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Westbound Equity Partners
Venture capital
Westbound Equity Partners is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests financial and social capital in technology companies. It also runs a talent network and culture coaching for its portfolio companies, and pledges 50% of its carry to the Westbound Community Foundation.
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Or find every investor that fitsWestbound Equity Partners lists 46 checked portfolio companies on its own site and is named in 5 funding rounds, 1 of them as lead. Its most frequent entry is Seed, 80% of the companies with a known first round. Its largest themes are AI & Machine Learning (14%), Healthcare & Biotech (13%) and Education (13%). 86% of its companies are based in United States. It invests most often alongside Next Play Ventures, Open Opportunity Fund and Andreessen Horowitz.
Counts come from funding rounds that name Westbound Equity Partners, 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 Westbound Equity Partners' whole history. Rounds on record name 5 companies; its own site lists 46. 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 | 80% |
| Series A | 0% |
| Series B | 0% |
| Growth | 20% |
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 | 3 | 1 |
| '26 | 2 | 0 |
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 81th | 45 companies |
| Recent activity | 69th | 2 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 83th | 80% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 62th | 4% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 1th | 14% 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| AI & Machine Learning | 14% | 18% |
| Healthcare & Biotech | 13% | 15% |
| Education | 13% | 7% |
| Enterprise Software | 12% | 8% |
| Fintech | 10% | 12% |
| E-commerce & Marketplaces | 6% | 6% |
| Space & Defense | 6% | 3% |
| Real Estate & Construction | 5% | 3% |
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| Next Play Ventures | 7 |
| Open Opportunity Fund | 4 |
| Andreessen Horowitz | 3 |
| Coatue | 3 |
| SV Angel | 3 |
| StartX | 3 |
| Ulu Ventures | 3 |
| 1435 Capital | 2 |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers4598%
- No longer answers00%
- Points to another company12%
- 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 Next Play Ventures
Compare Westbound Equity Partners 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 Westbound Equity Partners| Date | Company | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 30 Jul 2026 | Seed | |
| 13 Jul 2026 | Seed | |
| 12 Sept 2025 | Seed Led | |
| 26 Aug 2025 | Series C+ | |
| 27 Jan 2025 | Seed |
Round details for Westbound Equity Partners
Amounts, full round histories and every co-investor in Westbound Equity Partners' rounds are on Fundup AI. VCinfo covers investors and their portfolios.
Portfolio
46 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adyn provides at-home birth control tests and personalized prescriptions based on genetic background and hormone levels | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Alterion provides a runtime control plane for agents to secure and govern them on every endpoint | CybersecurityAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Bay FC is a women's soccer team in the National Women's Soccer League | Enterprise SoftwareLegal & Compliance | Portfolio page | ||
| Bella provides a suite of AI products for quantitative trading signals, DeFi liquidity provision strategies, and gas-free on-chain gaming experiences. | FintechAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| CareCar works with payers to support members by connecting them with a reliable network of committed caregivers. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Cognify provides concussion care services, connecting patients with board-certified specialists for virtual consultations and treatment plans. | Healthcare & Biotech | Jul 2026Seed | Funding round | |
| EdConnective provides virtual coaching and learning solutions for educators and district leaders to improve classroom practice and student outcomes. | Education | Portfolio page | ||
| Ellis provides an AI-native operations platform for private credit management | FintechAI & Machine Learning | Jul 2026Seed | Funding round | |
| Empat Speech provides speech-language services and support to K-12 school districts. | EducationHealthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Encantos creates stories that help children see the magic in who they are and all they can be. | EducationEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| Esusu provides financial services, including rent reporting, credit building, and identity verification, to help individuals and businesses manage their finances and prevent fraud. | FintechReal Estate & Construction | Portfolio page | ||
| Figma provides a collaborative platform for design, code, and AI-related tasks. | Media & EntertainmentEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| Conduit Tech provides software for HVAC professionals, including LiDAR load calculations and sales tools. | Industrial & ManufacturingReal Estate & Construction | Portfolio page | ||
| SERV provides software for home service businesses to sell their services online and manage their sales and operations | E-commerce & MarketplacesSpace & Defense | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides anonymous coding and technical interview preparation services for software engineers | EducationHuman Resources | Portfolio page | ||
| The company allows users to book sessions with experts in various fields for advice | EducationEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| Intus Care provides technology solutions for PACE programs, including electronic medical records, risk adjustment, and compliance services. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Overtime operates a shop and website related to sports | E-commerce & MarketplacesMedia & Entertainment | Portfolio page | ||
| Paladin provides software for the legal industry to manage pro bono programs | Legal & ComplianceEducation | Portfolio page | ||
| Toucan helps users learn a new language while browsing the web with its free extension. | EducationEducation | Portfolio page |
About this data
site last read 5 Nov 2026- Site
- westboundequity.com
- Last read
- 5 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 5 Nov 2026
- Rounds since
- 27 Jan 2025
- Companies checked
- 46
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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