About Tamarak
Tamarak is a venture capital firm founded in 2016. It is primarily based out of Springville, United States. As of Jan 2022, Tamarak 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 $***** Seed round of Pickle Overall, Tamarak portfolio has seen 2 acquisitions, namely Profire Energy and Emmersion. A lot of funds co-invest with Tamarak, with names like AIM Ventura Capital sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Tamarak has team of 10 people including 6 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed & Series A
Portfolio Acquisitions
Tamarak's List of Top Investments
Tamarak has a portfolio of 18 companies. Their most notable investments are in Momni and Pickle.Their portfolio spans across United States and India. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, Consumer, Retail and 12 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A stages. Here is the list of top investments by Tamarak:
1. Pura
Online retailer of smart home fragrance diffusers and related scents. The company provides a variety of fragrance options, including home and car fragrances, scent samples, and various scent types. Mood and well-being collections are available, such as relax, sleep, focus, and energize. They also offer fragrance finders, subscriptions, gifting collections, and sets.
Key facts about Pura
- Founded Year: 2014
- Location: Pleasant Grove (United States)
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $9.25M
- Employee Count: 267 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: Section Partners, Interplay and 10 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Feb 21, 2020, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
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2. Opiniion
Opiniion is a customer feedback collection software solution. Its platform collects positive reviews from Google, Yelp, and Facebook. Also allows users to engage with their customers. It integrates with multiple third-party CRM systems such as Salesforce, Shopify, AWeber, ResMan, and ZOHO. The clients include PINNACLE, AMC, etc.
Key facts about Opiniion
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: Provo (United States)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $5M
- Employee Count: 94 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: Frazier VC, RET Ventures and 4 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Jan 23, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick

3. Journeyfront
Journey front offers an AI-based recruitment management solution for employers. Products offered include Predictive Screen and Predictive Interview. Predictive Screen conducts assessments to screen candidates on the basis of personal interests, values, personality, and competencies. Predictive Interview allows recruiters to conduct structured interviews and provide scores. The platform utilizes predictive analytics to predict candidate outcomes.
Key facts about Journeyfront
- Founded Year: 2016
- Location: American Fork (United States)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $13.4M
- Employee Count: 32 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: Elevation Capital, Connetic Ventures and 12 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Jan 12, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
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4. Hallo
Hallo provides an online English learning platform. It enables the users to learn English by practising with native English speakers around the globe. Its app can be downloaded via the Android and the IOS platform.
Key facts about Hallo
- Founded Year: 2019
- Location: Provo (United States)
- Stage: Funding Raised
- Employee Count: 113 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: RevRoad, Campus Founders Fund and 2 Others
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Profire Energy is a US and Canada based company focused on providing combustion management and chemical injection solutions to the oil and gas industry. The company's systems monitor and manage the burners used in combustion vessels in the upstream and midstream oil & gas industry.
Key facts about Profire Energy
- Founded Year: 2002
- Location: Lindon (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $50M - $100M as on Dec 31, 2023
- Last Known Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Acquired
- Employee Count: 119 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: Chardan and Tamarak
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Mar 13, 2017, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
Tamarak's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Tamarak has invested in 18 companies over the last 8 years, with an average of 0 new investment annually in the last 5 years. Its most recent first time investment was in Pickle.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Tamarak's Investments by Stage
Tamarak has made 2 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $2.08M and 2 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $4.25M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 2 |
Series A | 2 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Tamarak's Investments by Sector
Tamarak has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Consumer, Artificial Intelligence - Industry Applications, EdTech and Gig Economy. Notably, it has invested in 12 Tech companies, 10 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 10 Software companies and at least 6 companies focusing on Saas.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 3 |
Consumer | 2 |
Artificial Intelligence - Industry Applications | 1 |
EdTech | 1 |
Gig Economy | 1 |
Others | 3 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Tamarak's Investments by Geography
Tamarak has made most investments in United States (4).Tamarak's recent investments
Tamarak has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Tamarak:
Date | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jan 25, 2022 | United States | Seed | 8400 | [+4] | |
Apr 01, 2021 | United States | Series A | 6400 | [+2] | |
Jan 14, 2021 | United States | Series A | 5207 | [+2] | |
Dec 17, 2018 | United States | Seed | 3178 |
Acquired companies in Tamarak's Portfolio
2 companies from Tamarak's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Profire Energy in Oct 2024 by CECO for $*****.Here are Tamarak's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Oct 29, 2024 | - | - | 5397 | |
Sep 08, 2022 | Apr 01, 2021 | Series A | 5362 |
Team profile of Tamarak
Tamarak has a team of 10 members including 6 Partners and 4 Principals located in United States. Tamarak's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of all team members in Tamarak:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | - | - | ||
Partner | Logan | - | ||
Partner | Salt Lake City | - | ||
Partner | Salt Lake City | - | ||
Partner | Salt Lake City | - | - | |
Partner | Springville | - | ||
Principal | Salt Lake City | - | ||
Principal | Springville | - | ||
Principal | Carson City | - | - | |
Principal | Orem | - |
Co-investors of Tamarak
Over the past 8 years, 15 investors have co-invested in Tamarak's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Tamarak: RET Ventures, Bitwealth and 2 others have invested in rounds before Tamarak. There is 1 company where RET Ventures has invested before Tamarak and 1 company where Bitwealth has invested before Tamarak.
- Top Co-investors of Tamarak: 10 investors entered a company along with Tamarak. These include investors like AIM Ventura Capital (1 company).
- Invested after Tamarak: Five Elms Capital (1 company) is the only investor which has invested in Tamarak's portfolio after their investments.
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