75 investors have funded 11 GRC Software companies head-officed in San Mateo, across 113 rounds (Jun 2010 – Jan 2026). They are ranked by how many San Mateo companies in this market they have actually backed.
"In San Mateo" describes the companies, not the investor: most of the money in any city comes from somewhere else, and the Where the money comes from section below shows exactly where it came from here.
Ranked by companies backed in this market and city, then by round count. "Led" counts rounds recorded with this investor as lead.
| # | Investor | Based in | Stages here | Companies | Rounds | Led | Latest | Portfolio total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Intel Capital | Santa Clara, United States | Series DSeries E+Series A | 2 | 3 | 1 | Dec 2023 | 764 |
| 2 | IVP | Menlo Park, United States | Series E+Series B | 2 | 2 | 1 | Sep 2016 | 225 |
| 3 | DCVC | Palo Alto, United States | Series BSeedSeries A | 1 | 4 | 1 | Sep 2021 | 265 |
| 4 | Trident Capital | Palo Alto, United States | Series BSeries CSeries E+ | 1 | 4 | 2 | Aug 2015 | 94 |
| 5 | Adara | Madrid, Spain | Series ASeries BSeries C | 1 | 4 | 1 | Sep 2013 | 48 |
| 6 | Kleiner Perkins | Menlo Park, United States | Series CSeries E+Series D | 1 | 3 | 1 | Aug 2015 | 666 |
| 7 | Ignition Partners | Los Altos, United States | Series BSeries ASeries C | 1 | 3 | 1 | Sep 2021 | 54 |
| 8 | MS&AD Ventures | Menlo Park, United States | Series BSeries C | 1 | 3 | — | Sep 2021 | 63 |
| 9 | Neotribe | Menlo Park, United States | SeedSeries ASeries B | 1 | 3 | 1 | Mar 2022 | 53 |
| 10 | Systemiq Capital | London, United Kingdom | Series BSeries C | 1 | 3 | — | Sep 2021 | 17 |
| 11 | Lightspeed Venture Partners | Menlo Park, United States | Series ASeries B | 1 | 2 | 1 | Mar 2022 | 860 |
| 12 | Bain Capital Ventures | Boston, United States | Series CSeries D | 1 | 2 | 1 | May 2016 | 395 |
| 13 | GGV Capital | Menlo Park, United States | Series E+Series D | 1 | 2 | 1 | Aug 2015 | 438 |
| 14 | Cisco Investments | San Jose, United States | Series ASeries B | 1 | 2 | — | Mar 2022 | 265 |
| 15 | Correlation Ventures | San Francisco, United States | Series E+Series D | 1 | 2 | — | Aug 2015 | 231 |
| 16 | .406 Ventures | Boston, United States | SeedSeries A | 1 | 2 | 1 | May 2023 | 89 |
| 17 | Zetta Venture Partners | San Francisco, United States | SeedSeries A | 1 | 2 | — | May 2023 | 53 |
| 18 | Jackson Square Ventures | San Francisco, United States | Series E+Series D | 1 | 2 | — | Aug 2015 | 43 |
| 19 | Builders VC | San Francisco, United States | Series ASeed | 1 | 2 | — | Sep 2023 | 53 |
| 20 | Firebolt Ventures | Palo Alto, United States | SeedSeries A | 1 | 2 | — | Oct 2020 | 57 |
| 21 | FINTOP | Nashville, United States | Series ASeed | 1 | 2 | — | Sep 2023 | 53 |
| 22 | Top Tier Capital Partners | San Francisco, United States | Series E+Series D | 1 | 2 | — | Aug 2015 | 40 |
| 23 | Energize Capital | Chicago, United States | Series BSeries C | 1 | 2 | 1 | Sep 2021 | 34 |
| 24 | Sompo Holdings | Tokyo, Japan | SeedSeries A | 1 | 2 | — | Sep 2023 | 16 |
| 25 | Liberty Mutual | Boston, United States | Series BSeries C | 1 | 2 | — | Sep 2021 | 16 |
| 26 | QBE Group | Sydney, Australia | Series BSeries C | 1 | 2 | — | Sep 2021 | 14 |
| 27 | Y Combinator | Mountain View, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Oct 2021 | 5,648 |
| 28 | New Enterprise Associates | Menlo Park, United States | Series B | 1 | 1 | 1 | Sep 2016 | 1,110 |
| 29 | Google Ventures | Mountain View, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | May 2024 | 736 |
| 30 | Battery Ventures | Boston, United States | Series B | 1 | 1 | 1 | Mar 2022 | 458 |
| 31 | Salesforce Ventures | San Francisco, United States | Series B | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2022 | 364 |
| 32 | Qualcomm Ventures | San Diego, United States | Series B | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2026 | 310 |
| 33 | SVB | Santa Clara, United States | Series B | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2016 | 359 |
| 34 | Sigma Partners | Danville, United States | Series C | 1 | 1 | 1 | Jul 2012 | 109 |
| 35 | Tuesday Capital | San Francisco, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2022 | 200 |
| 36 | Samsung Venture Investment | Seoul, South Korea | Series B | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2026 | 159 |
| 37 | Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec | Quebec City, Canada | Series C | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2021 | 145 |
| 38 | Sound Ventures | United States | Series B | 1 | 1 | 1 | Jan 2026 | 116 |
| 39 | Reach Capital | San Francisco, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2022 | 95 |
| 40 | Fin Capital | San Francisco, United States | Series B | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2026 | 95 |
| 41 | Accenture | Dublin, Ireland | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2022 | 109 |
| 42 | GSR Ventures | Palo Alto | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Oct 2022 | 97 |
| 43 | Aramco Ventures | Dhahran, Saudi Arabia | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2023 | 75 |
| 44 | First Analysis | Chicago, United States | Series D | 1 | 1 | — | May 2016 | 65 |
| 45 | ForgePoint Capital | San Mateo, United States | Series B | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2026 | 56 |
| 46 | Glasswing Ventures | Boston, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | May 2023 | 39 |
| 47 | WestWave Capital | Menlo Park, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2020 | 46 |
| 48 | Workday Ventures | San Francisco, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2022 | 49 |
| 49 | Ballistic Ventures | San Francisco, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | May 2024 | 30 |
| 50 | UPMC | Pittsburgh, United States | Series B | 1 | 1 | 1 | Mar 2015 | 34 |
| 51 | JetBlue Technology Ventures | San Carlos, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2023 | 35 |
| 52 | Zoom | San Jose, United States | Series B | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2022 | 33 |
| 53 | Elemental | Honolulu, United States | Series B | 1 | 1 | 1 | Oct 2019 | 35 |
| 54 | SSM Partners | Memphis, United States | Series D | 1 | 1 | 1 | May 2016 | 27 |
| 55 | Clayton Associates | Nashville, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2013 | 23 |
| 56 | MPower Partners | Tokyo, Japan | Series C | 1 | 1 | 1 | Sep 2021 | 26 |
| 57 | OVO Fund | Palo Alto, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2022 | 25 |
| 58 | Galvanize Climate Solutions | San Francisco, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | Sep 2023 | 18 |
| 59 | SentinelOne | Mountain View, United States | Series B | 1 | 1 | 1 | Jan 2026 | 20 |
| 60 | Clearvison Ventures | Menlo Park, United States | Series C | 1 | 1 | 1 | Sep 2021 | 17 |
| 61 | eLab Ventures | Ann Arbor, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2021 | 13 |
| 62 | Charter Life Sciences | Palo Alto, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2012 | 12 |
| 63 | Sabancı Ventures | Istanbul, Turkey | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2023 | 12 |
| 64 | Aligned Climate Capital | New York City, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2021 | 10 |
| 65 | Anthropic | San Francisco, United States | Series B | 1 | 1 | 1 | Jan 2026 | 10 |
| 66 | DARA Holdings | Beverly Hills, United States | Series C | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2021 | 7 |
| 67 | RingCentral | Belmont, United States | Series B | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2022 | 8 |
| 68 | Wells Fargo Startup Accelerator | San Francisco, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2021 | 7 |
| 69 | OneValley | San Mateo, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2022 | 5 |
| 70 | Nephila | Bermuda | Series B | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2019 | 5 |
| 71 | Carica Sustainable Investments | New York City, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2023 | 5 |
| 72 | Metagrove | San Francisco, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2022 | 3 |
| 73 | Dowling Capital Partners | Farmington, United States | Series B | 1 | 1 | 1 | Sep 2016 | 4 |
| 74 | Teldat | Tres Cantos, Spain | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2010 | 1 |
| 75 | Pirque | San Francisco, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2022 | 1 |
Head office of the investors on this page.
Rounds by stage — where in a company's life this money arrives.
Total disclosed size of each round, not one investor's share.
How active this market has been.
GRC Software companies head-officed in San Mateo that took money from these investors.
| Company | Backers | Rounds | Disclosed | Latest round |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jupiter Intelligence jupiterintel.com |
13 | 25 | $772M | Series C Sep 2021 |
| Pulsora pulsora.com |
12 | 15 | $202.5M | Series A Sep 2023 |
| AlienVault alienvault.com |
11 | 24 | $718.8M | Series E+ Aug 2015 |
| Theta Lake thetalake.com |
10 | 15 | $423.5M | Series B Mar 2022 |
| Witness witness.ai |
9 | 9 | $461M | Series B Jan 2026 |
| TuMeke tumeke.io |
8 | 8 | $27.5M | Series A Dec 2023 |
| Cyence cyence.net |
4 | 4 | $160M | Series B Sep 2016 |
| Telmai telm.ai |
4 | 6 | $33.8M | Series A May 2023 |
| Apixio apixio.com |
3 | 4 | $71.4M | Series D May 2016 |
| Health Fidelity healthfidelity.com |
2 | 2 | — | Series B Mar 2015 |
| Entreda entreda.com |
1 | 1 | $1.1M | Seed Nov 2013 |
| Date | Investor | Company | Stage | Round size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2026 | Samsung Venture Investment | Witness | Series B | $58M |
| Jan 2026 | SentinelOneLED | Witness | Series B | $58M |
| Jan 2026 | Sound VenturesLED | Witness | Series B | $58M |
| Jan 2026 | Qualcomm Ventures | Witness | Series B | $58M |
| Jan 2026 | Fin Capital | Witness | Series B | $58M |
| Jan 2026 | AnthropicLED | Witness | Series B | $58M |
| Jan 2026 | ForgePoint Capital | Witness | Series B | $58M |
| May 2024 | Google VenturesLED | Witness | Series A | $27.5M |
| May 2024 | Ballistic VenturesLED | Witness | Series A | $27.5M |
| Dec 2023 | Intel CapitalLED | TuMeke | Series A | $10M |
| Sep 2023 | FINTOP | Pulsora | Series A | $20M |
| Sep 2023 | Sabancı Ventures | Pulsora | Series A | $20M |
| Sep 2023 | Aramco Ventures | Pulsora | Series A | $20M |
| Sep 2023 | Sompo Holdings | Pulsora | Series A | $20M |
| Sep 2023 | JetBlue Technology Ventures | Pulsora | Series A | $20M |
| Sep 2023 | Builders VC | Pulsora | Series A | $20M |
| Sep 2023 | Carica Sustainable Investments | Pulsora | Series A | $20M |
| Sep 2023 | Galvanize Climate SolutionsLED | Pulsora | Series A | $20M |
| May 2023 | .406 VenturesLED | Telmai | Series A | $8.5M |
| May 2023 | Zetta Venture Partners | Telmai | Series A | $8.5M |
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