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Illuminate Ventures
AddedFeb 15, 2024
UpdatedJul 9, 2026
Illuminate Ventures

Illuminate Ventures

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Illuminate Ventures: A venture capital firm investing in early-stage B2B tech companies.

Location
Oakland, CA, US
Founded
2010
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Illuminate Ventures focuses on early-stage B2B/Enterprise cloud computing companies, particularly those developing SaaS applications and solutions leveraging data and AI. The firm typically serves as a startup's first institutional investor, targeting innovative ideas led by talented teams that combine diverse perspectives to solve old problems with new technologies.

Notable portfolio companies include Coupang, Contentstack, and BrightEdge. Illuminate seeks visionary founders and emphasizes the importance of diverse perspectives in entrepreneurship. The firm's investment strategy centers on identifying and accelerating promising B2B tech startups, providing not just funding but also support to help portfolio companies achieve their growth potential.

Illuminate Ventures - Portfolio Snapshot

Portfolio activity breakdown across disclosed investments and stages

Total Investments38
Current Portfolio Count19
Total Portfolio Exits1

Top Investment Stages

Seed14 (42.4%)
Series A10 (30.3%)
Series B4 (12.1%)
Series Unknown3 (9.1%)
Convertible Note2 (6.1%)

Stage Mix

Seed 42%Series A 30%Series B 12%Series Unknown 9%Convertible Note 6%

Concentration shown as share of disclosed investments by stage.

Recent Investments

IP Author logo

IP Author

Contentstack logo

Contentstack

Empathy Rocks logo

Empathy Rocks

Arkestro logo

Arkestro

Continual logo

Continual

Raydiant logo

Raydiant

Birdie logo

Birdie

Pex logo

Pex

nFlux logo

nFlux

Pyze logo

Pyze

JetStream Software logo

JetStream Software

Bedrock Analytics logo

Bedrock Analytics

LitBit logo

LitBit

ChannelEyes logo

ChannelEyes

findera logo

findera

Yozio logo

Yozio

CafeX Communications logo

CafeX Communications

Coupang logo

Coupang

Peerlyst logo

Peerlyst

BrightEdge logo

BrightEdge

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Illuminate Ventures - Classification

NAICS
  • 520000Finance and Insurance
  • 523000Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities
  • 523900Other Financial Investment Activities
  • 523990All Other Financial Investment Activities
  • 523999Miscellaneous Financial Investment Activities
SIC
  • 6700Holding And Other Investment Offices
  • 6790Miscellaneous Investing
  • 6799Investors, Not Elsewhere Classified
Show 8 more industry codes
NAICS
  • 540000Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
  • 525000Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles
  • 541000Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
  • 523910Miscellaneous Intermediation
SIC
  • 6000Depository Institutions
  • 7300Business Services
  • 6720Investment Offices
  • 6722Management Investment Offices, Open-end