About Patron
Patron is a venture capital firm founded in 2021. It is primarily based out of Santa Monica, United States. As of Jun 2026, Patron is an active investor, having invested in 14 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 High Tech to Blockchain Technology and Enterprise Applications. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series A round of Board A lot of funds co-invest with Patron, with names like SV Angel sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Patron has team of 8 people including 3 partners.Patron's List of Top Investments
Patron has a portfolio of 14 companies. Their most notable investments are in Tonic and Kudos.Their portfolio spans across United States, Israel and Nicaragua. They have invested in High Tech, Blockchain Technology, Enterprise Applications and 8 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A stages. Here is the list of top investments by Patron:
1. SweatPals
Online community platform for fitness activities. It provides tools for instructors to schedule sessions, manage payments, and reach participants. The platform allows participants to discover and book fitness experiences. It offers features for community building and engagement between instructors and participants.
Key facts about SweatPals
- Founded Year: 2022
- Location: Austin (United States)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $20.3M
- Employee Count: 34 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: HartBeat Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz and 10 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, May 01, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. Flint
Provider of AI tools for schools. It provides tools for document management, AI assignments management, and more.
Key facts about Flint
- Founded Year: 2023
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $15.5M
- Employee Count: 31 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: AME Cloud Ventures, Afore Capital and 4 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Nov 06, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. Arya
Key facts about Arya
- Founded Year: 2022
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $37M
- Employee Count: 98 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Ibex Investors, Caffeinated Capital and 8 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Mar 13, 2026, $*****
Developer of AI-powered spreadsheet intelligence tools for data modeling and analysis. It builds systems for agentic reasoning and multi-agent collaboration. The company's technology applies to spreadsheet intelligence, functioning as an AI-powered analyst. It turns raw data into models, answers spreadsheet questions, and runs parallel simulations.
Key facts about Fundamental Research Labs
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $44.1M
- Investors: Prosus, Andreessen Horowitz and 3 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Jan 21, 2025, $*****
5. Kudos
Online platform offering cashback for multi-category products and services. It allows users to add card to the platform and pay online to avail of cashback rewards. Its mobile app is available for iOS users.
Key facts about Kudos
- Founded Year: 2021
- Location: Remote (United States)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $42.7M
- Employee Count: 31 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: QED Investors, Four Cities Capital and 9 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, May 17, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Patron's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Patron has invested in 14 companies over the last 4 years, with an average of 2 new investments annually in the last 3 years. In 2025, it made 4 investments, while as of Jun 2026, it has made 1 investment in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Board and most recent follow-on round was in Arya.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2025 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
2024 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2022 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Patron's Investments by Stage
Patron has made 9 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $7.09M and 3 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $17.4M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 9 |
Series A | 3 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Patron's Investments by Sector
Patron has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the FinTech, High Tech, Blockchain - Industry Applications, Blockchain Technology and Enterprise Applications. Notably, it has invested in 10 Tech companies, 6 Consumer (B2C) companies, 5 Enterprise (B2B) companies and at least 5 companies focusing on Software.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
FinTech | 4 |
High Tech | 4 |
Blockchain - Industry Applications | 3 |
Blockchain Technology | 3 |
Enterprise Applications | 3 |
Others | 11 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Patron's Investments by Geography
Patron has made most investments in United States (9), followed by Israel where it has made 1 investment.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 9 |
Israel | 1 |
Nicaragua | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Patron's recent investments
Patron has made 1 investments in 2026 so far - Board.Here are the most recent investments by Patron:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jun 02, 2026 | United States | Series A | 8860 | [+15] | |
Nov 06, 2025 | United States | Series A | 1286 | [+4] | |
Oct 16, 2025 | United States | Seed | 1569 | [+7] | |
Jun 24, 2025 | - | Seed | 2191 | ||
May 01, 2025 | United States | Series A | 6202 | [+3] |
Team profile of Patron
Patron has a team of 8 members including 3 Partners and 3 Principals located in United States. Patron's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of all team members in Patron:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | San Francisco | - | ||
Partner | Santa Monica | - | ||
Partner | San Francisco | - | ||
Principal | San Francisco | - |
Co-investors of Patron
Over the past 4 years, 111 investors have co-invested in Patron's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Patron: Andreessen Horowitz, Pear VC and 16 others have invested in rounds before Patron. There are 2 companies where Andreessen Horowitz has invested before Patron and 1 company where Pear VC has invested before Patron.
- Top Co-investors of Patron: 85 investors entered a company along with Patron. These include investors like SV Angel (2 companies).
- Invested after Patron: A total of 8 investors have invested in Patron's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Ibex Investors (1 company), Big Bets (1 company) and Prosus (1 company).
Recent News related to Patron
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Flint Raises $15M Series A to Personalize Learning for the AI-Native GenerationAccess Newswire•Nov 06, 2025•Patron, Flint, AME Cloud Ventures, Basis Set Ventures and 12 others
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Hippocratic AI Valued at $3.5 Billion in Series C RoundTeleborsa•Nov 04, 2025•Premji Invest, Hippocratic AI, WellSpan, Cincinnati Children’s and 19 others
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Social Fitness Platform Sweatpals Raises $12M To Fuel the ‘Daylife Movement’Athletech News•Oct 28, 2025•Patron, SweatPals, Andreessen Horowitz, Patreon and 10 others
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Fundamental Research Labs nabs $30M+ to build AI agents across verticals
TechCrunch+•Aug 01, 2025•Patron, First Spark Ventures, Prosus, Andreessen Horowitz and 3 others
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Chronicle Studios Secures $11.6M Seed Round to Boost Original Franchise Creationintelligence360•Jul 03, 2025•Chronicle, Patron, Point72 Ventures, Zagros Ventures and 1 other
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SVM Layer1 blockchain Fogo completes US$8 million in financing, led by The EchonomistCnyes•Jan 24, 2025•The Block, CMS Holdings, Big Brain Holdings, The Economist and 1 other
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Couples Wellness Platform Arya Raises $8.5M Series AFemtech Insider•Dec 17, 2024•Arya, Ibex Investors, Play Ventures, Patron and 1 other
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Patron secures $100Mn for its second fundTechPortal•Sep 18, 2024•Patron, Andreessen Horowitz, Union Square Ventures, Y Combinator and 3 others
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AI-Based Sexual Wellness Platform Arya Raises $7.5M Seed RoundFemtech Insider•Jun 13, 2024•Arya, Patron, Play Ventures, at.inc and 1 other
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Kudos raises $10.2m for AI-powered smart walletFinextra•May 20, 2024•Kudos, Samsung, SV Angel, Precursor Ventures and 7 others
