# Karlin Ventures: portfolio, investments and team

> Karlin Ventures is a vc firm based in United States. 41 investments on record, latest Oct 2018. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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# Karlin Ventures

Last cheque observed Oct 2018. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

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Seed Series A Series B Collaboration Tools Recurring SaaS

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Cheques on record

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

Since the last cheque **2927** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$20M** Cheque size, as they say **$250K – $2.0M** Rounds led **0 of 41** Sole investor **4 rounds** Exits **4 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 97%**

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## Karlin Ventures highlights

- 01 41 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Seed and Series A: 86% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 4 rounds, median $2.1M
- 04 4 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

> Karlin Ventures is an early-stage venture capital fund based in Los Angeles. From their own website

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** $250K – $2.0M as they say
- **Stages:** Seed Series A Series B
- **Sectors:** Collaboration Tools Recurring SaaS
- **Based in:** Los Angeles, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not accepted

## The record

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

- **2018** 1 round
- **Oct** **[Pathmatics](https://millionrounds.com/company/pathmatics)** US · FinSMEs **$3.0M** With 6 others
- **2017** 1 round
- **May** **[PolicyGenius](https://millionrounds.com/company/policygenius)** Series C · US · FinSMEs **$30M** With 6 others
- **2016** 1 round
- **Jun** **[Laurel & Wolf](https://millionrounds.com/company/laurel-and-wolf)** **$20M** With 23 others
- **2015** 8 rounds
- **Dec** **[BrightFunnel](https://millionrounds.com/company/brightfunnel)** Series A · US **$6.0M** With 6 others
- **Oct** **[Verge Genomics](https://millionrounds.com/company/verge-genomics)** Seed · US **$4.0M** With 5 others
- **Jul** **[Preact](https://millionrounds.com/company/preact)** Venture · US **$5.1M** With 4 others
- **Jun** **[PolicyGenius](https://millionrounds.com/company/policygenius)** Series A · US **$5.3M** With 4 others
- **Mar** **[HONK](https://millionrounds.com/company/honk)** Series A · US **$12M** With 6 others
- **Feb** **[Laurel & Wolf](https://millionrounds.com/company/laurel-and-wolf)** Series A · US **$4.4M** With 4 others
- **Jan** **[True Link Financial](https://millionrounds.com/company/true-link-financial)** Seed · US **$3.4M** With 7 others
- **Jan** **[Bridg](https://millionrounds.com/company/bridg)** Series A · US **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **2014** 10 rounds
- **Nov** **[HONK](https://millionrounds.com/company/honk)** Seed · US **$1.3M** With 12 others
- **Oct** **[BrightFunnel](https://millionrounds.com/company/brightfunnel)** Seed · US **$2.5M** With 5 others
- **Oct** **[ShipHawk](https://millionrounds.com/company/shiphawk)** Series A · US **$5.0M** With 5 others
- **Sept** **[3TEN8](https://millionrounds.com/company/3ten8)** Seed · US **$1.0M** With 5 others
- **Jun** **[Victorious](https://millionrounds.com/company/victorious)** Venture · US **$23M** With 12 others
- **May** **[The Noun Project](https://millionrounds.com/company/the-noun-project)** Seed · US **$2.0M** With 8 others
- **May** **[CirroSecure](https://millionrounds.com/company/cirrosecure)** Seed · US **$1.6M** With 2 others
- **Apr** **[Preact](https://millionrounds.com/company/preact)** Seed · US **$4.6M** With 4 others
- **Mar** **[Bitium](https://millionrounds.com/company/bitium)** Series A · US **$6.5M** With 7 others
- **Jan** **[Amplify.LA](https://millionrounds.com/company/amplify-la)** Series B · US **$8.1M** With 15 others
- **2013** 16 rounds
- **Dec** **[Prevoty](https://millionrounds.com/company/prevoty)** Venture · US **$2.4M** Sole investor
- **Nov** **[Markkit](https://millionrounds.com/company/markkit)** Seed · US **Undisclosed** With 4 others
- **Sept** **[Gyft](https://millionrounds.com/company/gyft)** Series A · US · techcrunch.com **$5.0M** With 9 others
- **Sept** **[StrikeAd](https://millionrounds.com/company/strikead)** Series A · US · finsmes.com **$7.0M** With 10 others
- **Sept** **[True Link Financial](https://millionrounds.com/company/true-link-financial)** Seed · US **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **Aug** **[GameMix](https://millionrounds.com/company/gamemix)** US **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Aug** **[NearWoo](https://millionrounds.com/company/nearwoo)** Seed · US · karlinvc.com **$1.2M** With 3 others
- **Aug** **[Amplify.LA](https://millionrounds.com/company/amplify-la)** US **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **Jul** **[FIGS](https://millionrounds.com/company/figs)** Seed · US · socaltech.com **$2.0M** With 6 others
- **Jul** **[Kaleo Software](https://millionrounds.com/company/kaleo-software)** Seed · US · finsmes.com **$1.5M** With 4 others
- **Apr** **[Ecinity](https://millionrounds.com/company/ecinity)** Series A · US **$1.8M** Sole investor
- **Apr** **[Bitium](https://millionrounds.com/company/bitium)** Seed · US · pandodaily.com **$2.4M** With 12 others
- **Mar** **[WaveMaker Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/wavemaker-labs)** SG **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Jan** **[ChowNow](https://millionrounds.com/company/chownow)** Series A · US · techcrunch.com **$3.0M** With 4 others
- **Jan** **[Pathmatics](https://millionrounds.com/company/pathmatics)** Seed · US · pandodaily.com **$1.7M** With 10 others
- **Jan** **[Victorious](https://millionrounds.com/company/victorious)** Seed · US **$1.8M** With 6 others
- **2012** 4 rounds
- **Nov** **[Invested.in](https://millionrounds.com/company/invested-in)** Seed · US · pandodaily.com **$830K** With 16 others
- **Aug** **[Wallaby Financial](https://millionrounds.com/company/wallaby-financial)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$1.1M** With 9 others
- **Aug** **[Saygent](https://millionrounds.com/company/saygent)** Series A · US · karlinvc.com **$1.0M** With 1 other

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 **3** 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.

## Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **4 in all**

**[Bitium](https://millionrounds.com/company/bitium)** Bought by [Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments) **Undisclosed** Sept 2017

**[StrikeAd](https://millionrounds.com/company/strikead)** Bought by Sizmek **$12M** May 2015

**[Wallaby Financial](https://millionrounds.com/company/wallaby-financial)** Bought by Bankrate **Undisclosed** Dec 2014

**[Gyft](https://millionrounds.com/company/gyft)** Bought by [First Data Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/first-data) **$7.5M** Jul 2014

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

## The cheque

Seed Series A Series B

Median round joined **$20M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$2.1M**

Led 0 of 41 rounds **0%**

- **Said size:** $250K – $2.0M
- **Sole investor:** 4 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Oct 2018
- **Exits:** 4 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed said *18*
- Series A said *13*
- Venture *3*
- Series B said *1*
- Series C *1*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2012 2018

Often in the room with

- [Canyon Creek Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/canyon-creek-capital) 6
- [Double M Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/double-m-partners) 6
- [Wavemaker Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wavemaker-partners-3) 5
- [BDMI](https://millionrounds.com/fund/1745-ventures) 4
- [Advancit Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/advancit-capital) 3
- [Arena Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/arena-ventures) 3

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**Canyon Creek Capital** VC firm **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/canyon-creek-capital)[**Double M Partners** VC firm **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/double-m-partners)[**Wavemaker Partners** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wavemaker-partners-3)[**BDMI** Corporate VC **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/1745-ventures)[**Advancit Capital** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/advancit-capital)[**Arena Ventures** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/arena-ventures)[**Daher Capital** Family office **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/daher-capital)[**Draper Associates** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/draper-associates)[**Launchpad LA** Accelerator **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/launchpad-la)[**Lowercase Capital** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lowercase-capital)[**Mucker Capital** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mucker-capital)[**Rob Glaser** Angel **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rob-glaser)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Karlin Ventures put money into.

[**Pathmatics** $3.0M · Oct 2018](https://millionrounds.com/company/pathmatics)[**Laurel & Wolf** $20M · Jun 2016](https://millionrounds.com/company/laurel-and-wolf)

## On podcasts

1 episode naming Karlin Ventures in the title, and 1 more that mention it.

- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 3 Aug 2015 · 30 min 20 VC 059: How To Approach VCs with Arteen Arabshahi, VC @ Karlin Ventures With [Arteen Arabshahi](https://millionrounds.com/person/arteen-arabshahi) Mentions [Karlin Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/karlin-ventures)[Excelerate Labs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/excelerate-labs)[Techstars](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars) Apple PodcastsShow page

### Mentioned in

- [Venture Unlocked](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/venture-unlocked) 27 Jun 2024 · 41 min TX Zhuo’s of Fika Ventures on raising a Fund I, evolving decision making frameworks, and what founder first means to them Apple PodcastsShow page

## Quick answers about Karlin Ventures

### What does Karlin Ventures invest in?

Karlin Ventures invests most often at Seed and Series A (86% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Collaboration Tools, Recurring and SaaS.

### How active is Karlin Ventures?

41 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Oct 2018.

### What has Karlin Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Pathmatics (Undisclosed round, Oct 2018), PolicyGenius (Series C, May 2017) and Laurel & Wolf (Jun 2016).

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

The median round it joins is $20M. It says it writes cheques of $250K to $2.0M.

### Does Karlin Ventures lead rounds?

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

### Where does Karlin Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (97%).

### Is Karlin Ventures investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Oct 2018.

### Who does Karlin Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Canyon Creek Capital (6 rounds together), Double M Partners (6 rounds together) and Wavemaker Partners (5 rounds together).

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