About Taurus Ventures
Taurus Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2015. It is primarily based out of New York City, United States. As of Dec 2025, Taurus Ventures is an active investor, having invested in 66 companies, with 1 new investment 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 FinTech and Consumer. Most recently it participated in the $***** Seed round of Multifactor Overall, Taurus Ventures portfolio has seen 3 unicorns, 1 IPO and 4 acquisitions including key companies like Gartner, People.ai and Fair. A lot of funds co-invest with Taurus Ventures, with names like Beenext sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Taurus Ventures has team of 3 people including 3 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed & Series A
Portfolio IPOs
Portfolio Acquisitions
Portfolio Soonicorns
Deals in last 12 months
Taurus Ventures' List of Top Investments
Taurus Ventures has a portfolio of 66 companies, including 3 unicorns. Their most notable investments are in Better Opinions and Positional.Their portfolio spans across United States, Singapore, Indonesia and 6 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, FinTech, Consumer and 23 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A stages. Here is the list of top investments by Taurus Ventures:
1. Gartner
Multi-industry research and advisory company. It provides research, advisory, and insights for decision making for investments, infrastructure development, workforce benefits, etc. Its clients include CIOs, CFOs, and senior leaders in businesses and governmental organizations, as well as business executives from telecom, high-tech, and professional services companies. It collaborates with clients to investigate, evaluate, and comprehend the company of multiple segments. It uses AI and ML algorithms to predict and interpret events and analyze business performance. It provides research and consulting services across many industries, including IT, finance, healthcare, government, and more.
Key facts about Gartner
- Founded Year: 1979
- Location: Stamford (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $1B+ as on Dec 31, 2025
- Stage: Public
- Employee Count: 22,169 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Silver Lake, ValueAct Capital and 7 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Grant (prize money), Jan 01, 2020, $*****
- Highlight: Public
2. Gotrade
Trading platform focused on fractional stock investments. It allows users to buy, sell, and hold whole and fractional stakes in US stocks. It provides tools to choose stocks based on returns availed and commission for investments made. It also provides biometric authentication to restrict access to the stock holding accounts. The application is available on Android and iOS platforms.
Key facts about Gotrade
- Founded Year: 2020
- Location: Singapore (Singapore)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $22.5M
- Employee Count: 95 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Kibo Ventures, Picus Capital and 17 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Apr 04, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. Mesh Ai
Cloud based employee performance management software. It uses AI for employee evaluation. The tools include OKR, KPI, and communication management as plan project tasks, tracking progress, real-time recognition & feedback, data encryption, past performance analysis, website DDOs protection, integration with tech stacks, etc It is a tool available on the subscription based pricing model.
Key facts about Mesh Ai
- Founded Year: 2020
- Location: San Jose (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $16M
- Employee Count: 128 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Liquid 2 Ventures, RTP Global and 13 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Apr 13, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. Soomgo
Online lead generation platform for local services. It allows users to request for services across various categories such as home cleaning, home maintenance, handyman work, fitness trainers, tutors, and more on the platform. The company circulates such a request to relevant local professionals who submit price quotations for the request. It allows users to compare the quotes and choose a service provider that meets the requirements.
Key facts about Soomgo
- Founded Year: 2014
- Location: Seoul (South Korea)
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $46.5M
- Employee Count: 111 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: FJ Labs, 122 West Ventures and 17 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Jun 14, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. People.ai
Developer of an AI revenue platform for sales team enablement. The platform provides forecasting, sales insights, and account execution tools. It offers features such as opportunity management and data-driven strategies. The platform helps align sales teams and automate sales processes. It also integrates with customer relationship management systems.
Key facts about People.ai
- Founded Year: 2016
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series D
- Total Funding till date: $198M
- Employee Count: 129 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Western Technology Investment, West Coast Equity Partners and 48 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Aug 11, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Taurus Ventures' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Taurus Ventures has invested in 66 companies over the last 6 years, with an average of 2 new investments annually in the last 5 years. In 2025, it made 1 investment. Its most recent first time investment was in Multifactor and most recent follow-on round was in Tigerhall.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2022 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
2021 | 10 | 2 | 12 |
2020 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
Taurus Ventures' Investments by Stage
Taurus Ventures has made 19 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $3.72M and 4 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $6.52M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 19 |
Series A | 4 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Taurus Ventures' Investments by Sector
Taurus Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, FinTech, Consumer, Retail and EdTech. Notably, it has invested in 60 Tech companies, 42 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 41 Software companies and at least 28 companies focusing on Consumer (B2C).Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 13 |
FinTech | 5 |
Consumer | 4 |
Retail | 4 |
EdTech | 3 |
Others | 21 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Taurus Ventures' Investments by Geography
Taurus Ventures has made most investments in United States (8), followed by Singapore where it has made 7 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 8 |
Singapore | 7 |
India | 3 |
Indonesia | 3 |
Lithuania | 1 |
Others | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Taurus Ventures' recent investments
Taurus Ventures has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Taurus Ventures:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dec 04, 2025 | - | Seed | 6775 | [+10] | |
Sep 20, 2024 | Singapore | Series A | 4061 | [+5] | |
Feb 21, 2023 | United States | Seed | 8961 | [+5] | |
Nov 08, 2022 | Lithuania | Seed | 5236 | [+8] | |
Sep 08, 2022 | Philippines | Seed | 1506 | [+10] |
Unicorns in Taurus Ventures' Portfolio
Taurus Ventures has 3 unicorns in its portfolio - Solugen, People.ai and Fair. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Solugen. It became a unicorn in 2021, 5 years before Taurus Ventures first invested in it.Here is a list of unicorns in Taurus Ventures' portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
63 | Developer of industrial solutions for oil and gas, fuels, and defense | 2016 | Houston | Series D | lelqema | ||
66 | Developer of an AI revenue platform for sales team enablement | 2016 | San Francisco | Series D | aowtmyl | ||
63 | App-based platform to lease cars | 2016 | Santa Monica | Series B | fjx{ind |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Taurus Ventures' Portfolio
1 of Taurus Ventures' portfolio company became public - Gartner. It got listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), in Oct 1993.Here are Taurus Ventures' portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Oct 08, 1993 | - | - | 3886 |
Acquired companies in Taurus Ventures' Portfolio
4 companies from Taurus Ventures' portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Milk Video in Jun 2025 by Oktopost for $*****.Here are Taurus Ventures' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jun 12, 2025 | Aug 18, 2021 | Seed | 8903 | |
Apr 03, 2025 | Oct 12, 2021 | Seed | 5933 | |
Dec 08, 2021 | - | - | 9139 | |
Sep 27, 2021 | - | - | 9181 |
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Team profile of Taurus Ventures
Taurus Ventures has a team of 3 members including 3 Partners located in Thailand and United States. Taurus Ventures' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of all team members in Taurus Ventures:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | Los Angeles | - | - | |
Partner | Thailand | - | - | |
Partner | Thailand | - | - |
Co-investors of Taurus Ventures
Over the past 6 years, 204 investors have co-invested in Taurus Ventures's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Taurus Ventures: Y Combinator, Java Capital and 29 others have invested in rounds before Taurus Ventures. There are 8 companies where Y Combinator has invested before Taurus Ventures and 2 companies where Java Capital has invested before Taurus Ventures.
- Top Co-investors of Taurus Ventures: 132 investors entered a company along with Taurus Ventures. These include investors like Beenext (3 companies).
- Invested after Taurus Ventures: A total of 41 investors have invested in Taurus Ventures's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Peak XV Partners (1 company), Endeavor (1 company) and FBC (1 company).
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