Tenaya Capital

Tenaya Capital is a venture capital firm with offices in Woodside, California, and Boston, Massachusetts. Founded in 1995 as Lehman Brothers Venture Partners, it became an independent entity in 2009. The firm specializes in investing in mid to late stage venture-backed technology companies, with a focus on sectors such as software, consumer Internet, IT infrastructure, communications, electronics, and cleantech. Over the years, Tenaya has raised five funds that collectively represent over $1 billion in committed capital. The firm typically initiates investments ranging from $5 million to $10 million, with total investments exceeding $30 million in some cases. Tenaya primarily targets companies generating between $1 million and $5 million in quarterly revenue, and it does not engage in seed or Series A investments, instead focusing on businesses that are further along in their development.

Tom Banahan

Partner

Stewart Gollmer

Partner / Managing Director

Brian Melton

Managing Director / Partner

Brian Paul

Managing Director, Partner and Co-Founder

Tina Wang

VP-Finance

Past deals in CRM

Canopy

Series C in 2025
Canopy offers a cloud-based Practice Management solution for Accounting firms. This includes CRM, Client Portal, Document Management, eSignatures, Workflow, Time & Billing, Payments, Tax Resolution, and Transcripts and Notices.

Canopy

Venture Round in 2024
Canopy offers a cloud-based Practice Management solution for Accounting firms. This includes CRM, Client Portal, Document Management, eSignatures, Workflow, Time & Billing, Payments, Tax Resolution, and Transcripts and Notices.

Canopy

Venture Round in 2021
Canopy offers a cloud-based Practice Management solution for Accounting firms. This includes CRM, Client Portal, Document Management, eSignatures, Workflow, Time & Billing, Payments, Tax Resolution, and Transcripts and Notices.

Canopy

Series C in 2021
Canopy offers a cloud-based Practice Management solution for Accounting firms. This includes CRM, Client Portal, Document Management, eSignatures, Workflow, Time & Billing, Payments, Tax Resolution, and Transcripts and Notices.

Canopy

Venture Round in 2019
Canopy offers a cloud-based Practice Management solution for Accounting firms. This includes CRM, Client Portal, Document Management, eSignatures, Workflow, Time & Billing, Payments, Tax Resolution, and Transcripts and Notices.

Canopy

Series B in 2018
Canopy offers a cloud-based Practice Management solution for Accounting firms. This includes CRM, Client Portal, Document Management, eSignatures, Workflow, Time & Billing, Payments, Tax Resolution, and Transcripts and Notices.

Revinate

Series C in 2016
Revinate, Inc. is a provider of customer relationship management (CRM) and email marketing software tailored for the hospitality industry. Founded in 2009 and based in San Francisco, the company also has offices in Amsterdam, Singapore, and Dubai. Revinate's platform enables hotels to connect with guests at various touchpoints throughout their journey, from initial research and booking to check-in and post-checkout interactions. By leveraging data-driven insights, the software helps hotels create personalized guest profiles and enhance their communication through preferred channels, such as email, text, and web chat. Additionally, Revinate assists hotels in improving their online reputation and rankings through consolidated reputation management and guest surveys, ultimately driving revenue and fostering loyalty among guests.

Base

Series C in 2015
Base built the first scientific sales platform that empowers businesses to grow revenue in a way that’s measurable, repeatable and scalable. Unlike legacy cloud CRM and sales force automation systems, Base offers an all-in-one solution that increases rep adoption rates and data capture across devices. With the ability to analyze big data trends in real-time, Base’s Apollo provides sales leaders with the actionable, quantifiable insights they need to accelerate performance. Base is the #1 rated CRM and sales mobile app in the iOS and Android stores, with more than a quarter of a million app downloads. Base and its team of Sales Scientists help more than 7,000 leading companies across the globe like Cisco, Cook Medical, Dow Chemical, Groupon and Blue Raven Solar take a more scientific approach to sales. The company is venture backed and headquartered in Mountain View, California.

Kahuna

Series B in 2015
Kahuna, Inc. specializes in developing and marketing marketing automation software designed to create highly personalized experiences for buyers and sellers in various marketplaces. Utilizing advanced machine-learning technology, the company offers solutions for cross-channel marketing, optimization, and analytics, aiming to enhance product and pricing strategies while fostering user trust and engagement. Kahuna has established itself as a preferred platform for marketplaces, with a substantial user base of over 144 million and a track record of sending more than 4 billion messages and optimizing 46 billion events. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Redwood City, California, Kahuna serves notable clients such as The Dollar Shave Club, Yahoo, and Yelp, and has received investment from firms including Sequoia Capital and Tenaya Capital.

Revinate

Series B in 2015
Revinate, Inc. is a provider of customer relationship management (CRM) and email marketing software tailored for the hospitality industry. Founded in 2009 and based in San Francisco, the company also has offices in Amsterdam, Singapore, and Dubai. Revinate's platform enables hotels to connect with guests at various touchpoints throughout their journey, from initial research and booking to check-in and post-checkout interactions. By leveraging data-driven insights, the software helps hotels create personalized guest profiles and enhance their communication through preferred channels, such as email, text, and web chat. Additionally, Revinate assists hotels in improving their online reputation and rankings through consolidated reputation management and guest surveys, ultimately driving revenue and fostering loyalty among guests.

Lithium Technologies

Series D in 2012
Lithium builds trusted relationships between the world’s best brands and their customers, helping people get answers and share their experiences. Brands like Microsoft, HP, Sephora, Virgin and Barclaycard and customers in more than 34 countries rely on Lithium to help them connect, engage, and understand their total community. With more than 100 million monthly visits over all Lithium communities and 750 million online profiles scored by Klout, Lithium has one of the largest digital footprints in the world. Using that data and the company’s software, Lithium customers boost sales, reduce service costs, spark innovation, and build long-term brand loyalty and advocacy.

Lithium Technologies

Series C in 2009
Lithium builds trusted relationships between the world’s best brands and their customers, helping people get answers and share their experiences. Brands like Microsoft, HP, Sephora, Virgin and Barclaycard and customers in more than 34 countries rely on Lithium to help them connect, engage, and understand their total community. With more than 100 million monthly visits over all Lithium communities and 750 million online profiles scored by Klout, Lithium has one of the largest digital footprints in the world. Using that data and the company’s software, Lithium customers boost sales, reduce service costs, spark innovation, and build long-term brand loyalty and advocacy.
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