About The General Partnership
The General Partnership is a venture capital firm founded in 2021. It is primarily based out of San Francisco, United States. As of Aug 2026, The General Partnership is an active investor, having invested in 50 companies, with 6 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 High Tech and FinTech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series B round of Multiplier Overall, The General Partnership portfolio has seen 3 unicorns and 5 acquisitions including key companies like Eight Sleep, Aven and Coda. A lot of funds co-invest with The General Partnership, with names like John Lilly sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. The General Partnership has team of 14 people including 5 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Count
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed, Series B & 2 more
Portfolio Unicorns
Deals in last 12 months
The General Partnership's List of Top Investments
The General Partnership has a portfolio of 50 companies, including 3 unicorns. Their most notable investments are in Kenzo and Collective.Their portfolio spans across United States, Iceland, Singapore and 1 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, High Tech, FinTech and 19 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series B and 2 more. Here is the list of top investments by The General Partnership:
1. Eight Sleep
Provider of AI-based internet-first brand of mattress and smart mattress covers. It provides an AI-based internet-first brand of thermoregulated mattress, carbon air pillow, and smart mattress cover that is controlled via smartphone. It allows the user to set the temperature of the mattress independently and monitor the body vitals such as breathing and heart-rate variability. This control allows the user to fall asleep faster and improves the quality of sleep. The app can be connected with other smart devices to monitor sleep activity.
Key facts about Eight Sleep
- Founded Year: 2014
- Location: New York City (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series D
- Total Funding till date: $323M
- Employee Count: 250 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: SoftBank Group, StartX and 88 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Mar 04, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. Aven
Credit cards backed by home equity for consumers. It can be used for services such as online/offline purchases, money transfers, bill payments, and more. Users can register by home & identity verification, identity verification, eSigning the documents, and more.
Key facts about Aven
- Founded Year: 2019
- Location: Burlingame (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series E
- Total Funding till date: $252M
- Employee Count: 163 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: GIC, TriplePoint Capital and 22 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series E, Sep 09, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. Coda
Coda is a document and spreadsheet based project management application. It allows teams to manage data and information in one place with a customized view, combine documents, spreadsheets and cards into single documents and manages teams ideas. It allows users to manage kanban boards for projects, edit and collect documents and share with others. Addition to that also provides solutions for word processing, spreadsheet and database management. Provides mobile app for iOS devices. Clientele includes Uber, Spotify, Box, Doordash, The New York Times and others.
Key facts about Coda
- Founded Year: 2014
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Last Known Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $240M
- Employee Count: 132 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: AME Cloud Ventures, Kleiner Perkins and 25 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Jul 08, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
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4. Audius
Decentralized audio distribution platform. Creators can generate immutable & timestamped records for the creative works and register the assets to the Audius network. Utilizes Audius blockchain technology to automate and secure payments. Artists can choose from pre-existing license terms or create their own and automate the payments, transfers, and issuance of licenses. The platform has two tokens, a utility token called "LOUD" and a governance token called "Audius".
Key facts about Audius
- Founded Year: 2018
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $16.1M
- Employee Count: 33 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: Ascolta Ventures, Kleiner Perkins and 35 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Sep 16, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. Nuro
Developer of autonomous driving technology for automakers and mobility providers. The company offers a self-driving system designed to empower the scaling of autonomy. It provides a universal autonomy platform that is vehicle-agnostic and cost-efficient. Automakers and mobility platforms can license the technology to power robotaxis, commercial fleets, and personal vehicles.
Key facts about Nuro
- Founded Year: 2016
- Location: Mountain View (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series E
- Total Funding till date: $2.34B
- Employee Count: 1,118 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: T. Rowe Price, Fidelity Investments and 28 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series E, Aug 21, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
The General Partnership's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
The General Partnership has invested in 50 companies over the last 4 years, with an average of 8 new investments annually in the last 3 years. In 2025, it made 11 investments, while as of Aug 2026, it has made 4 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Multiplier and most recent follow-on round was in Integral.Year | No. of Investments | ||
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1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 3 | 1 | 4 |
2025 | 10 | 1 | 11 |
2024 | 10 | 1 | 11 |
2023 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
2022 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
The General Partnership's Investments by Stage
The General Partnership has made 16 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $8.25M, 10 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $34.1M, 6 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $22.9M and 1 investment in Series D stage with an average round size of $142M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 16 |
Series B | 10 |
Series A | 6 |
Series D | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
The General Partnership's Investments by Sector
The General Partnership has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, High Tech, FinTech, Enterprise Infrastructure and Vertical SaaS. Notably, it has invested in 46 Tech companies, 42 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 38 Software companies and at least 21 companies focusing on Saas.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 24 |
High Tech | 11 |
FinTech | 7 |
Enterprise Infrastructure | 5 |
Vertical SaaS | 5 |
Others | 23 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
The General Partnership's Investments by Geography
The General Partnership has made most investments in United States (29), followed by Iceland where it has made 1 investment.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 29 |
Iceland | 1 |
Singapore | 1 |
United Kingdom | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
The General Partnership's recent investments
The General Partnership has made 4 investments in 2026 so far. Multiplier and Integral are the latest among them.Here are the most recent investments by The General Partnership:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Aug 04, 2026 | Singapore | Series B | 2035 | [+1] | |
Jul 01, 2026 | Iceland | Seed | 8685 | [+10] | |
Apr 13, 2026 | United States | Series A | 5542 | [+4] | |
Feb 11, 2026 | - | Seed | 6166 | [+3] | |
Dec 01, 2025 | United States | Series B | 1733 | [+3] |
Unicorns in The General Partnership's Portfolio
The General Partnership has 3 unicorns in its portfolio - Eight Sleep, Aven and Nuro. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Eight Sleep. It became a unicorn in 2026.Here is a list of unicorns in The General Partnership's portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
80 | Provider of AI-based internet-first brand of mattress and smart mattress covers | 2014 | New York City | Series D | nxv{tpx | ||
77 | Credit cards backed by home equity for consumers | 2019 | Burlingame | Series E | wvtkzae | ||
72 | Developer of autonomous driving technology for automakers and mobility providers | 2016 | Mountain View | Series E | bxwineo |
Acquired companies in The General Partnership's Portfolio
5 companies from The General Partnership's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Stainless in May 2026 by Anthropic for $*****.Here are The General Partnership's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
May 18, 2026 | Dec 10, 2024 | Series A | 6376 | |
Mar 26, 2026 | Apr 21, 2025 | Seed | 5902 | |
Dec 19, 2024 | - | - | 2856 | |
Jul 09, 2024 | - | - | 3286 | |
Jun 03, 2024 | - | - | 4925 |
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Team profile of The General Partnership
The General Partnership has a team of 14 members including 5 Partners and 5 Principals located in United States. The General Partnership's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of top team members in The General Partnership:
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Partner | San Francisco | - | ||
Partner | New York City | - | ||
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Partner | - | - | - | |
Partner | Menlo Park | - | ||
Principal | - | - | - | |
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Co-investors of The General Partnership
Over the past 4 years, 231 investors have co-invested in The General Partnership's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before The General Partnership: General Catalyst, Andreessen Horowitz and 73 others have invested in rounds before The General Partnership. There are 3 companies where General Catalyst has invested before The General Partnership and 3 companies where Andreessen Horowitz has invested before The General Partnership.
- Top Co-investors of The General Partnership: 138 investors entered a company along with The General Partnership. These include investors like John Lilly (3 companies).
- Invested after The General Partnership: A total of 18 investors have invested in The General Partnership's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include GIC (1 company), Leap Global Partners (1 company) and Citi Ventures (1 company).
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