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August Capital

Venture Capital · Founded 1995 · San Francisco, United States

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August Capital manages over $25 billion in committed capital and has invested in a mix of companies across the IT spectrum

144 portfolio companies Venture Capital · $5.9B invested · 284 investments · Investor rank #495 · Last investment 2/2026
Portfolio companies ↑ 9% 5y
144
Decacorns
1
Thoroughbreds ↑ 8% 5y
14
Exits

August Capital’s biggest exits.

Portfolio companies that IPO’d or were acquired at $1B+, with the valuation recorded at exit and — for those still public — their value today. Exit events come from each company’s funding-round history; entry stage from August Capital’s transaction record.

Splunk
$1.6B IPO · 2012
Entered Series ANow $25BSecurity
GitLab
$11B IPO · 2021
Entered Series B+Now $4.3BSecurity
BILL
$1.6B IPO · 2019
Entered Series B+Now $4.2BFintech
MaintainX
$3.6B acquisition · 2026
Entered SeedEnterprise Software
Fastly
$1.5B IPO · 2019
Entered Series B+Now $3.3BTelecom
Zulily
$2.7B IPO · 2013
Entered Series B+Now $2.4BFashion
Integral Ad Science
$850M acquisition · 2018
Entered Series B+Now $1.6BMedia
Innovium
$1.1B acquisition · 2021
Entered Series ASemiconductors
Turo
IPO · 2022
Entered Series ANow $1.0BTravel
Portfolio analysis

Where August Capital's portfolio is concentrated.

Distribution of portfolio companies by headquarters country, sector, entry stage and current growth stage. Across all 144 portfolio companies. "Stage entered" is the first priced round the investor joined, derived from the investor’s transaction history.

By countryCount
  1. USA134
  2. Japan3
  3. Cuba2
  4. Canada1
  5. Chile1
  6. Ireland1
  7. Singapore1
By sectorCount
  1. Enterprise Software39
  2. Fintech19
  3. Media19
  4. Telecom17
  5. Marketing12
  6. Security11
  7. Semiconductors8
  8. Transportation8
  9. Fashion7
  10. Food5
  11. Health5
  12. Travel5
By stage enteredCount
  1. Series B+66
  2. Series A64
  3. Seed13
By growth stageCount
  1. Breakout Stage67
  2. Late Growth45
  3. Early Growth31
  4. Mature1
Portfolio market map

Inside August Capital's portfolio.

The 60 highest-funded portfolio companies, of 144 tracked.

Mavenir Systems
Telecom
$231M
Avant
Fintech · Unicorn
$2.0B
Turo
Travel · Unicorn
$1.0B
GitLab
Security · Unicorn
$4.3B
Kin Insurance
Fintech · Unicorn
$2.0B
BILL
Fintech · Unicorn
$4.2B
Innovium
Semiconductors · Unicorn
$1.1B
Amount
Fintech · Unicorn
$1.1B
Tintri Inc
Enterprise Software
$60M
Rocket Lawyer
Legal
$60M
SendBird
Marketing · Unicorn
$1.1B
Reputation.com
Media
$330M
Fastly
Telecom · Unicorn
$3.3B
MaintainX
Enterprise Software · Unicorn
$3.6B
RetailNext
Enterprise Software
$625M
Mirantis
Enterprise Software
$625M
FourKites
Transportation · Unicorn
$1.0B
PayNearMe
Fintech
$200M
INRIX
Transportation
$700M
Tegile Systems
Enterprise Software
$132M
Luxtera
Semiconductors
$150M
Snagajob
Jobs Recruitment
$32M
Barkbox
Food
$100M
Zulily
Fashion · Unicorn
$2.4B
CommonBond
Fintech
$200M
TurboLinux
Enterprise Software
$120M
Sun Basket
Food
$120M
UpGuard
Security
$300M
Xirrus
Telecom
$30M
Adchemy
Marketing
$244M
Stance
Fashion
$250M
Housecall Pro
Enterprise Software
$260M
ShopRunner
Fashion
$160M
Handle Financial
Fintech
$59M
Magnum Semiconductor
Media
$55M
Kentik
Security
$160M
Airship
Marketing
$100M
Ubicom
Media
$28M
Yumi
Food
$268M
hipcamp
Travel
$300M
SuVolta
Semiconductors
$42M
Drop
Consumer Electronics
$160M
WePay
Fintech
$350M
Spring Labs
Fintech
$150M
Alta Devices
Energy
$504M
Brilliant
Home Living
$200M
Adara Media
Travel
$16M
SkyPilot Networks
Media
$14M
PubMatic
Telecom
$489M
ThreatMetrix
Security
$817M
BroadLogic Network Technologies
Semiconductors
$18M
Mimosa Systems
Media
$7.2M
Rockets of Awesome
Fashion
$98M
Netpulse
Health
$52M
Integral Ad Science
Media · Unicorn
$1.6B
ReputationDefender
Media
Kin
USA
EAT Club
Food
$120M
Paperless Post
Event Tech
Samba TV
Media
$30M
Portfolio founders

Where August Capital's portfolio founders come from.

106 founders across the 100 highest-funded portfolio companies — by current location, university attended, and the companies they worked at before founding. Sourced from the founder records the API links to each portfolio company.

LocationCount
  1. United States84
  2. United Kingdom4
  3. Japan2
  4. Canada1
  5. Chile1
  6. India1
  7. Mexico1
  8. Switzerland1
  9. Türkiye1
UniversityCount
  1. Stanford University6
  2. Harvard University5
  3. Stanford University Graduate School of Business4
  4. Claremont McKenna College3
  5. Harvard Business School3
  6. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay3
  7. San Diego State University3
  8. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Gies College of Business3
  9. Princeton University2
  10. The University of Chicago2
Previous companyCount
  1. BitTorrent3
  2. Digital Fountain3
  3. Microsoft3
  4. Qualcomm3
  5. Townsquared3
  6. 500 Global2
  7. Accenture2
  8. Alphabet | Google2
  9. Amazon2
  10. Aon2
How August Capital stacks up

Similar investors.

Peers the API surfaces as most similar by portfolio shape, with Dealroom investor rank and portfolio scale.

500 Global
Venture Capital · Palo Alto
#427 rank 2,321 companies $292B portfolio
Index Ventures
Venture Capital · London
#56 rank 675 companies $1.2T portfolio
Andreessen Horowitz
Venture Capital · Menlo Park
#2 rank 1,187 companies $4.7T portfolio
SV Angel
Venture Capital · San Francisco
#120 rank 984 companies $3.9T portfolio
Techstars
Accelerator · New York City
#837 rank 2,278 companies $254B portfolio
Accel
Venture Capital · Palo Alto
#32 rank 1,155 companies $3.1T portfolio
Sequoia
Venture Capital · Menlo Park
#3 rank 1,919 companies $23T portfolio
Tiger Global
Venture Capital · New York City
#18 rank 811 companies $3.9T portfolio
Key people

Key people at August Capital.

John Johnston
John Johnston
Founder
 David Hornik
David Hornik
General Partner
 Howard Hartenbaum
Howard Hartenbaum
General Partner
 Eric Carlborg
Eric Carlborg
General Partner
 Villi Iltchev
Villi Iltchev
Partner
 Vivek Mehra
Vivek Mehra
Partner
Source: Dealroom next-gen API — investor team endpoint.
Every figure on this page is sourced live from the Dealroom next-gen API. Sections v1 shows that the API does not yet expose — shareholding-based holdings, Power-Law rankings & vintage time-series, entity-filtered news, and market sentiment — are omitted here rather than sourced elsewhere.