True Ventures

True Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2005 and based in Palo Alto, California, with an additional office in San Francisco. It specializes in investing in early-stage technology startups, focusing on sectors such as commerce, consumer products, health, and infrastructure technologies, including areas like e-commerce, mobile, and cloud computing. The firm typically provides seed and Series A financing, preferring to invest between $0.25 million and $3 million for a stake of 22 to 25 percent in the companies it supports. True Ventures is dedicated to empowering entrepreneurs, fostering creativity, and promoting professional growth through its True Platform, which offers various programs for founders. With a team of over 40 professionals, True Ventures has helped launch and scale more than 350 companies, contributing to the creation of over 85,000 jobs worldwide. The firm has received recognition, including being named Venture Firm of the Year by the National Venture Capital Association in 2018.

Dave Balter

Venture Partner

Caroline Ciaramitaro

Associate

Gus Coldebella

Partner

Sahiti Enjeti

Associate

Amy Errett

Partner

Ulrike Kellmereit

CFO

Om Malik

Partner

Fiona McCarthy

Principal

John O'Connell

Associate

Toni Schneider

Partner

Natasha Sharma

Principal

Rohit Sharma

Partner

Jim Stewart

COO

James Stewart

COO and Partner

Priscilla Tyler

Senior Associate

Christiaan Vorkink

VP and Director

Ariel Winton-Jones

Principal

Puneet Agarwal

Partner

Past deals in Peer to Peer

Ditto

Series B in 2025
Ditto is a technology company that provides innovative connectivity solutions for edge devices, primarily through its edge-native mobile database. This platform ensures consistent operations across diverse network conditions, enabling real-time data synchronization via peer-to-peer and mesh networking, which minimizes reliance on cloud services. Ditto's offerings are designed to enhance operational efficiency and reliability across various sectors, including point-of-sale systems, aviation, industrial operations, and restaurants. Additionally, Ditto has developed a software development kit that facilitates seamless synchronization of applications, enabling them to communicate directly with one another without requiring a server. This SDK adeptly manages the complexities of multiple network transport methods, such as Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, allowing developers to create applications that function effectively with or without internet connectivity.

Ditto

Series A in 2023
Ditto is a technology company that provides innovative connectivity solutions for edge devices, primarily through its edge-native mobile database. This platform ensures consistent operations across diverse network conditions, enabling real-time data synchronization via peer-to-peer and mesh networking, which minimizes reliance on cloud services. Ditto's offerings are designed to enhance operational efficiency and reliability across various sectors, including point-of-sale systems, aviation, industrial operations, and restaurants. Additionally, Ditto has developed a software development kit that facilitates seamless synchronization of applications, enabling them to communicate directly with one another without requiring a server. This SDK adeptly manages the complexities of multiple network transport methods, such as Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, allowing developers to create applications that function effectively with or without internet connectivity.

Ditto

Seed Round in 2021
Ditto is a technology company that provides innovative connectivity solutions for edge devices, primarily through its edge-native mobile database. This platform ensures consistent operations across diverse network conditions, enabling real-time data synchronization via peer-to-peer and mesh networking, which minimizes reliance on cloud services. Ditto's offerings are designed to enhance operational efficiency and reliability across various sectors, including point-of-sale systems, aviation, industrial operations, and restaurants. Additionally, Ditto has developed a software development kit that facilitates seamless synchronization of applications, enabling them to communicate directly with one another without requiring a server. This SDK adeptly manages the complexities of multiple network transport methods, such as Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, allowing developers to create applications that function effectively with or without internet connectivity.

Syndicate

Series A in 2021
Syndicate is a decentralized asset management platform and social network designed to democratize investing. It facilitates the creation of investing syndicates, allowing users to raise and invest capital quickly and efficiently. The platform supports the formation of decentralized autonomous organizations, empowering communities to engage in collaborative investment opportunities. By streamlining the investment process, Syndicate aims to transform traditional value creation methods and enhance accessibility for a broader audience.

Hitch

Seed Round in 2021
Hitch is solving intercity transportation by offering an affordable, personal, and safe ride-sharing service to consumers.

Hitch

Seed Round in 2018
Hitch is solving intercity transportation by offering an affordable, personal, and safe ride-sharing service to consumers.

Pulse

Seed Round in 2018
Pulse Q&A is an internet company that empowers CIOs to make innovation and spend decisions based on crowdsourced data. The company gives its users access to relevant conversations and data, they can now make decisions that actually move the needle. Pulse Q&A was founded in 2017 and headquartered in California, United States.

Pose.com

Series A in 2011
Pose is a mobile-first fashion platform where content meets commerce. Launched in 2011, women from all over the world use the Pose app and website to share photos of their outfits and to buy, sell and trade items from their closets. Where the share economy meets fashion, Pose’s trusted peer-to-peer network empowers women to make a flexible income and to develop meaningful connections with like-minded shoppers. Unlike any other marketplace, Pose is home to over 3.5 million interactive fashion photos. These images are uploaded daily by thousands of influencers such as stylist Rachel Zoe, model Coco Rocha and top fashion bloggers from around the world. Pose’s rich experience celebrates self-expression and individuality through style, creating a diverse and vibrant community of real women who inspire each other through fashion and beyond. Pose investors include Upfront Ventures, True Ventures and Mousse Partners.

Pose.com

Venture Round in 2011
Pose is a mobile-first fashion platform where content meets commerce. Launched in 2011, women from all over the world use the Pose app and website to share photos of their outfits and to buy, sell and trade items from their closets. Where the share economy meets fashion, Pose’s trusted peer-to-peer network empowers women to make a flexible income and to develop meaningful connections with like-minded shoppers. Unlike any other marketplace, Pose is home to over 3.5 million interactive fashion photos. These images are uploaded daily by thousands of influencers such as stylist Rachel Zoe, model Coco Rocha and top fashion bloggers from around the world. Pose’s rich experience celebrates self-expression and individuality through style, creating a diverse and vibrant community of real women who inspire each other through fashion and beyond. Pose investors include Upfront Ventures, True Ventures and Mousse Partners.
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