About Halogen Ventures
Halogen Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2016. It is primarily based out of Los Angeles, United States. As of Apr 2026, Halogen Ventures is an active investor, having invested in 86 companies, with 11 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 Consumer to Retail and Enterprise Applications. Most recently it participated in the $***** Seed round of Skyfire Overall, Halogen Ventures portfolio has seen 1 unicorn and 15 acquisitions including key companies like Metropolis, theSkimm and Caribu. A lot of funds co-invest with Halogen Ventures, with names like Draper sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Halogen Ventures has team of 23 people including 8 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Count
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed, Series A & 3 more
Portfolio Unicorns
Portfolio Soonicorns
Deals in last 12 months
Halogen Ventures' List of Top Investments
Halogen Ventures has a portfolio of 86 companies, one of which is a Unicorn. Their most notable investments are in Preemadonna and MightyFly.Their portfolio spans across United States, Canada, India and 1 more locations. They have invested in Consumer, Retail, Enterprise Applications and 27 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 3 more. Here is the list of top investments by Halogen Ventures:
1. Babylist
Online discovery platform for baby products. The company allows users to browse and add baby products from multiple online stores. It aggregates and offers products in different categories such as apparel & accessories, health, gears, and more. The company also offers its mobile app which is available for Android and iOS.
Key facts about Babylist
- Founded Year: 2011
- Location: Oakland (United States)
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $50M
- Employee Count: 1,225 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: Norwest, 500 Global and 8 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Nov 04, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. HopSkipDrive
Platform offering digital healthcare transportation management tool for kids. It has a ride-sharing service for kids that makes life easier for busy parents by providing cab sharing with their team of vetted drivers. Parents can track the ride in real-time through the app and have multiple methods of contacting the driver at any time. All of the drivers on the platform go through a rigorous, 15-point certification process.
Key facts about HopSkipDrive
- Founded Year: 2014
- Location: South Pasadena (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series D
- Total Funding till date: $106M
- Employee Count: 527 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: Greycroft, Cyrus Capital Partners and 25 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Sep 13, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Cloud based platform offering legal will planning solutions. The platform enables users to create and manage wills and forms to solve legal issues. It allows users to fill the questionnaire and access the forms. It also helps families in creating personal wills. It is available on subscription based pricing model.
Key facts about Trust and Will
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: San Diego (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $75M
- Employee Count: 160 as on Apr 30, 2026
- Investors: Western Technology Investment, USAA and 28 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Apr 22, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. Vivoo
App offering personalized nutrition plans and advice. The company offers urine strips for collecting a urine sample. The app is used to scan the urine strip and offers nutrition advice based on the analysis. The app can also be used to monitor, provides reminders, and track the progress of the user's health via graphs.
Key facts about Vivoo
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: United States
- Annual Revenue: $0 - $1M as on Dec 31, 2020
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $6.78M
- Employee Count: 68 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: Draper, 500 Global and 14 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Nov 02, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. Peek
Online marketplace for booking tours & activities. It enables users to discover and book personalized, guided, cultural and historical tours across multiple Indian heritage sites & global destinations. Users can enter destination details and holiday dates, and discover their adventure personality type to find recommended activities.
Key facts about Peek
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $189M
- Employee Count: 267 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: Cathay Innovation, Springcoast Capital Partners and 42 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Nov 20, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Halogen Ventures' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Halogen Ventures has invested in 86 companies over the last 9 years, with an average of 5 new investments annually in the last 5 years. In 2025, it made 1 investment, while as of Apr 2026, it has made 11 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Rasa Legal and most recent follow-on round was in Skyfire.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 10 | 1 | 11 |
2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2024 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
2021 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
2020 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
2019 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
2018 | 10 | 1 | 11 |
2017 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
Halogen Ventures' Investments by Stage
Halogen Ventures has made 35 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $4.5M, 7 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $6.92M, 2 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $53M, 2 investments in Series C stage with an average round size of $26M and 1 investment in Angel stage with an average round size of $5.13M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 35 |
Series A | 7 |
Series B | 2 |
Series C | 2 |
Angel | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Halogen Ventures' Investments by Sector
Halogen Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Consumer, Enterprise Applications, Retail, HealthTech and High Tech. Notably, it has invested in 70 Tech companies, 52 Consumer (B2C) companies, 31 Enterprise (B2B) companies and at least 29 companies focusing on Software.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Consumer | 19 |
Enterprise Applications | 11 |
Retail | 10 |
HealthTech | 6 |
High Tech | 6 |
Others | 53 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Halogen Ventures' Investments by Geography
Halogen Ventures has made most investments in United States (46), followed by United Kingdom where it has made 1 investment.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 46 |
United Kingdom | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Halogen Ventures' recent investments
Halogen Ventures has made 11 investments in 2026 so far. Skyfire and Rasa Legal are the latest among them.Here are the most recent investments by Halogen Ventures:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Apr 28, 2026 | United States | Seed | 7973 | [+4] | |
Mar 10, 2026 | United States | Seed | 2112 | ||
Mar 04, 2026 | United States | Seed | 6286 | - | |
Mar 04, 2026 | United States | Seed | 3018 | [+4] | |
Mar 04, 2026 | United States | Seed | 2424 | - |
Unicorns in Halogen Ventures' Portfolio
Halogen Ventures has 1 unicorn in its portfolio - Metropolis. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Metropolis which became a unicorn in 2025, 6 years after Halogen Ventures first invested in it.Here is a list of unicorns in Halogen Ventures' portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
61 | AI company developing computer vision–powered systems to make parking spaces frictionless | 2017 | Santa Monica | Series D | dhkogdw |
Acquired companies in Halogen Ventures' Portfolio
15 companies from Halogen Ventures' portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Prive in May 2025 by Recurly for $*****.Here are Halogen Ventures' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
May 07, 2025 | Aug 31, 2021 | Seed | 1368 | |
Mar 19, 2025 | May 15, 2018 | Series C | 8460 | |
Sep 24, 2024 | Nov 28, 2018 | Seed | 4390 | |
Dec 12, 2023 | - | - | 3197 | |
Sep 19, 2023 | Sep 12, 2020 | Seed | 6562 |
Team profile of Halogen Ventures
Halogen Ventures has a team of 23 members including 8 Partners and 10 Principals located in United States and Nigeria. Halogen Ventures' team sits on the board of 2 companies.Here is a list of top team members in Halogen Ventures:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | Santa Monica | - | ||
Partner | Los Angeles | - | - | |
Partner | Los Angeles | - | ||
Partner | United States | - | ||
Partner | Los Angeles | - | ||
Partner | - | - | ||
Partner | San Francisco | - | - | |
Partner | Port Harcourt | - | - | |
Principal | United States | - | ||
Principal | Los Angeles | Thrive Market and EBTH | - | |
Principal | New York City | - | - |
Co-investors of Halogen Ventures
Over the past 9 years, 365 investors have co-invested in Halogen Ventures's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Halogen Ventures: Greycroft, Techstars and 82 others have invested in rounds before Halogen Ventures. There are 3 companies where Greycroft has invested before Halogen Ventures and 3 companies where Techstars has invested before Halogen Ventures.
- Top Co-investors of Halogen Ventures: 177 investors entered a company along with Halogen Ventures. These include investors like Draper (3 companies).
- Invested after Halogen Ventures: A total of 104 investors have invested in Halogen Ventures's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Alumni Ventures (2 companies), GingerBread Capital (2 companies) and Cyrus Capital Partners (1 company).
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