About Decibel
Decibel is a venture capital firm founded in 2019. It is primarily based out of Palo Alto, United States. As of Jun 2026, Decibel is an active investor, having invested in 37 companies, with 3 new investments in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Series A 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 $***** Series A round of Nebulock Overall, Decibel portfolio has seen 5 acquisitions including key companies like Root, runZero and Pangea. A lot of funds co-invest with Decibel, with names like Jon Oberheide sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Decibel has team of 13 people including 6 partners.Key Metrics
Decibel's List of Top Investments
Decibel has a portfolio of 37 companies. Their most notable investments are in Propelo and Sublime Security.Their portfolio spans across United States, Australia, Canada and 1 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Enterprise Infrastructure and 6 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 1 more. Here is the list of top investments by Decibel:
1. Abacus.AI
Provides AI based data models creation for data science. The main use cases are marketing and sales. It uses artificial intelligence and allows users to create custom models. It provides marketing teams with the ability to predict customer churn and provides sales teams with predictive lead scoring and sales forecasting.
Key facts about Abacus.AI
- Founded Year: 2019
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $90.3M
- Employee Count: 267 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: Tiger Global Management, La Famiglia and 22 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Oct 27, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. Credo
AI governance platform and advisory services. It offers a platform for managing AI risks, ensuring compliance with regulations, and tracking AI adoption across an enterprise. Advisory services include assessments, roadmaps, and training to help organizations build AI governance capabilities. The platform integrates with existing AI infrastructure and automates workflows for risk management and compliance. Services address various AI use cases and regulatory frameworks.
Key facts about Credo
- Founded Year: 2020
- Location: Palo Alto (United States)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $41.3M
- Employee Count: 78 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: Sands Capital, Booz Allen Hamilton and 9 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Jul 30, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. Censys
Exposure management and threat hunting solutions. It is a platform that helps organizations, individuals, and researchers find and monitor every server on the Internet to reduce exposure and improve security. It offers exposure management, external attack surface management, and threat hunting solutions powered by a comprehensive dataset of internet intelligence.
Key facts about Censys
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: Ann Arbor (United States)
- Stage: Series D
- Total Funding till date: $143M
- Employee Count: 180 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: Four Rivers Group, Google Ventures and 11 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Conventional Debt, Mar 31, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. Spotnana
SaaS-driven API-based travel ecosystem and business management solution. The platform caters to the travel industry. It provides access to an open stack of microservices that connect with relevant third-party travel solution providers including suppliers, HR, carbon offsets, and meetings management options.
Key facts about Spotnana
- Founded Year: 2019
- Location: New York City (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $116M
- Employee Count: 139 as on Mar 31, 2025
- Investors: Mubadala, Durable Capital Partners and 10 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Aug 10, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. Dropzone AI
Provider of an AI-powered platform for security alert investigation and triage. The platform offers automated analysis of security alerts, aiming to reduce investigation time and improve efficiency. It integrates with existing security tools to provide insights and streamline security operations. The platform supports various alert types, including phishing, endpoint, network, and cloud security alerts.
Key facts about Dropzone AI
- Founded Year: 2023
- Location: Seattle (United States)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $57.4M
- Employee Count: 75 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: Madrona, In-Q-Tel and 7 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Jul 17, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Decibel's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Decibel has invested in 37 companies over the last 6 years, with an average of 6 new investments annually in the last 5 years. In 2025, it made 16 investments, while as of Jun 2026, it has made 5 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Ent AI and most recent follow-on round was in Nebulock.Year | No. of Investments | ||
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1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 2 | 3 | 5 |
2025 | 9 | 7 | 16 |
2024 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
2023 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
2022 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
2021 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
2020 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
Decibel's Investments by Stage
Decibel has made 21 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $11.7M, 12 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $17.7M and 3 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $21M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 21 |
Series A | 12 |
Series B | 3 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Decibel's Investments by Sector
Decibel has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Enterprise Infrastructure, High Tech, Artificial Intelligence - Industry Applications and Business Services. Notably, it has invested in 31 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 31 Tech companies, 30 Software companies and at least 21 companies focusing on Saas.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 29 |
Enterprise Infrastructure | 20 |
High Tech | 10 |
Artificial Intelligence - Industry Applications | 5 |
Business Services | 2 |
Others | 6 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Decibel's Investments by Geography
Decibel has made most investments in United States (31), followed by Australia where it has made 1 investment.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 31 |
Australia | 1 |
Canada | 1 |
Spain | 1 |
United Kingdom | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Decibel's recent investments
Decibel has made 5 investments in 2026 so far. Nebulock and Ent AI are the latest among them.Here are the most recent investments by Decibel:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Jun 25, 2026 | United States | Series A | 6496 | [+3] | |
Jun 16, 2026 | United States | Seed | 6681 | [+5] | |
Apr 09, 2026 | - | Seed | 4203 | ||
Mar 31, 2026 | United States | Conventional Debt | 1137 | [+3] | |
Mar 31, 2026 | United States | Series D | 3320 | [+3] |
Acquired companies in Decibel's Portfolio
5 companies from Decibel's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Root in Jul 2026 by Aikido for $*****.Here are Decibel's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jul 01, 2026 | - | - | 6443 | |
Jun 18, 2026 | Mar 16, 2021 | Seed | 8819 | |
Sep 17, 2025 | Nov 30, 2022 | Series B | 4347 | |
Jan 24, 2023 | Nov 04, 2021 | Series A | 7217 | |
Jan 12, 2023 | Aug 19, 2020 | Series B | 5479 |
Team profile of Decibel
Decibel has a team of 13 members including 6 Partners and 1 Principal located in United States and Switzerland. Decibel's team sits on the board of 1 company.Here is a list of top team members in Decibel:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | Menlo Park | |||
Partner | San Francisco | - | ||
Partner | San Francisco | - | ||
Partner | San Francisco | - | ||
Partner | San Francisco | - | - | |
Partner | Mountain View | - | ||
Principal | Zurich | - | - |
Co-investors of Decibel
Over the past 6 years, 235 investors have co-invested in Decibel's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Decibel: Paul Buchheit, Eric Schmidt and 51 others have invested in rounds before Decibel. There are 2 companies where Paul Buchheit has invested before Decibel and 1 company where Eric Schmidt has invested before Decibel.
- Top Co-investors of Decibel: 109 investors entered a company along with Decibel. These include investors like Jon Oberheide (4 companies).
- Invested after Decibel: A total of 73 investors have invested in Decibel's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Insight Partners (3 companies), Index Ventures (2 companies) and 645 Ventures (2 companies).
Recent News related to Decibel
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Punit Minocha Joins Ballistic Ventures and Decibel Partners as Strategic AdvisorPR Newswire•Jul 29, 2026•Decibel, Ballistic Ventures
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Parallel Web Systems Raises $100M Series B at $2 Billion ValuationThe SaaS News•Jun 02, 2026•Parallel Web Systems, Sequoia Capital, Index Ventures, Khosla Ventures and 6 others
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Tech Censys Raises $70M Funding to Expand Internet IntelligenceTime News•Mar 31, 2026•Censys, Intel Capital, Decibel, Morgan Stanley and 2 others
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Strella raises $14M for AI customer interviews; adopted by Amazon, Chobani.VentureBeat•Oct 16, 2025•Strella, Bessemer Venture Partners, Future Back Ventures, MVP Ventures and 2 others
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Scrunch AI Raises $15 Million Series A to Rebuild the Internet for AI Consumptionintelligence360•Aug 11, 2025•Scrunch AI, Decibel
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Nebulock Raises $8.5M in Funding
FinSMEs•Aug 01, 2025•Nebulock, Step Function, Aviso Ventures, Decibel and 4 others
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E2B Secures $21 Million Series A to Advance Open-Source AI Agent Cloud Infrastructure for EnterprisesCui Niuhui•Jul 31, 2025•Sunflower Capital, E2B, Insight Partners, Decibel and 1 other
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Dropzone AI Secures $37M Series B to Advance AI Security AnalystsBusiness Wire•Jul 28, 2025•Dropzone AI, Theory Ventures, Madrona, Decibel and 2 others
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Scrunch AI Secures $15M to Enhance Brand Visibility in AI SearchTechStartups.com•Jul 22, 2025•Scrunch AI, Decibel, Mayfield, Homebrew
