About NewBuild VC
NewBuild VC is a venture capital firm founded in 2022. It is primarily based out of Palo Alto, United States. As of Sep 2026, NewBuild VC is an active investor, having invested in 35 companies, with 5 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 Enterprise Infrastructure. Most recently it participated in the $***** Seed round of Dodge AI Overall, NewBuild VC portfolio has seen 3 unicorns, 2 IPOs and 10 acquisitions including key companies like Lime, Shadowfax and Coda. A lot of funds co-invest with NewBuild VC, with names like Foster Ventures sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. NewBuild VC has team of 2 people including 2 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed, Series A & 1 more
Portfolio Acquisitions
Deals in last 12 months
NewBuild VC's List of Top Investments
NewBuild VC has a portfolio of 35 companies, including 3 unicorns. Their most notable investmentis in Pull LogicTheir portfolio spans across United States, India and France. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Enterprise Infrastructure and 15 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 1 more. Here is the list of top investments by NewBuild VC: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. Shadowfax
Logistics solutions for express deliveries. It offers services, including same-day delivery, next-day delivery, and instant delivery. It provides solutions for e-commerce, D2C businesses, SMEs, and personal courier needs. It also offers technology-driven tools for route optimization and fraud detection. It also provides intercity parcel delivery, reverse logistics, same-day and next-day delivery options, and fulfillment services.
Key facts about Shadowfax
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: Bengaluru (India)
- Annual Revenue: ₹1,000+ Cr as on Mar 31, 2026
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $246M
- Employee Count: 3,545 as on Mar 31, 2025
- Investors: Qualcomm Ventures, Innoven Capital and 32 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series F, Jan 28, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Public
3. Coda
Coda is a document and spreadsheet based project management application. It allows teams to manage data and information in one place with a customized view, combine documents, spreadsheets and cards into single documents and manages teams ideas. It allows users to manage kanban boards for projects, edit and collect documents and share with others. Addition to that also provides solutions for word processing, spreadsheet and database management. Provides mobile app for iOS devices. Clientele includes Uber, Spotify, Box, Doordash, The New York Times and others.
Key facts about Coda
- Founded Year: 2014
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Last Known Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $240M
- Employee Count: 130 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: AME Cloud Ventures, Hawk Equity and 26 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Jul 08, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
4. Superhuman
Provider of an AI-powered email scheduling app. It offers a browser extension that enables users to start up, search and send mail. It has undone send features, artificial intelligence to detect and highlight important emails, read status, mail scheduling and follow up.
Key facts about Superhuman
- Founded Year: 2014
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Last Known Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $118M
- Employee Count: 166 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: HT Ventures, Hone Capital and 46 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
5. Zum
Digital platform connects students, drivers, and school districts to create a mobility experience. The platform offers route optimization, real-time tracking, and communication tools for parents, schools, and drivers. It facilitates efficient and safe student transit through integrated applications and dashboards. The company provides multi-size vehicle fleets, including electric vehicles, to meet diverse transportation needs.
Key facts about Zum
- Founded Year: 2014
- Location: Redwood City (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series F
- Total Funding till date: $439M
- Employee Count: 609 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: GIC, Spark Capital and 28 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series F, Apr 15, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
NewBuild VC's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
NewBuild VC has invested in 35 companies over the last 5 years, with an average of 3 new investments annually in the last 5 years. In 2025, it made 2 investments, while as of Sep 2026, it has made 6 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Precursory Technologies and most recent follow-on round was in Dodge AI.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 5 | 1 | 6 |
2025 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2024 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2022 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
NewBuild VC's Investments by Stage
NewBuild VC has made 13 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $4.58M, 2 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $50M and 1 investment in Series B stage with an average round size of $43.5M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 13 |
Series A | 2 |
Series B | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
NewBuild VC's Investments by Sector
NewBuild VC has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Artificial Intelligence - Industry Applications, High Tech, Vertical SaaS and FinTech. Notably, it has invested in 35 Tech companies, 33 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 27 Software companies and at least 20 companies focusing on Saas.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 12 |
Artificial Intelligence - Industry Applications | 5 |
High Tech | 5 |
Vertical SaaS | 5 |
FinTech | 4 |
Others | 15 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
NewBuild VC's Investments by Geography
NewBuild VC has made most investments in United States (16), followed by India where it has made 1 investment.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 16 |
India | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
NewBuild VC's recent investments
NewBuild VC has made 6 investments in 2026 so far. Dodge AI and Precursory Technologies are the latest among them.Here are the most recent investments by NewBuild VC:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sep 29, 2026 | United States | Seed | 9727 | [+3] | |
2026 | United States | Seed | 7140 | - | |
2026 | United States | Seed | 5667 | - | |
2026 | United States | Seed | 2994 | - | |
May 26, 2026 | United States | Seed | 5946 | [+1] |
Unicorns in NewBuild VC's Portfolio
NewBuild VC has 3 unicorns in its portfolio - Zum, Immuta and Helium. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Zum. It became a unicorn in 2024, 2 years before NewBuild VC first invested in it.Here is a list of unicorns in NewBuild VC's portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
74 | Digital platform connects students, drivers, and school districts to create a mobility experience | 2014 | Redwood City | Series F | jpjbcla | ||
63 | Data access governance and data marketplace platform | 2015 | Boston | Series E | ipbizxt | ||
69 | Hardware mining solutions for cryptocurrency | 2006 | San Francisco | Series D | pddkbhp |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in NewBuild VC's Portfolio
2 of NewBuild VC'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 Shadowfax got listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), National Stock Exchange (NSE) at marketcap of $782M.Here are NewBuild VC's portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jul 01, 2026 | - | - | 1609 | |
Jan 28, 2026 | - | - | 2457 |
Acquired companies in NewBuild VC's Portfolio
10 companies from NewBuild VC's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Goldcast in Dec 2025 by Cvent for $*****.Here are NewBuild VC's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dec 15, 2025 | - | - | 2692 | |
Jul 01, 2025 | - | - | 9807 | |
Dec 19, 2024 | - | - | 2592 | |
Oct 11, 2024 | 2021 | Seed | 8398 | |
Mar 09, 2023 | - | - | 6504 |
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Team profile of NewBuild VC
NewBuild VC has a team of 2 members including 2 Partners located in United States. NewBuild VC's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Co-investors of NewBuild VC
Over the past 5 years, 61 investors have co-invested in NewBuild VC's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before NewBuild VC: Antler, Dhruv Tyagi and 20 others have invested in rounds before NewBuild VC. There is 1 company where Antler has invested before NewBuild VC and 1 company where Dhruv Tyagi has invested before NewBuild VC.
- Top Co-investors of NewBuild VC: 16 investors entered a company along with NewBuild VC. These include investors like Foster Ventures (2 companies).
- Invested after NewBuild VC: A total of 23 investors have invested in NewBuild VC's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Mayfield (1 company), Lux Capital (1 company) and FPV Ventures (1 company).
