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About Karlin Ventures

Karlin Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2012. It is primarily based out of Los Angeles, United States. As of Feb 2020, Karlin Ventures has invested in 38 companies. 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 Retail and Consumer. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series B round of ShipHawk Overall, Karlin Ventures portfolio has seen 1 IPO and 20 acquisitions including key companies like Policygenius, Bridg and FIGS. A lot of funds co-invest with Karlin Ventures, with names like Double M Partners sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Karlin Ventures has team of 2 people.
Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed, Series A & 1 more
Portfolio IPOs
Portfolio Acquisitions
Portfolio Soonicorns

Karlin Ventures' List of Top Investments

Karlin Ventures has a portfolio of 38 companies. Their most notable investments are in Jukin Media and CirroSecure.Their portfolio spans across and United States. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, Retail, Consumer and 19 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A  and 1 more. Here is the list of top investments by Karlin Ventures:
PolicyGenius provides an app-based insurance comparison platform for individuals. It offers quotes for life insurance, disability insurance, pet insurance and renter’s insurance, pet insurance, and more. It also offers advisory services for loans, investments, banking, taxes, wills, and more.

Key facts about Policygenius

Financial solutions for complex needs, empowering independence and protecting finances. The company provides financial tools and services designed to support vulnerable individuals and their caregivers. It offers a Visa prepaid card with customizable spending rules, real-time alerts, and transaction tracking to help protect against fraud and financial abuse. The platform caters to families, professional fiduciaries, representative payees, care agencies, and non-profit trustees. It aims to simplify financial management, promote independence, and provide peace of mind. The company also offers investment management and trust administration services through its advisory arm. It is a financial technology company that partners with banks to provide FDIC-insured banking services. The company focuses on serving elders, people with disabilities, and those in recovery, offering solutions for spending monitoring, pharmacy, groceries, and access to cash. It is a mission-driven company with values centered on humility, inclusion, caring, ambition, and excellence.

Key facts about True Link Financial

  • Founded Year: 2012
  • Location: San Francisco (United States)
  • Annual Revenue: £0 - £1M as on Dec 31, 2022
  • Stage: Series B
  • Total Funding till date: $51.2M
  • Employee Count: 103 as on May 31, 2026
  • Investors: Karlin, Echo Health Ventures and 27 Others
  • Latest Funding Round: Series B, Jul 28, 2020, $*****
  • Highlight: Editors' Pick
Identity resolution SaaS platform powering customer growth with first-party data. It is a subscription-based SaaS offering delivering the foundation for precision targeting and personalization. The platform eliminates the in-store blind spot by identifying unknown in-store customers and incorporating them into first-party data. It helps brick-and-mortar retailers use expanded, enriched, and actionable first-party data to enhance customer engagement and drive new revenue opportunities. The company provides solutions for analytics and marketing, enabling businesses to expand reachable customers, gain insights on anonymous transactions, and support a retail media network. It serves various industries, including retail, grocery, QSRs, casual dining, fuel, and convenience stores. The platform offers data ingestion, processing, identity resolution, anonymous customer profile creation, analytics, and audience activation. It integrates with customer data platforms, activation and advertising platforms, onboarding providers, data management platforms, measurement providers, and campaign management systems.

Key facts about Bridg

  • Founded Year: 2011
  • Location: Los Angeles (United States)
  • Stage: Acquired
  • Total Funding till date: $13M
  • Employee Count: 55 as on May 31, 2026
  • Investors: Karlin, SIZE and 13 Others
  • Latest Funding Round: Series B, Aug 23, 2017, $*****
  • Highlight: Acquired
CREXI offers an online listing platform for buyers, brokers and owners to list and search for commercial properties in the United States. Besides listing and searching for properties, CREXi also allows users to view due diligence documents, schedule in-person tours, see analytic around their listings and make offers. Crexi also provides listing management tools to owners and brokers where the users can communicate with the clients using the platform, generate reports, provides data and sales analytic tools, dashboard to track deal progress, collect LOI online, hold auction to get the best offer, & even provides a secure data vault to collect underwriting and due diligence reports.

Key facts about CREXI

  • Founded Year: 2015
  • Location: Los Angeles (United States)
  • Stage: Series B
  • Total Funding till date: $45.3M
  • Employee Count: 425 as on May 31, 2026
  • Investors: Karlin, Industry Ventures and 26 Others
  • Latest Funding Round: Series B, Jan 25, 2020, $*****
  • Highlight: Editors' Pick

5. FIGS

Internet-first brand of medical apparel. Its product range includes scrub tops, scrub pants, lab coats, underscrubs, and outerwear, and other accessories. The company claims the apparel is anti-microbial, wrinkle-resistant, stain repellent, lint-free, and has four-way stretch properties.

Key facts about FIGS

  • Founded Year: 2013
  • Location: Los Angeles (United States)
  • Annual Revenue: $500M - $1B as on Dec 31, 2025
  • Stage: Public
  • Total Funding till date: $75M
  • Employee Count: 485 as on May 31, 2026
  • Investors: Karlin, G Squared and 27 Others
  • Latest Funding Round: Series B, Jan 23, 2018, $*****
  • Highlight: Public

Karlin Ventures' Investments by Stage

Karlin Ventures has made 14 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $2.19M, 9 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $4.92M and 2 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $7.25M.
Here are Karlin Ventures' investments by stage:
Stage of entry
No. of Investments
Seed
14
Series A
9
Series B
2
Breakdown of Karlin Ventures' investments by stage of entrySeed (14)Series A (9)
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments

Karlin Ventures' Investments by Sector

Karlin Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Consumer, Retail, Vertical SaaS and Consumer Goods. Notably, it has invested in 35 Tech companies, 27 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 23 Software companies and at least 17 companies focusing on Saas.
Here are Karlin Ventures' investments by sector:
Sector
No. of Investments
Enterprise Applications
15
Consumer
8
Retail
6
Vertical SaaS
4
Consumer Goods
3
Others
26
Breakdown of Karlin Ventures' investments by sectorsEnterprise Applic... (15)Consumer (8)
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments

Karlin Ventures' Investments by Geography

Karlin Ventures has made most investments in United States (25).

Karlin Ventures' recent investments

Karlin Ventures has not made any investment in 2026 so far.
Here are the most recent investments by Karlin Ventures:
Date
Company
Location
Round Details
Round Amount
Co-Investors
Feb 25, 2020
United States
Series B
8855
May 24, 2017
United States
Series C
9407
  [+6]
Mar 07, 2016
United States
Series B
4301
  [+4]
Mar 02, 2016
United States
Series A
5984
  [+5]
Feb 25, 2016
United States
Seed
7997

IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Karlin Ventures' Portfolio

1 of Karlin Ventures' portfolio company became public -  FIGS. It got listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), in May 2021 at marketcap of $3.52B
Here are Karlin Ventures' portfolio companies that went public:
Company
IPO Date
First Invested on
First Round of Investment
Round Size
May 27, 2021
Jun 21, 2013
Seed
7350

Acquired companies in Karlin Ventures' Portfolio

20 companies from Karlin Ventures' portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was HONK Technologies in Apr 2026 by Frontenac for $*****.
Here are Karlin Ventures' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company
Acquisition Date
First Invested on
First Round of Investment
Round Size
Apr 07, 2026
Nov 19, 2014
Seed
7442
Jan 26, 2026
Apr 26, 2013
Series A
1755
Jun 24, 2024
-
-
5305
Apr 25, 2023
Jun 15, 2015
Series A
6361
Aug 12, 2021
Oct 09, 2014
Seed
7491

Team profile of Karlin Ventures

Karlin Ventures has a team of 2 members located in United States. Karlin Ventures' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.

Co-investors of Karlin Ventures

Over the past 14 years, 152 investors have co-invested in Karlin Ventures's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.

  • Invested before Karlin VenturesLaunchpad LA, Y Combinator and 30 others have invested in rounds before Karlin Ventures. There are 3 companies where Launchpad LA has invested before Karlin Ventures and 2 companies where Y Combinator has invested before Karlin Ventures.
  • Top Co-investors of Karlin Ventures61 investors entered a company along with Karlin Ventures. These include investors like Double M Partners (4 companies).
  • Invested after Karlin VenturesA total of 59 investors have invested in Karlin Ventures's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Wavemaker Partners (2 companies), Revolution (1 company) and MassMutual Ventures (1 company).

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