About Holly Ventures
Holly Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2025. It is primarily based out of San Francisco, United States. As of Jul 2026, Holly Ventures is an active investor, having invested in 4 companies, with 4 new investments in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Series A round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across Enterprise Applications and Enterprise Infrastructure sectors. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series A round of Glow Overall, Holly Ventures portfolio has seen 1 unicorn, namely Glow. A lot of funds co-invest with Holly Ventures, with names like Index Ventures sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio.Key Metrics
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Series A & Seed
Portfolio Unicorns
Deals in last 12 months
Holly Ventures' List of All Investments
Holly Ventures has a portfolio of 4 companies, one of which is a Unicorn. Their most notable investments include Glow and Astelia.Their portfolio spans across and United States. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, Enterprise Infrastructure, across Series A, Seed stages. Here is the list of all investments by Holly Ventures:1. Glow
Developer of software for endpoint security and autonomous risk management. This platform provides visibility into hardware and software assets across organizational environments. It utilizes automated agents to discover devices, reconcile inventory data, and enforce security policies. The technology identifies software usage and manages the deployment of tools to mitigate risks associated with unauthorized applications. By automating remediation processes, the system prevents security incidents and supports the integration of automated tools within corporate networks.
Key facts about Glow
- Founded Year: 2025
- Location: Palo Alto (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $180M
- Employee Count: 125 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Redpoint Ventures, Greenoaks and 7 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Jul 22, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick

2. Astelia
Provider of AI-native exposure management platform identifying reachable and exploitable vulnerabilities. The platform correlates network topology with vulnerability analysis to identify true risks. It maps network infrastructure and applies AI to analyze exploitation requirements. The platform visualizes attack paths and delivers remediation guidance beyond patching, including network-based controls. It reveals coverage gaps within segmented networks.
Key facts about Astelia
- Founded Year: 2026
- Location: New York (United States)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $35M
- Employee Count: 61 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Index Ventures, Team8 and 1 Other
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Feb 25, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick

3. Venice
Provider of privileged access management solutions featuring dynamic, adaptive policies. The platform unifies access requests, approvals, and system entry through a single interface. It uses contextual, policy-driven approvals based on identity, task, and risk. The system migrates existing vaults and permissions into just-in-time access policies. It also provides session accountability, tracing requests, decisions, and actions to a real identity.
Key facts about Venice
- Founded Year: 2023
- Location: New York City (United States)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $33M
- Employee Count: 73 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: IVP, Index Ventures and 5 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Feb 19, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Developer of a unified intelligent data layer for security operations. The platform aggregates, enriches, and optimizes security information to assist human and artificial intelligence analysts. It functions as a centralized infrastructure designed to reduce complexity and improve visibility across security monitoring processes. The technology enables the processing of information to support incident response and threat detection activities.
Key facts about Beacon Security
- Founded Year: 2024
- Location: New York (United States)
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $13M
- Employee Count: 26 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: SVCI, Notable Capital and 2 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Jul 16, 2026, $*****
Holly Ventures' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
As of Jul 2026, it has made 5 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Glow and most recent follow-on round was in Astelia.Holly Ventures' Investments by Stage
Holly Ventures has made 3 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $102M and 1 investment in Seed stage with an average round size of $13M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Series A | 3 |
Seed | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Holly Ventures' Investments by Sector
Holly Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Enterprise Infrastructure and Artificial Intelligence - Industry Applications. Notably, it has invested in 4 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 4 Saas companies, 4 Software companies and at least 4 companies focusing on Tech.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 4 |
Enterprise Infrastructure | 4 |
Artificial Intelligence - Industry Applications | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Holly Ventures' Investments by Geography
Holly Ventures has made most investments in United States (4).Holly Ventures' recent investments
Holly Ventures has made 5 investments in 2026 so far. Glow and Beacon Security are the latest among them.Here are the most recent investments by Holly Ventures:
Date | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jul 22, 2026 | United States | Series A | 5689 | [+7] | |
Jul 16, 2026 | United States | Seed | 6367 | [+2] | |
Feb 25, 2026 | United States | Seed | 9177 | [+1] | |
Feb 25, 2026 | United States | Series A | 3496 | [+1] | |
Feb 19, 2026 | United States | Series A | 8671 | [+5] |
Unicorns in Holly Ventures' Portfolio
Holly Ventures has 1 unicorn in its portfolio - Glow. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Glow which became a unicorn in 2026.Here is a list of unicorns in Holly Ventures' portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
56 | Developer of software for endpoint security and autonomous risk management | 2025 | Palo Alto | Series A | hxcyzyu |
Co-investors of Holly Ventures
Over the past year, 17 investors have co-invested in Holly Ventures's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Top Co-investors of Holly Ventures: 17 investors entered a company along with Holly Ventures. These include investors like Index Ventures (3 companies).
Recent News related to Holly Ventures
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Beacon Security Raises $13M Seed to Build AI-Powered Cybersecurity PlatformTechStartups.com•Jul 16, 2026•Notable Capital, Jefferies, SVCI, Holly Ventures
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Astelia Raises $35M to Turn Exposure Management Into AI-Powered PrecisionNewswire•Feb 24, 2026•Team8, Index Ventures, Astelia, Holly Ventures and 1 other
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Wix founders-backed Israeli identity security firm raises $25mTech in Asia•Feb 19, 2026•Venice, Vine Ventures, Wiz, Wix and 2 others
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Venice Security Launches with $33M to Redefine Enterprise Privileged Access ManagementNewswire•Feb 18, 2026•Index Ventures, Venice, Vine Ventures, Holly Ventures and 3 others
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