 more

Arubaarubanetworks.comSeries B · Sep 2003 · $20Macquired by Hewlett-Packard · Mar 2015 · $3B

Enterprise networking (Wi-Fi, switches, SD-WAN) with cloud-managed security for campuses & branches

Keerti Melkote(Founder)Pankaj Manglik(Founder)

Co-investorsAmplify PartnersArtis VenturesAsset Management CompanyCervinGolub GrowthICCP Venture Partners+12 more

Aryakaaryaka.comin𝕏May 2019 · $50M

Aryaka provides managed SD-WAN and SASE networking and security services delivered over a global cloud network for enterprise customers.

Cloud ComputingCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSan Mateo, US

Ashwath Nagaraj(Executive Officer, Director)inAjit Gupta(Executive Officer, Director)Matt Carter(Executive Officer, Director)inSonal Puri(Executive Officer)inShailesh Shukla(Chief Executive Officer & Chair of the Board)Darin McAreavey(Chief Financial Officer)in

Co-investors33NRealization Capital PartnersThird Point VenturesAltos VenturesDTCPMohr Davidow Ventures+3 more

Astranisastranis.comin𝕏Feb 2020

Astranis manufactures small, high-powered geosynchronous satellites equipped with advanced digital processing technology for global telecommunications and connectivity services.

Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardwareSpace TechSan Francisco, US

John Gedmark(CEO)inRyan McLinko(CTO)inMike Mancini(Executive Officer)Siamak Ebadi(Lead RF Engineer)inHall Chen(RF Payload Design)inShraddha Pandya(Talent Acquisition)

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzATEL VenturesBlack FlagBoxGroupCantos VenturesCherubic Ventures+87 more

Auth0auth0.comin𝕏May 2018 · $55M

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(Founder)inEugenio P.(Founder)inJonathan I. Gelsey(Executive Officer, Director)Eugenio Pace(Founder)

BoardSunil Nagaraj(Director)in

Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersDraper CygnusEndeavor CatalystFounders Circle CapitalFUSEK9 Ventures+13 more

Beautiful Aibeautiful.aiin𝕏

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-investorsFirst Round CapitalGeneral CatalystShasta Ventures

Bevibevi.coin𝕏Series B · Jul 2017 · $17M

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)inFrank Lee(Founder)in

Co-investorsAvenir Growth CapitalBessemer Venture PartnersClean Energy VentureDorm RoomTamarisc VenturesTechstars+3 more

Birdeyebirdeye.so𝕏

Birdeye is a crypto analytics and trading platform providing real-time token data, trader tracking, charts, and market discovery tools across multiple blockchains including Solana, Base, Ethereum, and BNB Chain.

Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintech

Co-investorsBitDAOMantle NetworkAccel-KKRWorld Innovation Lab

Blue Nilebluenile.comin𝕏

Blue Nile is an online retailer of diamonds, engagement rings, wedding bands, and fine jewelry featuring diamonds, pearls, and gemstones in precious metals.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceSeattle, US

Mark Vadon(Founder)

Co-investorsAugust CapitalBessemer Venture PartnersLightspeed Venture PartnersLobby CapitalOpus CapitalWindspeed Ventures+1 more

Branchbranch.ioin𝕏

Branch is an AI-powered mobile measurement partner (MMP) and omnichannel linking platform that helps brands measure marketing impact and guide customers across apps, web, email, paid media, social, and connected TV.

AdTechAI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaS

Mada Seghete(Founder)inMike Molinet(Founder)inAlex Austin(Founder)Charles Vien(Founder)Connor Hollasch(Founder)Dayton Mills(Founder)

Co-investorsAlate PartnersCoelius CapitalCowboy VenturesMadrona Venture GroupNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Pear VC+28 more

Bridgecardbridgecard.cardsin𝕏SeedDefunct

Bridgecard provides APIs and infrastructure that enable fintech companies to issue Mastercard and Visa cards, both virtual and physical, with support for deployments across Africa and globally.

FintechLagos, NG

Tunde Adewole(Founder)inFestus Owumi(Founder)in

Co-investorsIngressive CapitalVelocity DigitalY CombinatorAgrolimen VenturesBerrywood CapitalCresset Capital+3 more

Brightsidegobrightside.comin𝕏

Brightside provides financial wellness services to employees through human Financial Assistants who address personal financial needs including emergency loans, budgeting, credit, and retirement planning.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechHR TechWellness & Fitness

Shawn Leavitt(Founder)inJacky Chiu(Founder)inTom Spann(Founder)inCallum King(Founder)in

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesAndreessen HorowitzClocktower VenturesComcast VenturesEscalate Capital PartnersObvious Ventures+3 more

Bulletproofbulletproof.cominSeries B · May 2017 · $19M

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 PartnersRocana Ventures

Care.comcare.comin𝕏

Care.com operates a marketplace that connects families with professional caregivers for childcare, senior care, pet care, and household services.

B2B MarketplacesHealthtechHR TechMarketplaces

Brad Wilson(Chief Executive Officer)Chekesha C. Kidd(General Manager, CareBenefits)inWes Burke(Chief People Officer)Bill Chase(General Manager, Consumer)Amit Goyal(Chief Technology Officer)inSheila Lirio Marcelo(Founder)

Co-investorsBaseline VenturesCapitalGCross Creek AdvisorsIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Khosla VenturesMatrix+2 more

Cheerscheers.techin𝕏

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(CEO)inAmadeus Peterson(Founder)Ernesto Valencia Arevalo

Co-investorsY CombinatorTranspose Platform ManagementALLEGIS CAPITALAmplify.LACommunity Phone CompanyFitz Gate Ventures+5 more

Cheerscheers.credit𝕏

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

Citus Datacitusdata.comin𝕏Acquired

Citus is a Postgres extension that enables horizontal scaling of databases by distributing data and queries across multiple nodes.

Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US

Sumedh Pathak(Engineer)Ozgun Erdogan(Founder)inUmur Cubukcu(CEO)inJoseph Sciarrino(Director of Sales)inSai Srirampur(Solutions Engineer)in

Co-investorsBling CapitalBullpen CapitalDCVC (Data Collective)HeavybitRainfall VenturesS2S Ventures+6 more

Clearleapclearleap.cominNov 2013 · $20M

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)in

Co-investorsNoro-Moseley PartnersSusquehanna Growth Equity

Cloudabilitycloudability.comin𝕏Dec 2011 · $1.1M

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)inJason Mendelson(Director)in

Co-investors500 GlobalDCVC (Data Collective)Escalate Capital PartnersTechstarsFoundryWalden Venture Capital+1 more

CloudAStructure Inccloudastructure.comin𝕏Aug 2016 · $750K

Cloudastructure provides cloud-based video surveillance and remote guarding solutions for multifamily property management companies.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCybersecurityIoTPropTechSaaSPalo Alto, US

Rick BentleyinGregory Rayzman(CTO)inLauren O'Brien(Chief Revenue Officer)inJames McCormick(Chief Executive Officer and Director)inELIZABETH FETTER(Director)GLENN FORRESTER(Executive Officer)

Co-investors500 GlobalSfventures Group LLCOVO FundSand Hill Angels

Cohesitycohesity.comin𝕏Jun 2018

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)inSanjay Poonen(CEO and President)inTIMOTHY ROBBINS(Executive Officer)inLORENZO MONTESI(Executive Officer)inROB SALMON(Executive Officer)inSanjay Poonen (CEO)(Founder)

Co-investors3Spoke CapitalAccelAdit Ventures Management, LlcArtis VenturesBattery VenturesCisco Investments+27 more

CommerceIQcommerceiq.aiin𝕏

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 FundInsight PartnersShasta Ventures

Composemongohq.comSeries AAcquired

Compose provides managed hosting and scaling for multiple database types including PostgreSQL, Redis, and MongoDB, serving developers who need operational database infrastructure.

Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Jason McCay(Founder)inBen Wyrosdick(Founder)inKurt Mackey(CEO)inShaun Davis(Full-Stack Engineer)inMatt Insler(Software Engineer)inJerome Gravel-Niquet(Software Engineer)in

Co-investorsDCVC (Data Collective)Spider CapitalY CombinatorAgrolimen VenturesBrainchild HoldingsCraft Ventures+5 more

Contentfulcontentful.cominAcquired

Contentful is a Berlin-founded headless CMS delivering structured content via APIs, being acquired by Salesforce.

Sascha Konietzke(Founder)inSteve Sloan(CEO)inPaolo Negri(Founder)

Co-investorsArtisanal VenturesBalderton CapitalGeneral CatalystHeavybitOMERS VenturesPoint Nine+10 more

Cyphortcyphort.comMay 2015Acquired

Santa Clara-based provider of advanced threat protection software for detecting next-generation malware.

Santa Clara, US

Manoj Leelanivas(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsClear VenturesDell Technologies CapitalSapphire VenturesZouk CapitalFoundation CapitalMatrix+1 more

Cyrus Securitycyrus.appin𝕏Acquired

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-investorsGaingelsRainfall VenturesResolute VenturesSPRINGROCK VENTURESOrbiMedThe Fintech Fund

DevOpsdevopsinstitute.comin𝕏Apr 2021 · $15M

DevOps Institute is a global learning community providing professional development, certifications, and networking resources for IT professionals focused on DevOps, SRE, and DevSecOps practices.

Developer ToolsEdTechEnterprise SoftwareFuture of Work

Co-investorsRenegade PartnersClear VenturesCrane Venture PartnersFelicis VenturesInsight PartnersIris Capital+4 more

Dockerdocker.comin𝕏Series A · Mar 2011

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(CTO)inKamel Founadi(Founder)Sebastien Pahl(Founder)inMike Gupta(Founder)inMark Cavage(President & Chief Operating Officer)inTushar Jain(Chief Technology Officer)in

Co-investorsAglae VenturesAtlassian VenturesBain Capital VenturesCiti VenturesCoatue ManagementCross Creek Advisors+21 more

DotCloud𝕏Feb 2011

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+14 more

dotloopdotloop.comSeries A · May 2012 · $7M
Earninearnin.comin𝕏

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+8 more

EdgeRunner AIedgerunnerai.comin𝕏Seed · Jul 2024 · $6M

EdgeRunner develops domain-specific Small Language Models (SLMs) that run locally on-device, isolated from external networks, to address data privacy, latency, and cost concerns.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDefense TechEnterprise SoftwareBellevue, US

Colton Malkerson(Co-founder)inTyler Xuan Saltsman(Founder)in

BoardMatt McIlwain(Director)Dan Scholnick(Director)

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesMadrona Venture Group

Ellieellie.aiin𝕏

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

Hannu Järvi(Founder)

Co-investorsCrowberry CapitalNewionBlumberg CapitalRustic Canyon Partners

Figure Eight Inc.figure-eight.com

Machine learning software platform that transforms unlabeled data into high-quality AI training data.

Lukas Biewald(Founder)

Co-investorsCanvas VenturesCheyenne VenturesGen CapitalK9 VenturesPromus VenturesThe Perkins Fund+2 more

Funnelfunnel.ioin𝕏Oct 2023 · $32M

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

Fredrik Skantze(Founder)Mike O'Toole(Founder)Per Made(Founder)

Co-investorsBalderton CapitalF-Prime CapitalIndustrifondenNavisionGroupOxxRET Ventures+4 more

Funnel Leasingfunnelleasing.cominNov 2023 · $32M

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+4 more

Geniesgenies.comSeed · Apr 2014 · $3M

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 LearningConsumerGamingLos Angeles, US

Akash Nigam(Founder)inEvan Rosenbaum(Founder)inAkash Nigam Evan Rosenbaum(Founder)

Co-investorsA.Capital VenturesBase Venture Management, Inc.Bond Capital ManagementBreyer CapitalCoinbase VenturesCoinFund+29 more

Getinsuredgetinsured.comin𝕏Series B · May 2006 · $7M

GetInsured provides enterprise SaaS platforms for state-based health insurance exchanges and Medicaid programs, enabling states to manage health coverage enrollment and delivery of safety-net services.

GovTechHealthtechInsurTechSaaS

Chini Krishnan(CEO and co-founder)

Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersNat TurnerRealization Capital Partners

Gobblegobble.comin𝕏Series A · Sep 2017 · $10Macquired by Intelligent Foods

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(CEO)in

BoardAjay Chopra(Director)in

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzBling CapitalCollaborative FundY CombinatorAgrolimen VenturesCorrelation Ventures+10 more

Grinongrin.comSeed · Oct 2018Acquired

Grin operates a micromobility and payments service across seven Latin American countries, including Brazil, Mexico, and Colombia.

ConsumerMobility & TransportationMexico City, MX

Sergio Romo(CEO)inJonathan Lewy(Founder)inBrandon Brown(Founder)Brian Mechem(Founder)Lars-Martin Berglund(Founder)Ryan Brown(Founder)

Co-investors500 GlobalInterplay Ventures Early Stage Management LlcPi CampusSoma CapitalY CombinatorBase10 Partners+27 more

Harmonize Healthharmonize.healthSeed · Mar 2021 · $4M

Harmonize builds AI agents that handle routine phone calls, messages, and faxes for private medical practices, offloading administrative communication tasks from staff.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtech

Co-investorsBrighter CapitalGaingelsLaunchpad Digital HealthLiquid VenturesStanford University

Holbertonholbertonschool.comin𝕏Series A · Dec 2017 · $8M

Purple fund portfolio company.

EdTechSan Francisco, US

Julien Barbier(Executive Officer, Director)inSylvain Kalache(Former Director)in

BoardMarie Ekeland(Director)inManoel Lemos(Director)inEustache Besancon(Director)Marc Verstaen(Director)

PartnerDan Scholnick· quoted

Co-investorsDaphniPartech VenturesRedpoint eventuresAME Cloud VenturesInsight PartnersOmidyar Network+1 more

Hooplahooplafun.comin

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-investorsIlluminate VenturesTechstars

Hullbothullbot.cominNov 2025 · $16M

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(CEO & Founder)in

Co-investorsArtesianClimate Tech PartnersDefence TrailblazerFolklore VenturesImpact Ventures Management Pty LtdNSW Clean Technology Innovation Grants+2 more

InfluxDatainfluxdata.comin𝕏Series A · Jan 2019 · $60M

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(CTO)inTodd Persen(CTO)inEvan Kaplan(Chief Executive Officer)inWinnie Cheng(Executive Officer)inLefan Chi(Recruiting)Barbara Nelson(Head of Applications)

Co-investorsB CapitalBattery VenturesBloomberg BetaBreakpoint CapitalHarmony PartnersMango Capital+10 more

Jama Softwarejamasoftware.comin

Jama Connect is a requirements management platform used by technology and aerospace companies for product development and compliance.

Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Derwyn Harris(Founder)Eric Winquist(Founder)Sean Tong(Founder)

Co-investorsFrancisco PartnersInsight PartnersMadrona Venture GroupOregon Venture FundUpdata Partners

Khosla Ventureskhoslaventures.comOct 2017

Khosla Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in and supports founders building companies across areas including cleantech, deeptech, life sciences, enterprise software, and hardware.

Sector Agnostic

Vinod Khosla(Co-founder)in

Co-investorsBeast VenturesCalm/Storm VCClean Energy VenturesCollaborative FundModi VenturesPerot Jain+10 more

Other

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

Hydration LabsProtectWiseRuby RibbonView The Space10% HappierAmalfi SemiconductorApplifierBatonBeachMintBig Sky HealthBig Sky LabsBixBlueStripeBlueTarp FinancialCaliberCaliber FitnessExtreme NetworksFirstupFotomotoGrin ScootersInfobloxKatmangoKeytoManiMeMobile Data LabsMobilizeNestioOwlerProperty CapsuleShopIgniterSkyfire LabsSquireStarbucksTariTauliaW&B

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 · 23

2 IPOs · 21 acquisitions · showing 12

ThredupNASDAQ: TDUPRent the RunwayNASDAQ: RENTApplifieracq. by Unity TechnologiesArubaacq. by Hewlett-PackardGobbleacq. by Intelligent FoodsMapperacq. by Velodyne LidarNaborlyacq. by SingleKeyNinetailedacq. by ContentfulProperty Capsuleacq. by VTSRJMetricsacq. by Magento CommerceTradeblockacq. by CoinDeskW&Bacq. by CoreWeave

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Fund performance · per public LP disclosures

as of Jun 2020
FundVintageCommittedNet IRRTVPIDPI
Trinity Ventures IX, L.P.LPs: The Regents of the University of California2005—8.0%1.35x1.35x

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 145 tracked investments, 23 of which have exited, including 2 dated in the last 24 months.
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, Marketplaces, Sector Agnostic.
Where is Trinity Ventures located?
Trinity Ventures is headquartered in Menlo Park, US.
Does Trinity Ventures lead rounds?
Trinity Ventures has led 14 of the 63 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 255 tracked co-investors.

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Patricia Nakache Trinity Ventures: Series A crunch & valuations that don't match partner perspective

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392nd 1Mby1M Entrepreneurship Podcast With Patricia Nakache, Trinity Ventures

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Take The Plunge | Ajay Chopra | Trinity Ventures

The Brand Called You · Ajay Chopra

Patricia Nakache General Partner Trinity Ventures on Covid19 for Startups

FinTech Silicon Valley · Patricia Nakache

Trinity Ventures’ Patricia Nakache on Staying Steady Through Market Cycles (Part 1)

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Venture Confidential - Ep. #22, Feat. Dan Scholnick of Trinity Ventures

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Co-investors · 152

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
SV Angel

SV Angel is a San Francisco-based firm that invests long-term in founders, supporting them with advice, introductions, and network access at key business inflection points.

$150K – $20M
Insight Partners

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.

$120M – $350M
Madrona Venture Group

Madrona Venture Group is a venture capital firm that backs founding teams at the seed, early, and acceleration stages, with a focus on Seattle, the Bay Area, and beyond.

$2M – $10M
Techstars

Techstars is a global startup accelerator and early-stage investor that funds and mentors ambitious founders, providing $220K in capital, a three-month program, and access to a worldwide network of mentors, investors, and corporate partners.

$220K
Felicis Ventures

Felicis is a venture capital firm that backs early-stage founders, investing primarily at Seed and Series A across artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and defense, global resilience and energy, and health and bio.

$500K – $15M
Sapphire Ventures

Sapphire Ventures partners with expansion-stage enterprise software companies, aiming to help them become category leaders. Its Platform team of operators supports portfolio companies with customer introductions, go-to-market talent, and growth advisory.

$5M – $20M
Matrix

Early-stage venture capital firm investing from idea through Series A, led by former founders and company builders who partner with technically-grounded entrepreneurs with clear visions.

$100K – $10M
Tiger Global Management

Tiger Global Management operates public equity strategies (long/short, long-focused and crossover) and a private equity business investing in early- through late-stage growth companies across new and existing industries.

$1M – $100M
Sequoia Capital

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

$100K – $50M
Bessemer Venture Partners

Bessemer Venture Partners is a global venture capital firm that partners with entrepreneurs across enterprise, consumer, and healthcare sectors from early stages through growth.

$50K – $100M
Gaingels

Gaingels is a large venture investor that co-invests alongside lead VCs in companies committed to building diverse and inclusive teams, while advocating for LGBTQ+ representation and equity of access in venture capital.

$200K – $500K
▶140 more co-investors

Lightspeed Venture PartnersAlumni VenturesFoundation CapitalBoxGroupFounders FundAccelKhosla VenturesRedpoint VenturesFounder CollectiveBattery VenturesAugust CapitalNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Mayfield FundLiquid VenturesAME Cloud VenturesCrosslink CapitalMaveronBase10 PartnersShasta VenturesK9 VenturesIndustry VenturesFJ LabsBain Capital VenturesTrue VenturesFreestyle CapitalCanvas VenturesSoftBank Vision FundBullpen CapitalVenrockLowercase CapitalDCM VenturesWingMaC Venture CapitalOrbiMedLobby CapitalAdams Street PartnersClear VenturesGV (Google Ventures)Notable CapitalFirst Round CapitalSound VenturesIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)CRV (Charles River Ventures)NextView VenturesFifth WallObvious VenturesMeritech Capital PartnersUlu VenturesAcrew CapitalHack VCPear VCLightbankCowboy VenturesCapitalGICONIQ CapitalWork-BenchAmerican Express Ventures (Amex)Highland Capital PartnersCisco InvestmentsMango CapitalPreston-Werner VenturesM12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)Octopus VenturesCore Innovation CapitalQuest Venture PartnersCloud Apps Capital PartnersIndex VenturesNorwest Venture PartnersCanaan PartnersSusa VenturesEmergence Capital PartnersCota CapitalFloodgateInovia CapitalRibbit CapitalNexus Venture PartnersUncorrelated VenturesDell Technologies CapitalThe Chernin Group (TCG Crypto)AIX VenturesStorm VenturesOwl VenturesXYZ Venture Capital645 VenturesFuture Perfect VenturesRally Ventures Management, LlcTen ElevenRedpoint eventuresCervinSparkLabs Global VenturesOVO FundOCA VenturesGlencrest GroupSwift VenturesTechnology Crossover VenturesAltos VenturesAgent CapitalDERIVE VENTURESTamarisc VenturesPlug and Play VenturesEniac VenturesHCVCC2 InvestmentsSciFi VCFlybridge Capital PartnersTrajectory VenturesCatapult CapitalDN CapitalChemistryFootworkHV CapitalNextGen Venture PartnersPelion Venture PartnersBallistic VenturesWildcat Venture PartnersSerena VenturesGotham Gal VenturesDig Ventures Management LimitedPropeller VCAmplo VenturesActive CapitalEnsemble VCG2 Venture PartnersFlare Capital PartnersRace CapitalSutter Hill VenturesAntiRembrandt Venture PartnersPenny Jar Capital VentureXplorer CapitalAlpha EdisonDocuSignCSC Venture CapitalEnergy Capital VenturesSixThirty VenturesBDMIAllegoryWealthing VC ClubValhalla CapitalWisdom LLP

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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