About Garuda
Garuda is a venture capital firm founded in 2018. It is primarily based out of San Francisco, United States. As of Sep 2026, Garuda is an active investor, having invested in 47 companies, with 4 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 FinTech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series C round of Meta View Overall, Garuda portfolio has seen 1 unicorn and 6 acquisitions including key companies like Airbase, Mind and Iconic Air. A lot of funds co-invest with Garuda, with names like Village Global sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Garuda has team of 3 people including 1 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Count
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed, Series A & 1 more
Portfolio Acquisitions
Portfolio Unicorns
Garuda's List of Top Investments
Garuda has a portfolio of 47 companies, one of which is a Unicorn. Their most notable investments are in Archive Intel and AllStripes.Their portfolio spans across United States, Australia, Canada and 2 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, High Tech, FinTech and 19 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 1 more. Here is the list of top investments by Garuda:1. Airbase
Provider of a platform integrating human resources, finance, and information technology. The platform aims to connect these departments, allowing users to manage payroll and non-payroll spending through one system. This unified approach seeks to deliver real-time visibility and stronger financial controls. The platform offers interactive product tours for exploration of its modules.
Key facts about Airbase
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Last Known Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $91M
- Employee Count: 297 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Goldman Sachs, Akkadian Ventures and 22 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Conventional Debt, Jul 15, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
2. ConductorOne
Provider of agentic identity governance platform. It offers solutions for access reviews, access requests, just-in-time access, and non-human identity governance. The platform centralizes identity and access data, enabling automation and dynamic access controls. It integrates with various cloud and on-premise applications and infrastructure, allowing for customization to meet specific organizational needs. The platform aims to simplify security and compliance while streamlining identity management processes.
Key facts about ConductorOne
- Founded Year: 2020
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $111M
- Employee Count: 142 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Glynn Capital, Felicis Ventures and 15 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Oct 28, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. Meta View
Cloud-based interview analytics platform for enterprises. It uses AI to automate interview recording, and transcribing and uses conversation analytics to generate reports. It generates interview notes, and templates to create a portal to connect to candidates, etc. It offers tools to pre-populate interview scorecards with objective information, improving the evaluation process. It is a tool available on the subscription based pricing model.
Key facts about Meta View
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $112M
- Employee Count: 134 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Village Global, Google Ventures and 25 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Sep 30, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Trading ecosystem that provides access, liquidity, and data transparency to private market secondaries trading. Partners with online brokerages and wirehouses to create and maintain a secondary market while maintaining regulatory compliance. Offers end to end tech solution to enhances liquidity through fund formation, industry leading price discovery, and a distribution network comprised private wealth custodied at brokerages and robo-advisors, due diligence and verification of asset ownership, fund formation, integration via API, and more.
Key facts about Monark Markets
- Founded Year: 2021
- Location: New York City (United States)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $3.6M
- Employee Count: 22 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: F-Prime Capital, Actions Capital and 10 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Feb 18, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. Amperon
Provider of energy forecasting and analytics solutions for grid reliability. The company delivers short-term and long-term forecasts, using machine learning methodology. It offers forecasts for weather events, market fluctuations, and customer contract requirements. The company provides tools for power markets trading, demand management, and asset optimization.
Key facts about Amperon
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: New York City (United States)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $30M
- Employee Count: 92 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Samsung Venture Investment, National Grid Partners and 28 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Jan 15, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Garuda's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Garuda has invested in 47 companies over the last 8 years, with an average of 4 new investments annually in the last 5 years. In 2025, it made 7 investments, while as of Sep 2026, it has made 4 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Mind and most recent follow-on round was in Meta View.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 3 | 1 | 4 |
2025 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
2024 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
2023 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
2022 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2020 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Garuda's Investments by Stage
Garuda has made 18 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $3.92M, 7 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $66.7M and 1 investment in Series B stage with an average round size of $30M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 18 |
Series A | 7 |
Series B | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Garuda's Investments by Sector
Garuda has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, FinTech, High Tech, Artificial Intelligence - Industry Applications and Consumer. Notably, it has invested in 40 Tech companies, 35 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 32 Software companies and at least 19 companies focusing on Saas.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 19 |
FinTech | 9 |
High Tech | 7 |
Artificial Intelligence - Industry Applications | 5 |
Consumer | 4 |
Others | 32 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Garuda's Investments by Geography
Garuda has made most investments in United States (22), followed by Australia where it has made 1 investment.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 22 |
Australia | 1 |
Canada | 1 |
Kenya | 1 |
United Kingdom | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Garuda's recent investments
Garuda has made 4 investments in 2026 so far. Meta View and Mind are the latest among them.Here are the most recent investments by Garuda:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sep 30, 2026 | United States | Series C | 1180 | [+5] | |
May 13, 2026 | United States | Series A | 5539 | [+10] | |
Feb 11, 2026 | Australia | Series A | 9217 | [+3] | |
Jan 29, 2026 | United States | Seed | 9362 | [+4] | |
Oct 21, 2025 | United States | Seed | 2366 | [+3] |
Unicorns in Garuda's Portfolio
Garuda has 1 unicorn in its portfolio - Mind. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Mind which became a unicorn in 2026.Here is a list of unicorns in Garuda's portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
57 | Developer of robotic platform designed for industrial deployment and manufacturing tasks | 2025 | Palo Alto | Series A | kksceb{ |
Acquired companies in Garuda's Portfolio
6 companies from Garuda's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Iconic Air in Oct 2025 by Asuene for $*****.Here are Garuda's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Oct 23, 2025 | Oct 05, 2022 | Seed | 6577 | |
Apr 16, 2025 | Jan 28, 2022 | Seed | 8204 | |
Mar 17, 2025 | - | - | 5995 | |
Sep 04, 2024 | - | - | 1074 | |
Oct 23, 2023 | Aug 20, 2018 | Seed | 3646 |
Team profile of Garuda
Garuda has a team of 3 members located in United States. Garuda's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Co-investors of Garuda
Over the past 8 years, 227 investors have co-invested in Garuda's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Garuda: Y Combinator, Accel and 33 others have invested in rounds before Garuda. There are 3 companies where Y Combinator has invested before Garuda and 2 companies where Accel has invested before Garuda.
- Top Co-investors of Garuda: 120 investors entered a company along with Garuda. These include investors like Village Global (3 companies).
- Invested after Garuda: A total of 72 investors have invested in Garuda's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Felicis Ventures (1 company), Travis Mcpeak (1 company) and Jason Chan (1 company).
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