Investors / United States / Idealab
Idealab
Accelerator · Pasadena, CA, United States · North America
Idealab is a technology incubator founded in 1996 that generates ideas internally, tests many in parallel, and spins the most promising into companies. It provides capital plus shared resources such as office space, development, design, marketing, finance, HR and legal support, and partners with venture capital firms and strategic investors.
In its own wordstechnologyincubatorroboticsrenewable energymobilee-commerce
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Or find every investor that fitsIdealab lists 69 checked portfolio companies on its own site. Its largest themes are Enterprise Software (14%), E-commerce & Marketplaces (13%) and Fintech (12%). 65% of its companies are based in United States. It invests most often alongside Y Combinator, Draper Associates and Baroda Ventures.
No funding round on record names Idealab yet, so the figures come from its portfolio page.
Round figures show recent activity, not Idealab's whole history. Rounds on record name 0 companies; its own site lists 69. 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.
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
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| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| Enterprise Software | 14% | 8% |
| E-commerce & Marketplaces | 13% | 6% |
| Fintech | 12% | 12% |
| Healthcare & Biotech | 9% | 15% |
| Education | 9% | 7% |
| AI & Machine Learning | 9% | 18% |
| Media & Entertainment | 7% | 4% |
| Consumer | 5% | 3% |
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| Y Combinator | 5 |
| Draper Associates | 4 |
| Baroda Ventures | 3 |
| Neotribe Ventures | 3 |
| Redpoint Ventures | 3 |
| Acrew Capital | 2 |
| Andreessen Horowitz | 2 |
| Battery Ventures | 2 |
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 90th | 69 companies |
| Recent activity | 46th | 0 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 54th | 0% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 52th | 0% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 1th | 14% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 93th | 9 countries |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers6899%
- No longer answers00%
- Points to another company11%
- 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 togetherCompare Idealab head to head
portfolio size, rounds, entry stages, themes and the companies both backThree or more firms at once: portfolio overlap.
Portfolio
69 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The company provides a platform for users to ask and receive answers to various questions through chat with AI personalities. | EducationMedia & Entertainment | Portfolio page | ||
| Aptera aims to build the most efficient solar electric vehicle that requires no charging for most daily use. | Mobility & Logistics | Portfolio page | ||
| Authy provides a two-factor authentication app | Cybersecurity | Portfolio page | ||
| Blastoff gives students the power to leverage AI and cutting-edge tools to build their own projects. | EducationAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| The company sells candy products online. | E-commerce & MarketplacesFood & Agriculture | Portfolio page | ||
| CarbonCapture Inc. designs and manufactures modular direct air capture systems to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. | Climate & Energy | Portfolio page | ||
| Refer connects candidates to companies that match with their preferences using an AI career agent | Human ResourcesAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| CarsDirect is a company that provides information and resources for buying new and used cars, including deals, pricing, and news. | E-commerce & MarketplacesMedia & Entertainment | Portfolio page | ||
| Centra provides an ecommerce platform for fashion and lifestyle brands | E-commerce & MarketplacesFintech | Portfolio page | ||
| codeSpark creates a learn-to-code app for kids aged 3-10 | EducationEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| Portfolio page | ||||
| Compete provides AI-driven analytics and workforce insights for businesses | AI & Machine LearningHuman Resources | Portfolio page | ||
| Cool Energy generates economical electricity from thermal energy from industrial processes, solar, and geothermal sources | EducationIndustrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| The company offers equipment leasing and financing options to small and medium-sized businesses. | Fintech | Portfolio page | ||
Industrial & ManufacturingAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | |||
| Energy Vault delivers power and resilience through energy infrastructure, including energy storage, utility services, and AI and data center infrastructure | EducationAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| The company sells tickets for events in Mexico. | Enterprise SoftwareE-commerce & Marketplaces | Portfolio page | ||
| eVoice provides virtual business phone numbers and phone systems | Enterprise SoftwareHealthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Anomaly is a company that provides AI-powered tools to help healthcare providers manage payments and revenue from payers. | Healthcare & BiotechFintech | Portfolio page | ||
| FirstLook produces rescue cameras and related products | Robotics & Hardware | Portfolio page |
About this data
site last read 12 Nov 2026- Site
- idealab.com
- Last read
- 12 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 7 Nov 2026
- Companies checked
- 69
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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