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Signia Venture Partners
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Signia Venture Partners is an operator-first, early-stage venture fund founded in 2012 and headquartered in Menlo Park, California. The firm's mission is to be the most supportive and value-added investors an entrepreneur could have, backing passionate founders building companies that change 'the way we live, work, play, or learn.' The team is composed of proven entrepreneurs and operators — led by serial founder Rick Thompson — who provide not just capital but hands-on strategic guidance, network introductions, and operational mentorship. Signia invests selectively (6–8 companies per year) at the pre-seed, seed, and early Series A stages, with a core focus on software across gaming, enterprise, consumer, fintech, proptech, edtech, and emerging frontier technologies.
Notable quotes
“"We have invested from this new fund already, but we wanted to announce it with some new updates about our team, our expanded geographic focus, and our six investments."”
“"There are windows of opportunity in new platforms, which is pretty exciting, either as an entrepreneur or as an investor. Picking those platforms is important."”
“"Partner with passionate entrepreneurs building companies that change the way we live, work, play, or learn. We're operator-first investors who provide capital, strategic guidance, and operational mentorship alongside network and investor connections."”
Team
Rick Thompson
Co-Founder, Partner & Managing Director
Ed Cluss
Co-Founder & Managing Director
Linus Liang
Partner
David Bloom
Venture Partner / Associate
Anagha Raje
Chief Financial Officer
Recent investments
| Company | Round | Size | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Onebrief | Series C/D | — | 2025-06-17 |
| Sendoso | Series B | $40m | 2020-02-04 |
| Cruise Automation | Seed | — | — |
| Udemy | Early Stage | — | — |
| Tenor (acquired by Google) | Early Stage | — | — |
| Fortem Technologies | Series B | $18m | 2023-02-21 |
| Boxed | Early Stage | — | — |
| Landis | Series B | $40m | 2022-10-18 |
| Pensa Systems | Seed/Series A | — | — |
| unspun | Series A | $14m | — |
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