About Acequia Capital
Acequia Capital is a venture capital firm founded in 2010. It is primarily based out of Seattle, United States. As of May 2025, Acequia Capital is an active investor, having invested in 171 companies, with 5 new investments in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Seed round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to High Tech and Consumer. Most recently it led the $3.26M Seed round of Sloyd along with a16z. This round also saw participation from Autodesk and other investors.
Overall, Acequia Capital portfolio has seen 6 unicorns, 6 IPOs and 21 acquisitions including key companies like ClassPass, Pinterest and Square. A lot of funds co-invest with Acequia Capital, with names like SV Angel sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio.
Acequia Capital has team of 18 people including 8 partners.
Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed, Series A & 4 more
Portfolio IPOs
Portfolio Acquisitions
Portfolio Soonicorns
Deals in last 12 months
Acequia Capital's List of Top Investments
Acequia Capital has a portfolio of 171 companies, including 6 unicorns. Their most notable investments are in SFA Therapeutics and Getaround.Their portfolio spans across United States, United Kingdom, France and 20 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Consumer and 31 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 4 more. Here is the list of top investments by Acequia Capital:1. ClassPass
ClassPass is a membership program for fitness classes across multiple gyms and studios. Members can access multiple varieties of classes and engagement in their fitness regime, all at a fixed price. Participating studios benefit by attracting new students and profitably filling excess capacity in classes. ClassPass has also started corporate membership programs.
Key facts about ClassPass
- Founded Year: 2013
- Location: New York City (United States)
- Last Known Valuation: $1B as on Jan 08, 2020
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $550M
- Employee Count: 1,046 as on Dec 31, 2023
- Investors: Apax, Temasek and 62 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series E, Jan 08, 2020, $285M
- Highlight: Acquired
2. Pinterest
Social image bookmarking platform. Users can save, organize, and share ideas through images and videos called Pin. It features include collaborative boards, daily discovery feeds, and, follow creators. Users can explore different categories like DIY projects, interior design trends, tattoo inspiration, and more. It also allows users to buy the products tagged in the Pins. The app is available for both iOS and Android users. It monetizes through in-app ads.
Key facts about Pinterest
- Founded Year: 2010
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $3.06B as on Dec 31, 2023
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $1.47B
- Employee Count: 4,014 as on Dec 31, 2023
- Investors: Stockwell Capital, Elliott Management and 83 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Jul 14, 2022
- Highlight: Public
3. Square
Provider of POS solutions for retail businesses. Its features includes live chat, online ordering, payments, delivery management, shipment, and more. It offers solutions for grocery stores, restaurants, cafes, and more.
Key facts about Square
- Founded Year: 2009
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Annual Revenue: €78.4K as on Dec 31, 2022
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $520M
- Employee Count: 11,372 as on Dec 31, 2024
- Investors: RBC Capital Markets, Sunrise Ventures and 59 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Mar 03, 2020, $1B
- Highlight: Public
4. Getaround
App-based peer-to-peer carsharing platform. The platform enables car owners to rent their cars to a community of drivers using their smartphones. Drivers can find the car using an app and reserve it through the app for using the car. Their app is available for iOS and Android devices.
Key facts about Getaround
- Founded Year: 2011
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Last Known Valuation: $1.7B as on Sep 06, 2019
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $736M
- Employee Count: 128 as on Dec 31, 2022
- Investors: Triangle Peak Partners, K2 Global and 71 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Conventional Debt, Jan 24, 2024
- Highlight: Acquired
Developer of an AI-powered full-stack quantum computing solution based on superconducting qubits. It designs and fabricates quantum chips, integrate them with a controlling architecture, and develops software for programmers to use to build algorithms for the chips. Its product portfolio includes a cloud-computing platform and a fabrication lab to create 3D-integrated quantum circuits.
Key facts about Rigetti Computing
- Founded Year: 2013
- Location: Berkeley (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $13.1M as on Dec 31, 2022
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $198M
- Employee Count: 145 as on Dec 31, 2022
- Investors: Open X Innovations, Sutter Hill Ventures and 48 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Apr 30, 2025, $35M
- Highlight: Public
Acequia Capital's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Acequia Capital has invested in 171 companies over the last 14 years, with an average of 10 new investments annually in the last 10 years. In 2024, it made 4 investments, while as of May 2025, it has made 5 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Loki Robotics and most recent follow-on round was in Insempra.
Year | No. of Investments | ||
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1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2025 (YTD) | 5 | 0 | 5 |
2024 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
2023 | 15 | 2 | 17 |
2022 | 28 | 3 | 31 |
2021 | 21 | 1 | 22 |
2020 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
2019 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
2018 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
2017 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
2016 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
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Acequia Capital's Investments by Stage
Acequia Capital has made 83 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $3.79M, 17 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $16.8M and 4 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $19.7M.Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
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Seed | 83 |
Series A | 17 |
Series B | 4 |
Angel | 1 |
Grant (prize money) | 1 |
Others | 1 |
Acequia Capital's Investments by Sector
Acequia Capital has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Consumer, Enterprise Infrastructure and Life Sciences. Notably, it has invested in 156 Tech companies, 112 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 91 Software companies and at least 55 companies focusing on Saas.
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Sector | No. of Investments |
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Enterprise Applications | 52 |
High Tech | 35 |
Consumer | 27 |
Enterprise Infrastructure | 17 |
Life Sciences | 11 |
Others | 142 |
Acequia Capital's Investments by Geography
Acequia Capital has made most investments in United States (46), followed by United Kingdom where it has made 17 investments.
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Country | No. of Investments |
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United States | 46 |
United Kingdom | 17 |
France | 7 |
Germany | 6 |
Canada | 4 |
Others | 26 |
Acequia Capital's recent investments
Here are the most recent investments by Acequia Capital:
Date | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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May 23, 2025 | United States | Seed | $1.6M | Byfounders [+4] | |
May 20, 2025 | Germany | Series A | $7.3M | Point Nine [+13] | |
Mar 10, 2025 | United States | Series A | $4.3M | IA Ventures [+5] | |
Feb 25, 2025 | Italy | Seed | $9.96M | Planet A [+4] | |
Feb 11, 2025 | - | Seed | $4.13M | Behold Ventures [+7] |
Unicorns in Acequia Capital's Portfolio
Here is a list of unicorns in Acequia Capital's portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
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65 | E-commerce delivery management platform for businesses | 2013 | Seattle | Series D | an{edap | ||
70 | Cloud-based product search solution for e-commerce retailers | 2012 | San Francisco | Series D | {qrvtrz | ||
56 | AI-based vehicle inspection solutions for insurers and the automotive industry | 2014 | London | Series E | mnqdmyz | ||
69 | Provider of tools to create & play games | 2016 | Seattle | Series F | lqkf{ox | ||
71 | Provider of end-to-end supply chain logistics platform | 2013 | San Francisco | Series E | lvfudbk |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Acequia Capital's Portfolio
Here are Acequia Capital's portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
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Mar 02, 2022 | - | - | - | |
Apr 24, 2020 | - | - | - | |
Apr 18, 2019 | - | - | - | |
May 22, 2018 | - | - | - | |
Nov 19, 2015 | - | - | - |
Acquired companies in Acequia Capital's Portfolio
Here are Acequia Capital's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
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Oct 22, 2024 | - | - | - | |
Feb 10, 2024 | - | - | - | |
Feb 06, 2024 | Apr 14, 2016 | Series B | $25M | |
Sep 06, 2023 | Mar 25, 2022 | Seed | Undisclosed | |
Jul 01, 2022 | Jun 01, 2011 | Series A | Undisclosed |
Team profile of Acequia Capital
Acequia Capital has a team of 18 members including 8 Partners and 6 Venture Partners located in United States, Canada and 2 more locations. Acequia Capital's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of top team members in Acequia Capital:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact details |
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Partner | New York City | - | ||
Partner | Kirkland | - | - | |
Partner | - | - | ||
Partner | Seattle | - | ||
Partner | New York City | - | ||
Partner | - | - | ||
Partner | Cape Town | - | ||
Partner | Seattle | - | - | |
Venture Partner | Austin | - | - | |
Venture Partner | Denver | - | ||
Venture Partner | Geneva | - |
Co-investors of Acequia Capital
Over the past 14 years, 917 investors have co-invested in Acequia Capital's portfolio companies.
- Invested before Acequia Capital: Y Combinator, European Union and 127 others have invested in rounds before Acequia Capital. There are 12 companies where Y Combinator has invested before Acequia Capital and 5 companies where European Union has invested before Acequia Capital.
- Top Co-investors of Acequia Capital: 459 investors entered a company along with Acequia Capital. These include investors like SV Angel (8 companies).
- Invested after Acequia Capital: A total of 329 investors have invested in Acequia Capital's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Tiger Global Management (3 companies), Charlie Songhurst (3 companies) and General Catalyst (2 companies).
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