About Baukunst
Baukunst is a venture capital firm founded in 2022. It is primarily based out of San Francisco, United States. As of Oct 2026, Baukunst is an active investor, having invested in 27 companies, with 4 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 Retail. Most recently it participated in the $***** Seed round of offe market Overall, Baukunst portfolio has seen 1 unicorn and 6 acquisitions including key companies like Recorded Future, Tonal and Onshape. A lot of funds co-invest with Baukunst, with names like Marc Tarpenning sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Baukunst has team of 11 people including 3 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Count
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed & Series A
Portfolio Unicorns
Deals in last 12 months
Baukunst's List of Top Investments
Baukunst has a portfolio of 27 companies, one of which is a Unicorn. Their most notable investments are in Orange Charger and Five Flute.Their portfolio spans across United States, Canada, Germany and 1 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Retail and 18 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A stages. Here is the list of top investments by Baukunst:
Provider of cyber threat intelligence to inform strategic decisions and operations. The company offers a platform with capabilities to identify and neutralize critical threats. It delivers customized, prioritized intelligence for relevant risks. The platform uses pattern-matching algorithms to track global threats. Intelligence is sourced from numerous sources and includes expert insights. The company supports teams at every level with tools and insights.
Key facts about Recorded Future
- Founded Year: 2009
- Location: Somerville (United States)
- Annual Revenue: ₹10 - ₹50 Cr as on Mar 31, 2025
- Last Known Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $72.3M
- Employee Count: 1,146 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Atlas Venture, Sagard and 9 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series E, Feb 17, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
2. Tonal
Provider of smart home gym equipment and personalized workout programs. The company offers equipment with adaptive weight technology and real-time guidance. It provides access to various workouts and training programs. Memberships include unlimited accounts for household use and advanced lifting modes. The company also offers certified refurbished equipment and accessories.
Key facts about Tonal
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series E
- Total Funding till date: $535M
- Employee Count: 406 as on Oct 31, 2026
- Investors: Sapphire Ventures, Dragoneer Investment Group and 43 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series E, Apr 10, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. Fi
Fi provides a smart GPS tracker and activity monitoring solutions for dogs. It provides a smart collar for tracking and monitoring dogs via GPS and LTE-M to measure the steps of the dog on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis. It also has a mobile application available for iOS and Android users.
Key facts about Fi
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: New York City (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $40M
- Employee Count: 561 as on Oct 31, 2026
- Investors: Advance Venture Partners, RRE Ventures and 16 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Feb 25, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. Onshape
Cloud-native CAD & PDM platform accelerating product development and team collaboration. This platform delivers agile design processes with professional-grade CAD capabilities and next-generation product data management. It fosters real-time collaboration, enabling teams to work simultaneously on designs from any device. The solution eliminates traditional file-based CAD limitations, offering features like branching and merging, release management, and built-in PDM. It provides modern CAD tools, simulation, rendering, and customization options. Ideal for professionals, enterprises, students, and hobbyists, it supports various industries with cloud security, access control, and analytics. The platform offers courses, training, and resources to help users become experts in CAD and data management. It is a SaaS solution that offers subscription plans and supports integrations.
Key facts about Onshape
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: Cambridge (United States)
- Last Known Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $349M
- Employee Count: 258 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Guidepost Growth Equity, Baukunst and 5 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Jun 03, 2019, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
5. Foundation
Online platform offering cold and hot digital asset wallets. It offers a platform that enables users to access hardware wallets with high-resolution color display. It also offers a mobile wallet that enables users to store, send, and receive cryptocurrencies.
Key facts about Foundation
- Founded Year: 2020
- Location: Boston (United States)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $22.3M
- Employee Count: 12 as on Oct 31, 2026
- Investors: Baukunst, Fulgur Ventures and 12 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, May 21, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Baukunst's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Baukunst has invested in 27 companies over the last 4 years, with an average of 3 new investments annually in the last 3 years. In 2025, it made 5 investments, while as of Oct 2026, it has made 3 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in offe market and most recent follow-on round was in Eyebot.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2025 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
2024 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Baukunst's Investments by Stage
Baukunst has made 9 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $4.64M and 2 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $25.5M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 9 |
Series A | 2 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Baukunst's Investments by Sector
Baukunst has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Consumer, Industrial Goods and Manufacturing, Retail and Vertical SaaS. Notably, it has invested in 22 Tech companies, 14 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 11 Software companies and at least 9 companies focusing on Tech hardware.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 4 |
Consumer | 2 |
Industrial Goods and Manufacturing | 2 |
Retail | 2 |
Vertical SaaS | 2 |
Others | 9 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Baukunst's Investments by Geography
Baukunst has made most investments in United States (8), followed by Germany where it has made 1 investment.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 8 |
Germany | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Baukunst's recent investments
Baukunst has made 3 investments in 2026 so far. offe market and Fambot are the latest among them.Here are the most recent investments by Baukunst:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Oct 28, 2026 | United States | Seed | 6911 | [+1] | |
Sep 01, 2026 | United States | Seed | 8483 | [+3] | |
May 15, 2026 | United States | Seed | 9981 | [+1] | |
Nov 13, 2025 | United States | Seed | 2740 | [+2] | |
Sep 09, 2025 | - | Series A | 4601 | [+6] |
Unicorns in Baukunst's Portfolio
Baukunst has 1 unicorn in its portfolio - Tonal. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Tonal which became a unicorn in 2021, 5 years before Baukunst first invested in it.Here is a list of unicorns in Baukunst's portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
73 | Provider of smart home gym equipment and personalized workout programs | 2015 | San Francisco | Series E | tthtmwb |
Acquired companies in Baukunst's Portfolio
6 companies from Baukunst's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Spyce in Nov 2025 by Wonder for $*****.Here are Baukunst's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Nov 24, 2025 | - | - | 7749 | |
May 16, 2025 | - | - | 4907 | |
Sep 12, 2024 | - | - | 6946 | |
Jul 02, 2024 | - | - | 3374 | |
Oct 23, 2019 | - | - | 8111 |
Team profile of Baukunst
Baukunst has a team of 11 members including 3 Partners located in United States. Baukunst's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of top team members in Baukunst:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | Boston | - | ||
Partner | Boston | - | ||
Partner | Boston | - | - |
Co-investors of Baukunst
Over the past 4 years, 41 investors have co-invested in Baukunst's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Baukunst: Techstars, TechFounders and 1 other have invested in rounds before Baukunst. There is 1 company where Techstars has invested before Baukunst and 1 company where TechFounders has invested before Baukunst.
- Top Co-investors of Baukunst: 32 investors entered a company along with Baukunst. These include investors like Marc Tarpenning (1 company).
- Invested after Baukunst: A total of 6 investors have invested in Baukunst's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Munich Re (1 company), Climactic (1 company) and Crow Holdings (1 company).
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