About Globivest
Globivest is a venture capital firm founded in 2016. It is primarily based out of Beirut, Lebanon. As of Feb 2026, Globivest has invested in 79 companies. It primarily invests in Series A round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to Consumer and High Tech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Seed round of Qureos Overall, Globivest portfolio has seen 3 unicorns, 5 IPOs and 10 acquisitions including key companies like Uber, Salesforce and Eight Sleep. A lot of funds co-invest with Globivest, with names like Benjamin Gaignault sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Globivest has team of 4 people including 2 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Count
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed, Series A & 1 more
Portfolio Acquisitions
Portfolio Unicorns
Globivest's List of Top Investments
Globivest has a portfolio of 79 companies, including 3 unicorns. Their most notable investments are in Kwara and Goodvest.Their portfolio spans across United States, United Kingdom, France and 13 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, Consumer, High Tech and 26 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 1 more. Here is the list of top investments by Globivest:
1. Uber
Network providing on-demand transportation, delivery, and business management solutions. It facilitates ride requests and connects individuals with transportation providers. Additionally, it offers delivery services for food and other goods. The network extends to business solutions, providing tools for managing rides, meals, and local deliveries for organizations.
Key facts about Uber
- Founded Year: 2009
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $13.2B
- Employee Count: 151,576 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: TrueBridge, American Express Ventures and 191 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Dec 19, 2020, $*****
- Highlight: Public
2. Salesforce
Provider of a platform delivering customer relationship management and cloud solutions. The platform offers applications and tools for sales, service, marketing, commerce, and information technology. It enables businesses to automate tasks, analyze data, and personalize customer interactions. The platform’s features include artificial intelligence, data integration, and application development capabilities.
Key facts about Salesforce
- Founded Year: 1999
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $37.9B as on Jan 31, 2025
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $52M
- Employee Count: 76,453 as on Jan 31, 2025
- Investors: Glynn Capital, Kaplan Group Investments and 34 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, May 23, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Public
3. Eight Sleep
Eight sleep provides an AI-based internet-first brand of thermoregulated mattress, carbon air pillow, and smart mattress cover that is controlled via smartphone. It allows the user to set the temperature of the mattress independently and monitor the body vitals such as breathing and heart-rate variability. This control allows the user to fall asleep faster and improves the quality of sleep. The app can be connected with other smart devices to monitor sleep activity. GentleRise wake-up technology allows users to wake up with a temperature and gentle vibration at the chest level.
Key facts about Eight Sleep
- Founded Year: 2014
- Location: New York City (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series D
- Total Funding till date: $324M
- Employee Count: 234 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: SoftBank Group, FCVC and 87 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Mar 04, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. Twilio
Cloud based omnichannel communication and customer engagement platform. The platform offers a telephony infrastructure web service in the cloud, allowing web developers to integrate phone calls, text messages, and IP voice communications into the web, mobile, and traditional phone applications. It provides customer data platform that allows users to collect data from different channels, and manage the customer journeys in real time. It caters its solution to industries such as reatil, finance, healthcare, and more.
Key facts about Twilio
- Founded Year: 2008
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $4.46B as on Dec 31, 2024
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $240M
- Employee Count: 6,597 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: TCV, TDM Growth Partners and 40 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Jul 31, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Public
5. Addepar
Addepar is a wealth management solution for investment advisors. It offers solutions for data aggregation, analytics, and portfolio reporting for investment advisors. The product caters to family offices, RIAs, foundation and endowments, global advisories, banks, financial services firms, and wirehouses.
Key facts about Addepar
- Founded Year: 2009
- Location: Mountain View (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series G
- Total Funding till date: $759M
- Employee Count: 1,421 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: SeedFord Partners, Syren Capital Advisors and 57 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series G, May 13, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Globivest's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Globivest has invested in 79 companies over the last 5 years, with an average of 1 new investment annually in the last 5 years. In 2025, it made 1 investment, while as of Feb 2026, it has made 1 investment in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in iyris and most recent follow-on round was in Qureos.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2025 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2023 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2021 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Globivest's Investments by Stage
Globivest has made 5 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $2.58M, 2 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $15.5M and 1 investment in Angel stage with an average round size of $2.14M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 5 |
Series A | 2 |
Angel | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Globivest's Investments by Sector
Globivest has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Consumer, Food and Agriculture Tech, Enterprise Applications, FinTech and Business Services. Notably, it has invested in 73 Tech companies, 53 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 38 Software companies and at least 32 companies focusing on Consumer (B2C).Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Consumer | 3 |
Food and Agriculture Tech | 3 |
Enterprise Applications | 2 |
FinTech | 2 |
Business Services | 1 |
Others | 4 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Globivest's Investments by Geography
Globivest has made most investments in United States (2), followed by France where it has made 1 investment.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 2 |
France | 1 |
Kenya | 1 |
Lebanon | 1 |
Mexico | 1 |
Others | 2 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Globivest's recent investments
Globivest has made 1 investments in 2026 so far - Qureos.Here are the most recent investments by Globivest:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Feb 04, 2026 | United Arab Emirates | Seed | 1696 | [+8] | |
Sep 24, 2025 | France | Series B | 1856 | [+3] | |
May 30, 2024 | United States | Series A | 4343 | ||
Oct 06, 2023 | United States | Series A | 9297 | ||
Jun 22, 2023 | Mexico | Seed | 4141 | [+10] |
Unicorns in Globivest's Portfolio
Globivest has 3 unicorns in its portfolio - Eight Sleep, Addepar and Sourcegraph. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Eight Sleep. It became a unicorn in 2026.Here is a list of unicorns in Globivest's portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
81 | Provider of AI-based internet-first brand of mattress and smart mattress covers | 2014 | New York City | Series D | ocquljc | ||
78 | Wealth management solutions for advisors | 2009 | Mountain View | Series G | dnwycvx | ||
58 | Developer of a platform for code search, analysis, and modification | 2013 | San Francisco | Series D | nmjfv{e |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Globivest's Portfolio
5 of Globivest's portfolio companies have become public. Surf Air got listed on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ), in Jul 2023 at marketcap of $982M and Sprinklr got listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) at marketcap of $3.97B.Here are Globivest's portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jul 27, 2023 | - | - | 8220 | |
Jun 23, 2021 | - | - | 3615 | |
May 09, 2019 | - | - | 2103 | |
Jun 23, 2016 | - | - | 3247 | |
Jun 23, 2004 | - | - | 2383 |
Acquired companies in Globivest's Portfolio
10 companies from Globivest's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition were Pledge in May 2025 by Blue Yonder.Here are Globivest's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
May 05, 2025 | - | - | 4436 | |
Oct 03, 2024 | - | - | 3666 | |
Feb 27, 2024 | - | - | 8881 | |
Jan 13, 2022 | - | - | 8617 | |
Aug 11, 2021 | - | - | 7181 |
Team profile of Globivest
Globivest has a team of 4 members including 2 Partners and 2 Principals located in United States, France and 1 more location. Globivest's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of all team members in Globivest:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | Lebanon | - | ||
Partner | Paris | - | - | |
Principal | New York City | - | - | |
Principal | Lebanon | - |
Co-investors of Globivest
Over the past 5 years, 106 investors have co-invested in Globivest's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Globivest: Ecosystem Integrity Fund, Grantham Foundation and 19 others have invested in rounds before Globivest. There is 1 company where Ecosystem Integrity Fund has invested before Globivest and 1 company where Grantham Foundation has invested before Globivest.
- Top Co-investors of Globivest: 50 investors entered a company along with Globivest. These include investors like Benjamin Gaignault (1 company).
- Invested after Globivest: A total of 35 investors have invested in Globivest's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Oraseya Capital (2 companies), Ring Capital (1 company) and Polytechnique Ventures (1 company).
Recent News related to Globivest
•
UAE-Based Qureos Raises $5M Seed to Accelerate AI-Driven HiringStartup Scene ME•Feb 04, 2026•Salica Investments, Oraseya Capital, Sunny Side Venture Partners, BDev Ventures and 7 others
•
BioSapien Secures $8M+ Funding for Cancer Treatment PlatformAssiyaq•Jul 08, 2025•BioSapien, Globivest, Global Ventures, Golden Gate Ventures and 1 other
•
Iyris makes fresh produce easier to grow in difficult climates, raises $16MStartupNews•May 30, 2024•iyris, Ecosystem Integrity Fund, Global Ventures, Dubai Future District Fund and 5 others
•
First close of first fund concluded by women-led VC firm GlobivestIncubees•Feb 13, 2024•Globivest, Plug and Play Tech Center, Citi, Angelini Ventures and 2 others
•
Vibrant Planet Raises $15M in Series A FundingFinSMEs•Oct 06, 2023•Vibrant Planet, Ecosystem Integrity Fund, Microsoft, Citi and 3 others
•
SCAPE, the Mexican on-demand wellness platform, receives $1.3 million in oversubscribed funding roundContxto•Jun 22, 2023•Scape Spa, Amplifica Capital, Angel Ventures, AngelHub and 8 others
•
Kwara of Kenya Raises $3m in Equity to Boost Technology for SACCOs, Acquires KUSCCO Software SubsidiaryMicroCapital•Feb 15, 2023•Kwara, DOB Equity, Globivest, Onedayyes and 7 others
•
Kenyan fintech startup Kwara raises $3m seed extension to help credit unions digitise their operationsTechpoint.Africa•Jan 16, 2023•Kwara, DOB Equity, Globivest, Breega and 7 others
•
Kenyan fintech Kwara acquires software company IRNET from KUSCCO for an undisclosed sumAfrica Business Communities•Jan 12, 2023•Kwara, KUSCCO, IRNET Coop Kenya, DOB Equity and 5 others
•
Dubai edtech firm nets $3m in pre-seed moneyTech in Asia•Apr 06, 2022•Qureos, COTU Ventures, Colle Capital, Globivest and 14 others
