About avra
avra, an accelerator and incubator program founded in 2023, is based in San Francisco, United States. With a presence in 2 countries, it has supported around 9 startups in sectors like Enterprise Applications, High Tech. As of Apr 2026, avra has 4 unicorns under its belt. Most notable companies in
its portfolio include Render, Whatnot and Decagon. The program is backed by a team of 7 people who primarily support Series B startups based in United States. Its latest investment was a $45M Series B round in Mintlify on Apr 17, 2026, which also saw participation from Andreessen Horowitz and Salesforce Ventures.
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2023
Location
San Francisco, United States
Sectors of Investment
Stages of Investment
Series B, Series C & 2 more
Locations of Investment
avra's List of Top Investments
avra has a portfolio of 9 companies, including 4 unicorns. Their most notable investments are in Hex and Zepto.Their portfolio spans across United States and India. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Enterprise Infrastructure and 6 other sectors, across stages such as Series B, Series C and 2 more. Here is the list of top investments by avra:_1556271130480.png?format=webp&height=120&width=120)
1. Render
Provider of cloud application platform for building, deploying, and scaling applications. The platform supports web services, static sites, private services, background workers, and cron jobs. It offers autoscaling, private networking, persistent disks, and infrastructure as code. The platform also provides preview environments and zero downtime deploys. It supports multiple languages and Docker images.
Key facts about Render
- Founded Year: 2018
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $258M
- Employee Count: 169 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: General Catalyst, South Park Commons and 10 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Feb 17, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick

2. Whatnot
App based platform offering collectibles through live videos. It offers a wide range of products, including sports cards, sneakers, luxury handbags, Funko Pops, Pokemon cards, streetwear, vinyl records, and more.
Key facts about Whatnot
- Founded Year: 2019
- Location: Marina Del Rey (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series F
- Total Funding till date: $975M
- Employee Count: 1,694 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: Greycroft, Bond Capital and 28 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series F, Oct 15, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick

3. Decagon
Developer of an AI platform for customer experience automation. The platform builds, optimizes, and scales AI agents for customer interactions across multiple channels. Agent workflows are defined using natural language to refine behavior and optimize performance. The platform offers testing, experimentation, and analytics to understand customers better and improve performance.
Key facts about Decagon
- Founded Year: 2023
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series D
- Total Funding till date: $481M
- Employee Count: 343 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: Bain Capital Ventures, T.Capital and 25 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Jan 28, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. Hex
Provider of Collaborative notebooks for developing applications. It provides a business intelligence platform that offers a collaborative data workspace for turning ideas into analysis, developing applications via writing queries, and transforming data frames. It also provides solutions such as browsing schemas. The dashboard helps in creating multiple data visualizations.
Key facts about Hex
- Founded Year: 2019
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $172M
- Employee Count: 241 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: BoxGroup, Andreessen Horowitz and 15 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, May 28, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. Anyscale
Provider of an AI-based open-source framework for building distributed applications. It claims to handle large computing projects which involve AI, scientific, or complex calculations. It claims to leverage Ray to scale Python workloads with code modifications and provides auto-modeling processes for creating personalized chip tests.
Key facts about Anyscale
- Founded Year: 2019
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $281M
- Employee Count: 664 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: Andreessen Horowitz, 11.2 Capital and 12 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Oct 15, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
avra's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
In 2025, it made 6 investments, while as of Apr 2026, it has made 2 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Mintlify and most recent follow-on round was in Decagon.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2025 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
2024 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
avra's Investments by Stage
avra has made 3 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $43.5M, 3 investments in Series C stage with an average round size of $93.7M, 1 investment in Series E stage with an average round size of $265M and 1 investment in Series F stage with an average round size of $665M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Series B | 3 |
Series C | 3 |
Series E | 1 |
Series F | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
avra's Investments by Sector
avra has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Consumer, Enterprise Infrastructure, High Tech and Artificial Intelligence - Industry Applications. Notably, it has invested in 9 Tech companies, 7 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 7 Software companies and at least 5 companies focusing on AI-Native.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 6 |
Consumer | 3 |
Enterprise Infrastructure | 3 |
High Tech | 2 |
Artificial Intelligence - Industry Applications | 1 |
Others | 6 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
avra's Investments by Geography
avra has made most investments in United States (7), followed by India where it has made 1 investment.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 7 |
India | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
avra's recent investments
avra has made 2 investments in 2026 so far - Mintlify and Decagon.Here are the most recent investments by avra:
Date | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apr 17, 2026 | United States | Series B | 2341 | [+7] | |
Jan 28, 2026 | United States | Series D | 4852 | [+12] | |
Oct 16, 2025 | India | Series H | 6396 | [+11] | |
Sep 03, 2025 | United States | Series B | 6355 | [+7] | |
Jun 23, 2025 | United States | Series C | 7951 | [+6] |
Unicorns in avra's Portfolio
avra has 4 unicorns in its portfolio - Decagon, Zepto, Anyscale and others. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Decagon. It became a unicorn in 2025.Here is a list of unicorns in avra's portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
72 | Developer of an AI platform for customer experience automation | 2023 | San Francisco | Series D | wffyxcp | ||
69 | Online retailer of groceries fresh produce and various household items | 2021 | Bengaluru | Series H | pinah{i | ||
70 | Provider of an AI-based open source framework for building distributed applications | 2019 | San Francisco | Series C | vftdhai | ||
74 | App based platform offering collectibles through live videos | 2019 | Marina Del Rey | Series F | {wmctbg |
Team profile of avra
avra has a team of 7 members including 3 Partners located in United Kingdom and United States. avra's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of all team members in avra:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | San Francisco | - | ||
Partner | - | - | - | |
Partner | United Kingdom | - | - |
Co-investors of avra
Over the past 2 years, 199 investors have co-invested in avra's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before avra: Andreessen Horowitz, Y Combinator and 76 others have invested in rounds before avra. There are 6 companies where Andreessen Horowitz has invested before avra and 5 companies where Y Combinator has invested before avra.
- Top Co-investors of avra: 21 investors entered a company along with avra. These include investors like Georgian (1 company).
- Invested after avra: A total of 100 investors have invested in avra's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include T.Capital (1 company) and Coatue (1 company).
Recent News related to avra
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Decagon AI secures $250M at $4.5B valuation to expand AI concierge platformSiliconAngle•Jan 29, 2026•Decagon, Block, Avis Budget Group, Affirm and 16 others
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Zepto nears $450 million funding at $7 billion valuation led by US pension fund CalpersMoneycontrol•Oct 01, 2025•avra, Glade Brook Capital, StepStone Group, Avenir Growth Capital and 5 others
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Hex Raises $70M to Expand AI Data Analytics PlatformSiliconAngle•May 29, 2025•Hex, avra, Andreessen Horowitz, Amplify Partners and 1 other
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Method Raises $41.5 Million Series B Led by Emergence Capital to Expand Financial Account Connectivityintelligence360•Feb 06, 2025•Method, Emergence Capital, Samsung NEXT, avra and 3 others
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Method Raises $41.5 Million to Build Consumer-Permissioned Financial ConnectivityPYMNTS.com•Jan 24, 2025•Method, Emergence Capital, Samsung NEXT, Andreessen Horowitz and 3 others
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Method Raises $41.5M in Series B FundingFinSMEs•Jan 23, 2025•Method, Emergence Capital, avra, Samsung NEXT and 3 others
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Render Receives $80M in Series C FundingFinSMEs•Jan 21, 2025•Render, 01 Advisors, Bessemer Venture Partners, General Catalyst and 4 others
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Live shopping specialist Whatnot bags $265 million in Series E funding with valuation hitting $4.97 billionRetail Technology Innovation Hub•Jan 08, 2025•Whatnot, Greycroft, DST Global, avra
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Top startups raise big bucks in 2024: From Zepto to Meesho, new-age firms see rise in fundingstoryboard18.com•Dec 26, 2024•avra, Glade Brook Capital, General Catalyst, Epiq Capital and 1 other
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Zepto Close To $100 Mn Infusion From Motilal Oswal, Family OfficesInc42•Oct 17, 2024•Motilal Oswal, avra, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Nexus Venture Partners and 6 others
