# D. E. Shaw Ventures: portfolio, investments and team

> D. E. Shaw Ventures is a growth equity. 8 investments on record, 7 in the last 12 months, latest Sept 2026. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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# D. E. Shaw Ventures

Last cheque observed Sep 2026; 8 cheques on record.

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**100%** of best year **7** **cheques in 12 months**, 8 on record

Since the last cheque **65** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$925M** Rounds led **2 of 8** Mostly in **United States, 100%**

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## D. E. Shaw Ventures highlights

- 01 7 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Growth and Series D: 86% of its rounds
- 03 Led 2 rounds

## What they do

- **Type:** Growth equity (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Stages:** Seed
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **8 appearances**

- **2026** 7 rounds
- **Sept** **[Snorkel AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/snorkel-ai)** Growth · US · Blumberg Capital **$350M** With 18 others
- **Jul** **[ThreatLocker](https://millionrounds.com/company/threatlocker)** Growth · US · TechStartups **$190M** With 5 others
- **Jun** **[Baseten](https://millionrounds.com/company/baseten)** Growth · US · Crunchbase News **$1.5B** With 16 others
- **Jun** **[AlphaSense](https://millionrounds.com/company/alphasense)** US · Ventureburn **$350M** With 7 others
- **May** **[Anthropic](https://millionrounds.com/company/anthropic)** Series H · US · Google News search **$65B** With 32 others
- **Mar** **[OpenAI](https://millionrounds.com/company/openai)** Growth · US · Crunchbase News **$110B** *Led*
- **Feb** **[Anthropic](https://millionrounds.com/company/anthropic)** Growth · US · Crunchbase News **$30B** *Led*
- **2025** 1 round
- **Jul** **[MaintainX](https://millionrounds.com/company/maintainx)** Series D · US · Crunchbase News **$150M** With 10 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

## The team

We hold **6** people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

## What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

**15** of 17 we have independently watched raise

[AlphaSense](https://millionrounds.com/company/alphasense)[Amperon](https://millionrounds.com/company/amperon)[Anduril](https://millionrounds.com/company/anduril-industries)[Anthropic](https://millionrounds.com/company/anthropic)[Baseten](https://millionrounds.com/company/baseten)[Canva](https://millionrounds.com/company/canva)[ClickHouse](https://millionrounds.com/company/clickhouse)[Databricks](https://millionrounds.com/company/databricks)[ElevenLabs](https://millionrounds.com/company/elevenlabs)[Eon](https://millionrounds.com/company/eon)[GrafanaLabs](https://millionrounds.com/company/grafana-labs)[Mytra](https://millionrounds.com/company/mytra)[OpenAI](https://millionrounds.com/company/openai)[Ramp](https://millionrounds.com/company/ramp)[ThreatLocker](https://millionrounds.com/company/threatlocker) D. E. Shaw DiveSolutions

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

## The cheque

Seed

Median round joined **$925M** the round, not its cheque

Led 2 of 8 rounds **25%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Sept 2026

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Growth *5*
- Series D *1*
- Series H *1*
- Seed said *-*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Dec 2023 Nov 2026

Often in the room with

- [Altimeter](https://millionrounds.com/fund/altimeter-capital) 3
- [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners) 3
- [MGX](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mgx) 3
- [NVIDIA](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nvidia) 3
- [Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) 3
- [Accel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as D. E. Shaw Ventures. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

[**Altimeter** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/altimeter-capital)[**Lightspeed Venture Partners** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners)[**MGX** Growth equity **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mgx)[**NVIDIA** Company **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nvidia)[**Sequoia Capital** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital)[**Accel** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel)[**Amazon** Company **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/amazon)[**Coatue** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/coatue-management)[**Dragoneer Investment** Private equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dragoneer-investment-group)[**GIC** Private equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gic)[**General Atlantic** Private equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-atlantic)[**General Catalyst** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst)

## Recently backed

The latest companies D. E. Shaw Ventures put money into.

[**Snorkel AI** $350M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/snorkel-ai)[**ThreatLocker** $190M · Jul 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/threatlocker)[**Baseten** $1.5B · Jun 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/baseten)[**AlphaSense** $350M · Jun 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/alphasense)[**Anthropic** $65B · May 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/anthropic)[**OpenAI** $110B · Mar 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/openai)

## Quick answers about D. E. Shaw Ventures

### What does D. E. Shaw Ventures invest in?

D. E. Shaw Ventures invests most often at Growth and Series D (86% of the rounds on record).

### How active is D. E. Shaw Ventures?

8 investments on record, 7 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 2. The most recent was in Sept 2026.

### What has D. E. Shaw Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Snorkel AI (Growth, Sept 2026), ThreatLocker (Growth, Jul 2026) and Baseten (Growth, Jun 2026).

### How big are D. E. Shaw Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $925M.

### Does D. E. Shaw Ventures lead rounds?

Yes: it led 2 of its 8 investments on record (25%).

### Where does D. E. Shaw Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (100%).

### Is D. E. Shaw Ventures investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 7 investments in the last 12 months.

### Who does D. E. Shaw Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Altimeter (3 rounds together), Lightspeed Venture Partners (3 rounds together) and MGX (3 rounds together).

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