About Atua Ventures
Atua Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2016. It is primarily based out of Orem, United States. As of Nov 2023, Atua Ventures has invested in 65 companies. It primarily invests in Angel round in China based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to Enterprise Infrastructure and FinTech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Angel round of Zhiyun Overall, Atua Ventures portfolio has seen 2 unicorns, 3 IPOs and 20 acquisitions including key companies like Ancestry, Clip and Quest Software. DataTribe co-invest with Atua Ventures, sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Atua Ventures has team of 4 people including 4 partners.Key Metrics
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Atua Ventures' List of Top Investments
Atua Ventures has a portfolio of 65 companies, including 2 unicorns. Their most notable investments are in Zhiyun and Moson Technology.Their portfolio spans across United States, Mexico, China and 6 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, Enterprise Infrastructure, FinTech and 20 other sectors, across stages such as Angel, Seed stages. Here is the list of top investments by Atua Ventures:1. Ancestry
Ancestry is a provider of an online genealogy platform offering a host of services. It offers family history information, historical records, and other genealogical information. It enables users to create their family tree and helps them discover, preserve and share their family history. The company uses microarray-based autosomal DNA testing technology and an online family history resource to predict family connections and relatives. The company offers a subscription-based service. The company claims its online resource contains all relevant Federal Census records since 1790 (Archives).
Key facts about Ancestry
- Founded Year: 1996
- Location: Lehi (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $500M - $1B as on Dec 31, 2015
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $446M
- Employee Count: 1,228 as on Dec 31, 2022
- Investors: Adams Street Partners, ATP Private Equity Partners and 18 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Apr 2016, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
2. Clip
Provider of POS solutions to offline retailers. It enables retailers to accept payments on customer smartphones or tablet using the clip card reader. It provides secured transactions with a clip lock. It also offers a solution that allows any clip merchant to offer payments with multiple installments. The application is available on the Android and iOS platforms.
Key facts about Clip
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: Mexico City (Mexico)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series D
- Total Funding till date: $497M
- Employee Count: 956 as on Jul 01, 2024
- Investors: American Express Ventures, Viking Global Investors and 27 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Jun 18, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Provider of data management, cybersecurity, and platform modernization solutions for enterprises. It offers tools for data migration, security, and administration across diverse platforms. The products facilitate database observability, endpoint management, and identity threat detection. Solutions also include disaster recovery and support for AI readiness.
Key facts about Quest Software
- Founded Year: 1987
- Location: Aliso Viejo (United States)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $11.5M
- Employee Count: 1,975 as on Dec 31, 2018
- Investors: Fisher Lynch Capital, Insight Partners and 3 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Apr 11, 2018, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
4. SanDisk
Sandisk is an enterprise SSD storage devices provider. It offers both consumers and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), SanDisk designs, develops, manufactures flash storage card products for a wide variety of electronic systems and digital devices. In 2016 the company recorded annual revenues of $5.56B, and a net profit of $0.38B.
Key facts about SanDisk
- Founded Year: 1988
- Location: Milpitas (United States)
- Stage: Public
- Employee Count: 2,514 as on Dec 31, 2015
- Investors: Giza Venture Capital, Atua Ventures and 5 Others
- Highlight: Public
5. Enigma
Provider of business data for verification, risk management, and growth. It offers data-as-a-service, providing programmatic intelligence for various business workflows. The company’s data solutions integrate with systems via API, enabling data streaming into CRM and custom applications. It facilitates lead generation, ideal customer profile definition, and merchant transaction signal access. The company also provides business verification and customer screening solutions.
Key facts about Enigma
- Founded Year: 2011
- Location: New York City (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $1M - $10M as on Feb 28, 2021
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $130M
- Employee Count: 51 - 200 as on Jul 01, 2024
- Investors: Glynn Capital, American Express Ventures and 18 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Sep 18, 2018, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Atua Ventures' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Atua Ventures has invested in 65 companies over the last 8 years, with an average of 0 new investment annually in the last 5 years. Its most recent first time investment was in Zhiyun.Atua Ventures' Investments by Stage
Atua Ventures has made 2 investments in Angel stage with an average round size of $1.37M and 1 investment in Seed stage with an average round size of $2M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Angel | 2 |
Seed | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Atua Ventures' Investments by Sector
Atua Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Business Services, Consumer, Retail and Semiconductors. Notably, it has invested in 42 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 41 Tech companies, 26 Software companies and at least 20 companies focusing on Saas.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Business Services | 1 |
Consumer | 1 |
Retail | 1 |
Semiconductors | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Atua Ventures' Investments by Geography
Atua Ventures has made most investments in China (2), followed by United States where it has made 1 investment.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
China | 2 |
United States | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Atua Ventures' recent investments
Atua Ventures has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Atua Ventures:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nov 22, 2023 | China | Angel | 7520 | - | |
Oct 24, 2023 | China | Angel | 7557 | - | |
Jun 21, 2018 | United States | Seed | 4706 |
Unicorns in Atua Ventures' Portfolio
Atua Ventures has 2 unicorns in its portfolio - Mural and Clip. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Mural. It became a unicorn in 2021, 4 years before Atua Ventures first invested in it.Here is a list of unicorns in Atua Ventures' portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
61 | Cloud-based whiteboarding platform provider | 2011 | San Francisco | Series C | iku{ltc | ||
73 | Provider of POS solutions to offline retailers | 2012 | Mexico City | Series D | wwnzmrx |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Atua Ventures' Portfolio
3 of Atua Ventures' portfolio companies have become public. SanDisk got listed on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ), in Feb 2025 and Altiris got listed on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ).Here are Atua Ventures' portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Feb 24, 2025 | - | - | 3415 | |
Oct 10, 2014 | - | - | 7493 | |
Jun 15, 2005 | - | - | 2080 |
Acquired companies in Atua Ventures' Portfolio
20 companies from Atua Ventures' portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Inertial Sense in Nov 2025 by Hexagon for $*****.Here are Atua Ventures' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Nov 10, 2025 | Jun 21, 2018 | Seed | 9164 | |
Jun 10, 2024 | - | - | 7261 | |
Jun 04, 2024 | - | - | 7824 | |
Feb 22, 2022 | - | - | 4883 | |
Nov 28, 2021 | - | - | 7632 |
Team profile of Atua Ventures
Atua Ventures has a team of 4 members including 4 Partners located in United States and Mexico. Atua Ventures' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of all team members in Atua Ventures:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | Mexico City | - | - | |
Partner | Provo | - | ||
Partner | Lehi | - | ||
Partner | - | - | - |
Co-investors of Atua Ventures
Over the past 8 years, one investor has co-invested in Atua Ventures's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Top Co-investors of Atua Ventures: DataTribe entered a company along with Atua Ventures.
