About Impatient
Impatient is a venture capital firm founded in 2015. It is primarily based out of Los Angeles, United States. As of Sep 2025, Impatient is an active investor, having invested in 30 companies, with 2 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 Enterprise Applications to High Tech and Blockchain Technology. Most recently it participated in the $***** Seed round of Sphinx Overall, Impatient portfolio has seen 2 unicorns and 1 acquisition, namely Flexport, Underdog Fantasy and Capital. A lot of funds co-invest with Impatient, with names like Zero Knowledge sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Impatient has team of 7 people.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Count
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed, Series A & 1 more
Portfolio Acquisitions
Portfolio Unicorns
Impatient's List of Top Investments
Impatient has a portfolio of 30 companies, including 2 unicorns. Their most notable investmentis in Oats OvernightTheir portfolio spans across United States, Israel, Canada and 2 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Blockchain Technology and 16 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 1 more. Here is the list of top investments by Impatient:
1. Flexport
Provider of end-to-end supply chain logistics platform. It offers ocean and air freight, trucking, and fulfillment services. The platform provides real-time shipment tracking and management tools, including customs brokerage and trade finance options. It also includes features for order management, buyer consolidation, and carbon control. The platform integrates with various e-commerce and retail partners, facilitating seamless omnichannel selling. The company aims to streamline the entire supply chain process from origin to customer delivery.
Key facts about Flexport
- Founded Year: 2013
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series E
- Total Funding till date: $2.5B
- Employee Count: 2,839 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: Star Tech NG, Syren Capital Advisors and 117 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series E, Jan 19, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Developer of an online fantasy sports platform. The platform allows users to draft a team and win real prizes. It offers a fantasy sports platform for football and basketball. Its app is available on the Android and IOS platforms.
Key facts about Underdog Fantasy
- Founded Year: 2020
- Location: Brooklyn (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $115M
- Employee Count: 588 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: BlackRock, Corner Ventures and 29 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Jan 28, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. ALT
App-based platform for investment in stocks and alternative assets. The company provides an investment platform, in-depth trend data, real-time tracking, pricing alerts, and other services.
Key facts about ALT
- Founded Year: 2020
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $106M
- Employee Count: 174 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: Serena Ventures, Reform Ventures and 47 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Conventional Debt, Jul 21, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. Lob
Cloud-based platform offering solutions for direct mail marketing. The platform provides an API suite to automate the printing and mailing of documents in enterprises. It features solutions for customer billing, payment collections, and compliance. It enables companies to send postcards, letters, checks, photos, and more as effortlessly as sending emails. It has clients such as CPH, Threadup, Carewell, etc.
Key facts about Lob
- Founded Year: 2013
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $81.9M
- Employee Count: 402 as on Feb 28, 2026
- Investors: Saints Capital, Floodgate and 23 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Feb 25, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. Secureframe
Cloud-based compliance management solution provider. Products include SOC 2, ISO 27001, and integrations management. Features include infrastructure scanning, infrastructure monitoring, vendor risk-management, customized security policy generator, seamless interactions, employee self-onboarding, automated security workflow management, and etc.
Key facts about Secureframe
- Founded Year: 2020
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $79M
- Employee Count: 128 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: Origin Capital, Kleiner Perkins and 38 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Feb 23, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Impatient's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Impatient has invested in 30 companies over the last 4 years, with an average of 3 new investments annually in the last 3 years. In 2025, it made 4 investments. Its most recent first time investment was in Sphinx and most recent follow-on round was in Blw.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
2024 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
2023 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2022 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
Impatient's Investments by Stage
Impatient has made 8 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $9.17M, 4 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $13.1M and 2 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $38.5M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 8 |
Series A | 4 |
Series B | 2 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Impatient's Investments by Sector
Impatient has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the High Tech, Enterprise Applications, Blockchain Technology, FinTech and Consumer. Notably, it has invested in 21 Tech companies, 16 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 14 Software companies and at least 9 companies focusing on Saas.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
High Tech | 6 |
Enterprise Applications | 5 |
Blockchain Technology | 4 |
FinTech | 4 |
Consumer | 2 |
Others | 13 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Impatient's Investments by Geography
Impatient has made most investments in United States (10), followed by Colombia where it has made 1 investment.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 10 |
Colombia | 1 |
Israel | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Impatient's recent investments
Impatient has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Impatient:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sep 09, 2025 | United States | Seed | 9003 | ||
Aug 26, 2025 | - | Series A | 2422 | [+2] | |
Apr 29, 2025 | - | Series B | 5361 | [+30] | |
Apr 11, 2025 | - | Seed | 9460 | [+1] | |
Dec 20, 2024 | United States | Series A | 2317 | [+19] |
Unicorns in Impatient's Portfolio
Impatient has 2 unicorns in its portfolio - Underdog Fantasy and Flexport. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Underdog Fantasy. It became a unicorn in 2025, 1 years before Impatient first invested in it.Here is a list of unicorns in Impatient's portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
75 | Developer of an online fantasy sports platform | 2020 | Brooklyn | Series C | mlaplso | ||
81 | Provider of end-to-end supply chain logistics platform | 2013 | San Francisco | Series E | mbgrdcb |
Acquired companies in Impatient's Portfolio
1 company from Impatient's portfolio has been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Capital in Sep 2023 by Rho Business Banking for $*****.Here are Impatient's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sep 01, 2023 | - | - | 7763 |
Team profile of Impatient
Impatient has a team of 7 members located in United States. Impatient's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Co-investors of Impatient
Over the past 4 years, 178 investors have co-invested in Impatient's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Impatient: Kleiner Perkins, Gradient Ventures and 30 others have invested in rounds before Impatient. There is 1 company where Kleiner Perkins has invested before Impatient and 1 company where Gradient Ventures has invested before Impatient.
- Top Co-investors of Impatient: 133 investors entered a company along with Impatient. These include investors like Zero Knowledge (3 companies).
- Invested after Impatient: A total of 13 investors have invested in Impatient's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Enlightened Hospitality Investments (1 company), Sonoma Brands Capital (1 company) and Asto Consumer Partners (1 company).
Recent News related to Impatient
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Sphinx Raises $9.5M in Seed FundingFinSMEs•Sep 09, 2025•Sphinx, Impatient, K5 Global, Lightspeed Venture Partners and 2 others
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Blue Water Autonomy raises GV-led $50 million Series A to build unmanned shipsMSN•Aug 28, 2025•Blw, Impatient, Riot, Eclipse and 2 others
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Ika Reveals Strategic Investment From Sui Foundation, Bringing Total Funding to Over $21m
The Block•Apr 28, 2025•Ika, Sui Foundation, Digital Currency Group, Big Brain Holdings and 28 others
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Oats Overnight: High-Protein Oatmeal Company Closes $35 Million (Series B)Pulse 2.0•Aug 11, 2024•Oats Overnight, Enlightened Hospitality Investments, Sonoma Brands Capital, Impatient and 3 others
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Oats Overnight raises $35 millionFood Business News•Aug 06, 2024•Oats Overnight, Enlightened Hospitality Investments, Sonoma Brands Capital, Impatient and 3 others
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Oats Overnight Announces $35M Raise in Series B CapitalPR Newswire•Jul 29, 2024•Oats Overnight, Sonoma Brands Capital, Impatient, Enlightened Hospitality Investments and 3 others
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Shinkei Announces $6 Million in Seed Funding for Sustainable Robotic Fish HarvestingPerishableNews.com•May 23, 2024•Shinkei Systems, 8VC, Impatient, Susa Ventures and 4 others
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Shinkei Raises $6M in Seed FundingFinSMEs•Apr 29, 2024•Shinkei Systems, Cantos Ventures, 8VC, Impatient and 5 others
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Anon Debuts Integration Platform for the Internet with $6.5M FundingBusiness Wire•Apr 24, 2024•Anon, Union Square Ventures, Abstract Ventures, Impatient and 1 other
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Utila Raised $11.5M in Seed Funding Round to Build Secure Crypto Wallet for Enterprise Investorsbitcoinethereumnews.com•Mar 06, 2024•Utila, NFX, Wing Venture Capital, Framework Ventures and 14 others
