About Peterson Ventures
Peterson Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2008. It is primarily based out of Salt Lake City, United States. As of Apr 2026, Peterson Ventures is an active investor, having invested in 47 companies, with 4 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 Retail and Consumer. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series A round of Two Boxes Overall, Peterson Ventures portfolio has seen 7 acquisitions including key companies like Spiff, Rocketmiles and Griptape. A lot of funds co-invest with Peterson Ventures, with names like Lightspeed Venture Partners sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Peterson Ventures has team of 9 people including 5 partners.Key Metrics
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Seed, Series A & 1 more
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Peterson Ventures' List of Top Investments
Peterson Ventures has a portfolio of 47 companies. Their most notable investments are in Status and Mobly.Their portfolio spans across United States, Canada and United Kingdom. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, Retail, Consumer and 16 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 1 more. Here is the list of top investments by Peterson Ventures:
1. Workstream
Provider of HR, payroll, and hiring platform for hourly workforce. The platform streamlines human resources tasks, reduces labor costs, and simplifies operations. It offers features such as time and attendance tracking, employee scheduling, and payroll processing. The platform also provides tools for applicant tracking, onboarding, and employee engagement.
Key facts about Workstream
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $120M
- Employee Count: 265 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: Bond Capital, CE Innovation Capital and 47 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Sep 29, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. WithClutch
Online lending marketplace for refinancing car loans. It has partnered with multiple automobile brands that enable borrowers to lower payments or get credited to cover car loans. It also features an auto loan refinance calculator in order to estimate payments by providing credit scores and loan balances.
Key facts about WithClutch
- Founded Year: 2014
- Location: Half Moon Bay (United States)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $65M
- Employee Count: 266 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: CMFG Ventures, Alkeon Capital Management and 8 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Jan 23, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. Synthpop
AI-powered clinical management software. The platform uses fine-tuned GPT language models to streamline and enhance clinical workflows such as patient referral processing, claims submission assistance, and AI-assisted charting.
Key facts about Synthpop
- Founded Year: 2023
- Location: Cambridge (United States)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $25.8M
- Employee Count: 48 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: Storm Ventures, Flexcap Ventures Management and 11 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Aug 01, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. Casca
Provider of AI-powered loan origination system for banks. This system automates much of the manual effort involved in business loan origination, including document collection, Know Your Business (KYB) checks, and credit analysis. It offers a digital application process designed to improve lead conversion rates and reduce loan cycle times. The system also includes an AI assistant to handle inquiries and provide support to applicants. The platform facilitates streamlined application tracking and automated decision-making, improving efficiency and effectiveness throughout the loan process. Integrated document generation capabilities further enhance the overall workflow.
Key facts about Casca
- Founded Year: 2023
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $33M
- Employee Count: 56 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: Canapi Ventures, Peterson Ventures and 9 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Aug 19, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. Cambio
Provider of a real estate sustainability platform. This platform assists real estate owners in managing their assets' sustainability compliance and retrofits. It integrates directly with utility data to provide real-time performance monitoring and automate risk tracking. The platform also offers tools for capital planning and retrofitting, generating recommendations and predicting the impact on investment returns and emissions reductions. The platform aims to streamline data management and improve efficiency in sustainability initiatives.
Key facts about Cambio
- Founded Year: 2021
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $18.6M
- Employee Count: 69 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: Maverick Ventures, Peterson Ventures and 8 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Jan 22, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Peterson Ventures' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Peterson Ventures has invested in 47 companies over the last 13 years, with an average of 4 new investments annually in the last 10 years. In 2025, it made 7 investments, while as of Apr 2026, it has made 5 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Nomad and most recent follow-on round was in Two Boxes.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 3 | 2 | 5 |
2025 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
2024 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
2023 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
2022 | 10 | 2 | 12 |
2021 | 10 | 1 | 11 |
2020 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Peterson Ventures' Investments by Stage
Peterson Ventures has made 22 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $4.15M, 15 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $16.4M and 4 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $62.9M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 22 |
Series A | 15 |
Series B | 4 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Peterson Ventures' Investments by Sector
Peterson Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Vertical SaaS, Consumer, Retail and HealthTech. Notably, it has invested in 42 Tech companies, 34 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 33 Software companies and at least 17 companies focusing on Saas.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 27 |
Vertical SaaS | 11 |
Consumer | 10 |
Retail | 9 |
HealthTech | 7 |
Others | 36 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Peterson Ventures' Investments by Geography
Peterson Ventures has made most investments in United States (40), followed by Canada where it has made 1 investment.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 40 |
Canada | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Peterson Ventures' recent investments
Peterson Ventures has made 5 investments in 2026 so far. Two Boxes and Nomad are the latest among them.Here are the most recent investments by Peterson Ventures:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Apr 07, 2026 | United States | Series A | 4672 | [+1] | |
Apr 01, 2026 | Canada | Seed | 3723 | [+2] | |
Feb 23, 2026 | United States | Series A | 4583 | [+7] | |
Jan 22, 2026 | United States | Series A | 3065 | [+2] | |
Jan 16, 2026 | United States | Series A | 4940 | [+1] |
Acquired companies in Peterson Ventures' Portfolio
7 companies from Peterson Ventures' portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Griptape in Feb 2026 by Foundry for $*****.Here are Peterson Ventures' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Feb 18, 2026 | Sep 19, 2023 | Series A | 1834 | |
Mar 20, 2025 | Feb 16, 2022 | Seed | 6393 | |
Dec 20, 2023 | Jun 26, 2020 | Series A | 1972 | |
Nov 01, 2023 | 2019 | Seed | 6000 | |
Feb 08, 2021 | Oct 26, 2020 | Seed | 8959 |
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Team profile of Peterson Ventures
Peterson Ventures has a team of 9 members including 5 Partners, 1 Venture Partner and 2 Principals located in United States. Peterson Ventures' team sits on the board of 2 companies.Here is a list of all team members in Peterson Ventures:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | Salt Lake City | Tilled and Therapydia | ||
Partner | Salt Lake City | - | ||
Partner | - | - | - | |
Partner | San Francisco | - | ||
Partner | Bozeman | - | - | |
Venture Partner | San Francisco | - | - | |
Principal | Salt Lake City | - | - | |
Principal | Salt Lake City | - |
Co-investors of Peterson Ventures
Over the past 13 years, 286 investors have co-invested in Peterson Ventures's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Peterson Ventures: Peterson Partners, Kickstart Seed Fund and 80 others have invested in rounds before Peterson Ventures. There are 5 companies where Peterson Partners has invested before Peterson Ventures and 3 companies where Kickstart Seed Fund has invested before Peterson Ventures.
- Top Co-investors of Peterson Ventures: 128 investors entered a company along with Peterson Ventures. These include investors like Lightspeed Venture Partners (4 companies).
- Invested after Peterson Ventures: A total of 76 investors have invested in Peterson Ventures's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Canapi Ventures (2 companies), Hans Tung (1 company) and Aglae Ventures (1 company).
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Tava Health Raises $40M Series C, Led by Centana Growth PartnersBusiness Wire•Apr 21, 2026•Peterson Ventures, SpringTide, Tava Health, Blue Heron Ventures and 3 others
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Two Boxes Raises $3.2M in FundingFinSMEs•Apr 07, 2026•Assembly Ventures, Peterson Ventures, Two Boxes, Matchstick Ventures and 1 other
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Coral Care Secures $13 Million Series A to Accelerate U.S. In-Home Pediatric Therapy ExpansionTipRanks•Feb 23, 2026•Coral Care, Peterson Ventures, Haymaker Ventures, FCA Venture Partners and 5 others
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Synthpop Raises $15M to Automate Healthcare’s Back OfficeHIT Consultant•Feb 03, 2026•Synthpop, Ansa, Peterson Ventures, Defy and 1 other
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Cambio Raises $18M in Series A FundingFinSMEs•Jan 22, 2026•Peterson Ventures, Cambio, Y Combinator, Maverick Ventures and 1 other
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DiversiFi Announces $8M Raise to Optimize Profitability for 3PLs with AIUtahbusiness•Jan 16, 2026•Diversifi, Kickstart Fund, Peterson Ventures, Sorenson Capital
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AI-Native Loan Origination Platform Casca Raises $29 Million to Replace Legacy LendingFinancial IT•Aug 19, 2025•Casca, AFG, Canapi Ventures, Bankwell and 5 others
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Live Oak Ventures Participates in Financing of Cascading AI, IncGlobeNewswire•Aug 19, 2025•Casca, Peterson Ventures, Canapi Ventures, Y Combinator and 4 others
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SchoolAI Secures $25 Million in Series A Funding for AI Classroom PlatformIBL News•Apr 22, 2025•SchoolAI, Insight Partners, NextView Ventures, The General Partnership and 1 other
