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Investment thesis
Wayfinder positions itself as an early believer in founders, backing them before others will and pairing capital with hands-on time. The team draws on nearly a decade of founder experience and lessons from over 1,000 startups, including iconic unicorn founders. It favors founders with deep personal passion for the problems they solve, strong domain expertise, and a scrappy, resourceful, detail-obsessed approach. Wayfinder II is a $35M seed-stage fund writing $300k-$1M checks into founders building enduring companies that tackle hard future problems, aiming to pass accumulated lessons to the next generation of founders.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 6, 2026.
Team · 2 people
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Founder mafia
2 people who came through Wayfinder Ventures went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 82 of 97 portfolio companiesEnterprise Software ×48SaaS ×39AI & Machine Learning ×36Developer Tools ×22Fintech ×13Data & Infrastructure ×11Deep Tech ×8Advanced Manufacturing ×7
HQs:United States×57Canada×4United Kingdom×3Nigeria×3India×2Mexico×2
Who they back
founder profiles across 67 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×182 founders×323 founders×134+ founders×4
Where their founders studiedfrom 110 founders with education data
University of California, Berkeley ×7Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×6Columbia University ×4Harvard University ×4Ivey Business School at Western University ×4North Carolina State University ×4Queen's University ×4Tecnológico de Monterrey ×4
Where their founders worked beforefrom 110 founders with career history
Apple ×5Solve ×4Airbnb ×3Amazon ×3Facebook ×3Goldman Sachs ×3Salesforce ×3Tiny Matter ×3
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
8 founders hold a PhD · 12 hold an MBA (of 110 with degree data)
Investments · 97 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 32025 · 22024 · 22023 · 32022 · 22021 · 12020 · 114 dated
Menlo Park, US
AIDIN AGHAMIRI(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)MOHAMMAD JAVANBAKHT(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
Board seatYuri Sagalov· per SEC Form D · $20M raise · filed Jul 2026
Aalo develops advanced nuclear reactor technology aimed at producing electricity at under 3 cents per kilowatt-hour.
Climate TechDeep TechEnergyHardware
Matt(Co-founder)inYasir(Co-founder)in
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesBasecamp FundBlack FlagBrave CapitalCrosscut VenturesDash VC+24 more
Agentnoon provides an org design and workforce planning platform that helps organizations model their structures and make workforce decisions.
Enterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaSToronto, CA
Ali Nawab(Founder)inDave Y. Kim(Founder)in
Co-investorsScale Shift VenturesY CombinatorNama Ventures
AirMyne develops engineered carbon removal technology that captures CO2 directly from the air, as well as at point-of-emissions, to help corporations and governments manage and reduce their CO2 emissions.
Advanced ManufacturingCleantechClimate TechDeep TechHardwareSan Francisco, US
Mark Cyffka(Founder)inSudip Mukhopadhyay(Founder)in
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesBasecamp FundStrawberry Creek VenturesY CombinatorSoma Capital
Albedo develops a flight-proven platform for Very Low Earth Orbit operations, providing satellite-based insights and connectivity services for national security and critical infrastructure systems.
Advanced ManufacturingClimate TechDeep TechDefense TechSpace TechDenver, US
Topher Haddad(Founder)inAyJay Lasater(Founder)inWinston Tri(Executive Officer, Promoter)inDylan Betts(Executive Officer)in
BoardChristian Garcia(Director)inRaj Shah(Director)in
Co-investorsAngel Collective Opportunity FundBlack FlagBooz Allen VenturesBreakthrough Energy VenturesDnx VenturesJetstream+10 more
Anthrogen develops Odyssey, a family of protein language models with 102 billion parameters designed for multi-objective protein design.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechHealthtechSan Francisco, US
Ankit Singhal(Founder)inConnor Lee(Founder)inVignesh Karthik(Cofounder)in
Co-investorsBoxGroupRitual CapitalY Combinator
Astromecha designs engines, airframes, and flight systems for next-generation aerospace applications, including supersonic aircraft.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardwareSpace TechSan Francisco, US
Ian Brooke(Founder)in
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesAndreessen HorowitzBasecamp FundBlue Ivy VenturesIndustrious VenturesJulian Capital+5 more
AstroForge builds low-cost spacecraft for tracking and mining metal-rich asteroids in deep space, targeting platinum group metals extraction for industrial and space applications.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardwareNew MaterialsRoboticsSpace TechLos Angeles, US
Matt Gialich(Founder/CEO)inJose Acain(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardJustin Hamilton(Director)
Co-investorsKohala VenturesOutliers FundPalm Drive CapitalUndeterred CapitalY CombinatorAera VC+4 more
Atmos provides an online platform for managing the complete homebuilding workflow from start to finish.
PropTechSan Francisco, US
Nicholas Donahue(Founder)inTrent Hedge(Founder)inMatthew Rastovac(Founder)inAustin Kahn(Founder)in
Co-investorsDuke Capital PartnersFjor FoundersSilicon VenturesVibe CapitalY CombinatorJLL Spark+1 more
Avenue is an operations monitoring and automation platform that connects to data sources like Google Sheets and databases to alert teams about issues and orchestrate workflows across tools like Slack, Asana, and Zendesk.
Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSNew York City, US
Justin Bleuel(Co-Founder & CEO)inJeff Barg(Founder)in
Co-investorsY Combinator
Birdie is an AI assistant that helps sales and prospecting teams research leads, generate personalized outreach copy, and manage follow-ups integrated with existing sales tools.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales TechSan Francisco, US
Daniel Hung(Co-founder / CEO)in
Co-investorsTRAC (Third Round Analytics Capital)Y CombinatorAstellaEndeavor CatalystIlluminate VenturesIndex Ventures+1 more
Browserbase provides a browser automation platform that enables AI agents to interact with websites reliably, handling authentication, navigation, and complex actions to automate web-based workflows and data collection.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper Tools
Co-investorsCRV (Charles River Ventures)Kleiner PerkinsNotable CapitalOutset CapitalOkta Ventures
Cartage develops an AI logistics coordinator called Wilson that automates freight coordination across the shipping lifecycle, from quoting to exceptions handling.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainSan Francisco, US
Abdul Basharat(Founder)inJosh Lampen(Founder)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorNorthside VenturesRitual CapitalTranspose Platform Management
Cedana provides infrastructure software that automatically checkpoints, migrates, and resumes GPU jobs across instances to improve throughput, reliability, and performance.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareNew York City, US
Neel Master(Founder)inNiranjan Ravichandra(Founder)in
Co-investorsPebblebedY Combinator
Chima builds AI and data-driven solutions for marketing and business performance, founded by award-winning researchers with expertise in AI technology.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Nikhara Nirghin(Founder)inKiara Nirghin(Cofounder)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorCaffeinated CapitalSoma Capital
Classet offers Joy, an AI voice recruiter that automatically contacts, screens, and interviews job candidates via phone, SMS, and email, then delivers structured summaries, transcripts, and recommendations to hiring teams.
AI & Machine LearningHR TechSaaSChicago, US
Nick Jones(Executive Officer, Director)inGino Rooney(Executive Officer)inCooper Newby(Executive Officer, Director)in
Co-investorsCity LightStarting LineSV Angel
Cleva provides USD accounts and virtual USD cards for receiving international payments, with features including ACH/wire transfers, currency conversion, rewards programs, and point redemptions.
Crypto & Web3FintechLagos, NG
Tolu Alabi(Founder/CEO)inPhilip Abel(Founder/CTO)in
Co-investorsFirstCheck AfricaNewfund CapitalThe Raba PartnershipY CombinatorRainfall Ventures
San Francisco, US
Tristan Zajonc(Founder)in
Co-investorsAmplify PartnersIlluminate VenturesInspired CapitalZero Prime VenturesGTMfund
A collaborative project management platform that allows service firms and their clients to track projects, tasks, files, and communications in a unified workspace.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaS
Co-investorsWebb Investment Network
Dagger provides a platform for test orchestration with a runtime, system API, and SDKs across multiple languages.
Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Solomon Hykes(Founder)inAndrea Luzzardi(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inSamuel Alba(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Eric Bardin(Executive Officer, Promoter)in
Co-investorsRedpoint VenturesY CombinatorACE & Company
Dataleap provides an AI agent platform that lets non-technical business teams in sales, operations, and HR automate their work without engineering support, using a chat-first interface to build AI agents in minutes.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Jan Damm(Founder)inJan-Hendrik Ruettinger(Founder)in
Co-investorsRitual CapitalY Combinator
Decagon provides AI agents that enable businesses to deliver personalized customer experiences at scale.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Jesse Zhang(Executive Officer, Director)inIvan Zhou(Director)in
BoardAaref Hilaly(Director)inAshwin Sreenivas(Director)in
Co-investorsA*AccelACME CapitalAndreessen HorowitzAtacama VenturesAudacious+8 more
DeepSilicon develops software and hardware tools that enable neural networks to run with improved speed and reduced computational costs.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningSan Francisco, US
Abhinav Reddy(Founder)in
Co-investorsTranspose Platform ManagementY Combinator
DianaHR provides HR services and people operations support to small and medium-sized businesses, with an AI assistant helping managers and operators handle HR tasks.
AI & Machine LearningHR TechSaaS
Upeka(Founder)
BoardDilan Dane(Product Advisor)
Co-investorsVery Serious VenturesGeneral CatalystY Combinator
Modal provides a Python-based platform for defining and running cloud workloads in code, with composable primitives that specify logic and hardware together.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsNew York, US
Taylor Baldwin(Executive Officer, Director)inPaul Butler(Executive Officer, Director)in
Co-investorsGarage Capital
Duplo provides a financial platform enabling African businesses to manage local and international payments through multi-currency wallets, facilitating cross-border commerce across the continent.
B2B MarketplacesEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSLA, NG
Yele Oyekola(Founder)inTunde Akinnuwa(Founder)in
Co-investorsCommerce VenturesGlobivestOui CapitalPoint NineVibe CapitalY Combinator+5 more
Echoes HQ provides software that helps engineering leaders track how their teams' work aligns with business objectives and measure the business impact of technical deliverables.
Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSAmsterdam, NL
Arnaud Porterie(Founder)in
Co-investorsY Combinator
Hosta A.I. provides an AI-powered property assessment platform that uses spatial and material analytics to automate building assessments from photographs.
AI & Machine LearningInsurTechPropTechCambridge, US
BoardDennis Shelden(Former CTO and Co-Founder Gehry Technologies)
Co-investorsBrick Mortar VenturesTechstarsMassiveMotivate Venture Capital
Every.io is a financial technology company that enables businesses to invest in U.S.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechFuture of WorkSaaSSan Francisco, US
Rajeev Behera(Founder)inBarry Peterson(Founder)in
Co-investorsRedpoint VenturesY CombinatorFormus CapitalOlive Tree CapitalCamber CreekCambrian Ventures+3 more
Fazeshift provides enterprise-grade AI agents that automate accounts receivable processes for organizations, handling transaction processing, cash application, payment communications, and customer experience tasks.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSan Francisco, US
Caitlin Leksana(Founder)inTimmy Galvin(Founder)in
Co-investors2048 VenturesGradient VenturesRitual CapitalY Combinator
Finmark was a financial planning and modeling software startup that helped startups and SMBs build financial models, forecast cash flow, and plan budgets without spreadsheets.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSRaleigh, US
Rami Essaid(Founder)inGreg Lissy(Founder)inJeremy Neuberger(Founder)in
BoardLISTER DELGADO(Director)
Co-investorsAAF Management Ltd.Bessemer Venture PartnersDecibel PartnersService Provider CapitalY CombinatorIDEA Fund Partners
Finni matches families and children with autism spectrum disorder with ABA (Applied Behavior Analysis) therapy providers in their local area.
HealthtechMarketplacesMental HealthWellness & FitnessToronto, CA
Bucky Khan(Founder)inYilun Chen(Founder)inBukhtar Khan(CEO)in
Co-investorsEntrepreneur FirstForum VenturesGreyMatterY CombinatorGeneral Catalyst
Garage XYZ builds a community platform for motorsport fans to engage with drivers and brands, enabling fans to discover, fund, and manage drivers in professional racing series.
ConsumerCrypto & Web3SocialSports Tech
Co-investorsCosmic Venture PartnersFJ LabsInitialized CapitalY Combinator
New York, US
Alaz Sengul(Director)Martin Hunt(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsFJ LabsInitialized CapitalY Combinator
Mars offers personalized science-backed products and services for men's health and wellbeing.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerHealthtech
Co-investorsFlucas VenturesKube VCLeft Lane CapitalW Health Ventures Gp LlcKhosla VenturesLocus Ventures+1 more
Goodkind provides a communications platform that colleges and universities use to reach students through channels including SMS, video, chat, and mail.
EdTechEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSSales TechToronto, CA
Justin Rotman(Founder)inMichael Warshafsky(Founder)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorBedrock
Co-investorsRackhouse Venture Management LpValia Ventures
Greenboard provides compliance software for financial institutions to manage SEC regulations and maintain compliance programs.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSNew York City, US
Dave Feldman(Founder)inEdward Schembor(Co-Founder / CTO)inAlex Stickelman(CCO & COO)
Co-investorsCommerce VenturesTranspose Platform ManagementY CombinatorBase10 PartnersGeneral Catalyst
Halfdays is an Olympian-founded women's outdoor and snow apparel brand designed in Colorado and sold direct online.
Denver, US
Kiley McKinnon(Founder)inAriana Ferwerda(Founder)inClarke McKinnon(Founder)Karelle Golda(Director)
BoardAdrian Kowalewski(Director)
Co-investorsBreak Trail VenturesEverywhere VenturesForward Venture CapitalGreenline Community Ventures, LlcDenver VenturesThe Fund
Hotglue is an embedded ETL platform that enables data integration with over 600 open-source connectors, allowing companies to build and manage customer integrations at scale.
Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSWashington, US
Hassan Syyid(Founder)in
Co-investorsCorrelation VenturesY CombinatorTDF Ventures
Kodo provides corporate expense management software designed to simplify spend management for growing startups and enterprise organizations.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSMH, IN
Deepti Sanghi(Founder)inGaurav Thapa(Co-Founder, CTO)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorGoat Capital
Konta.com provides tax filing and accounting software for small businesses operating in Mexico and Latin America.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSMonterrey, MX
jose menendez(Founder)inPablo Icaza(Founder)in
Co-investorsStartupsStreamlined VenturesY CombinatorAzur Innovation FundOlive Tree Capital
LanceDB is an AI-native multimodal lakehouse platform that unifies training data across multiple systems to accelerate model development and dataset creation at scale.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Chang She(Founder)inLei Xu(Founder)in
Co-investorsAngel Collective Opportunity FundCRV (Charles River Ventures)Swift VenturesThe E14 FundTheory VenturesY Combinator+5 more
Lantern provides infrastructure and tools on top of Postgres to help companies build reliable AI applications.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Di Qi(Founder)inNarek Galstyan(Founder)inOwen Colegrove(Founder)Umur CubukcuOzgun Erdogan
Co-investorsY CombinatorEcho Health VenturesSalesforce Ventures
Legora offers an AI-powered agent that handles complex legal work end-to-end, planning and executing tasks while keeping lawyers in control of judgment-critical decisions.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLegalTechSaaS
Co-investorsAlt Capital
Ligo develops computational tools for enzyme design by combining large language models with specialized neural networks to enable scientists and AI agents to discover new enzymes and biological functions.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechClimate TechDeep TechHealthtechSan Francisco, US
Edward Harris(Founder)inEmily Egerton-Warburton(Founder)inArda Goreci(Founder)in
Co-investorsA.Capital VenturesHAWKTAILOxonian VenturesTranspose Platform ManagementY Combinator468 Capital
ConsumerGamingSan Francisco, US
Jesse Zhang(Founder)in
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzCalano VenturesY Combinator
Luminai builds an AI-native operating system that unifies fragmented healthcare operational work streams to automate administrative and operational tasks across health systems.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Kesava Kirupa Dinakaran(Founder)inHarsh Gupta(Founder)
Co-investorsMoxxie VenturesPeak XV PartnersScribble VenturesShrug CapitalUnderscore VCY Combinator+4 more
Lunar builds clinical software that connects tools, data, and workflows used across hospital settings to support clinicians and patient care.
Digital HealthHealthtechSaaS
Co-investorsBetter Tomorrow VenturesIndustrious Ventures
Marr Labs provides an AI operating layer that automates customer engagement workflows—including voice and chat interactions, document processing, and multi-step processes—with compliance controls built in for regulated industries like healthcare and financial services.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Dave Grannan(Founder)inHan Shu(Founder)inGhinwa F. Choueiter(Co-Founder & Head of AI & Data Science)in
Co-investorsTRAC (Third Round Analytics Capital)Y CombinatorLombardstreet Ventures
Materee operates an e-commerce platform that enables contractors in Indonesia to purchase construction materials online, replacing fragmented phone and messaging-based procurement with a centralized digital marketplace.
Enterprise SoftwareJakarta, ID
Hansel Hansel(Founder)inSteven Walentino(Founder)in
Co-investorsCathexis VenturesY Combinator
ModernLoop provides recruitment automation technology that enhances the candidate experience for companies of all sizes.
Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkHR TechSaaS
Lydia Han(CEO)inChristopher Triolo(CTO)in
Openlayer provides a platform for testing, monitoring, and managing AI models across the development and production lifecycle.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Gabriel Bayomi Kalejaiye(Founder)inVikas Nair(Founder)inRishab Ramanathan(Founder)inBoard Guillermo Rauch(Founder & CEO of Vercel)Gabriel Bayomi Tinoco Kalejaiye(Founder)in
BoardGuillermo Rauch(Founder & CEO of Vercel)
Co-investorsGround Up VenturesKPN VenturesMantis CapitalMento vcMindset VentureNXTP+3 more
Oway uses AI to match and sell unused truck capacity in real time, making freight shipping faster and cheaper for businesses while improving carrier margins.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS
Phillip Nadjafov(CEO + Founder)inHenry Raschke(Head of Engineering)inWill Honda(Chief of Staff)
Co-investorsPathbreaker VenturesTinySeedTranspose Platform ManagementGeneral CatalystY Combinator
Patterns provides an AI-powered platform for financial analysis and reporting that allows users to perform data analysis using natural language instead of traditional spreadsheets.
Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Ken Van Haren(Founder)inChris Stanley(Founder)in
Co-investorsRoot Ventures Manager, LlcY CombinatorESSENCE VCStandard CapitalTwenty Two Ventures
Paylode provides a no-code platform that connects companies with pre-vetted consumer brand offers to create loyalty and perks programs for their customers.
ConsumerEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaS
Mikhail Naumov(Founder)inZach Holmesin
Co-investorsStruck CapitalDay One VenturesSusa VenturesVinyl Capital
PeerDB provides fast and cost-effective data replication from PostgreSQL to data warehouses including Snowflake, BigQuery, and ClickHouse, as well as to event queues like Kafka and EventHubs.
Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software
Sai Srirampur(Founder)inKaushik Iska(Founder)in
Co-investorsY Combinator8VCOrange CollectiveRogue CapitalWebb Investment Network
Pagaky is a collections management platform that automates payment reminders, reconciliation, and cash flow tracking for businesses.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSMonterrey, MX
Carlos Tejeda(Founder)inOscar Rydberg(Founder)inRafael Tejeda Elizondo(Founder)in
Co-investorsOlive Tree CapitalSprint VcY Combinator
Pierre Computer Company develops developer tools including code storage, diff rendering, and code visualization software.
Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Jacob Thornton(Founder)inIan Ownbey(Founder)in
Co-investorsAudaciousY CombinatorEVP
Positive manufactures and distributes fresh packaged salads and wholesome food products to grocery stores, hospitals, universities, and workplaces across California.
ConsumerFoodTechIoTLogistics & Supply ChainRetail TechLos Angeles, US
Schuyler Deerman(Co-founder and CEO)in
Co-investorsFlucas VenturesReshapeY CombinatorAtomicoBlueYard CapitalGaingels+2 more
Prospa provides banking services tailored for small and medium-sized businesses.
FintechLondon, GB
Frederik Obasi(Founder)in
Co-investorsAirTree VenturesMicrotractionVibe CapitalY CombinatorEarl Grey CapitalEntrée Capital+4 more
Co-investorsFjor FoundersMDSV CAPITAL
Remora Carbon provides strategic advisory services to transportation, logistics, infrastructure, and geospatial sectors, with focus on transformational technologies.
Advanced ManufacturingCleantechClimate TechEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainDetroit, US
Paul Gross(Founder and CEO)inDean Wise(Founder)
Co-investorsJuniperLOWERCARBONLowercarbon CapitalUnion Square Ventures (USV)Valor Equity PartnersY Combinator+3 more
SalaryBox provides a mobile app platform for small businesses to manage payroll and staff operations.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechFuture of WorkHR TechSaaSGurugram, IN
Nikhil Goel(Founder)inPeeyush Goyal(Founder)in
Co-investorsAmino CapitalCathexis VenturesOlive Tree CapitalY Combinator2am VenturesAME Cloud Ventures+1 more
Co-investorsDCVC (Data Collective)Panache VenturesPreface Ventures
Shorebird is a platform for Flutter developers that provides Code Push to deploy patches and fixes to live apps without waiting for app store review cycles, along with a zero-config CI system for automated testing and releases.
Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsSaaSSan Francisco, US
Eric Seidel(Founder)in
Co-investorsAccel
Co-investorsEntrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator (ERA)Gradient Ventures
Stoke Space develops fully reusable rockets for space transportation and mobility services.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardwareSpace TechSeattle, US
Andy Lapsa(Founder)inTom Feldman(Founder)inKelly Hennig(Executive Officer)in
BoardChristian Garcia(Director)inPhil Harris(Director)inMorgan Beller(Director)in
Co-investorsAcequia Capital (AceCap)Aurelia FoundryBalerion Space VenturesBeyond CapitalBeyond Earth VenturesBreakthrough Energy Ventures+27 more
Strac helps enterprises protect sensitive information during customer interactions by preventing data exposure incidents.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSeattle, US
Aatish Mandelecha(Founder)inAatish M(Founder)
Co-investorsFUSEY Combinator
Strada builds AI agents that automate insurance operations, handling customer interactions across voice, email, chat, and SMS integrated into carrier, MGA, and broker systems.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareInsurTechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Amir Prodensky(Co-founder & CEO)inArash Khazaei(Founder)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorBlank Ventures
Sunlight provides AI agents that process B2B payments by card through suppliers' existing billing portals, enabling AP platforms and card issuers to capture card-based payments without requiring supplier enrollment or integration.
FintechNew York City, US
Guy Ziv(Founder)inLeo Chanea(Founder)inGil Peretz(Founder)in
Co-investorsCathexis VenturesCohen CircleCota CapitalGreat North VenturesY CombinatorLombardstreet Ventures
Supabase is a fully managed PostgreSQL backend platform that integrates with AI builders like Claude, Lovable, and Bolt to enable rapid development of production applications.
Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Paul Copplestone(Founder)inAnt Wilson(Founder)inPAUL COPPLESTONE(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)in
BoardCARYN MAROONEY(Director)
Co-investorsBase Case CapitalAccelBerkeley FrontierChapter OneCoatue ManagementCraft Ventures+12 more
Svix provides a webhooks-as-a-service platform that enables companies to send webhooks reliably and at scale.
Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Tom Hacohen(Founder & CEO)in
BoardAndrew MiklasinChristopher GoldainYuri Sagalov
Co-investorsAlephAndreessen HorowitzEvolution VenturesY Combinator
Terminal provides telematics data infrastructure that connects commercial fleet products to 316 telematics providers, eliminating the need for individual integrations.
Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainToronto, CA
Raghav Midha(Founder)inConnor Giles(Founder)in
Co-investorsNorthside VenturesY CombinatorGolden Ventures
Terminal Africa is a logistics platform that connects African businesses to 13+ local and international shipping carriers for global deliveries.
B2B MarketplacesE-commerceLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS
Nnamdi Okoh(Founder)in
Co-investorsBattery VenturesCathexis VenturesFirst CircleThe Baobab NetworkDFS LabGolden Ventures+1 more
The AI Exchange offers a membership community and paid bootcamp teaching individuals, operators, consultants, and team leads how to design and run AI-first operations.
AI & Machine LearningEdTechFuture of Work
Co-investorsatai Life SciencesAtaiBeckley
Tofu builds an identity verification system for hiring that validates applicants' credentials to prevent fraud and deepfakes in the recruitment process.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityHR Tech
Co-investorsFounder CollectiveRitual CapitalSlow VenturesGeneral CatalystNight Capital
Trigger.dev is an open source platform for building and running AI agents and workflows using TypeScript, with built-in support for long-running tasks, automatic retries, job queues, monitoring, and auto-scaling infrastructure.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSLondon, GB
Matt Aitken(Founder)inEric Allam(Founder)inDan Patel(Founder)inJames Ritchie(Founder)in
Co-investorsStandard CapitalY Combinator
Twenty is a customizable CRM platform and internal application framework for technical teams.
Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSParis, FR
Félix Malfait(Founder)inCharles Bochet(Founder)inThomas des Francs(Founder)inOlivier Reinaud(Co-founder)
Co-investorsCaffeinated CapitalFriends Family CapitalMischiefY CombinatorAccelPoint72 Ventures
Ubicloud is an open source cloud infrastructure platform that offers managed services or self-hosted deployment to reduce cloud costs and eliminate vendor lock-in.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Umur Cubukcu(Founder)inOzgun Erdogan(Founder)inDaniel Farina(Founder)in
Co-investorsY Combinator500 Emerging EuropeScaleX Venturese2vcRainfall Ventures
Ukama provides tools and infrastructure that enable organizations to design and deploy their own cellular networks without requiring telecommunications expertise.
Enterprise SoftwareHardwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Kashif Ali(Founder)in
Co-investorsFifty YearsY Combinator
Unbound designs and sells body-safe vibrators, lubricants, and sexual wellness accessories directly to consumers, alongside building a community around sexual pleasure.
Direct to ConsumerE-commerceFemTechWellness & FitnessNew York City, US
Polly Rodriguez(CEO & Co-Founder)inSarah Jayne Kinney(Co-Founder)
Co-investorsOutbound VenturesSocial StartsSoGal VenturesY Combinator
Unbound Security builds an Agent Access Security Broker (AASB) that discovers, assesses, and enforces security policies across AI coding agents within organizations.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software
Unify provides AI agents that handle routine business tasks across communications, sales, operations, and engineering by executing pre-built workflows or custom automation.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSLondon, GB
Daniel Lenton(Founder)in
Co-investorsA.Capital VenturesAbstraction CapitalBattery VenturesJ12 VenturesLeonis CapitalLunar Ventures+9 more
Verse Medical builds software to coordinate home-based healthcare services, replacing fragmented vendor interactions and outdated communication methods with a unified platform for in-home care providers.
HealthtechWellness & FitnessNew York City, US
Dhaivat Pandya(Founder)in
Co-investorsAbstract VenturesFundersClubMantis CapitalSapphire VenturesWebb Investment NetworkY Combinator
Vimcal is a calendar application designed for busy professionals and executives that offers features for scheduling, availability sharing, and time management.
Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSNew York City, US
Michael Zhao(Founder/Board Member)inJohn Li(Founder)in
Co-investorsAsymmetric Capital PartnersFunction VenturesVibe CapitalY CombinatorAltos VenturesEarl Grey Capital+2 more
Wayfinder is an education platform sold to schools and school districts, offered through state and federal funding programs.
EdTechSaaS
Co-investorsDesigner FundOregon Venture FundBattery VenturesBoxOne VenturesConscience VCDivergent Capital+5 more
Garage operates an online marketplace for buying and selling specialized vehicles and equipment, including fire trucks, ambulances, tankers, garbage trucks, aerials, heavy machinery, and related gear such as stretchers and rescue tools.
GovTechMarketplacesMobility & Transportation
Co-investorsDria Ventures
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Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Wayfinder Ventures made?
- Wayfinder Ventures has 91 tracked investments, 6 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO, including 3 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Wayfinder Ventures invest at?
- Wayfinder Ventures invests at the Seed stage.
- What is Wayfinder Ventures's typical check size?
- Wayfinder Ventures typically writes checks of $300K – $1M.
- What sectors does Wayfinder Ventures focus on?
- Wayfinder Ventures focuses on Advanced Manufacturing, AI & Machine Learning, Climate Tech, Deep Tech, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Logistics & Supply Chain, Robotics, SaaS.
- Where is Wayfinder Ventures located?
- Wayfinder Ventures is headquartered in San Francisco, US.
- Who does Wayfinder Ventures co-invest with?
- Wayfinder Ventures most often shares deals with Y Combinator, Ritual Capital, TRAC (Third Round Analytics Capital), among 208 tracked co-investors.
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