About TSVC
TSVC is a venture capital firm founded in 2010. It is primarily based out of Los Altos, United States. As of Mar 2026, TSVC is an active investor, having invested in 155 companies, with 4 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 Consumer. Most recently it participated in the $***** Seed round of EGI Battery Overall, TSVC portfolio has seen 7 unicorns, 3 IPOs and 36 acquisitions including key companies like Carta, Ginkgo Bioworks and Wealthsimple. A lot of funds co-invest with TSVC, with names like Y Combinator sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. TSVC has team of 27 people including 12 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Count
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed, Series A & 3 more
Portfolio IPOs
Portfolio Acquisitions
Deals in last 12 months
TSVC's List of Top Investments
TSVC has a portfolio of 155 companies, including 7 unicorns. Their most notable investments are in VisualThreat and Valant.Their portfolio spans across United States, China, Canada and 6 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Consumer and 31 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 3 more. Here is the list of top investments by TSVC:
1. Carta
Software-based equity management solutions. It offers features solutions for valuation, equity planning, transfer agents, electronic securities, scenario modeling, fund administration, portfolio data collection, and more. It offers solutions to multiple sectors including private companies, investors, and public companies. It also offers ESOP management solutions.
Key facts about Carta
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series G
- Total Funding till date: $1.16B
- Employee Count: 2,081 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Meritech, Silver Lake and 136 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series G, Aug 13, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Autonomous labs for biotechnology, empowering scientists to design the living world. They provide autonomous labs and cloud lab services, enabling scientists to automate experimental work and focus on insight and creativity. The company offers solutions and datapoints services to design experiments and address research goals. Their autonomous systems lift the burden of manual lab work, empowering scientists to ask critical questions. They provide hardware, software, support, and cloud lab resources. The company's vision is to enable programming biology, curing diseases, and growing everything imaginable. This is a B2B tech company offering SaaS solutions for biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries.
Key facts about Ginkgo Bioworks
- Founded Year: 2008
- Location: Boston (United States)
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $796M
- Employee Count: 638 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: Owl Rock, T. Rowe Price and 53 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Grant (prize money), Dec 13, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Public
3. Wealthsimple
Provider of financial services including investing, trading, saving, and borrowing. The company offers chequing accounts, credit cards, and savings accounts. It provides self-directed investing in stocks, ETFs, options, margin, gold, and crypto. Wealth management services include portfolios, direct indexing, and income portfolios. Mortgages and tax filing services are also available.
Key facts about Wealthsimple
4. Zum
Digital platform connects students, drivers, and school districts to create a mobility experience. The platform offers route optimization, real-time tracking, and communication tools for parents, schools, and drivers. It facilitates efficient and safe student transit through integrated applications and dashboards. The company provides multi-size vehicle fleets, including electric vehicles, to meet diverse transportation needs.
Key facts about Zum
- Founded Year: 2014
- Location: Redwood City (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series F
- Total Funding till date: $439M
- Employee Count: 557 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: GIC, Spark Capital and 27 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series F, Apr 15, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. Wefunder
Fundraising platform for start-ups. Investors create a portfolio and diversify their capital amounts by investing in multiple startups for an investment term. It features tools for assessing risks, managing investment leads, and contracts for users.
Key facts about Wefunder
- Founded Year: 2011
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $10M - $50M as on Dec 31, 2022
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $41M
- Employee Count: 1 as on Apr 30, 2025
- Investors: SierraMaya360, Orthogonal Thinker and 27 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Oct 25, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
TSVC's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
TSVC has invested in 155 companies over the last 15 years, with an average of 3 new investments annually in the last 10 years. In 2025, it made 4 investments, while as of Mar 2026, it has made 2 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in EGI Battery and most recent follow-on round was in Angle.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2025 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2023 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2022 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
2021 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
2020 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2019 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
TSVC's Investments by Stage
TSVC has made 50 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $2.5M, 9 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $8.51M, 3 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $20.3M, 2 investments in Angel stage with an average round size of $1.5M and 1 investment in Series F stage with an average round size of $610M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 50 |
Series A | 9 |
Series B | 3 |
Angel | 2 |
Series F | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
TSVC's Investments by Sector
TSVC has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Consumer, HealthTech, High Tech and Life Sciences. Notably, it has invested in 142 Tech companies, 113 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 83 Software companies and at least 51 companies focusing on Consumer (B2C).Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 33 |
Consumer | 14 |
HealthTech | 12 |
High Tech | 12 |
Life Sciences | 11 |
Others | 76 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
TSVC's Investments by Geography
TSVC has made most investments in United States (55), followed by Canada where it has made 3 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 55 |
Canada | 3 |
Israel | 2 |
China | 1 |
Japan | 1 |
Others | 3 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
TSVC's recent investments
TSVC has made 2 investments in 2026 so far - EGI Battery and Expert Intelligence.Here are the most recent investments by TSVC:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Mar 03, 2026 | United States | Seed | 3593 | - | |
Feb 04, 2026 | United States | Seed | 4438 | [+1] | |
Dec 03, 2025 | United States | Series B | 7269 | [+6] | |
Nov 07, 2025 | United States | Seed | 1756 | [+1] | |
Aug 05, 2025 | United States | Series A | 1674 | [+1] |
Unicorns in TSVC's Portfolio
TSVC has 7 unicorns in its portfolio - d-Matrix, Zum, Opentrons and others. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is d-Matrix. It became a unicorn in 2025.Here is a list of unicorns in TSVC's portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
65 | Developers of digital-in memory compute engine for efficient AI processing | 2019 | Los Altos | Series C | xgjlexg | ||
74 | Digital platform connects students, drivers, and school districts to create a mobility experience | 2014 | Redwood City | Series F | idbilgn | ||
61 | Developer of pipetting robot for lab automation | 2013 | Brooklyn | Series C | muzfsyh | ||
71 | Cloud based omnichannel personalized marketing platform | 2013 | San Francisco | Series E | ysykdzg | ||
77 | Provider of financial services including investing, trading, saving, and borrowing | 2014 | Toronto | Series F | {ph{wip |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in TSVC's Portfolio
3 of TSVC's portfolio companies have become public. Ginkgo Bioworks got listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), in Sep 2021 and Quanergy Com got listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) at marketcap of undefined.Here are TSVC's portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sep 17, 2021 | Jul 16, 2014 | Seed | 7109 | |
Apr 24, 2020 | - | - | 8011 | |
- | Jul 01, 2015 | Seed | 7102 |
Acquired companies in TSVC's Portfolio
36 companies from TSVC's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was EquityZen in Oct 2025 by Morgan Stanley for $*****.Here are TSVC's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Oct 30, 2025 | - | - | 5634 | |
Jan 07, 2025 | Aug 14, 2012 | Seed | 5590 | |
Dec 17, 2024 | - | - | 3646 | |
Dec 04, 2023 | May 22, 2013 | Seed | 1226 | |
Jan 10, 2022 | May 01, 2013 | Seed | 9638 |
Team profile of TSVC
TSVC has a team of 27 members including 12 Partners, 6 Venture Partners and 2 Principals located in United States and China. TSVC's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of top team members in TSVC:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | San Francisco | - | - | |
Partner | Los Altos | - | ||
Partner | San Francisco | - | ||
Partner | San Francisco | - | ||
Partner | San Jose | - | - | |
Partner | - | - | - | |
Partner | San Francisco | - | ||
Partner | San Francisco | - | ||
Partner | - | - | - | |
Partner | Haidian | - |
Co-investors of TSVC
Over the past 15 years, 407 investors have co-invested in TSVC's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before TSVC: Y Combinator, Techstars and 52 others have invested in rounds before TSVC. There are 8 companies where Y Combinator has invested before TSVC and 3 companies where Techstars has invested before TSVC.
- Top Co-investors of TSVC: 201 investors entered a company along with TSVC. These include investors like Y Combinator (6 companies).
- Invested after TSVC: A total of 152 investors have invested in TSVC's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Viking Global Investors (2 companies), Mindset Ventures (2 companies) and GGV Capital (2 companies).
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Expert Intelligence Raises $5.8 Million in Seed Roundsvdaily.com•Feb 05, 2026•Expert Intelligence, TSVC, Acorn Pacific Ventures, Sierra Ventures
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CFEX Secures New Funding to Accelerate the Rollout of Key Energy Transaction TechnologyThe Joplin Globe•Aug 05, 2025•CFEX, Accurant International, TSVC, Mobilize Climate
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Leadoptik Raises $5M in Seed FundingFinSMEs•May 22, 2023•SOSV, LEADOPTIK, MetaVC Partners, Sony Innovation Fund and 2 others
