About ValueStream Ventures
ValueStream Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2013. It is primarily based out of New York City, United States. As of Feb 2023, ValueStream Ventures has invested in 48 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 FinTech and High Tech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series B round of Smile ID Overall, ValueStream Ventures portfolio has seen 1 unicorn, 1 IPO and 18 acquisitions including key companies like Thimble, WRITER and User Interviews. A lot of funds co-invest with ValueStream Ventures, with names like Bullpen Capital sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. ValueStream Ventures has team of 2 people including 2 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Series A, Seed & 1 more
Portfolio IPOs
Portfolio Acquisitions
Portfolio Unicorns
Portfolio Soonicorns
ValueStream Ventures' List of Top Investments
ValueStream Ventures has a portfolio of 48 companies, one of which is a Unicorn. Their most notable investments are in Wethos and xtraCHEF.Their portfolio spans across United States, United Kingdom, Canada and 1 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, FinTech, High Tech and 17 other sectors, across stages such as Series A, Seed and 1 more. Here is the list of top investments by ValueStream Ventures:1. Thimble
Thimble provides online liability insurance for small businesses. It offers coverage for contractors, freelancers, cleaners, photographers, beauty professionals, personal trainers, janitors, and more. It features on-demand policies based on hours, days, and months.
Key facts about Thimble
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: New York City (United States)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $29M
- Employee Count: 56 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Graph Ventures, MS&AD Ventures and 13 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Oct 15, 2019, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
2. WRITER
Developer of an enterprise AI platform for agentic work. The platform enables users to build, activate, and supervise AI agents. It offers tools for IT and business teams to create agents with shared resources. The platform provides features for governing and observing agents at scale, along with integrations and controls.
Key facts about WRITER
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $369M
- Employee Count: 674 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Salesforce Ventures, Rincon Venture Partners and 56 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Nov 06, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
User interviews let brands recruit participants for product tests and market research. Participants need to register on its website to start participating in the brand’s research projects and allows brands to connect with them to make product decisions. It also allows brands to filter audiences based on demographic filters like age, gender, income, and geographic location.
Key facts about User Interviews
- Founded Year: 2013
- Location: Cambridge (United States)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $50.9M
- Employee Count: 215 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Accomplice, Teamworthy Ventures and 19 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Dec 07, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
4. Ocrolus
Provider of bank accounts auditing solutions for businesses. It provides users with an analysis of businesses' bank accounts, financial transactions and other bills for any fraudulent charges or unauthorized payments. It also claims to analyze bank account statements with accuracy irrespective of the quality of the documents. It makes use of Optical Character Recognition (OCR) transaction detection, crowdsourced data validation, and algorithmic reconciliation.
Key facts about Ocrolus
- Founded Year: 2014
- Location: New York City (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $122M
- Employee Count: 1,037 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Mubadala, The Private Shares Fund and 30 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Sep 23, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. Bitnomial
Bitnomial provides an online trading platform for bitcoin futures and options. It offers bitcoin derivatives exchange solutions coupled with digital asset settlement systems. It creates a marketplace connecting native digital asset hedgers with institutional traders.
Key facts about Bitnomial
- Founded Year: 2014
- Location: Chicago (United States)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $46.9M
- Employee Count: 25 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: RRE Ventures, Electric Capital and 9 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Jul 12, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
ValueStream Ventures' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
ValueStream Ventures has invested in 48 companies over the last 12 years, with an average of 2 new investments annually in the last 10 years. Its most recent first time investment was in OnSiteIQ and most recent follow-on round was in Smile ID.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2022 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
2021 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2019 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
ValueStream Ventures' Investments by Stage
ValueStream Ventures has made 18 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $6.79M, 5 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $2.8M and 3 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $42.8M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Series A | 18 |
Seed | 5 |
Series B | 3 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
ValueStream Ventures' Investments by Sector
ValueStream Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, FinTech, Consumer, Vertical SaaS and High Tech. Notably, it has invested in 47 Tech companies, 43 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 39 Software companies and at least 21 companies focusing on Saas.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 23 |
FinTech | 12 |
Consumer | 6 |
Vertical SaaS | 6 |
High Tech | 5 |
Others | 18 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
ValueStream Ventures' Investments by Geography
ValueStream Ventures has made most investments in United States (23), followed by Canada where it has made 1 investment.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 23 |
Canada | 1 |
Nigeria | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
ValueStream Ventures' recent investments
ValueStream Ventures has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by ValueStream Ventures:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Feb 15, 2023 | Nigeria | Series B | 5970 | [+8] | |
Feb 01, 2023 | United States | Series A | 8078 | [+1] | |
Dec 07, 2022 | United States | Series B | 8097 | [+6] | |
Nov 30, 2022 | United States | Series A | 9915 | [+5] | |
Jul 06, 2022 | United States | Series A | 6708 |
Unicorns in ValueStream Ventures' Portfolio
ValueStream Ventures has 1 unicorn in its portfolio - WRITER. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is WRITER which became a unicorn in 2024, 1 years before ValueStream Ventures first invested in it.Here is a list of unicorns in ValueStream Ventures' portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
70 | Developer of an enterprise AI platform for agentic work | 2012 | San Francisco | Series C | pzqrktz |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in ValueStream Ventures' Portfolio
1 of ValueStream Ventures' portfolio company became public - Sein.Here are ValueStream Ventures' portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
- | - | - | 7484 |
Acquired companies in ValueStream Ventures' Portfolio
18 companies from ValueStream Ventures' portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Bitnomial in Apr 2026 by Payward for $*****.Here are ValueStream Ventures' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Apr 17, 2026 | - | - | 2914 | |
Jan 07, 2026 | Dec 07, 2022 | Series B | 8995 | |
Jul 31, 2025 | - | - | 7691 | |
Dec 06, 2024 | Nov 30, 2022 | Series A | 7037 | |
Oct 15, 2024 | Nov 17, 2015 | Series A | 4507 |
Team profile of ValueStream Ventures
ValueStream Ventures has a team of 2 members including 2 Partners located in United States. ValueStream Ventures' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Co-investors of ValueStream Ventures
Over the past 12 years, 191 investors have co-invested in ValueStream Ventures's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before ValueStream Ventures: Las Olas, Right Side Capital Management and 61 others have invested in rounds before ValueStream Ventures. There are 2 companies where Las Olas has invested before ValueStream Ventures and 2 companies where Right Side Capital Management has invested before ValueStream Ventures.
- Top Co-investors of ValueStream Ventures: 76 investors entered a company along with ValueStream Ventures. These include investors like Bullpen Capital (3 companies).
- Invested after ValueStream Ventures: A total of 52 investors have invested in ValueStream Ventures's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Oak HC/FT (1 company), FinTech Collective (1 company) and Fin Capital (1 company).
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