Felicis

Felicis Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2006 and based in Menlo Park, California. The firm focuses on early-stage investments, targeting companies that are redefining core markets and those developing frontier technologies. Felicis has invested in a range of sectors, including software, information technology, and consumer internet, and has plans to explore opportunities in Healthcare IT, Energy, and Education. With nearly $200 million in total committed assets, Felicis has backed over 120 technology companies, with more than 60 of these achieving acquisition or public offering status. The firm's investment strategy combines capital with active mentoring and advisory services, providing a comprehensive support system for entrepreneurs. Felicis Ventures has a diverse portfolio, representing companies from various countries, primarily concentrated in the Bay Area. Aydin Senkut, the firm's founder and president, previously held a senior management position at Google, which informs Felicis's strategic approach to investment.

Nicole Bae

Partner, Operations

Dan Bartus

Partner and Head of Research

Kristin Beach

CFO, COO and Partner

Maddie Chavez

Partner, Operations

Tobi Coker

Senior Associate

James Detweiler

Deal Partner

Viviana Faga

General Partner

Gabriella Garcia

Deal Partner

Ryan Isono

Partner

Dasha Maggio

Partner and Head of Founder Success

Astasia Myers

General Partner

Niki Pezeshki

General Partner

Larissa Rainey

Operating Partner

Javier Soltero

Senior Venture Partner

Jake Storm

Partner

Victoria Treyger

General Partner

Mischa Vaughn

Partner

Nancy Wang

Venture Partner

Past deals in PaaS

PredictSpring

Series B in 2022
PredictSpring Inc. is a mobile commerce platform based in Los Altos, California, founded in 2013 by pioneers in mobile commerce and digital shopping. The company facilitates the creation and launch of mobile applications for brands and retailers, enhancing the customer experience across various channels, including web, email, and social media. PredictSpring's platform supports an omnichannel approach, allowing seamless integration between online and in-store shopping experiences. It offers a range of features such as full point of sale (POS), mobile point of sale (mPOS), cash management, clienteling, endless aisle, and curbside pickup. Notable clients include leading retailers like Calvin Klein, Cole Haan, and Claire's. By prioritizing consumer engagement and efficient transactions, PredictSpring is dedicated to transforming the retail landscape and improving interactions between brands and their customers.

TestBox

Seed Round in 2022
TestBox is a collaborative software platform designed to help enterprises evaluate multiple software options prior to making a purchase. The platform offers a user-friendly live environment tailored to each user's specific needs, allowing them to compare different software solutions side-by-side. With guided walkthroughs and pre-configured use cases, TestBox enables users to effectively test various customer support solutions, facilitating informed decision-making in selecting the best software for their requirements.

PreQL

Seed Round in 2022
PreQL, founded in 2022 and headquartered in Brooklyn, New York, specializes in developing an open-source interactive visualization tool that enhances data management for businesses. This tool integrates seamlessly with the modern data stack, enabling business users to effectively manage and visualize business metrics. By utilizing an intuitive interface with dropdown menus, PreQL allows users to organize and display data in populated tables without the need for complex queries. The platform caches data and facilitates query-less requests to the backend, providing developers with a user-friendly means to visualize databases and generate SQL queries efficiently.

Supabase

Series B in 2022
Supabase Pte. Ltd. is a company that develops an open-source alternative to Firebase, designed to enhance PostgreSQL databases. Founded in 2020 and based in Singapore, Supabase provides tools that allow users to listen to database changes, query tables with filtering and pagination, and manage user permissions through a user-friendly interface. Its offerings include real-time and RESTful APIs that facilitate database interaction without requiring extensive coding. Additionally, Supabase features auto-generating documentation, event-driven automation, and one-click autoscaling, which help developers streamline their workflows and address scalability issues. By simplifying database management, Supabase enables developers to focus on building their core products more efficiently.

Kinde

Seed Round in 2022
We build beautifully simple dev-acceleration infrastructure software for SaaS teams. Tools to help you build, launch, and get to market faster and with more confidence. So you can do your greatest work.

Popmenu

Series C in 2021
Popmenu, Inc. is a Software-as-a-Service company that provides a cloud-based platform designed for full-service restaurants and the hospitality industry. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, with an additional office in Aliso Viejo, California, Popmenu's application transforms traditional menus into interactive tools that enhance customer engagement. By utilizing smart algorithms, the platform tracks and converts menu items, customer feedback, and ratings into a dynamic forum where restaurants can communicate directly with customers. This allows businesses to personalize dining experiences and improve menu visibility, ultimately increasing customer conversion rates.

Opsera

Series A in 2021
Opsera is a provider of cloud-based continuous orchestration software aimed at automating CI/CD toolchains for software and DevOps engineers. Its platform facilitates self-service toolchain automation and offers features such as drag-and-drop declarative pipelines and unified insights. By enabling teams to select their preferred tools without scripting, Opsera enhances software delivery speed and efficiency while minimizing complexity and risk. The platform supports the entire DevOps lifecycle, allowing development teams to increase velocity, operations teams to improve efficiency, and business leaders to gain comprehensive visibility. Opsera's mission is to accelerate DevOps adoption, transforming it into a practical science that fosters peak innovation velocity within organizations.

Gusto

Venture Round in 2020
Gusto is a company that provides a cloud-based platform designed for small and medium-sized businesses to manage payroll, benefits, and human resources. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in San Francisco, with an additional office in Denver, Gusto offers an array of services including payroll processing, health benefits, workers' compensation, and time tracking. The platform allows employers and employees to access payroll information from various devices, enabling features such as browsing pay stubs, reviewing tax forms, and verifying personal details. Gusto caters to a diverse clientele, including startups, coffee shops, medical practices, creative agencies, and law firms, aiming to simplify the administrative tasks associated with employee management.

Popmenu

Series B in 2020
Popmenu, Inc. is a Software-as-a-Service company that provides a cloud-based platform designed for full-service restaurants and the hospitality industry. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, with an additional office in Aliso Viejo, California, Popmenu's application transforms traditional menus into interactive tools that enhance customer engagement. By utilizing smart algorithms, the platform tracks and converts menu items, customer feedback, and ratings into a dynamic forum where restaurants can communicate directly with customers. This allows businesses to personalize dining experiences and improve menu visibility, ultimately increasing customer conversion rates.

Yotascale

Series B in 2020
YotaScale, Inc. provides cloud cost management solutions that helps organizations optimize and manage their public cloud resources. It provides infrastructure performance management domain that leverages machine learning to optimize cloud infrastructure. The company was founded in 2015 and is based in Menlo Park, California.

Popmenu

Series A in 2019
Popmenu, Inc. is a Software-as-a-Service company that provides a cloud-based platform designed for full-service restaurants and the hospitality industry. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, with an additional office in Aliso Viejo, California, Popmenu's application transforms traditional menus into interactive tools that enhance customer engagement. By utilizing smart algorithms, the platform tracks and converts menu items, customer feedback, and ratings into a dynamic forum where restaurants can communicate directly with customers. This allows businesses to personalize dining experiences and improve menu visibility, ultimately increasing customer conversion rates.

Sapho

Series B in 2017
Sapho empowers employees with a modern portal experience that surfaces personalized and relevant tasks and data using micro-apps. Sapho micro apps are built by IT on top of existing systems using pre-built templates and a drag-and-drop micro app builder. These micro apps available on any device, intranet, or messenger provide employees proactive notifications about interesting system data, actions that need to be completed, and changes in business data that require attention. It was founded in 2014, the company is headquartered in San Bruno, California, United States.

PredictSpring

Series A in 2016
PredictSpring Inc. is a mobile commerce platform based in Los Altos, California, founded in 2013 by pioneers in mobile commerce and digital shopping. The company facilitates the creation and launch of mobile applications for brands and retailers, enhancing the customer experience across various channels, including web, email, and social media. PredictSpring's platform supports an omnichannel approach, allowing seamless integration between online and in-store shopping experiences. It offers a range of features such as full point of sale (POS), mobile point of sale (mPOS), cash management, clienteling, endless aisle, and curbside pickup. Notable clients include leading retailers like Calvin Klein, Cole Haan, and Claire's. By prioritizing consumer engagement and efficient transactions, PredictSpring is dedicated to transforming the retail landscape and improving interactions between brands and their customers.

Ascend.io

Seed Round in 2015
Ascend.io is a Palo Alto-based company that has developed an innovative platform for managing big data pipelines through its Autonomous Dataflow Service. This platform allows data engineers to create, scale, and operate Apache Spark-based data pipelines with significantly reduced coding requirements. It runs natively on major cloud services, including Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services, and Google Cloud Platform. By utilizing a combination of declarative configurations and automation, Ascend.io streamlines cloud infrastructure management, optimizes data pipelines, and minimizes maintenance throughout the data lifecycle. The company's solutions enable business managers to initiate projects, integrate with applications, and make informed decisions with ease. Ascend.io is supported by prominent venture capital firms and notable industry advisors, enhancing its position in the big data analytics landscape.

Petasense

Seed Round in 2015
Petasense Inc., founded in 2014 and based in Foster City, California, is an Industrial IoT startup focused on enhancing the intelligence of industrial machines. The company provides an integrated solution that includes a wireless vibration sensor, cloud software, and machine learning analytics. This technology enables customers to monitor and predict the health of critical machinery in real-time, thereby reducing unplanned downtime and lowering repair costs. Notable clients include industry leaders such as JLL, C&W Services, Silicon Valley Power, and Stanford University. Petasense was established by entrepreneurs Abhinav Khushraj and Arun Santhebennur, who bring a combined 25 years of experience in enterprise development and hold degrees from prestigious institutions. The company receives backing from notable venture firms and angel investors.

Gusto

Series B in 2015
Gusto is a company that provides a cloud-based platform designed for small and medium-sized businesses to manage payroll, benefits, and human resources. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in San Francisco, with an additional office in Denver, Gusto offers an array of services including payroll processing, health benefits, workers' compensation, and time tracking. The platform allows employers and employees to access payroll information from various devices, enabling features such as browsing pay stubs, reviewing tax forms, and verifying personal details. Gusto caters to a diverse clientele, including startups, coffee shops, medical practices, creative agencies, and law firms, aiming to simplify the administrative tasks associated with employee management.

Plaid

Series A in 2014
Plaid Inc. is a technology platform that enables users to connect their bank accounts to various financial applications, facilitating a more modern and digitally-enabled financial system. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in San Francisco, the company offers a suite of APIs that allows developers to create innovative financial products. Its offerings include tools for accessing transaction histories, authenticating bank accounts, verifying user identities, confirming real-time account balances, and assessing borrowers' assets and income. Plaid's solutions cater to a wide range of financial activities, including personal finances, consumer payments, lending, and business transactions. The platform serves a diverse clientele, including Fortune 50 companies, and aims to democratize financial services by providing the necessary infrastructure for both small startups and large financial institutions to enhance their service offerings.

Pluralsight

Series B in 2014
Pluralsight operates a cloud-based technology skills platform that provides online training for software developers, IT administrators, and creative professionals worldwide. Founded in 2004 and headquartered in Farmington, Utah, the platform offers over 3,000 courses, skill assessments, and analytics tools aimed at enhancing technical skills and productivity. Pluralsight serves a diverse clientele, including individuals, businesses, academic institutions, and government entities across more than 150 countries. Its primary offerings include Pluralsight Skills, which focuses on skill development through curated courses and learning paths, and Pluralsight Flow, which provides data-driven insights into workflow patterns to measure and improve the productivity of software teams. The platform is designed to help organizations align their workforce with digital initiatives, upskill employees for modern technology roles, and foster adaptable teams that can deliver results efficiently.

Appurify

Venture Round in 2014
Appurify provides mobile test automation on real devices. Mobile development teams at some of the world’s most prominent companies turn to Appurify’s platform to automate testing, debug and optimize the performance of their applications. The results are better apps, faster launch cycles and improved app store reviews. Appurify is based in San Francisco with backing from Google Ventures and other leading investors. For more information, visit http://www.appurify.com.

Gusto

Series A in 2014
Gusto is a company that provides a cloud-based platform designed for small and medium-sized businesses to manage payroll, benefits, and human resources. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in San Francisco, with an additional office in Denver, Gusto offers an array of services including payroll processing, health benefits, workers' compensation, and time tracking. The platform allows employers and employees to access payroll information from various devices, enabling features such as browsing pay stubs, reviewing tax forms, and verifying personal details. Gusto caters to a diverse clientele, including startups, coffee shops, medical practices, creative agencies, and law firms, aiming to simplify the administrative tasks associated with employee management.

Koality

Seed Round in 2013
Koality is a continuous integration platform designed to enhance software development processes by efficiently managing test suites. The platform automatically parallelizes tests across available virtual machines, which helps prevent broken builds and improves overall testing reliability. By working behind firewalls, Koality ensures that engineering organizations can maintain security while benefiting from its capabilities. This approach not only streamlines testing but also eliminates non-deterministic test results, providing a robust solution for teams seeking to enhance their development efficiency.

Plaid

Seed Round in 2013
Plaid Inc. is a technology platform that enables users to connect their bank accounts to various financial applications, facilitating a more modern and digitally-enabled financial system. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in San Francisco, the company offers a suite of APIs that allows developers to create innovative financial products. Its offerings include tools for accessing transaction histories, authenticating bank accounts, verifying user identities, confirming real-time account balances, and assessing borrowers' assets and income. Plaid's solutions cater to a wide range of financial activities, including personal finances, consumer payments, lending, and business transactions. The platform serves a diverse clientele, including Fortune 50 companies, and aims to democratize financial services by providing the necessary infrastructure for both small startups and large financial institutions to enhance their service offerings.

Appurify

Series A in 2013
Appurify provides mobile test automation on real devices. Mobile development teams at some of the world’s most prominent companies turn to Appurify’s platform to automate testing, debug and optimize the performance of their applications. The results are better apps, faster launch cycles and improved app store reviews. Appurify is based in San Francisco with backing from Google Ventures and other leading investors. For more information, visit http://www.appurify.com.

Wedding Party

Seed Round in 2013
Wedding Party, developed by WedPics, is a mobile application designed to enhance the wedding experience by allowing guests to contribute to a shared digital album. This platform enables friends and family to upload photos and notes from the wedding, creating a collaborative keepsake for the couple. In addition to its photo-sharing capabilities, Wedding Party provides brides with practical planning advice, innovative ideas, and inspiration to personalize their celebrations. The service aims to simplify the wedding planning process while ensuring that each event is unique and memorable. By acting as a digital assistant, Wedding Party helps brides navigate the complexities of wedding arrangements, making their special day both enjoyable and distinctive.

Appurify

Seed Round in 2012
Appurify provides mobile test automation on real devices. Mobile development teams at some of the world’s most prominent companies turn to Appurify’s platform to automate testing, debug and optimize the performance of their applications. The results are better apps, faster launch cycles and improved app store reviews. Appurify is based in San Francisco with backing from Google Ventures and other leading investors. For more information, visit http://www.appurify.com.

CardSpring

Series A in 2012
Cardspring is creating an application platform that will allow Web and mobile developers to write applications for credit cards and other types of payments. Cardspring attaches itself to the payment network in a secure fashion on one side, and on the other it presents itself as a platform for developers to create payment apps via Web-standard APIs. It is a bridge between the two networks. These applications could include things like electronic coupons, loyalty cards, virtual currencies, or yet-to-be-imagined commerce apps.

Piazza

Series A in 2012
Piazza Technologies, Inc. develops and operates an online collaboration and social learning network platform for students and teachers to communicate about problems in real time. It connects students, TAs, and professors. The company was founded in 2009 and is based in Palo Alto, California.

Piazza

Seed Round in 2011
Piazza Technologies, Inc. develops and operates an online collaboration and social learning network platform for students and teachers to communicate about problems in real time. It connects students, TAs, and professors. The company was founded in 2009 and is based in Palo Alto, California.

CardSpring

Seed Round in 2011
Cardspring is creating an application platform that will allow Web and mobile developers to write applications for credit cards and other types of payments. Cardspring attaches itself to the payment network in a secure fashion on one side, and on the other it presents itself as a platform for developers to create payment apps via Web-standard APIs. It is a bridge between the two networks. These applications could include things like electronic coupons, loyalty cards, virtual currencies, or yet-to-be-imagined commerce apps.

Pipewise

Series A in 2011
Pipewise Inc. specializes in providing User Relationship Management solutions tailored for cloud-based businesses that seek to engage, convert, and support customers through web and mobile channels. Established in 2010 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, the company offers a software-as-a-service platform that features a cloud-based user database, landing page signup forms, reporting and segmentation tools, and integration capabilities with various campaign management and support products. Backed by prominent investors such as Benchmark Capital and Floodgate, Pipewise aims to enhance customer interactions and streamline relationship management for its clients.

Posterous

Series A in 2010
Posterous, founded in the summer of 2008 and incubated by Y Combinator, is a platform dedicated to simplifying the blogging experience. It allows users to create and manage blogs with ease, akin to sending an email, which has attracted over 15 million monthly users. The introduction of Posterous Spaces has enhanced its offering by providing intuitive privacy controls, enabling users to share their content selectively across various platforms. Through its innovative approach, Posterous aims to streamline the blogging process and improve how individuals share their thoughts and experiences online.

AppJet

Convertible Note in 2009
AppJet was an online programming tool designed for building simple web applications, founded by former MIT students and backed by Y Combinator. The platform aimed to streamline the web application development process using a web-based text editor that employed JavaScript for both server and client-side programming. It provided users with various code libraries, including those for database management and Facebook API integration. To efficiently host user applications, AppJet developed a unique application virtualization system that managed processor allocation and prevented excessive resource consumption. While the platform was innovative in its approach to web app development, it appears to be inactive today, with only some legacy downloads available.

Posterous

Angel Round in 2008
Posterous, founded in the summer of 2008 and incubated by Y Combinator, is a platform dedicated to simplifying the blogging experience. It allows users to create and manage blogs with ease, akin to sending an email, which has attracted over 15 million monthly users. The introduction of Posterous Spaces has enhanced its offering by providing intuitive privacy controls, enabling users to share their content selectively across various platforms. Through its innovative approach, Posterous aims to streamline the blogging process and improve how individuals share their thoughts and experiences online.

Producteev

Seed Round in 2008
Producteev is one of the leading free Task Management applications for Individuals and Teams connected to : Mac (Mac App Store), Windows Desktop, Web, iPhone, Android, IM (Gtalk, AIM, Yahoo Messenger...), EMail (send tasks to task@producteev.com), Gmail, GCal...
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