About Recursive Ventures
Recursive Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2014. It is primarily based out of San Francisco, United States. As of Jul 2025, Recursive Ventures has invested in 40 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 High Tech and Consumer. Most recently it participated in the $***** Seed round of Tryharmony Overall, Recursive Ventures portfolio has seen 2 unicorns, 1 IPO and 13 acquisitions including key companies like Life360, Ring Labs and HoneyBook. A lot of funds co-invest with Recursive Ventures, with names like Brickyard sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Recursive Ventures has team of 5 people.Key Metrics
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Recursive Ventures' List of Top Investments
Recursive Ventures has a portfolio of 40 companies, including 2 unicorns. Their most notable investmentis in Perspective AITheir portfolio spans across United States, Israel and Australia. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Consumer and 19 other sectors, across stages such as Seed stage. Here is the list of top investments by Recursive Ventures:1. Life360
Mobile app connecting family members and close friends. It enables users to view the location of their family members on a map, communicate with them, and receive alerts. Users can organise their friends by creating circles. The application offers real-time GPS tracking and driving info of the family members. It also provides a paid premium version with additional features. The app is available for Android and iOS.
Key facts about Life360
- Founded Year: 2008
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $100M - $500M as on Dec 31, 2025
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $89.7M
- Employee Count: 855 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: Maven Ventures, Moonshots Capital and 47 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Jun 05, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Public
2. Ring Labs
Provider of home security systems, cameras, alarms, and doorbells. It offers devices and services to protect homes. The company provides video monitoring, motion detection, and real-time alerts. Subscription plans are available to save and review recorded videos.
Key facts about Ring Labs
3. HoneyBook
Client workflow process automation software. It offers client workflow process automation software for automating and managing business processes. Its features include customizable workflows, legit online signatures, project tracking, automated appointment requests, automated follow-ups, automated payment reminders, and automated task reminders based on projects. The app is available on Google Play Store and Apple App Store. It offers a subscription-based pricing model. Live Oak Films, The Perfect Posey, and Forever Taeken are part of its clientele.
Key facts about HoneyBook
- Founded Year: 2013
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series E
- Total Funding till date: $479M
- Employee Count: 322 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: Section Partners, Akkadian Ventures and 44 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series E, Nov 03, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. MileIQ
MileIQ is a mileage tracking app for small business owners and self-employed individuals to log their drives and ensure they have complete, accurate, IRS-compliant documentation to back up their mileage deduction. MileIQ catches drives automatically, syncs them to the cloud, and generates accurate mileage records. Its mobile apps are available for Android and iOS platforms. Pricing is based on a fixed monthly subscription.
Key facts about MileIQ
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $15.1M
- Employee Count: 11 - 50 as on Jul 01, 2024
- Investors: Graph Ventures, CRV and 7 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Jan 29, 2015, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
5. Abra
Abra provides an app-based platform for trading cryptocurrencies. It provides services such as crypto asset trading, cryptocurrency buying, and selling, cryptocurrency exchange, and more. It also allows for investments in both fiat and cryptocurrency funds. The app is available for both iOS and Android.
Key facts about Abra
- Founded Year: 2014
- Location: Mountain View (United States)
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $104M
- Employee Count: 186 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: Adams Street Partners, Anthem Venture Partners and 49 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Sep 15, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Recursive Ventures' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Recursive Ventures has invested in 40 companies over the last 3 years, with an average of 2 new investments annually in the last 3 years. In 2025, it made 3 investments. Its most recent first time investment was in Tryharmony and most recent follow-on round was in Tomato.ai.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2024 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Recursive Ventures' Investments by Stage
Recursive Ventures has made 6 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $5.49M.Recursive Ventures' Investments by Sector
Recursive Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Real Estate and Construction Tech and Vertical SaaS. Notably, it has invested in 38 Tech companies, 30 Software companies, 29 Enterprise (B2B) companies and at least 18 companies focusing on Saas.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 6 |
High Tech | 1 |
Real Estate and Construction Tech | 1 |
Vertical SaaS | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Recursive Ventures' Investments by Geography
Recursive Ventures has made most investments in United States (5), followed by Australia where it has made 1 investment.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 5 |
Australia | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Recursive Ventures' recent investments
Recursive Ventures has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Recursive Ventures:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Jul 17, 2025 | United States | Seed | 8894 | [+9] | |
Jul 15, 2025 | United States | Seed | 8892 | [+1] | |
Jan 30, 2025 | United States | Seed | 2696 | [+3] | |
Oct 24, 2024 | Australia | Seed | 9061 | [+4] | |
Jun 10, 2024 | United States | Seed | 3437 | [+1] |
Unicorns in Recursive Ventures' Portfolio
Recursive Ventures has 2 unicorns in its portfolio - Placer and HoneyBook. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Placer. It became a unicorn in 2022, 4 years before Recursive Ventures first invested in it.Here is a list of unicorns in Recursive Ventures' portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
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66 | Provider of location intelligence and foot traffic data software platform | 2018 | Covina | Series D | zbztlff | ||
75 | Client workflow process automation software | 2013 | San Francisco | Series E | hbltvuu |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Recursive Ventures' Portfolio
1 of Recursive Ventures' portfolio company became public - Life360. It got listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), in May 2019 at marketcap of $71.9MHere are Recursive Ventures' portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
May 10, 2019 | - | - | 4558 |
Acquired companies in Recursive Ventures' Portfolio
13 companies from Recursive Ventures' portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Cherre in Jul 2026 by RealPage for $*****.Here are Recursive Ventures' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jul 14, 2026 | - | - | 8256 | |
Apr 15, 2026 | Sep 05, 2023 | Seed | 1229 | |
Apr 07, 2026 | - | - | 9240 | |
Jul 01, 2025 | - | - | 7437 | |
Jan 31, 2025 | - | - | 6660 |
Team profile of Recursive Ventures
Recursive Ventures has a team of 5 members including 2 Venture Partners and 1 Principal located in United States. Recursive Ventures' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of all team members in Recursive Ventures:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Venture Partner | San Anselmo | - | - | |
Venture Partner | San Francisco | - | - | |
Principal | - | - |
Co-investors of Recursive Ventures
Over the past 3 years, 31 investors have co-invested in Recursive Ventures's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Top Co-investors of Recursive Ventures: 29 investors entered a company along with Recursive Ventures. These include investors like Brickyard (2 companies).
- Invested after Recursive Ventures: Gaingels (1 company) and Mighty Partners (1 company) are the investors which have invested in Recursive Ventures's portfolio after their investments.
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