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K9 Ventures

K9 Ventures

Palo Alto, Californiak9ventures.com

Overview

K9 Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm based in Palo Alto, California. The firm focuses on pre-seed and seed-stage technology investments, providing funding and support for concept-stage companies. K9 works with entrepreneurs, sometimes even before a company has been formed, to help evaluate, evolve and fund a company in its nascent stages. K9 Ventures focuses on startups in the San Francisco Bay Area that have a strong entrepreneur/team, an idea that has a clear path to revenue, which can be capital efficient and where we can add value.

Year Founded

2009

Portfolio Companies

23

Investments

K9 Ventures investments
CompanyDateStageLead
CartaAug 2013SeedCo-investor
Lucid Software Inc.Jul 2011Seed-
EverlawNov 2021Series DCo-investor
DNAnexusOct 2011Series BCo-investor
BoomerangApr 2011SeedCo-investor
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Sector & Stage Mix

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Investment Activity

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FAQ

Where is K9 Ventures based?

K9 Ventures is headquartered in Palo Alto, California, United States.

When was K9 Ventures founded?

K9 Ventures was founded in 2009.

How many portfolio companies does K9 Ventures have?

K9 Ventures has 23 portfolio companies in Caplight's dataset.

What are some companies in K9 Ventures's portfolio?

Portfolio companies visible on Caplight include Carta, Lucid Software Inc., Everlaw, DNAnexus, Boomerang.

What was K9 Ventures's most recent investment shown here?

K9 Ventures's most recent investment in this portfolio sample was in Everlaw in 2021.

What sectors does K9 Ventures focus on?

K9 Ventures focuses on Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Real Estate & PropTech, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Frontier & Industrial Tech, FinTech, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Frontier & Industrial Tech, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Real Estate & PropTech, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Cybersecurity, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Consumer & Commerce, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Mobility, Transportation & Logistics, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Consumer & Commerce, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Mobility, Transportation & Logistics, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Cybersecurity, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure.

What company stages does K9 Ventures focus on?

K9 Ventures typically invests at the Early stage.

What is K9 Ventures's AUM?

K9 Ventures's assets under management are estimated between $50.0M and $100.0M.

Firmographic Details

HeadquartersPalo Alto, California
Year Founded2009

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