About Plural
Plural is a venture capital firm founded in 2020. It is primarily based out of Washington, DC, United States. As of Sep 2026, Plural is an active investor, having invested in 10 companies, with 2 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 FinTech and Environment Tech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series C round of Meta View Overall, Plural portfolio has seen 1 acquisition, namely Beam. A lot of funds co-invest with Plural, with names like Castle Island Ventures sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio.Key Metrics
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed & Series A
Portfolio Acquisitions
Portfolio Soonicorns
Deals in last 12 months
Plural's List of Top Investments
Plural has a portfolio of 10 companies. Their most notable investments are in Pipedreams and Arbonics.Their portfolio spans across United States, United Kingdom and Estonia. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, FinTech, Environment Tech and 10 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A stages. Here is the list of top investments by Plural:
1. Meta View
Cloud-based interview analytics platform for enterprises. It uses AI to automate interview recording, and transcribing and uses conversation analytics to generate reports. It generates interview notes, and templates to create a portal to connect to candidates, etc. It offers tools to pre-populate interview scorecards with objective information, improving the evaluation process. It is a tool available on the subscription based pricing model.
Key facts about Meta View
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $112M
- Employee Count: 134 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Village Global, Google Ventures and 25 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Sep 30, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. Mos
Online discovery platform provider for college financial aid. It provides an application for students through which they can apply for federal and state financial aid for which they qualify. Monetizes through subscription packages.
Key facts about Mos
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $84M
- Employee Count: 174 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Four Rivers Group, TQ Ventures and 17 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Feb 03, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. Beam
Provider of payment infrastructure enabling modern money movement for various businesses. It offers tools for managing transactions and streamlining payment workflows through an API. The infrastructure supports payment rails, including RTP, FedNow, and ACH. It facilitates access to funds with settlement capabilities and provides options for onboarding. The company is registered as a Money Service Business. It handles KYC/KYB, AML, and transaction risk monitoring.
Key facts about Beam
- Founded Year: 2022
- Location: United States
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $14M
- Employee Count: 2 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Eniac Ventures, Castle Island Ventures and 7 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, May 28, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
4. Arcjet
Provider of application cloud data security solutions. It provides customizable security layers for developers to protect the applications with features like rate limiting, bot detection, email verification, and attack protection. It offers solutions for various frameworks like Bun, Next.js, Node.js, and SvelteKit, making it easy for developers to apps with minimal code implementation.
Key facts about Arcjet
- Founded Year: 2023
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $12.1M
- Employee Count: 14 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Seedcamp, Andreessen Horowitz and 9 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Apr 30, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. Augur
Provider of perception engine software leveraging existing camera infrastructure for insights. The software detects abnormal behaviors and unseen patterns, providing real-time intelligence. It helps teams move faster, spend smarter, and deploy resources only where needed. The engine unlocks value from flow insights to behavioral analytics, optimizing commercial decisions.
Key facts about Augur
- Founded Year: 2025
- Location: London (United Kingdom)
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $15M
- Investors: Tiny, SNR and 4 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Mar 09, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Plural's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Plural has invested in 10 companies over the last 6 years, with an average of 2 new investments annually in the last 5 years. In 2025, it made 2 investments, while as of Sep 2026, it has made 3 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Prism Layer and most recent follow-on round was in Meta View.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 2 | 1 | 3 |
2025 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2024 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Plural's Investments by Stage
Plural has made 6 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $7.32M and 4 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $20.3M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 6 |
Series A | 4 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Plural's Investments by Sector
Plural has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, FinTech, Blockchain - Industry Applications, Blockchain Technology and Artificial Intelligence - Industry Applications. Notably, it has invested in 10 Tech companies, 7 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 4 Software companies and at least 3 companies focusing on Consumer (B2C).Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 4 |
FinTech | 4 |
Blockchain - Industry Applications | 2 |
Blockchain Technology | 2 |
Artificial Intelligence - Industry Applications | 1 |
Others | 12 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Plural's Investments by Geography
Plural has made most investments in United States (8), followed by United Kingdom where it has made 2 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 8 |
United Kingdom | 2 |
Estonia | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Plural's recent investments
Plural has made 3 investments in 2026 so far. Meta View and Prism Layer are the latest among them.Here are the most recent investments by Plural:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Sep 30, 2026 | United States | Series C | 1378 | [+5] | |
Apr 07, 2026 | United States | Seed | 4662 | ||
Mar 09, 2026 | United Kingdom | Seed | 7012 | [+4] | |
Apr 30, 2025 | United States | Series A | 9219 | [+4] | |
Feb 13, 2025 | United States | Seed | 4499 |
Acquired companies in Plural's Portfolio
1 company from Plural's portfolio has been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Beam in Oct 2025 by Modern Treasury for $*****.Here are Plural's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Oct 22, 2025 | Aug 10, 2022 | Seed | 1605 |
Co-investors of Plural
Over the past 6 years, 65 investors have co-invested in Plural's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Plural: Abakar Saidov, Sultan Saidov and 18 others have invested in rounds before Plural. There is 1 company where Abakar Saidov has invested before Plural and 1 company where Sultan Saidov has invested before Plural.
- Top Co-investors of Plural: 33 investors entered a company along with Plural. These include investors like Castle Island Ventures (3 companies).
- Invested after Plural: A total of 12 investors have invested in Plural's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Plural (2 companies), Google Ventures (1 company) and Vertex Ventures (1 company).
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