About Blue Cloud Ventures
Blue Cloud Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2012. It is primarily based out of New York City, United States. As of Sep 2026, Blue Cloud Ventures is an active investor, having invested in 50 companies, with 3 new investments in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Series C round in United States 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 $***** Series D round of Exein Overall, Blue Cloud Ventures portfolio has seen 10 unicorns, 1 IPO and 25 acquisitions including key companies like Go1, Druva and Electronic Care Corp. A lot of funds co-invest with Blue Cloud Ventures, with names like Catalyst Investors sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Blue Cloud Ventures has team of 14 people including 7 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Series C, Series D & 4 more
Portfolio IPOs
Portfolio Acquisitions
Portfolio Unicorns
Deals in last 12 months
Blue Cloud Ventures' List of Top Investments
Blue Cloud Ventures has a portfolio of 50 companies, including 10 unicorns. Their most notable investments are in Exein and Knowde.Their portfolio spans across United States, Canada, Australia and 6 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, Enterprise Infrastructure, FinTech and 13 other sectors, across stages such as Series C, Series D and 4 more. Here is the list of top investments by Blue Cloud Ventures:1. Go1
Cloud-based LMS platform for multi-industry. The product allows employers to manage the training portal and works on an aggregation model that enables users to add courses from the marketplace, create a new course with the company materials, or upload existing content. The platform provides solutions for government, enterprises, and content creators.
Key facts about Go1
- Founded Year: 1998
- Location: Brisbane (Australia)
- Annual Revenue: $10M - $50M as on Jun 30, 2021
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series D
- Total Funding till date: $430M
- Employee Count: 588 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Salesforce Ventures, Blue Cloud Ventures and 33 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, May 09, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. Druva
Provider of cloud-based platform for data protection, security, and governance. The platform delivers cyber resilience, automated threat response, and data recovery. It offers data protection, cyber response and recovery, and eDiscovery and compliance capabilities. The platform supports public cloud, hybrid cloud, SaaS applications, and endpoint environments.
Key facts about Druva
- Founded Year: 2008
- Location: Santa Clara (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series H
- Total Funding till date: $475M
- Employee Count: 1,369 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: ADS Ventures, Founders Circle Capital and 42 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series H, Apr 19, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Cloud-based administrative suite solutions for healthcare providers. The system assists with electronic health records, practice management, and medical billing software. Features include claims submission, patient billing, patient scheduling, insurance verification, task management, real-time patient flows, and more. They also have a secure platform for patients, doctors, and staff to connect and communicate.
Key facts about Electronic Care Corp
- Founded Year: 1999
- Location: United States
- Annual Revenue: $100M - $500M as on Dec 31, 2025
- Last Known Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $159M
- Employee Count: 1,575 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Sprout Capital Partners, Adams Street Partners and 12 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, May 01, 2019, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
4. Clari
Developer of a predictive revenue platform for managing sales pipelines. The platform consolidates fragmented data into an artificial intelligence database to automate forecasting, track deal health, and provide visibility across revenue operations. It integrates with customer relationship management tools to map activity, identify risks, and support planning. Features include opportunity management, deal inspection, and automated revenue signals to assist organizations in analyzing performance and improving execution. The system processes data to reduce manual tasks, align teams, and generate analytical insights for goal tracking.
Key facts about Clari
- Founded Year: 2013
- Location: Sunnyvale (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series F
- Total Funding till date: $510M
- Employee Count: 492 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Silver Lake, Northgate Capital and 18 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series F, Jan 19, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. Weave
Omnichannel customer engagement software for businesses. It offers software and hardware solution for businesses to engage and communicate with the customer and manage payment verifications. It serves businesses such as dental, optometry, medical, and veterinary. It allows users to identify new customers, enables text messaging, and provides team messaging solutions. It provides tools for forms, reminders and communication management, meetings and appointments scheduling, and more. It is a tool available on the subscription based pricing model.
Key facts about Weave
- Founded Year: 2008
- Location: Provo (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $100M - $500M as on Dec 31, 2025
- Last Known Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $156M
- Employee Count: 1,201 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: 2B Global, Frazier VC and 27 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Nov 04, 2019, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
Blue Cloud Ventures' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Blue Cloud Ventures has invested in 50 companies over the last 13 years, with an average of 3 new investments annually in the last 10 years. In 2025, it made 4 investments, while as of Sep 2026, it has made 3 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Horizon Three AI and most recent follow-on round was in Exein.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 2 | 1 | 3 |
2025 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
2024 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2022 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
2021 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
2020 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
2019 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Blue Cloud Ventures' Investments by Stage
Blue Cloud Ventures is primarily an Late Stage Investor investor majorly investing in Series C (18) rounds where average round size is $939M, Series D (10) rounds where average round size is $558M and Series B (6) rounds where average round size is $159M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Series C | 18 |
Series D | 10 |
Series B | 6 |
Series E | 2 |
Series A | 1 |
Others | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Blue Cloud Ventures' Investments by Sector
Blue Cloud Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Enterprise Infrastructure, Vertical SaaS, High Tech and Retail. Notably, it has invested in 48 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 48 Tech companies, 44 Software companies and at least 40 companies focusing on Saas.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 35 |
Enterprise Infrastructure | 16 |
Vertical SaaS | 12 |
High Tech | 7 |
Retail | 3 |
Others | 18 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Blue Cloud Ventures' Investments by Geography
Blue Cloud Ventures has made most investments in United States (30), followed by Canada where it has made 3 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 30 |
Canada | 3 |
Australia | 1 |
Denmark | 1 |
India | 1 |
Others | 3 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Blue Cloud Ventures' recent investments
Blue Cloud Ventures has made 3 investments in 2026 so far. Exein and Horizon Three AI are the latest among them.Here are the most recent investments by Blue Cloud Ventures:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Sep 15, 2026 | Italy | Series D | 9525 | [+12] | |
Aug 03, 2026 | United States | Series E | 8131 | [+11] | |
Feb 03, 2026 | United States | Series A | 3742 | [+8] | |
Dec 18, 2025 | Italy | Series C | 8097 | [+3] | |
Dec 10, 2025 | United States | Series B | 9860 |
Unicorns in Blue Cloud Ventures' Portfolio
Blue Cloud Ventures has 10 unicorns in its portfolio - Horizon Three AI, Arctic Wolf, Pax8 and others. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Horizon Three AI. It became a unicorn in 2026.Here is a list of unicorns in Blue Cloud Ventures' portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
60 | Cloud based pentesting platform | 2019 | San Francisco | Series E | wh{chkb | ||
62 | Provider of managed detection, incident response, and security awareness solutions | 2012 | Eden Prairie | Series G | hahwtio | ||
68 | AI powered cloud marketplace | 2011 | Greenwood Village | Series E | nzajoyd | ||
70 | Provider of software delivery platform for continuous integration and continuous delivery | 2010 | San Jose | Series F | bxwptkl | ||
80 | Cloud-based LMS platform for multi-industry | 1998 | Brisbane | Series D | bwcptwz |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Blue Cloud Ventures' Portfolio
1 of Blue Cloud Ventures' portfolio company became public - Shift Technologies. It got listed on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ), in Jun 2019 at marketcap of $10Here are Blue Cloud Ventures' portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jun 04, 2019 | - | - | 7768 |
Acquired companies in Blue Cloud Ventures' Portfolio
25 companies from Blue Cloud Ventures' portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Weave in Aug 2026 by Francisco Partners for $*****.Here are Blue Cloud Ventures' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Aug 18, 2026 | - | - | 4017 | |
Mar 11, 2026 | May 23, 2025 | Series D | 5249 | |
Aug 21, 2025 | Dec 27, 2021 | Series C | 1568 | |
Jan 09, 2024 | - | - | 2622 | |
Jul 07, 2023 | - | - | 1999 |
Team profile of Blue Cloud Ventures
Blue Cloud Ventures has a team of 14 members including 7 Partners, 1 Venture Partner and 2 Principals located in United States, India and 2 more locations. Blue Cloud Ventures' team sits on the board of 1 company.Here is a list of top team members in Blue Cloud Ventures:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | New York City | - | ||
Partner | New York City | |||
Partner | London | - | ||
Partner | New York City | - | ||
Partner | New York City | - | - | |
Partner | Zurich | - | - | |
Partner | Hyderabad | - | - | |
Venture Partner | New York | - | ||
Principal | Wayne | - | ||
Principal | Berkeley Heights | - |
Co-investors of Blue Cloud Ventures
Over the past 13 years, 388 investors have co-invested in Blue Cloud Ventures's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Blue Cloud Ventures: New Enterprise Associates, Bain Capital Ventures and 220 others have invested in rounds before Blue Cloud Ventures. There are 5 companies where New Enterprise Associates has invested before Blue Cloud Ventures and 4 companies where Bain Capital Ventures has invested before Blue Cloud Ventures.
- Top Co-investors of Blue Cloud Ventures: 100 investors entered a company along with Blue Cloud Ventures. These include investors like Catalyst Investors (3 companies).
- Invested after Blue Cloud Ventures: A total of 66 investors have invested in Blue Cloud Ventures's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Viking Global Investors (3 companies), Silver Lake (3 companies) and Goldman Sachs (3 companies).
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Fuse Energy achieves $5B valuation following $70M funding round from Balderton and LowercarbonTech Funding News•Dec 18, 2025•Exein, HV Capital, Geodesic Capital, Blue Cloud Ventures and 2 others
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Impact Analytics Secures Series D FundingFinSMEs•May 08, 2025•Blue Cloud Ventures, Sageview Capital, Vistara Growth, Impact Analytics
