Founded in 1980, IVP (Institutional Venture Partners) is a premier later-stage venture capital firm headquartered in Menlo Park, California, with an office in London. IVP focuses on growth-stage investments in high-potential technology companies.
IVP invests across enterprise software, consumer internet, infrastructure, fintech, and AI & machine learning. Their philosophy: partner with exceptional entrepreneurs at the growth stage, providing strategic counsel, operational support, and deep sector expertise to help companies scale from growth to IPO.
With portfolio companies including Slack, Figma, Klarna, Twitter, Snap, Dropbox, Netflix, Coinbase, and many more, IVP has generated more than $40 billion in market value from its exits. The firm has backed 41 unicorns and achieved 33+ IPOs over its 45+ year history.
"We focus on growth-stage companies with the potential to become category-defining leaders. Our job is to help them get there faster."
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Aligned with IVP'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.
Apex Ecosystem with Golden Ads
"Who I Am · What I Want"
Complimentary for Apex Participants. Become an Apex Participant at myapex.me — registration is complimentary and includes 2 Golden Ads. Part of Apex Master Expos.
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 IVP 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.