Headline

Headline is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm founded in 1998 (formerly e.ventures). It maintains a global footprint with activity in seven cities and invests across geographies, leading rounds at every stage. The firm operates Early Stage Funds aligned with regional focus in the US, Europe, Asia, and Brazil to invest locally, and a Growth Fund based in San Francisco that participates from Series B onward. It backs companies across consumer, media, retail, financial services, healthcare, information technology, software-as-a-service, mobile, cybersecurity, e-commerce, artificial intelligence, advertising technology, and digital health. Notable portfolio companies include Sonos, The RealReal, Creditas, Sorare, Pismo, AppFolio, goPuff, Acorns, Farfetch, Segment, Bumble, and Yeahka. Headline is a registered investment adviser.

Gabriel Alves

Partner

Jonathan Becker

Partner

Conrad Chu

Partner

Jett Fein

General Partner

Thomas Gieselmann

Co-Founder and Partner, US

Past deals in Legal

Trinus

Series B in 2023
Trinus Co is a holding company offering financial and real estate services. Its platform simplifies daily tasks for organizations, managing real estate investment funds and facilitating legal processes.

Trellis Research

Series B in 2023
Trellis Research, Inc. is a legal data and analytics company based in Los Angeles, California, founded in 2017. It specializes in providing insights for law firms through its state trial court legal research and analytics platform. The company offers access to court data derived from state trial court records, along with practical judicial biographies and actionable analytics on individual judges. Additionally, Trellis Research operates a searchable database of California Superior Court records, enabling legal practitioners to gain valuable insights into legal proceedings and judge behavior. Its focus on AI-driven analytics enhances the ability of legal professionals to make informed decisions, thereby streamlining the research process in the legal field.

Trellis Research

Series A in 2021
Trellis Research, Inc. is a legal data and analytics company based in Los Angeles, California, founded in 2017. It specializes in providing insights for law firms through its state trial court legal research and analytics platform. The company offers access to court data derived from state trial court records, along with practical judicial biographies and actionable analytics on individual judges. Additionally, Trellis Research operates a searchable database of California Superior Court records, enabling legal practitioners to gain valuable insights into legal proceedings and judge behavior. Its focus on AI-driven analytics enhances the ability of legal professionals to make informed decisions, thereby streamlining the research process in the legal field.

Friendsurance

Venture Round in 2016
Friendsurance operates a peer-to-peer insurance platform in Germany that blends group-based risk pooling with traditional policies, including home contents, private liability, and legal expenses insurance. It rewards members with a year-end cashback if they remain claim-free, and its model aims to reduce annual premiums—up to 60 percent—by connecting small groups within larger communities to provide coverage options and more customer-friendly terms.

Clicksign

Seed Round in 2014
Clicksign is a Brazilian company based in São Paulo that specializes in electronic document signing solutions. Founded in 2010 by Michael Bernstein, Clicksign offers a cloud-based platform that enables users to send and sign documents online without the need for a digital certificate. The platform simplifies the signing process for various types of documents, including business contracts, loans, insurance proposals, and school enrollment forms. By streamlining the electronic signing process, Clicksign helps users efficiently close deals and reduce bureaucratic obstacles, making document management more accessible and convenient.

Friendsurance

Seed Round in 2011
Friendsurance operates a peer-to-peer insurance platform in Germany that blends group-based risk pooling with traditional policies, including home contents, private liability, and legal expenses insurance. It rewards members with a year-end cashback if they remain claim-free, and its model aims to reduce annual premiums—up to 60 percent—by connecting small groups within larger communities to provide coverage options and more customer-friendly terms.

Doc9

Doc9 is a technology company specialising in legal services. It operates a platform designed to automate and streamline legal processes, utilising artificial intelligence for legal analysis. The platform also offers digital certificate management and judicial calculation tools, aiming to enhance efficiency, security, and optimise legal operations for law firms and professionals.
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