Akkadian Ventures

Founded in 2010, Akkadian Ventures is a San Francisco-based firm specializing in direct secondary investments. It provides liquidity to early employees and investors of venture-backed businesses, offering tailored solutions with benefits including speed, tax efficiency, and confidentiality. The firm invests in growth-stage software, internet, and mobile technology companies, typically investing between $0.25 million and $10 million in companies with annual revenues exceeding $20 million.

Ben Black

Co-Founder and Managing Director

Michael Dinsdale

Managing Director

Mark Ellis

Venture Partner

Gloria Gennaro

Associate

Michael Gridley

Venture Partner

Vishal Grover

Venture Partner

Daniel Kennedy

Partner

Craig Nolan

Partner

45 past transactions

Transfr

Series C in 2023
Transfr is a developer of an apprenticeship platform that utilizes virtual reality to create immersive training simulations. The company's technology features a dialogue system that facilitates interaction between trainees and a virtual coach, allowing learners to progress at their own pace. This innovative approach combines learning sciences with data from simulations to provide tailored coaching experiences that enhance skill retention and accelerate mastery. By focusing on in-demand industry skills, Transfr enables students to gain the confidence needed for job interviews and prepares them for long-term success in the workforce.

Transfr

Series B in 2022
Transfr is a developer of an apprenticeship platform that utilizes virtual reality to create immersive training simulations. The company's technology features a dialogue system that facilitates interaction between trainees and a virtual coach, allowing learners to progress at their own pace. This innovative approach combines learning sciences with data from simulations to provide tailored coaching experiences that enhance skill retention and accelerate mastery. By focusing on in-demand industry skills, Transfr enables students to gain the confidence needed for job interviews and prepares them for long-term success in the workforce.

BigPanda

Series D in 2022
BigPanda operates a data science platform that centralizes and correlates IT alerts from diverse sources. Its platform transforms voluminous daily IT alerts into actionable insights, enabling IT teams to detect and resolve issues efficiently. Serving various industries, BigPanda was founded in 2012.

Prime Trust

Secondary Market in 2021
Prime Trust LLC, based in Summerlin, Nevada, is a technology-driven trust company that offers innovative solutions for trust and custodial services. By developing software that serves as a financial infrastructure, Prime Trust enables fintech and digital asset companies to streamline their operations. As a chartered and regulated financial institution, it is subject to oversight by the banking commissioner’s office at the Financial Institutions Division. Prime Trust holds a diverse range of assets, including cash, stocks, bonds, cryptocurrencies, real estate, and private business interests. The company acts as a custodian and trustee for various personal and corporate trusts, playing a significant role in the crowdfunding industry. It collaborates with individuals, corporations, legal professionals, and investment advisers to provide specialized custodial, escrow, and trust services.

FieldIn

Series B in 2021
FieldIn is a technology company that provides a data platform designed to enhance agricultural operations. It combines innovative hardware, an array of sensors, and data science analytics to deliver real-time insights into farming activities. By automatically recording field data and tracking spray operations, FieldIn enables farmers and stakeholders to improve operational efficiency and reduce errors in pest control processes. The platform offers practical tools that enhance transparency, traceability, and collaboration among farm professionals. Through its integrative solution, FieldIn helps clients adapt to changing pest resistance, significantly improve crop yields, and reduce operational costs, ultimately supporting the goal of cultivating smarter and more effective farms.

Reali

Series B in 2021
Reali is a pioneering company that offers a comprehensive real estate platform designed to streamline the home buying and selling process. By integrating various services such as real estate transactions, mortgage financing, escrow, and title services into a single technology stack, Reali enhances visibility for all parties involved. This innovative approach allows homebuyers and sellers to execute coordinated transactions, simplifying the complex process of buying and selling simultaneously. Reali's alternative financing solutions enable customers to make all-cash offers, increasing their chances of securing their desired homes while eliminating the burdens of contingency clauses, multiple relocations, and dual mortgage payments. The company's commitment to combining high-tech capabilities with personalized service addresses the unique needs of each customer in the real estate market.

People.ai

Series D in 2021
People.ai operates a predictive AI platform that automates sales training, coaching, and CRM sync. It helps sales, marketing, and customer success teams uncover revenue opportunities by capturing customer contacts and activities, driving actionable insights.

SafeGraph

Secondary Market in 2021
Founded in 2016, SafeGraph specializes in collecting, processing, and maintaining high-precision datasets covering millions of points of interest across the US and Canada. Its data includes business listings, building footprints, aggregated foot traffic, brand affiliations, and other key business details, supporting market analytics, investment research, site selection, and more.

JOOR

Series D in 2021
JOOR operates a digital wholesale platform that connects fashion brands and retailers worldwide. The system replaces manual ordering with automated B2B order management, payment processing, and virtual showrooms, enabling faster transactions and reduced errors. It supplies data analytics to help users track performance, cut costs, and enhance customer experience. Through a curated network of global partners, the platform supports brands and buyers in building strategic relationships and scaling operations across markets.

Pilot

Secondary Market in 2021
Pilot provides bookkeeping, tax, and CFO services for growing businesses. Its platform offers automated accrual basis bookkeeping, generating on-demand, accurate financial reports to reduce time, cost, and labor associated with traditional outsourced practices.

Placer.ai

Secondary Market in 2021
Placer.ai offers a location analytics platform that helps retailers, commercial real estate developers, hospitality operators, and economic development teams gain insights into foot traffic and consumer behavior for any property. The platform analyzes anonymized location data from multiple sources to support competitor analysis, trend visualization, and dashboard-based decision making. Users can evaluate site performance, inform site selection and marketing strategies, and optimize store performance by understanding the factors driving foot traffic and sales. Founded in 2016 and based in Los Altos, California.

Housecall Pro

Secondary Market in 2020
Housecall Pro is a developer of a mobile software platform that connects service professionals with homeowners. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in San Diego, California, the company offers a comprehensive tool designed to manage various business workflows. Its platform enables users to handle job scheduling, customer databases, invoicing, payment processing, and technician dispatching through a smartphone and a web portal. Housecall Pro caters to a range of service industries, including plumbing, carpet cleaning, landscaping, pest control, home cleaning, handyman services, and chimney sweeping. By providing a low-cost solution, the company helps service professionals streamline their operations and enhance their overall efficiency.

HoneyBook

Secondary Market in 2020
HoneyBook, Inc. is a business software company based in San Francisco, California, established in 2012. It offers a clientflow management platform designed for independent business owners, particularly in the event planning sector, including wedding planners and related vendors. The HoneyBook platform simplifies the management of client interactions by integrating tools for communication, contracts, invoicing, and payments, allowing users to streamline their business processes. With over 100,000 service-based businesses in the United States and Canada utilizing the platform, HoneyBook has facilitated more than $9 billion in transactions. The company also has a presence in Tel Aviv and employs remote staff worldwide, emphasizing its commitment to enhancing the client experience and operational efficiency for entrepreneurs and freelancers.

Navan

Secondary Market in 2020
Navan provides a travel, expense, and corporate card management platform that automates manual processes and enhances spend visibility. The platform combines cloud, mobile, and AI capabilities to streamline business travel and expense management, offering automated booking tools, integrated expense reporting, real-time visibility, and configurable controls. It serves corporate employees, finance teams, and travel managers to simplify travel, reduce administrative overhead, and ensure budget compliance while aligning with policy standards.

ACV

Secondary Market in 2020
ACV Auctions, Inc. is a wholesale automotive auction company headquartered in Buffalo, New York, founded in 2014. It operates a mobile platform that facilitates online auctions for used-car dealers, allowing them to view, bid on, and purchase car inventory directly from other dealers. The platform provides a digital marketplace that streamlines the buying and selling process, offering real-time alerts for available vehicles and enabling live auction participation. Additionally, ACV Auctions offers a pricing application tailored for franchise dealers, enhancing the auction experience and providing transparent and accurate vehicle information to users.

TradingView

Secondary Market in 2020
Founded in 2011, TradingView operates a global online platform for traders and investors. It provides real-time market data, advanced charting tools, analytics, and brokerage integration services. With over 15 million monthly active users, it fosters a social community where users can interact, share ideas, and improve their trading skills.

Sonder

Secondary Market in 2020
Sonder is a hospitality company that designs, selects, and directly manages a portfolio of apartment-style accommodations, including rooms, suites, apartments, and boutique hotel properties, for short- and long-term stays. It operates in more than 30 cities across eight countries and three continents, with each property chosen, designed, and managed by the company. The business blends well-designed spaces with a technology-driven service model, supported by a mobile app that enables self-service features and 24/7 on-the-ground support. By offering flexible stays such as month-to-month arrangements, Sonder delivers modern, consistent experiences across diverse locations.

Reputation

Series C in 2019
Reputation is a company that specializes in online reputation management, providing location-based businesses with tools to enhance their brand image through effective engagement with consumer feedback. The platform streamlines the management of online and local reputation by offering services that include business listings, local search optimization, reviews, social media management, and customer surveys. By aggregating location-specific data, Reputation delivers actionable insights and a proprietary metric known as the Reputation Score, which assists executives and board members in making informed, data-driven decisions to improve both reputation and revenue. The company also addresses online defamation by mitigating negative content from news articles, forums, and review sites, enabling businesses to regain control over their most valuable asset: their reputation.

Wag

Secondary Market in 2018
Wag Labs, Inc. is a Los Angeles-based company that provides a mobile application designed to connect pet owners with trusted and certified dog walkers. Founded in 2014, the app allows users to schedule dog walking services in major urban areas such as Los Angeles and San Francisco. The platform offers features including real-time GPS tracking during walks, enabling pet owners to monitor their dog's activity. After each walk, users receive a detailed report card that includes a photo, notes from the walker, the distance traveled, and a summary of the dog's bathroom activities. This service aims to enhance the convenience and safety of dog walking for pet owners.

Lime

Secondary Market in 2018
Lime operates a smart mobility fleet comprising electric scooters and pedal bikes, aiming to provide sustainable first- and last-mile transportation solutions. The company partners with cities worldwide to offer affordable, convenient, and eco-friendly travel alternatives.

MasterClass

Venture Round in 2018
MasterClass is an online education platform that provides video-based courses across a diverse array of subjects, including arts, business, design, sports, and writing. The platform features lessons taught by renowned celebrities, athletes, and industry leaders, making high-quality education accessible to a broad audience. In addition to video instruction, MasterClass offers interactive exercises and supplementary course materials to enhance the learning experience. This approach allows users to develop their skills and knowledge, ultimately supporting their academic and professional growth.

Dynamic Signal

Series E in 2018
Dynamic Signal, established in 2010 and headquartered in San Bruno, California, specializes in employee communication and engagement. Its platform connects companies with their employees, facilitating the dissemination of timely, relevant content across various channels and devices. This enhances productivity, fosters employee engagement, and amplifies corporate messaging. Dynamic Signal serves hundreds of global enterprises, including 85 Fortune 500 companies, such as IBM, Salesforce, and Edelman.

Gusto

Secondary Market in 2018
Gusto is a SaaS company specializing in Human Capital Management. It offers a comprehensive suite of HR and payroll services, including payroll processing, benefits administration, time tracking, attendance management, and employee onboarding.

Roofstock

Secondary Market in 2017
Roofstock operates an online marketplace enabling investors to buy and sell single-family rental homes with existing tenants. Founded in 2015, the company provides research tools, analytics, and insights to facilitate informed investment decisions.

Skycatch

Secondary Market in 2017
Skycatch, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in aerial data capture and 3D rendering, primarily for the construction and mining industries. Founded in 2013 and based in San Francisco, the company develops the Evolution3 drone, designed for real-time data collection and analysis. Skycatch’s offerings include the Commander app, which allows users to operate the drone, and the Skycatch Dashboard, a software platform for data analysis and collaborative viewing. The company utilizes a blend of advanced hardware, software, and artificial intelligence to provide high-precision data rapidly and efficiently. In addition to its core products, Skycatch offers engineering support, training, and integration services, positioning itself as a leader in industrial data collection and analytics.

RiskIQ

Secondary Market in 2017
RiskIQ, Inc. is a cybersecurity company that specializes in developing cloud-based Software-as-a-Service solutions aimed at helping organizations detect and respond to various online security threats, including phishing, fraud, and malware. Its flagship product, RiskIQ Illuminate, allows organizations to map and monitor their digital attack surface, facilitating the understanding and mitigation of vulnerabilities. Additional offerings include RiskIQ PassiveTotal, which connects internal data to external threat indicators, and RiskIQ Digital Footprint, designed to visualize and protect the attack surface. The company also provides RiskIQ Executive Guardian, which tracks potential threats to company executives, and RiskIQ SIS, a data set that identifies cyber threats. RiskIQ’s products support a range of applications, including compliance, incident response, and brand protection, serving diverse industries such as finance, healthcare, and technology. Founded in 2003 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, RiskIQ also has offices in Lenexa, Kansas, and London, United Kingdom.

Dynamic Signal

Series D in 2016
Dynamic Signal, established in 2010 and headquartered in San Bruno, California, specializes in employee communication and engagement. Its platform connects companies with their employees, facilitating the dissemination of timely, relevant content across various channels and devices. This enhances productivity, fosters employee engagement, and amplifies corporate messaging. Dynamic Signal serves hundreds of global enterprises, including 85 Fortune 500 companies, such as IBM, Salesforce, and Edelman.

Honk

Secondary Market in 2015
Honk Technologies offers on-demand roadside assistance via a mobile app. It connects users needing help with nearby professionals for services like towing, tire change, jump start, fuel delivery, and lockout. The platform improves response times, enhances customer satisfaction, and provides data insights for insurance companies and fleet managers.

OfferUp

Secondary Market in 2015
OfferUp operates an online platform facilitating local buying and selling of various items. Users can post items for sale within their networks, browse listings, and communicate with buyers/sellers directly through the app. The platform covers a wide range of product categories, from electronics to vehicles.

Tintri

Secondary Market in 2015
Tintri Inc is an American information technology company specializing in enterprise cloud solutions. The company offers an all-flash architecture that simplifies the management of both enterprise and cloud-native applications, providing organizations with a platform that integrates public cloud capabilities within their private data centers. Tintri's enterprise cloud platform combines cloud management software, web services, and various all-flash storage systems to ensure optimal application performance. Utilizing Open APIs, it enables organizations to automate routine IT tasks, troubleshoot infrastructure issues, and anticipate scaling needs effectively. This comprehensive solution is trusted by notable clients, including leading cloud service providers and major enterprises such as Comcast, Chevron, NASA, Toyota, and United Healthcare, demonstrating its robust capabilities in modern data center management.

Prosper Marketplace

Secondary Market in 2015
Founded in 2005, Prosper Marketplace is a leading online lending platform that connects borrowers with investors. It facilitates fixed-rate, unsecured personal loans through its transparent marketplace, benefiting both parties financially and socially.

Uber Advanced Technologies Group

Secondary Market in 2015
Founded in 2019, Uber Advanced Technologies Group is a subsidiary of Uber Technologies, Inc. It focuses on commercializing self-driving ridesharing services, aiming to bring safe and reliable autonomous transportation to users worldwide.

Liftoff

Series A in 2015
Liftoff Mobile, Inc. is a company that specializes in mobile application marketing and retargeting for non-gaming applications. Founded in 2012 and based in Menlo Park, California, Liftoff offers a comprehensive platform that utilizes post-install data to optimize user acquisition and retention campaigns. By leveraging predictive intelligence and machine learning, Liftoff assists clients in identifying and engaging high-quality users at scale. The platform is designed to drive significant user actions beyond initial app installs, such as making purchases or subscribing to services. Its notable clients include Harmony, Orbitz, OpenTable, and HBO.

Structure Capital

Venture Round in 2014
Structure Capital is a venture capital firm headquartered in San Francisco, founded in 2013. It concentrates on seed and early-stage investments, with occasional Series A rounds, primarily in the United States. The firm targets software and consumer services companies, with a preference for fintech and ventures that create new markets or buyers by exploiting under-utilized assets and excess capacity. It also backs service and solutions providers that support these platforms. Early checks typically range from $100,000 to $200,000, and the firm often participates in follow-on rounds toward the next financing stage. Structure Capital has backed a number of well-known technology companies in their early stages, including Uber, and has supported teams that later reached significant growth. The investment thesis emphasizes leveraging assets such as cars, homes, planes, time, and other under-utilized resources to unlock value.

DataStax

Secondary Market in 2014
DataStax is a technology company that develops database software for cloud applications. It offers enterprise-scale data platforms built on Apache Cassandra, including DataStax Enterprise and Astra, a database-as-a-service for Cassandra applications designed to accelerate deployment and scale. The company also provides management and development tools such as OpsCenter for monitoring, DevCenter for querying, and K8ssandra, a Kubernetes distribution of Cassandra, along with Constellation, a cloud data platform, and it offers training, support, and consulting. DataStax serves large enterprises, government agencies, and systems integrators. In addition, DataStax provides tools for building AI-powered applications, including a vector database with real-time data processing and integration capabilities, APIs and data pipelines to deploy AI apps, semantic search functionality, and compatibility with machine learning frameworks. The company was founded in 2010 and is based in Santa Clara, California, with additional offices worldwide.

Apptio

Secondary Market in 2013
Apptio, Inc. is a provider of cloud-based Technology Business Management (TBM) solutions designed to assist enterprises in managing their IT investments effectively. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in Bellevue, Washington, Apptio offers a suite of applications that leverage business analytics to deliver insights on technology costs, value, and quality. This enables IT leaders to make informed, data-driven decisions that align technology spending with business outcomes. The company’s solutions encompass cost transparency, benchmarking, operational efficiency, and planning, facilitating automation of IT processes. Apptio's technology operates on a next-generation, in-memory cost analytics platform that aggregates and analyzes data from various financial, operational, and billing sources, providing users with deep visibility into the total cost of IT services. The company serves a global market, with operations in several countries, including the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, and Australia.

Rocket Fuel

Secondary Market in 2012
Rocket Fuel Inc. is a technology company specializing in digital advertising solutions, operating primarily in North America and Europe. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in Redwood City, California, the company utilizes artificial intelligence and big data to enhance programmatic media-buying across various channels, including web, mobile, video, and social media. Its demand side platform (DSP) is designed for real-time optimization, allowing marketers to implement automated advertising campaigns that align with both brand and direct response objectives. Additionally, Rocket Fuel offers a data management platform that enables users to analyze and segment audience data, enhancing customer relationship management and marketing strategies. The company's comprehensive digital marketing hub integrates predictive analytics, site optimization, and multi-modal advertising capabilities, allowing agencies and advertisers to deliver personalized consumer interactions. Rocket Fuel Inc. markets its solutions through direct sales teams and partnerships with resellers, enhancing its reach within the advertising ecosystem. As of September 2017, Rocket Fuel operates as a subsidiary of Sizmek Inc.

RingCentral

Secondary Market in 2012
RingCentral is a leading provider of unified communications as a service (UCaaS), offering a comprehensive cloud-based platform that integrates voice, video, messaging, and team collaboration tools. Headquartered in Belmont, California, the company serves over 350,000 organizations globally, enabling them to enhance communication and collaboration among remote and in-office teams. Its core products include RingCentral Office, which combines VoIP phone service with features such as unlimited calling and fax functionality, and RingCentral Professional, which provides virtual extensions for existing phone lines. Additionally, RingCentral offers a cloud-based contact center solution that allows businesses to connect seamlessly with their customers and a stand-alone video meetings platform. The company's solutions are designed to replace outdated on-premises systems with modern, flexible cloud-based alternatives, supporting a mobile workforce across various devices including smartphones, tablets, and computers. By streamlining communications and reducing reliance on traditional methods, RingCentral significantly enhances operational efficiency for businesses of all sizes.

Palantir Technologies

Secondary Market in 2012
Palantir Technologies develops data fusion, integration, and analytics software for public institutions, commercial enterprises, and non-profit organizations worldwide. The company offers Gotham, a platform that integrates, manages, secures, and analyzes enterprise data, and Metropolis, a platform that integrates, enriches, models, and analyzes quantitative data for commercial use. Palantir's software supports activities such as anti-fraud, crisis response, cyber security, defense, disaster preparedness, disease response, healthcare delivery, intelligence, law enforcement, insurance analytics, and pharmaceutical research. Its solutions enable collaboration across and within organizations to make sense of large and complex data sets. Palantir serves government, defense, finance, healthcare, and other industries. The company was founded in 2003 and is based in Palo Alto, California.

Ooyala

Series E in 2012
Founded in 2007, Ooyala is a technology company specializing in video management and analytics. It offers an intelligent cloud-based platform enabling large-scale broadcasters, operators, media companies, and enterprises to manage, publish, measure, personalize, and monetize video content across various screens. The company helps clients connect viewers with their interests, audiences with advertising, analytic insights to business strategies, and video with revenue.

Splunk

Secondary Market in 2011
Founded in 2004, Splunk is a San Francisco-based company specializing in operational intelligence software. It monitors, reports, and analyzes real-time machine data for security, IT, and business operations across various industries such as manufacturing, retail, and financial services.

Opower

Secondary Market in 2011
Opower, Inc. is a leading provider of cloud-based software solutions for the utility industry, headquartered in Arlington, Virginia. Founded in 2007, the company offers a range of services designed to enhance customer engagement and promote energy efficiency. Its software analyzes extensive energy data, delivering personalized insights to consumers and motivating them to reduce energy consumption. Opower’s offerings include home energy reports, smart meter-enabled communication, and a marketplace suite that facilitates product recommendations and digital rebate processing. Additionally, the company provides demand response solutions, such as peak day alerts, to inform customers about high-demand periods and encourage reduced usage. With a focus on customer satisfaction, Opower’s tools also include web applications and interfaces designed to streamline communication between utilities and consumers. Serving over 85 utility partners and more than 18 million consumers across multiple countries, Opower has significantly contributed to energy efficiency goals and enhanced customer participation in utility programs. As of June 2016, Opower operates as a subsidiary of Oracle Corporation.

DocuSign

Secondary Market in 2011
DocuSign provides cloud-based software that enables organizations to prepare, execute, and manage agreements electronically. Its platform delivers e-signature functionality and an end-to-end Agreement Cloud that automates the entire contract process, from generation and routing to signing, storage, and analytics. Additional capabilities include AI-powered insights for contract search, Salesforce integrations for generating and negotiating documents, and tools for guided forms, identity verification, and digital signatures with certificates, as well as payments. Industry-specific offerings include Rooms for Real Estate and Rooms for Mortgage, and a FedRAMP-authorized eSignature for U.S. federal agencies, supporting compliance for regulated industries. The company serves enterprise, commercial, and small-business customers across sectors such as professional services, finance, technology, life sciences, real estate, and government, with global reach. Founded in 2003, the company is headquartered in San Francisco.

Automattic

Secondary Market in 2011
Automattic develops and provides web-based solutions, including WordPress.com for website creation and management, WooCommerce for e-commerce, Jetpack for site performance and security. It serves individuals, creators, businesses, and organizations globally.

Lithium Technologies

Secondary Market in 2011
Lithium Technologies builds trusted relationships between leading brands and their customers, enabling companies such as Microsoft, HP, Sephora, Virgin, and Barclaycard to connect, engage, and understand their communities. With more than 100 million monthly visits across its communities and 750 million online profiles scored by Klout, the company’s platform helps clients boost sales, reduce service costs, spark innovation, and foster long‑term loyalty and advocacy.
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