About Adverb Ventures
Adverb Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2023. It is primarily based out of San Francisco, United States. As of Aug 2026, Adverb Ventures is an active investor, having invested in 24 companies, with 6 new investments in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Seed round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to High Tech and FinTech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Seed round of Foundational Industries Overall, Adverb Ventures portfolio has seen 6 unicorns and 1 acquisition including key companies like Carta, Fireflies and Vanta. A lot of funds co-invest with Adverb Ventures, with names like Abstract Ventures sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Adverb Ventures has team of 5 people including 3 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed, Series A & 1 more
Portfolio Acquisitions
Portfolio Soonicorns
Deals in last 12 months
Adverb Ventures' List of Top Investments
Adverb Ventures has a portfolio of 24 companies, including 6 unicorns. Their most notable investments are in Accend and GrantScout.Their portfolio spans across and United States. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, High Tech, FinTech and 12 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 1 more. Here is the list of top investments by Adverb Ventures:
1. Carta
Software-based equity management solutions. It offers features solutions for valuation, equity planning, transfer agents, electronic securities, scenario modeling, fund administration, portfolio data collection, and more. It offers solutions to multiple sectors including private companies, investors, and public companies. It also offers ESOP management solutions.
Key facts about Carta
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series G
- Total Funding till date: $1.16B
- Employee Count: 5,728 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Meritech, Silver Lake and 141 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series G, Aug 13, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. Fireflies
Provider of a platform automating meeting transcription and summarization. It records, transcribes, and analyzes voice conversations across various video conferencing platforms. The platform generates real-time transcripts, identifies speakers, and provides AI-powered summaries with action items. It is integarted with CRMs, collaboration tools, and automation platforms so that the outputs can flow into existing workflows.
Key facts about Fireflies
- Founded Year: 2016
- Location: Pleasanton (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $19M
- Employee Count: 137 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Canaan, 50flastartups.com and 17 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, May 24, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. Vanta
Provider of a platform for automating security and compliance programs. The platform offers continuous governance, risk, and compliance management. It facilitates personnel access control, risk management, and third-party risk oversight. The platform also provides questionnaire automation, trust center functionalities, and streamlined audit processes. It integrates with various tools and offers an application programming interface for custom integrations.
Key facts about Vanta
- Founded Year: 2018
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series D
- Total Funding till date: $504M
- Employee Count: 1,996 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Goldman Sachs, Workday Ventures and 23 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Jul 23, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Digital asset platform providing trading, custody, staking, settlement, and crypto financial infrastructure. It is designed for financial institutions and professional investors, it provides secure custody through a federally chartered banking entity and enables seamless access to liquidity, risk-managed execution, and compliant digital asset operations. It supports end-to-end workflows across cash and crypto assets, combining advanced market infrastructure with regulatory-grade security, governance, and institutional controls for managing and scaling digital asset strategies.
Key facts about Anchorage Digital
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series E
- Total Funding till date: $587M
- Employee Count: 752 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Thoma Bravo, Goldman Sachs and 53 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series E, Feb 06, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. Ashby
Provider of all-in-one recruiting software with embedded artificial intelligence features. The platform handles applicant tracking, customer relationship management, sourcing, scheduling, and analytics. It offers tools designed to help companies excel at hiring, regardless of their stage. The software enables structured hiring, automation, custom reporting, and aims to improve candidate experience.
Key facts about Ashby
- Founded Year: 2018
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Stage: Series D
- Total Funding till date: $128M
- Employee Count: 580 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Harmony Venture Partners, F-Prime Capital and 10 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Jul 22, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Adverb Ventures' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Adverb Ventures has invested in 24 companies over the last 3 years, with an average of 4 new investments annually in the last 3 years. In 2025, it made 6 investments, while as of Aug 2026, it has made 5 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Foundational Industries and most recent follow-on round was in Outset.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 5 | 0 | 5 |
2025 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
2024 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Adverb Ventures' Investments by Stage
Adverb Ventures has made 10 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $7.01M, 3 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $18.3M and 1 investment in Series B stage with an average round size of $30.8M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 10 |
Series A | 3 |
Series B | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Adverb Ventures' Investments by Sector
Adverb Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Business Services, Enterprise Infrastructure, Vertical SaaS and Artificial Intelligence - Industry Applications. Notably, it has invested in 23 Tech companies, 20 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 19 Software companies and at least 14 companies focusing on Saas.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 11 |
Business Services | 2 |
Enterprise Infrastructure | 2 |
Vertical SaaS | 2 |
Artificial Intelligence - Industry Applications | 1 |
Others | 9 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Adverb Ventures' Investments by Geography
Adverb Ventures has made most investments in United States (13).Adverb Ventures' recent investments
Adverb Ventures has made 5 investments in 2026 so far. Foundational Industries and Centralize are the latest among them.Here are the most recent investments by Adverb Ventures:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aug 03, 2026 | United States | Seed | 5182 | [+4] | |
Jul 29, 2026 | United States | Seed | 6598 | ||
May 26, 2026 | United States | Seed | 8453 | [+4] | |
Jan 22, 2026 | United States | Series A | 7670 | [+2] | |
Jan 16, 2026 | United States | Series A | 4427 |
Unicorns in Adverb Ventures' Portfolio
Adverb Ventures has 6 unicorns in its portfolio - Fireflies, Vanta, Anchorage Digital and others. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Fireflies. It became a unicorn in 2025, 1 years before Adverb Ventures first invested in it.Here is a list of unicorns in Adverb Ventures' portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
77 | Provider of a platform automating meeting transcription and summarization | 2016 | Pleasanton | Series A | vrhzpvs | ||
77 | Provider of a platform for automating security and compliance programs | 2018 | San Francisco | Series D | opkbdgu | ||
75 | Digital asset platform providing trading, custody, staking, settlement, and crypto financial infrastructure | 2017 | San Francisco | Series E | {uppqwq | ||
66 | Provider of a cloud based identity verification solutions | 2018 | San Francisco | Series D | mpchblo | ||
62 | Provider of end-to-end Virtual clinic offering cancer-based solutions | 2013 | Burlingame | Series E | qjqdhom |
Acquired companies in Adverb Ventures' Portfolio
1 company from Adverb Ventures' portfolio has been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Tryarc in Aug 2007 by TheRevereGroup for $*****.Here are Adverb Ventures' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Aug 02, 2007 | May 26, 2026 | Seed | 9603 |
Team profile of Adverb Ventures
Adverb Ventures has a team of 5 members including 3 Partners and 1 Principal located in United States. Adverb Ventures' team sits on the board of 1 company.Here is a list of all team members in Adverb Ventures:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | United States | - | - | |
Partner | San Francisco | |||
Partner | California | - | ||
Principal | San Francisco | - | - |
Co-investors of Adverb Ventures
Over the past 3 years, 71 investors have co-invested in Adverb Ventures's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Adverb Ventures: Y Combinator, Leonis Investment and 2 others have invested in rounds before Adverb Ventures. There are 5 companies where Y Combinator has invested before Adverb Ventures and 1 company where Leonis Investment has invested before Adverb Ventures.
- Top Co-investors of Adverb Ventures: 48 investors entered a company along with Adverb Ventures. These include investors like Abstract Ventures (2 companies).
- Invested after Adverb Ventures: A total of 19 investors have invested in Adverb Ventures's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include 8VC (1 company), Future Back Ventures (1 company) and Rebel Fund (1 company).
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