Investor Type | Firm |
Type of Fund | VC |
Industries | Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Media • Education • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • CleanTech • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Web Security (& Privacy) • Analytics • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Developer tools • Impact • Insurance (& InsurTech) • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Payments • Robotics • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Investment Management • Mobile • Mobility • Nanotechnology • Online Social • Consumer • Woman Focused |
Stages | Seed, Startup, Early Stage, Expansion, Series A, Series B, Pre-seed |
Investing | United States • Canada • Australia • Germany • France • Israel • Brazil • Europe • Estonia • Finland |
Investment Range | $500,000 - $15,000,000 |
Investment Sweet Spot | $7,800,000 |
Assets Under Management | $825,000,000 |
Felicis Ventures, established in 2006 and stationed in Menlo Park, California, is a venture capital firm that dedicates to supporting founders creating groundbreaking companies that extend beyond borders. They are renowned for backing diverse teams across the globe and catalyzing change in various sectors of the economy, from health innovations to cutting-edge AI tooling. Felicis Ventures has an extensive reach, with investments in a multitude of industries such as software, IT, media, education, FinTech, hardware, retail, clean technology, artificial intelligence, HealthTech, blockchain, web security, analytics, cloud services, developer tools, impact sectors, insurance, medical devices, payments, robotics, and healthcare, to name a few. Their expertise in equity encompasses the different stages of a company's life cycle: seed, startup, early stage, expansion, Series A, and Series B rounds. Felicis Ventures not only begins partnerships with companies at their inception, such as Notion and BioAge Labs, but also at pivotal moments, like with Shopify and Adyen. They invest with a deliberate approach, focusing on building relationships and connecting with the founders' visions. The firm helps companies by providing valuable resources, making strategic introductions, and assisting in constructing go-to-market strategies, with a view of supporting founders not just in scaling their companies but also their personal growth. Felicis operates with a distinctive philosophy of aligning their goals with those of the founders, even allocating 1% of every first check for personalized founder development. With $825 million in assets under management, they aim for investment sweet spots of around $7.8 million, though they generally invest between $500,000 and $15 million. Their work has captured over $220 billion in total market value with more than 100 exits and 18 IPOs. The LPs backing Felicis are world-positive institutions, which utilize returns generated by the firm to pursue noble causes such as social equity, cancer research, and environmental protection, further amplifying the impact of their investments.