Felicis Ventures
Investment Details
Investor Type
Venture Capital
Asset Class Focus
Venture Capital, Private Equity, Hedge Funds, Real Estate, Infrastructure, Commodities, Crypto, Fixed Income (Debt and Bonds), ESG and Impact Investing, Collectibles & Art, Distressed and Special Situations
Stage Focus
Seed, Early Stage, Series A, Series B, Growth, Late Stage, Pre-IPO, Buyout, Turnaround, Distressed
Geographical Focus
United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Germany, Japan, Australia, Singapore, China, India, Brazil, France, United Arab Emirates, Mexico, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, South Africa, Russia, Israel
Industries Focus
- Healthcare
- Consumer Goods
- Infrastructure
- Education
- FinTech
- E-commerce
- Artificial Intelligence
- Digital Health
- Cybersecurity
- Consumer Internet
- Media and Entertainment
- Enterprise Software
- Mobile Applications
- Personalized Medicine
- Energy Conservation
Investment Size:
500,000 to 10,000,000 USD
Investor Details Founded: 2006
Felicis Ventures is a venture capital firm headquartered in Menlo Park, California, founded in 2006 by Aydin Senkut. The firm invests globally across seed to growth stages, with a current focus on artificial intelligence, infrastructure, cybersecurity, and digital health. Felicis has made more than 700 investments with over 125 exits. The firm is known for its founder-aligned approach and early investments in companies such as Shopify, Canva, Adyen, and Credit Karma. Felicis Ventures has raised ten funds, with its tenth fund, Fund X, announced in June 2025, raising $900 million.
The firm emphasizes a founder-centric strategy, often working closely with entrepreneurs from the earliest stages. Felicis includes a clause in its term sheets promising not to vote against a founder, thereby contractually aligning it with the entrepreneur. Additionally, it was the first venture firm to allocate 1% of every new investment toward founder support services, such as mental health resources and executive coaching, paid from the partners’ management fees. Notable early-stage investments include Shopify, Adyen, Canva (led Series A), Notion, Cruise, Flexport, Credit Karma, and Rovio.
The firm has also led or participated in recent high-profile rounds, including a $50 million Series C in Runway ML, Series B in Mercor, $50 million Series A in Chalk, and a $17 million seed round in Browser Use. Felicis is also an investor in Crusoe Energy, Verkada, and Weights & Biases.
Requirements
- Strong founder vision
- Innovative technology
- Scalable business model
- Global market potential
- Commitment to founder support
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Portfolio Companies
- Shopify
- Canva
- Adyen
- Credit Karma
- Notion
- Cruise
- Flexport
- Rovio
- Runway ML
- Mercor
- Chalk
- Browser Use
- Crusoe Energy
- Verkada
- Weights & Biases
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