About J-Ventures
J-Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2015. It is primarily based out of Palo Alto, United States. As of Apr 2026, J-Ventures is an active investor, having invested in 58 companies, with 3 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 Retail. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series A round of Zenskar Overall, J-Ventures portfolio has seen 3 unicorns, 1 IPO and 10 acquisitions including key companies like PlayStudios, Yotpo and DataRobot. A lot of funds co-invest with J-Ventures, with names like Entree Capital sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. J-Ventures has team of 93 people including 66 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Count
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed, Series A & 2 more
Portfolio IPOs
Portfolio Acquisitions
Portfolio Unicorns
Deals in last 12 months
J-Ventures' List of Top Investments
J-Ventures has a portfolio of 58 companies, including 3 unicorns. Their most notable investments are in BeeHero and Joylux.Their portfolio spans across United States, Israel and Brazil. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Retail and 24 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 2 more. Here is the list of top investments by J-Ventures:1. PlayStudios
Casino game development company focusing on mobile and web platforms. The company has developed My Vegas - a slot-based casino game for the Facebook platform. The game is available on the Google Play store. It generates revenue through advertisements and in-app purchases.
Key facts about PlayStudios
- Founded Year: 2011
- Location: Burlingame (United States)
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $36.2M
- Employee Count: 389 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Western Technology Investment, Icon Ventures and 5 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Jul 02, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Public
2. Yotpo
Yotpo is a cloud-based marketing platform for e-tailers. The company offers solutions for reviews & ratings, visual marketing, loyalty, referrals, SMS marketing, and more. It helps businesses by generating content and verified reviews from shoppers and sharing them across search engines and social networks. It allows shoppers to read and write social reviews, get automatic reminders to write reviews, etc. It also provides reports and analytics solutions giving online merchants actionable insight to improve merchandising strategy. It can be integrated with online platforms like Magento, Shopify, Facebook, etc.
Key facts about Yotpo
- Founded Year: 2011
- Location: New York City (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series F
- Total Funding till date: $436M
- Employee Count: 756 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Access Industries, Vertex Ventures Israel and 33 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series F, Sep 09, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. Zenskar
Provider of automated billing revenue recognition and usage metering software. This platform manages subscription billing, usage-based pricing, and contract-to-cash workflows. It automates invoicing, revenue recognition, and payment collections while integrating with existing enterprise resource planning and customer relationship management systems. The technology processes contract data to generate financial reports and monitor usage metrics without manual intervention.
Key facts about Zenskar
- Founded Year: 2022
- Location: New York City (United States)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $21.5M
- Employee Count: 116 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Rocketship, J-Ventures and 7 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Apr 17, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. Bria
Provider of licensed data-trained AI platform for visual content generation. It offers tools for image generation, editing, and tailored content creation. The platform supports product shot generation and ad creation. It provides resources for developers, including API documentation and model exploration. The platform offers solutions for enterprises, focusing on compliance and safety.
Key facts about Bria
- Founded Year: 2020
- Location: Tel Aviv (Israel)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $65M
- Employee Count: 104 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: J-Ventures, Mirae Asset and 13 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Mar 13, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. DataRobot
Provider of an agent workforce platform for enterprise artificial intelligence. The platform offers tools to build, operate, and govern artificial intelligence at scale. It integrates into business processes, offering agents for finance, supply chain, and operations. The platform supports predictive, generative, and agentic artificial intelligence, along with governance and observability features. It provides resources, integrations, and services for various industries.
Key facts about DataRobot
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: Boston (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series G
- Total Funding till date: $1.05B
- Employee Count: 850 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Meritech, Glynn Capital and 77 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series G, Jun 29, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
J-Ventures' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
J-Ventures has invested in 58 companies over the last 6 years, with an average of 4 new investments annually in the last 5 years. In 2025, it made 5 investments, while as of Apr 2026, it has made 2 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Zenskar and most recent follow-on round was in RAAAM.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2025 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
2024 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2022 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
2021 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
J-Ventures' Investments by Stage
J-Ventures has made 11 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $11.2M, 9 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $15.5M, 3 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $21.7M and 1 investment in Series C stage with an average round size of $10.9M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 11 |
Series A | 9 |
Series B | 3 |
Series C | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
J-Ventures' Investments by Sector
J-Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Consumer, High Tech, Enterprise Infrastructure and HealthTech. Notably, it has invested in 50 Tech companies, 40 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 39 Software companies and at least 21 companies focusing on Saas.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 14 |
Consumer | 4 |
High Tech | 4 |
Enterprise Infrastructure | 3 |
HealthTech | 3 |
Others | 21 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
J-Ventures' Investments by Geography
J-Ventures has made most investments in United States (16), followed by Israel where it has made 7 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 16 |
Israel | 7 |
Brazil | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
J-Ventures' recent investments
J-Ventures has made 2 investments in 2026 so far - Zenskar and Nimble Way.Here are the most recent investments by J-Ventures:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Apr 17, 2026 | United States | Series A | 9084 | [+6] | |
Feb 24, 2026 | Israel | Series B | 9319 | [+7] | |
Nov 05, 2025 | United States | Series A | 3525 | [+3] | |
Jun 11, 2025 | United States | Seed | 1806 | [+3] | |
Apr 11, 2025 | Israel | Series A | 8261 | [+6] |
Unicorns in J-Ventures' Portfolio
J-Ventures has 3 unicorns in its portfolio - Visby Medical, DataRobot and Yotpo. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Visby Medical. It became a unicorn in 2022, 4 years before J-Ventures first invested in it.Here is a list of unicorns in J-Ventures' portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
60 | Provider of at-home tests for sexually transmitted infections with telehealth | 2010 | San Jose | Series F | zs{hamn | ||
67 | Provider of an agent workforce platform for enterprise artificial intelligence | 2012 | Boston | Series G | sgwazvd | ||
71 | Cloud-based marketing platform for e-tailers | 2011 | New York City | Series F | qzdnzeq |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in J-Ventures' Portfolio
1 of J-Ventures' portfolio company became public - PlayStudios. It got listed on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ), in Jun 2021.Here are J-Ventures' portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jun 22, 2021 | - | - | 2960 |
Acquired companies in J-Ventures' Portfolio
10 companies from J-Ventures' portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Macheye in Jun 2024 by Verint for $*****.Here are J-Ventures' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jun 01, 2024 | - | - | 2642 | |
Feb 10, 2024 | - | - | 7835 | |
Dec 21, 2023 | - | - | 9605 | |
Nov 01, 2021 | - | - | 7908 | |
Jul 28, 2021 | Jan 19, 2021 | Series B | 6419 |
Team profile of J-Ventures
J-Ventures has a team of 93 members including 66 Partners, 2 Venture Partners and 20 Principals located in United States, Israel and 3 more locations. J-Ventures' team sits on the board of 1 company.Here is a list of top team members in J-Ventures:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
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Partner | Israel | - | - | |
Partner | Boulder | - | - | |
Partner | San Francisco | - | ||
Partner | Los Altos | - | - | |
Partner | Ramat Gan | - | - | |
Partner | San Francisco | - | ||
Partner | Burlingame | - | ||
Partner | Los Altos | - | ||
Partner | San Francisco | - | - | |
Partner | San Francisco | - | - | |
Partner | San Francisco | - | - |
Co-investors of J-Ventures
Over the past 6 years, 206 investors have co-invested in J-Ventures's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before J-Ventures: J Ventures, Alumni Ventures and 68 others have invested in rounds before J-Ventures. There are 2 companies where J Ventures has invested before J-Ventures and 2 companies where Alumni Ventures has invested before J-Ventures.
- Top Co-investors of J-Ventures: 113 investors entered a company along with J-Ventures. These include investors like Entree Capital (2 companies).
- Invested after J-Ventures: A total of 23 investors have invested in J-Ventures's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Alumni Ventures (2 companies), Red Dot Capital Partners (1 company) and Maor Investments (1 company).
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