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Irving Investors

North America, Colorado, United States, Denver

Description

Irving Investors is a Denver-based investment firm specializing in disruptive technology and high-growth opportunities. Operating primarily as a growth equity firm, Irving Investors strategically deploys capital into companies that have demonstrated significant market traction and are poised for substantial scaling. Their investment philosophy centers on identifying and backing innovative businesses across various technology sectors, including enterprise software, fintech, and consumer platforms, that are reshaping their respective industries.

The firm is known for its participation in later-stage funding rounds, typically from Series B onwards, often co-investing alongside prominent venture capital and growth equity firms. Their robust portfolio features a roster of highly successful and often unicorn-status companies, such as Stripe, Databricks, Snyk, Brex, Carta, and OpenSea. Irving Investors' involvement in these companies underscores their commitment to supporting market leaders and fast-growing innovators. For instance, they have participated in rounds that have reached monumental scales, including a Series G round for Databricks that secured over $1 billion.

Irving Investors' typical first check sizes reflect their focus on growth-stage companies requiring substantial capital for expansion. While specific figures can vary based on the opportunity and round dynamics, their initial investments generally range from $10 million to $75 million. This range enables them to provide meaningful capital injections to companies that are scaling rapidly and expanding their market reach. With a portfolio that includes at least 15 known investments, Irving Investors continues to be an active and influential player in the growth equity landscape, providing strategic support and capital to companies driving technological advancement.

Investor Profile

Irving Investors has backed more than 55 startups, with 5 new investments in the last 12 months alone. The firm has led 4 rounds, about 7% of its total and boasts 19 exits across its portfolio.

Investment Focus Highlights

  • Concentrates on Secondary Market, Series C, Series Unknown rounds (top funding stages).
  • Majority of deals are located in United States, India, France.
  • Strong thematic focus on Biotechnology, Health Care, E-Commerce.
  • Typical check size: $10M – $75M.

Stage Focus

  • Secondary Market (29%)
  • Series C (16%)
  • Series Unknown (9%)
  • Series B (9%)
  • Series D (9%)
  • Series A (5%)
  • Series F (5%)
  • Series E (4%)
  • Convertible Note (4%)
  • Private Equity (2%)

Country Focus

  • United States (91%)
  • India (4%)
  • France (2%)
  • The Netherlands (2%)
  • Germany (2%)

Industry Focus

  • Biotechnology
  • Health Care
  • E-commerce
  • Artificial Intelligence (Ai)
  • Therapeutics
  • Life Science
  • Medical
  • Software
  • Biopharma
  • Information Technology
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FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Learn who this investor regularly partners with—both firms and angels—and explore their latest activity.

Who does Irving Investors frequently co-invest with?

Surveyor Capital
North America, Illinois, United States, Chicago
Co-Investments: 5
Farallon Capital Management
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 5
Eventide
North America, Massachusetts, United States, Boston
Co-Investments: 5
Casdin Capital
North America, New York, United States, New York
Co-Investments: 6
Ally Bridge Group
Asia, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Co-Investments: 3
Novo Holdings
Europe, Hovedstaden, Denmark, Hellerup
Co-Investments: 3
Perceptive Advisors
North America, New York, United States, New York
Co-Investments: 4
Tiger Global Management
North America, New York, United States, New York
Co-Investments: 4
Coatue
North America, New York, United States, New York
Co-Investments: 4
Fidelity
North America, Massachusetts, United States, Boston
Co-Investments: 6

Which angels does Irving Investors often collaborate with?

DB
North America, Ohio, United States, Cleveland
Shared Deals: 1
SW
North America, California, United States, Los Angeles
Shared Deals: 1
PB
North America, California, United States, Mountain View
Shared Deals: 1
CC
North America, New York, United States, New York
Shared Deals: 1
AI
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 1
KS
Europe, England, United Kingdom, London
Shared Deals: 1
CJ
North America, New York, United States, New York
Shared Deals: 1

What are some of recent deals done by Irving Investors?

Omada Health

San Francisco, California, United States

Omada Health is a digital behavioral medicine company that helps members change their mindsets to improve health and build lasting change.

Health CareMedicalTherapeuticsWellness
Secondary MarketMay 27, 2025
Navan

Palo Alto, California, United States

Navan provides travel, expense, and corporate card management to automate manual processes and drive spend visibility.

Business TravelFinancial ServicesPaymentsSoftware
Convertible NoteApr 7, 2025
Caris Life Sciences

Irving, Texas, United States

Caris Life Sciences develops molecular profiling and AI-driven technologies to support precision medicine in oncology.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)BiopharmaBiotechnologyHealth CareLife Science
Series FApr 7, 2025
CoreWeave

Livingston, New Jersey, United States

CoreWeave is a cloud-based AI infrastructure company offering GPU cloud services to simplify AI and machine learning workloads.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Cloud ComputingCloud InfrastructureInformation TechnologyMachine Learning
Secondary MarketNov 13, 2024
Amount Raised: $650,000,000
OpenAI

San Francisco, California, United States

OpenAI creates artificial intelligence technologies to assist with tasks and provide support for human activities.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Generative AIMachine LearningNatural Language ProcessingSaaS
Series UnknownOct 2, 2024
Amount Raised: $6,600,000,000
Turo

San Francisco, California, United States

Turo is a peer-to-peer car-sharing marketplace where customers can book vehicles from a community of local hosts.

Car SharingInsurTechMarketplacePeer to PeerTransportation
Secondary MarketAug 29, 2023
Attentive

New York, New York, United States

Attentive is a personalized mobile messaging platform.

Marketing AutomationMessagingMobilePersonalization
Secondary MarketAug 17, 2023
OneTrust

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

OneTrust provides a platform that helps companies manage privacy, security, compliance, and governance requirements.

ComplianceCyber SecurityData GovernanceInformation TechnologyRisk ManagementSoftware
Secondary MarketAug 11, 2023
Databricks

San Francisco, California, United States

Databricks is an AI cloud data platform that interacts with corporate information stored in the public cloud.

AnalyticsArtificial Intelligence (AI)Information TechnologyMachine Learning
Secondary MarketJul 31, 2023
Celonis

Munich, Bayern, Germany

Celonis provides an execution management system that helps companies in running their business processes.

AnalyticsBig DataBusiness IntelligenceBusiness Process Automation (BPA)SaaS
Secondary MarketJul 15, 2023