IDEO CoLab Ventures

IDEO CoLab Ventures is invest in early-stage distributed web startups and co-create with them to ship new products and protocols.

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Updated: Feb 17, 2026 ·

Financial History

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Date	Company	Round	Lead Investor(s)	Co-Investor(s)
Jul 1, 2025	XMTP	$20.0M Series B	—	Alchemy Ventures, Ambush Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Awesome People Ventures, Bailhe, Batalion Capital, Broadstone, Capital Factory, Form Capital, FTX Ventures, Haun Ventures, HawksHead Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Multicoin Capital, Not Boring Capital, Ben Huh, Pantera Capital, Pharos Capital Group, Redpoint Ventures, Robot Ventures, Scalar Capital, Sequoia Capital, Seven Seven Six, Sound Ventures, The Hit Forge, Timespan Ventures, Todd and Rahul's Angel Fund, Union Square Ventures, Wave Financial, White Loop Capital, Anthony Pompliano, Balaji Srinivasan, Bobby Goodlatte, Chris Kurdziel, Courtney Guertin, Ethan Beard, Fernando Martinelli, Itamar Lesuisse, Jess Sloss, Joe Stump, Michael Dunworth, Narendra Rocherolle, Paul Stamatiou, Reggie James, Ricky Engelberg, Scott Belsky, Shishir Mehrotra, Stani Kulechov, Tegan Kline, William Boebel
Jul 1, 2024	Stairpay	$960K Seed	—	Alchemy Ventures, Ambush Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Awesome People Ventures, Batalion Capital, Broadstone, Capital Factory, Form Capital, Haun Ventures, HawksHead Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Not Boring Capital, Ben Huh, Pantera Capital, Pharos Capital Group, Redpoint Ventures, Robot Ventures, Scalar Capital, Seven Seven Six, Sound Ventures, The Hit Forge, Timespan Ventures, Todd and Rahul's Angel Fund, Union Square Ventures, Anthony Pompliano, Balaji Srinivasan, Bobby Goodlatte, Chris Kurdziel, Courtney Guertin, Ethan Beard, Fernando Martinelli, Itamar Lesuisse, Jess Sloss, Joe Stump, Michael Dunworth, Narendra Rocherolle, Paul Stamatiou, Reggie James, Ricky Engelberg, Scott Belsky, Shishir Mehrotra, Stani Kulechov, Tegan Kline, William Boebel
Sep 1, 2023	Proof of Play	$33.0M Seed	—	040 Capital, Accel, Adverb Ventures, Alchemy Ventures, Ambush Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, AngelList, Awesome People Ventures, Batalion Capital, BEENEXT, Blockchain.com Ventures, BlockTower Capital, Bow Capital, Broadstone, C2 Investment, Capital Factory, Craft Ventures, DBL Partners, Dragonfly Capital Partners, Dreamers VC, Matthew Brimer, Form Capital, Founder Collective, Founders Fund, General Catalyst, Global Founders Capital, Goat Capital, Greenoaks Capital, Greylock, Haun Ventures, HawksHead Capital, Index Ventures, Infinity Ventures Crypto, Kleiner Perkins, La Famiglia, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Luv Ventures, M34 Capital, Meritech Capital Partners, Morado Venture Partners, Northzone, Hans Tung, Not Boring Capital, Ben Huh, Pantera Capital, Pareto Holdings, Pear VC, Pharos Capital Group, Picus Capital, Pioneer Fund, Polychain Capital, Polygon, Redpoint Ventures, REMUS Capital, Robot Ventures, Scalar Capital, Seven Seven Six, SID Venture Partners, Slow Ventures, Sound Ventures, Spark Capital, The Hit Forge, Tiger Global Management, Timespan Ventures, Todd and Rahul's Angel Fund, Trammell Venture Partners, Union Square Ventures, Spencer Noon, Visionaire Ventures, VoLo Earth Ventures, Y Combinator, Aaron Levie, Akshay Kothari, Aleksander Leonard Larsen, Anselm Bauer, Anthony Pompliano, Balaji Srinivasan, Benjamin Guenther, Bobby Goodlatte, Chris Kurdziel, Cory Levy, Courtney Guertin, Dylan Field, Ethan Beard, Fernando Martinelli, Frederic Kerrest, Griffin Johnson, Howie Liu, Itamar Lesuisse, Jeremy Stoppelman, Jess Sloss, Joe Stump, John Collison, Julian Koh, Justin Mateen, Kevin Lin, Kevin O'Leary, Mark Cuban, Max-Josef Meier, Max Mullen, Michael Dunworth, Narendra Rocherolle, Neha Narkhede, Nick van Eck, Paul Stamatiou, Reggie James, Ricky Engelberg, Sam Blond, Scott Belsky, Sebastian Schuon, Sebastien Borget, Shishir Mehrotra, Stani Kulechov, Tegan Kline, William Boebel, William Hockey
Feb 1, 2023	Kolibrio	$2.0M Seed	—	Delta Blockchain Fund
Dec 1, 2022	Karma3 Labs	$5.0M Venture Round	—	Delta Blockchain Fund
Oct 1, 2022	Progcap	$49.0M Series C	—	Altimeter Capital, American Express Ventures, B Capital Group, Cadenza Capital Management, Jacob Conger, Hans Tung, Sapphire Ventures, Tiger Global Management, Y Combinator, Gaurav Munjal, Girish Mathrubootham, Immad Akhund, Jon Kol, Kunal Shah
Sep 1, 2022	Zesty.co	$75.0M Series B	—	Altimeter Capital, American Express Ventures, Aya, Bain Capital Ventures, B Capital Group, Cadenza Capital Management, CRV, Cyberstarts VC, Glilot Capital Partners, Jacob Conger, MS&AD Ventures, Next47, Glenn Solomon, Oren Yunger, Pitango Venture Capital, Rabbit Ventures, Redpoint Ventures, Sapphire Ventures, S Capital VC, Tiger Global Management, Vintage Investment Partners, Ameet Patel, Gokul Rajaram, Jon Kol, Oded Hermoni
Aug 1, 2022	Mural	$6.0M Seed	—	Alchemy Ventures, Ambush Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Awesome People Ventures, Batalion Capital, Broadstone, Capital Factory, Connect Ventures, Form Capital, Haun Ventures, HawksHead Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Not Boring Capital, Ben Huh, Pantera Capital, Pareto Holdings, Pharos Capital Group, Redpoint Ventures, Robot Ventures, Scalar Capital, Seven Seven Six, Sound Ventures, Stride VC, The Hit Forge, Timespan Ventures, Todd and Rahul's Angel Fund, Union Square Ventures, Y Combinator, Anthony Pompliano, Balaji Srinivasan, Bobby Goodlatte, Chris Kurdziel, Courtney Guertin, Ethan Beard, Fernando Martinelli, Itamar Lesuisse, Jeff Seibert, Jess Sloss, Joe Stump, Michael Dunworth, Narendra Rocherolle, Paul Stamatiou, Reggie James, Ricky Engelberg, Scott Belsky, Shishir Mehrotra, Stani Kulechov, Tegan Kline, Wayne Chang, William Boebel
Jul 1, 2022	Arkive	$10.0M Seed	—	9Yards Capital, Adverb Ventures, AirAngels, Alchemy Ventures, Alumni Ventures, Ambush Capital, Amity Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, Chloe Sladden, Asymmetric, Awesome People Ventures, Batalion Capital, Bling Capital, Broadstone, Capital Factory, Color Capital, Craft Ventures, Darling Ventures, Elefund, Ensemble VC, FirstMark Capital, Form Capital, Founders Fund, FPV Fund, Freestyle Capital, Haun Ventures, HawksHead Capital, Innovent Capital Group, Interlace Ventures, Jigsaw VC, K9 Ventures, Kepler Operator’s Fund, Lam Research Capital, LGF, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Long Journey Ventures, Menlo Ventures, Moonshots Capital, Multicoin Capital, Ann Bordetsky, Not Boring Capital, Ben Huh, Otherwise Fund, Pantera Capital, Paradigm, Patron, Pharos Capital Group, Redpoint Ventures, Robot Ventures, Scalar Capital, Seed Club Ventures, Sentiero Ventures, Seven Seven Six, Sinai Ventures, Skyriver Ventures, Sound Ventures, Spero Ventures, SRB Ventures, Susa Ventures, The Hit Forge, Timespan Ventures, Todd and Rahul's Angel Fund, Tribe Capital, TSVC Capital, Union Square Ventures, Vine Ventures LP, Y Combinator, Anthony Pompliano, Balaji Srinivasan, Bobby Goodlatte, Brad Holden, Chris Kurdziel, Courtney Guertin, Ethan Beard, Fernando Martinelli, Furqan Rydhan, Itamar Lesuisse, James Beshara, JD Ross, Jeffrey Lee, Jess Sloss, Joe Stump, Julian Shapiro, Leore Avidar, Louis Beryl, Matteo Franceschetti, Michael Dunworth, Narendra Rocherolle, Paul Stamatiou, Reggie James, Ricky Engelberg, Russell Cook, Scott Banister, Scott Belsky, Shishir Mehrotra, Stani Kulechov, Stewart Butterfield, Tegan Kline, Todd Corenson, Vivek Garipalli, William Boebel
Jun 1, 2022	Progcap	$40.0M Series C	—	Altimeter Capital, American Express Ventures, B Capital Group, Cadenza Capital Management, Jacob Conger, Hans Tung, Sapphire Ventures, Tiger Global Management, Y Combinator, Gaurav Munjal, Girish Mathrubootham, Immad Akhund, Jon Kol, Kunal Shah
Apr 1, 2022	MSquared	$150.0M Venture Round	—	AirAngels, Alchemy Ventures, Ambush Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Animoca Brands, Archetype, Audacity, Awesome People Ventures, Batalion Capital, Battery Ventures, Breega, Broadstone, Capital Factory, Chapter One Ventures, CoinFund, Dekrypt Capital, Digital Currency Group, Divergence Ventures, Electric Ant, Electric Capital, Ethereal Ventures, Form Capital, Future Perfect Ventures, Hack VC, Hashed, Haun Ventures, HawksHead Capital, Infinity Ventures Crypto, Kearny Jackson, Kleiner Perkins, KRM Interests LLC, Lightspeed Venture Partners, M34 Capital, Makers Fund, Nascent, Not Boring Capital, Ben Huh, Pantera Capital, Pharos Capital Group, Redpoint Ventures, Robot Ventures, Samsung NEXT Ventures, Scalar Capital, Seed Club Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Seven Seven Six, SID Venture Partners, SLVC, Solana Ventures, Sound Ventures, The Hit Forge, Timespan Ventures, Todd and Rahul's Angel Fund, Union Square Ventures, Version One Ventures, Weekend Fund, WPP Ventures, Adam Jackson, Alex Pack, Aliaksandr Hudzilin, Alice Lloyd George, Anastasia Andrianova, Andrew Mullinger, Andrew Steinwold, Anthony Pompliano, Balaji Srinivasan, Biz Stone, Bobby Goodlatte, Bo Shao, Brad Holden, Charles Delingpole, Courtney Guertin, David Nage, Do Kwon, Eric Wu, Ethan Beard, Fernando Martinelli, Imran Khan, Itamar Lesuisse, James Meekings, Jeff Morris, Jess Sloss, Joe Stump, Luis Cuende, Michael Dunworth, Narendra Rocherolle, Nathaniel Whittemore, Paul Stamatiou, Regan Bozman, Reggie James, Rene Reinsberg, Ricky Engelberg, Scott Belsky, Shishir Mehrotra, Sina Habibi, Stani Kulechov, Steve Weinstein, Tegan Kline, Tim Sadler, Trevor McFedries, Tyler Scott Ward, William Boebel
Apr 1, 2022	Origami	$6.0M Seed	—	Alchemy Ventures, Ambush Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Arrive, Atlantic Bridge University Fund, Awesome People Ventures, Batalion Capital, Bennu, Broadstone, Browder Capital, Capital Factory, Flex Capital, Form Capital, Founder Collective, Gigascale Capital, Greylock, Haun Ventures, HawksHead Capital, Horizon 3 Venture Studio, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Not Boring Capital, Operator Ventures, Orange Fund (Orange DAO), Pantera Capital, Pharos Capital Group, Redpoint Ventures, Ribbit Capital, Robot Ventures, Scalar Capital, Seven Seven Six, Silicon Ventures, Sound Ventures, TenOneTen Ventures, The Hit Forge, Timespan Ventures, Todd and Rahul's Angel Fund, Union Square Ventures, Aaron Levie, Amy Chang, Anthony Pompliano, Balaji Srinivasan, Bobby Goodlatte, Chris Kurdziel, Courtney Guertin, Curtis Lee, Elliot Shmukler, Eric Wei, Eric Wu, Ethan Beard, Fernando Martinelli, Gina Bianchini, Gokul Rajaram, Harris Barton, Hunter Horsley, Itamar Lesuisse, Jess Sloss, Joe Stump, Joshua Reeves, Mark Pincus, Matias Woloski, Michael Dunworth, Narendra Rocherolle, Paul Stamatiou, Reggie James, Ricky Engelberg, Scott Belsky, Scott Kleper, Shishir Mehrotra, Stani Kulechov, Tegan Kline, William Boebel
Apr 1, 2022	Luminai	$16.0M Series A	—	Accel, Alchemy Ventures, Ambush Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Awesome People Ventures, Banana Capital, Batalion Capital, Broadstone, Business Growth Fund, Capital Factory, Darling Ventures, Expert Dojo, Form Capital, Founders Fund, Haun Ventures, HawksHead Capital, Indicator Ventures, Latitud, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Not Boring Capital, Ben Huh, Pantera Capital, Pharos Capital Group, Propel Venture Partners, Redpoint Ventures, Robot Ventures, Sarona Ventures, Scalar Capital, Seven Seven Six, Sound Ventures, The Hit Forge, Timespan Ventures, Todd and Rahul's Angel Fund, Uncork Capital, Union Square Ventures, Y Combinator, Anthony Pompliano, Balaji Srinivasan, Bobby Goodlatte, Chris Kurdziel, Courtney Guertin, Dileep Thazhmon, Eric Ries, Ethan Beard, Fernando Martinelli, Itamar Lesuisse, Jess Sloss, Joe Stump, Michael Dunworth, Narendra Rocherolle, Paul Stamatiou, Paul Veugen, Reggie James, Ricky Engelberg, Scott Belsky, Sean Behr, Simon Borrero, Stani Kulechov, Tegan Kline, Tim Ferriss, William Boebel
Mar 1, 2022	Treasure Play	$8.0M Seed	—	Alchemy Ventures, Ambush Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Awesome People Ventures, Batalion Capital, Benchmark, Broadstone, Capital Factory, Form Capital, Founders Fund, Haun Ventures, HawksHead Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Long Journey Ventures, Mayfield, Not Boring Capital, Ben Huh, Pantera Capital, ParaFi Capital, Pharos Capital Group, Redpoint Ventures, Robot Ventures, Scalar Capital, Seven Seven Six, Signia Venture Partners, Sound Ventures, Talis Capital, The Hit Forge, Tiger Global Management, Timespan Ventures, Todd and Rahul's Angel Fund, TQ Ventures, Union Square Ventures, Anthony Pompliano, Balaji Srinivasan, Bobby Goodlatte, Cato Sælid, Chris Kurdziel, Courtney Guertin, Ethan Beard, Eugene Wei, Fernando Martinelli, Jess Sloss, Joe Stump, Julius Genachowski, Kevin Lin, Michael Dunworth, Narendra Rocherolle, Paul Stamatiou, Reggie James, Ricky Engelberg, Scott Belsky, Shishir Mehrotra, Stani Kulechov, Tegan Kline, Tyler Scott Ward, William Boebel, Xen Lategan
Mar 1, 2022	Space Runners	$10.0M Seed	—	Alchemy Ventures, Ambush Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Animoca Brands, Awesome People Ventures, Batalion Capital, Broadstone, Capital Factory, Form Capital, Goat Capital, Haun Ventures, HawksHead Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Not Boring Capital, Ben Huh, Pantera Capital, Pharos Capital Group, Redpoint Ventures, Robot Ventures, Scalar Capital, Seven Seven Six, Sound Ventures, The Hit Forge, Timespan Ventures, Todd and Rahul's Angel Fund, Union Square Ventures, Anthony Pompliano, Balaji Srinivasan, Bobby Goodlatte, Casey Neistat, Chris Kurdziel, Courtney Guertin, Ethan Beard, Fernando Martinelli, Itamar Lesuisse, Jess Sloss, Joe Stump, Michael Dunworth, Narendra Rocherolle, Paul Stamatiou, Reggie James, Ricky Engelberg, Scott Belsky, Shishir Mehrotra, Stani Kulechov, Tegan Kline, William Boebel
Mar 1, 2022	EthSign	$12.0M Seed	—	Alchemy Ventures, Ambush Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Awesome People Ventures, Batalion Capital, Broadstone, Capital Factory, East West Ventures EWV, Form Capital, Haun Ventures, HawksHead Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Not Boring Capital, Ben Huh, Pantera Capital, Patron, Pharos Capital Group, Polygon, Redpoint Ventures, Resonado, Robot Ventures, Scalar Capital, Seven Seven Six, Sound Ventures, The Hit Forge, Timespan Ventures, Todd and Rahul's Angel Fund, Union Square Ventures, Anthony Pompliano, Balaji Srinivasan, Bobby Goodlatte, Chris Kurdziel, Courtney Guertin, Ethan Beard, Fernando Martinelli, Itamar Lesuisse, Jess Sloss, Joe Stump, Michael Dunworth, Narendra Rocherolle, Paul Stamatiou, Reggie James, Ricky Engelberg, Ryan Spoon, Scott Belsky, Shishir Mehrotra, Stani Kulechov, Tegan Kline, Tekin Salimi, Thomas Vu, William Boebel
Jan 1, 2022	Acquire.com	$5.0M Venture Round	—	Alchemy Ventures, Ambush Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Awesome People Ventures, Batalion Capital, Broadstone, Capital Factory, Form Capital, Haun Ventures, HawksHead Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Not Boring Capital, Ben Huh, Pantera Capital, Pharos Capital Group, Redpoint Ventures, Robot Ventures, Scalar Capital, Seven Seven Six, Sound Ventures, The Hit Forge, Timespan Ventures, Todd and Rahul's Angel Fund, Union Square Ventures, Anthony Pompliano, Balaji Srinivasan, Bobby Goodlatte, Chris Kurdziel, Courtney Guertin, Ethan Beard, Fernando Martinelli, Itamar Lesuisse, Jess Sloss, Joe Stump, Michael Dunworth, Narendra Rocherolle, Paul Stamatiou, Reggie James, Ricky Engelberg, Scott Belsky, Shishir Mehrotra, Stani Kulechov, Tegan Kline, William Boebel
Dec 1, 2021	Block Earner	$5.0M Seed	—	01 Ventures, Alchemy Ventures, Ambush Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Awesome People Ventures, Batalion Capital, Broadstone, Capital Factory, Dragonfly Capital Partners, Ethereal Ventures, Form Capital, General Catalyst, Haun Ventures, HawksHead Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Next Frontier Capital, Not Boring Capital, Ben Huh, Pantera Capital, ParaFi Capital, Pharos Capital Group, Polychain Capital, Polygon, Redpoint Ventures, Robot Ventures, Scalar Capital, Seven Seven Six, Sound Ventures, The Hit Forge, Timespan Ventures, Todd and Rahul's Angel Fund, Union Square Ventures, Woodstock Fund, Ajit Tripathi, Anthony Pompliano, Balaji Srinivasan, Bobby Goodlatte, Chris Kurdziel, Courtney Guertin, David Hoffman, Ethan Beard, Fernando Martinelli, Itamar Lesuisse, Jess Sloss, Joe Stump, John Lilic, Julian Koh, Mariano Conti, Michael Dunworth, Narendra Rocherolle, Paul Stamatiou, Reggie James, Ricky Engelberg, Scott Belsky, Shishir Mehrotra, Stani Kulechov, Tegan Kline, William Boebel, Zak Cole
Dec 1, 2021	Snazzy	$2.0M Seed	—	Alchemy Ventures, Ambush Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Awesome People Ventures, Batalion Capital, Broadstone, Capital Factory, Form Capital, Haun Ventures, HawksHead Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Not Boring Capital, Ben Huh, Pantera Capital, Pharos Capital Group, Redpoint Ventures, Robot Ventures, Scalar Capital, Seven Seven Six, Sound Ventures, The Hit Forge, Timespan Ventures, Todd and Rahul's Angel Fund, Union Square Ventures, Anthony Pompliano, Balaji Srinivasan, Chris Kurdziel, Courtney Guertin, Ethan Beard, Fernando Martinelli, Itamar Lesuisse, Jess Sloss, Joe Stump, Michael Dunworth, Narendra Rocherolle, Paul Stamatiou, Reggie James, Ricky Engelberg, Scott Belsky, Shishir Mehrotra, Stani Kulechov, Tegan Kline, William Boebel
Dec 1, 2021	Multis	$7.0M Series A	—	2.12 Angels, Kevin Hartz, Alchemy Ventures, Ambush Capital, AME Cloud Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, Angelic Ventures, Awesome People Ventures, Batalion Capital, Bond, Bridge Latam, Broadstone, Capital Factory, Coinbase Ventures, Matt Ocko, DFJ, Dispersion Capital, Dreamers VC, Forerunner Ventures, Form Capital, Founders Fund, Goodwater Capital, Greylock, Hack VC, Hardware Club, Haun Ventures, HawksHead Capital, Investo, Shawn Modarresi, Latitud, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Locus Ventures, Marcy Venture Partners, Mayfield, Menlo Ventures, Not Boring Capital, Off the Grid Ventures, Ben Huh, Pantera Capital, Pharos Capital Group, Redpoint Ventures, Robot Ventures, Scalar Capital, Sequoia Capital, Seven Seven Six, Soma Capital, Sound Ventures, South Park Commons, The Hit Forge, Timespan Ventures, Todd and Rahul's Angel Fund, Tusk Venture Partners, Uncork Capital, Union Square Ventures, Verified Capital, Alfonso De los Rios, Anthony Pompliano, Balaji Srinivasan, Bobby Goodlatte, Chris Kelly, Chris Kurdziel, Courtney Guertin, Ethan Beard, Fernando Martinelli, Itamar Lesuisse, James Hong, Jared Leto, Jay Z, Jeff Seibert, Jess Sloss, Joe Stump, John Hennessy, Michael Dunworth, Mike Hennessey, Narendra Rocherolle, Paul Stamatiou, Reggie James, Ricky Engelberg, Sahin Boydas, Scott Belsky, Shervin Pishevar, Shishir Mehrotra, Stani Kulechov, Tegan Kline, William Boebel
Nov 1, 2021	QuestDB	$12.0M Series A	—	10100, 468 Capital, Alchemy Ventures, Alumni Ventures, Ambush Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Awesome People Ventures, backtrace capital, Batalion Capital, Broadstone, Capital Factory, Form Capital, FTX Ventures, Haun Ventures, HawksHead Capital, Jetstream, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Not Boring Capital, Ben Huh, Pantera Capital, Pharos Capital Group, Preston-Werner Ventures, Redpoint Ventures, Robot Ventures, Scalar Capital, Seven Seven Six, Soma Capital, Sound Ventures, Streamlined Ventures, The Hit Forge, Timespan Ventures, Todd and Rahul's Angel Fund, Union Square Ventures, Version One Ventures, Anthony Pompliano, Balaji Srinivasan, Bobby Goodlatte, Chris Kurdziel, Clark Landry, Courtney Guertin, Ethan Beard, Fernando Martinelli, Itamar Lesuisse, Jess Sloss, Joe Stump, Louis Beryl, Marco Palladino, Michael Dunworth, Narendra Rocherolle, Paul Stamatiou, Reggie James, Ricky Engelberg, Scott Belsky, Shishir Mehrotra, Stani Kulechov, Tegan Kline, William Boebel
Oct 1, 2021	Practice	$10.0M Seed	—	1776, 20VC, Kevin Hartz, AirAngels, Alchemy Ventures, Ambush Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, AngelList Syndicator, Awesome People Ventures, Backstage Capital, Adeyemi Ajao, Rexhep Dollaku, Batalion Capital, Battery Ventures, Blockchain Coinvestors AngelList Syndicate, Broadstone, Buckley Ventures, Canvas Ventures, Capital Factory, CDP Venture Capital, City Light Capital, Cornerstone Venture Partners, Coughdrop Capital, CRV, Data Tech Fund, DCM, Dragonfly Capital Partners, Dunce Capital, Felicis Ventures, Fifth Wall, First Star Ventures, Form Capital, Founders Fund, General Catalyst, Generative Ventures, Goat Capital, Gutter Capital, Haun Ventures, HawksHead Capital, Homebrew, Index Ventures, Infinite Niches, iNovia Capital, Inspired Capital, Inventus Capital Partners, Khosla Ventures, Kima Ventures, Lampros Capital Partners, LAUNCH, Lightspeed Venture Partners, LocalGlobe, Logos Labs, Matrix Partners India, Molten Ventures, Moving Capital, Mucker Capital, Musha Ventures, Neu Venture Capital, Jeff Richards, Not Boring Capital, Octopus Ventures, Operator Collective, Anh-Tho Chuong Degroote, Ben Huh, Pantera Capital, Pareto Holdings, Pharos Capital Group, Predictive VC, Redpoint Ventures, Renegade Partners, Republic, Robot Ventures, Scalar Capital, Sequoia Capital, Seven Seven Six, SoftBank Investment Advisers, Sound Ventures, SRB Ventures, Stellar Capital, SV Angel, Team Ignite Ventures, Techstars, Tet Ventures, The Hit Forge, Theory Ventures, Tiger Global Management, Timespan Ventures, Todd and Rahul's Angel Fund, Tucker Seed Fund LLC, Turing Capital, Union Square Ventures, Vayner RSE, WestCap, XFactor Ventures, XYZ Venture Capital, Y Combinator, YLEM, Adam Pisoni, Adrian Aoun, Ali Moiz, Allison Pickens (Allison Pickens Ventures), Andrea Vaccari, Anthony Pompliano, Balaji Srinivasan, Bobby Goodlatte, Brian Sugar, Charlie Songhurst, Chris Herd, Chris Kurdziel, Courtney Guertin, Cristóbal Conde, Daniel Burka, Elliott Cohen, Emanuel Pleitez, Emily Kramer, Eric Wu, Ethan Beard, Fernando Martinelli, Furqan Rydhan, Gokul Rajaram, Greg Isenberg, Ian Hogarth, Itamar Lesuisse, James Beshara, JD Ross, Jess Sloss, Joe Stump, Josh Elman, Julius Göllner, Kevin Lin, Larry Summers, Luca Ascani, Mandeep Singh, Manik Gupta, Manish Chandra, Marc McCabe, Mark Pincus, Mathilde Collin, Max Mullen, Michael Dunworth, Michael Stoppelman, Mike Hudack, Narendra Rocherolle, Paul Stamatiou, Philippe Teixeira da Mota, Philipp Herkelmann, Pieter Schoen, Reggie James, Ricky Engelberg, Ron Pragides, Roxanne Varza, Rudra Peram, Russell Smith, Sahil Lavingia, Sam Corcos, Sam Parr, Sarah Friar, Scott Belsky, Shishir Mehrotra, Stani Kulechov, Stanley Tang, Steve Schlafman, Tegan Kline, TJ Parker, Tony Jamous, Tony Xu, Trevor McFedries, Wayne Ting, William Boebel, William Mougayar, Zachary Sims
Oct 1, 2021	reNFT	$2.0M Seed	—	Alchemy Ventures, Ambush Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Animoca Brands, Awesome People Ventures, Bankless Ventures, Batalion Capital, Broadstone, Capital Factory, Form Capital, Haun Ventures, HawksHead Capital, Infinity Ventures Crypto, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Mechanism Capital, Not Boring Capital, Ben Huh, Pantera Capital, Pharos Capital Group, Pioneer Fund, Redpoint Ventures, Robot Ventures, Scalar Capital, Seven Seven Six, Sound Ventures, The Hit Forge, Timespan Ventures, Todd and Rahul's Angel Fund, Union Square Ventures, Anthony Pompliano, Balaji Srinivasan, Bobby Goodlatte, Chris Kurdziel, Courtney Guertin, Ethan Beard, Fernando Martinelli, Itamar Lesuisse, Jess Sloss, Joe Stump, Michael Dunworth, Narendra Rocherolle, Paul Stamatiou, Regan Bozman, Reggie James, Ricky Engelberg, Scott Belsky, Shishir Mehrotra, Stani Kulechov, Tegan Kline, William Boebel
Oct 1, 2021	ScienceIO	$8.0M Seed	—	1517 Fund, 75 & Sunny, 7percent Ventures, Abstract Ventures, AirAngels, Alchemy Ventures, Alt Capital, Ambush Capital, AME Cloud Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, Angel investor, Jana Messerschmidt, Archetype, Array Ventures, Audacity, Awesome People Ventures, Banana Capital, Batalion Capital, Battery Ventures, BoxGroup, Broadstone, Browder Capital, Buckley Ventures, Canaan Partners, Capital Factory, Chapter One Ventures, CoinFund, Craft Ventures, Divergence Ventures, Earl Grey Capital, Electric Ant, Electric Capital, Ethereal Ventures, Jenny Fielding, Scott Hartley, Fifth Wall, First Round Capital, FJ Labs, Flex Capital, Floodgate, Form Capital, Founder Collective, Future Perfect Ventures, General Catalyst, Gradient Ventures, Hack VC, Hardware Club, Hashed, Haun Ventures, HawksHead Capital, Infinity Ventures Crypto, Inspired Capital, Jude Gomila Rolling Fund, Kearny Jackson, Khosla Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, LGF, Lightspeed Venture Partners, M34 Capital, Makers Fund, Moving Capital, Nascent, Next Level Ventures, NFX, Nonlinear, Not Boring Capital, Operator Ventures, Ben Huh, Pantera Capital, Pareto Holdings, Pharos Capital Group, Phenomen Ventures, Pioneer Fund, Polychain Capital, QueensBridge Venture Partners, Redpoint Ventures, Republic Records, Robot Ventures, Saga, Scalar Capital, Section 32, Seed Club Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Seven Seven Six, Sherpalo Ventures, SID Venture Partners, SNR, Solana Ventures, Soma Capital, Sound Ventures, Symbol VC, The Hit Forge, Timespan Ventures, Todd and Rahul's Angel Fund, Tucker Seed Fund LLC, Union Square Ventures, Version One Ventures, Vibe Capital, Weekend Fund, WPP Ventures, Y Combinator, YLEM, Aaron Harris, Adam Jackson, Alex Pack, Aliaksandr Hudzilin, Alice Lloyd George, Amjad Masad, Anastasia Andrianova, Andrew Steinwold, Anthony Pompliano, Aston Motes, Balaji Srinivasan, Biz Stone, Bobby Goodlatte, Bo Shao, Brad Holden, Bradley Horowitz, Chris Kurdziel, Claire Hughes Johnson, Cory Levy, Courtney Guertin, David Nage, Demetrios Christofidis Jr, Dennis Crowley, DJ Patil, Do Kwon, Elad Gil, Eric Wu, Ethan Beard, Fernando Martinelli, Greg Brockman, Harry Hurst, Immad Akhund, Imran Khan, Itamar Lesuisse, Jeff Morris, Jess Sloss, Joe Stump, Josh Mohrer, Joshua Reeves, Kristian Segerstrale, Leore Avidar, Louis Beryl, Luis Cuende, Marc Benioff, Mark Cuban, Michael Dunworth, Michael Ma, Moshe Lifschitz, Narendra Rocherolle, Nathaniel Whittemore, Nick Jonas, Paul Stamatiou, Rashaun Williams, Regan Bozman, Reggie James, Rene Reinsberg, Ricky Engelberg, Sam Altman, Scott Belsky, Shishir Mehrotra, Sina Habibi, Stani Kulechov, Steve Aoki, Steve Chen, Steve Weinstein, Tegan Kline, Thomas Plantenga, Trevor McFedries, Tyler Scott Ward, William Boebel, Zack Kanter
Oct 1, 2021	OSlash	$3.0M Seed	—	AIX Ventures, Alchemy Ventures, Ambush Capital, Amino Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Awesome People Ventures, Balderton Capital, Adeyemi Ajao, Batalion Capital, Better Capital, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Broadstone, Caffeinated Capital, Capital Factory, Felix Capital, Form Capital, Founders Fund, Haun Ventures, HawksHead Capital, IDG Capital, Lightspeed India Partners, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Madrona Ventures, Matrix, NFX, Not Boring Capital, Notion Capital, On Deck, Ben Huh, Otherwise Fund, Pantera Capital, Pareto Holdings, Pharos Capital Group, Point72 Ventures, Redpoint Ventures, Robot Ventures, RTP Global, Scalar Capital, Scale Venture Partners, Sequoia Capital, Seven Seven Six, Sound Ventures, The Hit Forge, Third Kind Ventures, Timespan Ventures, Todd and Rahul's Angel Fund, Trajectory Ventures, True Ventures, Union Square Ventures, Venture Catalysts \| India's First Integrated Incubator, Andreas Dittes, Anthony Pompliano, Balaji Srinivasan, Bobby Goodlatte, Charlie Songhurst, Chris Kurdziel, Chris Schagen, Courtney Guertin, Cristina Cordova, DJ Patil, Dylan Field, Errol Damelin, Ethan Beard, Fernando Martinelli, Fidji Simo, Flavio Nicolay Guimaraes, Gokul Rajaram, Hadi Partovi, Itamar Lesuisse, Jess Sloss, Joe Stump, Jonathan Boutelle, Justin Mateen, Klaus von Sayn-Wittgenstein, Kyle Vogt, Michael Dunworth, Mike Vernal, Miten Mehta, Narendra Rocherolle, Paul Stamatiou, Reggie James, Ricky Engelberg, Scott Belsky, Shishir Mehrotra, Stani Kulechov, Sue Xu, Tegan Kline, Thomas Tull, Trevor Blackwell, William Boebel

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IDEO CoLab Ventures is a venture capital firm that operates at the intersection of design thinking and emerging technology, focusing on early-stage distributed web startups[1][2]. Founded in 2014, the firm invests in visionary founders at the earliest stages—typically pre-seed through Series A—to help them create products and protocols that achieve product-market fit[5][7]. The firm's mission centers on collaborative impact, applying design methodology to emerging technologies while maintaining a commitment to backing "big ideas and good humans."[5]

The investment philosophy emphasizes co-creation rather than passive capital deployment. Beyond providing funding, IDEO CoLab Ventures actively partners with founders to develop and launch new products and protocols, leveraging the broader IDEO design thinking framework[1][4]. The firm targets sectors including fintech, decentralized systems, the future of work, web3, and distributed web initiatives[1]. This approach reflects a belief that the most transformative technologies emerge when capital, design expertise, and founder vision converge early in a company's lifecycle.

Origin Story

IDEO CoLab Ventures was established in 2014 as part of IDEO's broader platform for collaborative impact[3][6]. The venture arm emerged from IDEO's recognition that the design consultancy's core competency—applying human-centered design to complex problems—could be extended into venture capital and startup acceleration. Rather than operating as a traditional VC firm, CoLab positioned itself as a hybrid entity that combines investment capital with design resources and operational support.

The firm is headquartered in San Francisco with offices across the United States[1][6]. Key leadership includes co-founder and venture partner Daniel Hodd, along with general partners and operational leaders like Ali Sheppard (Head of Operations and Finance) and David Kim (Head of Platform, Investment)[6]. The evolution of IDEO CoLab's focus reflects the broader tech industry's maturation around distributed systems and web3 technologies, with the firm managing dedicated vehicles like the IDEO CoLab Distributed Web Fund I to support these initiatives[1].

Core Differentiators

Design-Driven Investment Model

Unlike traditional venture firms that rely primarily on financial analysis and market sizing, IDEO CoLab integrates design thinking into its investment thesis and post-investment support. This means portfolio companies benefit not just from capital but from access to design expertise, user research methodologies, and rapid prototyping capabilities[4].

Co-Creation Partnership Structure

The firm explicitly positions itself as a co-creator with founders rather than a passive investor[2][3]. This hands-on approach includes helping startups ship new products and protocols, suggesting active involvement in product development and go-to-market strategy rather than board-level governance alone[5].

Thematic Focus on Emerging Technology

IDEO CoLab concentrates on distributed web, decentralized systems, and web3—sectors that require both technical sophistication and thoughtful design to achieve mainstream adoption[1][4]. This specialization creates a differentiated perspective compared to generalist venture firms.

Track Record of Early-Stage Conviction

The firm has demonstrated a consistent ability to identify emerging trends early, with a portfolio spanning 34 investments as of April 2025[1]. The firm explicitly markets itself as having "a track record of seeing the future first," suggesting successful pattern recognition in identifying which emerging technologies will achieve scale[7].

Hybrid Fund Structure

Operating as both an accelerator and venture investor, IDEO CoLab provides a more comprehensive support system than traditional VC firms, combining capital deployment with operational acceleration[1].

Role in the Broader Tech Landscape

IDEO CoLab Ventures sits at a critical inflection point in technology adoption. The firm is riding the wave of decentralized internet infrastructure gaining mainstream attention, a trend that accelerated significantly between 2020 and 2025. As traditional tech companies face increasing scrutiny around data privacy, algorithmic transparency, and platform control, distributed web technologies represent a genuine alternative architecture—one that requires both technical innovation and exceptional user experience design to succeed.

The timing is particularly significant because most web3 and distributed systems projects have historically suffered from poor user experience and design. IDEO CoLab's unique positioning allows it to address this gap directly. By combining venture capital with design expertise, the firm helps founders avoid the common pitfall of building technically sophisticated but user-hostile products. This is especially valuable in fintech and decentralized finance, where regulatory complexity and user trust are paramount.

The firm's influence extends beyond its portfolio companies. By demonstrating that design thinking and venture capital can be productively combined, IDEO CoLab is influencing how the broader venture ecosystem thinks about supporting founders in emerging technology spaces. The firm's thematic focus on circular economy, collaborative cities, dynamic workforce, and open financial systems also signals that it's thinking about technology's systemic impact rather than purely financial returns[4].

Quick Take & Future Outlook

IDEO CoLab Ventures represents a sophisticated response to a fundamental challenge in venture capital: most emerging technologies fail not because the underlying technology is flawed, but because the user experience and market adoption strategy are inadequate. By embedding design thinking into the investment process from day one, the firm is positioning itself to back winners in distributed web, web3, and fintech—sectors where the next decade of value creation will likely concentrate.

Looking forward, several trends will shape the firm's trajectory. First, regulatory clarity around cryptocurrency and decentralized finance will accelerate adoption, creating tailwinds for IDEO CoLab's portfolio. Second, the increasing sophistication of AI tools will make design-driven product development even more efficient, potentially amplifying the firm's competitive advantage. Third, as institutional capital flows into web3 and distributed systems, IDEO CoLab's early-stage focus and design expertise will become increasingly valuable as a source of deal flow and founder quality.

The firm's future influence likely depends on whether its portfolio companies achieve meaningful scale and adoption. If IDEO CoLab's founders successfully build products that millions of people use—rather than niche communities of crypto enthusiasts—the firm will have validated its thesis that design thinking is the missing ingredient in emerging technology adoption. That validation would reshape how venture capital approaches early-stage investment in transformative technologies.

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Deep Dive

High-Level Overview

Origin Story

Core Differentiators

Design-Driven Investment Model

Co-Creation Partnership Structure

Thematic Focus on Emerging Technology

Track Record of Early-Stage Conviction

Hybrid Fund Structure

Role in the Broader Tech Landscape

Quick Take & Future Outlook

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Deep Dive

High-Level Overview

Origin Story

Core Differentiators

Design-Driven Investment Model

Co-Creation Partnership Structure

Thematic Focus on Emerging Technology

Track Record of Early-Stage Conviction

Hybrid Fund Structure

Role in the Broader Tech Landscape

Quick Take & Future Outlook

Sources

Leadership Team

Financial History

Investments Made