About PV Ventures
PV Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2010. It is primarily based out of Colorado Springs, United States. As of Aug 2018, PV Ventures has invested in 33 companies. 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 Enterprise Infrastructure and High Tech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series B round of Infinite Overall, PV Ventures portfolio has seen 1 unicorn and 11 acquisitions including key companies like Pax8, CaliberMind and Kindara. A lot of funds co-invest with PV Ventures, with names like John Ives sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio.Key Metrics
Portfolio Count
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed & Series B
Portfolio Acquisitions
Portfolio Unicorns
PV Ventures' List of Top Investments
PV Ventures has a portfolio of 33 companies, one of which is a Unicorn. Their most notable investments are in iWanamaker and BurstIQ.Their portfolio spans across United States and Spain. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, Enterprise Infrastructure, High Tech and 14 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series B stages. Here is the list of top investments by PV Ventures:
1. Pax8
AI powered cloud marketplace. It enables users to buy, sell, and manage cloud-based solutions. The AI tool helps users to identify sales opportunities, and define recommendations across vendor. It enables users to search and purchase cloud products via the website.
Key facts about Pax8
- Founded Year: 2011
- Location: Greenwood Village (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series E
- Total Funding till date: $344M
- Employee Count: 1,868 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Liberty Global, Blue Cloud Ventures and 8 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series E, Nov 11, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. CaliberMind
NLP and ML based revenue data marketing platform. It forms buyer personas based on demographic, psychographic, and firmographic data from multiple data sources combined with publicly available social data and first party data from CRM, Marketing automation, and other tools. Using NLP and deep ML, the personas are updated in real-time for personalized content recommendation.
Key facts about CaliberMind
- Founded Year: 2014
- Location: Boulder (United States)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $24.7M
- Employee Count: 31 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Salesforce, IAG Capital Partners and 23 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Oct 27, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
3. Kindara
Fertility tracking app and community empowering women to understand their bodies. This digital fertility charting system helps individuals get pregnant faster and learn more about their reproductive health. It supports fertility awareness-based methods, providing a trusted platform for tracking and understanding cycles. The app is available for both iOS and Android, offering accessible tools for women seeking to manage their fertility naturally. This Software as a Service (SaaS) platform fosters a community, empowering users with knowledge and support for their fertility journeys. It is a B2C tech company.
Key facts about Kindara
- Founded Year: 2009
- Location: Boulder (United States)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $7.83M
- Employee Count: 7 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Staenberg Venture Partners, MENA Venture Investments and 20 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Jul 21, 2016, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
Cloud Elements is a cloud-to-cloud integration service that uses uniform APIs (“one-to-many”) to connect application with entire categories of services (eg: Cloud Storage, CRM, Marketing, Help Desk, Messaging, Finance etc). By creating a single API that can connect with multiple online software applications. For example, it offers an API through its “documents hub” that works with Dropbox, Box, Google Drive, SharePoint, and OneDrive. Charges an ongoing subscription fee per integration, usually ranging from $100 to $500.
Key facts about Cloud Elements
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: Denver (United States)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $60.2M
- Employee Count: 11 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Icon Ventures, Mercato Partners and 10 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Jul 26, 2019, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
5. hobbyDB
The world's largest collectibles database built for and by collectors. It is a platform designed for managing, buying, selling, and curating collectibles. The site offers collection management tools, wish list management, and listing services for sale or trade. Users can track orders, offers, and shipping requests, as well as view sales history and feedback. The platform also provides a database for contributing information about collectibles. It fosters a community of enthusiasts with features like member showcases and curated content. The site supports buying, selling, and trading, offering a marketplace for various items. It is a comprehensive resource for collectors to organize, discover, and engage with the collectibles community. The platform offers login and registration features.
Key facts about hobbyDB
- Founded Year: 2014
- Location: Boulder (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $0 - $1M as on Dec 31, 2023
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $4.39M
- Employee Count: 1 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Right Side Capital Management, Matchstick Ventures and 5 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Sep 03, 2019, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
PV Ventures' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
PV Ventures has invested in 33 companies over the last 14 years, with an average of 1 new investment annually in the last 10 years. Its most recent first time investment was in Infinite and most recent follow-on round was in IronCore Labs.PV Ventures' Investments by Stage
PV Ventures has made 8 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $2.1M and 3 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $10.7M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 8 |
Series B | 3 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
PV Ventures' Investments by Sector
PV Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Enterprise Infrastructure, Consumer, High Tech and HealthTech. Notably, it has invested in 30 Tech companies, 27 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 22 Software companies and at least 8 companies focusing on Saas.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 7 |
Enterprise Infrastructure | 5 |
Consumer | 2 |
High Tech | 2 |
HealthTech | 1 |
Others | 2 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
PV Ventures' Investments by Geography
PV Ventures has made most investments in United States (11).PV Ventures' recent investments
PV Ventures has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by PV Ventures:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aug 29, 2018 | United States | Series B | 2095 | [+8] | |
Aug 29, 2018 | United States | Series B | 3375 | [+7] | |
Aug 07, 2018 | United States | Seed | 8893 | [+2] | |
Jun 13, 2018 | United States | Seed | 9202 | ||
May 18, 2017 | United States | Seed | 3118 |
Unicorns in PV Ventures' Portfolio
PV Ventures has 1 unicorn in its portfolio - Pax8. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Pax8 which became a unicorn in 2022, 4 years before PV Ventures first invested in it.Here is a list of unicorns in PV Ventures' portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
70 | AI powered cloud marketplace | 2011 | Greenwood Village | Series E | vydlybf |
Acquired companies in PV Ventures' Portfolio
11 companies from PV Ventures' portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was CaliberMind in Aug 2026 by Integrate for $*****.Here are PV Ventures' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Aug 26, 2026 | Oct 05, 2016 | Seed | 1365 | |
Oct 19, 2023 | Mar 20, 2017 | Seed | 4222 | |
Apr 27, 2022 | - | - | 6670 | |
Jul 27, 2021 | - | - | 9571 | |
Mar 23, 2021 | - | - | 2607 |
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Co-investors of PV Ventures
Over the past 14 years, 55 investors have co-invested in PV Ventures's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before PV Ventures: Techstars, Boomtown Accelerators and 8 others have invested in rounds before PV Ventures. There are 2 companies where Techstars has invested before PV Ventures and 1 company where Boomtown Accelerators has invested before PV Ventures.
- Top Co-investors of PV Ventures: 29 investors entered a company along with PV Ventures. These include investors like John Ives (2 companies).
- Invested after PV Ventures: A total of 16 investors have invested in PV Ventures's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include IAG Capital Partners (1 company), Lavrock Ventures (1 company) and Eric Matlick (1 company).
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