About Kearny Jackson
Kearny Jackson is a venture capital firm founded in 2018. It is primarily based out of San Francisco, United States. As of Jul 2026, Kearny Jackson is an active investor, having invested in 35 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 FinTech and Enterprise Infrastructure. Most recently it participated in the $***** Seed round of Ellis Overall, Kearny Jackson portfolio has seen 4 unicorns and 1 IPO including key companies like Figma, Calm and Speak. A lot of funds co-invest with Kearny Jackson, with names like Gokul Rajaram sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Kearny Jackson has team of 3 people including 1 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed, Series A & 1 more
Portfolio IPOs
Portfolio Soonicorns
Kearny Jackson's List of Top Investments
Kearny Jackson has a portfolio of 35 companies, including 4 unicorns. Their most notable investments include Figma and Polygon.Their portfolio spans across United States, India, Australia and 3 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, FinTech, Enterprise Infrastructure and 9 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 1 more. Here is the list of top investments by Kearny Jackson:1. Figma
Developer of a collaborative interface design and digital whiteboard platform. It provides tools for design, prototyping, and development handoff. The platform offers features for creating design systems, presentations, and websites. It also includes AI-powered tools for code generation and design assistance. The platform supports various use cases, including UX design, wireframing, and strategic planning.
Key facts about Figma
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $749M
- Employee Count: 2,877 as on Apr 30, 2026
- Investors: Fidelity Investments, Spur Capital and 58 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series F, May 15, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Public
2. Polygon
Developer of scalable blockchain interoperability protocols. It offers a suite of solutions, including cross-chain protocols and zero-knowledge (ZK) rollups, designed to enhance the scalability and security of blockchain networks. These protocols enable seamless asset transfer and interaction across different blockchains, improving the overall user experience. The company also provides developer tools and resources to support the creation of decentralized applications (dApps) on its platform. It fosters a vibrant developer community and offers grant programs to encourage innovation within the ecosystem.
Key facts about Polygon
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: George Town (Cayman Islands)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $451M
- Employee Count: 390 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: World Capital Holdings Group, Accel and 65 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Feb 02, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. Calm
Digital wellness platform. It offers meditation and sleep-related content and resources to users, aiming to promote relaxation and stress relief. The platform features guided meditations, sleep stories, and relaxing music to help users manage stress and anxiety. Content includes guided meditations, sleep stories, and breathing exercises.
Key facts about Calm
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $225M
- Employee Count: 726 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: Goldman Sachs, 2B Global and 64 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Grant (prize money), Mar 01, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. Speak
AI-powered language learning platform. Its platform helps users to practice conversational English with an AI bot. Its mobile app is available for iOS and Android devices.
Key facts about Speak
- Founded Year: 2016
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $162M
- Employee Count: 297 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: Accel, Flat Capital and 25 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Nov 13, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. Sorare
Provider of blockchain-powered fantasy sports marketplace for a variety of sports. It gives users access to an NFT-based fantasy sports platform where they may play fantasy football in the site's gaming arena, gather virtual player cards, and exchange them for actual cryptocurrency. Additionally, it claims to confirm and authenticate player cards using the Ethereum blockchain. Multilingualism, squad formation and management, and recurring reporting are among its features.
Key facts about Sorare
Kearny Jackson's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Kearny Jackson has invested in 35 companies over the last 6 years, with an average of 2 new investments annually in the last 5 years. In 2025, it made 2 investments, while as of Jul 2026, it has made 3 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Ellis.Year | No. of Investments | ||
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1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2025 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2022 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Kearny Jackson's Investments by Stage
Kearny Jackson has made 8 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $6.31M, 3 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $15.5M and 1 investment in Series C stage with an average round size of $60M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 8 |
Series A | 3 |
Series C | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Kearny Jackson's Investments by Sector
Kearny Jackson has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, FinTech, Consumer, High Tech and Vertical SaaS. Notably, it has invested in 34 Tech companies, 31 Software companies, 29 Enterprise (B2B) companies and at least 19 companies focusing on Saas.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 10 |
FinTech | 3 |
Consumer | 2 |
High Tech | 2 |
Vertical SaaS | 2 |
Others | 6 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Kearny Jackson's Investments by Geography
Kearny Jackson has made most investments in United States (8), followed by India where it has made 2 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 8 |
India | 2 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Kearny Jackson's recent investments
Kearny Jackson has made 3 investments in 2026 so far. Ellis and Sandstone are the latest among them.Here are the most recent investments by Kearny Jackson:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Jul 30, 2026 | - | Seed | 3869 | [+10] | |
Jun 09, 2026 | United States | Series A | 5699 | ||
Mar 09, 2026 | United States | Series A | 2730 | [+7] | |
Mar 25, 2025 | United States | Series A | 1191 | [+7] | |
Feb 26, 2025 | - | Seed | 3506 | [+5] |
Unicorns in Kearny Jackson's Portfolio
Kearny Jackson has 4 unicorns in its portfolio - Speak, Sorare, Calm and others. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Speak. It became a unicorn in 2024, 1 years before Kearny Jackson first invested in it.Here is a list of unicorns in Kearny Jackson's portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
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78 | AI-powered language learning platform | 2016 | San Francisco | Series C | xiuruny | ||
78 | Provider of blockchain-powered fantasy sports marketplace for a variety of sports | 2018 | Saint Mande | Series B | bfxygyr | ||
79 | Digital wellness platform | 2012 | San Francisco | Series C | efmnxrr | ||
69 | Provider of automated and manual testing platform for mobile and web | 2014 | Palo Alto | Series C | hgxdyzh |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Kearny Jackson's Portfolio
1 of Kearny Jackson's portfolio company became public - Figma. It got listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), in Jul 2025 at marketcap of $13.5BHere are Kearny Jackson's portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jul 31, 2025 | - | - | 4031 |
Team profile of Kearny Jackson
Kearny Jackson has a team of 3 members located in United States. Kearny Jackson's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Co-investors of Kearny Jackson
Over the past 6 years, 131 investors have co-invested in Kearny Jackson's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Kearny Jackson: Iconiq Capital, Foundation Capital and 22 others have invested in rounds before Kearny Jackson. There is 1 company where Iconiq Capital has invested before Kearny Jackson and 1 company where Foundation Capital has invested before Kearny Jackson.
- Top Co-investors of Kearny Jackson: 104 investors entered a company along with Kearny Jackson. These include investors like Gokul Rajaram (2 companies).
- Invested after Kearny Jackson: A total of 3 investors have invested in Kearny Jackson's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Atlassian (1 company), Tiger Global Management (1 company) and Motive Partners (1 company).
Recent News related to Kearny Jackson
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Mega raises $11.5M to give every SMB an enterprise-grade growth team, without the agencyintelligence360•Mar 10, 2026•Mega, Atreides Management, Andreessen Horowitz, SignalFire and 4 others
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Former Snowflake Execs Raise $5m For Agentic Ai That Simplifies Data OperationsSiliconAngle•Feb 26, 2025•Genesis, Snowflake, , Kearny Jackson and 3 others
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Marc Andreessen, Sequoia again back Kearny Jackson, this time in $65M Fund IIITechCrunch+•Jul 10, 2024•Kearny Jackson
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Google and Apple vets raise $17M for Fixie, a large language model startup based in SeattleGeekWire•Mar 30, 2023•Apple, Fixie.ai, Redpoint Ventures, Madrona and 5 others
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CtrlStack Raises $5.2M in Seed FundingFinSMEs•Dec 14, 2022•CtrlStack, Sequoia Capital, Engineering Capital, Kearny Jackson and 2 others
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Monnai Finalizes $3.15M Seed Round to Create Consumer Insight InfrastructureCrowdfund Insider•Oct 02, 2022•Monnai, Better Tomorrow Ventures, Commerce Ventures, Kearny Jackson
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Monnai Raises $3.15 Million Seed Round to Create First Global Consumer Insight InfrastructureBusiness Wire•Sep 29, 2022•Monnai, Better Tomorrow Ventures, Commerce Ventures, Kearny Jackson and 2 others
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Fitmint, web3-based 'Move-to-Earn' Startup, Raises US$ 1.6 Million in Seed Funding Round Led by General CatalystPR Newswire•Jun 29, 2022•Fitmint, General Catalyst, iSeed Ventures, DWeb3 Capital and 2 others
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HeadSpin Raises $60M in Series C Funding at $1.16 Billion ValuationFinSMEs•Feb 25, 2020•Headspin, Dell Technologies, Iconiq Capital, Kearny Jackson and 4 others
