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 Oct 2025, GFT Ventures is an active investor, having invested in 43 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 Lyzr Overall, GFT Ventures portfolio has seen 4 unicorns, 3 IPOs and 10 acquisitions including key companies like Coupang, Figment and TuSimple. A lot of funds co-invest with GFT Ventures, with names like Liberty City Ventures sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. GFT Ventures has team of 6 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 43 companies, including 4 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)
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $3.9B
- Investors: HTIF, ADS Ventures and 49 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: 14 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: Orthogonal Thinker, Lightspeed Venture Partners 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: 364 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: General Catalyst, GFT Ventures and 9 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Sep 18, 2018, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. 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: 288 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: BlackRock, Tiger Global Management and 30 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Dec 05, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. Figment
Online platform for the staking solution. The company offers staking solutions including rewards optimization, rapid API development, rewards reporting, partner integrations, governance, liquid staking, and more.
Key facts about Figment
- Founded Year: 2018
- Location: Toronto (Canada)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $165M
- Employee Count: 185 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: Thoma Bravo, Fidelity Investments and 57 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Oct 06, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
GFT Ventures' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
GFT Ventures has invested in 43 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. Its most recent first time investment was in Lyzr and most recent follow-on round was in Knit.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 8 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $15.8M, 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 | 8 |
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, Blockchain Technology and FinTech. Notably, it has invested in 42 Tech companies, 34 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 29 Software companies and at least 14 companies focusing on Consumer (B2C).Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 10 |
High Tech | 6 |
Consumer | 3 |
Blockchain Technology | 2 |
FinTech | 2 |
Others | 8 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
GFT Ventures' Investments by Geography
GFT Ventures has made most investments in United States (12), followed by Canada where it has made 1 investment.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 12 |
Canada | 1 |
Israel | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
GFT Ventures' recent investments
GFT Ventures has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by GFT Ventures:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Oct 29, 2025 | United States | Series A | 2641 | [+5] | |
Sep 09, 2025 | United States | Series A | 7937 | [+4] | |
Jul 31, 2025 | United States | Series A | 2881 | [+5] | |
Mar 14, 2025 | United States | Seed | 2393 | [+2] | |
Mar 13, 2025 | Israel | Series B | 5571 |
Unicorns in GFT Ventures' Portfolio
GFT Ventures has 4 unicorns in its portfolio - Higgsfield, Figment, H2O AI and others. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Higgsfield. It became a unicorn in 2025.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
66 | AI-powered video creation and editing platform | 2023 | San Francisco | Series A | eoxpqpu | ||
70 | Online platform for the staking solution | 2018 | Toronto | Series C | wsrqswb | ||
64 | Provider of an open-source machine learning platform | 2012 | Mountain View | Series E | ctiymit | ||
58 | Provider of Web3 infrastructure and compliance platform for blockchain projects | 2019 | San Francisco | Series B | xwasj{s |
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 | - | - | 2860 | |
Apr 15, 2021 | - | - | 1726 | |
Mar 11, 2021 | - | - | 7481 |
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 | - | - | 6921 | |
Dec 10, 2024 | - | - | 4675 | |
Jun 10, 2021 | - | - | 1366 | |
May 11, 2021 | - | - | 7817 | |
Dec 16, 2019 | - | - | 9015 |
Team profile of GFT Ventures
GFT Ventures has a team of 6 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 | San Francisco | - | ||
Partner | Oakland | - | - | |
Partner | Stanford | - | - |
Co-investors of GFT Ventures
Over the past 5 years, 152 investors have co-invested in GFT Ventures's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before GFT Ventures: Silicon Road Ventures, Bonfire Ventures and 44 others have invested in rounds before GFT Ventures. There are 2 companies where Silicon Road Ventures has invested before GFT Ventures and 1 company where Bonfire Ventures has invested before GFT Ventures.
- Top Co-investors of GFT Ventures: 64 investors entered a company along with GFT Ventures. These include investors like Liberty City Ventures (1 company).
- Invested after GFT Ventures: A total of 42 investors have invested in GFT Ventures's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Thoma Bravo (1 company), Morgan Stanley (1 company) and Binance (1 company).
Recent News related to GFT Ventures
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Higgsfield AI Startup Valued at $1.3 Billion After Funding Roundnewsdirectory3.com•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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Knit Secures $16.1M Series A for AI-Driven Enterprise Insightsintelligence360•Aug 15, 2025•Knit, Sound Ventures, GFT Ventures
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