About OpenView
OpenView is a venture capital firm founded in 2006. It is primarily based out of Boston, United States. As of Nov 2025, OpenView has invested in 78 companies. It primarily invests in Series B round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to Enterprise Infrastructure and High Tech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series A round of Chargeflow Overall, OpenView portfolio has seen 9 unicorns, 2 IPOs and 35 acquisitions including key companies like Datadog, User Testing and Ping Identity. A lot of funds co-invest with OpenView, with names like Stripes sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. OpenView has team of 23 people including 7 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Count
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Series A, Series B & 4 more
Portfolio Acquisitions
Portfolio Soonicorns
Deals in last 12 months
OpenView's List of Top Investments
OpenView has a portfolio of 78 companies, including 9 unicorns. Their most notable investments are in Applitools and SmashFly.Their portfolio spans across United States, Canada, Australia and 3 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, Enterprise Infrastructure, High Tech and 17 other sectors, across stages such as Series A, Series B and 4 more. Here is the list of top investments by OpenView:1. Datadog
Provider of integrated platform for monitoring, security, and observability services. The platform offers end-to-end visibility into infrastructure, applications, and data. It facilitates threat detection, prioritization, and response. The platform also optimizes digital experiences and accelerates software delivery.
Key facts about Datadog
- Founded Year: 2010
- Location: New York City (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $2.68B as on Dec 31, 2024
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $147M
- Employee Count: 9,899 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: HTIF, Meritech and 19 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, May 2020, $*****
- Highlight: Public
2. User Testing
Provider of platform for gathering and analyzing user experience feedback. The platform offers tools to target specific audiences and gather comprehensive testing data. It helps users analyze data to identify insights and measure performance. The platform also facilitates sharing and scaling insights across organizations.
Key facts about User Testing
- Founded Year: 2007
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Annual Revenue: £17.5M as on Dec 31, 2022
- Last Known Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $148M
- Employee Count: 1,833 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: OpenView, Windy Hill Capital and 15 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Grant (prize money), Nov 17, 2020, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
Provider of identity security solutions for digital enterprises and organizations. The platform offers flexibility, resilience, and security to meet identity challenges. It helps businesses plug identity into their existing ecosystem. The platform offers capabilities such as orchestration, decentralized identity, and fraud prevention. It also provides solutions for government, financial services, healthcare, retail, and media sectors.
Key facts about Ping Identity
- Founded Year: 2002
- Location: Denver (United States)
- Last Known Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $137M
- Employee Count: 2,224 as on Dec 02, 2025
- Investors: Sprout Capital Partners, Sapphire Ventures and 22 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series E, Nov 10, 2014, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
4. Calendly
Provider of online platform for scheduling appointments and managing meeting logistics. It offers tools for individuals, small teams, and large organizations. The platform allows users to connect calendars, customize availability, and integrate with conferencing tools. It provides options for creating custom event types and sharing scheduling links. The platform also offers integrations with various applications.
Key facts about Calendly
5. Pipefy
Pipefy is a SaaS-based tool to manage tasks and workflows aimed at startups and SMBs. It allows users to create and manage workflows and tasks which can be assigned and automated with various rules to manage the operations on a single dashboard. Its features include auto-assign, triggers, email automation, lead time alerts, etc. Some of its clients include Accenture, Telefonica, Pfizer, Capgemini, Santander, and Gfk. It offers a subscription-based pricing model.
Key facts about Pipefy
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $149M
- Employee Count: 547 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: OpenView, FCVC and 35 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Oct 15, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
OpenView's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
OpenView has invested in 78 companies over the last 19 years, with an average of 4 new investments annually in the last 10 years. In 2025, it made 2 investments. Its most recent first time investment was in Voiceflow and most recent follow-on round was in Chargeflow.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
2024 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
2023 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
2022 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
2021 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
2020 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
2019 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
2018 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
2017 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
OpenView's Investments by Stage
OpenView has made 28 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $11.8M, 25 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $19.1M and 14 investments in Series C stage with an average round size of $28.4M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Series A | 28 |
Series B | 25 |
Series C | 14 |
Seed | 2 |
Series D | 1 |
Others | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
OpenView's Investments by Sector
OpenView has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Enterprise Infrastructure, Vertical SaaS, High Tech and Retail. Notably, it has invested in 75 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 73 Tech companies, 66 Software companies and at least 59 companies focusing on Saas.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 64 |
Enterprise Infrastructure | 25 |
Vertical SaaS | 17 |
High Tech | 6 |
Retail | 6 |
Others | 30 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
OpenView's Investments by Geography
OpenView has made most investments in United States (61), followed by Canada where it has made 3 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 61 |
Canada | 3 |
Australia | 2 |
Israel | 2 |
United Kingdom | 2 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
OpenView's recent investments
OpenView has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by OpenView:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Nov 18, 2025 | United States | Series A | 9802 | ||
May 20, 2025 | United States | Series A | 9424 | [+3] | |
Sep 17, 2024 | Israel | Series C | 4482 | [+3] | |
Sep 06, 2024 | United States | Series B | 4085 | ||
Aug 08, 2024 | United States | Series C | 1712 | [+1] |
Unicorns in OpenView's Portfolio
OpenView has 9 unicorns in its portfolio - Deputy, Tebra, JumpCloud and others. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Deputy. It became a unicorn in 2024, 7 years after OpenView first invested in it.Here is a list of unicorns in OpenView's portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
70 | Provider of workforce management platform for scheduling, HR, and compliance | 2008 | Atlanta | Series B | mjnvhio | ||
64 | Cloud based platform offering practice management tool for providers | 2021 | Corona | Series D | harpmze | ||
62 | Cloud based directory management for user and IT resource authentication | 2012 | Boulder | Series F | u{pizcc | ||
75 | Provider of cloud-based cargo and supply chain visibility tracking solutions | 2014 | Chicago | Series G | x{nhqeh | ||
66 | Provider of AI-driven platform for cyberattack detection and response services | 2010 | San Jose | Series F | yqbnrnv |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in OpenView's Portfolio
2 of OpenView's portfolio companies have become public. Expensify got listed on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ), in Nov 2021 at marketcap of $1.82B and Datadog got listed on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) at marketcap of $7.83B.Here are OpenView's portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Nov 10, 2021 | Jul 27, 2015 | Series B | 5243 | |
Sep 19, 2019 | Feb 04, 2014 | Series B | 8779 |
Acquired companies in OpenView's Portfolio
35 companies from OpenView's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition were PartsTech in Feb 2025 by OEC.Here are OpenView's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Feb 05, 2025 | May 18, 2023 | Series C | 3017 | |
Jul 25, 2024 | Apr 15, 2011 | Series B | 9053 | |
May 13, 2024 | Dec 30, 2010 | Series C | 4527 | |
Feb 20, 2024 | Sep 16, 2021 | Series B | 2383 | |
Sep 11, 2023 | Nov 22, 2013 | Series B | 5698 |
Team profile of OpenView
OpenView has a team of 23 members including 7 Partners, 2 Venture Partners and 3 Principals located in United States. OpenView's team sits on the board of 1 company.Here is a list of top team members in OpenView:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | Boston | - | - | |
Partner | Los Angeles | - | - | |
Partner | Boston | - | - | |
Partner | San Francisco | |||
Partner | Boston | - | - | |
Partner | United States | - | - | |
Partner | Marblehead | - | - | |
Venture Partner | Boston | - | - | |
Venture Partner | New York | - | - | |
Principal | Boston | - | - |
Co-investors of OpenView
Over the past 19 years, 407 investors have co-invested in OpenView's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before OpenView: Bessemer Venture Partners, 500 Global and 203 others have invested in rounds before OpenView. There are 4 companies where Bessemer Venture Partners has invested before OpenView and 3 companies where 500 Global has invested before OpenView.
- Top Co-investors of OpenView: 65 investors entered a company along with OpenView. These include investors like Stripes (2 companies).
- Invested after OpenView: A total of 137 investors have invested in OpenView's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Insight Partners (6 companies), Greenspring Associates (6 companies) and Sapphire Ventures (5 companies).
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