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Investment thesis
Whoa Ventures is a seed-stage technology investor that backs early-stage founders, often as a smaller participant in seed rounds while providing outsized hands-on support. The firm emphasizes practical founder assistance such as industry and investor introductions, help with hiring and sourcing talent, go-to-market and product strategy, and fundraising advice. With over 50 companies invested in across areas like B2B software, cloud infrastructure, developer tooling, fintech, healthtech and cleantech, Whoa positions itself as a supportive, fast-moving partner that invests in companies that make them say 'whoa'.
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Team · 3 people
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What they invest in
from 20 of 30 portfolio companiesSaaS ×10AI & Machine Learning ×9Enterprise Software ×8Future of Work ×4Data & Infrastructure ×3Developer Tools ×3Fintech ×3Healthtech ×3
HQs:United States×13Canada×2South Korea×1Nigeria×1
Investments · 30 tracked
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Alto operates a platform for self-directed IRAs, letting individuals fund retirement accounts via IRA transfers, employer-plan rollovers, or cash contributions and invest those funds in private markets.
FintechMarketplacesSaaS
Co-investorsAcrew CapitalAdvance Venture PartnersAlpha Edisonalphabet angelsAlumni VenturesAmplify.LA+20 more
Bamboo is an investment platform that enables users in Africa to invest in U.S. stocks, ETFs, real estate investment trusts, and other asset classes with minimum investments starting at $10.
FintechLagos, NG
Richmond Bassey(Founder)inYanmo Omorogbe(Founder)in
Co-investors2080 VenturesAjim CapitalExpansion Venture CapitalFuture AfricaGreycroftHoaQ+23 more
Careswitch offers Looper, an AI scheduling tool for home care agencies that handles same-day caregiver call-outs by rebuilding visit routes, ranking replacement caregivers, drafting outreach messages, and escalating uncovered visits.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthSaaS
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesEntrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator (ERA)Great Oaks Venture CapitalNat TurnerRemarkable VenturesThird Act Ventures
Cleary builds an employee experience platform that helps organizations connect employees and scale culture through internal communication and company information sharing.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkHR TechSaaS
Co-investorsCrosslink CapitalMoonshots CapitalSeaChangeBlumberg CapitalFoundersX VenturesGradient Ventures+1 more
Eano Pro is a construction management software platform for contractors and remodeling businesses, offering AI-powered estimating, CRM, project tracking, change order management, and invoicing in one system.
AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechPropTechSaaSSales Tech
Co-investorsCeltic House Asia PartnersNewfund Capital
Epic Cleantec develops modular water reuse systems for buildings to recycle onsite wastewater in sustainable construction projects.
Circular EconomyCleantechClimate TechConstruction TechPropTech
Aaron Tartakovsky(Founder)in
Co-investorsEcho River CapitalJ-ImpactJ-VenturesCoinbase Ventures
Epinoma develops EpiAmp, a methyl-preserving amplification technology to analyze epigenetic changes and methylation patterns for applications in disease detection, drug development, and patient stratification.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesSan Francisco, US
Varun Govil(Founder)inZhijian Li(Founder)in
Co-investorsJude GomilaSurf Club VCY CombinatorAsymmetry VenturesSeaX VenturesSeedToB+1 more
Estuary provides a real-time data platform that helps companies harness and stream their data.
Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
David Yaffe(Founder)in
Co-investorsBreakpoint CapitalEudemian VenturesSwift VenturesM13
Faction develops a hybrid autonomous vehicle platform called DriveLink that combines autonomy with remote human assistance (TeleAssist) for driverless fleet operations.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainMobility & TransportationRoboticsSan Francisco, US
Ain McKendrick(Founder)in
Co-investorsFifty YearsKube VCTDK VenturesY CombinatorAugere VentureDucera Investments+6 more
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Fathom provides AI-powered meeting intelligence that automatically captures notes, summaries, and transcripts while surfacing decisions and action items across Zoom, Google Meet, and Microsoft Teams.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSSan Francisco, US
Richard White(Founder)in
Co-investorsACTAI VenturesEarl Grey CapitalImmeasurableMaven VenturesRackhouse Venture Management LpSoma Capital+19 more
Hyperbeam provides a remote desktop and mobile embedding platform that allows developers to embed any third-party website or application directly into web apps with synchronized audio and video for multiple participants.
Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareWaterloo, CA
Philip Scott(Founder)inAmbareesh Balaji(Founder)in
Co-investorsPioneerY CombinatorForge Ventures
Immersed develops VR software that creates portable, distraction-free workspaces for remote workers to improve focus and productivity.
Future of WorkHardwareCincinnati, US
Renji Bijoy(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)in
Co-investorsDipalo VenturesTechstarsTribes VenturesLongJump Ventures
Index provides data quality and management infrastructure for law firms, ensuring contact, company, and matter data remains accurate and enriched continuously through automated monitoring and verification integrated with existing systems.
Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareLegalTechSales TechSan Francisco, US
Denis Anscomb(Founder/CEO)inCezar Grigore(Founder)inT.J. Duane(CEO)Andreas Zoellner(CTO)
Co-investors2.12 AngelsY Combinator10x FoundersBlue MoonIndex Ventures
Jetdocs is a ticketing and workflow management platform that integrates directly with Microsoft Teams and Slack, enabling organizations to build customizable approval processes and request workflows within their existing messaging infrastructure.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSToronto, CA
Andrew Dolinski(Founder)inAlex Kovalev(Founder)in
Co-investorsWaterloo Accelerator CentreY CombinatorPAX ANGELS, LLC
JustPoint aggregates health and safety data from proprietary sources and government agencies and applies AI to detect data gaps and surface health risks that may be incomplete or delayed in disclosure.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureHealthtechBoulder, US
Victor Bornstein, PhD(Founder)in
Co-investorsAcross Capital PartnersAmino CapitalBeresford VenturesBeyond CapitalCharge VCDeep Acre+11 more
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KarmaCheck provides technology-based background checks, credentialing, and compliance solutions for staffing and healthcare companies, with emphasis on speed and candidate experience.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Eric Ly(Co-founder & CEO)inMark Lieberwitz(Founder)in
BoardMichael Lazerow(Director)
Co-investorsNextView VenturesParameter VenturesAAF Management Ltd.Alumni VenturesMGV.VCOne Way Ventures+4 more
Knock is an AI-native customer engagement platform that lets teams build and send product, marketing, and transactional messaging across email, SMS, push, chat, and in-app channels from one place.
Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsMarketing TechSaaSSeattle, US
Thomas Petry(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Demetri Themelis(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
Co-investorsAfore CapitalCraft VenturesExpaMadrona Venture GroupSunflower Capital Management FundWorklife Ventures+10 more
Co-investorsBlockchain CoinvestorsFlucas VenturesKube VC
Quotabook provides investor relations management software for Korean startups and enterprises, enabling end-to-end management of fundraising, investor reporting, and financial data.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSeoul, KR
Co-investorsDraper AssociatesElefundShorooq PartnersY CombinatorAccess VenturesCapstone Partners Korea+3 more
Designed Hemafuse, a manual autotransfusion device that recycles blood during internal bleeding without electricity.
Carolyn Yarina(Cofounder)
Co-investorsFINCA VenturesMaryland TEDCOTEDCOCamden PartnersRevolutionRise of the Rest Seed
HealthtechBaltimore, US
Carolyn Reed Yarina(Executive Officer, Director)Katherine Kirsch(Executive Officer, Director)Gillian Henker(Executive Officer, Director)in
Co-investorsBelle Impact FundCatalio Capital Management, LPCamden PartnersCatalio AccessGolden SeedsRevolution+1 more
Spaero Bio builds technology for scientists to automate life science experiments that are currently performed by hand.
Co-investorsAcequia Capital (AceCap)AIX VenturesAlleyCorpCompoundSpacecadet VenturesAlley Robotics Ventures+2 more
Sumugi is a 3D creation and 2D composition tool designed for visual storytellers including comic creators, writers, and hobbyists.
ConsumerCreator EconomyMedia & EntertainmentNew York City, US
Charles Forman(Founder)inJoe Watkins(Founder)in
Co-investorsBlitzscaling VenturesPioneerY CombinatorAttack Capitalchaotic capitalDark Arts+7 more
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Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
Immersed VRIntelloSpaero
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesAlto IRA · finance.yahoo.com · Dec 9, 2025
Estuary · prnewswire.com · Oct 21, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Whoa I Lp, By: Whoa Ventures made?
- Whoa I Lp, By: Whoa Ventures has 30 tracked investments.
- What stage does Whoa I Lp, By: Whoa Ventures invest at?
- Whoa I Lp, By: Whoa Ventures invests at the Seed stage.
- What sectors does Whoa I Lp, By: Whoa Ventures focus on?
- Whoa I Lp, By: Whoa Ventures focuses on Cloud Computing, Developer Tools, Enterprise Software, SaaS.