About Peninsula Ventures
Peninsula Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2000. It is primarily based out of San Mateo, United States. As of Jun 2021, Peninsula Ventures has invested in 38 companies. It primarily invests in Series A round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to Enterprise Infrastructure and Life Sciences. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series C round of idwall Overall, Peninsula Ventures portfolio has seen 22 acquisitions including key companies like Radius, Marketo and Accruent. A lot of funds co-invest with Peninsula Ventures, with names like Stanford sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Peninsula Ventures has team of 2 people including 2 partners.Key Metrics
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Series A, Series B & 4 more
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Peninsula Ventures' List of Top Investments
Peninsula Ventures has a portfolio of 38 companies. Their most notable investments are in SyncHR and Boatsetter.Their portfolio spans across United States, Brazil, Ghana and 1 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, Enterprise Infrastructure, Life Sciences and 15 other sectors, across stages such as Series A, Series B and 4 more. Here is the list of top investments by Peninsula Ventures:
1. Radius
Radius is a predictive marketing and sales platform. Its smart prospecting list application takes the most comprehensive data set on each small and medium-sized business in America and turns it into actionable insights for anyone whose target market is small business. Radius provides prospect data like contact info and business information in addition to social media activity from Facebook, Twitter, Google, Foursquare and more. Radius can sync prospect data to Salesforce or append current leads with better data. Radius is available on the Salesforce App Exchange.
Key facts about Radius
- Founded Year: 1990
- Location: Crewe (United Kingdom)
- Last Known Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $333M
- Employee Count: 51 - 200 as on Jul 01, 2024
- Investors: Western Technology Investment, Glynn Capital and 18 Others
- Latest Funding Round: PE, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
2. Marketo
Marketo is a provider of a cloud-based marketing automation platform for businesses. It engages visitors on multiple channels, runs inbound marketing, helps in lead scoring & lead management, content & website personalization, and more. It also helps in visitor tracking, CRM tools integration, reporting & analytics, and more. It automates email campaigns and provides social marketing apps such as purchase-sharing widgets, contests, polls, etc. Clients include Panasonic, Centurylink, Charles Schwab, and others. Monetizes through subscription-based pricing plans.
Key facts about Marketo
- Founded Year: 2006
- Location: San Jose (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $100M - $500M as on Dec 31, 2015
- Last Known Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $98.4M
- Employee Count: 732 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Storm Ventures, Golub Growth and 13 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Dec 19, 2013, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
3. Boatsetter
App-based boat rental platform for travelers. The platform provides a marketplace where people can book boats from boat owners. Users can search for private boats through the platform and connect with owners. It allows users to reserve dates and book boats.
Key facts about Boatsetter
- Founded Year: 2013
- Location: Aventura (United States)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $70.5M
- Employee Count: 103 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Venture for America, Medra Capital and 20 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Aug 02, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. Accruent
Provider of software for managing people, facilities, and physical assets. The software supports workplace management, real estate management, and maintenance management. It also facilitates energy management, engineering document management, and enterprise asset management. The software offers solutions for classroom scheduling, event management, and space management.
Key facts about Accruent
- Founded Year: 1995
- Location: Austin (United States)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $69.3M
- Employee Count: 1,074 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Western Technology Investment, Ares Capital Corporation and 11 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Dec 23, 2009, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
5. Ribbit
Provider of financial investments for innovative financial technology companies. This firm focuses on supporting the growth of early-stage and emerging businesses in the financial technology sector. They provide capital and mentorship to entrepreneurs developing new ideas and solutions within finance. The firm's investment strategy centers on identifying and nurturing companies poised for significant market disruption. Their involvement extends beyond financial backing, encompassing guidance and shared experience to help portfolio companies navigate challenges and achieve their objectives.
Key facts about Ribbit
- Founded Year: 2005
- Location: Mountain View (United States)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $23.3M
- Employee Count: 24 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: BYU Cougar Capital, Zelkova Ventures and 7 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Feb 15, 2008, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
Peninsula Ventures' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Peninsula Ventures has invested in 38 companies over the last 21 years, with an average of 0 new investment annually in the last 10 years. Its most recent first time investment was in idwall and most recent follow-on round was in Bumped.Peninsula Ventures' Investments by Stage
Peninsula Ventures has made 9 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $8.16M, 4 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $10.9M and 2 investments in Series C stage with an average round size of $24.8M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Series A | 9 |
Series B | 4 |
Series C | 2 |
Series D | 2 |
Seed | 1 |
Others | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Peninsula Ventures' Investments by Sector
Peninsula Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Retail, FinTech, High Tech and Enterprise Infrastructure. Notably, it has invested in 29 Tech companies, 25 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 22 Software companies and at least 17 companies focusing on Saas.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 10 |
Retail | 4 |
FinTech | 3 |
High Tech | 3 |
Enterprise Infrastructure | 2 |
Others | 16 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Peninsula Ventures' Investments by Geography
Peninsula Ventures has made most investments in United States (17), followed by Brazil where it has made 1 investment.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 17 |
Brazil | 1 |
Ghana | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Peninsula Ventures' recent investments
Peninsula Ventures has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Peninsula Ventures:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Jun 01, 2021 | Brazil | Series C | 7542 | ||
Jun 28, 2018 | United States | Series A | 6727 | [+2] | |
Mar 29, 2017 | United States | Series A | 9068 | ||
Mar 2017 | United States | Seed | 7518 | [+2] | |
Dec 13, 2016 | United States | Series A | 2304 |
Acquired companies in Peninsula Ventures' Portfolio
22 companies from Peninsula Ventures' portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Axcient in Sep 2024 by ConnectWise for $*****.Here are Peninsula Ventures' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sep 10, 2024 | Sep 2008 | Series A | 8094 | |
Jun 25, 2021 | - | - | 6529 | |
Apr 30, 2021 | Mar 29, 2017 | Series A | 3050 | |
Sep 03, 2019 | - | - | 7391 | |
Jun 18, 2019 | - | - | 4839 |
Team profile of Peninsula Ventures
Peninsula Ventures has a team of 2 members including 2 Partners located in United States. Peninsula Ventures' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Co-investors of Peninsula Ventures
Over the past 21 years, 77 investors have co-invested in Peninsula Ventures's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Peninsula Ventures: EarlyShares, Canary and 23 others have invested in rounds before Peninsula Ventures. There is 1 company where EarlyShares has invested before Peninsula Ventures and 1 company where Canary has invested before Peninsula Ventures.
- Top Co-investors of Peninsula Ventures: 35 investors entered a company along with Peninsula Ventures. These include investors like Stanford (3 companies).
- Invested after Peninsula Ventures: A total of 17 investors have invested in Peninsula Ventures's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Valor Equity Partners (2 companies), TheVentureCity (1 company) and Fiftyfive Capital (1 company).
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Boatsetter Secures $13 Million Series A Funding RoundPR Newswire•Dec 13, 2016•Boatsetter, Great Oaks Venture Capital, Stanford, Peninsula Ventures
