Blitzscaling Ventures

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Updated: Jan 22, 2026 ·

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Date	Company	Round	Lead Investor(s)	Co-Investor(s)
Apr 1, 2023	Otis AI	$2.0M Seed	—	01 Ventures, 9Yards Capital, Kevin Hartz, Accel, Acrew Capital, Adverb Ventures, Alumni Ventures, AME Cloud Ventures, Audrey Capital, Benchstrength, Bond, Broadway Angels, C2 Investment, CapitalG, Coatue, Cota Capital, Craft Ventures, Daffy, Dragoneer Investment Group, Flex Capital, FPV Fund, General Catalyst, Hardware Club, Heretic Ventures, Incite Ventures, LOI Venture, Pear VC, Quiet Capital, Redpoint Ventures, SciFi VC, Seven Seven Six, Sherpalo Ventures, Sound Ventures, South Park Commons, SV Angel, Tribe Capital, Y Combinator, Aaron Levie, Aaron Patzer, Aston Motes, Charlie Cheever, Clara Shih, Dharmesh Shah, Doug Sleeter, Drew Houston, Eric Ries, Hiten Shah, Jared Leto, Jeff Seibert, Jeremy Stoppelman, Josh Silverman, Justin Rosenstein, Kris Duggan, Louis Beryl, Marco Zappacosta, Matt Mickiewicz, Phil Libin, Sam Altman, Seth Sternberg, Tien Tzuo, Tobias Lutke, Wayne Chang
Jan 1, 2022	Canalyst	$70.0M Series C	—	9Yards Capital, Kevin Hartz, Accel, Acrew Capital, Adverb Ventures, AME Cloud Ventures, Audrey Capital, Benchstrength, Bond, Broadway Angels, C2 Investment, CapitalG, Coatue, Cota Capital, Craft Ventures, Daffy, Dragoneer Investment Group, Flex Capital, FPV Fund, General Catalyst, Hardware Club, Heretic Ventures, Incite Ventures, LOI Venture, Pear VC, Quiet Capital, Redpoint Ventures, SciFi VC, Seven Seven Six, Sherpalo Ventures, Sound Ventures, South Park Commons, SV Angel, Tribe Capital, Y Combinator, Aaron Levie, Aaron Patzer, Aston Motes, Charlie Cheever, Clara Shih, Dharmesh Shah, Doug Sleeter, Drew Houston, Eric Ries, Hiten Shah, Jared Leto, Jeff Seibert, Jeremy Stoppelman, Josh Silverman, Justin Rosenstein, Kris Duggan, Larry Augustin, Louis Beryl, Marco Zappacosta, Matt Mickiewicz, Phil Libin, Sam Altman, Seth Sternberg, Tien Tzuo, Tobias Lutke, Wayne Chang
Oct 1, 2021	Elemy	$220.0M Series B	—	9Yards Capital, Kevin Hartz, Accel, Acrew Capital, Adverb Ventures, Altair Capital Management, AME Cloud Ventures, Audrey Capital, Avalon Ventures, Benchstrength, Bond, Broadway Angels, C2 Investment, CapitalG, Coatue, Cota Capital, Craft Ventures, Daffy, Dragoneer Investment Group, Dream Machine, Flex Capital, Forerunner Ventures, FPV Fund, General Catalyst, Hardware Club, Helium-3 Ventures, Heretic Ventures, Incite Ventures, Liquid 2 Ventures, LOI Venture, Magnify Ventures, NFX, Pear VC, Polychain Capital, Quiet Capital, Redpoint Ventures, SciFi VC, Seven Seven Six, Sherpalo Ventures, SNR, Sound Ventures, South Park Commons, SV Angel, Timespan Ventures, Tribe Capital, Y Combinator, Aaron Levie, Aaron Patzer, Aston Motes, Charlie Cheever, Clara Shih, Dharmesh Shah, Doug Sleeter, Drew Houston, Eduardo Haber, Eric Ries, Hiten Shah, Jared Leto, Jeff Seibert, Jeremy Stoppelman, Josh Silverman, Justin Rosenstein, Justin Timberlake, Kris Duggan, Larry Augustin, Louis Beryl, Marco Zappacosta, Mark Pincus, Matt Bellamy, Matt Mickiewicz, Phil Libin, Sam Altman, Seth Sternberg, Stacy Brown-Philpot, Tien Tzuo, Tobias Lutke, Wayne Chang
Sep 1, 2021	Roboflow	$20.0M Series A	—	1984 Ventures, 9Yards Capital, A Capital, Kevin Hartz, Accel, Acrew Capital, Addition, Adverb Ventures, Afore Capital, AirAngels, AIX Ventures, Alt Capital, Alumni Ventures, AME Cloud Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, Audrey Capital, Benchstrength, Bessemer Venture Partners, Bond, Boost VC, BoxGroup, Broadway Angels, C2 Investment, Caffeinated Capital, CapitalG, Cherry Ventures, Cisco Investments, Coatue, Construct Capital, Cota Capital, Countdown Capital, Craft Ventures, Cubit Capital, Daffy, Dragoneer Investment Group, EQT Ventures, Flexcap, Flex Capital, Floodgate, Founders Fund, FPV Fund, Franklin Templeton Investments, Future Planet Capital, General Catalyst, Hardware Club, Heretic Ventures, Human Augmentation Syndicate, Incite Ventures, LGF, Lightspeed Venture Partners, LOI Venture, Lux Capital, Menlo Ventures, Monarch Collective, Next47, Octopus Ventures, Offline Ventures, Operator Collective, Paladin Capital Group, Pear VC, Picus Capital, Polaris Partners, Quiet Capital, Ravelin Capital, Redpoint Ventures, Renegade Partners, Saga, SciFi VC, Sequoia Capital, Seven Seven Six, Sherpalo Ventures, SNR, Sound Ventures, South Park Commons, Spark Capital, Stash Ventures, SV Angel, The General Partnership, Top Tier Capital Partners, Tribe Capital, Two Sigma Ventures, Unusual Ventures, Vouch Insurance, XFactor Ventures, Y Combinator, Aaron Levie, Aaron Patzer, Adam Goldstein, Andy Coravos, Apoorva Ruparel, Aston Motes, Bangaly Kaba, Charlie Cheever, Chris Bennett, Claire Hughes Johnson, Clara Shih, Dharmesh Shah, Doug Sleeter, Drew Houston, Emil Lee, Eric Chernoff, Eric Ries, Gerhard Eschelbeck, Gokul Rajaram, Harry Hurst, Hiten Shah, Immad Akhund, Jared Leto, Jason Gardner, Jean Nehme, Jeff Seibert, Jeremy Stoppelman, Josh Silverman, Julia Hartz, Justin Mateen, Justin Rosenstein, Kenny Van Zant, Koen Koeppen, Kris Duggan, Larry Augustin, Louis Beryl, Mandeep Singh, Marc Benioff, Marco Zappacosta, Matt Mazzeo, Matt Mickiewicz, Max Mullen, Michael Dell, Oleg Rogynskyy, Oliver Friedrichs, Peter Kazanjy, Phil Libin, Rob Meyerson, Sam Altman, Scott Belsky, Seth Sternberg, Tania Boler, Tien Tzuo, Tobias Lutke, Wayne Chang, Wiley Cerilli, Yvonne Wassenaar
Aug 1, 2021	Carta	$500.0M Series G	—	9Yards Capital, Kevin Hartz, Accel, Acrew Capital, Adverb Ventures, AME Cloud Ventures, Audrey Capital, Benchstrength, Bond, Broadway Angels, C2 Investment, CapitalG, Coatue, Cota Capital, Craft Ventures, Daffy, Dragoneer Investment Group, Flex Capital, FPV Fund, General Catalyst, Hardware Club, Heretic Ventures, Incite Ventures, LOI Venture, Pear VC, Quiet Capital, Redpoint Ventures, SciFi VC, Seven Seven Six, Sherpalo Ventures, Sound Ventures, South Park Commons, SV Angel, Tribe Capital, Y Combinator, Aaron Levie, Aaron Patzer, Aston Motes, Charlie Cheever, Clara Shih, Dharmesh Shah, Doug Sleeter, Drew Houston, Eric Ries, Hiten Shah, Jared Leto, Jeff Seibert, Jeremy Stoppelman, Josh Silverman, Justin Rosenstein, Kris Duggan, Larry Augustin, Louis Beryl, Marco Zappacosta, Matt Mickiewicz, Phil Libin, Sam Altman, Seth Sternberg, Tien Tzuo, Tobias Lutke, Wayne Chang
Mar 1, 2021	Elemy	$94.0M Series A	—	9Yards Capital, Kevin Hartz, Accel, Acrew Capital, Adverb Ventures, AME Cloud Ventures, Audrey Capital, Benchstrength, Bond, Broadway Angels, C2 Investment, CapitalG, Coatue, Cota Capital, Craft Ventures, Daffy, DCM, Dragoneer Investment Group, Flex Capital, FPV Fund, General Catalyst, Hardware Club, Heretic Ventures, Incite Ventures, LOI Venture, Pear VC, Quiet Capital, Redpoint Ventures, SciFi VC, Seven Seven Six, Sherpalo Ventures, Sound Ventures, South Park Commons, SV Angel, Tribe Capital, UpHonest Capital, Y Combinator, Aaron Levie, Aaron Patzer, Alice Zhang, Aston Motes, Charlie Cheever, Clara Shih, Dharmesh Shah, Doug Sleeter, Drew Houston, Eric Ries, Hiten Shah, Jared Leto, Jeff Seibert, Jeremy Stoppelman, Josh Silverman, Justin Rosenstein, Kris Duggan, Larry Augustin, Louis Beryl, Marco Zappacosta, Matt Mickiewicz, Phil Libin, Sam Altman, Seth Sternberg, Tien Tzuo, Tobias Lutke, Wayne Chang
Dec 1, 2020	Well	$26.0M Series A	—	9Yards Capital, Kevin Hartz, Accel, Acrew Capital, Adverb Ventures, Afore Capital, AME Cloud Ventures, Audrey Capital, Battery Ventures, Benchstrength, Bond, Broadway Angels, C2 Investment, CapitalG, Coatue, Cota Capital, Craft Ventures, Daffy, Dragoneer Investment Group, Flex Capital, Founders Fund, FPV Fund, General Catalyst, Hardware Club, Heretic Ventures, Incite Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, KRM Interests LLC, LGF, LOI Venture, Merus Capital, Pear VC, Precursor Ventures, Quiet Capital, Redpoint Ventures, SciFi VC, Seven Seven Six, Sherpalo Ventures, Sound Ventures, South Park Commons, SV Angel, Tribe Capital, Y Combinator, Aaron Levie, Aaron Patzer, Aston Motes, Charlie Cheever, Clara Shih, Dharmesh Shah, Doug Sleeter, Drew Houston, Eric Ries, Frederic Kerrest, Hiten Shah, Jared Leto, Jeff Seibert, Jeremy Stoppelman, Josh Silverman, Justin Rosenstein, Kris Duggan, Larry Augustin, Louis Beryl, Marc McCabe, Marco Zappacosta, Matt Mickiewicz, Phil Libin, Sam Altman, Seth Sternberg, Tien Tzuo, Tobias Lutke, Wayne Chang, Zachary Hargreaves
Jul 1, 2020	Elemy	$10.0M Seed	—	9Yards Capital, Kevin Hartz, Accel, Acrew Capital, Adverb Ventures, AME Cloud Ventures, Audrey Capital, Benchstrength, Bling Capital, Bond, Broadway Angels, C2 Investment, CapitalG, Coatue, Cota Capital, Craft Ventures, Daffy, DCM, Dragoneer Investment Group, Flex Capital, FPV Fund, General Catalyst, Hardware Club, Heretic Ventures, Incite Ventures, LOI Venture, Pear VC, Quiet Capital, Redpoint Ventures, SciFi VC, Seven Seven Six, Sherpalo Ventures, Sound Ventures, South Park Commons, SV Angel, Tribe Capital, Y Combinator, Aaron Levie, Aaron Patzer, Aston Motes, Charlie Cheever, Clara Shih, Dharmesh Shah, Doug Sleeter, Drew Houston, Eric Ries, Hiten Shah, Jared Leto, Jeff Seibert, Jeremy Stoppelman, Josh Silverman, Justin Rosenstein, Kris Duggan, Larry Augustin, Louis Beryl, Marco Zappacosta, Matt Mickiewicz, Phil Libin, Sam Altman, Seth Sternberg, Tien Tzuo, Tobias Lutke, Wayne Chang
Jan 1, 2020	Front	$59.0M Series C	—	9Yards Capital, Kevin Hartz, Accel, Acrew Capital, Adverb Ventures, Alpine Space Ventures, AME Cloud Ventures, AngelList Syndicator, Audrey Capital, Benchstrength, Bond, Broadway Angels, C2 Investment, Calm/Storm Ventures, CapitalG, Coatue, Cota Capital, Craft Ventures, Credo Ventures, Daffy, Dragoneer Investment Group, Jenny Fielding, Scott Hartley, Flex Capital, Footwork, FPV Fund, General Catalyst, Hardware Club, Andreas Haug, Heretic Ventures, Incite Ventures, Index Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, LOI Venture, Otherwise Fund, Pear VC, QED Investors, Quiet Capital, Redpoint Ventures, SciFi VC, Sequoia Capital, Seven Seven Six, Sherpalo Ventures, SOSV, Sound Ventures, South Park Commons, SV Angel, TQ Ventures, Tribe Capital, Uncork Capital, Xerox Ventures, Y Combinator, Aaron Levie, Aaron Patzer, Adam D'Angelo, Aston Motes, Avid Larizadeh, Charlie Cheever, Clara Shih, Dharmesh Shah, Doug Sleeter, Drew Houston, Eoghan McCabe, Eric Ries, Hiten Shah, Jared Leto, Jeff Seibert, Jeremy Stoppelman, Johann "Hansi" Hansmann, Josh Silverman, Julius Göllner, Julius Köhler, Justin Rosenstein, Kris Duggan, Larry Augustin, Larry Gadea, Louis Beryl, Marco Zappacosta, Matt Mickiewicz, Phil Libin, Robin Behlau, Sam Altman, Seth Sternberg, Tarek Muller, Tien Tzuo, Tobias Lutke, Wayne Chang
Nov 1, 2019	Vouch	$45.0M Series B	—	2.12 Angels, 9Yards Capital, Kevin Hartz, Accel, Acrew Capital, Adverb Ventures, Alumni Ventures, AME Cloud Ventures, Amity Ventures, Audrey Capital, Benchstrength, Binary Capital, Bloomberg Beta, Bond, Broadway Angels, C2 Investment, CapitalG, Climate Capital, Coatue, Cota Capital, Craft Ventures, CRV, Daffy, Dell Technologies Capital, DFJ, Dragoneer Investment Group, Flex Capital, FPV Fund, General Catalyst, Goat Capital, Hardware Club, Heretic Ventures, Hoxton Ventures, Humbition, Incite Ventures, Index Ventures, Ligature, LOI Venture, Melvina Ventures, Modern Venture Partners, Tony Florence, Otherwise Fund, Outrun Ventures, Pace Capital, Passion Capital, Pear VC, Quiet Capital, Redpoint Ventures, SciFi VC, Seven Seven Six, Sherpalo Ventures, Sound Ventures, South Park Commons, SV Angel, Tiger Global Management, Tribe Capital, Y Combinator, Aaron Levie, Aaron Patzer, Aston Motes, Brett Topche, Charlie Cheever, Clara Shih, David Marcus, Deepak Jeevan Kumar, Dharmesh Shah, Doug Sleeter, Drew Houston, Eric Ries, Hiten Shah, Jared Leto, Jeff Seibert, Jeremy Stoppelman, Josh Silverman, Joshua Reeves, Joshua Schachter, Justin Rosenstein, Kris Duggan, Larry Augustin, Louis Beryl, Marco Zappacosta, Matt Mickiewicz, Phil Libin, Roger Bamford, Sam Altman, Seth Sternberg, Taz Patel, Tien Tzuo, Tobias Lutke, Tyler Willis, Wayne Chang
Mar 1, 2019	Triparound	$1.0M Seed	—	9Yards Capital, Kevin Hartz, Accel, Acrew Capital, Adverb Ventures, AME Cloud Ventures, Audrey Capital, Benchstrength, Bond, Broadway Angels, C2 Investment, CapitalG, Coatue, Cota Capital, Craft Ventures, Daffy, Dragoneer Investment Group, Flex Capital, FPV Fund, General Catalyst, Hardware Club, Heretic Ventures, Human Capital, Incite Ventures, Jackson Square Ventures, LOI Venture, Pear VC, Quiet Capital, Redpoint Ventures, SciFi VC, Second Century Ventures, Seven Seven Six, Sherpalo Ventures, Sound Ventures, South Park Commons, SV Angel, Tenaya Capital, Threshold Ventures, Tribe Capital, UpHonest Capital, Y Combinator, Aaron Levie, Aaron Patzer, Abe Burns, Adrian Aoun, Aston Motes, Charlie Cheever, Clara Shih, Dharmesh Shah, Doug Sleeter, Drew Houston, Eric Ries, Hiten Shah, Jared Leto, Jeff Seibert, Jeremy Stoppelman, Josh Silverman, Justin Rosenstein, Kris Duggan, Larry Augustin, Louis Beryl, Marco Zappacosta, Matt Mickiewicz, Phil Libin, Sam Altman, Seth Sternberg, Tien Tzuo, Tobias Lutke, Wayne Chang
Feb 1, 2019	Gilded	$770K Seed	—	2048 Ventures, 9Yards Capital, Kevin Hartz, Accel, Acrew Capital, Adverb Ventures, AME Cloud Ventures, Audrey Capital, Benchstrength, Bond, Broadway Angels, C2 Investment, CapitalG, Coatue, Cota Capital, Craft Ventures, Daffy, Dragoneer Investment Group, Flex Capital, FPV Fund, General Catalyst, Hardware Club, Heretic Ventures, Incite Ventures, LOI Venture, Network Society Ventures, Pear VC, Quiet Capital, Redpoint Ventures, SciFi VC, Seven Seven Six, Sherpalo Ventures, Sound Ventures, South Park Commons, SV Angel, Tribe Capital, Y Combinator, Aaron Levie, Aaron Patzer, Aston Motes, Charlie Cheever, Clara Shih, Dharmesh Shah, Drew Houston, Eric Ries, Hiten Shah, Jared Leto, Jeff Seibert, Jeremy Stoppelman, Josh Silverman, Justin Rosenstein, Kris Duggan, Larry Augustin, Louis Beryl, Marco Zappacosta, Matt Mickiewicz, Phil Libin, Sam Altman, Seth Sternberg, Tien Tzuo, Tobias Lutke, Wayne Chang
Jul 1, 2018	Stronghold	$3.0M Seed	—	01 Advisors, 9Yards Capital, Kevin Hartz, Accel, Acrew Capital, Adverb Ventures, AME Cloud Ventures, Atreides Management, Audrey Capital, B Capital Group, Benchstrength, Better Tomorrow Ventures, Bond, Broadway Angels, Broom Ventures, C2 Investment, CapitalG, Catapult Capital, Coatue, Commerce Ventures, Cota Capital, Craft Ventures, Daffy, Matt Ocko, Dragoneer Investment Group, Flex Capital, Forward Deployed VC, FPV Fund, Freestyle Capital, General Catalyst, Hack VC, Hardware Club, Heretic Ventures, Hyperplane Venture Capital, Incite Ventures, LOI Venture, Moonshots Capital, NKM Capital, Nyca Partners, Oyster Ventures, Paradigm, Pear VC, Pelion Venture Partners, Plum Alley Investments, Quiet Capital, Redpoint Ventures, Science, SciFi VC, Seven Seven Six, Sherpalo Ventures, Sinai Ventures, Soma Capital, Sound Ventures, South Park Commons, SV Angel, Telstra Ventures, The Engine, The Hit Forge, Thomas Pentz, TQ Ventures, Tribe Capital, Union Square Ventures, Unpopular Ventures, Vine Ventures LP, Webb Investment Network, What If Ventures, Y Combinator, Aaron Levie, Aaron Patzer, Alex Pack, Aston Motes, Charlie Cheever, Clara Shih, Clark Landry, Dharmesh Shah, Doug Sleeter, Drew Houston, Emmett Shear, Eric Ries, Eric Ver Ploeg, Hiten Shah, Jared Leto, Jeff Seibert, Jeremy Stoppelman, Josh Silverman, Juha Paananen, Justin Rosenstein, Kris Duggan, Larry Augustin, Louis Beryl, Marc McCabe, Marco Zappacosta, Phil Libin, Rob May, Sam Altman, Samvit Ramadurgam, Seth Sternberg, Tien Tzuo, Tobias Lutke, Wayne Chang
Jul 1, 2018	Gusto	$140.0M Series C	—	305 Ventures, 75 & Sunny, 9Yards Capital, Kevin Hartz, Accel, Acrew Capital, Addition, Adverb Ventures, Altimeter Capital, AME Cloud Ventures, American Express Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, Angelic Ventures, Audrey Capital, Base Partners, Battery Ventures, Benchstrength, Bessemer Venture Partners, Bond, Broadway Angels, Buckley Ventures, C2 Investment, CapitalG, Coatue, Company Capital, Cota Capital, Craft Ventures, Daffy, Dragoneer Investment Group, E1 Ventures, Earth and beyond ventures, Scott Hartley, Expa, Flex Capital, Founders Fund, FPV Fund, General Catalyst, Graypes GmbH, Greylock, Hardware Club, Heretic Ventures, Highbury Group, Humbition, Idealab, Incite Ventures, Index Ventures, IVP, K5 Ventures, LOI Venture, Lux Capital, Moxxie Ventures, NEO, New Voices Fund, Next Play Ventures, Pear VC, Playground Global, Portal Ventures, Precursor Ventures, Pro Founders Capital, Quiet Capital, Rebel Fund, Redpoint Ventures, SciFi VC, Seven Seven Six, Sherpalo Ventures, Sinai Ventures, Smash Capital, Social Capital, Sound Ventures, South Park Commons, SQN Venture Partners, Henry Fertik, Streamlined Ventures, SV Angel, ThirdLove, Tiger Global Management, Torch Capital, Tribe Capital, UpHonest Capital, Y Combinator, Aaron Levie, Aaron Patzer, Adrian Aoun, Anil Sethi, Aston Motes, Charlie Cheever, Charlie Songhurst, Clara Shih, Dharmesh Shah, Doug Sleeter, Drew Houston, Eduardo Haber, Elon Musk, Eric Ries, Fanny Surjana, Farzad Nazem, Gabriel Naouri, Hadi Partovi, Henry Kravis, Hiten Shah, Jared Leto, Jean-Sébastien Wallez, Jeff Bezos, Jeffrey Wilke, Jeff Seibert, Jeremy Stoppelman, Josh Silverman, Justin Mateen, Justin Rosenstein, Kris Duggan, Larry Augustin, Liam Casey, Louis Beryl, Marc Benioff, Marco Zappacosta, Mark Cuban, Matt Mazzeo, Matt Mickiewicz, Michael Moritz, Nicolas Berggruen, Noosheen Hashemi, Oliver Thylmann, Phil Libin, Pratik Kapoor, Rashaun Williams, Richard Cooperstein, Sam Altman, Seth Sternberg, Shane Neman, Tien Tzuo, Tobias Lutke, Tom Chapman, Wayne Chang, Zander Lurie
May 1, 2018	Chime	$70.0M Series C	—	9Yards Capital, Kevin Hartz, Accel, Acrew Capital, Adverb Ventures, Afore Capital, AME Cloud Ventures, AngelPad, Ascend Vietnam Ventures, Audrey Capital, Benchstrength, Bond, Breakpoint Capital, Broadway Angels, C2 Investment, Canvas Ventures, CapitalG, Cathay Innovation, Coatue, Cota Capital, Craft Ventures, Cream City Venture Capital, Daffy, Dragoneer Investment Group, DST Global, Flex Capital, Founders Fund, FPV Fund, General Catalyst, Hardware Club, Harrison Metal, Heretic Ventures, Incite Ventures, Inspired Capital, LOI Venture, Menlo Ventures, Pear VC, Project A Ventures, Quiet Capital, Redpoint Ventures, SciFi VC, Seven Seven Six, Sherpalo Ventures, SNR, Sound Ventures, South Park Commons, Suli, SV Angel, Techstars, Tribe Capital, Valar Ventures, Y Combinator, Aaron Levie, Aaron Patzer, Aston Motes, Avid Larizadeh, Ayo Omojola, Charlie Cheever, Clara Shih, Dharmesh Shah, Doug Sleeter, Drew Houston, Eric Ries, Gokul Rajaram, Hiten Shah, Jared Leto, Jeff Seibert, Jeremy Stoppelman, Josh Silverman, Justin Rosenstein, Khaled Helioui, Kris Duggan, Larry Augustin, Lisa Kleinsorge, Louis Beryl, Maia Bittner, Marco Zappacosta, Matt Mickiewicz, Phil Libin, Rohini Pandhi, Sam Altman, Seth Sternberg, Sumon Sadhu, Tien Tzuo, Tobias Lutke, Wayne Chang, William Hockey, Zachary Auger
Apr 1, 2018	Jumprope	$5.0M Seed	—	9Yards Capital, Kevin Hartz, Accel, Acrew Capital, Adverb Ventures, AME Cloud Ventures, Anorak Ventures, Audrey Capital, Benchstrength, Bond, Broadway Angels, C2 Investment, CapitalG, Coatue, Cota Capital, Craft Ventures, Daffy, Dragoneer Investment Group, FirstMark Capital, Flex Capital, Floodgate, FPV Fund, General Catalyst, Hardware Club, Heretic Ventures, Incite Ventures, LOI Venture, Pear VC, Presence Capital, Quiet Capital, Redpoint Ventures, SciFi VC, Seven Seven Six, Shasta Ventures, Sherpalo Ventures, Sound Ventures, South Park Commons, Super Ventures, SV Angel, Tribe Capital, Y Combinator, Aaron Levie, Aaron Patzer, Alain Hanover, Aston Motes, Charlie Cheever, Clara Shih, Dharmesh Shah, Don Stein, Doug Sleeter, Drew Houston, Eric Ries, Hiten Shah, Jared Leto, Jeff Seibert, Jeremy Stoppelman, Josh Silverman, Justin Rosenstein, Kris Duggan, Larry Augustin, Louis Beryl, Matt Mickiewicz, Phil Libin, Ryan Walsh, Sam Altman, Seth Sternberg, Tien Tzuo, Tobias Lutke, Wayne Chang
Jan 1, 2018	CanvasPop	$3.0M Series A	—	9Yards Capital, Kevin Hartz, Accel, Acrew Capital, Adverb Ventures, AME Cloud Ventures, Audrey Capital, Benchstrength, Bond, Broadway Angels, C2 Investment, CapitalG, Coatue, Cota Capital, Craft Ventures, Daffy, Dragoneer Investment Group, Flex Capital, FPV Fund, General Catalyst, Hardware Club, Heretic Ventures, Incite Ventures, LOI Venture, Pear VC, Quiet Capital, Redpoint Ventures, SciFi VC, Seven Seven Six, Sherpalo Ventures, Sound Ventures, South Park Commons, SV Angel, Tribe Capital, Y Combinator, Aaron Levie, Aaron Patzer, Aston Motes, Charlie Cheever, Clara Shih, Dharmesh Shah, Doug Sleeter, Drew Houston, Eric Ries, Hiten Shah, Jared Leto, Jeff Seibert, Jeremy Stoppelman, Josh Silverman, Justin Rosenstein, Kris Duggan, Larry Augustin, Louis Beryl, Marco Zappacosta, Matt Mickiewicz, Phil Libin, Sam Altman, Seth Sternberg, Tien Tzuo, Wayne Chang
Sep 1, 2017	Chime	$18.0M Series B	—	9Yards Capital, Kevin Hartz, Accel, Acrew Capital, Adverb Ventures, AME Cloud Ventures, AngelPad, Audrey Capital, Benchstrength, Bond, Breakpoint Capital, Broadway Angels, C2 Investment, Canvas Ventures, CapitalG, Cathay Innovation, Coatue, Cota Capital, Craft Ventures, Cream City Venture Capital, Daffy, Dragoneer Investment Group, Flex Capital, FPV Fund, General Catalyst, Hardware Club, Harrison Metal, Heretic Ventures, Homebrew, Incite Ventures, Inspired Capital, LOI Venture, Pear VC, Project A Ventures, Quiet Capital, Redpoint Ventures, SciFi VC, Seven Seven Six, Sherpalo Ventures, Sound Ventures, South Park Commons, Suli, SV Angel, Systemiq Capital, TMV, Tribe Capital, Y Combinator, Aaron Levie, Aaron Patzer, Aston Motes, Bre Pettis, Charlie Cheever, Clara Shih, Dharmesh Shah, Doug Sleeter, Drew Houston, Eric Ries, Hiten Shah, Jared Leto, Jeff Seibert, Jeremy Stoppelman, Josh Silverman, Justin Rosenstein, Kris Duggan, Kyle Vogt, Larry Augustin, Louis Beryl, Marco Zappacosta, Matt Mickiewicz, Phil Libin, Sam Altman, Seth Sternberg, Tien Tzuo, Tobias Lutke, Wayne Chang
Jul 1, 2016	DISCO	$2.0M Seed	—	9Yards Capital, Kevin Hartz, Accel, Acrew Capital, Adverb Ventures, AME Cloud Ventures, Audrey Capital, Benchstrength, Bond, Broadway Angels, C2 Investment, CapitalG, Coatue, Cota Capital, Craft Ventures, Daffy, Dragoneer Investment Group, Flex Capital, FPV Fund, General Catalyst, Hardware Club, Heretic Ventures, Incite Ventures, Inventus Capital Partners, LOI Venture, Nexus Venture Partners, Pear VC, Quest Venture Partners, Quiet Capital, Redpoint Ventures, SciFi VC, Seven Seven Six, Sherpalo Ventures, Sound Ventures, South Park Commons, SV Angel, Tribe Capital, Y Combinator, Aaron Levie, Aaron Patzer, Aston Motes, Charlie Cheever, Clara Shih, Dharmesh Shah, Doug Sleeter, Drew Houston, Eric Ries, Hiten Shah, Jared Leto, Jeff Seibert, Jeremy Stoppelman, Josh Silverman, Justin Rosenstein, Kris Duggan, Larry Augustin, Louis Beryl, Marco Zappacosta, Matt Mickiewicz, Sam Altman, Seth Sternberg, Tien Tzuo, Tobias Lutke, Wayne Chang, Ben Jabbawy, Brian Sugar, Felicis Ventures, Golden Ventures, Graph Ventures, Ground Up Ventures, GSV Acceleration, Indicator Ventures, Kevin Miller, Northside Ventures, Pareto Holdings, Phil Libin, Preetha Parthasarathy, Red Swan Ventures, RiverPark Ventures, Rob Goldman
May 1, 2016	Chime	$9.0M Series A	—	9Yards Capital, Kevin Hartz, Accel, Acrew Capital, Adverb Ventures, AME Cloud Ventures, Audrey Capital, Bam Ventures, B Capital Group, Benchstrength, Bond, Bonfire Ventures, BoxGroup, Broadway Angels, Bryant Stibel, C2 Investment, CapitalG, Coatue, Cota Capital, Craft Ventures, Daffy, Dragoneer Investment Group, Flex Capital, FPV Fund, General Catalyst, Hardware Club, Heretic Ventures, Homebrew, Incite Ventures, K2 Global, Lazerow Ventures, LOI Venture, M13, Miramar Ventures, Moonshots Capital, NewView Capital, Pario Ventures, Pear VC, Quiet Capital, Race Capital, Redpoint Ventures, Science, SciFi VC, Seven Seven Six, Sherpalo Ventures, Smash Capital, Howard Lindzon, Sound Ventures, South Park Commons, SV Angel, Systemiq Capital, Marco DeMeireles, Peter Chernin, Techstars, TMV, Tribe Capital, Y Combinator, Aaron Levie, Aaron Patzer, Aston Motes, Brendan Iribe, Bre Pettis, Charlie Cheever, Clara Shih, Clark Landry, Dharmesh Shah, Donn Davis, Doug Sleeter, Drew Houston, Eric Ries, Gil Elbaz, Hiten Shah, Jared Leto, Jeff Seibert, Jeremy Stoppelman, Josh Silverman, Justin Rosenstein, Kris Duggan, Kyle Vogt, Larry Augustin, Louis Beryl, Marco Zappacosta, Matt Mickiewicz, Phil Libin, Sam Altman, Seth Sternberg, Tien Tzuo, Tobias Lutke, Wayne Chang
May 1, 2016	Nima	$9.0M Series A	—	8VC, 9Yards Capital, Kevin Hartz, Accel, Acrew Capital, Adverb Ventures, AME Cloud Ventures, Audrey Capital, Benchstrength, Bond, Broadway Angels, C2 Investment, CapitalG, Coatue, Cota Capital, Craft Ventures, Daffy, Dragoneer Investment Group, Flex Capital, For Good Ventures, Foundry Group, FPV Fund, General Catalyst, Hardware Club, Heretic Ventures, Incite Ventures, Kapor Capital, LOI Venture, Moment Ventures, Pear VC, Pelion Venture Partners, Quiet Capital, Redpoint Ventures, Revolution, SciFi VC, Seven Seven Six, Sherpalo Ventures, SOSV, Sound Ventures, South Park Commons, Spark Capital, Streamlined Ventures, Structure Capital, SV Angel, The Hit Forge, Tribe Capital, Uncork Capital, Upfront Ventures, Y Combinator, Aaron Levie, Aaron Patzer, Aston Motes, Charlie Cheever, Chung Ng, Clara Shih, Cynthia Ringo, Dharmesh Shah, Doug Sleeter, Drew Houston, Eric Ries, Hiten Shah, Hoda Eydgahi, Jared Leto, Jeff Seibert, Jeremy Stoppelman, Joanna Rees, Josh Silverman, Justin Rosenstein, Kris Duggan, Larry Augustin, Louis Beryl, Marco Zappacosta, Mark Goines, Matt Mickiewicz, Phil Libin, Sam Altman, Seth Sternberg, Tien Tzuo, Tobias Lutke, Wayne Chang, Will Herman
Apr 1, 2016	Pilotworks	$2.0M Seed	—	8VC, 9Yards Capital, Kevin Hartz, A* Capital (A Star Capital), Accel, Acre Venture Partners, Acrew Capital, Adverb Ventures, Alpha Capital Acquisition Company, Ambridge Capital, AME Cloud Ventures, Astanor Ventures, Audrey Capital, Benchstrength, Bessemer Venture Partners, Better Tomorrow Ventures, Bond, Broadway Angels, C2 Investment, Canaan Partners, CapitalG, Catapult Capital, Citi Ventures, Coatue, Comeback Capital, Cota Capital, CP Ventures, Craft Ventures, Daffy, DNX Ventures, Dragoneer Investment Group, DST Global, FJ Labs, Flex Capital, Footwork, Foundation Capital, FPV Fund, Future Perfect Ventures, Geek Ventures, General Catalyst, Greylock, Hardware Club, Heretic Ventures, IDG Ventures, Incite Ventures, Lazerow Ventures, LOI Venture, Long Journey Ventures, Maveron, Mosaic Ventures, Pear VC, quadratura.it, Quiet Capital, Recursive Ventures, Redpoint eventures, Redpoint Ventures, Richmond Global Ventures, Alexander Rosen, Gil Penchina, Saints Capital, SciFi VC, Scrum Ventures, Seven Seven Six, Sherpalo Ventures, Sherpa Ventures, SignalFire, Slow Ventures, SNR, SoftBank Investment Advisers, Sound Ventures, South Park Commons, Spark Capital, SV Angel, Teamworthy Ventures, TQ Ventures, Tribe Capital, WGI Group, Y Combinator, Aaron Levie, Aaron Patzer, Adam D'Angelo, Adrian Aoun, Aston Motes, Brian O'Kelley, Charlie Cheever, Charlie Songhurst, Clara Shih, Dharmesh Shah, Doug Sleeter, Drew Houston, Ellen Pao, Eric Ries, Eric Stein, Ethan Beard, Evangelos Simoudis, Hiten Shah, Jared Leto, Jay Weintraub, Jeff Seibert, Jeremy Lizt, Jeremy Stoppelman, Joanna Rees, Joe Greenstein, Joe Zawadzki, Josh Silverman, Joshua Schachter, Justin Rosenstein, Kim Perell, Kris Duggan, Larry Augustin, Louis Beryl, Marco Zappacosta, Mark Gerson, Mark Solon, Matt Mickiewicz, Nick Green, Phil Libin, Ron Hirson, Russell Fradin, Russ Fradin, Saad AlSogair, Sam Altman, Scott Banister, Scott Belsky, Scott Faber, Seth Sternberg, Shervin Pishevar, Tien Tzuo, Tobias Lutke, Tom Williams, Travis May, Warren Jenson, Wayne Chang
Feb 1, 2016	TodayTix	$9.0M Series B	—	14W, 2048 Ventures, 7BC Venture Capital, 9Yards Capital, Kevin Hartz, Accel, ACME Capital, Acrew Capital, Adverb Ventures, AME Cloud Ventures, Audrey Capital, Benchstrength, Bond, BoxGroup, Broadway Angels, C2 Investment, CapitalG, Coatue, Cota Capital, Craft Ventures, Daffy, Dragoneer Investment Group, ENIAC Ventures, Flex Capital, FPV Fund, General Catalyst, Hardware Club, Heretic Ventures, Incite Ventures, Javelin Venture Partners, Kapor Capital, LOI Venture, M13, Marcy Venture Partners, Northzone, Pear VC, Quiet Capital, Redpoint Ventures, Red Sea Ventures, RTP Ventures, Rubicon VC, Science, SciFi VC, Seven Seven Six, Sherpalo Ventures, Social Starts, Sound Ventures, South Park Commons, Spring Capital, SV Angel, Tribe Capital, Trust Ventures, Vayner RSE, Y Combinator, Aaron Levie, Aaron Patzer, Anthony Choe, Aston Motes, Charlie Cheever, Clara Shih, Dharmesh Shah, Doug Sleeter, Drew Houston, Eric Ries, Hiten Shah, Jared Leto, Jeff Seibert, Jeremy Stoppelman, Jeremy Zimmer, Jonathan Neman, Josh Porter, Josh Silverman, Justin Rosenstein, Kris Duggan, Kyle York, Larry Augustin, Louis Beryl, Marco Zappacosta, Matt Mickiewicz, Phil Libin, Sam Altman, Seth Sternberg, Steve Martocci, Tien Tzuo, Tobias Lutke, Wayne Chang
Feb 1, 2016	Sustain	$3.0M Series A	—	9Yards Capital, Kevin Hartz, Accel, Acrew Capital, Adverb Ventures, AME Cloud Ventures, Audrey Capital, Benchstrength, Bond, Broadway Angels, C2 Investment, CapitalG, Coatue, Cota Capital, Craft Ventures, Daffy, Dragoneer Investment Group, Flex Capital, FPV Fund, General Catalyst, Hardware Club, Heretic Ventures, Incite Ventures, LOI Venture, Pear VC, Quiet Capital, Redpoint Ventures, SciFi VC, Seven Seven Six, Sherpalo Ventures, Sound Ventures, South Park Commons, SV Angel, Tribe Capital, Y Combinator, Aaron Levie, Aaron Patzer, Aston Motes, Charlie Cheever, Clara Shih, Dharmesh Shah, Doug Sleeter, Drew Houston, Eric Ries, Hiten Shah, Jared Leto, Jeff Seibert, Jeremy Stoppelman, Josh Silverman, Kris Duggan, Larry Augustin, Louis Beryl, Marco Zappacosta, Matt Mickiewicz, Phil Libin, Sam Altman, Seth Sternberg, Tien Tzuo, Tobias Lutke, Wayne Chang
Oct 1, 2015	Honest Dollar	$3.0M Seed	—	9Yards Capital, Kevin Hartz, Accel, Acrew Capital, Adverb Ventures, AME Cloud Ventures, Audrey Capital, Benchstrength, Bond, Broadway Angels, C2 Investment, CapitalG, Coatue, Cota Capital, Craft Ventures, Daffy, Dragoneer Investment Group, Flex Capital, FPV Fund, General Catalyst, Hardware Club, Heartcore Capital, Heretic Ventures, Incite Ventures, LOI Venture, MS&AD Ventures, Pear VC, Quiet Capital, Redpoint Ventures, SciFi VC, Seven Seven Six, Sherpalo Ventures, Sound Ventures, South Park Commons, SV Angel, Tribe Capital, Y Combinator, Aaron Levie, Aston Motes, Charlie Cheever, Clara Shih, Dharmesh Shah, Doug Sleeter, Drew Houston, Eric Ries, Hiten Shah, Jared Leto, Jeff Seibert, Jeremy Stoppelman, Josh Silverman, Justin Rosenstein, Kris Duggan, Larry Augustin, Louis Beryl, Marco Zappacosta, Matt Mickiewicz, Phil Libin, Sam Altman, Seth Sternberg, Tien Tzuo, Tobias Lutke, Wayne Chang

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Leadership Team

Key people at Blitzscaling Ventures.

Jeff Abbott

General Partner

Leadership Team

Key people at Blitzscaling Ventures.

Jeff Abbott

General Partner

Deep Dive

High-Level Overview

Blitzscaling Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in startups with the potential to rapidly outpace competitors and secure lasting leadership in highly valuable, winner-take-most markets. The firm’s mission is to back companies that can scale lightning-fast by leveraging viral growth, network effects, and switching costs to build sustainable competitive advantages. Their investment philosophy is grounded in the principles of "blitzscaling," a concept popularized by the bestselling book *Blitzscaling* by Reid Hoffman and Chris Yeh, which emphasizes prioritizing speed over efficiency in uncertain environments to dominate markets. Blitzscaling Ventures primarily invests at the seed and Series A stages, focusing on sectors such as marketplaces, social commerce, consumer services, and social impact. The firm plays a significant role in the startup ecosystem by guiding companies through rapid growth phases with hands-on operational support and strategic scaling expertise[1][2][3][6].

Origin Story

Blitzscaling Ventures was founded in 2020 by Chris Yeh, Scott Johnson, and Jeff Abbott, with Reid Hoffman serving as a limited partner and special advisor who reviews each potential deal. The firm emerged from a Stanford class taught by Yeh and Hoffman that evolved into the *Blitzscaling* book, which codified the methodology behind rapid scaling. In 2023, Jeremiah Owyang joined as a General Partner to co-lead the Blitzscaling AI Fund, focusing on early-stage AI startups. The founders brought deep experience in venture capital and scaling startups, leveraging their academic and practical insights to create a fund dedicated to companies that can win large markets quickly and sustainably[2][3][5][6].

Core Differentiators

Unique Investment Model: Uses a proprietary scorecard based on the *Blitzscaling* book principles to identify the top 5% of startups poised for market dominance, scoring companies on a 100-point scale to select those with the highest potential[2].
Network Strength: Close ties with Reid Hoffman and other industry leaders provide access to a powerful network and deal flow.
Track Record: Led over 30 investments primarily in technology and consumer sectors, with notable exits and a focus on operator-first strategies to drive growth[1].
Operating Support: Hands-on involvement with portfolio companies, educating teams on growth strategy and working directly with product and growth teams to help them scale rapidly without taking governance control, fostering trust and open collaboration[4][6].

Role in the Broader Tech Landscape

Blitzscaling Ventures rides the trend of winner-take-most markets driven by network effects and viral growth, which are increasingly prevalent in digital marketplaces, social commerce, and AI-driven sectors. The timing is critical as rapid technological innovation and market globalization create opportunities for startups to scale faster than ever before. By applying blitzscaling principles, the firm influences the broader ecosystem by setting a standard for aggressive growth strategies and operational excellence, helping startups become iconic market leaders. Their focus on AI startups through a dedicated fund reflects the growing importance of artificial intelligence in shaping future technology landscapes[2][3][6].

Quick Take & Future Outlook

Looking ahead, Blitzscaling Ventures is poised to deepen its influence in AI and other high-growth sectors, leveraging its proprietary methodology and network to identify and scale the next generation of market leaders. Trends such as AI adoption, platform economies, and social commerce will likely shape their investment focus. The firm’s hands-on, operator-first approach positions it well to help startups navigate the complexities of rapid scaling in increasingly competitive markets. As the concept of blitzscaling continues to gain traction globally, Blitzscaling Ventures is expected to remain a key player in defining how startups achieve lightning-fast growth and enduring market dominance[2][3][6].

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High-Level Overview

Origin Story

Core Differentiators

Unique Investment Model: Uses a proprietary scorecard based on the *Blitzscaling* book principles to identify the top 5% of startups poised for market dominance, scoring companies on a 100-point scale to select those with the highest potential[2].
Network Strength: Close ties with Reid Hoffman and other industry leaders provide access to a powerful network and deal flow.
Track Record: Led over 30 investments primarily in technology and consumer sectors, with notable exits and a focus on operator-first strategies to drive growth[1].
Operating Support: Hands-on involvement with portfolio companies, educating teams on growth strategy and working directly with product and growth teams to help them scale rapidly without taking governance control, fostering trust and open collaboration[4][6].