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 is an active investor, having invested in 39 companies, with 3 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 Consumer and High Tech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Seed round of Tryharmony Overall, Recursive Ventures portfolio has seen 2 unicorns, 1 IPO and 10 acquisitions including key companies like Life360, Ring Labs and Tile. 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 7 people including 2 partners.Key Metrics
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Recursive Ventures' List of Top Investments
Recursive Ventures has a portfolio of 39 companies, including 2 unicorns. Their most notable investmentis in PerspectiveTheir portfolio spans across United States and Israel. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, Consumer, High Tech 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: $371M as on Dec 31, 2024
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $89.7M
- Employee Count: 383 as on Dec 31, 2023
- Investors: Notable Capital, Bullpen Capital and 44 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Jun 05, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Public
2. Ring Labs
Provider of cloud-based integrated video surveillance systems. Its product portfolio includes spotlight, indoor, alarm, and floodlight cameras, solar panels, and security signs, as well as smart video doorbells with integrated solar chargers. It lets users receive notifications when motion is detected and conduct two-way communication.
Key facts about Ring Labs
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: Santa Monica (United States)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $208M
- Investors: Greenline, DFJ Growth and 33 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Jan 25, 2017, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
3. Tile
Internet first brand offering smart tracking devices. The Bluetooth-enabled tracking device helps to find various products like keychains, bags, wallets, electronics, gadgets, and other products with the help of the mobile application. The mobile application is available for android and ios users.
Key facts about Tile
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: San Mateo (United States)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $104M
- Employee Count: 330 as on Jul 01, 2024
- Investors: Francisco Partners, Lead Edge Capital and 20 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Conventional Debt, Sep 16, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
4. 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
- Investors: Section Partners, Annox Capital and 37 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series E, Nov 03, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. May Mobility
Developer of autonomous shuttles. It has developed autonomous shuttles to optimize traffic congestion, reduce accidents, claims to reduce pollution, and more. It offers a mobile app to book shuttles and claims to drop users at convenient locations.
Key facts about May Mobility
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: Ann Arbor (United States)
- Stage: Series D
- Total Funding till date: $383M
- Employee Count: 196 as on Dec 31, 2022
- Investors: Millennium Technology Value Partners, Toyota and 39 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Mar 19, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Recursive Ventures' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Recursive Ventures has invested in 39 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.Recursive Ventures' Investments by Stage
Recursive Ventures has made 5 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $5.59M.Recursive Ventures' Investments by Sector
Recursive Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, High Tech and Vertical SaaS. Notably, it has invested in 37 Tech companies, 29 Software companies, 28 Enterprise (B2B) companies and at least 17 companies focusing on Saas.Sector | No. of Investments |
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Enterprise Applications | 5 |
High 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 (4).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 | 4368 | [+9] | |
Jul 15, 2025 | United States | Seed | 3766 | [+1] | |
Jan 30, 2025 | - | Seed | 5825 | [+3] | |
Jun 10, 2024 | United States | Seed | 8017 | [+1] | |
Dec 11, 2023 | United States | Seed | 9046 | [+4] |
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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62 | Provider of location intelligence and foot traffic data software platform | 2018 | Los Altos | Series D | c{flgcp | ||
75 | Client workflow process automation software | 2013 | San Francisco | Series E | jtmxdyd |
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 | - | - | 3574 |
Acquired companies in Recursive Ventures' Portfolio
10 companies from Recursive Ventures' portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was MileIQ in Jul 2025 by Bending Spoons for $*****.Here are Recursive Ventures' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
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Jul 01, 2025 | - | - | 1847 | |
Jan 31, 2025 | - | - | 7947 | |
Jun 13, 2024 | - | - | 9960 | |
Oct 19, 2022 | - | - | 6151 | |
Nov 22, 2021 | - | - | 5110 |
Team profile of Recursive Ventures
Recursive Ventures has a team of 7 members including 2 Partners, 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 |
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Partner | Berkeley | - | ||
Partner | - | - | - | |
Venture Partner | San Anselmo | - | - | |
Venture Partner | San Francisco | - | - | |
Principal | - | - |
Co-investors of Recursive Ventures
Over the past 3 years, 25 investors have co-invested in Recursive Ventures's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Top Co-investors of Recursive Ventures: 24 investors entered a company along with Recursive Ventures. These include investors like Brickyard (2 companies).
- Invested after Recursive Ventures: Gaingels (1 company) is the only investor which has invested in Recursive Ventures's portfolio after their investments.
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