About TIME Ventures
TIME Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 1970. It is primarily based out of San Francisco, United States. As of Feb 2023, TIME Ventures has invested in 12 companies. 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 Food and Agriculture Tech and High Tech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series A round of SandboxAQ Overall, TIME Ventures portfolio has seen 2 unicorns, namely You Technologies and SandboxAQ. A lot of funds co-invest with TIME Ventures, with names like Breyer Capital sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. TIME Ventures has team of 2 people including 2 partners.Key Metrics
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TIME Ventures' List of Top Investments
TIME Ventures has a portfolio of 12 companies, including 2 unicorns. Their most notable investments are in SandboxAQ and SandboxAQ.Their portfolio spans across United States, Canada and Germany. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, Food and Agriculture Tech, High Tech and 12 other sectors, across stages such as Series A, Series B and 1 more. Here is the list of top investments by TIME Ventures:
AI-enabled key-word based private search engine. The users can get reviews from real users & experts while making any expensive purchase. Its AI-driven platform provides summaries for any queries. It also enables users to get the content they want & can also build their own knowledge base.
Key facts about You Technologies
- Founded Year: 2020
- Location: Palo Alto (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $199M
- Employee Count: 344 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Georgian, Sound Ventures and 20 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Sep 03, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Ultra-early wildfire detection and forest health monitoring using IoT sensors. They provide solutions for public and private forests, leveraging a large-scale IoT sensor network. Their technology detects wildfires early and provides valuable forest insights and analytics. The company develops a wireless environmental sensor network based on LoRaWAN, enabling large-scale deployments in areas without existing network coverage. Data collected is processed using cloud-based big data tools for analytics, monitoring, and alerting. Their technology offers value across government, firefighting, utility, and rail infrastructure sectors. They are focused on forest fire protection and have a roadmap including chainsaw & gunshot detection, fuel-moisture, soil moisture sap-flow and a dendrometer to measure tree growth and carbon sequestration. They are building the infrastructure needed for scalable climate resilience. Their AI-powered, solar-driven sensors enable ultra-early detection by providing alerts in the earliest stages.
Key facts about Dryad Networks
- Founded Year: 2019
- Location: Berlin (Germany)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $20.6M
- Employee Count: 48 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Toba Capital, Brandenburg Capital and 13 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Grant (prize money), Oct 22, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. SandboxAQ
Developer of quantitative artificial intelligence models for various industry applications. The company provides large quantitative models rooted in science and engineered for impact. These models offer real-world solutions with clear outputs and reduced uncertainty. The company's models are deployed in areas such as drug discovery, new chemicals and materials, cybersecurity, navigation, and medical diagnostics.
Key facts about SandboxAQ
- Founded Year: 2022
- Location: Palo Alto (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series E
- Total Funding till date: $950M
- Employee Count: 350 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: T. Rowe Price, BNP Paribas and 32 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series E, Apr 04, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. Laurel
Cloud based employee time tracking software for the legal sector. It leverages machine learning algorithms that automatically captures the time spent by lawyers. It collects and analyzes time spent on tasks by individuals, companies, and IT professionals. It creates a visual datasheet of time entries to manage tasks chronologically. It can be integrated with billing systems.
Key facts about Laurel
- Founded Year: 2016
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $153M
- Employee Count: 285 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: DST Global, Workday Ventures and 26 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Aug 11, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. Novoloop
Provider of sustainable and performance thermoplastics. It utilises accelerated thermal-oxidative decomposition(ADOT) technology to convert packaging waste into polyester-based thermoplastic polyurethane. Its features include a low carbon footprint and sustainability. It has applications in apparel, consumer electronics, automotive, and additive manufacturing.
Key facts about Novoloop
TIME Ventures' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
TIME Ventures has invested in 12 companies over the last 5 years, with an average of 2 new investments annually in the last 5 years. Its most recent first time investment was in Dryad Networks and most recent follow-on round was in SandboxAQ.TIME Ventures' Investments by Stage
TIME Ventures has made 5 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $16.1M, 4 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $41.3M and 2 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $20M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Series A | 5 |
Series B | 4 |
Seed | 2 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
TIME Ventures' Investments by Sector
TIME Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Sustainability Tech, Environment Tech, Vertical SaaS and Aerospace, Maritime and Defense Tech. Notably, it has invested in 11 Tech companies, 9 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 8 Software companies and at least 5 companies focusing on Saas.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 6 |
Sustainability Tech | 6 |
Environment Tech | 4 |
Vertical SaaS | 3 |
Aerospace, Maritime and Defense Tech | 2 |
Others | 19 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
TIME Ventures' Investments by Geography
TIME Ventures has made most investments in United States (9), followed by Canada where it has made 1 investment.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 9 |
Canada | 1 |
Germany | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
TIME Ventures' recent investments
TIME Ventures has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by TIME Ventures:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Feb 14, 2023 | United States | Series A | 1590 | [+1] | |
Aug 23, 2022 | Germany | Series A | 1217 | [+2] | |
Jul 14, 2022 | United States | Series A | 2926 | [+3] | |
May 24, 2022 | United States | Series B | 8937 | [+7] | |
Mar 22, 2022 | United States | Seed | 9689 | [+7] |
Unicorns in TIME Ventures' Portfolio
TIME Ventures has 2 unicorns in its portfolio - You Technologies and SandboxAQ. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is You Technologies. It became a unicorn in 2025, 3 years after TIME Ventures first invested in it.Here is a list of unicorns in TIME Ventures' portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
74 | AI-enabled key-word based private search engine | 2020 | Palo Alto | Series C | nntciqs | ||
64 | Developer of quantitative artificial intelligence models for various industry applications | 2022 | Palo Alto | Series E | mngruav |
Team profile of TIME Ventures
TIME Ventures has a team of 2 members including 2 Partners located in United States. TIME Ventures' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Co-investors of TIME Ventures
Over the past 5 years, 172 investors have co-invested in TIME Ventures's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before TIME Ventures: LEAG, Brandenburg Capital and 51 others have invested in rounds before TIME Ventures. There is 1 company where LEAG has invested before TIME Ventures and 1 company where Brandenburg Capital has invested before TIME Ventures.
- Top Co-investors of TIME Ventures: 71 investors entered a company along with TIME Ventures. These include investors like Breyer Capital (2 companies).
- Invested after TIME Ventures: A total of 48 investors have invested in TIME Ventures's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Nvidia (2 companies), Climate Capital (2 companies) and TimeVentures (2 companies).
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