About Leonis Capital
Leonis Capital is a venture capital firm founded in 2017. It is primarily based out of San Francisco, United States. As of May 2026, Leonis Capital is an active investor, having invested in 33 companies, with 1 new investment 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 Blank Bio Overall, Leonis Capital portfolio has seen 2 unicorns, 2 IPOs and 9 acquisitions including key companies like Lime, Anaplan and Ro. A lot of funds co-invest with Leonis Capital, with names like Scale Venture Partners sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Leonis Capital has team of 5 people including 4 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed, Series A & 1 more
Portfolio Acquisitions
Portfolio Unicorns
Leonis Capital's List of Top Investments
Leonis Capital has a portfolio of 33 companies, including 2 unicorns. Their most notable investments include Lime and Anaplan.Their portfolio spans across United States and Taiwan. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Blockchain Technology and 15 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 1 more. Here is the list of top investments by Leonis Capital:1. Lime
App-based rental platform providing self-drive electric kick-scooter. The platform enables users to find the nearest available scooter and start the ride by scanning their QR code or access code. Users should provide rider details, payment details, location, and more for book the scooter. It offers features like variant payment options, and more. At the end of the ride, users can park the vehicle at their legal locations. Their mobile app is available for Android and iOS devices
Key facts about Lime
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $1.4B
- Employee Count: 2,798 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Meritech, Star Tech NG and 99 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Conventional Debt, Nov 04, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Public
2. Anaplan
Provider of cloud-based platform for scenario planning, analysis, and reporting. The platform offers applications for finance, sales, marketing, supply chain, and human resources. It provides data management, modeling, and planning experience capabilities. The platform also features AI agents for real-time scenario modeling.
Key facts about Anaplan
- Founded Year: 2006
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $500M - $1B as on Jan 31, 2022
- Last Known Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $300M
- Employee Count: 3,045 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: HTIF, Meritech and 29 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series F, Dec 05, 2017, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
3. Ro
DIgital health platform offering various services for men. It provides medications for erectile dysfunction, hair loss, premature ejaculation, cold sores, enlarged prostate, and genital herpes. It also, offers weight loss programs, fertility test kits, and consultation services.
Key facts about Ro
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: New York City (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series D
- Total Funding till date: $1.03B
- Employee Count: 1,477 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: T. Rowe Price, Fidelity Investments and 52 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Feb 15, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. Marqeta
Provider of a platform for modern card issuing and payment solutions. The platform allows businesses to integrate end-to-end credit and payment solutions. It enables the creation of tailored payment experiences and new card products. The platform offers features such as spend controls, fraud detection, and compliance tools. It facilitates the issuing of virtual cards and supports global expansion. The platform provides open APIs for creating payment products.
Key facts about Marqeta
- Founded Year: 2010
- Location: Oakland (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $500M - $1B as on Dec 31, 2025
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $528M
- Employee Count: 1,053 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: HTIF, Harvest Growth Capital and 64 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series E, Oct 08, 2020, $*****
- Highlight: Public
5. MaintainX
Provider of a platform for maintenance and operations management solutions. The platform offers features such as work order management, preventive maintenance scheduling, asset management, and reporting. It also provides tools for checklists and inspections, parts inventory management, and vendor management. The platform aims to streamline maintenance workflows and improve operational efficiency.
Key facts about MaintainX
- Founded Year: 2018
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Last Known Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $254M
- Employee Count: 665 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: August Capital, Founders Circle Capital and 30 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Mar 20, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
Leonis Capital's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Leonis Capital has invested in 33 companies over the last 4 years, with an average of 1 new investment annually in the last 3 years. In 2025, it made 1 investment, while as of May 2026, it has made 1 investment in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Blank Bio.Year | No. of Investments | ||
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1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Leonis Capital's Investments by Stage
Leonis Capital has made 3 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $4.2M, 2 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $7.12M and 1 investment in Series C stage with an average round size of $38M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 3 |
Series A | 2 |
Series C | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Leonis Capital's Investments by Sector
Leonis Capital has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the High Tech, Enterprise Applications, Blockchain - Industry Applications, Blockchain Technology and FinTech. Notably, it has invested in 32 Tech companies, 22 Software companies, 19 Enterprise (B2B) companies and at least 14 companies focusing on Consumer (B2C).Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
High Tech | 4 |
Enterprise Applications | 3 |
Blockchain - Industry Applications | 2 |
Blockchain Technology | 2 |
FinTech | 2 |
Others | 6 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Leonis Capital's Investments by Geography
Leonis Capital has made most investments in United States (6).Leonis Capital's recent investments
Leonis Capital has made 1 investments in 2026 so far - Blank Bio.Here are the most recent investments by Leonis Capital:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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May 19, 2026 | United States | Seed | 1998 | [+4] | |
Sep 08, 2025 | United States | Series C | 8676 | ||
May 14, 2024 | United States | Series A | 4994 | [+2] | |
Nov 17, 2022 | United States | Seed | 3051 | [+7] | |
Oct 17, 2022 | United States | Series A | 6051 | [+7] |
Unicorns in Leonis Capital's Portfolio
Leonis Capital has 2 unicorns in its portfolio - Spectro Cloud and Ro. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Spectro Cloud. It became a unicorn in 2026.Here is a list of unicorns in Leonis Capital's portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
69 | Provider of Kubernetes management platform simplifying multi-cluster deployment from edge to cloud | 2019 | San Jose | Series D | mufvnli | ||
76 | DIgital health platform offering various services for men | 2017 | New York City | Series D | xtrumte |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Leonis Capital's Portfolio
2 of Leonis Capital's portfolio companies have become public. Lime got listed on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ), in Jul 2026 at marketcap of $1.6B and Marqeta got listed on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) at marketcap of $14.3B.Here are Leonis Capital's portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jul 01, 2026 | - | - | 5526 | |
Jun 09, 2021 | - | - | 2504 |
Acquired companies in Leonis Capital's Portfolio
9 companies from Leonis Capital's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was MaintainX in May 2026 by Autodesk for $*****.Here are Leonis Capital's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
May 28, 2026 | - | - | 2387 | |
Jan 25, 2023 | - | - | 2180 | |
Mar 20, 2022 | - | - | 5680 | |
Dec 01, 2021 | - | - | 7199 | |
Apr 27, 2020 | - | - | 5799 |
Team profile of Leonis Capital
Leonis Capital has a team of 5 members including 4 Partners and 1 Venture Partner located in United States and China. Leonis Capital's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of all team members in Leonis Capital:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | Hong Kong | - | ||
Partner | Irvine | - | ||
Partner | San Francisco | - | ||
Partner | San Francisco | - | ||
Venture Partner | New York City | - |
Co-investors of Leonis Capital
Over the past 4 years, 65 investors have co-invested in Leonis Capital's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Leonis Capital: Y Combinator, HOF Capital and 21 others have invested in rounds before Leonis Capital. There are 2 companies where Y Combinator has invested before Leonis Capital and 1 company where HOF Capital has invested before Leonis Capital.
- Top Co-investors of Leonis Capital: 31 investors entered a company along with Leonis Capital. These include investors like Scale Venture Partners (1 company).
- Invested after Leonis Capital: A total of 11 investors have invested in Leonis Capital's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Framework Venture Partners (1 company), Collab+Currency (1 company) and Volt Capital (1 company).
Recent News related to Leonis Capital
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Blank Bio Announces Seed Financing and Strategic Collaboration with PacBio to Advance RNA Foundation Models for Precision OncologyBusiness Wire•May 19, 2026•Blank Bio, PacBio, Leonis Capital, Ripple Ventures and 3 others
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Motion Raises $60M at $550M Valuation to Build Agentic Work Suite for BusinessesBusiness Wire•Sep 08, 2025•Motion, HOF Capital, Leonis Capital, 468 Capital and 12 others
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Fintech startup SaveIN raises funds, takes total seed round to $8 MnPunekar News•Dec 26, 2022•SaveIN, Y Combinator, 10x Founders, Pioneer Fund and 6 others
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Kalder Raised $3M in Pre-seed RoundSmartliquidity•Nov 16, 2022•Kalder, Indigo Fund, 8VC, 500 Global and 9 others
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SigmaOS raises $4 million to build a browser for productivity nerdsTechCrunch+•Nov 16, 2022•SigmaOS, Y Combinator, 7percent Ventures, Moonfire and 13 others
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Decentro Raises $4.7-million Series A Round From Rapyd Ventures, OthersMoneycontrol•Nov 01, 2022•Decentro, Rapyd, Leonis Investment, Uncorrelated Ventures and 9 others
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Rapyd Ventures backs Indian fintech-as-a-service startup DecentroTechCrunch+•Nov 01, 2022•Decentro, Rapyd, Leonis Capital, Uncorrelated Ventures
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