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Jackson Square Ventures

Venture capital · San Francisco, CA, United States · North America

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Jackson Square Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm based in San Francisco. Since 2011 it has partnered with founders building software and marketplace companies, investing more than $700 million across multiple funds.

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39portfolio companies
6funding rounds on record1 led
3rounds, last 12 months
$20M to $100Mtypical round it comes in at
Growthmost frequent entry

Jackson Square Ventures lists 39 checked portfolio companies on its own site and is named in 6 funding rounds, 1 of them as lead. Its most frequent entry is Growth, 50% of the companies with a known first round. Its largest themes are AI & Machine Learning (15%), Fintech (15%) and Enterprise Software (15%). 95% of its companies are based in United States. It invests most often alongside Turtle Ventures, Techstars and Accel.

Counts come from funding rounds that name Jackson Square 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 Jackson Square Ventures' whole history. Rounds on record name 5 companies; its own site lists 39. 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 round
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Share of companies by the stage of the firm's first round
Value
Pre-seed0%
Seed25%
Series A25%
Series B0%
Growth50%

Activity by year

rounds it joined, last 10 years
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Funding rounds per year
TotalRounds it led
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Investor profile

percentile among all firms
Portfolio size: 39 companiesRecent activity: 3 rounds in 12 monthsEarly stage: 25% of entries at pre-seed or seedEvidence: 8% of companies confirmed by a roundSector focus: 15% in its largest sectorReach: 2 countriesPortfolio size77th pctRecent activity76th pctEarly stage60th pctEvidence72th pctSector focus2th pctReach42th pct
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Jackson Square Ventures compared with all firms
MeasurePercentile of all firmsValue
Portfolio size77th39 companies
Recent activity76th3 rounds in 12 months
Early stage60th25% of entries at pre-seed or seed
Evidence72th8% of companies confirmed by a round
Sector focus2th15% in its largest sector
Reach42th2 countries

Investment themes

share of its checked companies

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Investment themes
This firmAll checked companies
AI & Machine Learning15%18%
Fintech15%12%
Enterprise Software15%8%
Healthcare & Biotech13%15%
Legal & Compliance7%2%
Cybersecurity7%4%
Media & Entertainment7%4%
Real Estate & Construction5%3%

Invests most often with

firms sharing its portfolio companies
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Co-investors
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Turtle Ventures5
Techstars4
Accel3
Founders Circle Capital3
TenOneTen Ventures3
Akkadian Ventures2
Bee Partners2
Capitoria2

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Its portfolio companies

where they are based, and what their own sites show

Headquarters

Site status

  • Site answers3590%
  • No longer answers00%
  • Points to another company410%
  • 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 together
33 shared companies13 shared companies12 shared companies11 shared companies9 shared companies8 shared companies7 shared companies6 shared companies5 shared companies4 shared companies4 shared companies3 shared companies3 shared companies3 shared companies3 shared companies3 shared companies3 shared companies3 shared companies3 shared companies2 shared companies2 shared companies2 shared companies2 shared companies2 shared companiesTurtle Ventures: 5 shared companiesTurtle Ventures5Techstars: 4 shared companiesTechstars4Accel: 3 shared companiesAccel3Founders Circle Capital: 3 shared companiesFounders Circle Capit…3TenOneTen Ventures: 3 shared companiesTenOneTen Ventures3Akkadian Ventures: 2 shared companiesAkkadian Ventures2Bee Partners: 2 shared companiesBee Partners2Capitoria: 2 shared companiesCapitoria2Comcast Ventures: 2 shared companiesComcast Ventures2Freestyle: 2 shared companiesFreestyle2GingerBread Capital: 2 shared companiesGingerBread Capital2Insight Partners: 2 shared companiesInsight Partners2
Shared portfolio companies with Jackson Square VenturesFirms that also back companies together

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portfolio size, rounds, entry stages, themes and the companies both back

Three or more firms at once: portfolio overlap.

Recent portfolio activity

when companies last raised with Jackson Square Ventures
DateCompanyStage
15 Oct 2026Standstandinsurance.comSeries C+
26 Aug 2026cloverleaf.aicloverleaf.aiSeries A
3 Dec 2025ARTERAartera.ioDebt
5 Nov 2025GitLawgit.lawSeed Led
2 Sept 2025Stravastrava.comDebt
1 May 2025Stravastrava.comSeries C+

Round details for Jackson Square Ventures

Amounts, full round histories and every co-investor in Jackson Square Ventures' rounds are on Fundup AI. VCinfo covers investors and their portfolios.

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Portfolio

39 companies checked against their own sites
CompanyWhat it doesThemesFirst round with itEvidence
1up Health1up.health1upHealth provides health data and interoperability solutions
Healthcare & Biotech
Portfolio page
Alienvaultalienvault.com · United States
CybersecurityAI & Machine Learning
Portfolio page
Alto Pharmacyalto.comThe company operates a pharmacy that delivers prescriptions and offers 24/7 support
Healthcare & Biotech
Portfolio page
ARTERAartera.io · United StatesArtera develops and implements AI-powered patient communication platforms for healthcare providers
Healthcare & Biotech
Dec 2025DebtPage + round
Bus.combus.com · CanadaThe company provides charter and shuttle bus services for various groups and events.
Mobility & LogisticsEnterprise Software
Portfolio page
Centrifycentrify.com · United StatesCentrify provides a unified identity security platform that protects human, machine and AI identities across an enterprise.
Cybersecurity
Portfolio page
Clearstoryclearstory.build · United StatesClearstory provides change order management solutions for construction teams
Real Estate & ConstructionEnterprise Software
Portfolio page
cloverleaf.aicloverleaf.ai · United StatesCloverleaf AI provides sales intelligence for businesses selling to government agencies
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise Software
Aug 2026Series APage + round
Contentlycontently.com · United StatesContently creates and manages content for companies in regulated industries
FintechMedia & Entertainment
Portfolio page
Cornershopcornershopapp.com · United States
Food & Agriculture
Portfolio page
Crexicrexi.com
Portfolio page
Crowdbotics AI ↗︎crowdbotics.com · United StatesCrowdbotics uses AI to help speed through the hardest part of modernization and maintenance: understanding how systems actually work.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise Software
Portfolio page
Demandbasedemandbase.com · United StatesDemandbase provides a platform for businesses to align their sales and marketing teams and turn goals into revenue using AI and data analysis.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise Software
Portfolio page
Docusigndocusign.com · United StatesDocusign creates and manages electronic signatures and agreements
FintechLegal & Compliance
Portfolio page
doxodoxo.comDoxo provides an all-in-one bill pay service that allows users to pay and manage their bills from any device
Fintech
Portfolio page
GitLawgit.law · United StatesGitLaw provides an AI agent for contracts that can draft, review, and negotiate legal contracts
Legal & ComplianceAI & Machine Learning
Nov 2025SeedFunding round
Harness Wealthharnesswealth.comHarness powers exceptional tax and accounting advisors with automation and intelligence to deliver insightful client experiences.
Fintech
Portfolio page
hightail.comhightail.com · United StatesHightail provides secure file sharing, creative collaboration, and project management services
Media & EntertainmentEnterprise Software
Portfolio page
Jackbox Gamesjackboxgames.com · United StatesJackbox Games is a studio that creates and publishes party games
Enterprise SoftwareGaming
Portfolio page
Jellyvisionjellyvision.comJellyvision helps employers and employees manage and understand employee benefits
Healthcare & Biotech
Portfolio page

About this data

site last read 5 Nov 2026
The homepage of Jackson Square Ventures, as last read
jsv.com as VCinfo last read it
Site
jsv.com
Last read
5 Nov 2026
Watching since
6 Nov 2026
Rounds since
1 May 2025
Companies checked
39

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