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Floodgate

Venture Capital

Seed capital for thunder lizards — startups with genuine technical breakthroughs that redefine markets

Menlo Park, CA Founded 2006 10 people

About

Floodgate is a seed-stage VC that coined the term thunder lizards for startups with potential to grow into market-defining companies.

Fund Size / AUM

$500M+

Check Size

$250K - $3M

Portfolio

6+ companies

Investment Focus

Stages

Pre-SeedSeed

Sectors

SaaSConsumerAI/MLFintechDev Tools

Notable Portfolio Companies

TTwitter
LLyft
TTwitch
OOkta
DDemandbase
AApplied Intuition

Key Partners

MMMike Maples Jr.
AMAnn Miura-Ko

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At a Glance

TypeVenture Capital
Founded2006
HeadquartersMenlo Park, CA
Team Size10
Fund Size$500M+
Check Size$250K - $3M