Peterson Partners

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Updated: Jan 22, 2026 ·

Financial History

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Investments Made

Date	Company	Round	Lead Investor(s)	Co-Investor(s)
Jan 1, 2025	Gloss Ventures	$15.0M Series A	—	—
Dec 1, 2024	Fleet Space Technologies	$100.0M Series D	—	Alumni Ventures, Blackbird Ventures Australia, Comcast Ventures, Craft Ventures, Draper Associates, Dynamo Ventures, ENIAC Ventures, Jenny Fielding, Scott Hartley, Fifth Wall, Great Oaks Venture Capital, Blake Wu, Outlander Labs, Social Capital, Transmedia Capital, VantagePoint Capital Partners, Varsha Rao
Feb 1, 2024	Mindy	$6.0M Seed	—	Arrive, Dreamers VC, Brian Bendett, Sequoia Capital, Unpopular Ventures
Jan 1, 2024	Kashable	$26.0M Series B	—	Alpaca VC, FirstMark Capital, FJ Labs, Krillion Ventures, Peterson Ventures, Revolution Ventures, Spark Capital, Matt Coffin
May 1, 2023	Minoa	$3.0M Seed	—	468 Capital, AirAngels, Alt Capital, Arrive, Ascend Vietnam Ventures, Basis Set Ventures, Bond, Coatue, CRV, Ensemble VC, Khosla Ventures, Liquid 2 Ventures, Hans Tung, Outcast Ventures, Pear VC, Yousuf Khan, SciFi VC, Soma Capital, The General Partnership, Twin Ventures, Arash Ferdowsi, Bernard Arnault, Catherine Lu, Claire Hughes Johnson, Frederic Kerrest, Jenna Hannon, Neha Narkhede, Sahin Boydas, Theresa Johnson, Tony Xu
Feb 1, 2023	Wiz	$300.0M Series D	—	Accel, Aglae Ventures, Alt Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, AngelList Syndicator, Arrive, Ascend Vietnam Ventures, Basis Set Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, Bond, Coatue, CRV, Cyberstarts VC, Double Prime LLP, Earlybird Venture Capital, Ethereal Ventures, Greenoaks Capital, Index Ventures, Insight Partners, Khosla Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Liquid 2 Ventures, Muchmore Ventures, Hans Tung, Openview Venture Partners, Outcast Ventures, QED Investors, Salesforce Ventures, SciFi VC, Sequoia Capital, SoftBank Investment Advisers, Soma Capital, Vertex Ventures Israel, Adam Neumann, Ameet Patel, Arash Ferdowsi, Bernard Arnault, Claire Hughes Johnson, Frederic Kerrest, Guy Podjarny, Jenna Hannon, Mathilde Collin, Michael Fey, Nedelcho Spasov, Sahin Boydas, Sam Altman, Stanimir Vassilev, Svetozar Georgiev, Theresa Johnson, Tony Xu
Jan 1, 2023	Jetpack	$10.0M Seed	—	Alt Capital, Arrive, Ascend Vietnam Ventures, Basis Set Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, Bond, Coatue, Comcast Ventures, CRV, GV, Khosla Ventures, Liquid 2 Ventures, Hans Tung, Outcast Ventures, SciFi VC, Soma Capital, Y Combinator, Arash Ferdowsi, Bernard Arnault, Claire Hughes Johnson, Frederic Kerrest, Jenna Hannon, Mathilde Collin, Sahin Boydas, Theresa Johnson, Tony Xu
Jan 1, 2023	Somos Internet	$13.0M Seed	—	Arrive, Dreamers VC, Brian Bendett, Latitud, Sequoia Capital, Unpopular Ventures, Ariel Lambrecht
Jan 1, 2023	Glowbar	$10.0M Series A	—	—
Nov 1, 2022	Novo	$35.0M Series B	—	Alt Capital, Arrive, Ascend Vietnam Ventures, Basis Set Ventures, Bond, Coatue, CRV, Ensemble VC, Khosla Ventures, Liquid 2 Ventures, Mayfield, Norwest Venture Partners, Hans Tung, Notable Capital, Outcast Ventures, SciFi VC, Soma Capital, Arash Ferdowsi, Bernard Arnault, Brad Bao, Claire Hughes Johnson, Deborah Liu, Fidji Simo, Frederic Kerrest, Jenna Hannon, Manish Chandra, Mathilde Collin, Rob Chesnut, Sahin Boydas, Theresa Johnson, Tony Xu
Nov 1, 2022	Butter	$9.0M Series A	—	Alt Capital, Arrive, Ascend Vietnam Ventures, Basis Set Ventures, Bond, Coatue, CRV, General Catalyst, Gradient Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Liquid 2 Ventures, MizMaa Ventures, Hans Tung, Outcast Ventures, SciFi VC, Soma Capital, Arash Ferdowsi, Bernard Arnault, Claire Hughes Johnson, Frederic Kerrest, Jenna Hannon, Jon Kol, Mathilde Collin, Sahin Boydas, Theresa Johnson, Tony Xu
Oct 1, 2022	Landis	$40.0M Series B	—	Arrive, Dreamers VC, Tom Hulme, GV, Insight Partners, NFX, Sequoia Capital, Unpopular Ventures, Avid Larizadeh, Jeremy Yap
Oct 1, 2022	Imbue	$20.0M Series A	—	Alt Capital, Arrive, Ascend Vietnam Ventures, Basis Set Ventures, Bond, Calibrate Ventures, Coatue, CRV, Khosla Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, Liquid 2 Ventures, Hans Tung, Oak HC/FT, Outcast Ventures, SciFi VC, Soma Capital, Techstars, TenOneTen Ventures, Bernard Arnault, Claire Hughes Johnson, Frederic Kerrest, Jenna Hannon, Mathilde Collin, Sahin Boydas, Theresa Johnson, Tony Xu
Jan 1, 2022	Ironclad	$150.0M Series E	—	Kevin Hartz, Accel, Album VC, Alt Capital, Alven, Amplify Partners, Andreessen Horowitz, Angel investor, Archetype, Arrive, Ascend Vietnam Ventures, Bain Capital Ventures, Basis Set Ventures, Benchmark, Bling Capital, Blisce, Bond, Bow Capital, BoxGroup, Caffeinated Capital, Chapter One Ventures, CITG Capital, Coatue, CoinFund, Compound, Cowboy Ventures, Craft Ventures, CRV, Dispersion Capital, Dreamers VC, Dream Machine, Electric Capital, Flexsteel Industries Inc., Founder Collective, Franklin Templeton Investments, Freestyle Capital, Global Founders Capital, Graph Ventures, Greenoaks Capital, Griffin Gaming Partners, Helium-3 Ventures, Index Ventures, Inspired Capital, Khosla Ventures, Liquid 2 Ventures, Lux Capital, Matrix, North Island Ventures, Hans Tung, Outcast Ventures, Paradigm, Presence Capital, Reform Ventures, Roosh Ventures, Sapphire Ventures, Sarah Smith Fund, SciFi VC, Sequoia Capital, SNR, Social Capital, Soma Capital, Sound Ventures, Summit Partners, The Hit Forge, Thirty Five Ventures, Thrive Capital, Tribe Capital, Two Sigma Ventures, Union Square Ventures, Upside Partnership, Y Combinator, Yes VC, Aaron Harris, Andre Iguodala, Arash Ferdowsi, Balaji Srinivasan, Bart Swanson, Bernard Arnault, Bill Tai, Claire Hughes Johnson, Eric Wu, Evan Lee, Frederic Kerrest, Jeff Morris, Jenna Hannon, Jonathan Shipman, Joshua Reeves, Julia Hartz, Kevin Lin, Mark Pincus, Mathilde Collin, Matt Bellamy, Michael Birch, Othman Laraki, Rashaun Williams, Sahin Boydas, Scott Belsky, Theresa Johnson, Tony Xu, William Mougayar
Jan 1, 2022	Labrador Systems	$3.0M Seed	—	Amazon Alexa Fund, Andreessen Horowitz, Giant Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Powerhouse Ventures, Scribble Ventures, SOSV, Subtraction Capital, Kevin Weil, Matt Gibstein, Yoav Lurie
Nov 1, 2021	Netlify	$110.0M Series D	—	AllerFund, Alt Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Arrive, Ascend Vietnam Ventures, Atomico, Basis Set Ventures, BCF Ventures, Benchstrength, Bessemer Venture Partners, Bond, Brighter Capital, Coatue, Converge Venture Partners, Craft Ventures, CRV, Defy Partners, Dimension Capital, Felicis Ventures, Female Founders Fund, Fitz Gate Ventures, Flybridge Capital Partners, Greycroft, IVP, Jazz Venture Partners, Khosla Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, Liquid 2 Ventures, M13, Mango Capital, Hans Tung, Outcast Ventures, Owl Ventures, Red Swan Ventures, RTP Global, Salesforce Ventures, SciFi VC, Sinai Ventures, Soma Capital, Theory Ventures, Thirty Five Ventures, Adrian Aoun, Andreas Ehn, Andre Iguodala, Arash Ferdowsi, Augusto Marietti, Bernard Arnault, Claire Hughes Johnson, Frederic Kerrest, Gunnar Lovelace, Jenna Hannon, Marc Benioff, Mathilde Collin, Nick Green, Nicolas Berggruen, Sahin Boydas, Sujal Patel, Theresa Johnson, Tony Xu, Yash Sandesara
Nov 1, 2021	ThoughtSpot	$100.0M Series F	—	Accel, Alt Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Arrive, Ascend Vietnam Ventures, Balderton Capital, Ballistic Ventures, Base Partners, Basis Set Ventures, B Capital Group, Bond, Clearvision Ventures, Coatue, Crane Venture Partners, CRV, Divergence Ventures, Founders Fund, General Catalyst, Greenoaks Capital, Khosla Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Liquid 2 Ventures, LocalGlobe, Lux Capital, March Capital, Menlo Ventures, Monta Vista Capital, Hans Tung, Okta Ventures, Outcast Ventures, Relay Ventures, Sapphire Ventures, Scale Venture Partners, SciFi VC, Sequoia Capital, Soma Capital, Streamlined Ventures, Swift Ventures, The House Fund, Tucker Seed Fund LLC, Zeev Capital, Anshu Sharma, Arash Ferdowsi, Bernard Arnault, Claire Hughes Johnson, Frederic Kerrest, Jenna Hannon, Mark Cuban, Mathilde Collin, Oren Dobronsky, Sahin Boydas, Theresa Johnson, Tony Xu
Oct 1, 2021	Resq	$39.0M Series A	—	75 & Sunny, Abstract Ventures, Acrew Capital, AirAngels, Alt Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Angel investor, Jana Messerschmidt, Arrive, Ascend Vietnam Ventures, Banana Capital, Basis Set Ventures, Battery Ventures, Bond, BoxGroup, Canvas Ventures, Cherry Ventures, Coatue, Craft Ventures, CRV, First Round Capital, Flex Capital, Footwork, Frontline Ventures, Fusion Fund, G2VP, General Catalyst, Homebrew, Inspired Capital, Kearny Jackson, Khosla Ventures, Kindred Ventures, KRM Interests LLC, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Liquid 2 Ventures, Moving Capital, Norwest Venture Partners, Hans Tung, Outcast Ventures, Pareto Holdings, Pioneer Fund, Polychain Capital, QueensBridge Venture Partners, Republic Records, RSE Ventures, Scale Venture Partners, SciFi VC, Seven Seven Six, Signum Capital, Soma Capital, Starting Line, SV Angel, The Hit Forge, Tiger Global Management, Vayner RSE, Venture Catalysts \| India's First Integrated Incubator, Wilshire Lane Capital, Wonder Ventures, Y Combinator, YLEM, Aaron Harris, Al Goldstein, Andre Iguodala, Arash Ferdowsi, Bernard Arnault, Brandon Leonardo, Charles Delingpole, Charlie Cheever, Charlie Songhurst, Claire Hughes Johnson, Darius Cheung, Demetrios Christofidis Jr, Douglas Carlisle, Frederic Kerrest, Gautam Gupta, Gokul Rajaram, Hanno Renner, Jason Lemkin, Jenna Hannon, Josh Mohrer, Julius Köhler, Karine Hsu, Katy Perry, Kristian Segerstrale, Kunal Shah, Louis Beryl, Luc Vincent, Manik Gupta, Manish Chandra, Mario Götze, Mathilde Collin, Max Mullen, Michael Ma, Michael Wax, Nick Jonas, Odell Beckham Jr., Rashaun Williams, Ron Pragides, Sahin Boydas, Scott Tannen, Stacy Brown-Philpot, Stelian Balta, Steve Aoki, Steve Chen, Theresa Johnson, Varsha Rao
Sep 1, 2021	Orchest	$4.0M Seed	—	Alt Capital, Arrive, Ascend Vietnam Ventures, Basis Set Ventures, Bond, Coatue, CRV, Khosla Ventures, Liquid 2 Ventures, Hans Tung, Outcast Ventures, SciFi VC, Soma Capital, Arash Ferdowsi, Bernard Arnault, Claire Hughes Johnson, Frederic Kerrest, Jenna Hannon, Mathilde Collin, Sahin Boydas, Theresa Johnson, Tony Xu
Sep 1, 2021	Vowel	$14.0M Series A	—	Alt Capital, Arrive, Ascend Vietnam Ventures, Basis Set Ventures, Bond, Coatue, CRV, Felicis Ventures, Hoxton Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Liquid 2 Ventures, Lobby Capital, Hans Tung, Outcast Ventures, SciFi VC, Soma Capital, Arash Ferdowsi, Bernard Arnault, Claire Hughes Johnson, Jenna Hannon, Mathilde Collin, Sahin Boydas, Theresa Johnson, Tony Xu
Aug 1, 2021	Workstream	$48.0M Series B	—	20VC, Addition, Adverb Ventures, AirAngels, Airtree Ventures, Alt Capital, American Express Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, ARCH Venture Partners, Arrive, Ascend Vietnam Ventures, Bain Capital Ventures, Basis Set Ventures, Boldstart Ventures, Bond, Coatue, CRV, Daffy, Felix Capital, Fenway Summer, First Round Capital, F-Prime Capital Partners, Great Oaks Venture Capital, David Schenkein, IA Ventures, Indeed.com, Index Ventures, Insight Partners, Khosla Ventures, Liquid 2 Ventures, Menlo Ventures, Tiffany Luck, Hans Tung, Not Boring Capital, Outcast Ventures, Pareto Holdings, Redbud VC, SciFi VC, Soma Capital, Spark Capital, StartHer, Greg Bettinelli, Vera Equity, Webb Investment Network, Abhinav Asthana, Adam Blitzer, Akshay Kothari, Allison Pickens (Allison Pickens Ventures), Amit Agarwal, Arash Ferdowsi, Barr Moses, Bernard Arnault, Brandon Deer, Charley M, Christina Cacioppo, Claire Hughes Johnson, Frederic Kerrest, Gokul Rajaram, Jacqueline Reses, Jeffrey Wald, Jenna Hannon, Kimberly Vogel, Manik Gupta, Mathilde Collin, Max Mullen, Ron Pragides, Sahin Boydas, Scott Belsky, Shishir Mehrotra, Theresa Johnson, Tony Xu, Zander Lurie
Aug 1, 2021	Superhuman	$75.0M Series C	—	20VC, 7BC Venture Capital, Adverb Ventures, AirAngels, Andreessen Horowitz, Arrive, Basecamp Fund, Base Partners, Boldstart Ventures, BoxGroup, C2 Investment, Cantos Ventures, Canvas Ventures, Chapter One Ventures, Coatue, Coughdrop Capital, Daffy, Matt Ocko, Dreamers VC, DST Global, Electric Capital, Five Sigma, Footwork, Fuel Capital, General Catalyst, Greylock, GSV Acceleration, Brian Bendett, Index Ventures, IVP, Kleiner Perkins, LAUNCH, LGF, Next Play Ventures, NextView Ventures, Operator Ventures, Otherwise Fund, Outcast Ventures, Precursor Ventures, Quiet Capital, Reach Capital, Redpoint Ventures, Renegade Partners, Robert Bosch Venture Capital, Rubicon VC, Saga, Sequoia Capital, Shasta Ventures, SignalFire, Sound Ventures, SV Angel, The House Fund, Triatomic Capital, Uncork Capital, Unpopular Ventures, UpHonest Capital, Uprising, Yes VC, Zelkova Ventures, Anthony Pompliano, David Jeske, DJ Patil, Drew Houston, Howie Liu, Jason Citron, Jeff Morris, Jeff Seibert, Joe Greenstein, Julian Shapiro, Kevin Colas, Mark Cuban, Mike Krieger, Samvit Ramadurgam, Scott Belsky, Stewart Butterfield, Wayne Chang
Jul 1, 2021	Queenly	$6.0M Seed	—	Andreessen Horowitz, Khosla Ventures, Scribble Ventures, Subtraction Capital, Kevin Weil, Matt Gibstein
Mar 1, 2021	Gable	$120K Seed	—	Arrive, Dreamers VC, Brian Bendett, Sequoia Capital, Unpopular Ventures
Jan 1, 2021	Ghost Autonomy	$100.0M Series D	—	Andreessen Horowitz, Khosla Ventures, Scribble Ventures, Subtraction Capital, Kevin Weil, Matt Gibstein

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Leadership Team

Key people at Peterson Partners.

Leadership Team

Key people at Peterson Partners.

Deep Dive

High-Level Overview

Peterson Partners is a multi-strategy investment firm that backs entrepreneurs building enduring enterprises, with a strong emphasis on people-first leadership and long-term partnership. Its mission centers on empowering exceptional founders—what it calls “change makers”—by providing not just capital but also deep operational support, coaching, and strategic guidance over a 5–10 year horizon. The firm operates across private equity, venture capital, and search fund strategies, with a particular focus on seed-stage ventures in high-growth sectors like FinTech, SaaS, Digital Commerce, Healthcare, and Consumer Tech. Through more than 300 company partnerships, Peterson Partners has become a notable force in the startup and mid-market ecosystem, especially in North America, where it helps founders scale from early traction into sustainable, category-defining businesses.

Origin Story

Founded in 2003 by Joel Peterson, a longtime entrepreneur, board leader, and Stanford Graduate School of Business lecturer, Peterson Partners emerged from a deep belief in the transformative power of entrepreneurial leadership. Joel, who previously helped grow Trammell Crow Company into a multi-billion-dollar enterprise and later served as Chairman of JetBlue Airways, built the firm around the leadership and organizational principles he taught at Stanford. Over the past two decades, Peterson Partners evolved from a focused private equity player into a diversified firm with dedicated venture, buyout, and search fund practices. Alongside partners like Spencer Clawson and Clint Peterson, the firm has refined its model to prioritize founder alignment, long-term value creation, and hands-on involvement—backing leadership teams rather than just ideas.

Core Differentiators

People-First Investment Philosophy: Peterson Partners’ primary filter is the quality of the founding team. It looks for determined, visionary leaders who are “making magic,” and then commits to them as long-term partners and coaches.

Multi-Strategy, Founder-Centric Platform: Unlike many firms that specialize narrowly, Peterson Partners operates across private equity, venture, and search funds, allowing it to support entrepreneurs at different stages and through different ownership models—whether minority seed stakes or majority buyouts.

Deep Operating & Board-Level Support: Beyond capital, the firm rolls up its sleeves to help with strategy, talent, governance, and scaling. Founders gain access to experienced operators and board veterans, including Joel Peterson himself, who brings decades of experience leading high-profile public and private companies.

Long-Term Partnership Model: With typical involvement lasting 5–10 years, Peterson Partners is structured to be a true co-pilot through multiple phases of growth, not just a transactional investor. This long horizon fosters trust and enables more ambitious, enduring company building.

Strong Track Record & Network: Having backed over 300 companies, the firm has cultivated a powerful network of founders, operators, and LPs. Many of its entrepreneurs go on to become investors and advisors themselves, reinforcing a culture of paying it forward.

Role in the Broader Tech Landscape

Peterson Partners sits at the intersection of classic private equity discipline and modern venture ambition, making it well-positioned to capitalize on several key trends. As the lines blur between venture and growth equity—especially in SaaS, FinTech, and digital-first consumer models—its ability to deploy both seed and buyout capital gives it flexibility to back founders across the lifecycle. The firm is also riding the wave of founder empowerment, where entrepreneurs increasingly demand more than just money: they want seasoned, empathetic partners who understand the emotional and operational grind of building a company. In this context, Peterson Partners’ emphasis on coaching, leadership development, and long-term alignment resonates strongly. By nurturing a community of repeat entrepreneurs and operators, the firm amplifies its influence beyond individual portfolio companies, helping shape a more resilient, founder-friendly ecosystem—particularly in under-served but high-potential markets across the U.S. and parts of Latin America.

Quick Take & Future Outlook

Looking ahead, Peterson Partners is likely to deepen its focus on founder-led, capital-efficient businesses in sectors where technology is reshaping traditional industries—especially in FinTech, vertical SaaS, and digitally native consumer brands. As the venture landscape becomes more selective and capital-constrained, its disciplined, people-first approach will be a competitive advantage. The firm may also continue expanding its fund strategy, potentially raising larger or more specialized vehicles to meet evolving founder needs, while maintaining its core ethos of partnership over transaction. Over time, its greatest legacy may not be just the number of companies it has backed, but the culture of long-term, values-driven entrepreneurship it has helped cultivate. For founders who believe that building a great company is a marathon, not a sprint, Peterson Partners is the kind of partner who shows up for the whole race.

High-Level Overview

Origin Story

Core Differentiators

People-First Investment Philosophy: Peterson Partners’ primary filter is the quality of the founding team. It looks for determined, visionary leaders who are “making magic,” and then commits to them as long-term partners and coaches.

Multi-Strategy, Founder-Centric Platform: Unlike many firms that specialize narrowly, Peterson Partners operates across private equity, venture, and search funds, allowing it to support entrepreneurs at different stages and through different ownership models—whether minority seed stakes or majority buyouts.

Deep Operating & Board-Level Support: Beyond capital, the firm rolls up its sleeves to help with strategy, talent, governance, and scaling. Founders gain access to experienced operators and board veterans, including Joel Peterson himself, who brings decades of experience leading high-profile public and private companies.

Long-Term Partnership Model: With typical involvement lasting 5–10 years, Peterson Partners is structured to be a true co-pilot through multiple phases of growth, not just a transactional investor. This long horizon fosters trust and enables more ambitious, enduring company building.

Strong Track Record & Network: Having backed over 300 companies, the firm has cultivated a powerful network of founders, operators, and LPs. Many of its entrepreneurs go on to become investors and advisors themselves, reinforcing a culture of paying it forward.

Financial History

Investments Made

Financial History

Leadership Team

Leadership Team

Deep Dive

High-Level Overview

Origin Story

Core Differentiators

Role in the Broader Tech Landscape

Quick Take & Future Outlook

Leadership Team

Deep Dive

High-Level Overview

Origin Story

Core Differentiators

Role in the Broader Tech Landscape

Quick Take & Future Outlook

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Financial History

Investments Made