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Theory Ventures

North America, California, United States, Portola Valley

Description

Theory Ventures primarily invests in early-stage software companies.

Investor Profile

Theory Ventures has backed more than 10 startups, with 6 new investments in the last 12 months alone. The firm has led 8 rounds, about 80% of its total and boasts 0 exits across its portfolio.

Investment Focus Highlights

  • Concentrates on Series A, Seed, Series B rounds (top funding stages).
  • Majority of deals are located in United States, Singapore, United Kingdom.
  • Strong thematic focus on Machine Learning, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence (AI).
  • Led 5 rounds in the past year.

Stage Focus

  • Series A (80%)
  • Seed (10%)
  • Series B (10%)

Country Focus

  • United States (80%)
  • Singapore (10%)
  • United Kingdom (10%)

Industry Focus

  • Machine Learning
  • Information Technology
  • Artificial Intelligence (Ai)
  • Blockchain
  • Data Management
  • Saas
  • Software
  • Analytics
  • Cryptocurrency
  • Cyber Security
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Learn who this investor regularly partners with—both firms and angels—and explore their latest activity.

Who does Theory Ventures frequently co-invest with?

Kleiner Perkins
North America, California, United States, Menlo Park
Co-Investments: 1
Episode 1
Europe, England, United Kingdom, London
Co-Investments: 1
Firestreak Ventures
North America, Colorado, United States, Aspen
Co-Investments: 1
Index Ventures
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 1
20SALES
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 3
In-Q-Tel
North America, Virginia, United States, Arlington
Co-Investments: 1
Amplify Partners
North America, California, United States, Menlo Park
Co-Investments: 1
Unusual Ventures
North America, California, United States, Menlo Park
Co-Investments: 1
PSL Ventures
North America, Washington, United States, Seattle
Co-Investments: 1
Decibel Partners
North America, California, United States, Menlo Park
Co-Investments: 1

Which angels does Theory Ventures often collaborate with?

JT
North America, Washington, United States, Seattle
Shared Deals: 1
Shared Deals: 1
JS
North America, California, United States, Agoura Hills
Shared Deals: 1
BJ
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 1
GF
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 1
GH
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 1

What are some of recent deals done by Theory Ventures?

Dropzone AI

Seattle, Washington, United States

Dropzone AI delivers pre-trained autonomous AI security agents that work alongside human analysts on security operations teams

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Cyber SecuritySaaS
Series BJul 17, 2025
Amount Raised: $37,000,000
LanceDB

San Francisco, California, United States

LanceDB is a developer friendly, open source database for multi-modal AI.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Information ServicesMachine Learning
Series AJun 24, 2025
Amount Raised: $30,000,000
Maze

London, England, United Kingdom

Maze a platform that uses AI agents to investigate and resolve cloud security vulnerabilities.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Machine LearningNetwork Security
Series AJun 10, 2025
Amount Raised: $25,000,000
Doss

San Francisco, California, United States

Doss provides an adaptive resource platform (ARP) that integrates core business functions.

AccountingConsultingEnterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
Series AApr 15, 2025
Amount Raised: $18,000,000
Omni

San Francisco, California, United States

Omni is a business intelligence platform that combines the reliability of a unified data model with the flexibility of SQL.

Business IntelligenceInformation TechnologySaaSSoftware
Series BMar 13, 2025
Amount Raised: $69,000,000
Aampe

Cary, North Carolina, United States

Aampe provides mobile app engagement and personalization infrastructure for short-form notifications and messaging.

Information TechnologyMobile AppsSoftware
Series ADec 10, 2024
Amount Raised: $18,000,000
Initia Labs

Singapore, Central Region, Singapore

Initia is a network for 0-to-1 omnichain rollups built by fusing a novel L1 with an interwoven application-specific L2 infrastructure.

BlockchainWeb3
Series ASep 25, 2024
Amount Raised: $14,000,000
Allium

New York, New York, United States

Allium is a data platform that develops applications and analyzes blockchain activities.

AnalyticsBlockchainCryptocurrencyData ManagementMachine Learning
Series AJul 18, 2024
Amount Raised: $16,500,000
Tobiko Data

San Mateo, California, United States

Tobiko Data is a data infrastructure company provides solutions for data development.

Data ManagementInformation Technology
Series AJun 5, 2024
Amount Raised: $17,300,000
Dropzone AI

Seattle, Washington, United States

Dropzone AI delivers pre-trained autonomous AI security agents that work alongside human analysts on security operations teams

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Cyber SecuritySaaS
Series AApr 25, 2024
Amount Raised: $16,850,000