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About BAM Ventures
BAM Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2014. It is primarily based out of Los Angeles, United States. As of Jan 2026, BAM Ventures is an active investor, having invested in 140 companies, with 2 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 Retail to Enterprise Applications and Consumer. Most recently it participated in the $***** Seed round of Good Bacteria Overall, BAM Ventures portfolio has seen 2 unicorns, 1 IPO and 36 acquisitions including key companies like ClassPass, StartEngine and NerdWallet. A lot of funds co-invest with BAM Ventures, with names like Defy sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. BAM Ventures has team of 5 people including 2 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Count
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed, Series A & 1 more
Portfolio IPOs
Portfolio Unicorns
Portfolio Soonicorns
Deals in last 12 months
BAM Ventures' List of Top Investments
BAM Ventures has a portfolio of 140 companies, including 2 unicorns. Their most notable investments are in Blueland and Mobcrush.Their portfolio spans across United States, South Korea, United Kingdom and 4 more locations. They have invested in Retail, Enterprise Applications, Consumer and 29 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 1 more. Here is the list of top investments by BAM Ventures:
Thrive Market is an online membership-based platform offering organic groceries. Their product catalog includes snacks, beauty products, household products, beverages, etc. The company claims that its users can shop across categories like vegan, paleo, raw, gluten-free, etc. Some of the brands associated with the company are Jackson's honest, Acure, Smarty Pants, etc.
Key facts about Thrive Market
- Founded Year: 2014
- Location: Los Angeles (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $332M
- Employee Count: 897 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Western Technology Investment, SIZE and 64 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Jul 16, 2018, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. ClassPass
ClassPass is a membership program for fitness classes across multiple gyms and studios. Members can access multiple varieties of classes and engagement in their fitness regime, all at a fixed price. Participating studios benefit by attracting new students and profitably filling excess capacity in classes. ClassPass has also started corporate membership programs.
Key facts about ClassPass
3. Tala
Provider of a platform offering credit and digital financial services. Its personalized credit platform harnesses machine learning models trained on billions of proprietary data points from over a decade of customer relationships to underwrite millions of customers who have never interacted with the formal banking system. It is the first and only platform to combine the intelligence of a credit bureau, the payments execution of a fintech and the relationship expertise of a bank into one integrated solution. It has built a plug-and-play banking solution that has the potential to serve any person in any country.
Key facts about Tala
- Founded Year: 2011
- Location: Santa Monica (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series E
- Total Funding till date: $346M
- Employee Count: 907 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: Western Technology Investment, Founders Circle Capital and 52 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Conventional Debt, Mar 20, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. StartEngine
Platform that enables users to create, manage, and invest in innovative companies and technologies. It connects investors with startups and growth-stage companies across multiple industries, including technology, energy, healthcare, and space. It provides access to pre-IPO investment opportunities, allowing users to explore offerings, evaluate startups, and invest in early-stage businesses through regulated crowdfunding and private market deals. It simplifies the investment process by centralizing deal discovery, due diligence information, and participation tools in one place, while also offering educational resources and updates on emerging companies. It is designed for individuals interested in private markets who want to diversify their portfolio and participate in early-stage innovation.
Key facts about StartEngine
- Founded Year: 2011
- Location: Burbank (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $100M - $500M as on Dec 31, 2025
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $121M
- Employee Count: 168 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: Daniel Gutenberg, Ossian Capital and 6 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Jun 03, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. NerdWallet
NerdWallet offers an app-based comparison platform for financial products. It offers comparisons for consumer & business loans, mortgage loans, credit cards, insurance, travel bookings, savings & current accounts, investments, and more. It also enables users to monitor credit scores. The app is available on iOS and Android devices.
Key facts about NerdWallet
- Founded Year: 2009
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $500M - $1B as on Dec 31, 2024
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $123M
- Employee Count: 733 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: InvestX, RRE Ventures and 13 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Dec 01, 2020, $*****
- Highlight: Public
BAM Ventures' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
BAM Ventures has invested in 140 companies over the last 12 years, with an average of 4 new investments annually in the last 10 years. In 2025, it made 4 investments, while as of Jan 2026, it has made 1 investment in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Good Bacteria and most recent follow-on round was in Sway.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2025 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2022 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
2021 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
2020 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2018 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
2017 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
BAM Ventures' Investments by Stage
BAM Ventures has made 35 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $3.93M, 14 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $11.8M and 1 investment in Series B stage with an average round size of $40M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 35 |
Series A | 14 |
Series B | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
BAM Ventures' Investments by Sector
BAM Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Consumer, Enterprise Applications, Retail, FinTech and Consumer Goods. Notably, it has invested in 115 Tech companies, 82 Consumer (B2C) companies, 58 Enterprise (B2B) companies and at least 50 companies focusing on Software.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Consumer | 21 |
Enterprise Applications | 18 |
Retail | 15 |
FinTech | 9 |
Consumer Goods | 7 |
Others | 49 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
BAM Ventures' Investments by Geography
BAM Ventures has made most investments in United States (46), followed by Colombia where it has made 1 investment.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 46 |
Colombia | 1 |
Germany | 1 |
South Korea | 1 |
United Kingdom | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
BAM Ventures' recent investments
BAM Ventures has made 1 investments in 2026 so far - Good Bacteria.Here are the most recent investments by BAM Ventures:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jan 29, 2026 | United States | Seed | 4763 | [+2] | |
Nov 13, 2025 | United States | Series A | 5342 | [+13] | |
Jul 01, 2025 | United Kingdom | Seed | 3918 | [+7] | |
Jun 05, 2025 | United States | Seed | 9401 | [+7] | |
Jan 28, 2025 | United States | Series B | 4296 | [+4] |
Unicorns in BAM Ventures' Portfolio
BAM Ventures has 2 unicorns in its portfolio - StartEngine and Away. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is StartEngine. It became a unicorn in 2023, 2 years before BAM Ventures first invested in it.Here is a list of unicorns in BAM Ventures' portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
79 | Platform that enables users to create, manage, and invest in innovative companies and technologies | 2011 | Burbank | Series A | pgbgrpy | ||
70 | Online retailer of luggage, bags, travel accessories, and related items | 2015 | Austin | Series D | v{jewqx |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in BAM Ventures' Portfolio
1 of BAM Ventures' portfolio company became public - NerdWallet. It got listed on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ), in Nov 2021 at marketcap of $595MHere are BAM Ventures' portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Nov 04, 2021 | - | - | 2793 |
Acquired companies in BAM Ventures' Portfolio
36 companies from BAM Ventures' portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Hireguide in Mar 2026 by HireVue for $*****.Here are BAM Ventures' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mar 10, 2026 | - | - | 2723 | |
Feb 13, 2026 | Aug 25, 2014 | Series A | 3110 | |
May 16, 2025 | - | - | 5412 | |
Sep 04, 2024 | Mar 10, 2022 | Seed | 9588 | |
Jun 04, 2024 | - | - | 9714 |
Team profile of BAM Ventures
BAM Ventures has a team of 5 members including 2 Partners and 1 Principal located in United States. BAM Ventures' team sits on the board of 1 company.Here is a list of all team members in BAM Ventures:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | - | |||
Partner | Los Angeles | - | ||
Principal | Los Angeles | - |
Co-investors of BAM Ventures
Over the past 12 years, 358 investors have co-invested in BAM Ventures's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before BAM Ventures: Climate Capital, Techstars and 39 others have invested in rounds before BAM Ventures. There are 2 companies where Climate Capital has invested before BAM Ventures and 2 companies where Techstars has invested before BAM Ventures.
- Top Co-investors of BAM Ventures: 226 investors entered a company along with BAM Ventures. These include investors like Defy (5 companies).
- Invested after BAM Ventures: A total of 91 investors have invested in BAM Ventures's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Comcast Ventures (3 companies), Gaingels (2 companies) and Alpha Edison (2 companies).
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