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Walden Venture Capital

Walden Venture Capital

Woodside, Californiawaldenvc.com

Overview

Walden Venture Capital is a venture capital firm that targets Sprout Stage™ investments. They seek to back teams that have created products or services with mass-market potential and have already demonstrated a powerful underlying core technology, joyful user experience or have a keen sense of brand. They are typically lead investors in first or early institutional rounds of financing after a company has shown audacious progress on Angel or Seed capital. They take active supporting roles to help companies build their brand, develop and nurture an engaged customer base and scale . Their target sectors are digital media and cloud services for consumers and enterprise including infrastructure, services and content .

Year Founded

1974

Portfolio Companies

17

Investments

Walden Venture Capital investments
CompanyDateStageLead
Snorkel AIAug 2021Series CCo-investor
SoundHound AI, Inc.Jan 2017Series DCo-investor
TouchBistroMar 2014SeedLead
Alien TechnologyMar 1999Series ACo-investor
Adaptive BiotechnologiesMar 2010Series ACo-investor
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Key People

Larry Marcus

Managing Director

Drew Marcus

Venture Partner

Sector & Stage Mix

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SeedSeries ASeries BGrowth

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Investment Activity

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2026

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FAQ

Where is Walden Venture Capital based?

Walden Venture Capital is headquartered in Woodside, California, United States.

When was Walden Venture Capital founded?

Walden Venture Capital was founded in 1974.

How many portfolio companies does Walden Venture Capital have?

Walden Venture Capital has 17 portfolio companies in Caplight's dataset.

What are some companies in Walden Venture Capital's portfolio?

Portfolio companies visible on Caplight include Snorkel AI, SoundHound AI, Inc., TouchBistro, Alien Technology, Adaptive Biotechnologies.

What was Walden Venture Capital's most recent investment shown here?

Walden Venture Capital's most recent investment in this portfolio sample was in Snorkel AI in 2021.

What sectors does Walden Venture Capital focus on?

Walden Venture Capital focuses on Enterprise Software, Consumer & Commerce, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Consumer & Commerce, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, Consumer & Commerce, Enterprise Software, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Enterprise Software, Consumer & Commerce, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Telecommunications & Networking, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Consumer & Commerce, Enterprise Software, Mobility, Transportation & Logistics, Enterprise Software, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Enterprise Software, FinTech, Enterprise Software, Mobility, Transportation & Logistics, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Enterprise Software, FinTech, Mobility, Transportation & Logistics, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, Enterprise Software.

What company stages does Walden Venture Capital focus on?

Walden Venture Capital typically invests at the MultiStage stage.

What is Walden Venture Capital's AUM?

Walden Venture Capital's assets under management are estimated between $100.0M and $250.0M.

Firmographic Details

HeadquartersWoodside, California
Year Founded1974

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