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Illuminate Ventures

Illuminate Ventures, based in Oakland, California, is a venture fund established in 2010 by Cindy Padnos. Specializing in Pre-Seed, Seed, and Series A funding stages, Illuminate Ventures focuses on B2B/enterprise cloud and mobile solutions. With a portfolio including companies like Contentstack and BrightEdge, the fund has made 56 investments and witnessed 10 exits. Illuminate Ventures targets industries such as CMS, Entertainment & Media, Creator Economy, MarTech, IT, SaaS, Software, Big Data & Analytics, and Enterprise technologies. For more information, visit their website at www.illuminate.com.

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About

About

Bio

Illuminate Ventures invests in early-stage high-tech companies delivering B2B/enterprise cloud and mobile solutions

Location

Oakland, California

Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A

Partner name

Cindy Padnos

Bio

Illuminate Ventures invests in early-stage high-tech companies delivering B2B/enterprise cloud and mobile solutions

Location

Oakland, California

Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A

Partner name

Cindy Padnos

Fund

Fund

Fund

Fund Focus

CMS, Entertainment & Media, Creator Economy, Marketing (MarTech), Information Technology, SaaS, Software, Big Data & Analytics, Enterprise

Number of investments

56

Number of exits

10

Fund Type

Venture Fund

Portfolio Companies

Contentstack, BrightEdge

Illuminate Ventures

Illuminate Ventures, based in Oakland, California, is a venture fund established in 2010 by Cindy Padnos. Specializing in Pre-Seed, Seed, and Series A funding stages, Illuminate Ventures focuses on B2B/enterprise cloud and mobile solutions. With a portfolio including companies like Contentstack and BrightEdge, the fund has made 56 investments and witnessed 10 exits. Illuminate Ventures targets industries such as CMS, Entertainment & Media, Creator Economy, MarTech, IT, SaaS, Software, Big Data & Analytics, and Enterprise technologies. For more information, visit their website at www.illuminate.com.

About

Bio

Illuminate Ventures invests in early-stage high-tech companies delivering B2B/enterprise cloud and mobile solutions

Location

Oakland, California

Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A

Partner name

Cindy Padnos

Fund

Fund Focus

CMS, Entertainment & Media, Creator Economy, Marketing (MarTech), Information Technology, SaaS, Software, Big Data & Analytics, Enterprise

Number of investments

56

Number of exits

10

Fund Type

Venture Fund

Portfolio Companies

Contentstack, BrightEdge