# Cindy Padnos at Illuminate Ventures

> Cindy Padnos, Founder & Managing Partner at Illuminate Ventures. The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/person/cindy-padnos (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

San Francisco, US · Partner

# Cindy Padnos

Founder & Managing Partner at [Illuminate Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/illuminate-ventures)

Profile summary

- **Rounds named:** - none observed
- **Filings:** 4 with regulators
- **Podcasts:** 1 +2 mentions

What this record rests on

- **Named in rounds** No round names them yet
- ✓ **On filings** 4 filings with a regulator
- ✓ **Linked to a firm** At Illuminate Ventures
- **Claimed** Not claimed yet

Titles come from filings their firm signed.

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## The firm

[**Illuminate Ventures** VC firm · US **0** cheques in 12 months **38** all time **2** led quiet](https://millionrounds.com/fund/illuminate-ventures)

## Companies they are listed as backing

Portfolio

- [Allocadia](https://millionrounds.com/startup/allocadia)
- [Bedrock Analytics](https://millionrounds.com/company/bedrock-analytics)
- [Bid Ops](https://millionrounds.com/company/bid-ops)
- [CafeX Communications](https://millionrounds.com/startup/cafex-communications-inc)
- [CalmSea](https://millionrounds.com/startup/calmsea)
- [Contentstack](https://millionrounds.com/company/contentstack)
- [Jacobi](https://millionrounds.com/company/jacobi)
- [JetStream Software](https://millionrounds.com/startup/jetstream-software)
- [Joinder](https://millionrounds.com/startup/joinder)
- [LitBit](https://millionrounds.com/startup/litbit)
- [Modsy](https://millionrounds.com/company/modsy)
- [Nitrio](https://millionrounds.com/startup/nitrio)
- [Peerlyst](https://millionrounds.com/startup/peerlyst)
- [Pex](https://millionrounds.com/startup/pex)
- [Pyze](https://millionrounds.com/startup/pyze-inc)
- [Xactly](https://millionrounds.com/startup/xactly)
- [Yozio](https://millionrounds.com/startup/yozio)
- [nFlux AI](https://millionrounds.com/startup/nflux-ai)
- ChannelEyes
- Hoopla Software
- Opsmatic
- Red Aril
- Wild Pockets
- nFlux

## Where they are named on record

Filings

- SEC Form D · Company raising **Bedrock Analytics Corp** Director since 2016
- SEC Form D · Company raising **CafeX Communications Inc.** Director on 3 filings · since 2014
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Hoopla Software, Inc.** Director since 2014
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Xactly Corp** Director since 2010

Each row is a document a firm filed with a regulator: somebody signed it, and it carries a date.

## Also at Illuminate Ventures

- [**Jennifer Savage** Partner *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/jennifer-savage)
- [**Rebecca Norlander** Member Board of Trustees *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/rebecca-norlander)

## Hear them before you pitch them

- [The Official SaaStr Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/saastr) · 15 Jul 2016 · 30 min SaaStr 039: The Unwavering Power of Predictable Revenue and Why We Will See Further Consolidation in SaaS with Cindy Padnos, Founder and Managing Partner @ Illuminate Ventures With [Cindy Padnos](https://millionrounds.com/person/cindy-padnos) Mentions [Illuminate Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/illuminate-ventures)[Outlook Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/outlook-ventures) About this episode Cindy Padnos is the Founder and Managing Partner at Illuminate Ventures where she focuses on all things Enterprise/B2B cloud and mobile computing sectors. Prior to founding Illuminate in 2009, she was one of three investment professionals at Outlook Ventures responsible for committing the firm's… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page

### Mentioned in

Episodes that name Cindy Padnos in their description, which is not the same as being on them.

- [The Official SaaStr Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/saastr) · 28 Aug 2017 · 28 min SaaStr 140: Key Requirement To A Cash Flow Positive SaaS Business, How To Land Your First "Whale" & How To Incentivise Your Sales Team Aligned To The Company Mission with Mark Organ, Founder & CEO @ Influitive With [Mark Organ](https://millionrounds.com/person/mark-organ) Mentions [First Round Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/first-round-capital)[Nick Mehta](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nick-mehta)[Cindy Padnos](https://millionrounds.com/person/cindy-padnos) About this episode Mark Organ, Founder & CEO at Influitive. Influitive helps B2B companies mobilize their army of advocates for more rapid and profitable revenue growth. They have raised close to $50m in VC funding from some of the best in the business including the likes of Lightspeed, First Round Capital, prior… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [The Official SaaStr Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/saastr) · 9 Sept 2016 · 24 min SaaStr 055: New Relic's Jim Stoneham on Why Your Core Exec Team Should Be Senior Experienced Individuals & When Is The Right Time To Bring On Younger Less Experienced Candidates Mentions [Cindy Padnos](https://millionrounds.com/person/cindy-padnos) About this episode Jim Stoneham is VP of Infrastructure Products @ New Relic and Jim joined New Relic when the company acquired Opsmatic, where he was co-founder and CEO. Prior to Opsmatic, Jim was CEO of Payvment, a social commerce platform for SMB sellers that was acquired by Intuit in early 2013. He joined… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page

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