# K9 Ventures: portfolio, investments and team

> K9 Ventures is a vc firm based in Canada. 41 investments on record, latest Dec 2019. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/k9-ventures (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# K9 Ventures

Last cheque observed Dec 2019. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

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Quiet New fund $42M, Aug 2017 VC firm

Pre-seed Seed Series A Technology

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Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 41 on record

Since the last cheque **2522** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$6.0M** Cheque size, as they say **$100K – $750K** Rounds led **0 of 41** Sole investor **4 rounds** Exits **7 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 100%**

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## K9 Ventures highlights

- 01 41 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Seed and Series A: 76% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 4 rounds, median $585K
- 04 7 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

> K9 Ventures is a technology-focused Pre-Seed fund in Palo Alto, California. From their own website

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** $100K – $750K as they say
- **Stages:** Pre-seed Seed Series A
- **Sectors:** Technology
- **Based in:** Palo Alto, Canada
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **41 appearances**

- **2019** 3 rounds
- **Dec** **[Workona](https://millionrounds.com/company/workona)** Seed · US · FinSMEs **$6.0M** With 1 other
- **Oct** **[Nexkey](https://millionrounds.com/company/nexkey)** Series A · US · TechCrunch **$6.0M** With 3 others
- **Feb** **[HiHello](https://millionrounds.com/company/hihello)** Seed · US · TechCrunch **$2.5M** With 2 others
- **2015** 4 rounds
- **Nov** **[Nexkey, Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/nexkey-inc)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **Jul** **[Auth0](https://millionrounds.com/company/auth0)** Series A · US **$9.3M** With 1 other
- **Feb** **[enuma](https://millionrounds.com/company/enuma)** Series A · US **$4.0M** With 6 others
- **Jan** **[eShares](https://millionrounds.com/company/eshares)** Series A · US **$7.0M** With 6 others
- **2014** 5 rounds
- **Oct** **[Osmo](https://millionrounds.com/company/osmo)** Series A · US **$12M** With 2 others
- **Sept** **[Auth0](https://millionrounds.com/company/auth0)** Seed · US **$2.4M** With 3 others
- **May** **[Coin](https://millionrounds.com/company/coin)** Series A · US **$16M** With 5 others
- **May** **[KidAdmit](https://millionrounds.com/company/kidadmit)** Seed · US **$500K** With 3 others
- **Apr** **[Nimble VR](https://millionrounds.com/company/nimble-vr)** Venture · US **$1.9M** With 5 others
- **2013** 7 rounds
- **Nov** **[Lytro](https://millionrounds.com/company/lytro)** Series B · US · finsmes.com **$40M** With 6 others
- **Oct** **[Osmo](https://millionrounds.com/company/osmo)** Seed · US **$2.5M** With 1 other
- **Sept** **[enuma](https://millionrounds.com/company/enuma)** Seed · US · sec.gov **$565K** With 3 others
- **Aug** **[eShares](https://millionrounds.com/company/eshares)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$1.8M** With 11 others
- **Jan** **[Lyft](https://millionrounds.com/company/lyft)** Series B · US · techcrunch.com **$15M** With 6 others
- **Jan** **[MobileSpan](https://millionrounds.com/company/mobilespan)** Venture · US · pevc.dowjones.com **$2.3M** With 3 others
- **Jan** **[Everlaw](https://millionrounds.com/company/everlaw)** Venture · US · marketbrief.com **$850K** With 4 others
- **2012** 1 round
- **Mar** **[Nimble VR](https://millionrounds.com/company/nimble-vr)** Seed · US · sec.gov **$350K** With 2 others
- **2011** 12 rounds
- **Dec** **[TapCanvas](https://millionrounds.com/company/tapcanvas)** Seed · US **$200K** Sole investor
- **Oct** **[DNAnexus](https://millionrounds.com/company/dnanexus)** Series B · US · techcrunch.com **$15M** With 5 others
- **Sept** **[Lyft](https://millionrounds.com/company/lyft)** Series A · US · techcrunch.com **$6.0M** With 3 others
- **Sept** **[Torbit](https://millionrounds.com/company/torbit)** Seed · US · sec.gov **$585K** Sole investor
- **Aug** **[Occipital](https://millionrounds.com/company/occipital)** Series A · US · techrockies.com **$7.0M** With 2 others
- **Jul** **[Lucid Software Inc](https://millionrounds.com/company/lucid-software-inc)** Seed · US · prlog.org **$1.0M** With 6 others
- **Apr** **[IndexTank](https://millionrounds.com/company/indextank)** Seed · US · finsmes.com **$1.6M** With 4 others
- **Apr** **[Boomerang](https://millionrounds.com/company/boomerang)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$375K** With 5 others
- **Mar** **[CrowdFlower](https://millionrounds.com/company/crowdflower)** Series B · US · techcrunch.com **$9.3M** With 3 others
- **Mar** **[BackType](https://millionrounds.com/company/backtype)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$1.0M** With 8 others
- **Feb** **[Everlaw](https://millionrounds.com/company/everlaw)** Venture · US · sec.gov **$655K** Sole investor
- **Feb** **[card.io](https://millionrounds.com/company/card-io)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$1.0M** With 4 others
- **2010** 3 rounds
- **Nov** **[Twilio](https://millionrounds.com/company/twilio)** Series B · US · techcrunch.com **$12M** With 4 others
- **Aug** **[Lyft](https://millionrounds.com/company/lyft)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$1.2M** With 2 others
- **Jan** **[CrowdFlower](https://millionrounds.com/company/crowdflower)** Series A · US · crowdflower.com **$5.0M** With 9 others
- **2009** 6 rounds
- **Dec** **[Twilio](https://millionrounds.com/company/twilio)** Series A · US · techcrunch.com **$3.7M** With 6 others
- **Dec** **[CardMunch](https://millionrounds.com/company/cardmunch)** Seed · US **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Aug** **[DNAnexus](https://millionrounds.com/company/dnanexus)** Series A · US · deals.venturebeat.com **$1.6M** With 4 others
- **Jun** **[HighlightCam](https://millionrounds.com/company/highlightcam)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **Mar** **[CrowdFlower](https://millionrounds.com/company/crowdflower)** Seed · US **$1.2M** With 11 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

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration **1 named**

MK **Manu Kumar** Manager of K9 Ventures, LLC, it's general partner i Filing they signed

We also hold **1** person 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 the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

**$299M** gross assets of its funds Oct 2026

**Exempt** reporting adviser venture or small private funds

- **Legal name:** K9 Ventures, LLC
- **SEC number:** CRD 165537

Who backs their funds

## 1 LP on record in K9 Ventures's funds

- **Funds:** 1

The institutions that put money into its funds, which the firm then invests in companies. Source: an LP list.

- [**Cendana Capital** 1 fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cendana-capital) Fund Vintage Committed K9 Ventures - -

## What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

**24** of 34 we have independently watched raise

[Agenda Hero](https://millionrounds.com/company/agenda-hero)[Auth0](https://millionrounds.com/company/auth0)[Avoma](https://millionrounds.com/company/avoma)[Carta](https://millionrounds.com/company/carta)[Compoundeye](https://millionrounds.com/company/compound-eye)[Crave](https://millionrounds.com/company/crave)[DNAnexus](https://millionrounds.com/company/dnanexus)[Enuma](https://millionrounds.com/company/enuma)[Everlaw](https://millionrounds.com/company/everlaw)[Forethought](https://millionrounds.com/company/forethought)[Highlight Cam](https://millionrounds.com/company/highlightcam)[Hihello](https://millionrounds.com/company/hihello)[Invisible AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/invisible-ai)[Lyft](https://millionrounds.com/company/lyft)[Meld](https://millionrounds.com/company/meld)[Nexkey](https://millionrounds.com/company/nexkey)[Nimble VR](https://millionrounds.com/company/nimble-vr)[Occipital](https://millionrounds.com/company/occipital)[Otter Tune](https://millionrounds.com/company/ottertune)[Row Zero](https://millionrounds.com/company/row-zero)[Teleo](https://millionrounds.com/company/teleo)[Traptic](https://millionrounds.com/company/traptic)[Twilio](https://millionrounds.com/company/twilio)[Workona](https://millionrounds.com/company/workona) Aurora Innovation Baydin Bugsee Daughters of Rosie Divebell Ello Gradescope Hit Start Osmo tbh

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.

## Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **7 in all**

**[Nimble VR](https://millionrounds.com/company/nimble-vr)** Bought by Oculus VR **Undisclosed** Dec 2014

**[MobileSpan](https://millionrounds.com/company/mobilespan)** Bought by [Dropbox](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dropbox-ventures) **Undisclosed** Jun 2014

**[Torbit](https://millionrounds.com/company/torbit)** Bought by WalmartLabs **Undisclosed** Jun 2013

**[card.io](https://millionrounds.com/company/card-io)** Bought by PayPal **Undisclosed** Jul 2012

**[IndexTank](https://millionrounds.com/company/indextank)** Bought by [LinkedIn](https://millionrounds.com/fund/linkedin) **Undisclosed** Oct 2011

**[BackType](https://millionrounds.com/company/backtype)** Bought by [Twitter](https://millionrounds.com/fund/twitter) **Undisclosed** Jul 2011

**[CardMunch](https://millionrounds.com/company/cardmunch)** Bought by [LinkedIn](https://millionrounds.com/fund/linkedin) **Undisclosed** Jan 2011

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

New fund on file

**$42M**

raised in Aug 2017

From its SEC filing, not a journalist: a firm that has just raised has money to deploy.

## The cheque

Pre-seed Seed Series A

Median round joined **$6.0M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$585K**

Led 0 of 41 rounds **0%**

- **Said size:** $100K – $750K
- **Sole investor:** 4 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Dec 2019
- **Exits:** 7 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed said *20*
- Series A said *11*
- Series B *5*
- Venture *5*
- Pre-seed said *-*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2009 2019

Often in the room with

- [Bessemer Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bessemer-venture-partners) 7
- [Founders Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund) 5
- [500 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups) 4
- [Felicis](https://millionrounds.com/fund/felicis-ventures) 4
- [Upfront Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/upfront-ventures) 4
- [David Cohen](https://millionrounds.com/fund/david-cohen) 3

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## Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as K9 Ventures. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

[**Bessemer Venture Partners** VC firm **7** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bessemer-venture-partners)[**Founders Fund** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund)[**500 Global** Angel **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups)[**Felicis** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/felicis-ventures)[**Upfront Ventures** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/upfront-ventures)[**David Cohen** Angel **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/david-cohen)[**Floodgate** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/floodgate)[**Freestyle Capital** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/freestyle)[**Quest Venture Partners** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/quest-venture-partners)[**SV Angel** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel)[**Softtech VC** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/softtech-vc)[**Union Square Ventures** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/union-square-ventures)

## Recently backed

The latest companies K9 Ventures put money into.

[**Workona** $6.0M · Dec 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/workona)[**Nexkey** $6.0M · Oct 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/nexkey)

## On podcasts

2 episodes naming K9 Ventures in the title, and 4 more that mention it.

- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 23 Mar 2020 · 33 min 20VC: Multi-Stage Funds Investing At Seed Are Option Value Investing, Why The Biggest Enemy For Venture Firms Is Group Think and How Running Companies Changes Your Investment Mentality with Manu Kumar, Founder @ K9 Ventures With [Manu Kumar](https://millionrounds.com/person/manu-kumar) Mentions [K9 Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/k9-ventures)[Semil Shah](https://millionrounds.com/person/semil-shah) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [Origins: Inside Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/origins-openlp) 15 Jan 2019 · 54 min Manu Kumar, K9 Ventures With [Manu Kumar](https://millionrounds.com/person/manu-kumar) Mentions [K9 Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/k9-ventures) Apple PodcastsShow page

### Mentioned in

- [How I Invest](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/how-i-invest) 18 Sept 2023 · 51 min E10: Michael Kim | Founder of Cendana Capital on How Small VC Funds Can Return 200X+ Apple PodcastsShow page
- [Venture Unlocked](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/venture-unlocked) 12 Jan 2021 · 46 min Jaclyn Freeman Hester of Foundry Group on investing in emerging manager funds, venture trends, and mistakes fund managers can avoid when raising - Venture Unlocked Episode 017 Apple PodcastsShow page
- [The Official SaaStr Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/saastr) 24 Feb 2020 · 32 min SaaStr 311: When To Hire Generalists vs Specialists, How To Retain Agility With Scale and Process and How To Always Keep Your Hiring Funnel Full with Karl Sun, Founder & CEO @ Lucidchart Apple PodcastsShow page
- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 12 Apr 2019 · 42 min 20VC: Carta Founder Henry Ward on Why The Best Companies Are Not Product Led But Distribution Led, 3 Requirements Needed For A New Market/Investment To Be Exciting and Why Small Markets Are So Attractive Apple PodcastsShow page

## Quick answers about K9 Ventures

### What does K9 Ventures invest in?

K9 Ventures invests most often at Seed and Series A (76% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Technology.

### How active is K9 Ventures?

41 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Dec 2019.

### What has K9 Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Workona (Seed, Dec 2019), Nexkey (Series A, Oct 2019) and HiHello (Seed, Feb 2019).

### How big are K9 Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $6.0M. It says it writes cheques of $100K to $750K.

### Does K9 Ventures lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 41 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does K9 Ventures invest?

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

### Is K9 Ventures investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Dec 2019.

### Who does K9 Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Bessemer Venture Partners (7 rounds together), Founders Fund (5 rounds together) and 500 Global (4 rounds together).

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