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Karlin Ventures

Karlin Ventures

Los Angeles, Californiakarlinvc.com

Overview

Karlin Ventures is an early-stage venture capital fund based in Los Angeles. They are value-add partners helping entrepreneurs who take contrarian approaches to create impactful solutions to big, interesting problems. Karlin Ventures is an affiliate of Karlin Asset Management, a private investment firm managing over $1.4 billion of unleveraged equity capital. Focus on enterprise software, eCommerce, marketplaces, advertising technology, and education technology but are open to exciting ideas in other verticals .

Year Founded

2012

Portfolio Companies

14

Investments

Karlin Ventures investments
CompanyDateStageLead
ShipHawkFeb 2020VC RoundCo-investor
PolicygeniusMay 2017Series CCo-investor
CrexiFeb 2016SeedCo-investor
HopSkipDriveJan 2016Series A-
PolicygeniusJan 2016Series BCo-investor

Key People

TX Zhuo

General Partner

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SeedSeries ASeries BGrowth

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Firmographic Details

HeadquartersLos Angeles, California
Year Founded2012

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