# IVP

> IVP is a Silicon Valley venture-capital firm built for the awkward middle between proven demand and durable scale. Founded in 1980, it generally begins investing around Series B, writes initial checks of roughly $15 million to $75 million and backs about a dozen companies a year. Its pitch is concentrated capital plus practical help across finance, talent, go-to-market, board work, fundraising and communications. The firm says it has partnered with 400 companies and seen more than 135 reach an IPO, with a portfolio spanning Slack, Coinbase, CrowdStrike, Datadog, Discord, Klarna, Perplexity and Glean.

- **Founded:** 1980
- **Headquarters:** Menlo Park, United States
- **Founders:** Reid W. Dennis (Founder)
- **Team size:** LinkedIn lists 51-200 employees and displayed 127 employee profiles in August 2026.
- **Products:** Growth-stage venture capital, Strategic finance and fundraising support, Talent and organizational support, Go-to-market and communications support, Portfolio community and jobs network
- **Notable:** Founded in 1980 as one of the early venture firms on Sand Hill Road., Partnered with 400 companies across five decades, according to IVP., Recorded more than 135 portfolio-company IPOs, according to the firm's current website.

## Products & services

- **Growth-stage venture capital** — Primary and follow-on investments, usually beginning once a company demonstrates product-market fit, organic growth and customer love; initial checks generally range from $15 million to $75 million.
- **Strategic finance and fundraising support** — Help with financial planning, fundraising preparation, board management and the systems required to move from millions toward hundreds of millions in revenue.
- **Talent and organizational support** — Recruiting, hiring, leadership development and HR support for companies whose headcount and management needs are expanding quickly.
- **Go-to-market and communications support** — Operating advice on sales, marketing, product positioning, public relations and pre-IPO communications, supported by in-house operators and an external network.
- **Portfolio community and jobs network** — Connections among portfolio leaders plus a public job board for roles across IVP-backed companies.

## Achievements

- Founded in 1980 as one of the early venture firms on Sand Hill Road.
- Partnered with 400 companies across five decades, according to IVP.
- Recorded more than 135 portfolio-company IPOs, according to the firm's current website.
- Backed companies including Amplitude, Coinbase, CrowdStrike, Datadog, Discord, Figma, GitHub, Klarna, Slack, Snap, Twitter, UiPath and Wise.
- Raised $1.6 billion for IVP XVIII in March 2024.
- Opened its first office outside Silicon Valley in London in 2023 after investing in Europe since 2005.

## Latest updates

- **2026-06** — IVP announced a new investment partnership with AI music platform Suno alongside its $400 million-plus Series D.
- **2026-03** — IVP said it was co-leading Cape's $100 million Series C to build a privacy-first mobile network core.
- **2026-02** — IVP announced its partnership with AI presentation platform Gamma.
- **2025-12** — IVP announced an investment in regulated prediction market Kalshi.
- **2025-10** — IVP led LangChain's $125 million Series B for its enterprise agent-engineering platform.
- **2024-03** — IVP closed its eighteenth fund at $1.6 billion.

## Links

- Website: https://www.ivp.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ivpvc
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/IVP
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/institutionalventurepartners

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Last updated: 2026-08-15