Floodgate

Venture capital firm

Pre-seed and seed-stage venture capital firm investing in early-stage technology startups, based in Menlo Park, California.

Strategy

Stages
Pre-SeedSeed
Sectors
ConsumerEnterpriseAI
Geographies
USAMenlo Park, California, USA
Check size
$500K-$5M

Recent changes

  1. Sep 5, 2026Stages updated: Pre-Seed, Seed floodgate.com
  2. Apr 30, 2026New fund: Floodgate Fund VIII (target $130M) SEC EDGAR Form D
  3. Jan 1, 2017New fund: Floodgate Fund VI ($131M) Value Add VC funds tracker
  4. Jan 1, 2012New fund: Floodgate Fund IV ($75M) Value Add VC funds tracker

Funds

3
FundVintageSizeStrategySource
Floodgate Fund VIII2026target $130MFlagship
As of Apr 30, 2026SEC EDGAR Form D
Floodgate Fund VI2017$131MFlagship
As of 2017Value Add VC funds tracker
Floodgate Fund IV2012$75MFlagship
As of 2012Value Add VC funds tracker

Portfolio

5 total

Sector / Stage Activity

By sector (portfolio)
Defense
1 · 20%
Software
1 · 20%
Mobility
1 · 20%
Cybersecurity
1 · 20%
Consumer
1 · 20%

Co-Investors

12

Similar Firms

overlapping sector, stage or region

Floodgate FAQ

How large are Floodgate's funds?

Floodgate funds Value Add tracks include Floodgate Fund VI ($131M, 2017); Floodgate Fund IV ($75M, 2012), out of 3 Floodgate funds tracked in total.

What companies has Floodgate invested in?

Floodgate's portfolio includes Handraise, Hadrian, Okta, Lyft, Twitch.

Who does Floodgate co-invest with most?

In the rounds Value Add tracks, Floodgate most often invests alongside CapitalG (2 shared deals), SV Angel (2 shared deals), 1789 Capital (1 shared deal), Alpha Wave Global (1 shared deal), Altimeter Capital (1 shared deal).

Sources & methodologyshow
Where these figures come from
  • SEC EDGAR Form Dprimary source1 fact
  • Value Add VC funds trackerValue Add VC data2 facts

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