About Conviction
Conviction is a venture capital firm founded in 2022. It is primarily based out of San Francisco, United States. As of Aug 2026, Conviction is an active investor, having invested in 57 companies, with 23 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 Enterprise Infrastructure. Most recently it participated in the $***** Seed round of Design Arena Overall, Conviction portfolio has seen 8 unicorns and 5 acquisitions including key companies like Mistral AI, OpenEvidence and Harvey. A lot of funds co-invest with Conviction, with names like Sequoia Capital sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Conviction has team of 2 people including 2 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Count
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed, Series A & 3 more
Deals in last 12 months
Conviction's List of Top Investments
Conviction has a portfolio of 57 companies, including 8 unicorns. Their most notable investments are in Corridor and Inventex.Their portfolio spans across United States, United Kingdom, France and 1 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Enterprise Infrastructure and 14 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 3 more. Here is the list of top investments by Conviction:1. Mistral AI
Provider of customizable, open-source artificial intelligence models and solutions for various applications. It is a company specializing in open-source large language models and generative AI, providing cutting-edge language models for various applications.
Key facts about Mistral AI
2. OpenEvidence
AI powered medical search platform for healthcare professionals. It aggregates, synthesizes, and visualizes clinically relevant evidence in a format. It aims to provide healthcare professionals with accurate and access to medical information, supporting informed decision making in clinical practice. It provides solutions to enhance the accessibility and usability of peer reviewed medical literature for healthcare professionals.
Key facts about OpenEvidence
- Founded Year: 2021
- Location: Miami (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series D
- Total Funding till date: $735M
- Employee Count: 123 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: Meritech, VenCap International and 21 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Jan 21, 2026, $*****
3. Harvey
Provider of an AI software for legal and professional services. It allows users to ask question in natural language, and the AI generates answers based on user speicifications. The AI performs research to find relevant case law, statutes, and regulations to support legal arguments. It offers services including legal research and analysis, contract analysis, litigation support, regulatory compliance, and more.
Key facts about Harvey
- Founded Year: 2022
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series G
- Total Funding till date: $1.22B
- Employee Count: 1,561 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: T. Rowe Price, GIC and 19 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series G, Mar 24, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. Cognition
Developer of an AI software engineer designed to automate coding. The AI is designed to handle end-to-end development tasks independently. It helps engineering teams focus on complex problems. The AI software engineer supports software delivery and business growth.
Key facts about Cognition
- Founded Year: 2023
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series D
- Total Funding till date: $2.1B
- Employee Count: 471 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: Vitruvian Partners, 137 Ventures and 25 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, May 27, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. LangChain
Developer of tools for building, testing, and deploying AI agent applications. The company provides frameworks and platforms designed to accelerate agent development and ensure reliability. It offers resources for orchestration, integration, evaluation, observability, deployment, and management of agents. The tools support various applications, including copilots, enterprise GPT, customer support, research, and code generation.
Key facts about LangChain
- Founded Year: 2022
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $260M
- Employee Count: 369 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: Sapphire Ventures, CapitalG and 13 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Oct 20, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Conviction's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Conviction has invested in 57 companies over the last 3 years, with an average of 17 new investments annually in the last 3 years. In 2025, it made 25 investments, while as of Aug 2026, it has made 26 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Design Arena and most recent follow-on round was in Onyx.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 17 | 9 | 26 |
2025 | 23 | 2 | 25 |
2024 | 11 | 2 | 13 |
2023 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
Conviction's Investments by Stage
Conviction has made 25 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $93.1M, 22 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $52.9M, 5 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $132M, 2 investments in Series C stage with an average round size of $85M and 1 investment in Series D stage with an average round size of $300M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 25 |
Series A | 22 |
Series B | 5 |
Series C | 2 |
Series D | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Conviction's Investments by Sector
Conviction has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Artificial Intelligence - Industry Applications, Vertical SaaS and Enterprise Infrastructure. Notably, it has invested in 53 Tech companies, 51 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 49 Software companies and at least 34 companies focusing on AI-Native.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 43 |
High Tech | 21 |
Artificial Intelligence - Industry Applications | 8 |
Vertical SaaS | 7 |
Enterprise Infrastructure | 6 |
Others | 29 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Conviction's Investments by Geography
Conviction has made most investments in United States (49), followed by United Kingdom where it has made 3 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 49 |
United Kingdom | 3 |
France | 1 |
Israel | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Conviction's recent investments
Conviction has made 26 investments in 2026 so far. Design Arena and June.ai are the latest among them.Here are the most recent investments by Conviction:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Aug 04, 2026 | United States | Seed | 8354 | [+1] | |
Aug 03, 2026 | United States | Seed | 7738 | [+7] | |
Aug 03, 2026 | United States | Seed | 5770 | ||
Jul 29, 2026 | United States | Series B | 2756 | ||
Jun 30, 2026 | - | Seed | 1804 | [+12] |
Unicorns in Conviction's Portfolio
Conviction has 8 unicorns in its portfolio - Sunday, LangChain, ReflectionAI and others. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Sunday. It became a unicorn in 2026.Here is a list of unicorns in Conviction's portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
57 | Developer of a home robot designed to perform household tasks | 2024 | Mountain View | Series B | cqkmdqh | ||
70 | Developer of tools for building, testing, and deploying AI agent applications | 2022 | San Francisco | Series B | xtkfggz | ||
66 | Developer of autonomous coding systems | 2024 | Brooklyn | Series B | odhfmu{ | ||
67 | Platform offering low code based ML powered application development software | 2019 | San Francisco | Series F | bkjrnis | ||
78 | AI powered medical search platform for healthcare professionals | 2021 | Miami | Series D | ujgupge |
Acquired companies in Conviction's Portfolio
5 companies from Conviction's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Uplimit in Jun 2026 by Handshake for $*****.Here are Conviction's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jun 30, 2026 | Jul 24, 2024 | Series A | 6968 | |
Apr 29, 2026 | Oct 09, 2024 | Seed | 2893 | |
Jun 03, 2025 | Jan 11, 2023 | Seed | 7803 | |
Feb 24, 2025 | Oct 03, 2024 | Series A | 5873 | |
Mar 17, 2020 | Aug 03, 2026 | Seed | 8920 |
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Team profile of Conviction
Conviction has a team of 2 members including 2 Partners located in United States. Conviction's team sits on the board of 2 companies.Co-investors of Conviction
Over the past 3 years, 419 investors have co-invested in Conviction's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Conviction: Sequoia Capital, Y Combinator and 66 others have invested in rounds before Conviction. There are 3 companies where Sequoia Capital has invested before Conviction and 3 companies where Y Combinator has invested before Conviction.
- Top Co-investors of Conviction: 237 investors entered a company along with Conviction. These include investors like Sequoia Capital (7 companies).
- Invested after Conviction: A total of 114 investors have invested in Conviction's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Nvidia (5 companies), SV Angel (3 companies) and DST Global (3 companies).
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