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About Threshold
Threshold is a venture capital firm founded in 1985. It is primarily based out of Palo Alto, United States. As of Apr 2026, Threshold is an active investor, having invested in 87 companies, with 12 new investments in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Series A round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to High Tech and HealthTech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series B round of Bluefish Labs Overall, Threshold portfolio has seen 10 unicorns, 3 IPOs and 17 acquisitions including key companies like Remitly, Doximity and Rippling. A lot of funds co-invest with Threshold, with names like Torch Capital sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Threshold has team of 19 people including 4 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Series A, Series B & 5 more
Portfolio Soonicorns
Deals in last 12 months
Threshold's List of Top Investments
Threshold has a portfolio of 87 companies, including 10 unicorns. Their most notable investments are in Polarr and Calibrate.Their portfolio spans across United States, Canada, United Kingdom and 1 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, High Tech, HealthTech and 26 other sectors, across stages such as Series A, Series B and 5 more. Here is the list of top investments by Threshold:1. Remitly
Provider of international money transfer services with multiple delivery options. It facilitates secure international money transfers across numerous currencies. Funds can be received through options like bank accounts, mobile wallets, or cash pickup. The platform focuses on providing reliable and secure transfer solutions.
Key facts about Remitly
- Founded Year: 2011
- Location: Seattle (United States)
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $436M
- Employee Count: 3,326 as on Apr 30, 2026
- Investors: HTIF, ADS Ventures and 39 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series F, Jul 29, 2020, $*****
- Highlight: Public
2. Doximity
Mobile networking platform for medical professionals. Physicians can connect with other healthcare professionals, collaborate on patient treatment, grow their practices, and discover new career opportunities. Also allows hospitals to find doctors and recruiters. It offers information on residency training programs in collaboration.
Key facts about Doximity
- Founded Year: 2011
- Location: San Mateo (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $570M as on Mar 31, 2025
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $81.8M
- Employee Count: 909 as on Apr 30, 2026
- Investors: HTIF, Canvas Ventures and 8 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Apr 29, 2014, $*****
- Highlight: Public
3. Rippling
Cloud-based suite solution for HR management. It offers automated onboarding and offboarding solution for the organizations. The product is an employee management software solution with features such as payroll administration, employee benefits management, headcount planning, feedback surveys, shift scheduling, learning management and more. It also offer products such as workflow studio, reporting analytics, policies management and more. It is a tool available on the subscription based pricing model.
Key facts about Rippling
Provider of precision medicine, preventative health assessments, and longevity care. The company offers comprehensive health assessments to detect life-threatening conditions early. It focuses on data-driven, personalized healthcare designed to uncover health risks. The company provides services to help individuals take control of their health.
Key facts about Human Longevity
- Founded Year: 2013
- Location: San Diego (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $409M
- Employee Count: 79 as on Apr 30, 2026
- Investors: Celgene, Amino Capital and 20 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Aug 21, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. LaunchDarkly
Provider of platform for feature flags, experimentation, and AI configuration. It offers tools for feature lifecycle management, governance, and automation. The platform provides integrations, documentation, and support resources. It helps developers to release features, observe performance, and iterate based on data.
Key facts about LaunchDarkly
- Founded Year: 2014
- Location: Oakland (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series D
- Total Funding till date: $330M
- Employee Count: 644 as on Apr 30, 2026
- Investors: Sutter Hill Ventures, Top Tier Capital Partners and 20 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Aug 10, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Threshold's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Threshold has invested in 87 companies over the last 12 years, with an average of 7 new investments annually in the last 10 years. In 2025, it made 13 investments, while as of Apr 2026, it has made 6 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Bluefish Labs and most recent follow-on round was in Freeform.Year | No. of Investments | ||
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1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 5 | 1 | 6 |
2025 | 9 | 4 | 13 |
2024 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
2023 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
2022 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
2021 | 9 | 14 | 23 |
2020 | 15 | 1 | 16 |
2019 | 13 | 2 | 15 |
2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Threshold's Investments by Stage
Threshold has made 22 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $41.5M, 20 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $47.3M and 14 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $12.8M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Series A | 22 |
Series B | 20 |
Seed | 14 |
Series C | 9 |
Series D | 2 |
Others | 2 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Threshold's Investments by Sector
Threshold has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, High Tech, HealthTech, Vertical SaaS and Enterprise Infrastructure. Notably, it has invested in 82 Tech companies, 70 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 70 Software companies and at least 39 companies focusing on Saas.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 49 |
High Tech | 20 |
HealthTech | 17 |
Vertical SaaS | 13 |
Enterprise Infrastructure | 10 |
Others | 61 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Threshold's Investments by Geography
Threshold has made most investments in United States (62), followed by Canada where it has made 5 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 62 |
Canada | 5 |
United Kingdom | 2 |
Cayman Islands | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Threshold's recent investments
Threshold has made 6 investments in 2026 so far. Bluefish Labs and Sequen are the latest among them.Here are the most recent investments by Threshold:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Apr 14, 2026 | United States | Series B | 9430 | ||
Mar 17, 2026 | United States | Series A | 6197 | [+1] | |
Feb 19, 2026 | United States | Series B | 5561 | ||
Feb 11, 2026 | United States | Series A | 2712 | ||
Feb 07, 2026 | United States | Seed | 5719 | [+5] |
Unicorns in Threshold's Portfolio
Threshold has 10 unicorns in its portfolio - Imbue, Front, Upside Foods and others. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Imbue. It became a unicorn in 2023, 2 years before Threshold first invested in it.Here is a list of unicorns in Threshold's portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
51 | Provider of AI systems optimized for reasoning, imbuing computers | 2020 | San Francisco | Series B | cnsirba | ||
71 | Provider of a customer service platform with AI-powered support tools | 2013 | San Francisco | Series D | smrnnmz | ||
59 | Provider of cell-based meat alternatives | 2015 | Berkeley | Series C | qnipbjc | ||
69 | Developer of an AI-powered platform for care coordination and disease detection | 2016 | San Francisco | Series D | jhpxkno | ||
69 | Provider of employee health benefits solutions | 2018 | San Francisco | Series D | tfrnzdf |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Threshold's Portfolio
3 of Threshold's portfolio companies have become public. Remitly got listed on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ), in Sep 2021 at marketcap of $6.94B and Doximity got listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) at marketcap of $4.63B.Here are Threshold's portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sep 23, 2021 | Jul 29, 2020 | Series F | 9651 | |
Jun 24, 2021 | - | - | 8850 | |
Jun 04, 2019 | - | - | 7600 |
Acquired companies in Threshold's Portfolio
17 companies from Threshold's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Xealth in Jul 2025 by Samsung for $*****.Here are Threshold's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jul 08, 2025 | Jun 19, 2017 | Seed | 6400 | |
Apr 23, 2025 | Oct 09, 2025 | Series B | 5574 | |
Feb 29, 2024 | Jun 01, 2021 | Series A | 6865 | |
Sep 07, 2023 | Jul 14, 2020 | Series A | 1355 | |
Feb 14, 2023 | Mar 12, 2021 | Series A | 8944 |
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Team profile of Threshold
Threshold has a team of 19 members including 4 Partners and 6 Principals located in United States. Threshold's team sits on the board of 7 companies.Here is a list of top team members in Threshold:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
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Partner | Seattle | - | ||
Partner | Portola Valley | BetterUp and Brightline | ||
Partner | New York | - | ||
Partner | San Francisco | - | - | |
Principal | San Francisco | - | - | |
Principal | San Francisco | - | - | |
Principal | New York | - | ||
Principal | Palm Springs | - |
Co-investors of Threshold
Over the past 12 years, 668 investors have co-invested in Threshold's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Threshold: DFJ, SV Angel and 276 others have invested in rounds before Threshold. There are 18 companies where DFJ has invested before Threshold and 8 companies where SV Angel has invested before Threshold.
- Top Co-investors of Threshold: 219 investors entered a company along with Threshold. These include investors like Torch Capital (3 companies).
- Invested after Threshold: A total of 171 investors have invested in Threshold's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Insight Partners (3 companies), Tiger Global Management (3 companies) and Founders Fund (2 companies).
Recent News related to Threshold
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Bluefish startup, $43 million funding for its technologystart-up.ro•Apr 14, 2026•Bluefish Labs, Amex Ventures, Salesforce Ventures, Threshold and 8 others
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Sequen Raises $16M in Series A FundingFinSMEs•Mar 17, 2026•White Star Capital, Threshold, Greycroft, Sequen
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Freeform closes $67m Series B to fund Skyfall laser melting platformVoxelMatters•Feb 20, 2026•Freeform, Apandion, NVentures, AE Ventures and 4 others
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Inertia Secures $450M to Commercialize Fusion ScienceBenzinga•Feb 11, 2026•Google Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, Inertia, Alphabet and 7 others
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Veritus Raises $10.1M to Bring Voice-First AI Agents to LendingContentGrip•Feb 07, 2026•Threshold, Crosslink Capital, Veritus
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Adaption Labs Raises $50M in Seed FundingFinSMEs•Feb 06, 2026•E14 Fund, Neo, Mozilla Ventures, Fifty Years and 4 others
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Salvo Health Raises $8.5M in Series A FundingFinSMEs•Jan 26, 2026•Salvo, Alumni Ventures, Impact X, Human Ventures and 8 others
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Benepass bags $40M to help employers redesign benefitsTech Funding News•Jan 21, 2026•Portage, BenePass, Threshold, Centana Growth Partners and 1 other
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Bobyard Raises $35M to Transform Construction AIcVentureburn•Dec 11, 2025•Pear VC, Bobyard, 8VC, Primary Venture Partner and 8 others
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Spellbook Raises $50M Series B to Expand AI Contract Review PlatformBusiness Wire•Oct 09, 2025•Spellbook, Epath, Anysphere, Kennedys Law LLP and 8 others
