About Concrete Rose
Concrete Rose is a venture capital firm founded in 2019. It is primarily based out of San Francisco, United States. As of Mar 2024, Concrete Rose has invested in 43 companies. 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 Consumer and FinTech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series A round of TravelJoy Overall, Concrete Rose portfolio has seen 2 unicorns and 7 acquisitions including key companies like Esusu, Dapper Labs and The Browser Company. A lot of funds co-invest with Concrete Rose, with names like Next Play Ventures sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Concrete Rose has team of 11 people including 7 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Count
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed, Series A & 2 more
Portfolio Acquisitions
Portfolio Unicorns
Portfolio Soonicorns
Concrete Rose's List of Top Investments
Concrete Rose has a portfolio of 43 companies, including 2 unicorns. Their most notable investments are in GoodTrust and Intus Care.Their portfolio spans across United States, Canada and Netherlands. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, Consumer, FinTech and 21 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 2 more. Here is the list of top investments by Concrete Rose:
1. Esusu
Online platform offering credit-building solutions through rent payment reporting. It captures rental payment data and reports it to credit bureaus to boost credit scores. This helps the tenants to build and establish their credit scores and also helps property owners to attract new tenants. It also reports property management analytics and more.
Key facts about Esusu
- Founded Year: 2018
- Location: New York City (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $200M
- Employee Count: 159 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: SoftBank Group, Serena Ventures and 33 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Dec 11, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. Dapper Labs
Blockchain-based games developer for PC and console. It has built Cryptokitties, a blockchain-based game that allows users to collect and breed digital cats. It has also developed KittyVerse, which allows users to build and play third-party games.
Key facts about Dapper Labs
- Founded Year: 2018
- Location: Vancouver (Canada)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series D
- Total Funding till date: $666M
- Employee Count: 156 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Google Ventures, Venrock and 126 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, May 23, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. Overtime
Overtime is a multi-channel network focused on Sports content. It creates sports content that can be published on various platforms such as Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Snapchat, and more. Also allows viewers to upload their sports content on the platform.
Key facts about Overtime
- Founded Year: 2016
- Location: New York City (United States)
- Stage: Series D
- Total Funding till date: $219M
- Employee Count: 659 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Sapphire Ventures, Spark Capital and 64 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Aug 09, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Developer of internet browsers designed to improve online user experience. The company offers browsers with the goal of providing better ways to navigate the internet. The browsers are named Dia and Arc.
Key facts about The Browser Company
- Founded Year: 2019
- Location: New York City (United States)
- Last Known Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $128M
- Employee Count: 96 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: BoxGroup, Next Play Ventures and 13 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Mar 21, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
5. TestGorilla
Cloud-based pre employment testing software. The solution allows clients to automate recruitment activities. Enables users to assess candidates, manage assessments, conduct live video interviews, scores, and exclusion with answers, interview insights, and more. It is a tool available on the subscription based pricing model.
Key facts about TestGorilla
- Founded Year: 2019
- Location: Amsterdam (Netherlands)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $81.2M
- Employee Count: 334 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Partech Partners, Atomico and 9 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, May 19, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Concrete Rose's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Concrete Rose has invested in 43 companies over the last 6 years, with an average of 2 new investments annually in the last 5 years. Its most recent first time investment was in TravelJoy and most recent follow-on round was in Trala.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2022 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
2021 | 14 | 3 | 17 |
2020 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
Concrete Rose's Investments by Stage
Concrete Rose has made 16 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $3.47M, 11 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $12.3M, 1 investment in Angel stage with an average round size of $5M and 1 investment in Series B stage with an average round size of $17.1M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 16 |
Series A | 11 |
Angel | 1 |
Series B | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Concrete Rose's Investments by Sector
Concrete Rose has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Consumer, FinTech, EdTech and Real Estate and Construction Tech. Notably, it has invested in 40 Tech companies, 25 Consumer (B2C) companies, 24 Enterprise (B2B) companies and at least 22 companies focusing on Software.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 13 |
Consumer | 10 |
FinTech | 7 |
EdTech | 4 |
Real Estate and Construction Tech | 4 |
Others | 25 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Concrete Rose's Investments by Geography
Concrete Rose has made most investments in United States (29).Concrete Rose's recent investments
Concrete Rose has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Concrete Rose:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mar 01, 2024 | United States | Series A | 1946 | [+3] | |
Feb 21, 2023 | United States | Seed | 8556 | [+3] | |
Dec 05, 2022 | United States | Series A | 4606 | [+3] | |
Oct 12, 2022 | United States | Seed | 7331 | ||
Aug 25, 2022 | United States | Seed | 1684 | [+1] |
Unicorns in Concrete Rose's Portfolio
Concrete Rose has 2 unicorns in its portfolio - Esusu and Dapper Labs. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Esusu. It became a unicorn in 2022, 1 years after Concrete Rose first invested in it.Here is a list of unicorns in Concrete Rose's portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
78 | Online platform offering credit-building solutions through rent payment reporting | 2018 | New York City | Series C | asjsajk | ||
74 | Blockchain-based games developer for PC and console | 2018 | Vancouver | Series D | gnwwaep |
Acquired companies in Concrete Rose's Portfolio
7 companies from Concrete Rose's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was The Browser Company in Sep 2025 by Atlassian for $*****.Here are Concrete Rose's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sep 05, 2025 | Jul 14, 2020 | Angel | 1668 | |
Jul 10, 2025 | Oct 16, 2021 | Series A | 8156 | |
Jun 11, 2024 | Jun 09, 2021 | Seed | 9977 | |
Apr 18, 2024 | May 13, 2021 | Series A | 9599 | |
Sep 19, 2023 | Apr 27, 2021 | Seed | 7594 |
Team profile of Concrete Rose
Concrete Rose has a team of 11 members including 7 Partners and 1 Venture Partner located in United States. Concrete Rose's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of top team members in Concrete Rose:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | San Francisco | - | ||
Partner | Menlo Park | - | ||
Partner | Los Angeles | - | ||
Partner | New York City | - | ||
Partner | San Francisco | - | ||
Partner | San Francisco | - | ||
Partner | Palo Alto | - | - | |
Venture Partner | San Francisco | - |
Co-investors of Concrete Rose
Over the past 6 years, 303 investors have co-invested in Concrete Rose's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Concrete Rose: Techstars, Kapor Capital and 90 others have invested in rounds before Concrete Rose. There are 4 companies where Techstars has invested before Concrete Rose and 3 companies where Kapor Capital has invested before Concrete Rose.
- Top Co-investors of Concrete Rose: 156 investors entered a company along with Concrete Rose. These include investors like Next Play Ventures (7 companies).
- Invested after Concrete Rose: A total of 55 investors have invested in Concrete Rose's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Serena Williams (1 company), Motley Fool Ventures (1 company) and The Equity Alliance (1 company).
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