About Silicon Valley Growth Syndicate
Silicon Valley Growth Syndicate is a venture capital firm founded in 2013. It is primarily based out of San Francisco, United States. As of Feb 2016, Silicon Valley Growth Syndicate has invested in 18 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 Consumer and Retail. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series A round of SOCi Overall, Silicon Valley Growth Syndicate portfolio has seen 6 acquisitions including key companies like Product Hunt, Love With Food and CultureMap. A lot of funds co-invest with Silicon Valley Growth Syndicate, with names like BoxGroup sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Silicon Valley Growth Syndicate has team of 3 people including 1 partners.Key Metrics
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Portfolio Acquisitions
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Silicon Valley Growth Syndicate's List of Top Investments
Silicon Valley Growth Syndicate has a portfolio of 18 companies. Their most notable investments are in BorrowMyDoggy and Buzzstarter.Their portfolio spans across United States and United Kingdom. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, Consumer, Retail and 5 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A stages. Here is the list of top investments by Silicon Valley Growth Syndicate:1. SOCi
Marketing platform for businesses. It provides a platform for multi-location businesses to streamline marketing strategies. It leverages AI to automate search optimization, social strategy, and reputation management. The platform offers a range of features to help businesses manage online presence and engage with customers across multiple locations.
Key facts about SOCi
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: San Diego (United States)
- Stage: Series E
- Total Funding till date: $238M
- Employee Count: 629 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Blossom Street Ventures, Grayhawk Capital and 17 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series E, Mar 07, 2023, $*****
2. Product Hunt
App-based discussion forms for tech products. The platform lets users share and discover new tech products and applications. It also has comments and a voting system. The mobile application is available for Android devices.
Key facts about Product Hunt
- Founded Year: 2013
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $8.07M
- Employee Count: 88 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Cowboy Ventures, Greylock Partners and 23 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Oct 23, 2014, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
3. Sprig
Cloud based platform offering product feedback solutions. It provides tools that enable marketers to test various concepts before bringing products to the market . It enables product surveys to get research insights from users about new ideas, designs, and prototypes on available product experiences. It is available on the subscription based pricing model.
Key facts about Sprig
- Founded Year: 2013
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $152M
- Employee Count: 261 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: First Round Capital, Hack VC and 37 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Aug 02, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. Upswing
Online platform offering tutoring solutions for students. It provides online tutoring for students and real-time analytics on students' performance to their administrators. Sessions take place through the platform via audio, video, document sharing, and a virtual whiteboard.
Key facts about Upswing
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: Austin (United States)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $13.1M
- Employee Count: 163 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: JPMorgan Chase, Impact America Fund and 19 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Jun 28, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. 2RedBeans
Leading online dating platform connecting overseas Chinese singles for meaningful relationships. It is a social networking platform designed to help individuals find friendship, love, and build lasting connections. The platform offers a user-friendly interface with features like profile creation, search and browse, messaging, and event organization. It uses a matching system focused on criteria important to the community, such as background and education. The platform fosters a safe and trusted environment through verification processes and privacy protection. It also provides offline events and activities to encourage real-world interactions. The platform aims to create a comprehensive and multi-dimensional dating experience for its users. It offers services like online dating, matchmaking, and local events. The platform is accessible via website and mobile app, with options for login and account creation.
Key facts about 2RedBeans
- Founded Year: 2010
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $2.3M
- Employee Count: 16 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: TSVC and Silicon Valley Growth Syndicate
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Aug 30, 2013, $*****
Silicon Valley Growth Syndicate's Investments by Stage
Silicon Valley Growth Syndicate has made 6 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $409K and 2 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $1.5M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 6 |
Series A | 2 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Silicon Valley Growth Syndicate's Investments by Sector
Silicon Valley Growth Syndicate has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Consumer, Enterprise Applications, Retail, FinTech and Food and Agriculture. Notably, it has invested in 18 Tech companies, 13 Consumer (B2C) companies, 7 Enterprise (B2B) companies and at least 7 companies focusing on Software.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Consumer | 4 |
Enterprise Applications | 3 |
Retail | 3 |
FinTech | 1 |
Food and Agriculture | 1 |
Others | 2 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Silicon Valley Growth Syndicate's Investments by Geography
Silicon Valley Growth Syndicate has made most investments in United States (7), followed by United Kingdom where it has made 1 investment.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 7 |
United Kingdom | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Silicon Valley Growth Syndicate's recent investments
Silicon Valley Growth Syndicate has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Silicon Valley Growth Syndicate:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Feb 23, 2016 | United States | Series A | 8516 | ||
Dec 30, 2015 | United States | Series A | 3179 | - | |
Nov 17, 2014 | United States | Series A | 7858 | - | |
Sep 03, 2014 | United States | Seed | 6627 | [+3] | |
Feb 22, 2014 | United Kingdom | Seed | 7276 | - |
Acquired companies in Silicon Valley Growth Syndicate's Portfolio
6 companies from Silicon Valley Growth Syndicate's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Love With Food in Jun 2018 by SnackNation for $*****.Here are Silicon Valley Growth Syndicate's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jun 20, 2018 | Oct 21, 2013 | Seed | 6905 | |
Feb 15, 2017 | - | - | 8594 | |
Dec 01, 2016 | - | - | 9146 | |
Jun 01, 2016 | - | - | 9975 | |
Dec 02, 2015 | - | - | 3606 |
Team profile of Silicon Valley Growth Syndicate
Silicon Valley Growth Syndicate has a team of 3 members located in United States. Silicon Valley Growth Syndicate's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Co-investors of Silicon Valley Growth Syndicate
Over the past 13 years, 60 investors have co-invested in Silicon Valley Growth Syndicate's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Silicon Valley Growth Syndicate: EvoNexus, 500 Global and 2 others have invested in rounds before Silicon Valley Growth Syndicate. There is 1 company where EvoNexus has invested before Silicon Valley Growth Syndicate and 1 company where 500 Global has invested before Silicon Valley Growth Syndicate.
- Top Co-investors of Silicon Valley Growth Syndicate: 4 investors entered a company along with Silicon Valley Growth Syndicate. These include investors like BoxGroup (1 company).
- Invested after Silicon Valley Growth Syndicate: A total of 52 investors have invested in Silicon Valley Growth Syndicate's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Vertical Venture Partners (1 company), Blossom Street Ventures (1 company) and Cobre Capital (1 company).
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