When was Operator Collective founded?

Operator Collective was founded in 2019.

Where is Operator Collective's headquarters located?

Operator Collective's headquarters is located in San Francisco (United States).

How big is Operator Collective's investment team?

Operator Collective has a team of 91, including 34 partners.

How many companies has Operator Collective invested in?

Operator Collective has invested in 54 companies, including Ramp & Outreach.

Which companies has Operator Collective invested in lately?

Neeva & Sante are the latest investments by Operator Collective.

How many exits has Operator Collective been involved in?

Operator Collective's portfolio has seen 4 acquisitions.

How many unicorns are there in Operator Collective's portfolio?

There are 6 unicorns in Operator Collective's portfolio.

Operator Collective - 2026 Investor Profile, Portfolio, Team & Investment Trends

Operator Collective, an accelerator and incubator program founded in 2019, is based in San Francisco, United States. With a presence in 4 countries, it has supported around 54 startups in sectors like Enterprise Applications, High Tech. As of May 2026, Operator Collective has 6 unicorns under its belt and has witnessed 4 portfolio exits. Most notable companies in its portfolio include Ramp, Outreach and Workstream. The program is backed by a team of 91 people who primarily support Series A startups based in United States. Its latest investment was a $4.25M Seed round in Neeva on Apr 02, 2026 along with General Catalyst.

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2019

Location

San Francisco, United States

Portfolio Companies

Ramp, Outreach & 52 more

Sectors of Investment

Enterprise Applications, High Tech & 15 more

Stages of Investment

Seed, Series A & 4 more

Locations of Investment

United States, India & 2 more

Unicorn in Portfolio

Join Midi, Ironclad & 4 more

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Operator Collective has a portfolio of 54 companies, including 6 unicorns. Their most notable investments are in Textio and Integry.Their portfolio spans across United States, India, Philippines and 1 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, High Tech, FinTech and 14 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 4 more. Here is the list of top investments by Operator Collective:

1. Ramp

Provider of a platform for spend management, corporate cards, and payables. The platform offers features such as expense management, accounts payable processing, and travel management. It also provides procurement and accounting automation capabilities. The platform aims to streamline financial operations and improve efficiency for finance teams.

Key facts about Ramp

Founded Year: 2019
Location: New York City (United States)
Valuation: $*****
Stage: Series E
Total Funding till date: $2.44B
Employee Count: 2,273 as on Apr 30, 2026
Investors: equitywestsecurities.com, Goldman Sachs and 62 Others
Latest Funding Round: Series E, Nov 17, 2025, $*****
Highlight: Editors' Pick

2. Outreach

Provider of an AI revenue workflow platform for sales teams. The platform offers tools for forecasting, coaching, closing deals, renewals, expansion, and pipeline building. It helps sales, marketing, revenue operations, and customer success teams. The platform provides features for prospecting, account engagement, deal management, coaching, and customer retention. It offers insights and workflows to improve sales performance and forecasting accuracy.

Key facts about Outreach

Founded Year: 2014
Location: Seattle (United States)
Valuation: $*****
Stage: Series G
Total Funding till date: $489M
Employee Count: 1,562 as on Apr 30, 2026
Investors: Meritech, Sapphire Ventures and 37 Others
Latest Funding Round: Series G, Jun 02, 2021, $*****
Highlight: Editors' Pick

3. Workstream

Provider of HR, payroll, and hiring platform for hourly workforce. The platform streamlines human resources tasks, reduces labor costs, and simplifies operations. It offers features such as time and attendance tracking, employee scheduling, and payroll processing. The platform also provides tools for applicant tracking, onboarding, and employee engagement.

Key facts about Workstream

Founded Year: 2017
Location: San Francisco (United States)
Valuation: $*****
Stage: Series B
Total Funding till date: $120M
Employee Count: 259 as on Apr 30, 2026
Investors: Notable Capital, World Innovation Lab and 51 Others
Latest Funding Round: Series B, Sep 29, 2022, $*****
Highlight: Editors' Pick

4. Forethought AI

Provider of an AI platform for customer support and service teams. The platform offers tools for ticket classification, omnichannel support, and agent assistance. It aims to streamline processes and improve customer experiences. The platform provides integrations with helpdesk systems.

Key facts about Forethought AI

Founded Year: 2017
Location: San Francisco (United States)
Stage: Acquired
Total Funding till date: $117M
Employee Count: 98 as on Apr 30, 2026
Investors: Blue Cloud Ventures, Industry Ventures and 34 Others
Latest Funding Round: Series D, May 23, 2025, $*****
Highlight: Acquired

5. 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: 257 as on Apr 30, 2026
Investors: Sequoia Capital, Redpoint Ventures and 15 Others
Latest Funding Round: Series C, May 28, 2025, $*****
Highlight: Editors' Pick

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Operator Collective has invested in 54 companies over the last 6 years, with an average of 7 new investments annually in the last 5 years. In 2025, it made 9 investments, while as of Apr 2026, it has made 4 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Neeva and most recent follow-on round was in Quanta.

Here are Operator Collective's Year-on-Year Investment Trends:

Year	No. of Investments
Year	1^st Round	Follow-on	Total
2026 (YTD)	4	0	4
2025	8	1	9
2024	6	2	8
2023	5	1	6
2022	5	4	9
2021	10	5	15
2020	9	0	9

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Operator Collective has made 23 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $8.94M, 16 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $15.3M and 5 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $28.8M.

Here are Operator Collective's investments by stage:

Stage of entry	No. of Investments
Seed	23
Series A	16
Series B	5
Series C	1
Series E	1
Others	1

Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments

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Operator Collective has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, FinTech, High Tech, Vertical SaaS and Enterprise Infrastructure. Notably, it has invested in 51 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 51 Tech companies, 48 Software companies and at least 34 companies focusing on Saas.

Here are Operator Collective's investments by sector:

Sector	No. of Investments
Enterprise Applications	43
FinTech	8
High Tech	8
Vertical SaaS	8
Enterprise Infrastructure	6
Others	22

Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments

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Operator Collective has made most investments in United States (44), followed by India where it has made 1 investment.

Here are Operator Collective's investments by geography:

Country	No. of Investments
United States	44
India	1
Philippines	1
United Kingdom	1

Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments

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Operator Collective has made 4 investments in 2026 so far. Neeva and Sante are the latest among them.

Here are the most recent investments by Operator Collective:

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Date	Company	Location	Round Details	Round Amount	Co-Investors
Apr 02, 2026	Neeva	United States	Seed	1769	General Catalyst
Feb 12, 2026	Sante	United States	Seed	1867	Bonfire Ventures [+2]
Feb 05, 2026	Sapiom	India	Seed	8074	Accel [+7]
Feb 02, 2026	poetiq	United States	Seed	6674	Fyrfly Venture Partners [+5]
Dec 17, 2025	Clarity Pediatrics	United States	Series A	8337	Jackson Square Ventures [+7]

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Operator Collective has 6 unicorns in its portfolio - Join Midi, Ironclad, AgentSync and others. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Join Midi. It became a unicorn in 2026, 3 years after Operator Collective first invested in it.

Here is a list of unicorns in Operator Collective's portfolio:

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Tracxn Score	Company	Short Description	Founded year	Sector	Location	Company Stage	First Investment/ Acquisition Details
64	Join Midi	Provider of a virtual care platform focused on female midlife health	2021	HealthTech [+1]	Los Altos Hills	Series D	tdgscdf
70	Ironclad	Platform offering contract lifecycle management software	2014	Enterprise Applications	San Francisco	Series E	egdibje
62	AgentSync	Regulatory reporting software of insurance companies	2018	FinTech [+2]	Denver	Series B	xmfhxlp
51	Fast	Provider of automatic data filling checkout solution for businesses	2019	Retail [+1]	San Francisco	Series B	jmxrbxp
62	Guild	Provider of corporate training solutions	2015	Enterprise Applications	Denver	Series F	elxltyk

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4 companies from Operator Collective's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Forethought AI in Mar 2026 by Zendesk for $*****.

Here are Operator Collective's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:

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Company	Acquisition Date	First Invested on	First Round of Investment	Round Size
Forethought AI	Mar 11, 2026	Oct 28, 2020	Series B	8212
Search Light	Apr 08, 2024	Dec 20, 2021	Series A	8043
TeamSense	Jul 08, 2021	Mar 20, 2023	Series A	5406
Syndio	Dec 01, 2016	Sep 27, 2021	Series C	2471

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Operator Collective has a team of 91 members including 34 Partners and 2 Principals located in United States and Canada. Operator Collective's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.

Here is a list of top team members in Operator Collective:

Name	Designation	Location	Board Memberships	Contact Details
Anna Baird	Partner	Carmel	-	2 Emails
Sheila Tran	Partner	United States	-	2 Emails
JJ Ramberg	Partner	United States	-	1 Email
Haley Daiber	Partner	Austin	-	1 Email
Bijal V Vakil	Partner	San Francisco	-	-
Ambrosia Vertesi	Partner	Vancouver	-	1 Email
Salle Y	Partner	San Francisco	-	-
Christina Liu	Partner	-	-	1 Email
Bonita C Stewart	Partner	-	-	-
Lolita Taub	Partner	San Diego	-	-
Gina Mastantuono	Partner	Santa Clara	-	-

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Over the past 6 years, 448 investors have co-invested in Operator Collective's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.

Invested before Operator Collective: Spark Capital, Y Combinator and 156 others have invested in rounds before Operator Collective. There are 3 companies where Spark Capital has invested before Operator Collective and 3 companies where Y Combinator has invested before Operator Collective.
Top Co-investors of Operator Collective: 190 investors entered a company along with Operator Collective. These include investors like Alumni Ventures (3 companies).
Invested after Operator Collective: A total of 100 investors have invested in Operator Collective's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Tiger Global Management (3 companies) and Bessemer Venture Partners (2 companies).