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Derive Ventures
Venture capital · San Francisco, CA, United States · North America
Derive Ventures is an early-stage venture fund that invests in technology for hospitality, experiences and real estate. It supports entrepreneurs by connecting them to decision makers across the travel industry to drive sales and partnerships.
Invests inReal Estate & ConstructionLegal & ComplianceFintech
In its own wordshospitalitytravelreal estateexperiencestechnology
Your fit with Derive Ventures
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Or find every investor that fitsDerive Ventures lists 32 checked portfolio companies on its own site and is named in 2 funding rounds. Its most frequent entry is Seed, 50% of the companies with a known first round. Its largest themes are Real Estate & Construction (28%), Legal & Compliance (21%) and Fintech (16%). 80% of its companies are based in United States. It invests most often alongside Thayer Investment Partners, Y Combinator and Clocktower Ventures.
Counts come from funding rounds that name Derive Ventures, complete from mid-2025: earlier rounds appear only when they were reported later. Round amounts and full round histories are on Fundup AI.
Round figures show recent activity, not Derive Ventures' whole history. Rounds on record name 2 companies; its own site lists 32. Funding rounds are complete from mid-2025, so counts and the yearly trend undercount a firm that invested before then. The portfolio, themes and places come from its own site and are not affected.
Entry stage
share of companies by the stage of its first roundShow as a table
| Value | |
|---|---|
| Pre-seed | 0% |
| Seed | 50% |
| Series A | 0% |
| Series B | 0% |
| Growth | 50% |
Activity by year
rounds it joined, last 10 yearsShow as a table
| Total | Rounds it led | |
|---|---|---|
| '17 | 0 | 0 |
| '18 | 0 | 0 |
| '19 | 0 | 0 |
| '20 | 0 | 0 |
| '21 | 0 | 0 |
| '22 | 0 | 0 |
| '23 | 1 | 0 |
| '24 | 0 | 0 |
| '25 | 0 | 0 |
| '26 | 1 | 0 |
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 70th | 32 companies |
| Recent activity | 59th | 1 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 73th | 50% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 68th | 6% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 46th | 28% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 70th | 4 countries |
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
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| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| Real Estate & Construction | 28% | 3% |
| Legal & Compliance | 21% | 2% |
| Fintech | 16% | 12% |
| AI & Machine Learning | 7% | 18% |
| Enterprise Software | 7% | 8% |
| Food & Agriculture | 5% | 3% |
| Space & Defense | 4% | 3% |
| Education | 2% | 7% |
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| Thayer Investment Partners | 24 |
| Y Combinator | 4 |
| Clocktower Ventures | 3 |
| Bessemer Venture Partners | 2 |
| Commerce Ventures | 2 |
| Elysian Park Ventures | 2 |
| Western Technology Investment | 2 |
| 122 West Ventures | 1 |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers32100%
- No longer answers00%
- Points to another company00%
- Parked or sold domain00%
A site that stops answering three checks in a row is counted as no longer answering; that is not proof of closure. A site that points to another company is often an acquisition.
Co-investor network
who it backs companies with, and who they back togetherAll co-investors or Compare portfolios with Thayer Investment Partners
Compare Derive Ventures head to head
portfolio size, rounds, entry stages, themes and the companies both backThree or more firms at once: portfolio overlap.
Recent portfolio activity
when companies last raised with Derive Ventures| Date | Company | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Aug 2026 | Series C+ | |
| 5 Jul 2023 | Seed |
Round details for Derive Ventures
Amounts, full round histories and every co-investor in Derive Ventures' rounds are on Fundup AI. VCinfo covers investors and their portfolios.
Portfolio
32 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aventuur is a global creator of integrated surf park developments. | Legal & ComplianceReal Estate & Construction | Portfolio page | ||
| The company allows members to earn rewards on rent and mortgage payments | FintechReal Estate & Construction | Portfolio page | ||
| Canary Technologies provides a hospitality management system for hotels and other properties. | Legal & ComplianceReal Estate & Construction | Portfolio page | ||
| Cardless provides technology, operations, and infrastructure for companies to create and manage their own credit card programs. | FintechE-commerce & Marketplaces | Portfolio page | ||
| Domuso provides property management payment solutions that accelerate cash flow and boost resident loyalty through digital rent payments and rewards | Real Estate & ConstructionFintech | Portfolio page | ||
| Meez provides recipe management and food costing software for restaurant groups | Food & AgricultureEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| Gravity Haus operates hotels and offers outdoor club experiences and various amenities | Legal & ComplianceReal Estate & Construction | Portfolio page | ||
| Guidesly books trips with expert guides for activities like fishing, hunting, and scuba diving. | Legal & ComplianceReal Estate & Construction | Portfolio page | ||
| Lark Hotels operates boutique hotels in various locations in the United States | Legal & ComplianceReal Estate & Construction | Portfolio page | ||
| Lendflow provides a platform for embedded lending partnerships and credit infrastructure | Fintech | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides restaurant back office software that automates tasks such as invoice processing and tracks food costs in real time. | Food & AgricultureAI & Machine Learning | Aug 2026Series C+ | Page + round | |
| The company built a decentralized application and is moving to Project 0 | Fintech | Portfolio page | ||
| The company converts underperforming commercial real estate into low-carbon, high-performance buildings that contribute to urban sustainability and long-term value. | Real Estate & Construction | Portfolio page | ||
| Naya Homes offers vacation rentals in Puerto Vallarta and Riviera Nayarit | Real Estate & ConstructionLegal & Compliance | Portfolio page | ||
| Nestment helps first-time homebuyers purchase homes through expert coaching and AI-powered insights | Real Estate & Construction | Portfolio page | ||
| Nuitée provides APIs and infrastructure for the travel industry, including booking, pricing, and distribution solutions | Legal & ComplianceReal Estate & Construction | Portfolio page | ||
| Operto provides hospitality management software for hotels and short-term rentals | Legal & ComplianceReal Estate & Construction | Portfolio page | ||
| Paradero is a hotel that offers accommodations, dining, wellness, and experiences in Todos Santos, Baja California Sur | Legal & ComplianceReal Estate & Construction | Portfolio page | ||
| Pay Theory is a payments company that provides embedded payment solutions for SaaS platforms serving industries such as education, healthcare, and childcare. | FintechSpace & Defense | Portfolio page | ||
| Rain provides a platform for companies to launch stablecoin-powered cards, manage digital dollar accounts, and move money across borders. | FintechCrypto & Web3 | Portfolio page |
About this data
site last read 5 Nov 2026- Site
- derive-ventures.com
- Last read
- 5 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 5 Nov 2026
- Rounds since
- 5 Jul 2023
- Companies checked
- 32
Rates come from what VCinfo has observed since observation_start. Firms tend to remove companies that closed, so early rates understate reality. A company leaving a portfolio page does not mean it closed or exited. An unreachable site means our checks failed, nothing more.
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