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K1 Investment Management
Venture capital · Manhattan Beach, CA, United States · North America
K1 Investment Management is a founder-led investment firm headquartered in Manhattan Beach, California, that partners with founders of AI-native and AI-first technology companies. It supports portfolio companies through an in-house operations team covering executive recruiting, go-to-market, and product, and states it has partnered with more than 275 companies across 20+ countries.
In its own wordsaienterprise softwaresaasgo-to-marketoperational support
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Or find every investor that fitsK1 Investment Management lists 53 checked portfolio companies on its own site and is named in 1 funding round. Its largest themes are AI & Machine Learning (14%), Fintech (13%) and Enterprise Software (13%). 92% of its companies are based in United States. It invests most often alongside Insight Partners, Golub Growth and Level Equity.
Counts come from funding rounds that name K1 Investment Management, 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 K1 Investment Management's whole history. Rounds on record name 1 company; its own site lists 53. 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 roundK1 Investment Management does not state its stages on its site, so only what it does is shown.
The rounds that name K1 Investment Management do not give a stage.
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 | 0 | 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 | 85th | 53 companies |
| Recent activity | 59th | 1 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 54th | 0% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 54th | 2% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 1th | 14% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 58th | 3 countries |
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
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| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| AI & Machine Learning | 14% | 18% |
| Fintech | 13% | 12% |
| Enterprise Software | 13% | 8% |
| Cybersecurity | 13% | 4% |
| Healthcare & Biotech | 12% | 15% |
| Education | 7% | 7% |
| Human Resources | 4% | 1% |
| Legal & Compliance | 4% | 2% |
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| Insight Partners | 3 |
| Golub Growth | 2 |
| Level Equity | 2 |
| Runa Capital | 2 |
| Salesforce Ventures | 2 |
| Toba Capital | 2 |
| ATEL Ventures | 1 |
| Advance Venture Partners | 1 |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers5094%
- No longer answers00%
- Points to another company36%
- 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 Insight Partners
Compare K1 Investment Management 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 K1 Investment Management| Date | Company | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Mar 2026 | Round |
Round details for K1 Investment Management
Amounts, full round histories and every co-investor in K1 Investment Management's rounds are on Fundup AI. VCinfo covers investors and their portfolios.
Portfolio
53 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The company provides web accessibility services and products to help businesses comply with accessibility regulations. | EducationHealthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Axcient provides business continuity and disaster recovery solutions to protect client data and prevent business interruptions. | CybersecuritySpace & Defense | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides software and services for board management and entity management | Enterprise SoftwareFintech | Portfolio page | ||
| Buildium provides property management software | Real Estate & Construction | Portfolio page | ||
| Caju provides a platform for managing employee benefits, expenses, and personnel | FintechHuman Resources | Portfolio page | ||
| Certent provides equity management tools and services for private and public companies, as well as brokers and partners. | FintechEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| Checkmarx provides application security testing software platforms and services. | CybersecurityAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| ChiroTouch provides chiropractic electronic health records and practice management software | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Comply provides a compliance management platform for financial services firms. | FintechLegal & Compliance | Portfolio page | ||
| ControlUp provides an AI platform for digital employee experience and IT operations | AI & Machine LearningCybersecurity | Portfolio page | ||
| Cyara helps companies validate journeys, prove agent readiness, and continuously monitor performance in production | AI & Machine LearningCybersecurity | Portfolio page | ||
| Dental Intelligence provides a dental practice performance platform with various features such as analytics, patient communication, and insurance verification. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| ELMO Software provides HR, payroll, and workforce management products for Australian mid-market companies. | Human ResourcesEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| Portfolio page | ||||
| Emporia provides a platform for respondent sourcing and data collection for market research | Healthcare & BiotechFintech | Portfolio page | ||
| FMG Suite provides marketing and website services for financial advisors | FintechMedia & Entertainment | Portfolio page | ||
| Irwin provides investor relations software and services to help companies manage their investor relations programs | FintechEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| GoCanvas turns the way teams already work into a standardized process, connected to the systems the business runs on. | Enterprise SoftwareIndustrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| Granicus provides technology solutions to help governments engage with their constituents and deliver services | EducationHealthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Gravyty provides AI-powered engagement and fundraising solutions for higher education institutions and nonprofits | EducationFintech | Portfolio page |
About this data
site last read 7 Nov 2026- Site
- k1.com
- Last read
- 7 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 7 Nov 2026
- Rounds since
- 11 Mar 2026
- Companies checked
- 53
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