Sequoia Capital, established in 1972, is a prominent venture capital firm headquartered in Menlo Park, California. The company focuses on investing in early to growth-stage companies across various sectors, including information technology, healthcare, financial services, and energy. Sequoia Capital provides capital and strategic support to a select group of daring founders, helping them build legendary companies and push technological boundaries. The firm typically invests between $100,000 and $100 million, with a preference for being the first investor in profitable, fast-growing companies with proven teams and products. Sequoia Capital also manages funds focused on specific regions and sectors, such as India and the technology sector.
Managing Partner of Sequoia Capital Global Equities
Fred Wang
Managing Director, China
Cen Wang
Partner, China
Rock Wang
Managing Director
Lynn Yang
Managing Director, China
Skee Zhang
Managing Director
Jiajia Zou
Managing Director
Past deals in California
Peregrine
Series C in 2025
Peregrine Technologies, Inc. develops software aimed at enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of public safety agencies. Founded in 2017 and based in Oakland, California, the company creates a platform that integrates and secures disparate data, allowing public safety teams to search, analyze, and collaborate in real-time. This software supports various initiatives, including intelligence-led policing, real-time crime data analysis, and community-oriented policing. By providing robust privacy and security controls, Peregrine enables government institutions to navigate complex data workflows while fostering public-private partnerships and building trust within communities. Its technology empowers public safety leaders to make informed, data-driven decisions and operate with increased transparency.
Gridware
Series A in 2025
Gridware specializes in advanced grid monitoring solutions aimed at enhancing the safety and reliability of electrical infrastructure. The company develops a sophisticated sensing system equipped with high-precision sensor arrays and artificial intelligence to continuously analyze the electrical and mechanical behavior of grid assets. This technology detects and predicts faults by monitoring the ambient environment around power poles, allowing utilities to identify potential issues before they escalate into serious problems. By facilitating timely repairs and enabling rapid responses to environmental anomalies, Gridware's solutions help mitigate risks such as wildfires and power outages. Headquartered in the Bay Area of California, Gridware is a privately held company supported by prominent climate-tech investors.
Tola
Seed Round in 2024
Tola is a financial technology company based in San Francisco, California, that specializes in providing a platform for managing accounts payable, accounts receivable, and cash flow. The platform is designed to facilitate easy and efficient online payments without transaction fees, allowing businesses to handle their cash flow on their own terms. By offering a straightforward tool for payment processing, Tola aims to enhance the financial operations of businesses, enabling them to pay and receive payments flexibly and conveniently.
Kalshi
Debt Financing in 2024
Kalshi Inc., established in 2018 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, operates a federally regulated financial exchange. It provides a platform enabling users to trade on the anticipated outcomes of diverse events, ranging from economics and international affairs to entertainment and weather. Users can bet directly on specific events, such as the signing of a free trade agreement, allowing for targeted exposure to trends and opinions. The company facilitates trading through its online platform, with markets regulated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).
Cortex
Series C in 2024
Cortex, founded in 2019 and based in San Francisco, California, develops an internal developer portal aimed at enhancing service quality and operational efficiency for software development teams. The platform provides an application suite that assists in cataloging and scoring microservices while streamlining documentation search, incident response, and service health audits. Cortex’s technology automates onboarding workflows by scanning potential microservices, mapping metadata, and inferring critical information like ownership and on-call rotations. This enables engineers to create essential production readiness checklists, conduct security audits, and assess both operational and development maturity, ultimately allowing developers to prioritize tasks that contribute to business growth.
Alkira
Series C in 2024
Alkira, Inc. is a network cloud company that offers an end-to-end networking platform designed for hybrid and multi-cloud environments. Founded in 2018 and based in San Jose, California, Alkira provides its services through a pay-as-you-go model, allowing customers to connect their local systems and cloud workloads to the Alkira Cloud Exchange Points. The platform enables on-demand activation of security and other services that can auto-scale based on utilization. Alkira's Network Cloud solution allows businesses to easily create and manage their network infrastructure using an intuitive digital design canvas, facilitating rapid deployment. The company serves a diverse clientele, including Fortune-100 enterprises and leading managed service providers, by delivering integrated network and security services along with operational visibility and governance.
Wiz
Series E in 2024
Wiz, Inc. is a cybersecurity company founded in 2020, with headquarters in Palo Alto, California, and an additional office in Tel Aviv, Israel. The company specializes in cloud security, providing enterprises with a platform that enables them to identify security issues within their public cloud infrastructure. Wiz's innovative solution offers a comprehensive, cloud-native visibility tool that analyzes the entire cloud environment, delivering a 360-degree view of security risks across various platforms, including clouds, containers, and workloads. The platform utilizes actionable, graph-based analysis to facilitate in-depth risk assessment and root cause analysis without the need for agents, allowing organizations to enhance their security posture effectively.
StrongDM
Series C in 2024
StrongDM, Inc. is a technology company based in Burlingame, California, founded in 2015. The company offers a platform designed to manage and audit access to various databases and servers for employees, vendors, and cloud-based tools. Its services enable organizations to efficiently create and remove users, manage permissions, and ensure proper data handling. StrongDM's platform simplifies the process of controlling access across multiple systems, enhancing security and compliance. In 2016, the company gained recognition as the Audience Favorite at the Strata+Hadoop World conference, highlighting its impact in the data management sector.
Xaira Therapeutics
Venture Round in 2024
Xaira Therapeutics is an integrated biotechnology company focused on revolutionizing drug discovery and development through the application of artificial intelligence. Headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area, Xaira combines expertise in machine learning, extensive biological and clinical data generation, and robust therapeutic product development. By harnessing advanced AI techniques, the company aims to enhance the understanding of biological processes and improve the effectiveness of therapies. Xaira's approach encompasses all stages of drug discovery, striving to transform how diseases are treated and enabling clients to deliver innovative therapeutic solutions.
Meter
Venture Round in 2024
Meter is a San Francisco-based company that specializes in providing internet infrastructure for businesses. Founded with the goal of creating enterprise-grade networks, Meter focuses on delivering solutions that are faster, more accessible, and more secure. The company utilizes a full-stack approach, integrating purpose-built hardware with intuitive software and streamlined operations. This enables businesses to operate on a reliable and modern network. Meter's system includes the installation of wires, routers, and wireless access points, which enhances the connectivity process. By leveraging existing hardware and employing software to analyze logs based on devices, data, and applications, Meter ensures that companies can maintain secure wireless network systems tailored to their needs.
Zum
Series E in 2024
Zum Services, Inc., established in 2014, specializes in safe and reliable transportation services for children and youth in the San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles, Orange County, and San Diego. The company offers scheduled or on-demand rides, as well as care services like nannies, for school drops and pickups, sports activities, and other needs. Zum's services include single family or carpool rides, one-off rides, babysitting, and stay and watch services, all facilitated through a network of vetted drivers and advanced scheduling technology.
Unity
Post in 2023
Unity Technologies is a software company based in San Francisco, California, founded in 2004. It specializes in providing a comprehensive game development platform for developers and studios, offering a real-time 3D development platform, game engines, asset stores, cloud-based development tools, and a vibrant community of developers. Unity's platform empowers users, regardless of skill level or industry, to create, operate, and monetize interactive 3D content.
Klu.ai
Pre Seed Round in 2023
Klu.ai is a generative AI platform that simplifies the process of designing, deploying, and optimizing AI applications. The company integrates major large language models (LLMs) such as Anthropic Claude, Azure OpenAI, GPT-4, and over 15 other models, enabling rapid prompt/model experimentation, data gathering, and user feedback. The platform offers features like Klu Actions for content generation, business operations workflows, content analysis, and summarization, as well as optimization techniques for A/B testing and fine-tuning support for models like OpenAI's GPT-3.5 Turbo and GPT-4. Klu.ai is committed to data privacy and security, providing data obfuscation and redaction features to protect sensitive information. Klu.ai is founded by Stephen M. Walker II in 2022 and is located in San Francisco, California.
Rockset
Series B in 2023
Rockset, Inc. is a technology company based in San Mateo, California, founded in 2016. It specializes in developing a serverless search and analytics engine that facilitates the creation of applications without the need for data pipelines or extensive data preparation. The platform operates directly on raw data, enabling users to seamlessly integrate and continuously sync new data from various sources. By utilizing familiar SQL, Rockset allows clients to perform hybrid searches and real-time analytics on diverse data types, including vector, text, geospatial, and JSON data, without the constraints of a fixed schema. This approach streamlines the data management process and enhances the efficiency of interactive data science applications.
Cortex
Series B in 2023
Cortex, founded in 2019 and based in San Francisco, California, develops an internal developer portal aimed at enhancing service quality and operational efficiency for software development teams. The platform provides an application suite that assists in cataloging and scoring microservices while streamlining documentation search, incident response, and service health audits. Cortex’s technology automates onboarding workflows by scanning potential microservices, mapping metadata, and inferring critical information like ownership and on-call rotations. This enables engineers to create essential production readiness checklists, conduct security audits, and assess both operational and development maturity, ultimately allowing developers to prioritize tasks that contribute to business growth.
Graphiant
Series B in 2023
Graphiant Inc. is a technology company based in Silicon Valley, founded in 2020 and headquartered in Fremont, California. It specializes in developing software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN) solutions aimed at transforming enterprise networking. The company offers the Graphiant Network Edge, a software-as-a-service platform that facilitates seamless connectivity across enterprise WANs, hybrid clouds, network edges, and various clients and partners. Graphiant's technology combines the performance of traditional multiprotocol label switching with the agility of modern internet solutions, enabling network architects to design and implement enterprise-grade networks that keep pace with business demands.
Wiz
Series D in 2023
Wiz, Inc. is a cybersecurity company founded in 2020, with headquarters in Palo Alto, California, and an additional office in Tel Aviv, Israel. The company specializes in cloud security, providing enterprises with a platform that enables them to identify security issues within their public cloud infrastructure. Wiz's innovative solution offers a comprehensive, cloud-native visibility tool that analyzes the entire cloud environment, delivering a 360-degree view of security risks across various platforms, including clouds, containers, and workloads. The platform utilizes actionable, graph-based analysis to facilitate in-depth risk assessment and root cause analysis without the need for agents, allowing organizations to enhance their security posture effectively.
Mad Street Den
Series C in 2023
Mad Street Den Inc. is a computer vision and artificial intelligence company founded in 2016, with headquarters in Fremont, California, and additional offices in Chennai and Bengaluru, India, and Tokyo, Japan. The company focuses on developing models of generalizable intelligence that can be applied across various industries, particularly in retail. Its flagship product, Vue.ai, is a vertically integrated AI stack designed to provide comprehensive solutions for the retail value chain, enhancing customer experiences through features such as object recognition, gaze tracking, emotion-expression detection, and 3D facial reconstruction. Mad Street Den serves clients in several sectors, including online fashion, mobile gaming, IoT, robotics, and social media, aiming to create actionable AI applications that can be scaled effectively.
SpaceX
Private Equity Round in 2023
SpaceX, officially known as Space Exploration Technologies, is a space transportation company founded in 2002 by Elon Musk and headquartered in Hawthorne, California. The company specializes in the design, manufacture, and launch of advanced rockets and spacecraft, including notable vehicles such as Falcon Heavy, Dragon, and Starship. SpaceX develops a range of technologies including crew and cargo capsules, rocket engines, and avionics, alongside guidance and control software. A key focus of SpaceX is the creation of partially reusable launch vehicles, such as Falcon 1 and Falcon 9, which aim to reduce the costs associated with space travel. By enabling the transport of cargo, humans, and payloads into space, SpaceX seeks to advance the capabilities and affordability of space exploration and travel.
Zoo
Seed Round in 2023
Zoo is an infrastructure company that focuses on creating solutions for hardware design. Founded in 2021 and based in Inglewood, California, Zoo integrates various tools and technologies to support hardware designers. Its offerings include automation, websites, and applications that facilitate the development of innovative hardware design tools. By providing a cohesive platform, Zoo aims to enhance the capabilities available to developers in this sector, enabling a new generation of hardware design tools that share common functionalities.
Commons
Series A in 2022
Commons is a company based in Oakland, California, that focuses on enabling individuals to track, reduce, and offset the carbon emissions associated with their purchases. Founded in 2018, it offers a consumer-friendly application that provides practical tools for building a more sustainable lifestyle. Users can view their emissions in real-time, discover strategies for reduction, and access a selection of high-quality carbon offsets. By converting everyday purchases into opportunities for climate action, Commons aims to empower individuals and communities to manage their climate impact effectively and contribute to a more sustainable economy.
Stairwell
Series B in 2022
Stairwell, Inc., founded in 2019 and headquartered in Mountain View, California, specializes in cybersecurity solutions through its Software as a Service (SaaS) platform. The company focuses on Automated Threat Detection and Response, providing tools that enable security teams to identify and address potential threats efficiently. By treating all files as suspicious and preserving them as evidence, Stairwell accelerates threat analysis, allowing organizations to quickly assess their security status in response to emerging threats. Its technology incorporates artificial intelligence and machine learning to deliver automated reports that indicate whether an organization has been compromised and, if so, outlines the details of the incident. This innovative approach enhances the capabilities of security personnel, streamlining the processes of threat evaluation and response. Stairwell has garnered recognition for its innovative contributions to the cybersecurity landscape, supported by prominent investors and partners.
Kumo.AI
Series B in 2022
Kumo.AI is a software-as-a-service platform specializing in artificial intelligence tailored for contemporary data management. The platform is designed to analyze relationships and patterns within data, leveraging machine learning to facilitate predictive modeling. By integrating seamlessly with modern cloud data warehouses, Kumo.AI supports a variety of graph formats, including nodes, edges, and properties. This functionality empowers scientists and analysts to generate faster, simpler, and more accurate predictions, enhancing decision-making processes across various industries.
Verkada
Series D in 2022
Verkada Inc. specializes in cloud-based physical security solutions, providing a comprehensive range of products designed to enhance safety and operational efficiency for various sectors, including healthcare, banking, education, retail, and government. Founded in 2016 and based in San Mateo, California, with an additional office in London, Verkada's offerings include video security cameras, access control systems, environmental sensors, alarms, workplace software, and intercoms. These products are integrated into a unified cloud-based platform, known as Command, which allows users to manage and access security footage, monitor real-time conditions, and address potential risks across multiple locations. By focusing on simplicity and scalability, Verkada aims to empower organizations to respond effectively to security challenges and workplace inefficiencies.
Zeet
Seed Round in 2022
Zeet is a developer-focused application platform established in 2020 and based in San Francisco, California. The company simplifies the code deployment process by enabling users to deploy applications to various cloud providers, including AWS and GCP. Zeet's all-in-one DevOps software offers a cloud-native setup that allows clients to manage self-hosted open-source projects seamlessly. This functionality empowers developers to concentrate on product delivery rather than getting bogged down in complex deployment configurations.
Medallion
Series C in 2022
Medallion is a company that offers a network management platform tailored for the healthcare industry, focusing on simplifying the complex processes of licensing, credentialing, and payer enrollment. Founded in 2020 by Derek Lo and based in San Francisco, California, Medallion's all-in-one platform addresses the logistical challenges that healthcare providers and telemedicine companies face, enabling them to minimize time spent on administrative tasks. Key features of the platform include facilities for new licensing and renewals, primary source verification, continuing medical education tracking, and document management. By streamlining these processes, Medallion allows healthcare professionals to concentrate more on patient care rather than paperwork.
Middesk
Series B in 2022
Middesk, Inc. is an identity platform founded in 2018 and headquartered in San Francisco, California. The company offers automated business verification services and provides essential contextual information about various businesses. Its platform allows organizations to capture, verify, and monitor business credentials effectively, facilitating compliance with contractual and regulatory requirements. Additionally, Middesk notifies service providers of changes within their customer base, enabling them to maintain an accurate understanding of their clients and better address their needs. By centralizing the credentialing process, Middesk helps companies streamline onboarding and enhance operational efficiency while managing risk and compliance.
Meter
Series B in 2022
Meter is a San Francisco-based company that specializes in providing internet infrastructure for businesses. Founded with the goal of creating enterprise-grade networks, Meter focuses on delivering solutions that are faster, more accessible, and more secure. The company utilizes a full-stack approach, integrating purpose-built hardware with intuitive software and streamlined operations. This enables businesses to operate on a reliable and modern network. Meter's system includes the installation of wires, routers, and wireless access points, which enhances the connectivity process. By leveraging existing hardware and employing software to analyze logs based on devices, data, and applications, Meter ensures that companies can maintain secure wireless network systems tailored to their needs.
Cribl
Series D in 2022
Cribl, Inc. is a software company specializing in data management solutions that help organizations efficiently handle log ingestion and analytics at scale. Founded in 2017 and based in San Francisco, California, Cribl offers Logstream, a platform that enables users to transform and route logs and metrics in real-time while minimizing wasted data processing. Its software provides capabilities for implementing observability pipelines capable of managing data at Petabyte scale, allowing businesses to prioritize high-value information and ensure compliance with privacy regulations. Cribl empowers tech professionals with the flexibility to manage their data without compromising on performance or control, thereby enhancing operational intelligence and decision-making processes.
Faire
Series G in 2022
Faire is an online wholesale marketplace that connects retailers with unique merchandise from various brands and makers, facilitating a streamlined purchasing process. The platform provides retailers with tools and insights to manage inventory effectively, employing artificial intelligence and predictive analytics to forecast product demand. Faire's offerings include net 60 payment terms and free returns, which reduce the risks associated with wholesale purchasing, enabling local retailers and independent brands to compete with larger e-commerce entities. Headquartered in San Francisco and Kitchener, Faire aims to support the future of local retail by simplifying logistics and enhancing access to diverse products.
Doppler
Series A in 2022
Doppler Technologies, Inc., established in 2018, specializes in developing and operating secret management software solutions. The company's flagship product, Doppler, is a secure software solution designed to store and manage software secrets such as API keys, credentials, environment variables, and database URLs. Doppler's platform is language, stack, and infrastructure agnostic, enhancing developer productivity while bolstering overall security. It securely stores and manages these secrets, enabling developers and security teams to maintain synchronization and security across various devices, environments, and team members.
Seaplane IO
Series A in 2022
Seaplane IO Inc. is a technology company based in Mountain View, California, focused on developing a serverless cloud software system tailored for modern enterprises. Founded in 2020, the company enables developers to create and scale applications efficiently without the complexities of managing cloud infrastructure. Its platform supports both on-premises and cloud server deployments, allowing for deployment from any location worldwide. By facilitating multi-cloud and edge computing, Seaplane IO provides essential APIs, services, and support, empowering software developers to deliver optimized applications to users globally.
Lilt
Series C in 2022
Lilt, Inc. is a company that specializes in artificial intelligence-based enterprise translation software. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, Lilt offers a comprehensive platform that integrates adaptive neural machine translation technology with an enterprise translation management system and professional translators. This solution enables organizations to effectively scale their translation programs, accelerate their go-to-market strategies, and enhance the global customer experience. Lilt serves a diverse clientele, including Fortune 500 companies like Intel and consumer brands such as ASICS, as well as technology firms like Canva and DigitalOcean. The company also maintains additional offices in Indianapolis, Indiana, and Dublin, Ireland, reflecting its global reach in providing professional translation services.
Kumo.AI
Series A in 2022
Kumo.AI is a software-as-a-service platform specializing in artificial intelligence tailored for contemporary data management. The platform is designed to analyze relationships and patterns within data, leveraging machine learning to facilitate predictive modeling. By integrating seamlessly with modern cloud data warehouses, Kumo.AI supports a variety of graph formats, including nodes, edges, and properties. This functionality empowers scientists and analysts to generate faster, simpler, and more accurate predictions, enhancing decision-making processes across various industries.
Salt Security
Series D in 2022
Salt Security, Inc. is a cybersecurity company based in Palo Alto, California, specializing in API security. The company's platform is designed to prevent zero-day API breaches by employing machine learning and artificial intelligence to automatically identify and protect APIs. This solution learns the specific behaviors of a company's APIs without the need for configuration, enabling it to swiftly detect and block potential attackers. Founded in 2015 and initially known as SECful, Inc., the company rebranded to Salt Security in 2018. It aims to provide robust protection for modern applications that rely heavily on APIs, ensuring that clients can defend against evolving threats in the cybersecurity landscape.
Productboard
Series D in 2022
Productboard, Inc. is a Software-as-a-Service company that specializes in product management solutions. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Oakland, California, with an additional office in Prague, Czech Republic, Productboard provides a platform designed to assist product teams in understanding customer needs, prioritizing development efforts, and aligning stakeholders around a cohesive product roadmap. The platform features tools for consolidating user research and feedback, organizing and planning feature ideas, and sharing development plans with colleagues. Additionally, it includes an interactive portal that allows both colleagues and customers to engage in the product development process by voting on and providing feedback for proposed features. This customer-centric approach enables organizations to efficiently bring the right products to market.
Clipboard Health
Series C in 2022
Clipboard Health is a healthcare talent marketplace founded in 2016 and based in San Francisco, California. The platform connects nursing staff with medical facilities, allowing nurses to search for job opportunities that match their qualifications and preferences. Users can apply for positions with a single click, streamlining the job search process. Clipboard Health's comprehensive database features nursing and allied health jobs across the country, facilitating tailored job placements. This service aims to ensure that patients receive appropriate care by matching them with the right nursing professionals at the right time.
Athelas
Venture Round in 2022
Athelas, Inc. is a healthcare company based in Mountain View, California, that specializes in developing and manufacturing in-home blood analysis devices aimed at diagnosing infections, inflammations, and malignancies. Founded in 2002, Athelas has created a portable optical unit that analyzes blood samples from a single drop, providing diagnostic reports to monitor the immune system. The company's FDA-cleared device is designed to help chronically ill patients manage their health at home, offering additional monitoring for blood pressure, weight, glucose levels, and medication adherence. This technology enables patients to monitor their immunity and assists healthcare providers in the early detection of conditions such as leukemia and other inflammatory diseases. Athelas operates as a subsidiary of MerLion Pharmaceuticals Pte. Ltd.
CaptivateIQ
Series C in 2022
CaptivateIQ, Inc. is a software company that specializes in managing and optimizing financial incentives, particularly through its sales commission platform. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, CaptivateIQ's software automates commission tracking by collecting and organizing data from various sources. It facilitates the creation of incentive plans, calculates payouts, and generates insightful reports to enhance sales performance, payroll, and accounting processes. The platform aims to reduce manual work, eliminate errors associated with traditional spreadsheets and legacy tools, and ultimately improve team morale and company performance by ensuring accurate and timely processing of commissions.
Clari
Series F in 2022
Clari Inc. is a revenue operations platform based in Sunnyvale, California, founded in 2012. The company utilizes automation and artificial intelligence to consolidate and analyze activity data from various business systems, such as CRM, email, calendar, and marketing automation. This integration provides sales professionals with improved visibility into their deals and relationships, enabling them to close deals more efficiently and reduce manual reporting efforts. Clari's platform offers features like Activity Analytics, which delivers predictive insights and real-time data analysis, allowing sales teams and managers to optimize their strategies, enhance coaching, and effectively allocate resources. By streamlining revenue operations, Clari assists B2B companies, including notable clients like Qualtrics and Adobe, in forecasting business performance, managing pipelines, and minimizing customer churn.
Ironclad
Series E in 2022
Ironclad, Inc. is a software company that specializes in contract management solutions for legal firms and businesses in the United States. Founded in 2014 and based in San Francisco, Ironclad's platform automates various aspects of the contract lifecycle, including workflows, approvals, and the identification of key terms and entities. Its software allows users to create, store, and manage contracts efficiently, transforming them into searchable and manageable digital assets. The platform also offers features such as automated templates for various contract types, e-signature capabilities, and integration with other systems. Ironclad serves a diverse clientele, ranging from early-stage startups to established technology companies, aiming to streamline and enhance their contract processes.
Observable
Series B in 2022
Observable, Inc. operates a platform that empowers users to code, collaborate, and share insights through interactive data visualization. Founded in 2016 and based in San Francisco, California, the platform enables developers to conduct exploratory data analysis, build custom dashboards, and create data applications using code. Unlike traditional business intelligence tools, Observable's approach allows for real-time collaboration in live notebooks, where users can iterate on data insights. The platform also includes an extensive library of reusable visualizations, catering to developers, data scientists, journalists, and educators. With features such as secure deployment, workspace management, and support for various programming languages, Observable facilitates the development of sophisticated data applications, enhancing users' ability to make informed decisions and communicate findings effectively.
Arcade
Seed Round in 2022
Arcade allows its users to create interactive bits of their product that they can share on their website, blog, or social media. The company was founded in 2021 and is based in San Francisco, California, United States.
Bluerizon
Pre Seed Round in 2022
Bluerizon is a software and online data-science platform that powering the intelligence layer of global markets to deliver actionable insights to businesses, consumers and retail traders. It allows its user to grow and scale their approach to the global markets by helping them making smarter, faster and better decisions. Also, It provides a large library of online courses, AI driven price predictions, analysis, normalised data, automation and many more. Bluerizon was launched in 2022 with a mission to create a financial freedom ecosystem for the world and dual-headquartered in Menlo Park, California and Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Robust Intelligence
Series B in 2021
Robust Intelligence, Inc. is a San Francisco-based company founded in 2019 that focuses on enhancing the security and reliability of artificial intelligence systems. The company provides an automated platform designed to safeguard enterprises from AI security vulnerabilities by detecting and mitigating model threats. Its comprehensive solution includes proprietary red teaming, threat intelligence, and guardrails to ensure secure AI deployment in production. Robust Intelligence's platform features two key components: automated tests for pre-production models and quality assurance tests for in-production models. This dual approach enables clients to identify and eliminate contaminated data, thereby improving model performance in complex production environments.
Cortex
Series A in 2021
Cortex, founded in 2019 and based in San Francisco, California, develops an internal developer portal aimed at enhancing service quality and operational efficiency for software development teams. The platform provides an application suite that assists in cataloging and scoring microservices while streamlining documentation search, incident response, and service health audits. Cortex’s technology automates onboarding workflows by scanning potential microservices, mapping metadata, and inferring critical information like ownership and on-call rotations. This enables engineers to create essential production readiness checklists, conduct security audits, and assess both operational and development maturity, ultimately allowing developers to prioritize tasks that contribute to business growth.
Faire
Series G in 2021
Faire is an online wholesale marketplace that connects retailers with unique merchandise from various brands and makers, facilitating a streamlined purchasing process. The platform provides retailers with tools and insights to manage inventory effectively, employing artificial intelligence and predictive analytics to forecast product demand. Faire's offerings include net 60 payment terms and free returns, which reduce the risks associated with wholesale purchasing, enabling local retailers and independent brands to compete with larger e-commerce entities. Headquartered in San Francisco and Kitchener, Faire aims to support the future of local retail by simplifying logistics and enhancing access to diverse products.
Embark Trucks
Post in 2021
Embark Trucks Inc. specializes in developing self-driving truck technology and highway autopilot systems aimed at enhancing commercial trucking efficiency. Founded in 2015 and based in San Francisco, the company designs artificial intelligence software specifically for long-haul transportation. Embark has achieved significant milestones in automated trucking, including successful cross-country drives and the ability to operate in challenging weather conditions such as rain and fog. The company has assembled a team of engineers with backgrounds from prominent organizations like Tesla, Google, Audi, and NASA, supported by a professional operations team that averages over a million miles of driving experience per member. Embark collaborates with carriers, truck manufacturers, and tier-one suppliers to provide operational savings and improve weight management and disturbance performance in freight and logistics services.
Aurora
Post in 2021
Aurora is a self-driving vehicle company providing a platform that brings software and data services to operate passenger vehicles. To move both people and goods, the company develops Aurora Driver, a platform that brings together software, hardware, and data services to operate passenger vehicles, light commercial vehicles, and heavy-duty trucks. Aurora is backed by Amazon and Sequoia, among others, and partners with industry leaders including Toyota, Uber, Volvo, and Paccar. Aurora tests its vehicles in the Bay Area, Pittsburgh, and Dallas. The company has offices in those areas as well as in Bozeman, MT; Seattle, WA; Louisville, CO; and Wixom, MI.
Medallion
Series B in 2021
Medallion is a company that offers a network management platform tailored for the healthcare industry, focusing on simplifying the complex processes of licensing, credentialing, and payer enrollment. Founded in 2020 by Derek Lo and based in San Francisco, California, Medallion's all-in-one platform addresses the logistical challenges that healthcare providers and telemedicine companies face, enabling them to minimize time spent on administrative tasks. Key features of the platform include facilities for new licensing and renewals, primary source verification, continuing medical education tracking, and document management. By streamlining these processes, Medallion allows healthcare professionals to concentrate more on patient care rather than paperwork.
Wiz
Series C in 2021
Wiz, Inc. is a cybersecurity company founded in 2020, with headquarters in Palo Alto, California, and an additional office in Tel Aviv, Israel. The company specializes in cloud security, providing enterprises with a platform that enables them to identify security issues within their public cloud infrastructure. Wiz's innovative solution offers a comprehensive, cloud-native visibility tool that analyzes the entire cloud environment, delivering a 360-degree view of security risks across various platforms, including clouds, containers, and workloads. The platform utilizes actionable, graph-based analysis to facilitate in-depth risk assessment and root cause analysis without the need for agents, allowing organizations to enhance their security posture effectively.
Zum
Series D in 2021
Zum Services, Inc., established in 2014, specializes in safe and reliable transportation services for children and youth in the San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles, Orange County, and San Diego. The company offers scheduled or on-demand rides, as well as care services like nannies, for school drops and pickups, sports activities, and other needs. Zum's services include single family or carpool rides, one-off rides, babysitting, and stay and watch services, all facilitated through a network of vetted drivers and advanced scheduling technology.
Domino Data Lab
Series F in 2021
Domino Data Lab, Inc. offers an enterprise data science platform that supports both on-premise and cloud-based solutions for data analysis applications. Its primary offerings include Domino Cloud, a managed cloud infrastructure for running and scaling models, and Domino On-Premise, which allows clients to track and audit their analyses. The platform is designed to empower data science teams by enabling collaborative, reusable, and reproducible analysis. Domino Data Lab serves a diverse range of industries, including financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, media, technology, retail, and consumer products. The platform is utilized by model-driven organizations to accelerate research, enhance collaboration, and deliver impactful models efficiently. Founded in 2012 and based in San Francisco, California, the company was formerly known as Cerebro, Inc. before rebranding in 2015.
Stairwell
Series A in 2021
Stairwell, Inc., founded in 2019 and headquartered in Mountain View, California, specializes in cybersecurity solutions through its Software as a Service (SaaS) platform. The company focuses on Automated Threat Detection and Response, providing tools that enable security teams to identify and address potential threats efficiently. By treating all files as suspicious and preserving them as evidence, Stairwell accelerates threat analysis, allowing organizations to quickly assess their security status in response to emerging threats. Its technology incorporates artificial intelligence and machine learning to deliver automated reports that indicate whether an organization has been compromised and, if so, outlines the details of the incident. This innovative approach enhances the capabilities of security personnel, streamlining the processes of threat evaluation and response. Stairwell has garnered recognition for its innovative contributions to the cybersecurity landscape, supported by prominent investors and partners.
StrongDM
Series B in 2021
StrongDM, Inc. is a technology company based in Burlingame, California, founded in 2015. The company offers a platform designed to manage and audit access to various databases and servers for employees, vendors, and cloud-based tools. Its services enable organizations to efficiently create and remove users, manage permissions, and ensure proper data handling. StrongDM's platform simplifies the process of controlling access across multiple systems, enhancing security and compliance. In 2016, the company gained recognition as the Audience Favorite at the Strata+Hadoop World conference, highlighting its impact in the data management sector.
Untapped
Series C in 2021
Untapped is a diversity recruiting platform that allows companies to hire diverse teams. The platform integrates with Applicant Tracking Systems to help discover, attract, engage, and hire talents. Untapped was founded in 2017 by Adam Gefkovicz and Ben Herman and is based in San Francisco, California, United States.
StreamNative
Series A in 2021
StreamNative provides a cloud-native event streaming platform built on Apache Pulsar, allowing organizations to transform enterprise data into real-time streams. This platform is designed to support a wide range of industries, including gaming, financial services, blockchain, retail, logistics, manufacturing, media, and IoT. By leveraging the architectural benefits of Apache Pulsar, StreamNative enables companies to consolidate data from disparate legacy systems into a unified, real-time event streaming environment, facilitating immediate action and collaboration among data science, engineering, and business teams. The company was founded by experienced members of the Apache Pulsar and BookKeeper communities, who have extensive expertise in deploying Pulsar at scale for major internet companies. Headquartered in San Francisco, StreamNative also has offices in Beijing, Shanghai, and Shenzhen, underscoring its global reach and commitment to enhancing enterprise operations through innovative data solutions.
Cribl
Series C in 2021
Cribl, Inc. is a software company specializing in data management solutions that help organizations efficiently handle log ingestion and analytics at scale. Founded in 2017 and based in San Francisco, California, Cribl offers Logstream, a platform that enables users to transform and route logs and metrics in real-time while minimizing wasted data processing. Its software provides capabilities for implementing observability pipelines capable of managing data at Petabyte scale, allowing businesses to prioritize high-value information and ensure compliance with privacy regulations. Cribl empowers tech professionals with the flexibility to manage their data without compromising on performance or control, thereby enhancing operational intelligence and decision-making processes.
Open
Series A in 2021
Acelerate is an online food platform designed to assist restaurants in managing their digital presence. The company provides a comprehensive solution that allows restaurateurs to oversee their online storefronts and streamline operations, from food ordering to overall management. By connecting restaurants with new delivery-only brands, Acelerate enables them to diversify their offerings and enhance their online visibility. This integrated approach helps businesses efficiently manage their operations and promotes growth in the competitive food service market.
Versa Networks
Series D in 2021
Versa Networks, Inc. is a company specializing in software-defined networking (SDN) solutions with a focus on virtualized network functions and services. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Santa Clara, California, with an additional office in Bengaluru, India, Versa aims to secure and simplify modern networks for enterprises and service providers. Their offerings include Secure Access Service Edge (SASE), which integrates security and advanced networking capabilities, alongside a full-featured software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN). Versa's platform supports multitenancy and sophisticated analytics, allowing deployment across cloud, on-premises, or hybrid environments. This versatility helps organizations reduce costs associated with wide area networks and branch infrastructure. Thousands of customers globally rely on Versa to manage their networking and security needs.
Figma
Series E in 2021
Figma, Inc., established in 2012 and headquartered in San Francisco, specializes in developing an in-browser interface design and prototyping tool. Its flagship product, Figma, is an online platform enabling product teams to create, test, and ship designs collaboratively. Figma caters to various design disciplines including UI/UX design, graphic design, wireframing, and prototyping, facilitating tasks such as visual whiteboarding, diagramming, and remote design applications. The company's mission is to enhance creative productivity and accessibility in product design for teams worldwide, with clients including Airbnb, Slack, and Microsoft.
Thumbtack
Series I in 2021
Thumbtack, Inc. is an online services marketplace based in San Francisco, California, that connects homeowners with skilled professionals across various fields. Established in 2008, the platform enables users to find and hire service providers such as movers, contractors, plumbers, electricians, and photographers, among others. Thumbtack offers personalized guidance to homeowners, helping them understand what tasks need to be completed and when, while providing access to a network of approximately 300,000 local service businesses. The platform not only facilitates hiring for home improvement and maintenance but also covers a broad range of services, including event management, health and wellness, personal counseling, and technical support. By analyzing bids from professionals, Thumbtack helps users determine the true cost of their projects, making the process of managing home services more straightforward and efficient.
Faire
Series F in 2021
Faire is an online wholesale marketplace that connects retailers with unique merchandise from various brands and makers, facilitating a streamlined purchasing process. The platform provides retailers with tools and insights to manage inventory effectively, employing artificial intelligence and predictive analytics to forecast product demand. Faire's offerings include net 60 payment terms and free returns, which reduce the risks associated with wholesale purchasing, enabling local retailers and independent brands to compete with larger e-commerce entities. Headquartered in San Francisco and Kitchener, Faire aims to support the future of local retail by simplifying logistics and enhancing access to diverse products.
Salt Security
Series C in 2021
Salt Security, Inc. is a cybersecurity company based in Palo Alto, California, specializing in API security. The company's platform is designed to prevent zero-day API breaches by employing machine learning and artificial intelligence to automatically identify and protect APIs. This solution learns the specific behaviors of a company's APIs without the need for configuration, enabling it to swiftly detect and block potential attackers. Founded in 2015 and initially known as SECful, Inc., the company rebranded to Salt Security in 2018. It aims to provide robust protection for modern applications that rely heavily on APIs, ensuring that clients can defend against evolving threats in the cybersecurity landscape.
Tessian
Series C in 2021
Tessian Limited is a provider of an advanced email security platform that addresses human error in data handling, significantly reducing the risk of data loss. The platform employs machine learning and artificial intelligence to identify when emails are mistakenly sent to unintended recipients, alerting the sender in real time to allow corrections. It features tools such as CheckRecipient Guardian and CheckRecipient RuleBuilder, which enhance organizational control over email communications. Tessian’s technology is designed to analyze email networks and prevent the transmission of sensitive information to the wrong individuals, thereby safeguarding against threats like data exfiltration, business email compromise, and phishing attacks. The company serves various sectors, including legal services, healthcare, investment management, and technology. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in London, Tessian also has an office in San Francisco and is supported by prominent investors.
Untapped
Series B in 2021
Untapped is a diversity recruiting platform that allows companies to hire diverse teams. The platform integrates with Applicant Tracking Systems to help discover, attract, engage, and hire talents. Untapped was founded in 2017 by Adam Gefkovicz and Ben Herman and is based in San Francisco, California, United States.
SnapDocs
Series D in 2021
Snapdocs, Inc. is a real estate technology firm based in San Francisco that specializes in creating a digital platform for mortgage closings. Founded in 2013, Snapdocs connects lenders, title companies, and notary signing agents to enhance the efficiency and accuracy of the closing process. The platform automates interactions and workflows, allowing for streamlined operations and improved customer experiences. It offers features that enable lenders to adopt digital closings, providing flexibility in closing types, while also allowing title and escrow clients to automate their workflows. Notary signing agents can showcase their qualifications, and home buyers gain early access to their closing packages, fostering a smoother transaction. By leveraging advanced automation and AI technology, Snapdocs aims to simplify the complexities of mortgage closings, ultimately saving time and reducing costs for all participants involved.
Cortex
Seed Round in 2021
Cortex, founded in 2019 and based in San Francisco, California, develops an internal developer portal aimed at enhancing service quality and operational efficiency for software development teams. The platform provides an application suite that assists in cataloging and scoring microservices while streamlining documentation search, incident response, and service health audits. Cortex’s technology automates onboarding workflows by scanning potential microservices, mapping metadata, and inferring critical information like ownership and on-call rotations. This enables engineers to create essential production readiness checklists, conduct security audits, and assess both operational and development maturity, ultimately allowing developers to prioritize tasks that contribute to business growth.
DeepScribe
Seed Round in 2021
DeepScribe Inc, established in 2017 and headquartered in Berkeley, California, offers an AI-powered medical scribe platform that automates the process of medical documentation for healthcare providers. The technology uses artificial intelligence, machine learning, and natural language processing to capture and transcribe clinical conversations in real time, extracting pertinent medical information and organizing it into cohesive medical notes. This fully automated solution alleviates the burden of documentation from clinicians, allowing them to concentrate on patient care. DeepScribe's user-friendly mobile application and its integrations with various electronic health record (EHR) vendors enhance the efficiency of capturing documentation, ultimately transforming the way healthcare providers deliver services.
Vim
Series B in 2021
Vim, Inc. is a healthcare technology company founded in 2015 and based in San Francisco, California. The company develops a platform that enhances the connection between patients and healthcare providers by offering online services for finding, scheduling, and receiving care. Its solutions include online booking and referral coordination, facilitating seamless communication and data sharing among health plans, patients, and a wide range of medical providers, from independent practitioners to large healthcare systems. Vim's platform integrates with electronic health records, enabling real-time access to patient data and insights at the point of care. By improving connectivity within clinical operations, Vim aims to support the delivery of affordable, high-quality healthcare.
Productboard
Series C in 2021
Productboard, Inc. is a Software-as-a-Service company that specializes in product management solutions. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Oakland, California, with an additional office in Prague, Czech Republic, Productboard provides a platform designed to assist product teams in understanding customer needs, prioritizing development efforts, and aligning stakeholders around a cohesive product roadmap. The platform features tools for consolidating user research and feedback, organizing and planning feature ideas, and sharing development plans with colleagues. Additionally, it includes an interactive portal that allows both colleagues and customers to engage in the product development process by voting on and providing feedback for proposed features. This customer-centric approach enables organizations to efficiently bring the right products to market.
Streamlit
Series B in 2021
Streamlit, Inc. is a company that offers an open-source application framework specifically designed for data scientists and machine learning engineers. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, Streamlit enables users to develop and deploy data science applications quickly and efficiently. Its framework allows for the creation of custom applications that facilitate interaction with data models, significantly reducing the time required to build performant applications. By providing this resource, Streamlit supports businesses in leveraging their data more effectively through intuitive, user-friendly applications.
CaptivateIQ
Series B in 2021
CaptivateIQ, Inc. is a software company that specializes in managing and optimizing financial incentives, particularly through its sales commission platform. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, CaptivateIQ's software automates commission tracking by collecting and organizing data from various sources. It facilitates the creation of incentive plans, calculates payouts, and generates insightful reports to enhance sales performance, payroll, and accounting processes. The platform aims to reduce manual work, eliminate errors associated with traditional spreadsheets and legacy tools, and ultimately improve team morale and company performance by ensuring accurate and timely processing of commissions.
Pendulum Therapeutics
Series C in 2021
Pendulum Therapeutics Inc. is a microbiome-focused company based in San Francisco that specializes in developing medical probiotics and prebiotics aimed at managing chronic illnesses, particularly type 2 diabetes. The company's flagship product, Pendulum Glucose Control, was introduced in 2020 and has demonstrated effectiveness in lowering blood sugar spikes and reducing A1C levels, as evidenced by published clinical trials. Pendulum utilizes evidence-based microbiome science and DNA sequencing to create targeted interventions, allowing clinicians to identify specific microbiome markers for disease treatment. Founded in 2013, Pendulum holds 13 patents and has 42 pending, with significant backing from prominent investors. The company sells its products online, focusing on improving healthcare through innovative microbiome therapies.
Middesk
Series A in 2021
Middesk, Inc. is an identity platform founded in 2018 and headquartered in San Francisco, California. The company offers automated business verification services and provides essential contextual information about various businesses. Its platform allows organizations to capture, verify, and monitor business credentials effectively, facilitating compliance with contractual and regulatory requirements. Additionally, Middesk notifies service providers of changes within their customer base, enabling them to maintain an accurate understanding of their clients and better address their needs. By centralizing the credentialing process, Middesk helps companies streamline onboarding and enhance operational efficiency while managing risk and compliance.
Wiz
Series B in 2021
Wiz, Inc. is a cybersecurity company founded in 2020, with headquarters in Palo Alto, California, and an additional office in Tel Aviv, Israel. The company specializes in cloud security, providing enterprises with a platform that enables them to identify security issues within their public cloud infrastructure. Wiz's innovative solution offers a comprehensive, cloud-native visibility tool that analyzes the entire cloud environment, delivering a 360-degree view of security risks across various platforms, including clouds, containers, and workloads. The platform utilizes actionable, graph-based analysis to facilitate in-depth risk assessment and root cause analysis without the need for agents, allowing organizations to enhance their security posture effectively.
Stripe
Series H in 2021
Stripe is a technology company that develops APIs and tools for businesses to accept and manage online payments. It offers a range of products, including Payments, Subscriptions, Connect, Sigma, and Atlas, catering to various industries such as e-commerce, B2B platforms, and non-profits. Stripe also provides fraud detection tools like Radar and user interface components for custom payment forms with Stripe Elements. It supports international debit/credit cards and serves businesses in the U.S., Canada, Europe, and other regions. Additionally, Stripe Capital offers financing options based on payment history, with automatic repayment adjustments based on daily sales.
Neeva
Series B in 2021
Neeva, Inc. is a software as a service (SaaS) company that operates an ad-free, private search engine designed to help users find relevant online content and personal files, such as emails and documents. Founded in 2019 and based in Mountain View, California, Neeva aims to provide a personalized search experience by integrating cloud services and delivering tailored results without the distractions of advertisements. The company was previously known as Anamika Inc. and rebranded to Neeva, Inc. in March 2019. Its platform emphasizes user privacy and effectiveness in information retrieval.
Doppler
Venture Round in 2021
Doppler Technologies, Inc., established in 2018, specializes in developing and operating secret management software solutions. The company's flagship product, Doppler, is a secure software solution designed to store and manage software secrets such as API keys, credentials, environment variables, and database URLs. Doppler's platform is language, stack, and infrastructure agnostic, enhancing developer productivity while bolstering overall security. It securely stores and manages these secrets, enabling developers and security teams to maintain synchronization and security across various devices, environments, and team members.
Clari
Series E in 2021
Clari Inc. is a revenue operations platform based in Sunnyvale, California, founded in 2012. The company utilizes automation and artificial intelligence to consolidate and analyze activity data from various business systems, such as CRM, email, calendar, and marketing automation. This integration provides sales professionals with improved visibility into their deals and relationships, enabling them to close deals more efficiently and reduce manual reporting efforts. Clari's platform offers features like Activity Analytics, which delivers predictive insights and real-time data analysis, allowing sales teams and managers to optimize their strategies, enhance coaching, and effectively allocate resources. By streamlining revenue operations, Clari assists B2B companies, including notable clients like Qualtrics and Adobe, in forecasting business performance, managing pipelines, and minimizing customer churn.
Aquarium
Seed Round in 2021
Aquarium Learning is a machine learning data management platform based in San Francisco, California. Founded in 202, the company focuses on enhancing machine learning models by improving the quality of datasets. Its software utilizes application programming interfaces and embedding search technology to analyze data, identify anomalies, and address failure patterns. This enables machine learning teams to refine their datasets effectively, facilitating better model performance and accessibility in the field of machine learning.
Kalshi
Series A in 2021
Kalshi Inc., established in 2018 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, operates a federally regulated financial exchange. It provides a platform enabling users to trade on the anticipated outcomes of diverse events, ranging from economics and international affairs to entertainment and weather. Users can bet directly on specific events, such as the signing of a free trade agreement, allowing for targeted exposure to trends and opinions. The company facilitates trading through its online platform, with markets regulated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).
SpaceX
Venture Round in 2021
SpaceX, officially known as Space Exploration Technologies, is a space transportation company founded in 2002 by Elon Musk and headquartered in Hawthorne, California. The company specializes in the design, manufacture, and launch of advanced rockets and spacecraft, including notable vehicles such as Falcon Heavy, Dragon, and Starship. SpaceX develops a range of technologies including crew and cargo capsules, rocket engines, and avionics, alongside guidance and control software. A key focus of SpaceX is the creation of partially reusable launch vehicles, such as Falcon 1 and Falcon 9, which aim to reduce the costs associated with space travel. By enabling the transport of cargo, humans, and payloads into space, SpaceX seeks to advance the capabilities and affordability of space exploration and travel.
Robinhood
Convertible Note in 2021
Robinhood Financial LLC is an online brokerage firm that provides commission-free trading services to self-directed investors through its mobile application and website. Established in 2012 and headquartered in Menlo Park, California, the company, previously known as Chronos Financial, LLC, rebranded in 2013. As a subsidiary of Robinhood Markets, Inc., Robinhood offers a comprehensive platform for trading stocks, options, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), and cryptocurrencies. The firm aims to democratize access to financial markets, allowing users to trade and manage their investments easily. Its innovative platform includes features such as fractional shares, recurring investments, and IPO access. Robinhood generates revenue primarily by routing user orders to market makers, facilitating transactions across various asset classes.
Robinhood
Venture Round in 2021
Robinhood Financial LLC is an online brokerage firm that provides commission-free trading services to self-directed investors through its mobile application and website. Established in 2012 and headquartered in Menlo Park, California, the company, previously known as Chronos Financial, LLC, rebranded in 2013. As a subsidiary of Robinhood Markets, Inc., Robinhood offers a comprehensive platform for trading stocks, options, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), and cryptocurrencies. The firm aims to democratize access to financial markets, allowing users to trade and manage their investments easily. Its innovative platform includes features such as fractional shares, recurring investments, and IPO access. Robinhood generates revenue primarily by routing user orders to market makers, facilitating transactions across various asset classes.
Zapier
Secondary Market in 2021
Zapier, Inc. is a software company that provides a web-based automation platform designed to connect various web applications, enabling non-technical users to streamline their workflows. Founded in 2011 and based in San Francisco, California, Zapier allows users to automate tasks across a wide range of categories, including project management, customer support, email marketing, and payment processing, among others. The platform facilitates data synchronization between applications, helping users to improve efficiency and reduce the time spent on repetitive tasks. Additionally, Zapier offers a developer platform that enables users to integrate their own applications and APIs into the system, further enhancing its versatility and accessibility for businesses. Through its services, Zapier empowers organizations to optimize their processes, allowing computers to handle tasks suited for automation while enabling humans to focus on more complex responsibilities.
Graphcore
Series E in 2020
Graphcore Limited is a hardware systems company that specializes in developing intelligent processing units (IPUs) tailored for artificial intelligence and machine learning applications. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Bristol, United Kingdom, the company offers products such as IPU-Accelerator cards, which enhance server performance for machine learning tasks, and IPU-Appliance systems that improve inference capabilities for various users. Graphcore's innovative IPU architecture allows developers to run existing machine learning models significantly faster, facilitating the deployment of advanced AI solutions across diverse servers and software environments. In addition to its Bristol headquarters, Graphcore has locations in Palo Alto, London, Oslo, and Beijing, expanding its global presence in the AI technology sector.
Ironclad
Series D in 2020
Ironclad, Inc. is a software company that specializes in contract management solutions for legal firms and businesses in the United States. Founded in 2014 and based in San Francisco, Ironclad's platform automates various aspects of the contract lifecycle, including workflows, approvals, and the identification of key terms and entities. Its software allows users to create, store, and manage contracts efficiently, transforming them into searchable and manageable digital assets. The platform also offers features such as automated templates for various contract types, e-signature capabilities, and integration with other systems. Ironclad serves a diverse clientele, ranging from early-stage startups to established technology companies, aiming to streamline and enhance their contract processes.
Commons
Seed Round in 2020
Commons is a company based in Oakland, California, that focuses on enabling individuals to track, reduce, and offset the carbon emissions associated with their purchases. Founded in 2018, it offers a consumer-friendly application that provides practical tools for building a more sustainable lifestyle. Users can view their emissions in real-time, discover strategies for reduction, and access a selection of high-quality carbon offsets. By converting everyday purchases into opportunities for climate action, Commons aims to empower individuals and communities to manage their climate impact effectively and contribute to a more sustainable economy.
Wiz
Series A in 2020
Wiz, Inc. is a cybersecurity company founded in 2020, with headquarters in Palo Alto, California, and an additional office in Tel Aviv, Israel. The company specializes in cloud security, providing enterprises with a platform that enables them to identify security issues within their public cloud infrastructure. Wiz's innovative solution offers a comprehensive, cloud-native visibility tool that analyzes the entire cloud environment, delivering a 360-degree view of security risks across various platforms, including clouds, containers, and workloads. The platform utilizes actionable, graph-based analysis to facilitate in-depth risk assessment and root cause analysis without the need for agents, allowing organizations to enhance their security posture effectively.
Knocknock.TV
Venture Round in 2020
Knocknock.TV is a live streaming shopping platform designed to support independent retailers by enabling them to broadcast live from their stores in San Francisco. This innovative marketplace allows retailers to showcase their products and offers to a wider audience without any associated costs. Customers can engage with their favorite indie stores in real-time, exploring deals and making purchases while participating in live chat. Additionally, shoppers can earn points during their interactions, enhancing their overall shopping experience. By focusing on local businesses, Knocknock.TV aims to create a vibrant online shopping environment that connects consumers directly with unique products and services.
Graphiant
Series A in 2020
Graphiant Inc. is a technology company based in Silicon Valley, founded in 2020 and headquartered in Fremont, California. It specializes in developing software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN) solutions aimed at transforming enterprise networking. The company offers the Graphiant Network Edge, a software-as-a-service platform that facilitates seamless connectivity across enterprise WANs, hybrid clouds, network edges, and various clients and partners. Graphiant's technology combines the performance of traditional multiprotocol label switching with the agility of modern internet solutions, enabling network architects to design and implement enterprise-grade networks that keep pace with business demands.
Salt Security
Series B in 2020
Salt Security, Inc. is a cybersecurity company based in Palo Alto, California, specializing in API security. The company's platform is designed to prevent zero-day API breaches by employing machine learning and artificial intelligence to automatically identify and protect APIs. This solution learns the specific behaviors of a company's APIs without the need for configuration, enabling it to swiftly detect and block potential attackers. Founded in 2015 and initially known as SECful, Inc., the company rebranded to Salt Security in 2018. It aims to provide robust protection for modern applications that rely heavily on APIs, ensuring that clients can defend against evolving threats in the cybersecurity landscape.
Sourcegraph
Series C in 2020
Sourcegraph, Inc. is a company that develops a universal code search tool designed to enhance code discovery, code intelligence, and code change management. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, Sourcegraph provides developers with the ability to quickly locate, understand, and manage code across growing codebases and diverse repositories. Its platform enables seamless navigation of code in any repository and branch through a web browser, allowing developers to maintain local context while working. This capability improves productivity, facilitates efficient code reviews and onboarding for new hires, and automates large-scale code changes. Sourcegraph serves a wide range of users, including startups, enterprises, developers, DevOps teams, site reliability engineers, and engineering leaders, thereby empowering them to focus on solving problems rather than struggling with code search.
Okay
Seed Round in 2020
Okay Software Inc. is a San Francisco-based company founded in 2019 that specializes in developing dashboards and workflow solutions tailored for engineering leaders. The company's software provides comprehensive and user-friendly dashboards that integrate seamlessly with existing tools, allowing teams to manage projects and personnel more effectively. By detecting patterns in code reviews, calendars, and project trackers, Okay's platform offers actionable insights that help prevent potential issues before they escalate. This focus on enhancing team productivity enables clients to optimize their operations and achieve project goals on time.
All Raise
Venture Round in 2020
All Raise is a nonprofit organization based in San Francisco, California, dedicated to advancing the success of female founders and women in the venture capital industry. Established in 2017 by Stacey Bishop and Sarah Tavel, All Raise aims to create a more equitable future by providing women with access, guidance, and support for their professional growth. Through various programs, the organization empowers women to enhance their skills and networks, fostering a community that champions diversity and inclusion within the entrepreneurial and investment landscapes.
Observable
Series A in 2020
Observable, Inc. operates a platform that empowers users to code, collaborate, and share insights through interactive data visualization. Founded in 2016 and based in San Francisco, California, the platform enables developers to conduct exploratory data analysis, build custom dashboards, and create data applications using code. Unlike traditional business intelligence tools, Observable's approach allows for real-time collaboration in live notebooks, where users can iterate on data insights. The platform also includes an extensive library of reusable visualizations, catering to developers, data scientists, journalists, and educators. With features such as secure deployment, workspace management, and support for various programming languages, Observable facilitates the development of sophisticated data applications, enhancing users' ability to make informed decisions and communicate findings effectively.
Strava
Series F in 2020
Strava, Inc. is a technology company that operates a mobile application and online platform for runners and cyclists globally. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, Strava provides an online community for athletes to record their activities, analyze performance, and compete with others. The platform offers features such as leaderboards, training plans, heatmaps, and workout analysis, enhancing the fitness experience through social interaction and motivation. Users can track their progress, compare performance with friends and professional athletes, and discover new workouts. In addition to its digital services, Strava sells apparel, devices, and accessories through its online store. The company has additional locations in New Hampshire, Colorado, Germany, and the United Kingdom, further supporting its mission to connect athletes worldwide.
Faire
Series E in 2020
Faire is an online wholesale marketplace that connects retailers with unique merchandise from various brands and makers, facilitating a streamlined purchasing process. The platform provides retailers with tools and insights to manage inventory effectively, employing artificial intelligence and predictive analytics to forecast product demand. Faire's offerings include net 60 payment terms and free returns, which reduce the risks associated with wholesale purchasing, enabling local retailers and independent brands to compete with larger e-commerce entities. Headquartered in San Francisco and Kitchener, Faire aims to support the future of local retail by simplifying logistics and enhancing access to diverse products.
Rockset
Series B in 2020
Rockset, Inc. is a technology company based in San Mateo, California, founded in 2016. It specializes in developing a serverless search and analytics engine that facilitates the creation of applications without the need for data pipelines or extensive data preparation. The platform operates directly on raw data, enabling users to seamlessly integrate and continuously sync new data from various sources. By utilizing familiar SQL, Rockset allows clients to perform hybrid searches and real-time analytics on diverse data types, including vector, text, geospatial, and JSON data, without the constraints of a fixed schema. This approach streamlines the data management process and enhances the efficiency of interactive data science applications.
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