K5 Ventures

ActiveVenture Capital

Updated: Dec 5, 2025 ·

Financial History

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Investments Made

Date	Company	Round	Lead Investor(s)	Co-Investor(s)
May 1, 2022	Pressto	$2.0M Seed	—	Andreessen Horowitz, Clear Heights Capital, LOI Venture, Magical Capital, Streamlined Ventures, The Hit Forge, Wasabi Ventures, Chris Yeh, Haroon Mokhtarzada, Kyle York, Peter Kazanjy, Rashaun Williams
Sep 1, 2021	Fêtefully	$1.0M Seed	—	Andreessen Horowitz, Wasabi Ventures, Kyle York
Oct 1, 2018	Scroll	$7.0M Series A	—	Angelic Ventures, Benchstrength, DMV Capital, Earth and beyond ventures, Eclipse Ventures, Felicis Ventures, First Round Capital, Founder Collective, General Catalyst, Humbition, Idealab, IVP, Meritech Capital Partners, Moxxie Ventures, Msd Capital, Next47, Precursor Ventures, Pro Founders Capital, SeedInvest, Shangbay Capital, Sinai Ventures, Streamlined Ventures, Torch Capital, Uncork Capital, Anil Sethi, Ari Tulla, Eduardo Haber, Jaan Tallinn, Kristian Segerstrale, Marc Benioff, Mike Vernal, Oliver Thylmann
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, Blitzscaling Ventures, 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, 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
Mar 1, 2018	Burrow	$14.0M Series A	—	Angelic Ventures, Benchstrength, Construct Capital, Craft Ventures, Earth and beyond ventures, First Round Capital, Forerunner Ventures, General Catalyst, Humbition, Idealab, IVP, Moxxie Ventures, New Enterprise Associates, Precursor Ventures, Pro Founders Capital, Sinai Ventures, Streamlined Ventures, Torch Capital, XFactor Ventures, Xfund, Anil Sethi, Eduardo Haber, Marc Benioff, Oliver Thylmann, Patrick S. Chung
Mar 1, 2018	Scotty Labs	$6.0M Seed	—	8-Bit Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, BioAdvance, C2 Investment, Camber Creek, CP Ventures, Craft Ventures, Founders Fund, Fuel Capital, GreaterGoodSociety, Independent, Jigsaw VC, KRM Interests LLC, LOI Venture, LombardStreet Ventures, Magical Capital, Mayfield, Polychain Capital, Social Capital, Streamlined Ventures, Techstars, The Hit Forge, Tribe Capital, Wasabi Ventures, Y Combinator, Chris Yeh, Clark Landry, David Petersen, Gokul Rajaram, Haroon Mokhtarzada, Juney Ham, Kyle York, Rashaun Williams, Rudra Peram, Sahin Boydas, Sam Altman, Samvit Ramadurgam, Siddharth Singhal, Sohail Prasad, Will Hayes
Feb 1, 2018	Shift	$4.0M Seed	—	ACME Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, AngelPad, Big Sky Health, DST Global, Expa, Founders Fund, Gaingels, General Catalyst, Human Ventures, Infinite Niches, InterWest, LAUNCH, Magical Capital, MI Ventures, QueensBridge Venture Partners, Slow Ventures, Structure Capital, Techstars, Visionaire Ventures, Wildcat Ventures, XG Ventures, Jared Leto, Joshua Schachter, Rashaun Williams, Richard Chen, Sahin Boydas, Shervin Pishevar, Animo Ventures
Feb 1, 2018	Tomorrow Ideas	$6.0M Seed	—	Angelic Ventures, Bam Ventures, Benchstrength, Earth and beyond ventures, Fuse, General Catalyst, Humbition, Idealab, IVP, Moxxie Ventures, Precursor Ventures, Pro Founders Capital, Sinai Ventures, Streamlined Ventures, Torch Capital, Vine Ventures LP, Anil Sethi, Eduardo Haber, Marc Benioff, Oliver Thylmann
Oct 1, 2017	Beauty Bakerie Cosmetics Brand	$3.0M Seed	—	Angelic Ventures, Benchstrength, Earth and beyond ventures, General Catalyst, Humbition, Idealab, IVP, Moxxie Ventures, Precursor Ventures, Pro Founders Capital, Sinai Ventures, Streamlined Ventures, Torch Capital, Anil Sethi, Eduardo Haber, Marc Benioff, Oliver Thylmann
Oct 1, 2017	Gro Intelligence	$2.0M Venture Round	—	FJ Labs, Great Oaks Venture Capital, NFX, One Planet Group, Mark Goines
Feb 1, 2017	Armada Interactive	$7.0M Seed	—	Angelic Ventures, Benchstrength, Earth and beyond ventures, General Catalyst, Humbition, Idealab, IVP, Moxxie Ventures, Precursor Ventures, Pro Founders Capital, Sinai Ventures, Streamlined Ventures, Torch Capital, Anil Sethi, Eduardo Haber, Marc Benioff, Oliver Thylmann
Feb 1, 2017	Mattermost	$4.0M Seed	—	Flexcap, Founders Fund, Jude Gomila Rolling Fund, Offline Ventures, Silicon Valley Connect, UpHonest Capital, Dave Schappell, Esther Dyson, Halle Tecco, Jaan Tallinn, Jade Wang, Ligaya Tichy
Nov 1, 2016	Joy	$5.0M Seed	—	8-Bit Capital, Airtree Ventures, Altair Capital Management, Angelic Ventures, Bain Capital Ventures, Benchstrength, Boldstart Ventures, Dream Machine, Earth and beyond ventures, ENIAC Ventures, Floodgate, Foundry Group, FundersClub, General Catalyst, Helium-3 Ventures, Humbition, Idealab, IVP, Liquid 2 Ventures, Moxxie Ventures, Pioneer Fund, Polychain Capital, Precursor Ventures, Pro Founders Capital, Radical Ventures, Sinai Ventures, SNR, Sound Ventures, Streamlined Ventures, Torch Capital, Venture Catalysts \| India's First Integrated Incubator, Vibe Capital, Anil Sethi, Marc Benioff, Mark Gillespie, Matt Bellamy, Oliver Thylmann, Othman Laraki
Oct 1, 2016	Polymail	$700K Seed	—	645 Ventures, Founders Fund, Jude Gomila Rolling Fund, Offline Ventures, Rock Ventures, Silicon Valley Connect, The Finger Group, UpHonest Capital, Dave Schappell, Esther Dyson, Evan Cheng, Halle Tecco, Jaan Tallinn, Jade Wang, Ligaya Tichy, Todd Arky
Sep 1, 2016	Plasso	$1.0M Seed	—	Alex, Andreessen Horowitz, Avanta Ventures, Better Tomorrow Ventures, Bling Capital, Bora&Sons, Commerce Ventures, FJ Labs, Flourish Ventures, Geodesic Capital, Giant Ventures, Hercules Capital, Infinite Niches, JLL Spark, Jude Gomila Rolling Fund, Ligature, Lobby Capital, LOI Venture, Magical Capital, Mangrove Capital Partners, Picus Capital, Prefix Capital, QED Investors, Rivet Ventures, Runway Growth Capital, Sandalphon Capital, SNR, Streamlined Ventures, The Hit Forge, Uncork Capital, Vouch Insurance, Wasabi Ventures, Y Combinator, Chad Nitschke, Chris Yeh, Darius Contractor, Francisco Larrain, Jeremy Yap, John M. Mueller, Jonathan Gheller, Jonathan Swanson, Joshua Reeves, Jugoslav Petkovic, Kulveer Taggar, Kyle York, Naveen Jain, Peter Kazanjy, Rashaun Williams, Sahin Boydas, Sumon Sadhu, Sung ho Choi
Sep 1, 2016	Aspen	$12.0M Series A	—	7BC Venture Capital, Adverb Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, Benchmark, Bling Capital, Craft Ventures, Decibel Partners, Kevin Ding, Felicis Ventures, First Round Capital, M.G. Siegler, GV, Kapor Capital, LAUNCH, Marcy Venture Partners, Menlo Ventures, Origin Ventures, Red Sea Ventures, RRE Ventures, Rubicon VC, Saturn Partners, Scale Venture Partners, Shasta Ventures, True Ventures, Workday Ventures, Clark Landry, Gerard Casale, James Hong, Jeremy Zimmer, Kurt Bilafer, MG Siegler, Sean Ellis, Shri Ganeshram, Stephen Garden
Aug 1, 2016	EVEN	$2.0M Venture Round	—	Angelic Ventures, Benchstrength, Earth and beyond ventures, General Catalyst, Humbition, Idealab, IVP, Moxxie Ventures, Precursor Ventures, Pro Founders Capital, Sinai Ventures, Streamlined Ventures, Torch Capital, Anil Sethi, Eduardo Haber, Marc Benioff, Oliver Thylmann
Apr 1, 2016	Armada Interactive	$3.0M Seed	—	Angelic Ventures, Benchstrength, Earth and beyond ventures, Fabric Ventures, General Catalyst, Humbition, Idealab, IVP, Moxxie Ventures, Precursor Ventures, Pro Founders Capital, Sinai Ventures, Streamlined Ventures, Torch Capital, Anil Sethi, Eduardo Haber, Marc Benioff, Oliver Thylmann
Apr 1, 2016	PullString	$14.0M Series D	—	AirAngels, Andreessen Horowitz, Base Partners, Betaworks Ventures, C2 Investment, Coatue, CRV, Daffy, Electric Capital, Founder Collective, Fuel Capital, Greylock, M.G. Siegler, Index Ventures, IVP, Kleiner Perkins, LAUNCH, LGF, Lowercarbon Capital, Neu Venture Capital, Next Play Ventures, O'Reilly AlphaTech Ventures, Otherwise Fund, Outcast Ventures, Robert Bosch Venture Capital, Sequoia Capital, SV Angel, Peter Chernin, The Finger Group, True Ventures, UpHonest Capital, Vayner RSE, Y Combinator, DJ Patil, James Hong, Josh Elman, Kevin Colas, Matt Mazzeo, MG Siegler, Mike Krieger, Philip Kaplan, Rick Johanson, Roger Ehrenberg, Sean Ellis
Dec 1, 2015	AlphaSheets	$5.0M Seed	—	ADB Ventures, Addition, Amplify Partners, Avalon Ventures, Benchmark, Bond, Founders Fund, Greylock, Insight Partners, Jude Gomila Rolling Fund, K2 Global, Kleiner Perkins, Meritech Capital Partners, Offline Ventures, Redpoint Ventures, Shasta Ventures, Sherpalo Ventures, Silicon Valley Connect, UpHonest Capital, Dave Schappell, Esther Dyson, Evan Cheng, Halle Tecco, Jade Wang, Jeremy Yap, Josh Elman, Ligaya Tichy, Megan Quinn
Nov 1, 2015	Hoodline	$2.0M Seed	—	8-Bit Capital, ACME Capital, Bling Capital, Bloomberg Beta, BoxGroup, Broadway Angels, Bullpen Capital, Craft Ventures, Ensemble VC, Felicis Ventures, Founders Fund, Fuel Capital, Gotham Gal Ventures, M.G. Siegler, Index Ventures, Jude Gomila Rolling Fund, Khosla Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, KRM Interests LLC, Liquid 2 Ventures, Long Journey Ventures, Matrix, Next47, Offline Ventures, Otherwise Fund, Paradigm, Precursor Ventures, Scale Venture Partners, Seven Seven Six, Silicon Valley Connect, Slow Ventures, Sound Ventures, Suli, UpHonest Capital, Vayner RSE, Vertex Ventures, Y Combinator, Aaron Levie, Andy Bechtolsheim, Ben Lin, Brad Garlinghouse, Dave Schappell, Don Dodge, Eric Hahn, Esther Dyson, Evan Cheng, Georges Harik, Halle Tecco, Jaan Tallinn, Jade Wang, Jared Leto, Jeremy Stoppelman, Jeremy Yap, Joi Ito, Louis Beryl, Marissa Mayer, Max Mullen, MG Siegler, Oliver Fross, Pete Cashmore, Scott Banister, Shervin Pishevar
Sep 1, 2015	NextLesson	$3.0M Seed	—	75 & Sunny, Adverb Ventures, AME Cloud Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, Chloe Sladden, Bessemer Venture Partners, Blockchange Ventures, Bono, Caffeinated Capital, CapitalG, Decibel Partners, Electric Capital, exe, FJ Labs, Flex Capital, Footwork, Forefront Venture Partners, General Catalyst, Gutter Capital, Hardware Club, Heretic Ventures, Highbury Group, Kindred Ventures, Matrix, Moxxie Ventures, Offline Ventures, Pareto Holdings, Quiet Capital, RET Ventures, SciFi VC, Sequoia Capital, Silicon Valley Connect, Slow Ventures, Social Capital, South Park Commons, Teamworthy Ventures, True Ventures, Upfront Ventures, Y Combinator, Aaron Levie, Alex Schultz, Ben Davenport, Bill Tai, Bradley Horowitz, Chung Ng, Erik Moore, Jason Putorti, Jawed Karim, Julia Hartz, Laszlo Bock, Maria Thomas, Mark Cuban, Mark Gillespie, Matt Turk, Mike Abbott, Nils Johnson, Rand Hindi, Roger Dickey, Scott Banister, Sean Ellis, Steve Chen, Tim Lenardo, Troy Carter
Jun 1, 2015	Visage	$2.0M Seed	—	Addition, Adrian Aoun, Andreessen Horowitz, Audrey Capital, Brad Bao, Bradley Horowitz, Dreamers VC, Electric Capital, General Catalyst, Interlock Partners, Jared Leto, Joshua Reeves, Kevin Hartz, Kevin Weil, Khosla Ventures, MaC Venture Capital, Mike Krieger, NewFund, Odell Beckham Jr., Pareto Holdings, Sam Altman, Sound Ventures, Steven Tamm, Thirty Five Ventures, Y Combinator
Jun 1, 2015	Connectifier	$4.0M Series A	—	Acequia Capital, Alt Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Betaworks Ventures, Bonfire Ventures, Cota Capital, Factorial, Greylock, M.G. Siegler, LAUNCH, Lazerow Ventures, Lowercarbon Capital, Moonshots Capital, O'Reilly AlphaTech Ventures, Polaris Partners, Practical Venture Capital, Redpoint Ventures, Seven Seven Six, Slow Ventures, SV Angel, Peter Chernin, The Hit Forge, True Ventures, Uncork Capital, Vayner RSE, Weekend Fund, Cameron Lester, Hiten Shah, James Hong, Josh Elman, Matt Mazzeo, MG Siegler, Nir Eyal, Philip Kaplan, Rick Johanson, Rob Glaser, Sean Ellis, Shervin Pishevar, Steven Sinofsky
Apr 1, 2015	YContent	$1.0M Series A	—	Angelic Ventures, Benchstrength, Earth and beyond ventures, General Catalyst, Humbition, Idealab, IVP, Moxxie Ventures, Precursor Ventures, Pro Founders Capital, Sinai Ventures, Streamlined Ventures, Torch Capital, Anil Sethi, Eduardo Haber, Marc Benioff, Oliver Thylmann

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Leadership Team

Key people at K5 Ventures.

Leadership Team

Key people at K5 Ventures.

Deep Dive

K5 Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm and startup accelerator based in California, primarily focused on investing in AI-driven innovations and technology startups. Their mission centers on empowering entrepreneurs who leverage artificial intelligence to solve industry-specific challenges, aiming to foster AI-native companies that enhance operational efficiency, unlock new creative potentials, and improve decision-making processes. K5 Ventures supports startups mainly in Southern California, Silicon Valley, and China, emphasizing AI integration to redefine business processes and customer engagement[1][4][5].

Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Irvine, California, K5 Ventures was established to partner with visionary founders leading technology-driven businesses. The firm offers a personalized go-to-market program alongside capital investment, focusing on pre-seed and seed stages. The management team brings extensive venture capital experience, with a data-driven, operator-first approach that has led to successful exits and a strong track record in technology and healthcare sectors across North America and Europe[2][3][5].

Core Differentiators

AI-Centric Investment Focus: K5 Ventures specializes in AI-native companies and vertical AI applications, aiming to integrate AI deeply into business operations rather than isolated experiments[1][4].
Personalized Support: Beyond capital, they provide tailored go-to-market programs to help startups scale effectively[3].
Experienced Management: The team has a proven track record with over 30 investments and notable exits, emphasizing data-driven and operator-first strategies[3].
Geographic Reach: While based in California, they invest in startups across the USA and China, leveraging cross-border opportunities[3][5].

Role in the Broader Tech Landscape

K5 Ventures rides the accelerating trend of AI adoption moving from experimental phases to becoming core to business models—what they term the "AI-native enterprise." This timing is critical as industries increasingly seek to harness AI for productivity, creativity, and decision-making enhancements. By focusing on AI-human symbiosis, K5 Ventures influences the ecosystem by fostering startups that redefine traditional workflows and customer engagement, thus shaping the future of AI integration in business[1][4].

Quick Take & Future Outlook

Looking ahead, K5 Ventures is poised to capitalize on the expanding AI innovation wave, likely increasing investments in startups that push the boundaries of AI-human collaboration. As AI technologies evolve, the firm’s influence may grow by enabling transformative solutions that address complex industry challenges. Their continued emphasis on personalized support and data-driven investment strategies suggests they will remain a key player in early-stage AI venture capital, helping shape smarter, AI-native enterprises of the future[1][3][4].

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Core Differentiators

AI-Centric Investment Focus: K5 Ventures specializes in AI-native companies and vertical AI applications, aiming to integrate AI deeply into business operations rather than isolated experiments[1][4].
Personalized Support: Beyond capital, they provide tailored go-to-market programs to help startups scale effectively[3].
Experienced Management: The team has a proven track record with over 30 investments and notable exits, emphasizing data-driven and operator-first strategies[3].
Geographic Reach: While based in California, they invest in startups across the USA and China, leveraging cross-border opportunities[3][5].