About Bridgescale
Bridgescale is a venture capital firm founded in 2006. It is primarily based out of Menlo Park, United States. As of Jul 2017, Bridgescale has invested in 58 companies. 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 A round of Chronometriq Overall, Bridgescale portfolio has seen 5 IPOs and 28 acquisitions including key companies like Cisco, BitGo and Dayforce. A lot of funds co-invest with Bridgescale, with names like Redpoint Ventures sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio.Key Metrics
Bridgescale's List of Top Investments
Bridgescale has a portfolio of 58 companies. Their most notable investments are in BlueCat and IMVU.Their portfolio spans across United States, Canada, China and 1 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, Enterprise Infrastructure, FinTech and 14 other sectors, across stages such as Series C, Series A and 2 more. Here is the list of top investments by Bridgescale:
1. Cisco
Provider of AI infrastructure, secure networking, and software solutions. The company delivers data center simplification through unified consoles and common policies across network fabrics. It offers enterprise-grade access points, AI-powered security platforms with threat intelligence, and detection engineering. The company combines networking with security, observability, and collaboration to advance AI adoption.
Key facts about Cisco
- Founded Year: 1984
- Location: San Jose (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $1B+ as on Jul 31, 2025
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $2.5M
- Employee Count: 95,522 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: Western Technology Investment, Greyrock Investments and 33 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Grant (prize money), Sep 01, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Public
2. BitGo
Platform that offers crypto based financial services. It offers custody, trading, and lending solutions to institutional investors and crypto platforms. It provides regulated and insured custody for digital assets, with a cold storage to manage counterparty risk. Its solutions include features like whitelisting, user level permissions, and velocity controls.
Key facts about BitGo
- Founded Year: 2013
- Location: Palo Alto (United States)
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $170M
- Employee Count: 200 - 499 as on Mar 01, 2026
- Investors: K2 Global, Goldman Sachs and 39 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Jan 24, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Public
3. Dayforce
Developer of human capital management software providing HR and talent solutions. The company offers a platform delivering human resources, payroll, talent management, and workforce management functionalities. The platform provides reporting and analytics, helping organizations to manage their workforce. It focuses on streamlining processes and offering insights for decision-making.
Key facts about Dayforce
- Founded Year: 2008
- Location: Toronto (Canada)
- Annual Revenue: $1B+ as on Dec 31, 2024
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $30M
- Employee Count: 6,837 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: Bridgescale, Ceridian and 1 Other
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Feb 15, 2011, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
4. Proofpoint
Provider of cybersecurity solutions, services, and training for enterprise protection. The company offers a platform securing connections across email, cloud, and collaboration tools. It focuses on protecting people and securing data, addressing threats and data loss. The company provides solutions for collaboration security, data security and governance, and platform technologies.
Key facts about Proofpoint
- Founded Year: 2002
- Location: Sunnyvale (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $1B+ as on Dec 31, 2020
- Last Known Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $86M
- Employee Count: 5,227 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: Sprout Capital Partners, Meritech and 21 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Aug 23, 2019, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
5. Shutterfly
Shutterfly is a personalized photo-based products provider. Users can create personalized photo books, photo postcards, photo gifts, home decor, photo calendars, etc. Also provides several other photo-based services and products under different brand names.
Key facts about Shutterfly
- Founded Year: 1999
- Location: Redwood City (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $1B+ as on Dec 31, 2018
- Last Known Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $70.5M
- Employee Count: 8,677 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Adobe, SVB and 12 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Jul 11, 2006, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
Bridgescale's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Bridgescale has invested in 59 companies over the last 20 years, with an average of 0 new investment annually in the last 10 years. Its most recent first time investment was in Chronometriq and most recent follow-on round was in Digital Chocolate.Bridgescale's Investments by Stage
Bridgescale has made 6 investments in Series C stage with an average round size of $13.2M, 5 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $8.12M, 4 investments in Series D stage with an average round size of $44M and 3 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $14M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Series C | 6 |
Series A | 5 |
Series D | 4 |
Series B | 3 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Bridgescale's Investments by Sector
Bridgescale has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Enterprise Infrastructure, Vertical SaaS, Consumer and High Tech. Notably, it has invested in 38 Tech companies, 36 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 26 Software companies and at least 18 companies focusing on Saas.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 13 |
Enterprise Infrastructure | 4 |
Vertical SaaS | 4 |
Consumer | 3 |
High Tech | 2 |
Others | 11 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Bridgescale's Investments by Geography
Bridgescale has made most investments in United States (14), followed by Canada where it has made 4 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 14 |
Canada | 4 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Bridgescale's recent investments
Bridgescale has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Bridgescale:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Jul 11, 2017 | Canada | Series A | 1754 | - | |
Jun 16, 2014 | United States | Series A | 7331 | [+8] | |
Jul 19, 2012 | United States | Series A | 5401 | - | |
Mar 07, 2012 | Canada | Series A | 8535 | ||
Jun 09, 2011 | United States | Series C | 1822 |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Bridgescale's Portfolio
5 of Bridgescale's portfolio companies have become public. BitGo got listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), in Jan 2026 at marketcap of $1.92B and Ceridian got listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) at marketcap of $2.21B.Here are Bridgescale's portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jan 22, 2026 | Jun 16, 2014 | Series A | 2030 | |
Apr 26, 2018 | - | - | 6501 | |
Jun 23, 2003 | - | - | 9278 | |
Jan 28, 1994 | - | - | 6204 | |
Feb 16, 1990 | - | - | 2798 |
Acquired companies in Bridgescale's Portfolio
28 companies from Bridgescale's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Dayforce in Aug 2025 by Thoma Bravo for $*****.Here are Bridgescale's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Aug 21, 2025 | Jul 07, 2010 | Series B | 4176 | |
Jun 23, 2022 | Nov 02, 2009 | Series A | 7366 | |
Dec 04, 2021 | - | - | 4990 | |
Oct 27, 2021 | - | - | 2445 | |
Apr 26, 2021 | Mar 23, 2006 | Series D | 7300 |
Co-investors of Bridgescale
Over the past 20 years, 101 investors have co-invested in Bridgescale's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Bridgescale: Mohr Davidow Ventures, Icon Ventures and 44 others have invested in rounds before Bridgescale. There are 2 companies where Mohr Davidow Ventures has invested before Bridgescale and 2 companies where Icon Ventures has invested before Bridgescale.
- Top Co-investors of Bridgescale: 33 investors entered a company along with Bridgescale. These include investors like Redpoint Ventures (1 company).
- Invested after Bridgescale: A total of 22 investors have invested in Bridgescale's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Valor Equity Partners (1 company), DRW Venture Capital (1 company) and David O Sacks (1 company).
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