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Floodgate

Apex Member Partner — Menlo Park, California

Apex Business Group Worldwide presents Floodgate — a pioneering seed-stage venture capital firm that helped put micro-VC on the map. Since 2005, Floodgate has backed companies like Lyft, Okta, Twitch, Twitter, and Demandbase. Connecting visionary founders with the global Apex ecosystem across 80+ countries.

What Apex Is

Apex is a living ecosystem — one of its kind. A decentralized, member-owned global business platform across 80+ countries where preferred venture partners such as Floodgate can explore early-stage innovation quietly and selectively, while founders showcase on their MySite and gain clarity on what long-term investors truly seek. No middleman. By members, for members.

Invited Member
Floodgate

Founded in 2005 by Mike Maples Jr. and Ann Miura-Ko, Floodgate is a pioneering seed-stage venture capital firm based in Menlo Park, California. Floodgate helped create the micro-VC category and focuses on backing 'pattern-breaking' startups at their earliest inflection points.

Floodgate invests across enterprise software, consumer technology, AI & machine learning, and frontier tech. Their philosophy is built around 'inflection theory' — identifying non-consensus, inflection-driven businesses that can become what they call 'thunder lizards': startups that reshape entire industries.

With portfolio companies including Lyft, Okta, Twitch, Twitter, Demandbase, and many more, Floodgate has helped define the seed-stage investing landscape. The firm has backed 7 unicorns and achieved 6+ IPOs, with over 82 portfolio exits to date.

Mission: We are your first true believers — backing pattern-breaking founders at the earliest stages.
www.floodgate.com · info@floodgate.com
506 Santa Cruz Ave., Suite 200, Menlo Park, CA 94025
Key Figures
247+
Portfolio Companies
7
Unicorns Created
6+
IPOs
82+
M&A Exits
$500M+
AUM
20+
Years Active
7
Team Members
Invited
Apex Role

"We look for 'thunder lizards' — startups with the power to reshape entire industries. Pattern breakers, not pattern followers."

— Floodgate
Startup Application

Apply to the Apex Startup Discovery Program

Aligned with Floodgate's investment focus. Precondition: You must be an Apex Participant to submit. Registration is complimentary and includes 2 Golden Ads. This project is part of Apex Master Expos.

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Precondition: You must be an Apex Participant to submit this application. Registration at myapex.me is complimentary and includes 2 Golden Ads.
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1. Founder & Company Information
Basic information about you and your startup.
Describe what your company does in one sentence.
"We are your first true believers." — Floodgate
Floodgate values founders who are pattern breakers with non-consensus ideas at key inflection points.
2. Problem & Technology
What are you building and why does it matter?
What is the problem, why is it important, and who suffers from it?
"We look for thunder lizards — pattern-breaking startups that reshape industries." — Floodgate
Floodgate is deeply invested in AI and frontier technology. Describe how technology powers your offering.
3. Market & Traction
How big is the opportunity and what have you achieved so far?
Users, revenue, partnerships, pilots, LOIs, notable milestones.
4. Funding & Investment
Floodgate invests primarily at Pre-Seed and Seed stages.
"At the earliest inflection points, we back pattern-breaking founders who can reshape industries." — Floodgate
What specifically draws you to Floodgate's approach and expertise?
5. Additional Information
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Floodgate may browse submitted applications at their sole discretion. All participation is voluntary and non-binding. Apex does not sell applicant data. This project is part of Apex Master Expos.

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