About Horizon Ventures
Horizon Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 1999. It is primarily based out of Los Altos, United States. As of Sep 2023, Horizon Ventures has invested in 32 companies. It primarily invests in Series B round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to High Tech and Semiconductors. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series B round of Kneron Overall, Horizon Ventures portfolio has seen 1 IPO and 22 acquisitions including key companies like WhiteHat Security, Iwatt and Sensys Networks. A lot of funds co-invest with Horizon Ventures, with names like Sigma Partners sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Horizon Ventures has team of 3 people including 1 partners.Key Metrics
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Series C, Series A & 2 more
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Portfolio Soonicorns
Horizon Ventures' List of Top Investments
Horizon Ventures has a portfolio of 32 companies. Their most notable investments are in Alignent Software and Kneron.Their portfolio spans across and United States. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Semiconductors and 15 other sectors, across stages such as Series C, Series A and 2 more. Here is the list of top investments by Horizon Ventures:1. Kneron
Developer of edge artificial intelligence solutions including SoCs and AI models. The company provides systems on chip, neural processing units, and visual recognition solutions. These solutions are designed for smart vehicles, security devices, smart homes, and edge servers. The company's technology supports mainstream AI frameworks and CNN models.
Key facts about Kneron
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: San Diego (United States)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $226M
- Employee Count: 88 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: Foxconn Electronics, Gaingels and 28 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Sep 26, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
WhiteHat Security is a web application security testing solutions provider. The product offers a vulnerability management solution that delivers visibility, flexibility, and control that organizations need to prevent web attacks. It provides website risk management solutions that protect critical data, ensures compliance, identifies risk. The clients of the company include Akamai, DELL, Linedata, mediafly, etc.
Key facts about WhiteHat Security
- Founded Year: 2001
- Location: San Jose (United States)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $50.8M
- Employee Count: 333 as on Dec 31, 2022
- Investors: HighGear Ventures, Authosis Ventures and 8 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Jan 04, 2017, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
3. Endless West
Manufactures and markets wines and spirits. It offers whiskeys, wines, and spirits. Its flagship product, Glyph is a whiskey crafted through its proprietary process, which does not include aging or barreling of the raw materials. The company's winery uses molecules from plants, animals, and substances for taste, smell, and color to create sustainable wine without grapes, yeast, or various kind of fermentation.
Key facts about Endless West
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $99.4M
- Employee Count: 25 as on Feb 28, 2026
- Investors: Level One Fund, FJ Labs and 19 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Feb 09, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. Iwatt
Founded in 2000, iWatt designs, developed and manufactured power supply control Integrated circuits. Company’s patented techniques reduced component count for lower cost and improved reliability. The iWatt team made a major breakthrough in power supply control by using digital algorithms to replace traditional analog control solutions.
Key facts about Iwatt
- Founded Year: 2000
- Location: Los Gatos (United States)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $25.8M
- Employee Count: 385 as on Dec 31, 2022
- Investors: HighGear Ventures, Hercules Capital and 7 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Sep 04, 2009, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
Provider of sensor-based traffic monitoring and analytics solutions. The platform offers solutions like bicycle detection, parking presence, automated incident detection, high-resolution traffic data, complete streets, and more. Their systems can also be used for automatic data-based decision systems for traffic control and routing.
Key facts about Sensys Networks
- Founded Year: 2004
- Location: Berkeley (United States)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $36.5M
- Employee Count: 34 as on Dec 31, 2022
- Investors: GlidePath Partners, Pappas Capital and 7 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Jan 29, 2016, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
Horizon Ventures' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Horizon Ventures has invested in 32 companies over the last 25 years, with an average of 0 new investment annually in the last 10 years. Its most recent first time investment was in Kneron and most recent follow-on round was in Sensys Networks.Horizon Ventures' Investments by Stage
Horizon Ventures has made 5 investments in Series C stage with an average round size of $16.5M, 4 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $4.35M, 4 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $20.6M and 1 investment in Series D stage.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Series C | 5 |
Series A | 4 |
Series B | 4 |
Series D | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Horizon Ventures' Investments by Sector
Horizon Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Semiconductors, Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Enterprise Infrastructure and Internet of Things - Industry Applications. Notably, it has invested in 20 Tech companies, 18 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 14 Software companies and at least 8 companies focusing on Tech hardware.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Semiconductors | 5 |
Enterprise Applications | 4 |
High Tech | 4 |
Enterprise Infrastructure | 2 |
Internet of Things - Industry Applications | 2 |
Others | 13 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Horizon Ventures' Investments by Geography
Horizon Ventures has made most investments in United States (14).Horizon Ventures' recent investments
Horizon Ventures has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Horizon Ventures:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sep 26, 2023 | United States | Series B | 5437 | [+5] | |
Jul 14, 2016 | United States | Series A | 3712 | ||
Mar 12, 2014 | United States | Series B | 8071 | [+3] | |
Sep 22, 2011 | United States | Series B | 4212 | [+3] | |
Jul 18, 2010 | United States | Series D | 5834 |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Horizon Ventures' Portfolio
1 of Horizon Ventures' portfolio company became public - Verity. It got listed on the OTC Markets (OTCMKTS), in Aug 2009.Here are Horizon Ventures' portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Aug 26, 2009 | - | - | 8209 |
Acquired companies in Horizon Ventures' Portfolio
22 companies from Horizon Ventures' portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition were WhiteHat Security in Apr 2022 by Synopsys for $330M.Here are Horizon Ventures' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Apr 27, 2022 | Jun 23, 2008 | Series B | 6211 | |
May 03, 2019 | Jul 25, 2008 | Series A | 6182 | |
Jun 06, 2017 | Jul 18, 2010 | Series D | 1259 | |
Aug 14, 2014 | - | - | 4305 | |
Aug 30, 2013 | Mar 26, 2007 | Series C | 3752 |
Team profile of Horizon Ventures
Horizon Ventures has a team of 3 members including 1 Partner and 1 Venture Partner located in United States and Israel. Horizon Ventures' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Co-investors of Horizon Ventures
Over the past 25 years, 91 investors have co-invested in Horizon Ventures's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Horizon Ventures: Horizons Ventures, Partech Partners and 33 others have invested in rounds before Horizon Ventures. There are 2 companies where Horizons Ventures has invested before Horizon Ventures and 2 companies where Partech Partners has invested before Horizon Ventures.
- Top Co-investors of Horizon Ventures: 28 investors entered a company along with Horizon Ventures. These include investors like Sigma Partners (2 companies).
- Invested after Horizon Ventures: A total of 28 investors have invested in Horizon Ventures's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include MMV Financial (2 companies), Investor Growth Capital (1 company) and JMI Management (1 company).
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