About Morado Ventures
Morado Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2011. It is primarily based out of San Francisco, United States. As of Sep 2026, Morado Ventures is an active investor, having invested in 138 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 Consumer. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series A round of Via Bot Overall, Morado Ventures portfolio has seen 3 unicorns, 2 IPOs and 55 acquisitions including key companies like Getaround, ClassDojo and August. A lot of funds co-invest with Morado Ventures, with names like AME Cloud Ventures sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Morado Ventures has team of 6 people including 3 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed, Series A & 2 more
Portfolio IPOs
Portfolio Acquisitions
Portfolio Soonicorns
Deals in last 12 months
Morado Ventures' List of Top Investments
Morado Ventures has a portfolio of 138 companies, including 3 unicorns. Their most notable investments are in Rublon and Epic.Their portfolio spans across United States, United Kingdom, Australia and 4 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Consumer and 24 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 2 more. Here is the list of top investments by Morado Ventures:1. Getaround
App-based peer-to-peer carsharing platform. The platform enables car owners to rent their cars to a community of drivers using their smartphones. Drivers can find the car using an app and reserve it through the app for using the car. Their app is available for iOS and Android devices.
Key facts about Getaround
- Founded Year: 2011
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Last Known Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $736M
- Employee Count: 264 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Redpoint Ventures, Reinvent Capital and 72 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Conventional Debt, Jan 24, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
2. ClassDojo
Classroom behaviour feedback platform used by teachers and students. The platform allows teachers to give students real-time feedback. The platform engages parents and students to improve behaviour at home as well. The platform can run on an interactive whiteboard, a computer connected to a projector or on a smartphone, tablet. The tool offers behaviour-tracking analytics and reports that can be shared with parents and administrators. Teachers can message parents and keep them informed about students' progress. Its mobile app is available for Android, iOS, and web devices.
Key facts about ClassDojo
- Founded Year: 2011
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series D
- Total Funding till date: $221M
- Employee Count: 513 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Adams Street Partners, RAA Capital and 44 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Mar 04, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. August
August is a provider of a smart lock and access system. It is a lock and access system that allows homeowners to grant access to trusted people for specific periods of time. It also offers a mobile application through which activity monitoring can be done for preventing threats.
Key facts about August
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $73.1M
- Employee Count: 65 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Qualcomm Ventures, Scale Up Venture Capital and 34 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Jul 13, 2017, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
4. Epic
Provider of eBooks for kids. It has a collection of titles with audio where children can read along while stories are read to them. Parents can keep a track of their childs reading. Reward system offers motivation to keep kids reading. It is available on iOS and Android.
Key facts about Epic
- Founded Year: 2013
- Location: Redwood City (United States)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $62.5M
- Employee Count: 179 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Maven Ventures, Webb Investment Network and 18 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Jun 15, 2020, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
5. Evernote
Provider of a note-taking app for individuals and enterprises. It allows users to capture, organize, and find information across multiple platforms. It also allows users to take notes, clip web pages, add photos using their mobile phones, create to-dos, and record audio. All data is synchronized with its web service and made available to clients on Windows, Mac, Web, and mobile devices. It has added an improved presentation mode and a feature that suggests relevant content from other parts of the web.
Key facts about Evernote
- Founded Year: 2004
- Location: Redwood City (United States)
- Last Known Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $266M
- Employee Count: 176 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Meritech, Glynn Capital and 28 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series E, Jun 14, 2018, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
Morado Ventures' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Morado Ventures has invested in 138 companies over the last 16 years, with an average of 3 new investments annually in the last 10 years. In 2025, it made 3 investments, while as of Sep 2026, it has made 3 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Actualyze AI and most recent follow-on round was in Via Bot.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 2 | 1 | 3 |
2025 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2022 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
2021 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
2020 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2017 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
Morado Ventures' Investments by Stage
Morado Ventures has made 59 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $2.93M, 19 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $10.7M, 3 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $13M and 1 investment in Series C stage with an average round size of $75M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 59 |
Series A | 19 |
Series B | 3 |
Series C | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Morado Ventures' Investments by Sector
Morado Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Consumer, High Tech, Enterprise Infrastructure and FinTech. Notably, it has invested in 132 Tech companies, 97 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 87 Software companies and at least 53 companies focusing on Consumer (B2C).Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 44 |
Consumer | 22 |
High Tech | 20 |
Enterprise Infrastructure | 17 |
FinTech | 12 |
Others | 108 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Morado Ventures' Investments by Geography
Morado Ventures has made most investments in United States (78), followed by Germany where it has made 2 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 78 |
Germany | 2 |
India | 1 |
Poland | 1 |
United Kingdom | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Morado Ventures' recent investments
Morado Ventures has made 3 investments in 2026 so far. Via Bot and Actualyze AI are the latest among them.Here are the most recent investments by Morado Ventures:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Sep 17, 2026 | United States | Series A | 1651 | [+5] | |
Aug 03, 2026 | United States | Seed | 7047 | [+2] | |
Feb 25, 2026 | United States | Seed | 5465 | [+3] | |
Nov 10, 2025 | United States | Series C | 7853 | [+4] | |
Jul 22, 2025 | Germany | Series A | 9053 | [+3] |
Unicorns in Morado Ventures' Portfolio
Morado Ventures has 3 unicorns in its portfolio - Scribe, ClassDojo and Zipline. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Scribe. It became a unicorn in 2025.Here is a list of unicorns in Morado Ventures' portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
66 | Provider of suite solutions for healthcare providers | 2001 | Naples | Series C | kaheqhk | ||
78 | Classroom behaviour feedback platform used by teachers and students | 2011 | San Francisco | Series D | jvnzmvt | ||
65 | Operator of drone delivery and logistics | 2011 | San Francisco | Series H | zdsjvoc |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Morado Ventures' Portfolio
2 of Morado Ventures' portfolio companies have become public. Rigetti Computing got listed on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ), in Mar 2022 and Boardwalktech got listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) at marketcap of $48.1M.Here are Morado Ventures' portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mar 02, 2022 | Apr 2014 | Seed | 3622 | |
Jun 11, 2018 | - | - | 8507 |
Acquired companies in Morado Ventures' Portfolio
55 companies from Morado Ventures' portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Science Exchange in Sep 2024 by Waud Capital Partners for $*****.Here are Morado Ventures' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sep 30, 2024 | Dec 02, 2011 | Seed | 1948 | |
Sep 03, 2024 | May 10, 2022 | Seed | 8149 | |
May 08, 2024 | Oct 01, 2019 | Seed | 7499 | |
Feb 16, 2024 | - | - | 5191 | |
Feb 10, 2024 | - | - | 6313 |
Team profile of Morado Ventures
Morado Ventures has a team of 6 members including 3 Partners and 2 Venture Partners located in United States. Morado Ventures' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of all team members in Morado Ventures:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | San Francisco | - | ||
Partner | San Francisco | - | ||
Partner | - | - | - | |
Venture Partner | San Francisco | - | ||
Venture Partner | - | - | - |
Co-investors of Morado Ventures
Over the past 16 years, 550 investors have co-invested in Morado Ventures's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Morado Ventures: Y Combinator, Redpoint Ventures and 51 others have invested in rounds before Morado Ventures. There are 8 companies where Y Combinator has invested before Morado Ventures and 2 companies where Redpoint Ventures has invested before Morado Ventures.
- Top Co-investors of Morado Ventures: 279 investors entered a company along with Morado Ventures. These include investors like AME Cloud Ventures (27 companies).
- Invested after Morado Ventures: A total of 218 investors have invested in Morado Ventures's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Correlation Ventures (3 companies), Andreessen Horowitz (3 companies) and Collab Fund (2 companies).
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