True Ventures

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Investor type

VC

Founded

2005

AUM

$2 000 M

Location

Palo Alto, California, United States

Investment Ticket

$10-50 m

Investment Stage

Seed Pre-seed Series A Series B

Region of investment

North America Europe Africa Asia

ESG Focus

Impact investor
Investor profile last updated: 18 August, 2026

Profile

Founded in 2005, True Ventures is a Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm that invests in early stage technology startups. With more than $2 billion under management, True provides seed and Series A financing to entrepreneurs in today’s fastest growing markets. The True team believes creativity flourishes when founders are supported fully and empowered to pursue brave ideas. To that end, the firm offers programs that inspire both professional and personal growth. To date, True has helped more than 250 companies launch and scale their businesses, creating over 10,000 jobs worldwide.



True is led by partners Jon Callaghan, Phil Black, Puneet Agarwal, Tony Conrad, Toni Schneider, Om Malik, Adam D'Augelli, Rohit Sharma, Amy Errett, Ann Crady Weiss, Kevin Rose, and Design Partner Jeff Veen. Across the team, True partners have founded more than 25 companies.



The firm’s notable realizations include: Fitbit, IPO (NYSE:FIT); Duo Security, acquired by Cisco; Ring, acquired by Amazon; Blue Bottle Coffee, acquired by Nestlé; BrightRoll, acquired by Yahoo; Connectifier, acquired by LinkedIn/Microsoft; Evident.io, acquired by Palo Alto Networks; ScreenHero, acquired by Slack; and Caspida, acquired by Splunk.

Industry

TravelTech AdTech HealthTech LegalTech Energy MedTech Travel Transportation Telecommunications Sports/SportsTech Software Security Robotics Real Estate Media and Entertainment Marketing and Advertising Gaming Foodtech Food and Beverage Financial Services Fashion/Beauty Edtech Education SaaS Other IT Services Internet and Web Services Healthcare Services Fintech Quantum Computing

Contacts

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Jon Callaghan Founder, Managing Partner
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Amy Errett Partner
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FAQs about True Ventures

True Ventures is a venture capital firm. It backs companies at Seed, Pre-seed, Series A and Series B, writing tickets of $10-50 m.
True Ventures is located in Palo Alto, California, United States.
True Ventures was founded in 2005.
True Ventures invests in companies and startups in TravelTech, AdTech, HealthTech, LegalTech, Energy, MedTech, Travel, Transportation, Telecommunications, Sports/SportsTech, Software, Security, Robotics, Real Estate, Media and Entertainment, Marketing and Advertising, Gaming, Foodtech, Food and Beverage, Financial Services, Fashion/Beauty, Edtech, Education, SaaS, Other, IT Services, Internet and Web Services, Healthcare Services, Fintech, Quantum Computing.
True Ventures invests in companies and startups in North America, Europe, Africa, Asia.
True Ventures invests in companies and startups at Seed, Pre-seed, Series A, Series B.
True Ventures usually invests $10-50 m on average.
True Ventures has around $2 000m assets under management.
Yes, True Ventures is impact investor.
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