About GFT Ventures
GFT Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2021. It is primarily based out of Palo Alto, United States. As of Sep 2026, GFT Ventures is an active investor, having invested in 45 companies, with 2 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 High Tech to Enterprise Applications and Blockchain Technology. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series A round of Go Overall, GFT Ventures portfolio has seen 5 unicorns, 3 IPOs and 10 acquisitions including key companies like Coupang, TuSimple and Deepgram. A lot of funds co-invest with GFT Ventures, with names like Atinum Investment sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. GFT Ventures has team of 5 people including 3 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Series A, Seed & 1 more
Portfolio IPOs
Portfolio Acquisitions
Portfolio Unicorns
Deals in last 12 months
GFT Ventures' List of Top Investments
GFT Ventures has a portfolio of 45 companies, including 5 unicorns. Their most notable investments are in Ronday and Qortex.Their portfolio spans across United States, Israel, South Korea and 4 more locations. They have invested in High Tech, Enterprise Applications, Blockchain Technology and 14 other sectors, across stages such as Series A, Seed and 1 more. Here is the list of top investments by GFT Ventures:
1. Coupang
Online marketplace offering multi-category consumer products. The product catalog includes fashion, beauty, stationery, sports, health care, books, toys, smoking products, pet supplies, groceries, automobiles, electronics, and more.
Key facts about Coupang
- Founded Year: 2010
- Location: Seoul (South Korea)
- Annual Revenue: $1B+ as on Dec 31, 2018
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $3.9B
- Employee Count: 1,001 - 5,000 as on Mar 01, 2026
- Investors: HTIF, ADS Ventures and 50 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series F, Dec 20, 2019, $*****
- Highlight: Public
2. Terra
Blockchain network for payments. It is an open-source blockchain payment platform for an algorithmic stablecoin, which are cryptocurrencies that automatically track the price of currencies or other assets. The platform enables users to spend, save, trade, or exchange Terra stablecoins.
Key facts about Terra
- Founded Year: 2018
- Location: Singapore (Singapore)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $125M
- Employee Count: 16 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: TransLink Capital, Orthogonal Thinker and 42 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Jan 26, 2021, $*****
3. Singular
Marketing analytics and attribution platform. It helps marketers unify data, analyze return on investment, and optimize marketing strategies across various channels. The platform enables marketers to consolidate marketing data, including costs, creatives, bids, and ad monetization metrics.
Key facts about Singular
- Founded Year: 2014
- Location: Tel Aviv (Israel)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $50M
- Employee Count: 361 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: TransLink Capital, DCM Ventures and 9 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Sep 18, 2018, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. TuSimple
AI-powered provider of self-driving solutions for trucks. It develops a commercial-ready Level 4 (SAE) fully-autonomous truck driving solution for the logistics sector. Its product portfolio consists of full-stack autonomous driving technology and high-speed long-distance sensing technology. Its self-driving technology encompasses various factors of autonomy such as perception, localization, planning, HD maps, and controls. It offers TU simple connect which is a proprietary autonomous operation monitoring system that monitors trucks in real-time. Also, it uses existing LiDars, Radars, and HD cameras for the perception of vehicles.
Key facts about TuSimple
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: San Diego (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $1M - $10M as on Dec 31, 2022
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $648M
- Employee Count: 220 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: HTIF, Deep Learning and 23 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Aug 01, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Public
5. Deepgram
Provider of AI-based speech transcription software. It uses deep learning-enabled and custom-trained speech models to process voice data. Its features include speech-to-text, real-time streaming, multi-language support, as well as on-premise deplorability. It has applications in monitoring sales and support calls. Caters to the Finance, Government, and Software industries.
Key facts about Deepgram
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $229M
- Employee Count: 381 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Salesforce Ventures, Princeville Capital and 30 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Dec 05, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
GFT Ventures' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
GFT Ventures has invested in 45 companies over the last 5 years, with an average of 3 new investments annually in the last 5 years. In 2025, it made 5 investments, while as of Sep 2026, it has made 3 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Go and most recent follow-on round was in Higgsfield.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 2 | 1 | 3 |
2025 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
2024 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
2023 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
GFT Ventures' Investments by Stage
GFT Ventures has made 10 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $24.4M, 4 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $10.3M and 2 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $28.8M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Series A | 10 |
Seed | 4 |
Series B | 2 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
GFT Ventures' Investments by Sector
GFT Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Consumer, FinTech and Artificial Intelligence - Industry Applications. Notably, it has invested in 43 Tech companies, 35 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 29 Software companies and at least 15 companies focusing on Consumer (B2C).Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 10 |
High Tech | 7 |
Consumer | 3 |
FinTech | 3 |
Artificial Intelligence - Industry Applications | 2 |
Others | 10 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
GFT Ventures' Investments by Geography
GFT Ventures has made most investments in United States (13), followed by Canada where it has made 1 investment.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 13 |
Canada | 1 |
Israel | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
GFT Ventures' recent investments
GFT Ventures has made 3 investments in 2026 so far. Go and Higgsfield are the latest among them.Here are the most recent investments by GFT Ventures:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sep 22, 2026 | - | Series A | 2073 | [+1] | |
Aug 17, 2026 | United States | Series B | 6969 | [+17] | |
May 22, 2026 | United States | Series A | 9180 | [+11] | |
Oct 06, 2025 | United States | Series A | 2677 | [+5] | |
Sep 09, 2025 | United States | Series A | 8477 | [+4] |
Unicorns in GFT Ventures' Portfolio
GFT Ventures has 5 unicorns in its portfolio - Deepgram, Higgsfield, Figment and others. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Deepgram. It became a unicorn in 2026.Here is a list of unicorns in GFT Ventures' portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
69 | Provider of AI-based speech transcription software | 2015 | San Francisco | Series C | kxcikuy | ||
67 | AI-powered video creation and editing platform | 2023 | San Francisco | Series B | qskayhs | ||
65 | Online platform for the staking solution | 2018 | Toronto | Series C | oxlwntj | ||
66 | Provider of an open-source machine learning platform | 2012 | Mountain View | Series E | {mugvbc | ||
61 | Provider of Web3 infrastructure and compliance platform for blockchain projects | 2019 | San Francisco | Series B | pkvgxut |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in GFT Ventures' Portfolio
3 of GFT Ventures' portfolio companies have become public. GCT Semiconductor got listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), in Mar 2024 and TuSimple got listed on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) at marketcap of $8.49B.Here are GFT Ventures' portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mar 27, 2024 | - | - | 5565 | |
Apr 15, 2021 | - | - | 6732 | |
Mar 11, 2021 | - | - | 9013 |
Acquired companies in GFT Ventures' Portfolio
10 companies from GFT Ventures' portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Korbit in Feb 2026 by Mirae Asset for $*****.Here are GFT Ventures' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Feb 13, 2026 | - | - | 9960 | |
Dec 10, 2024 | - | - | 7513 | |
Jun 10, 2021 | - | - | 8724 | |
May 11, 2021 | - | - | 7463 | |
Dec 16, 2019 | - | - | 3391 |
Team profile of GFT Ventures
GFT Ventures has a team of 5 members including 3 Partners located in United States. GFT Ventures' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of all team members in GFT Ventures:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | Palo Alto | - | ||
Partner | Oakland | - | - | |
Partner | Stanford | - | - |
Co-investors of GFT Ventures
Over the past 5 years, 178 investors have co-invested in GFT Ventures's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before GFT Ventures: Y Combinator, Silicon Road Ventures and 44 others have invested in rounds before GFT Ventures. There are 2 companies where Y Combinator has invested before GFT Ventures and 2 companies where Silicon Road Ventures has invested before GFT Ventures.
- Top Co-investors of GFT Ventures: 75 investors entered a company along with GFT Ventures. These include investors like Atinum Investment (2 companies).
- Invested after GFT Ventures: A total of 57 investors have invested in GFT Ventures's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Red Dot Capital Partners (1 company), Maor Investments (1 company) and Publicis (1 company).
Recent News related to GFT Ventures
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LinqAlpha Secures $22 Million Series A to Enhance AI for Global Public MarketsPR Newswire•Jul 02, 2026•LinqAlpha, Atinum Investment, GFT Ventures, Advance Venture Partners
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Higgsfield AI Startup Valued at $1.3 Billion After Funding RoundNewsdirectory3•Jan 31, 2026•Higgsfield, GFT Ventures, Accel, Menlo Ventures
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Higgsfield Raises Series A Total Past $130 Million, Exceeds $200 Million Run Rate in Nine MonthsPulse 2.0•Jan 15, 2026•Aicapitalpartners, Higgsfield, Accel, Menlo Ventures and 3 others
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Higgsfield Raises $50M in Series A FundingFinSMEs•Sep 09, 2025•Aicapitalpartners, Higgsfield, BroadLight Capital, GFT Ventures and 4 others
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Knit Secures $16.1M Series A for AI-Driven Enterprise Insightshttps://www.intelligence360.news/•Aug 15, 2025•Knit, Sound Ventures, GFT Ventures
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Bria Secures $40m In Series B To Drive Fair Gen Ai Usage For Enterpriseshttps://www.intelligence360.news/•Mar 24, 2025•IN Venture, Intel Capital, GFT Ventures, Entree Capital and 3 others
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Anyware Robotics Secures $12Million Seed Funding, Deploys Pixmo CommerciallyAiThority•Mar 14, 2025•Anyware Robotics, GFT Ventures, Foothill Ventures, Black Forest Ventures and 5 others
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Bria raises $40M to develop generative AI models trained on licensed dataSiliconAngle•Mar 13, 2025•Entree Capital, Red Dot Capital Partners, Bria, GFT Ventures and 4 others
