About Side Door Ventures
Side Door Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2012. It is primarily based out of San Francisco, United States. As of Aug 2024, Side Door Ventures has invested in 26 companies. It primarily invests in Seed round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Blockchain Technology to High Tech and Enterprise Applications. Most recently it participated in the $***** Seed round of Auto Legends Overall, Side Door Ventures portfolio has seen 1 unicorn, namely K2 Space. A lot of funds co-invest with Side Door Ventures, with names like Blockchain Founders Fund sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Side Door Ventures has team of 9 people including 2 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Count
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed, Series A & 1 more
Portfolio Unicorns
Side Door Ventures' List of Top Investments
Side Door Ventures has a portfolio of 26 companies, one of which is a Unicorn. Their most notable investments are in Hivello and Liquidium.Their portfolio spans across United States, Canada, India and 7 more locations. They have invested in Blockchain Technology, High Tech, Enterprise Applications and 12 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 1 more. Here is the list of top investments by Side Door Ventures:
1. K2 Space
Key facts about K2 Space
- Founded Year: 2004
- Location: Los Angeles (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series D
- Total Funding till date: $1B
- Employee Count: 301 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: T. Rowe Price, CapitalG and 23 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Mar 23, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. Audioshake
Developer of audio separation and stem creation software for various uses. The software isolates instruments, dialogue, music, and effects from audio recordings. It provides tools for lyric transcription, alignment, and real-time sound separation. The technology supports mixing, mastering, localization, captioning, interactive audio experiences, and sync licensing. It also facilitates audio analysis, A/V editing, and fan engagement opportunities.
Key facts about Audioshake
- Founded Year: 2020
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $24.1M
- Employee Count: 41 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: WndrCo, Thomson Reuters Ventures and 29 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Aug 20, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. StableCorp
Decentralized stable coin used for enabling B2B payments. The coin is pegged to the Canadian dollar enables instant B2B transactions for various domestic & international purposes. Provides KYC and AML compliant authentication solutions to restrict access to these transactions. Also, it offers exchange solutions to convert to Canadian dollars.
Key facts about StableCorp
- Founded Year: 2019
- Location: Toronto (Canada)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $8.51M
- Employee Count: 15 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: Stellar, Circle Venture Capital and 11 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Sep 24, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. Foxquilt
Foxquilt is a platform which enables users to form social groups and using group purchasing power, avail savings on premiums, reduced deductibles and further savings at renewal. Leverages a sharing economy technology platform so that groups of individuals or businesses seeking the same type of insurance can band together to save. As of Oct'18, the platform is yet to launch a product.
Key facts about Foxquilt
- Founded Year: 2016
- Location: Toronto (Canada)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $22.3M
- Employee Count: 43 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: DeltaCap, Extreme Venture Partners and 5 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Apr 28, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. Uniblock
Web3 infrastructure to facilitate the development of decentralized applications. It allows users to integrate NFTs into their apps and projects, and deploy pre-validated smart contracts. It provides APIs that work with prominent EVM-compatible chains such as ETH, BSC, MATIC, FTM, and AVAX.
Key facts about Uniblock
- Founded Year: 2022
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $7.5M
- Employee Count: 18 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: SBI Group, Cadenza and 12 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Mar 31, 2026, $*****
Side Door Ventures' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Side Door Ventures has invested in 26 companies over the last 5 years, with an average of 5 new investments annually in the last 5 years. Its most recent first time investment was in Auto Legends.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
2023 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
2022 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
2021 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
Side Door Ventures' Investments by Stage
Side Door Ventures has made 19 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $2.94M, 6 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $7.47M and 1 investment in Series B stage.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 19 |
Series A | 6 |
Series B | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Side Door Ventures' Investments by Sector
Side Door Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Blockchain Technology, High Tech, Blockchain - Industry Applications, Enterprise Applications and FinTech. Notably, it has invested in 22 Tech companies, 15 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 13 Blockchain companies and at least 13 companies focusing on Consumer (B2C).Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Blockchain Technology | 11 |
High Tech | 11 |
Blockchain - Industry Applications | 7 |
Enterprise Applications | 7 |
FinTech | 7 |
Others | 20 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Side Door Ventures' Investments by Geography
Side Door Ventures has made most investments in United States (14), followed by Canada where it has made 3 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 14 |
Canada | 3 |
India | 2 |
United Kingdom | 2 |
Anguilla | 1 |
Others | 5 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Side Door Ventures' recent investments
Side Door Ventures has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Side Door Ventures:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aug 14, 2024 | United States | Seed | 7744 | [+8] | |
May 2024 | United States | Seed | 9699 | [+8] | |
Apr 29, 2024 | United Kingdom | Seed | 2994 | [+4] | |
Mar 28, 2024 | United Arab Emirates | Series B | 8961 | [+4] | |
Mar 18, 2024 | United States | Seed | 5172 | [+1] |
Unicorns in Side Door Ventures' Portfolio
Side Door Ventures has 1 unicorn in its portfolio - K2 Space. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is K2 Space which became a unicorn in 2025, 2 years after Side Door Ventures first invested in it.Here is a list of unicorns in Side Door Ventures' portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
66 | Provider of aerospace hardware products designed services | 2004 | Los Angeles | Series D | ferukmq |
Team profile of Side Door Ventures
Side Door Ventures has a team of 9 members including 2 Partners, 1 Venture Partner and 6 Principals located in United States and Canada. Side Door Ventures' team sits on the board of 1 company.Here is a list of all team members in Side Door Ventures:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | New York City | - | ||
Partner | Detroit | - | - | |
Venture Partner | Los Angeles | - | - | |
Principal | Calgary | |||
Principal | Santa Monica | - | ||
Principal | San Francisco | - | ||
Principal | Vancouver | - | ||
Principal | Boulder | - | ||
Principal | Chicago | - |
Co-investors of Side Door Ventures
Over the past 5 years, 300 investors have co-invested in Side Door Ventures's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Side Door Ventures: CoinFund, Techstars and 77 others have invested in rounds before Side Door Ventures. There are 2 companies where CoinFund has invested before Side Door Ventures and 2 companies where Techstars has invested before Side Door Ventures.
- Top Co-investors of Side Door Ventures: 156 investors entered a company along with Side Door Ventures. These include investors like Blockchain Founders Fund (6 companies).
- Invested after Side Door Ventures: A total of 65 investors have invested in Side Door Ventures's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Side Door Ventures (3 companies), Coinbase (2 companies) and NGC Ventures (2 companies).
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