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West
AddedFeb 13, 2024
UpdatedJul 3, 2026
West

West

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West: A venture studio dedicated to creating and launching purpose-driven brands.

Location
San Francisco, CA, US
Founded
2011
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West is a venture studio that focuses on designing, building, and launching purpose-driven brands. They partner with innovative entrepreneurs and companies, accelerating their progress through impactful design and effective strategy. West typically invests in various stages, including Seed, Series A, Series B, and beyond, contributing to significant capital raises and valuation increases for their portfolio companies.

Notable portfolio companies include Copia, COR, Gym+Coffee, Newfront, and Statespace, among others. West's investment philosophy centers on taking partners from their current state to their desired goals through strategic and design excellence. Their clients have collectively raised $26 billion and experienced a sixfold increase in total valuation. West offers unique value-add services that drive companies toward their milestones and objectives, ensuring substantial growth and success.

West - Portfolio Snapshot

Portfolio activity breakdown across disclosed investments and stages

Total Investments13
Current Portfolio Count10
Total Portfolio Exits1

Top Investment Stages

Seed5 (41.7%)
Series A4 (33.3%)
Private Equity1 (8.3%)
Series B1 (8.3%)
Series C1 (8.3%)

Stage Mix

Seed 42%Series A 33%Private Equity 8%Series B 8%Series C 8%

Concentration shown as share of disclosed investments by stage.

Recent Investments

Gym+Coffee logo

Gym+Coffee

COR logo

COR

Statespace logo

Statespace

VergeSense logo

VergeSense

Remrise logo

Remrise

Copia logo

Copia

Kopa logo

Kopa

Torch logo

Torch

Katalyst logo

Katalyst

Newfront logo

Newfront

Haiku logo

Haiku

Tentrr logo

Tentrr

Prelude Fertility logo

Prelude Fertility

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West - 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
  • 7300Business Services
Show 2 more industry codes
NAICS
  • 540000Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
  • 541000Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services