U First Capital
Venture capitalSilicon Valley · 2 people tracked
Investment thesis
U First Capital invests in top-tier technology companies, leveraging its founders' technical backgrounds (both hold technical PhDs) and deep relationships with VCs and leading entrepreneurs built over decades in Silicon Valley. The firm emphasizes a strong track record of exits, citing companies such as Groq, Observo AI, Rapid Deploy, Rubrik, Worldcoin, Pensando Systems, Nextdoor, Palantir, and Pinterest across acquisitions, IPOs, and token launches.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 2 people
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What they invest in
from 12 of 22 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×9Enterprise Software ×9SaaS ×6Data & Infrastructure ×3Cybersecurity ×2Developer Tools ×2AdTech ×1Cloud Computing ×1
HQs:United States×9
Investments · 22 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2025 · 12024 · 12021 · 12018 · 14 dated
Neighborhood social network; IPO 2021
AdTechSan Francisco, US
Nirav Tolia(Co-Founder, CEO, President & Chairperson of the Board)inSarah Leary(Co-Founder, Chief of Marketing, Community & Business Operations)inPrakash Janakiraman(Co-Founder & Chief Architect)inDavid Wiesen(Co-Founder (Engineering))inIndrajit Ponnambalam(Chief Financial Officer)Sarah Friar(Former CEO, President & Chairperson)in
Co-investorsAxel Springer Digital VenturesCoatue ManagementComcast VenturesCota CapitalDag VenturesDragoneer Investment Group+17 more
Big data analytics company (IPO 2020).
Pinterest operates a visual discovery platform where users save and browse images organised into boards, used heavily for shopping, recipes and design.
San Francisco, US
Evan Sharp(Co-Founder and Chief Design & Creative Officer)Benjamin Silbermann(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Mike Yang(Executive Officer)Natalie Fair(Executive Officer)Bill Readyin
BoardJeremy Levine(Director)in
Co-investorsA.Capital VenturesA*ABC QuantACE VenturesAcequia Capital (AceCap)Acumen+54 more
Securing the world's data
Palo Alto, US
Bipul Sinha(Co-Founder, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer)Arvind Nithrakashyap(Co-Founder, Chief Technology Officer & Director)Arvind Jain(Co-Founder (former; departed to found Glean))Soham Mazumdar(Co-Founder (former))Kiran Choudary(Chief Financial Officer)Jesse Green(Chief Revenue Officer)
Co-investorsAnicut CapitalBain Capital VenturesChamaeleonEngineering CapitalEQUIAMEvolution VC Partners+13 more
Checkr provides background verification and fraud detection services for hiring, loan approvals, insurance, and tenant screening decisions.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Daniel Yanisse(Founder/CEO)inJonathan Perichon(Founder)in
BoardAli Rowghani(Director)Richard Wong(Director)in
Co-investorsAccelActivant CapitalDCVC (Data Collective)Earl Grey CapitalGV (Google Ventures)Industrious Ventures+8 more
Clubhouse is a social audio platform where users can join live voice conversations and discussions.
Social
Rohan Seth(Founder)in
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzColor CapitalDreamers VCGraph VenturesJames Beshara FundJustin “3LAU” Blau+10 more
Dallas, US
Walden Rhines(Executive Officer, Director)David Bowman(Director)
BoardMichael Kim(Director)Jack Crawford(Director)inAlexander Fortmuller(Director)Gordon Campbell(Director)
Co-investorsAlpha Intelligence CapitalOctave Ventures LlcSoftBank Vision FundImpact Venture Capital
Dataminr provides AI-powered real-time event detection by synthesizing text, images, video, audio, and sensor signals across public data sources.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareGovTechImpact & Social GoodNew York, US
Edward Bailey(Executive Officer, Director)Ted Bailey(Founder)inPeter Bailey(Executive Officer)Daniel O'Connor(Executive Officer)Nella Domenici(Executive Officer)Jeffrey Kinsey(Executive Officer)in
Co-investorsAdit Ventures Management, LlcAllied Venture PartnersAlpha Square GroupBlue Ivy VenturesCastor Ventures (an Alumni Ventures Fund)Conversion Capital+19 more
DevRev Computer is an AI teammate for operations teams that unifies data across tools and systems to track project progress, automate administrative tasks, and surface risks.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales TechPalo Alto, US
Manoj Agarwal(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inDheeraj Pandey(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)in
Co-investors2.12 AngelsAUDEO VENTURESBallistic Venturesm]x[v CapitalMayfield FundNeythri Futures Fund
AI chip company; Nvidia deal in 2025
Harness provides software delivery automation and infrastructure for engineering teams to deploy code reliably and efficiently.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software
Jyoti Bansal(Co-founder & CEO)inRishi Singh(Founding CTO)in
Co-investorsAlkeon InnovationArtisanal VenturesBattery VenturesCrosslink CapitalFikaGeodesic Capital+11 more
$1B+ Network for decentralized app development
Co-investorsAlpha Square GroupBlueYard CapitalBorderless VentureColor CapitalDraft Ventures LlcHack VC+3 more
Ironclad is an AI platform for digital contract management that helps companies execute faster deals, reduce contract surprises, and measure value.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLegalTechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Jason Boehmig(Founder/CEO)inCai GoGwilt(Director)Jason Springer(Chief Executive Officer)Jeremy Smith(President)Vedavati Verma(Chief Technology Officer)Jason Herman(Chief Product Officer)
Co-investorsAmplo VenturesBetter Tomorrow VenturesElevate VenturesEmergence Capital PartnersJude GomilaKhosla Ventures+16 more
Observo provides AI-powered telemetry filtering for Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) systems, automatically identifying and reducing low-value logs to minimize data ingestion volume.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Ricky S. Arora(Founder)inGurjeet A.(Founder)in
Co-investorsFelicis VenturesLightspeed Venture Partners
Big data company for B2B marketing (acquired by Dun & Bradstreet in 2020).
Distributed computing company for the new edge (acquired by AMD for $1.9B in 2022).
ThoughtSpot builds data analytics and business intelligence software to make data accessible to organizations across industries.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Jose, US
Ajeet Singh(Director)Sudheesh Nair(Executive Officer, Director)Mohit Daswani(Executive Officer)
BoardQuentin Clark(Director)inSven Strohband(Director)inArif Janmohamed(Director)in
Co-investorsBallistic VenturesEQUIAMGeodesic CapitalKhosla VenturesLightspeed Venture PartnersLinus Ventures+5 more
Trust Machines builds applications and underlying technology for Bitcoin layers, aiming to enable a broader range of use cases for Bitcoin as productive capital.
Crypto & Web3
Co-investorsDigital Currency GroupHivemind Capital PartnersRising Tide
Uniphore provides a Business AI Cloud platform that enables enterprises to build, deploy, and scale autonomous AI agents across operations with built-in governance, security, and sovereignty controls.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Umesh Sachdev(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsAvant LabsChiratae VenturesCXO FundIron PillarJC2 VenturesMarch Capital Partners+6 more
WisdomAI builds federated agentic intelligence for data analytics, enabling organizations to access business insights through trusted analytics agents and intelligent orchestration without additional data pipeline construction.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software
Co-investorsGreatPoint VenturesGTM CapitalMadrona Venture GroupCoatue ManagementKleiner PerkinsMenlo Ventures+1 more
Exits · 5
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioNextdoor (NYSE: 2021)NYSE: NXDRPalantirNASDAQ: PLTRPinterestNYSE: PINSRubrickNYSE: RBRKPensando Systemsacq. by Amd
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Pinterest · opportunitiesforyouth.org · Jul 30, 2026
Harness · fortuneindia.com · Jul 17, 2026
Clubhouse · fingerlakesdailynews.com · Jul 14, 2026
Ironclad · prnewswire.com · Jul 1, 2026
Checkr · cfodive.com · May 4, 2026
Uniphore · inforcapital.com · Apr 8, 2026
ThoughtSpot · trysignalbase.com · Mar 25, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has U First Capital made?
- U First Capital has 21 tracked investments, 4 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO.
- What sectors does U First Capital focus on?
- U First Capital focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Cybersecurity, Deep Tech, E-commerce, IoT.
- Where is U First Capital located?
- U First Capital is headquartered in Silicon Valley, US.
- Does U First Capital lead rounds?
- U First Capital typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
- Who does U First Capital co-invest with?
- U First Capital most often shares deals with IVP (Institutional Venture Partners), Khosla Ventures, EQUIAM, among 125 tracked co-investors.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamEkta Dang from U First Capital interviews Nutanix co-Founder and DevRev CEO Dheeraj Pandey
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