About Sozo Ventures
Sozo Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2012. It is primarily based out of Redwood City, United States. As of Jul 2026, Sozo Ventures is an active investor, having invested in 69 companies, with 5 new investments in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Series B round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to High Tech and FinTech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series B round of Senra Systems Overall, Sozo Ventures portfolio has seen 17 unicorns, 7 IPOs and 12 acquisitions including key companies like Coinbase, Carta and Square. A lot of funds co-invest with Sozo Ventures, with names like Tiger Global Management sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Sozo Ventures has team of 19 people including 3 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Series B, Series A & 5 more
Portfolio IPOs
Portfolio Soonicorns
Deals in last 12 months
Sozo Ventures' List of Top Investments
Sozo Ventures has a portfolio of 69 companies, including 17 unicorns. Their most notable investments are in Fastly and Lotame.Their portfolio spans across United States, Canada, Israel and 1 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, High Tech, FinTech and 25 other sectors, across stages such as Series B, Series A and 5 more. Here is the list of top investments by Sozo Ventures:
1. Coinbase
Online platform for crypto portfolio. It offers solutions for consumers such as regular trading platforms, wallets for storing cryptocurrencies, crypto exchanges, USD-backed stable coins, and more. It also provides solutions for businesses such as custodian services, crypto-based payment acceptance solutions, and more.
Key facts about Coinbase
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $1B+ as on Dec 31, 2025
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $547M
- Employee Count: 7,257 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: Intel, 2020 Ventures and 147 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Aug 13, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Public
2. 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: 2,356 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: Meritech, Silver Lake and 137 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series G, Aug 13, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. Square
Provider of integrated point of sale and business management solutions. The company delivers hardware and software for payments, retail, restaurants, and appointments. It offers tools for managing teams, payroll, marketing, customer relationships, and cash flow. The business provides solutions for various industries, including food and beverage, retail, beauty, and services.
Key facts about Square
- Founded Year: 2009
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $1B+ as on Dec 31, 2025
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $520M
- Employee Count: 6,251 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: TDM Growth Partners, Access Industries and 58 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Mar 03, 2020, $*****
- Highlight: Public
4. Palantir
Platform that provides data analysis and management solutions. It is a software company that specializes in big data analytics and provides software platforms for analyzing and integrating large amounts of data. Its software powers real-time, AI-driven decisions in critical government and commercial enterprise, from the factory floors to the front lines.
Key facts about Palantir
- Founded Year: 2003
- Location: Denver (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $1B+ as on Dec 31, 2025
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $2.46B
- Employee Count: 6,011 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: Western Technology Investment, Glynn Capital and 169 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Aug 31, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Public
5. MongoDB
Provider of a cloud-based database-as-a-service platform. The platform uses distributed infrastructure on commodity servers and supports developers in building mobile and web applications. Features of the product include data visualization, vector search, stream processing, cluster distribution, and more.
Key facts about MongoDB
- Founded Year: 2007
- Location: New York City (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $1B+ as on Jan 31, 2026
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $311M
- Employee Count: 8,058 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: HTIF, Intel and 26 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Jan 10, 2020, $*****
- Highlight: Public
Sozo Ventures' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Sozo Ventures has invested in 69 companies over the last 13 years, with an average of 5 new investments annually in the last 10 years. In 2025, it made 12 investments, while as of Jul 2026, it has made 3 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Senra Systems and most recent follow-on round was in Kargo.Year | No. of Investments | ||
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1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2025 | 7 | 5 | 12 |
2024 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
2023 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
2022 | 10 | 5 | 15 |
2021 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
2020 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
2019 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
2018 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Sozo Ventures' Investments by Stage
Sozo Ventures has made 20 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $51M, 9 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $27M and 8 investments in Series D stage with an average round size of $115M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
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Series B | 20 |
Series A | 9 |
Series D | 8 |
Series C | 7 |
Seed | 4 |
Others | 4 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Sozo Ventures' Investments by Sector
Sozo Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Vertical SaaS, Enterprise Infrastructure and Consumer. Notably, it has invested in 63 Tech companies, 59 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 45 Software companies and at least 34 companies focusing on Saas.Sector | No. of Investments |
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Enterprise Applications | 33 |
High Tech | 15 |
Vertical SaaS | 12 |
Enterprise Infrastructure | 9 |
Consumer | 8 |
Others | 74 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Sozo Ventures' Investments by Geography
Sozo Ventures has made most investments in United States (49), followed by Canada where it has made 1 investment.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 49 |
Canada | 1 |
Israel | 1 |
Japan | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Sozo Ventures' recent investments
Sozo Ventures has made 3 investments in 2026 so far. Senra Systems and Genspark are the latest among them.Here are the most recent investments by Sozo Ventures:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Jul 15, 2026 | United States | Series B | 1901 | [+11] | |
Jun 11, 2026 | United States | Series B | 7935 | [+1] | |
May 04, 2026 | United States | Series B | 4320 | [+13] | |
Dec 22, 2025 | United States | Series B | 2387 | ||
Nov 19, 2025 | United States | Seed | 4280 | [+1] |
Unicorns in Sozo Ventures' Portfolio
Sozo Ventures has 17 unicorns in its portfolio - Genspark, Viz.ai, FireBolt and others. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Genspark. It became a unicorn in 2025.Here is a list of unicorns in Sozo Ventures' portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
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74 | Provider of AI-powered productivity and workspace solutions | 2023 | Palo Alto | Series B | cbrqdfb | ||
63 | Developer of an AI-powered platform for care coordination and disease detection | 2016 | San Francisco | Series D | iky{hqg | ||
60 | Developer of a cloud data warehouse platform for analytical workloads | 2019 | Tel Aviv | Series C | rzdnmev | ||
70 | Provider of talent as a service for on demand software development solutions | 2018 | Palo Alto | Series E | xwwschq | ||
74 | Provider of AI-powered digital physical therapy and pelvic health solutions | 2015 | New York | Series E | nqxraxk |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Sozo Ventures' Portfolio
7 of Sozo Ventures' portfolio companies have become public. Metagenomi got listed on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ), in Feb 2024 at marketcap of $563M and Coinbase got listed on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) at marketcap of $28.7B.Here are Sozo Ventures' portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
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Feb 09, 2024 | Mar 15, 2021 | Series A | 7384 | |
Apr 14, 2021 | Jul 07, 2016 | Series C | 9806 | |
Oct 02, 2020 | - | - | 8395 | |
May 17, 2019 | Jul 16, 2018 | Series F | 9272 | |
Apr 18, 2019 | - | - | 9761 |
Acquired companies in Sozo Ventures' Portfolio
12 companies from Sozo Ventures' portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Vendr in Jun 2026 by Vertice for $*****.Here are Sozo Ventures' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
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Jun 01, 2026 | May 31, 2022 | Series B | 8008 | |
May 28, 2026 | Mar 20, 2025 | Series D | 9632 | |
Nov 24, 2025 | Jan 31, 2023 | Series A | 8480 | |
Mar 29, 2025 | - | - | 5923 | |
Mar 06, 2025 | Mar 05, 2014 | Series D | 5281 |
Team profile of Sozo Ventures
Sozo Ventures has a team of 19 members including 3 Partners, 4 Venture Partners and 8 Principals located in United States and Japan. Sozo Ventures' team sits on the board of 1 company.Here is a list of top team members in Sozo Ventures:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
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Partner | Los Gatos | |||
Partner | - | - | ||
Partner | Redwood City | - | ||
Venture Partner | Palo Alto | - | ||
Venture Partner | Japan | - | - | |
Venture Partner | - | - | ||
Venture Partner | Stanford | - | ||
Principal | Japan | - | ||
Principal | San Francisco | - | ||
Principal | Japan | - | ||
Principal | San Francisco | - |
Co-investors of Sozo Ventures
Over the past 13 years, 632 investors have co-invested in Sozo Ventures's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Sozo Ventures: Emergence Capital, Andreessen Horowitz and 317 others have invested in rounds before Sozo Ventures. There are 8 companies where Emergence Capital has invested before Sozo Ventures and 5 companies where Andreessen Horowitz has invested before Sozo Ventures.
- Top Co-investors of Sozo Ventures: 178 investors entered a company along with Sozo Ventures. These include investors like Tiger Global Management (3 companies).
- Invested after Sozo Ventures: A total of 135 investors have invested in Sozo Ventures's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Premji Invest (3 companies), SVB (3 companies) and GIC (2 companies).
Recent News related to Sozo Ventures
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Genspark Raises $100M in Series B Extension Funding at $2.6B ValuationThe SaaS News•Jun 12, 2026•Genspark, Sozo Ventures, UpHonest Capital, Mirae Asset
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Kargo.ai Raises $42M Series B to Scale Global Warehouse Deployment with Enterprise Clientsintelligence360•Jan 06, 2026•Matter Venture Partners, Sozo Ventures, Avenir Growth Capital, Hearst and 3 others
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Kargo.ai Raises $42M Series B to Scale Global Warehouse Deployment with Enterprise ClientsBusiness Wire•Dec 22, 2025•Matter Venture Partners, Hearst, Lightbank, Sozo Ventures and 5 others
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Doppel Raises $70 Million to Build AI-Driven Defence Against Social EngineeringVentureburn•Nov 19, 2025•Doppel, Bessemer Venture Partners, Aurum Partners, Ntt Docomo Ventures and 6 others
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Mercy BioAnalytics Raises $59M in Series B FundingFinSMEs•Sep 03, 2025•Sozo Ventures, American Cancer Society - North Carolina, Bruker, Mercy BioAnalytics and 5 others
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MaintainX Raises $150M to Transform Asset Management with AIBusiness Wire•Jul 09, 2025•MaintainX, Bessemer Venture Partners, Bain Capital Ventures, The D. E. Shaw Group and 5 others
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Kargo Secures $18M Funding & Rolls Out Armada Computer Vision SystemRetail Technology Innovation Hub•Jun 09, 2025•Kargo, Matter Venture Partners, Sozo Ventures, Founders Fund and 2 others
