For Good Ventures

For Good Ventures is an investment firm that supports innovative, disruptive technologies changing the world for good.

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Updated: Feb 17, 2026 ·

Financial History

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Investments Made

Date	Company	Round	Lead Investor(s)	Co-Investor(s)
Nov 1, 2021	Proto	$12.0M Series A	—	8VC, ACME Capital, Alsop Louie Partners, Animoca Brands, Adeyemi Ajao, Draper Associates, Founders Fund, Kapor Capital, LAUNCH, Long Journey Ventures, Moment Ventures, Munich Re / HSB Ventures, Oyster Ventures, Path Ventures, Revolution, Streamlined Ventures, Structure Capital, Tribe Capital, True Global Ventures, Ben Davenport, Charlie Cheever, Chris Wang, Cynthia Ringo, Doug Barry, Emmett Shear, Hoda Eydgahi, Jared Kopf, Joanna Rees, Kevin Lin, Scott Banister, Shervin Pishevar, Steve Chen, Tikhon Bernstam, Tom Blomfield
Nov 1, 2021	Sauce	$3.0M Seed	—	Alt Capital, Army Venture Capital Corp., Crosslink Capital, Next Play Ventures, Rackhouse Venture Capital, Spero Ventures, Turtle Ventures, Vista Venture Partners, Wave Capital, Bob Lee, Curtis Chambers, David Wolfson, Jacob Chapman, Khaled Helioui, Michael Staton, Sameer Bhalla, Sam Nazarian, Scott Belsky, Sean Behr
Nov 1, 2021	Reltio	$120.0M Series E	—	Alt Capital, Army Venture Capital Corp., Brighton Park Capital, Crosslink Capital, Next Play Ventures, Rackhouse Venture Capital, Spero Ventures, Turtle Ventures, Vista Venture Partners, Bob Lee, Curtis Chambers, Jacob Chapman, Khaled Helioui, Michael Staton, Sameer Bhalla, Scott Belsky, Sean Behr
Oct 1, 2021	Farmstead	$19.0M Series B	—	1776, 8VC
Sep 1, 2021	Seven Starling	$3.0M Seed	—	Adapt Ventures, Alt Capital, Alumni Ventures, Army Venture Capital Corp., Authentic Ventures, BoxGroup, Browder Capital, Capital Factory, CapitalX, Crosslink Capital, Fifth Wall, Foundation Capital, Infinite Niches, Kepler Operator’s Fund, Magnify Ventures, Next Play Ventures, NextView Ventures, Not Boring Capital, Offline Ventures, Paradox Capital, Pareto Holdings, Pear VC, Predictive VC, Rackhouse Venture Capital, Redpoint Ventures, Rethink Impact, Spero Ventures, SRB Ventures, Thirty Five Ventures, Turtle Ventures, Uncork Capital, Vista Venture Partners, Adam Guild, Bob Lee, Cory Levy, Curtis Chambers, Jacob Chapman, Khaled Helioui, Michael Staton, Priyank Chandra, Quinn Slack, Rich Miner, Sameer Bhalla, Scott Belsky, Scot Wingo, Sean Behr
Sep 1, 2021	NFTpay	$3.0M Seed	—	Bora&Sons, FreeSky Capital, Streamlined Ventures, Stuart Goldfarb (Melo7 Tech Partners)
Sep 1, 2021	Prometheus Alternative Investments	$5.0M Seed	—	1776, 8VC, BBG Ventures, Beta Boom, gener8tor, GSV Acceleration, Owl Ventures, Serena Ventures, Twenty Seven Ventures, Union Square Ventures, Darrell Silver
Jun 1, 2021	TestGorilla	$10.0M Seed	—	Accel, AirAngels, Alt Capital, AngelList Syndicator, Army Venture Capital Corp., Atomico, Benchmark, Blisce, Concrete Rose Capital, Crosslink Capital, Feenix Ventures, Felix Capital, Flybridge Capital Partners, Ganas Ventures, Christian Miele, Lakestar, MaC Venture Capital, Next Play Ventures, Notion Capital, Partech Ventures, Possible Ventures, Rackhouse Venture Capital, Seven Seven Six, Spero Ventures, The Community Fund, Turtle Ventures, Vayner RSE, Vista Venture Partners, Andy Chung, Bob Lee, Curtis Chambers, Emmanuel Seuge, Jacob Chapman, Jim Schneider, Khaled Helioui, Mato Peric, Michael Staton, Sameer Bhalla, Scott Belsky, Sean Behr
May 1, 2021	Nana Academy	$18.0M Series A	—	1984 Ventures, 8VC, Kevin Hartz, Alt Capital, Army Venture Capital Corp., Collab Capital, Crosslink Capital, CRV, Incisive Ventures, Initialized Capital, Kapor Capital, Maveron, Next Play Ventures, Obvious Ventures, Pareto Holdings, Preface Ventures, Rackhouse Venture Capital, Raine Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Spero Ventures, Stage Venture Partners, Stellar Capital, SV Angel, TechSquare Labs, Thirty Five Ventures, Tribe Capital, Turtle Ventures, Ulu Ventures, Unshackled Ventures, Vista Venture Partners, WorkLife Ventures, Y Combinator, Yes VC, Anthony Pompliano, Bangaly Kaba, Baron Davis, Bob Lee, Dylan Field, Halle Tecco, Jacob Chapman, John Henry, Justin Rosenstein, Kevin Lee, Khaled Helioui, Michael Staton, Nick Caldwell, Richard Rosenblatt, Sameer Bhalla, Scott Belsky, Sean Behr
Apr 1, 2021	Alto Solutions	$17.0M Series A	—	8VC, Backed VC, Double Prime LLP, Episode 1 Ventures, EQT Ventures, Kapor Capital, LAUNCH, MassMutual Ventures, Moment Ventures, New Climate Ventures, Notion Capital, Outrun Ventures, Revolution, Structure Capital, Tribe Capital, Unusual Ventures, Vertical Venture Partners, Y Combinator, Charles Delingpole, Charlie Songhurst, Cynthia Ringo, Hoda Eydgahi, Joanna Rees, Mik Attisani, Paul Forster, Paul Townsend, Phil McGriskin, Will Brooks, William Hockey
Dec 1, 2020	Career Karma	$10.0M Series A	—	1776, Addition, Alt Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Chloe Sladden, Army Venture Capital Corp., Bessemer Venture Partners, Coelius Capital, Collab Capital, Cowboy Ventures, Crosslink Capital, Drive Capital, DST Global, Firework Ventures, FPV Fund, General Catalyst, Glasswing Ventures, Harrison Metal, Index Ventures, Initialized Capital, Kapor Capital, Kleiner Perkins, Next Play Ventures, Offline Ventures, Off the Grid Ventures, Operator Ventures, Penny Jar Capital, Rackhouse Venture Capital, Ravelin Capital, Redpoint Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Spero Ventures, Sweet Capital, TechSquare Labs, Tiger Global Management, Todd and Rahul's Angel Fund, Turtle Ventures, Ulu Ventures, Unshackled Ventures, Vista Venture Partners, Wellington Management, Adam Gross, Audrey Gelman, Bob Lee, Curtis Chambers, Fredrik Björk, Jacob Chapman, Kelvin Beachum Jr., Khaled Helioui, Michael Staton, Sameer Bhalla, Scott Belsky, Sean Behr, Theresa Johnson, Tim Kendall
May 1, 2020	Cardless	$7.0M Series A	—	500 Global, Alt Capital, Chloe Sladden, Army Venture Capital Corp., Crosslink Capital, Moxxie Ventures, Next Play Ventures, Rackhouse Venture Capital, Red Sea Ventures, Red Swan Ventures, Ribbit Capital, Scribble Ventures, Slow Ventures, Spero Ventures, Turtle Ventures, Vista Venture Partners, Adam D'Angelo, Bob Lee, Curtis Chambers, David Marcus, Greg Brockman, Jacob Chapman, Javier Olivan, Jeff Arnold, Michael Staton, Mike Krieger, Sameer Bhalla, Scott Belsky, Sean Behr
Dec 1, 2019	Nana Academy	$5.0M Seed	—	8VC, Kevin Hartz, Alt Capital, Army Venture Capital Corp., Ascend Vietnam Ventures, Battery Ventures, BlueRun Ventures, Crosslink Capital, DST Global, ENIAC Ventures, Forerunner Ventures, Founders Fund, Kapor Capital, Meritech Capital Partners, Moment Ventures, Next Play Ventures, Pelion Venture Partners, Preface Ventures, R136 Ventures, Rackhouse Venture Capital, Revolution, SNR, Spero Ventures, Stage Venture Partners, Structure Capital, Tribe Capital, Turtle Ventures, Valar Ventures, Vista Venture Partners, VSC Ventures, Wildcat Ventures, Avid Larizadeh, Ayo Omojola, Bob Lee, Curtis Chambers, Cynthia Ringo, Gokul Rajaram, Hoda Eydgahi, Jacob Chapman, Joanna Rees, Khaled Helioui, Lisa Kleinsorge, Maia Bittner, Michael Staton, Rohini Pandhi, Sameer Bhalla, Scott Belsky, Sean Behr, Sumon Sadhu, William Hockey, Zachary Auger
Aug 1, 2019	Alto Solutions	$5.0M Seed	—	8VC, Amasia, BoxGroup, Founder Collective, Kapor Capital, Moment Ventures, Revolution, Shine Capital, Structure Capital, The Finger Group, Union Square Ventures, Cynthia Ringo, Hoda Eydgahi, Joanna Rees, Karl Jacob, Oliver Jung, Rafe Furst, Scott Heiferman
Jul 1, 2019	Copia	$1.0M Seed	—	8VC, Accel, Andreessen Horowitz, Antler, B Capital Group, Bora&Sons, Climate Capital, Concrete Ventures, First Round Capital, FJ Labs, FreeSky Capital, Golden Ventures, Highline Beta Inc., iNovia Capital, Intel Capital, Kapor Capital, Kuroneko Innovation Fund, LAUNCH, LOI Venture, Magnetic Ventures, Moment Ventures, Nyca Partners, Pioneer Fund, Point72 Ventures, Practical Venture Capital, Revolution, Sapphire Ventures, Streamlined Ventures, Structure Capital, Ben Porterfield, Cynthia Ringo, David Lieb, Dharmesh Shah, Frank Barbieri, Hoda Eydgahi, Jevon MacDonald, Jim Pitkow, J.J. List, Michael Hyatt, Mike Greenfield, Ramesh Haridas, Rob Chesnut, Robert Wuttke, Sean Bill, Stuart Goldfarb (Melo7 Tech Partners), Tom Newbold, Tom Williams
Jul 1, 2019	Pod Foods Co	$3.0M Seed	—	8VC, Kapor Capital, Moment Ventures, Revolution, Structure Capital, Cynthia Ringo, Hoda Eydgahi, Joanna Rees
Jun 1, 2019	Anyplace	$3.0M Seed	—	Accel, Advancit Capital, Altair Capital Management, Bora&Sons, C3 Ventures, Cantos Ventures, Dreamers VC, FreeSky Capital, Greycroft, Pioneer Fund, Streamlined Ventures, UpHonest Capital, Casey Neistat, Giovanni Gardelli, Justin Mateen, Nina Faulhaber, Scott Belsky, Sean Bill, Stuart Goldfarb (Melo7 Tech Partners)
Apr 1, 2019	Chooch	$3.0M Seed	—	Alchemist Accelerator, B Capital Group, Bessemer Venture Partners, Bora&Sons, Broadway Angels, Builders VC, CVS Health, Ali Tamaseb, James Hardiman, Dragoneer Investment Group, Jinlin Wang, Michael Jin, Xuhui Shao, FreeSky Capital, Fusion Fund, Gradient Ventures, Insight Partners, PS Investments, Scale Asia Ventures, SeedInvest, Aaron Patzer, Hana Besbes, Nimit Maru, Parker Harris, Ran Makavy, Russell Fradin, Russ Fradin, Vivek Garipalli
May 1, 2018	Reltio	$45.0M Series D	—	7wire Ventures, Alt Capital, Ankona Capital, Army Venture Capital Corp., Benchmark, Crosslink Capital, Deep Fork Capital, Define Ventures, General Catalyst, GSR Ventures, High Alpha, Hustle Fund, Kindred Ventures, Matrix, Next Play Ventures, Nyca Partners, Pareto Holdings, Pelion Venture Partners, Rackhouse Venture Capital, Sapphire Ventures, Slow Ventures, Spero Ventures, Threshold Ventures, Turtle Ventures, Vista Venture Partners, Bob Lee, Curtis Chambers, Jacob Chapman, Khaled Helioui, Louis Beryl, Michael Staton, Sameer Bhalla, Scott Belsky, Sean Behr
Apr 1, 2018	BabyQuip	$1.0M Seed	—	2.12 Angels, Amino Capital, Comcast Ventures, Goodwater Capital, LvlUp Ventures, Osney Capital, Precursor Ventures, Quake Capital, Rostrum Capital, Startup Capital Ventures, Structure Capital, Anil Advani, Jinesh Patel, Tim Griffin, Tuoc Luong, 8VC, Cynthia Ringo, Hoda Eydgahi, Joanna Rees, Kapor Capital, Moment Ventures, Revolution
Apr 1, 2017	Reltio	$40.0M Series C	—	7wire Ventures, Alt Capital, Ankona Capital, Army Venture Capital Corp., Benchmark, Crosslink Capital, Deep Fork Capital, Define Ventures, General Catalyst, GSR Ventures, High Alpha, Hustle Fund, Kindred Ventures, Matrix, Next Play Ventures, Nyca Partners, Pareto Holdings, Pelion Venture Partners, Rackhouse Venture Capital, Sapphire Ventures, Slow Ventures, Spero Ventures, Threshold Ventures, Turtle Ventures, Vista Venture Partners, Bob Lee, Curtis Chambers, Jacob Chapman, Khaled Helioui, Louis Beryl, Michael Staton, Sameer Bhalla, Scott Belsky, Sean Behr
Dec 1, 2016	Knowledgehook	$900K Seed	—	8VC, Kapor Capital, Moment Ventures, Revolution, Structure Capital, Cynthia Ringo, Hoda Eydgahi, Joanna Rees
Jul 1, 2016	Reltio	$22.0M Series B	—	Alt Capital, Ankona Capital, Army Venture Capital Corp., Benchmark, Crosslink Capital, Deep Fork Capital, GSR Ventures, High Alpha, Hustle Fund, Kindred Ventures, Matrix, Next Play Ventures, Nyca Partners, Pareto Holdings, Pelion Venture Partners, Rackhouse Venture Capital, Spero Ventures, Turtle Ventures, Vista Venture Partners, Bob Lee, Curtis Chambers, Jacob Chapman, Khaled Helioui, Louis Beryl, Michael Staton, Sameer Bhalla, Scott Belsky, Sean Behr
May 1, 2016	Nima	$9.0M Series A	—	8VC, 9Yards Capital, Kevin Hartz, Accel, Acrew Capital, Adverb Ventures, AME Cloud Ventures, Audrey Capital, Benchstrength, Blitzscaling Ventures, Bond, Broadway Angels, C2 Investment, CapitalG, Coatue, Cota Capital, Craft Ventures, Daffy, Dragoneer Investment Group, Flex Capital, 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
Mar 1, 2015	Reltio	$10.0M Series A	—	Alt Capital, Army Venture Capital Corp., Crosslink Capital, Next Play Ventures, Rackhouse Venture Capital, Spero Ventures, Turtle Ventures, Vista Venture Partners, Bob Lee, Curtis Chambers, Jacob Chapman, Khaled Helioui, Michael Staton, Sameer Bhalla, Scott Belsky, Sean Behr

Financial History

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Leadership Team

Key people at For Good Ventures.

Kim Kolt

President

Leadership Team

Key people at For Good Ventures.

Kim Kolt

President

Deep Dive

For Good Ventures is a family office venture capital investment firm headquartered in California that focuses on backing innovative, disruptive technologies and impact funds aimed at creating positive change in the world while delivering competitive financial returns[1][2][4]. Their mission centers on investing in for-profit businesses that generate scalable, positive social and environmental impact without compromising profitability. They seek high-growth companies positioned to benefit from evolving consumer preferences, demand trends, and policy reforms, applying a rigorous investment process emphasizing disciplined sourcing, due diligence, and structuring[1]. Their portfolio spans sectors where technology can drive meaningful change, and they actively add value to companies alongside other reputable family offices and venture capital firms[1][4].

Founded as a family office venture capital firm (exact founding year not publicly detailed), For Good Ventures has evolved to emphasize investments that combine mission-driven innovation with financial discipline[1][2]. Key partners are not explicitly named in available sources, but the firm’s approach reflects a blend of impact investing and traditional venture capital rigor. Their early investments include companies like Natural Fiber Welding and Elevian, signaling a focus on sustainability and longevity technologies[4]. This origin story highlights a commitment to backing companies that align profit with purpose, reflecting a broader trend in venture capital toward responsible investing.

Core Differentiators of For Good Ventures include:

Unique investment model: A family office structure that integrates impact and profit, focusing on scalable, positive change without sacrificing returns[1].
Network strength: Collaborates with well-known family offices and VC firms, enhancing deal flow and co-investment opportunities[1][4].
Track record: Portfolio includes innovative startups in sectors such as sustainable materials and longevity science, demonstrating a focus on disruptive technologies[4].
Operating support: Emphasizes adding direct value to portfolio companies through active involvement and strategic guidance[1].

In the broader tech landscape, For Good Ventures rides the wave of increasing demand for impact-driven innovation and responsible capital deployment. The timing aligns with growing consumer and regulatory shifts favoring sustainability, health, and social good, which create fertile ground for startups that address these challenges. Market forces such as policy reforms and evolving consumer preferences amplify the potential for their portfolio companies to scale rapidly. By supporting mission-driven businesses, For Good Ventures influences the ecosystem by validating that profitability and positive impact can coexist, encouraging more capital to flow into similar ventures[1].

Looking ahead, For Good Ventures is poised to deepen its influence as impact investing continues to mature and expand. Trends such as climate tech, health innovation, and sustainable consumer products will likely shape their future investments. Their ability to combine rigorous financial discipline with a mission-driven approach positions them to capitalize on emerging opportunities and help define the next generation of transformative companies. This trajectory reinforces their foundational belief that investing “for good” can also mean investing for strong returns, tying back to their core mission of supporting technologies that change the world for the better[1][4].

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Core Differentiators of For Good Ventures include:

Unique investment model: A family office structure that integrates impact and profit, focusing on scalable, positive change without sacrificing returns[1].
Network strength: Collaborates with well-known family offices and VC firms, enhancing deal flow and co-investment opportunities[1][4].
Track record: Portfolio includes innovative startups in sectors such as sustainable materials and longevity science, demonstrating a focus on disruptive technologies[4].
Operating support: Emphasizes adding direct value to portfolio companies through active involvement and strategic guidance[1].