About Flying Fish Ventures
Flying Fish Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2016. It is primarily based out of Seattle, United States. As of Sep 2026, Flying Fish Ventures is an active investor, having invested in 46 companies, with 6 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 Retail. Most recently it participated in the $***** Seed round of Meadow Overall, Flying Fish Ventures portfolio has seen 1 IPO and 10 acquisitions including key companies like Troj Company, Included and Clarity. A lot of funds co-invest with Flying Fish Ventures, with names like ASCEND sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Flying Fish Ventures has team of 12 people including 8 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Count
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed, Series A & 1 more
Portfolio IPOs
Portfolio Acquisitions
Portfolio Soonicorns
Deals in last 12 months
Flying Fish Ventures' List of Top Investments
Flying Fish Ventures has a portfolio of 46 companies. Their most notable investments are in Accipiter Biosciences and Hiverge.Their portfolio spans across United States, Canada, United Kingdom and 1 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Retail and 14 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 1 more. Here is the list of top investments by Flying Fish Ventures:1. Vouched
Provider of identity verification solutions for multiple industries and AI agents. The company delivers identity verification, fraud detection, data verification, and compliance. It offers tools for healthcare, financial services, automotive, real estate, and hospitality sectors. The company provides application programming interfaces, software development kits, and JavaScript plug-ins.
Key facts about Vouched
- Founded Year: 2018
- Location: Seattle (United States)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $30.9M
- Employee Count: 63 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: SK Ventures, SpringRock Ventures and 14 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Sep 04, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. Troj Company
Provider of a platform securing artificial intelligence models and applications. It offers tools to identify vulnerabilities and protect against threats. The platform helps ensure model behavior is predictable and reliable. It allows users to map models to security standards. The platform integrates into various environments.
Key facts about Troj Company
- Founded Year: 2019
- Location: Saint John (Canada)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $11.4M
- Employee Count: 9 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Flybridge Capital Partners, Alteryx and 6 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Mar 25, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
3. Joe Coffee
Provider of software solutions for coffee shops. The solutions includes manage reviews, kiosk, order management, marketing, and shop Management.
Key facts about Joe Coffee
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: Seattle (United States)
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $3.5M
- Employee Count: 55 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Craft Ventures, Flying Fish Ventures and 1 Other
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Jul 09, 2020, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. Included
Recruitment analytics for diversity and inclusion. It provides insights based on organizational DEI data. It includes integrated crawls to gather data on multiple data points and generate DEI reports.
Key facts about Included
- Founded Year: 2020
- Location: Redmond (United States)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $7.3M
- Employee Count: 5 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: SignalFire, Alumni Ventures and 3 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, May 07, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
5. Clarity
Provider of software for verifying candidate identity and detecting fraud. This platform integrates into hiring workflows to analyze applicant data, media, and behavioral patterns. It identifies potential deception by detecting deepfake technology, voice manipulation, and proxy candidates during the recruitment and onboarding process. The system cross-references information to validate the authenticity of individuals throughout the hiring lifecycle.
Key facts about Clarity
- Founded Year: 2022
- Location: Tel Aviv (Israel)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $16M
- Employee Count: 31 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Cyverse Capital, Walden Catalyst and 11 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Feb 16, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
Flying Fish Ventures' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Flying Fish Ventures has invested in 46 companies over the last 9 years, with an average of 6 new investments annually in the last 5 years. In 2025, it made 9 investments, while as of Sep 2026, it has made 4 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Meadow and most recent follow-on round was in Procaps Group.Year | No. of Investments | ||
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1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 4 | 0 | 4 |
2025 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
2024 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
2023 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
2022 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
2021 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
2020 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
2019 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
2018 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
2017 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Flying Fish Ventures' Investments by Stage
Flying Fish Ventures has made 34 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $4.84M, 8 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $12.1M and 1 investment in Post IPO stage with an average round size of $40M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 34 |
Series A | 8 |
Post IPO | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Flying Fish Ventures' Investments by Sector
Flying Fish Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Artificial Intelligence - Industry Applications, Enterprise Infrastructure and Vertical SaaS. Notably, it has invested in 41 Tech companies, 40 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 38 Software companies and at least 25 companies focusing on Saas.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 34 |
High Tech | 20 |
Artificial Intelligence - Industry Applications | 12 |
Enterprise Infrastructure | 8 |
Vertical SaaS | 7 |
Others | 36 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Flying Fish Ventures' Investments by Geography
Flying Fish Ventures has made most investments in United States (30), followed by Canada where it has made 7 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 30 |
Canada | 7 |
United Kingdom | 4 |
Israel | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Flying Fish Ventures' recent investments
Flying Fish Ventures has made 4 investments in 2026 so far. Meadow and Neuromorphic Labs are the latest among them.Here are the most recent investments by Flying Fish Ventures:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Sep 30, 2026 | United States | Seed | 8159 | [+4] | |
Aug 13, 2026 | United States | Seed | 1420 | [+3] | |
Jan 27, 2026 | United States | Seed | 5490 | [+1] | |
Jan 07, 2026 | United Kingdom | Seed | 6953 | [+3] | |
Nov 17, 2025 | United States | Seed | 8119 | [+1] |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Flying Fish Ventures' Portfolio
1 of Flying Fish Ventures' portfolio company became public - Procaps Group. It got listed on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ), in Dec 2019.Here are Flying Fish Ventures' portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dec 09, 2019 | 2024 | Post IPO | 6483 |
Acquired companies in Flying Fish Ventures' Portfolio
10 companies from Flying Fish Ventures' portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Clarity in Aug 2026 by Deel for $*****.Here are Flying Fish Ventures' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Aug 04, 2026 | Feb 16, 2024 | Seed | 5627 | |
Jun 15, 2026 | Jan 04, 2022 | Seed | 8988 | |
Jan 16, 2026 | Sep 28, 2023 | Series A | 6156 | |
Jan 14, 2026 | Nov 16, 2021 | Seed | 2105 | |
May 29, 2025 | Sep 09, 2019 | Seed | 9096 |
Team profile of Flying Fish Ventures
Flying Fish Ventures has a team of 12 members including 8 Partners, 1 Venture Partner and 2 Principals located in United States and Canada. Flying Fish Ventures' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of top team members in Flying Fish Ventures:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
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Partner | Seattle | - | ||
Partner | Seattle | - | ||
Partner | Seattle | - | ||
Partner | Seattle | - | ||
Partner | Bellevue | - | ||
Partner | Seattle | - | ||
Partner | Seattle | - | ||
Partner | Seattle | - | - | |
Venture Partner | Seattle | - | ||
Principal | Edmonton | - | ||
Principal | Seattle | - |
Co-investors of Flying Fish Ventures
Over the past 9 years, 250 investors have co-invested in Flying Fish Ventures's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Flying Fish Ventures: Techstars, Madrona Venture Labs and 29 others have invested in rounds before Flying Fish Ventures. There are 2 companies where Techstars has invested before Flying Fish Ventures and 1 company where Madrona Venture Labs has invested before Flying Fish Ventures.
- Top Co-investors of Flying Fish Ventures: 156 investors entered a company along with Flying Fish Ventures. These include investors like ASCEND (3 companies).
- Invested after Flying Fish Ventures: A total of 63 investors have invested in Flying Fish Ventures's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Character (2 companies), Oregon Venture Fund (2 companies) and Mark Vadon (1 company).
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