About 7-Ventures
7-Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2013. It is primarily based out of Dallas, United States. As of Dec 2021, 7-Ventures has invested in 8 companies. It primarily invests in Series B round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from High Tech to Consumer and Auto Tech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Seed round of Serve Robotics Overall, 7-Ventures portfolio has seen 1 IPO and 3 acquisitions including key companies like Serve Robotics, A2i Systems and So-Sure. A lot of funds co-invest with 7-Ventures, with names like Ravin Gandhi sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio.Key Metrics
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed, Series A & 1 more
Portfolio IPOs
Portfolio Acquisitions
Portfolio Soonicorns
7-Ventures' List of Top Investments
7-Ventures has a portfolio of 8 companies. Their most notable investmentis in Serve RoboticsTheir portfolio spans across United States, Denmark and United Kingdom. They have invested in High Tech, Consumer, Auto Tech and 8 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 1 more. Here is the list of top investments by 7-Ventures:
1. PayNearMe
Provider of platform facilitating payment acceptance, disbursement, and management services. The platform increases acceptance rates and drives self-service. It simplifies exceptions to lower the total cost of accepting payments. The platform offers modern and reliable payment experiences.
Key facts about PayNearMe
- Founded Year: 2009
- Location: Santa Clara (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series E
- Total Funding till date: $203M
- Employee Count: 312 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: August Capital, Union Grove Venture Partners and 22 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series E, Sep 16, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. KeyMe
Provider of online locksmith services. It is a cloud-based locksmith solution that allows users to store, share, and duplicate their physical keys using a digital scan that is stored in the cloud. Offers services through mobile apps and kiosks. In case of lockouts, the mobile app offers instructions (Keytype, bitting code) for locksmiths to make the keys. Users can also order copies of keys from the mobile app which will be shipped in a few business days.
Key facts about KeyMe
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: New York City (United States)
- Stage: Series E
- Total Funding till date: $200M
- Employee Count: 178 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Brentwood Associates, Harmonic and 25 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series E, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Developer of autonomous robots for last-mile delivery of goods. These robots navigate pedestrian traffic to deliver items. The robots offer a low-emissions solution. The company focuses on safety and data protection. It builds technology to assist people with delivery needs. The robots are designed to provide reliable and consistent delivery services.
Key facts about Serve Robotics
- Founded Year: 2021
- Location: United States
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $247M
- Employee Count: 446 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Western Technology Investment, Graph Ventures and 24 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Jan 06, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Public
4. Belly
Belly is a digital customer loyalty program. Users download the Belly app (Android and iOS) or use the card and check-in at the in store tablet at participating Belly outlets. User's gain redeemable points and business get access to Belly's database of user's profile. Belly also offers a customer acquisition tool call "Belly Bites" that let's businesses target potential customer based on their demographics, shopping habits and historical interactions with other Belly merchants. Belly also offers tools for marketing campaigns targeted at specific users. It currently has 6 million users that have made over 60 million transactions with Belly at the over 11,000 merchants that currently utilize the technology. Customers include McDonalds, Chick-fil-A, 7-Eleven and Domino’s Pizza.
Key facts about Belly
- Founded Year: 2011
- Location: Chicago (United States)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $27M
- Employee Count: 4 as on Dec 31, 2022
- Investors: SVB, Pacific View Asset Management and 6 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Apr 24, 2014, $*****
5. A2i Systems
AI-driven platform offering petroleum products pricing intelligence solutions. The system utilizes learning algorithms to construct dynamic profiles of customers and their usage patterns, as well as competitors and their strategies on both micro and macro scales.
Key facts about A2i Systems
- Founded Year: 2007
- Location: Copenhagen (Denmark)
- Last Known Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $8.42M
- Employee Count: 11 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: IHS Markit, 7-Ventures and 4 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Apr 02, 2020, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
7-Ventures' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
7-Ventures has invested in 8 companies over the last 13 years, with an average of 0 new investment annually in the last 10 years. Its most recent first time investment was in Serve Robotics and most recent follow-on round was in KeyMe.7-Ventures' Investments by Stage
7-Ventures has made 2 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $8.23M, 1 investment in Series A stage with an average round size of $7.8M and 1 investment in Series B stage with an average round size of $12.1M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 2 |
Series A | 1 |
Series B | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
7-Ventures' Investments by Sector
7-Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Consumer, Auto Tech, Enterprise Applications, FinTech and Food and Agriculture Tech. Notably, it has invested in 6 Tech companies, 4 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 4 Software companies and at least 3 companies focusing on Consumer (B2C).Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Consumer | 3 |
Auto Tech | 1 |
Enterprise Applications | 1 |
FinTech | 1 |
Food and Agriculture Tech | 1 |
Others | 6 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
7-Ventures' Investments by Geography
7-Ventures has made most investments in United States (3), followed by United Kingdom where it has made 1 investment.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 3 |
United Kingdom | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
7-Ventures' recent investments
7-Ventures has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by 7-Ventures:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Dec 06, 2021 | United States | Seed | 3192 | [+5] | |
Oct 04, 2018 | United Kingdom | Seed | 3274 | [+1] | |
Sep 16, 2016 | United States | Series C | 9526 | [+5] | |
Jan 15, 2016 | United States | Series B | 4773 | [+4] | |
Apr 03, 2014 | United States | Series A | 3441 | [+3] |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in 7-Ventures' Portfolio
1 of 7-Ventures' portfolio company became public - Serve Robotics. It got listed on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ), in Apr 2024 at marketcap of $56.8MHere are 7-Ventures' portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Apr 18, 2024 | Dec 06, 2021 | Seed | 7553 |
Acquired companies in 7-Ventures' Portfolio
3 companies from 7-Ventures' portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was A2i Systems in Jul 2024 by Dow Jones for $*****.Here are 7-Ventures' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jul 02, 2024 | - | - | 2440 | |
Mar 14, 2024 | Oct 04, 2018 | Seed | 4416 | |
Oct 28, 2020 | - | - | 5337 |
Co-investors of 7-Ventures
Over the past 13 years, 39 investors have co-invested in 7-Ventures's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before 7-Ventures: Battery Ventures, Neo and 11 others have invested in rounds before 7-Ventures. There is 1 company where Battery Ventures has invested before 7-Ventures and 1 company where Neo has invested before 7-Ventures.
- Top Co-investors of 7-Ventures: 10 investors entered a company along with 7-Ventures. These include investors like Ravin Gandhi (1 company).
- Invested after 7-Ventures: A total of 16 investors have invested in 7-Ventures's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Comcast Ventures (1 company), Jens Molbak (1 company) and Brentwood Associates (1 company).
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