About Engineering Capital
Engineering Capital is a venture capital firm founded in 2015. It is primarily based out of Mountain View, United States. As of Sep 2026, Engineering Capital is an active investor, having invested in 53 companies, with 3 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 Guickly Overall, Engineering Capital portfolio has seen 1 unicorn, 1 IPO and 20 acquisitions including key companies like Rubrik, Kentik and CodeRabbit. A lot of funds co-invest with Engineering Capital, with names like Blumberg Capital sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Engineering Capital has team of 2 people including 2 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Count
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed, Series A & 1 more
Portfolio IPOs
Portfolio Unicorns
Portfolio Soonicorns
Deals in last 12 months
Engineering Capital's List of Top Investments
Engineering Capital has a portfolio of 53 companies, one of which is a Unicorn. Their most notable investments are in Passage AI and QueryPal.Their portfolio spans across and United States. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Enterprise Infrastructure and 7 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 1 more. Here is the list of top investments by Engineering Capital:
1. Rubrik
Provider of cyber resilience platform for data and identity security. The platform offers data protection through immutable backups, threat analytics for cyber threat detection, and identity security for multi-IdP environments. It provides cyber recovery solutions to restore operations, along with features like anomaly detection and threat monitoring. The platform supports cloud, on-premises, and SaaS environments.
Key facts about Rubrik
- Founded Year: 2014
- Location: Palo Alto (United States)
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $553M
- Employee Count: 5,182 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: ADS Ventures, Section Partners and 51 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series F, Aug 17, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Public
Provider of cloud-delivered browser security solutions for enterprise threat and data protection. It transforms any browser into a secure enterprise browser through cloud-based digital twins. The solution prevents zero-day exploits, phishing, and ransomware from reaching networks or endpoints. It offers secure access for managed and unmanaged devices, eliminating VPN risks and VDI complexity. The platform delivers file security through content disarm and reconstruction, antivirus, and sandboxing.
Key facts about Menlo Security
- Founded Year: 2013
- Location: Mountain View (United States)
- Annual Revenue: £1M - £10M as on Dec 31, 2017
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series E
- Total Funding till date: $250M
- Employee Count: 509 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Junipero Capital, Company Capital and 14 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series E, Dec 10, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. Nexla
Provider of AI-powered data integration platform designed for enterprise agent applications. The platform offers tools for connecting to various data sources, standardizing data, and ensuring governance. It delivers data in formats suitable for agent retrieval and autonomous workflows. The platform supports data integration, transformation, and monitoring at scale.
Key facts about Nexla
- Founded Year: 2016
- Location: San Mateo (United States)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $33.5M
- Employee Count: 71 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: SLW, Storm Ventures and 7 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Jul 25, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. Kentik
Platform offering network observability solutions. It provides cloud based multitenant solution for network monitoring. Its focus on observability, real time analytics, and data integration positions it as a vital tool for organizations navigating the complexities of network environments. The unbounded ad hoc analytics and anomaly detection helps to enhance operations, optimize capacity, resolve anomalies, automate DDoS defense, and protect applications and service performance.
Key facts about Kentik
- Founded Year: 2014
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $118M
- Employee Count: 233 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Glynn Capital, August Capital and 15 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Oct 07, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
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5. Concentric
Provider of data security governance platform for data risk management and protection. The platform focuses on identifying, classifying, and remediating data risks across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments. It offers solutions for data security posture management, data detection and response, data access governance, and data loss prevention. The platform helps organizations discover and protect personally identifiable information, personal health information, payment card information, and intellectual property. It provides centralized remediation and easy deployment with agentless architecture. The platform also offers data classification and privacy data protection capabilities.
Key facts about Concentric
- Founded Year: 2018
- Location: San Jose (United States)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $67M
- Employee Count: 252 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: HarbourVest Partners, Clear Ventures and 9 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Oct 24, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Engineering Capital's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Engineering Capital has invested in 53 companies over the last 11 years, with an average of 3 new investments annually in the last 10 years. In 2025, it made 6 investments, while as of Sep 2026, it has made 2 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Guickly and most recent follow-on round was in CodeRabbit.Year | No. of Investments | ||
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1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2025 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
2024 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
2023 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
2022 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
2021 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
2020 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2018 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
2017 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
Engineering Capital's Investments by Stage
Engineering Capital has made 20 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $4.55M, 9 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $12.8M and 4 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $20.5M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 20 |
Series A | 9 |
Series B | 4 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Engineering Capital's Investments by Sector
Engineering Capital has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Enterprise Infrastructure, FinTech, High Tech and Artificial Intelligence - Industry Applications. Notably, it has invested in 52 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 52 Tech companies, 48 Software companies and at least 33 companies focusing on Saas.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 32 |
Enterprise Infrastructure | 18 |
FinTech | 8 |
High Tech | 5 |
Artificial Intelligence - Industry Applications | 4 |
Others | 10 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Engineering Capital's Investments by Geography
Engineering Capital has made most investments in United States (33).Engineering Capital's recent investments
Engineering Capital has made 2 investments in 2026 so far - Guickly and CodeRabbit.Here are the most recent investments by Engineering Capital:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Sep 01, 2026 | United States | Seed | 4264 | [+1] | |
Aug 12, 2026 | United States | Series C | 1660 | [+10] | |
Nov 21, 2025 | United States | Series A | 8937 | [+1] | |
Oct 28, 2025 | United States | Series A | 7875 | ||
Sep 03, 2025 | United States | Series B | 2070 |
Unicorns in Engineering Capital's Portfolio
Engineering Capital has 1 unicorn in its portfolio - CodeRabbit. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is CodeRabbit which became a unicorn in 2026, 1 years after Engineering Capital first invested in it.Here is a list of unicorns in Engineering Capital's portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
64 | AI powered code review platform | 2023 | San Francisco | Series C | rwierzk |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Engineering Capital's Portfolio
1 of Engineering Capital's portfolio company became public - Rubrik. It got listed on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ), in Apr 2024 at marketcap of $5.63BHere are Engineering Capital's portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Apr 25, 2024 | - | - | 2359 |
Acquired companies in Engineering Capital's Portfolio
20 companies from Engineering Capital's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Kentik in Jul 2026 by Infoblox for $*****.Here are Engineering Capital's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jul 08, 2026 | Jun 30, 2015 | Series A | 6568 | |
Jun 19, 2026 | Oct 28, 2025 | Series A | 7385 | |
Jan 21, 2026 | Mar 04, 2021 | Seed | 8802 | |
Nov 20, 2025 | - | - | 4524 | |
Dec 16, 2024 | - | - | 9639 |
Team profile of Engineering Capital
Engineering Capital has a team of 2 members including 2 Partners located in United States. Engineering Capital's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Co-investors of Engineering Capital
Over the past 11 years, 160 investors have co-invested in Engineering Capital's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Engineering Capital: General Catalyst, Osage University Partners and 10 others have invested in rounds before Engineering Capital. There is 1 company where General Catalyst has invested before Engineering Capital and 1 company where Osage University Partners has invested before Engineering Capital.
- Top Co-investors of Engineering Capital: 72 investors entered a company along with Engineering Capital. These include investors like Blumberg Capital (3 companies).
- Invested after Engineering Capital: A total of 76 investors have invested in Engineering Capital's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Industry Ventures (2 companies), Pelion Venture Partners (2 companies) and JPMorgan Chase (1 company).
Recent News related to Engineering Capital
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Guickly Raises $4.2 Million in Seed Fundingintelligence360•Oct 06, 2026•Guickly, Engineering Capital
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Guickly Raises $4.2M in Seed Funding Led by Engineering Capital for AI Measurement LayerThe SaaS News•Sep 02, 2026•Guickly, Engineering Capital, Neon, Converge and 1 other
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Tidalwave Raises $22M Series A, on Track to Reach 4% of U.S. Mortgage MarketBusiness Wire•Nov 21, 2025•DR Horton, Engineering Capital, TidalWave, Permanent Capital and 3 others
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WideField Security Raises $11.3M Series A to Secure the Full Identity LifecycleBusiness Wire•Oct 28, 2025•WideField, Crosspoint Capital Partners, Engineering Capital, Netskope and 1 other
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Motion Raises $60M at $550M Valuation to Build Agentic Work Suite for BusinessesBusiness Wire•Sep 08, 2025•Motion, HOF Capital, Leonis Capital, 468 Capital and 12 others
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Kognitos Secures $25M Series B to Automate Business Operations with AI PlatformSuperbCrew•Jun 27, 2025•Kognitos, Prosperity7 Ventures, Alumni Ventures, Dentsu Ventures and 3 others
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Kognitos Launches Neurosymbolic AI Platform, Secures $25M Series B Fundingintelligence360•Jun 24, 2025•Kognitos, Prosperity7 Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Wipro and 3 others
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Hawcx Secures $3 Million in Pre-Seed Funding from Engineering Capital and Boldcap to Revolutionize Passwordless AuthenticationCIO Influence•Mar 11, 2025•Hawcx, Engineering Capital, BoldCap, ADP
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Hawcx secures $3 million in pre-seed funding to enhance passwordless authentication solutionsSDxCentral•Mar 11, 2025•Hawcx, Engineering Capital, BoldCap
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Auditoria.AI Raises $38M in Series B FundingFinSMEs•Feb 25, 2025•Auditoria.AI, Innovius Capital, Dell Technologies Capital, Sentinel Global and 5 others
