Walden Venture Capital

Walden Venture Capital is a San Francisco-based investment firm specializing in early-stage technology companies. The firm focuses on nurturing and supporting innovative startups by providing strategic guidance and financial backing to help entrepreneurs bring their ideas to life. Founded in the mid-1970s by Art Berliner and George Sarlo, the name 'Walden' was inspired by the book 'Walden' by Henry David Thoreau, reflecting the firm's values of focus, single-mindedness, and challenging the status quo.

The firm's investment strategy targets products or services with mass-market potential and powerful underlying technologies, often taking active supporting roles as first institutional investors. Their target sectors include digital media and cloud services for both consumers and enterprises. Walden Venture Capital emphasizes a deep commitment to founders and management teams, working diligently to help manifest their vision. The portfolio includes leaders in music, mobile, internet media, and breakthrough cloud services.

Over the years, Walden Venture Capital has established itself as a trusted partner in the startup ecosystem, leveraging its extensive network and expertise to identify promising ventures across various industries. The firm has a history of delivering top quartile returns to its investors and building deep value for founders and management teams, while delivering joy to end users in the consumer or enterprise markets. Walden is actively investing its Fund VIII, which closed to new investors at the end of 2014, with a focus on early-stage technology companies.