Venture Development 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)
Dec 1, 2022	Nomad Data	$3.0M Seed	—	Acrobator Ventures, Geek Ventures, Trestle Partners, Yury Mazanik
Sep 1, 2021	YouTravel.me	$1.0M Seed	—	Acrobator Ventures, Geek Ventures, Trestle Partners, Yury Mazanik
Sep 1, 2021	Yope	$660K Seed	—	Acrobator Ventures, Flyer One Ventures, Geek Ventures, Trestle Partners, WestWave Capital
Aug 1, 2021	SentiLink	$70.0M Series B	—	305 Ventures, 9Yards Capital, Accel, Adjacent, Archetype, Arrive, Benchmark, Bora&Sons, Bullpen Capital, Casa Verde Capital, Converge Venture Partners, Cosmic Venture Partners, Craft Ventures, Draper Associates, Elefund, FPV Fund, Frontier Ventures, Index Ventures, Koch Fund, KRM Interests LLC, Lainy, LAUNCH, Moonshots Capital, Neotribe Ventures, Scott Sandell, Offline Ventures, Otherwise Fund, Paradigm, QueensBridge Venture Partners, Ribbit Capital, Sequoia Capital, Howard Lindzon, Sound Ventures, Sozo Ventures, Summit Partners, Susa Ventures, Susquehanna Capital, Thrive Capital, Verified Capital, Aaron Levie, Jared Leto, Todd Corenson, Yajur Sehgal
Jul 1, 2021	Rappi	$500.0M Series F	—	20VC, 305 Ventures, 9Yards Capital, Acrew Capital, Adjacent, Amino Capital, Arrive, Bora&Sons, Buckley Ventures, Casa Verde Capital, Cathay Innovation, Clocktower Technology Ventures, Cosmic Venture Partners, CP Ventures, Craft Ventures, Draper Associates, DST Global, Elefund, FJ Labs, Forerunner Ventures, FPV Fund, Highbury Group, Homebrew, Index Ventures, Inspired Capital, Investo, Koch Fund, KRM Interests LLC, LAUNCH, Menlo Ventures, Moonshots Capital, Motivate Ventures, Neotribe Ventures, Scott Sandell, Offline Ventures, Otherwise Fund, Outcast Ventures, PivotNorth Capital, QueensBridge Venture Partners, Ribbit Capital, Sequoia Capital, Howard Lindzon, Softbank Group, Streamlined Ventures, Summit Partners, Susa Ventures, Susquehanna Capital, Thrive Capital, Vitalize Venture Group, Y Combinator, Aaron Levie, Ding Zhou, George Deglin, Jared Leto, Jason Lemkin, Kevin Colas, Samvit Ramadurgam, Sue Xu, Tobias Balling, Todd Corenson, Yajur Sehgal, Zander Lurie
May 1, 2021	SafetyCulture	$74.0M Series D	—	305 Ventures, 500 Global, 9Yards Capital, Arrive, Blackbird Ventures Australia, Bora&Sons, Casa Verde Capital, Cedar Capital Group, Cosmic Venture Partners, Craft Ventures, Draper Associates, Elefund, FPV Fund, Index Ventures, Insight Partners, Koch Fund, KRM Interests LLC, LAUNCH, Main Sequence Ventures, Moonshots Capital, Neotribe Ventures, Scott Sandell, Offline Ventures, Otherwise Fund, QueensBridge Venture Partners, Ribbit Capital, Sequoia Capital, Howard Lindzon, Summit Partners, Susa Ventures, Susquehanna Capital, Third Point Ventures, Thrive Capital, UpWest, Aaron Levie, Jared Leto, Todd Corenson, Yajur Sehgal
Apr 1, 2021	Razorpay	$160.0M Series E	—	305 Ventures, 9Yards Capital, Arrive, Bora&Sons, Casa Verde Capital, Cosmic Venture Partners, Craft Ventures, Draper Associates, Elefund, FPV Fund, Index Ventures, Koch Fund, KRM Interests LLC, LAUNCH, Moonshots Capital, Neotribe Ventures, Scott Sandell, Offline Ventures, Otherwise Fund, QueensBridge Venture Partners, Ribbit Capital, Sequoia Capital, Howard Lindzon, Summit Partners, Susa Ventures, Susquehanna Capital, Thrive Capital, Aaron Levie, Jared Leto, Todd Corenson, Yajur Sehgal
Mar 1, 2021	Rightway	$100.0M Series C	—	305 Ventures, 9Yards Capital, Arrive, Bling Capital, Bora&Sons, Casa Verde Capital, Cosmic Venture Partners, Craft Ventures, Draper Associates, Elefund, FPV Fund, General Atlantic, Index Ventures, Jazz Venture Partners, Khosla Ventures, Koch Fund, KRM Interests LLC, LAUNCH, Moonshots Capital, Neotribe Ventures, Scott Sandell, Offline Ventures, Otherwise Fund, Polaris Partners, QueensBridge Venture Partners, Ribbit Capital, Sequoia Capital, Howard Lindzon, Sovereign Internet and Identity, Summit Partners, Susa Ventures, Susquehanna Capital, Thrive Capital, Aaron Levie, Jared Leto, Jeff Hammerbacher, Todd Corenson, Yajur Sehgal
Mar 1, 2021	Bev	$16.0M Series A	—	305 Ventures, 9Yards Capital, Arrive, Bora&Sons, Casa Verde Capital, Cosmic Venture Partners, Craft Ventures, Draper Associates, Elefund, FPV Fund, Index Ventures, Koch Fund, KRM Interests LLC, LAUNCH, Moonshots Capital, Neotribe Ventures, Scott Sandell, Offline Ventures, Otherwise Fund, QueensBridge Venture Partners, Ribbit Capital, Sequoia Capital, Howard Lindzon, Summit Partners, Susa Ventures, Susquehanna Capital, Thrive Capital, Aaron Levie, Jared Leto, Todd Corenson, Yajur Sehgal
Feb 1, 2021	Kleeen Software	$4.0M Seed	—	305 Ventures, 9Yards Capital, Arrive, Bora&Sons, Casa Verde Capital, Clear Ventures, Cosmic Venture Partners, Craft Ventures, Draper Associates, Elefund, First Rays Venture Partners, FPV Fund, Index Ventures, J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., Koch Fund, KRM Interests LLC, LAUNCH, Moonshots Capital, Neotribe Ventures, Scott Sandell, Nexus Venture Partners, Offline Ventures, Otherwise Fund, QueensBridge Venture Partners, Ribbit Capital, Sequoia Capital, Howard Lindzon, Summit Partners, Susa Ventures, Susquehanna Capital, Thrive Capital, WestWave Capital, Aaron Levie, Jared Leto, Todd Corenson, Yajur Sehgal
Jan 1, 2021	Divvy	$170.0M Series D	—	305 Ventures, 9Yards Capital, Accel, Arrive, Bora&Sons, Casa Verde Capital, Cosmic Venture Partners, Craft Ventures, Draper Associates, Elefund, FPV Fund, Index Ventures, Insight Partners, Koch Fund, KRM Interests LLC, LAUNCH, Moonshots Capital, Neotribe Ventures, New Enterprise Associates, Oak HC/FT, Offline Ventures, Otherwise Fund, QueensBridge Venture Partners, Ribbit Capital, Sequoia Capital, Howard Lindzon, SpringTime Ventures, Summit Partners, Susa Ventures, Susquehanna Capital, Thrive Capital, Vinaj Ventures, Aaron Levie, Jared Leto, Todd Corenson, Yajur Sehgal
Dec 1, 2020	Minerva	$4.0M Seed	—	305 Ventures, 9Yards Capital, Act One Ventures, Addition, Alumni Ventures, Anthemis Group, Arrive, BBG Ventures, Betaworks Ventures, Bonfire Ventures, Bora&Sons, BoxGroup, Browder Capital, Buckley Ventures, Canaan Partners, CapitalX, Casa Verde Capital, Coelius Capital, Composite Ventures, Cosmic Venture Partners, Craft Ventures, Crosscut Ventures, Kevin Ding, Draper Associates, Drive Capital, Elefund, Jenny Fielding, Scott Hartley, Female Founders Fund, Founders Fund, FPV Fund, General Atlantic, Highbury Group, Index Ventures, Koch Fund, KRM Interests LLC, LAUNCH, Lytical Ventures, Matchstick Ventures, Moonshots Capital, Neotribe Ventures, Scott Sandell, New York Venture Partners (NYVP), Hans Tung, Notable Capital, Offline Ventures, Otherwise Fund, Pareto Holdings, QueensBridge Venture Partners, Revolution Growth, Ribbit Capital, Rubicon VC, SCOR Ventures, Sequoia Capital, SignalFire, Howard Lindzon, SoGal Ventures, Springdale Ventures, Summit Partners, Susa Ventures, Susquehanna Capital, The Hit Forge, Thrive Capital, What If Ventures, Aaron Levie, Clark Landry, Daren Cotter, Jared Leto, Jiake Liu, Lev Ekster, Ryan Wyatt, Sahil Lavingia, Scott Belsky, Todd Corenson, Yajur Sehgal
Oct 1, 2020	Transmute	$2.0M Seed	—	305 Ventures, 9Yards Capital, Arrive, Bora&Sons, Casa Verde Capital, Cosmic Venture Partners, Craft Ventures, Draper Associates, Elefund, FPV Fund, Index Ventures, Koch Fund, KRM Interests LLC, LAUNCH, Moonshots Capital, Neotribe Ventures, Scott Sandell, Offline Ventures, Otherwise Fund, QueensBridge Venture Partners, Ribbit Capital, Sequoia Capital, Howard Lindzon, Summit Partners, Susa Ventures, Susquehanna Capital, Thrive Capital, TMV, Aaron Levie, Jared Leto, Todd Corenson, Yajur Sehgal
Oct 1, 2020	SafetyCulture	$35.0M Series C	—	305 Ventures, 500 Global, 9Yards Capital, Arrive, Blackbird Ventures Australia, Bora&Sons, Casa Verde Capital, Cosmic Venture Partners, Craft Ventures, Draper Associates, Elefund, FPV Fund, Index Ventures, Koch Fund, KRM Interests LLC, LAUNCH, Main Sequence Ventures, Moonshots Capital, Neotribe Ventures, Scott Sandell, Offline Ventures, Otherwise Fund, QueensBridge Venture Partners, Ribbit Capital, Sequoia Capital, Howard Lindzon, Summit Partners, Susa Ventures, Susquehanna Capital, Thrive Capital, Aaron Levie, Jared Leto, Todd Corenson, Yajur Sehgal
Oct 1, 2020	Razorpay	$100.0M Series D	—	305 Ventures, 9Yards Capital, Arrive, Bora&Sons, Casa Verde Capital, Cosmic Venture Partners, Craft Ventures, Draper Associates, Elefund, Ensemble VC, FPV Fund, Friále, Index Ventures, Insignia Ventures Partners, Koch Fund, KRM Interests LLC, LAUNCH, Lionheart Ventures, Moonshots Capital, Neotribe Ventures, Scott Sandell, Offline Ventures, Otherwise Fund, QueensBridge Venture Partners, Ribbit Capital, Sequoia Capital, Howard Lindzon, Summit Partners, Susa Ventures, Susquehanna Capital, Thrive Capital, Tiger Global Management, Y Combinator, Aaron Levie, Ashish Agrawal, Jared Leto, Todd Corenson, Yajur Sehgal
Apr 1, 2020	SafetyCulture	$36.0M Series C	—	305 Ventures, 500 Global, 9Yards Capital, Arrive, Blackbird Ventures Australia, Bora&Sons, Casa Verde Capital, Cosmic Venture Partners, Craft Ventures, Draper Associates, Elefund, FPV Fund, Index Ventures, Koch Fund, KRM Interests LLC, LAUNCH, Main Sequence Ventures, Moonshots Capital, Neotribe Ventures, Scott Sandell, Offline Ventures, Otherwise Fund, QueensBridge Venture Partners, Ribbit Capital, Sequoia Capital, Howard Lindzon, Summit Partners, Susa Ventures, Susquehanna Capital, Thrive Capital, Aaron Levie, Jared Leto, Todd Corenson, Yajur Sehgal
Jan 1, 2020	Pachama	$4.0M Seed	—	305 Ventures, 9Yards Capital, Arrive, Bora&Sons, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Casa Verde Capital, Cosmic Venture Partners, Craft Ventures, DFJ, Draper Associates, Elefund, FPV Fund, Future Ventures, Galaxy Digital, Gigascale Capital, HOF Capital, Index Ventures, Innovation Endeavors, Khosla Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, Koch Fund, KRM Interests LLC, LAUNCH, Lowercarbon Capital, Moonshots Capital, Neotribe Ventures, NEVA SGR, Scott Sandell, Offline Ventures, Otherwise Fund, QueensBridge Venture Partners, Rethink Impact, Ribbit Capital, Safar Partners, Sequoia Capital, Howard Lindzon, Starlight Ventures, Summit Partners, Susa Ventures, Susquehanna Capital, Sweet Capital, Thrive Capital, Aaron Levie, Bill Gates, Jared Leto, Stanley Druckenmiller, Todd Corenson, Yajur Sehgal
Nov 1, 2019	Rightway	$20.0M Series B	—	305 Ventures, 9Yards Capital, Arrive, Bora&Sons, Casa Verde Capital, Cosmic Venture Partners, Craft Ventures, Draper Associates, Elefund, FPV Fund, Index Ventures, Koch Fund, KRM Interests LLC, LAUNCH, Moonshots Capital, Neotribe Ventures, Scott Sandell, Offline Ventures, Otherwise Fund, QueensBridge Venture Partners, Ribbit Capital, Sequoia Capital, Howard Lindzon, Summit Partners, Susa Ventures, Susquehanna Capital, Thrive Capital, Aaron Levie, Jared Leto, Todd Corenson, Yajur Sehgal
Oct 1, 2019	Kleeen Software	$2.0M Seed	—	305 Ventures, 9Yards Capital, Arrive, Bora&Sons, Casa Verde Capital, Clear Ventures, Cosmic Venture Partners, Craft Ventures, Draper Associates, Elefund, First Rays Venture Partners, FPV Fund, Index Ventures, J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., Koch Fund, KRM Interests LLC, LAUNCH, Moonshots Capital, Neotribe Ventures, Scott Sandell, Nexus Venture Partners, Offline Ventures, Otherwise Fund, QueensBridge Venture Partners, Ribbit Capital, Sequoia Capital, Howard Lindzon, Summit Partners, Susa Ventures, Susquehanna Capital, Thrive Capital, WestWave Capital, Aaron Levie, Jared Leto, Todd Corenson, Yajur Sehgal
Jun 1, 2019	Razorpay	$75.0M Series C	—	305 Ventures, 9Yards Capital, Addition, Arrive, Bora&Sons, Casa Verde Capital, Cosmic Venture Partners, Craft Ventures, Draper Associates, Elefund, Ensemble VC, Fifth Wall, FPV Fund, Friále, Great Oaks Venture Capital, Index Ventures, Insignia Ventures Partners, IPD Capital, K2 Global, Koch Fund, KRM Interests LLC, LAUNCH, Lionheart Ventures, Maveron, Moonshots Capital, Neotribe Ventures, Scott Sandell, Offline Ventures, Otherwise Fund, QueensBridge Venture Partners, Ribbit Capital, Sequoia Capital, Howard Lindzon, Summit Partners, Susa Ventures, Susquehanna Capital, Thrive Capital, Tiger Global Management, Y Combinator, Aaron Levie, Alex Tang, Ashish Agrawal, Jared Leto, Todd Corenson, Yajur Sehgal
Apr 1, 2019	Divvy	$200.0M Series C	—	305 Ventures, 9Yards Capital, Accel, Arrive, Bora&Sons, Casa Verde Capital, Cosmic Venture Partners, Craft Ventures, Draper Associates, Elefund, FPV Fund, Index Ventures, Insight Partners, Koch Fund, KRM Interests LLC, LAUNCH, Moonshots Capital, Neotribe Ventures, New Enterprise Associates, Offline Ventures, Otherwise Fund, QueensBridge Venture Partners, Ribbit Capital, Sequoia Capital, Howard Lindzon, Summit Partners, Susa Ventures, Susquehanna Capital, Thrive Capital, Aaron Levie, Jared Leto, Todd Corenson, Yajur Sehgal
Mar 1, 2019	JetPack Aviation	$150K Seed	—	305 Ventures, 9Yards Capital, Arrive, Bora&Sons, Casa Verde Capital, Cosmic Venture Partners, Craft Ventures, Draper Associates, Elefund, FPV Fund, Index Ventures, Koch Fund, KRM Interests LLC, LAUNCH, Moonshots Capital, Neotribe Ventures, Scott Sandell, Offline Ventures, Otherwise Fund, QueensBridge Venture Partners, Ribbit Capital, Sequoia Capital, Howard Lindzon, Summit Partners, Susa Ventures, Susquehanna Capital, Thrive Capital, Aaron Levie, Jared Leto, Todd Corenson, Yajur Sehgal
Aug 1, 2018	Rappi	$200.0M Series D	—	305 Ventures, 9Yards Capital, Acrew Capital, Amino Capital, Arrive, Bora&Sons, Casa Verde Capital, Cathay Innovation, Clocktower Technology Ventures, Cosmic Venture Partners, CP Ventures, Craft Ventures, Draper Associates, DST Global, Elefund, FJ Labs, Forerunner Ventures, FPV Fund, Highbury Group, Homebrew, Index Ventures, Inspired Capital, Investo, Koch Fund, KRM Interests LLC, LAUNCH, Menlo Ventures, Moonshots Capital, Motivate Ventures, Neotribe Ventures, Scott Sandell, Offline Ventures, Otherwise Fund, Outcast Ventures, PivotNorth Capital, QueensBridge Venture Partners, Ribbit Capital, Sequoia Capital, Howard Lindzon, Softbank Group, Streamlined Ventures, Summit Partners, Susa Ventures, Susquehanna Capital, Thrive Capital, Vitalize Venture Group, Y Combinator, Aaron Levie, Ding Zhou, Jared Leto, Kevin Colas, Samvit Ramadurgam, Sue Xu, Todd Corenson, Yajur Sehgal, Zander Lurie
May 1, 2018	SafetyCulture	$45.0M Series C	—	305 Ventures, 500 Global, 9Yards Capital, Arrive, Blackbird Ventures Australia, Bora&Sons, Casa Verde Capital, Cosmic Venture Partners, Craft Ventures, Draper Associates, Elefund, FPV Fund, Index Ventures, Koch Fund, KRM Interests LLC, LAUNCH, Main Sequence Ventures, Moonshots Capital, Morpheus Ventures, Neotribe Ventures, Scott Sandell, Offline Ventures, Otherwise Fund, QueensBridge Venture Partners, Ribbit Capital, Sequoia Capital, Howard Lindzon, Summit Partners, Susa Ventures, Susquehanna Capital, Thrive Capital, Aaron Levie, Jared Leto, Todd Corenson, Yajur Sehgal
Mar 1, 2018	Sentieo	$6.0M Venture Round	—	305 Ventures, 9Yards Capital, Arrive, Ascend Vietnam Ventures, Bora&Sons, Broadway Angels, Casa Verde Capital, Catapult Capital, Cosmic Venture Partners, Craft Ventures, Draper Associates, Elefund, Floodgate, Founders Co-op, Founders' Co-op, FPV Fund, Index Ventures, Koch Fund, KRM Interests LLC, LAUNCH, Madrona Ventures, Mayfield, MHS Capital, Moonshots Capital, Neotribe Ventures, Scott Sandell, Offline Ventures, Otherwise Fund, QueensBridge Venture Partners, Ribbit Capital, Sapphire Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Silicon Valley Connect, Social Leverage, Summit Partners, Susa Ventures, Susquehanna Capital, Thrive Capital, Vast Ventures, Aaron Levie, Jared Leto, Todd Corenson, Yajur Sehgal

Financial History

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Leadership Team

Key people at Venture Development Partners.

Vlad Vahromovs

Partner

Leadership Team

Key people at Venture Development Partners.

Vlad Vahromovs

Partner

Deep Dive

High-Level Overview

Venture Development Partners (VDP) is an advisory and investment firm focused primarily on early-stage technology companies, typically investing from pre-seed to Series A rounds. Their investment philosophy centers on supporting innovative SaaS and tech startups that leverage emerging technologies such as AI and content-driven platforms. VDP serves startups that aim to solve productivity, marketing, and compliance challenges, particularly in sectors like legal, financial services, fintech, and content technology. By providing both capital and strategic advisory services, VDP helps startups accelerate growth and scale effectively within competitive markets.

VDP’s portfolio includes companies like ZERO, an AI-driven email app for legal and financial professionals, and INSENSE, a platform connecting brands with content creators to optimize social media advertising. These investments highlight VDP’s focus on solving real-world business problems through technology innovation, demonstrating strong growth momentum as these startups gain traction in their respective industries[2].

Origin Story

Venture Development Partners was established to provide both capital and advisory services to early-stage technology ventures. While the exact founding year is not specified in the available data, VDP has been active at least since 2016, as evidenced by early investments like ZERO. The firm’s leadership and partners bring deep expertise in technology and venture capital, enabling them to identify promising startups and support their growth through hands-on guidance.

VDP’s investment approach evolved alongside the rise of SaaS and AI-driven solutions, focusing on companies that blend technology with practical business applications. Early portfolio successes, such as the investment in Robinhood before its IPO, underscore VDP’s ability to spot high-potential startups and support them through critical growth phases[2].

Core Differentiators

Unique Investment Model: VDP combines capital investment with advisory services, offering startups strategic guidance beyond funding.
Sector Focus: Concentrates on SaaS, AI, fintech, and content technology startups addressing productivity, compliance, and marketing challenges.
Portfolio Success: Early backing of notable companies like Robinhood and innovative startups such as ZERO and INSENSE.
Network Strength: Leverages extensive industry connections to facilitate partnerships, market access, and fundraising support.
Hands-on Support: Provides operational and strategic advice tailored to early-stage companies navigating complex markets[2][4].

Role in the Broader Tech Landscape

VDP operates at the intersection of several key technology trends: AI-driven productivity tools, fintech innovation, and content marketing transformation. The timing is favorable as businesses increasingly adopt SaaS solutions and AI to enhance efficiency and customer engagement. Market forces such as digital transformation, regulatory complexity in finance and legal sectors, and the rise of influencer marketing create fertile ground for VDP’s portfolio companies.

By supporting startups that address these evolving needs, VDP influences the broader ecosystem by accelerating the adoption of cutting-edge technologies and fostering innovation in traditionally conservative industries. Their role as both investor and advisor helps bridge the gap between emerging tech and practical business applications, contributing to a more dynamic startup environment[2][4].

Quick Take & Future Outlook

Looking ahead, Venture Development Partners is well-positioned to capitalize on continued growth in AI, SaaS, and fintech sectors. Trends such as increased remote work, digital compliance demands, and the expansion of influencer-driven marketing will likely shape their investment focus. VDP’s dual role as investor and strategic partner will remain critical in helping startups scale efficiently and navigate competitive landscapes.

Their influence may expand as they deepen sector expertise and broaden their network, potentially moving into later-stage investments or new technology verticals. This evolution will reinforce VDP’s mission to back transformative startups that solve meaningful business challenges, maintaining their relevance and impact in the fast-changing tech ecosystem[2][4].

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High-Level Overview

Origin Story

Core Differentiators

Unique Investment Model: VDP combines capital investment with advisory services, offering startups strategic guidance beyond funding.
Sector Focus: Concentrates on SaaS, AI, fintech, and content technology startups addressing productivity, compliance, and marketing challenges.
Portfolio Success: Early backing of notable companies like Robinhood and innovative startups such as ZERO and INSENSE.
Network Strength: Leverages extensive industry connections to facilitate partnerships, market access, and fundraising support.
Hands-on Support: Provides operational and strategic advice tailored to early-stage companies navigating complex markets[2][4].