Derive Ventures
VC Fund
San Francisco, United States
Derive Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm. The company makes investments in several industries to develop the tourism sector. Derive Ventures makes investments in a variety of technologies and concepts to enable improved connections and experiences that advance the tourism business.
- Total investments:
- 34
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 0%
- Fund size:
- $21M
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries Derive Ventures invests in
Stages Derive Ventures invests in
Countries Derive Ventures invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Series A
- $9M–$25M
- Series C
- $30M–$185M
- Venture - Series Unknown
- $55M–$200M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 15 (44%)
- Hospitality 8 (24%)
- Hotel 6 (18%)
- FinTech 6 (18%)
- Real Estate 5 (15%)
Stage
- Series A 11 (32%)
- Series C 5 (15%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 4 (12%)
- Seed 3 (9%)
- Series B 3 (9%)
Country
- United States 25 (74%)
- Mexico 2 (6%)
- Canada 1 (3%)
- Ireland 1 (3%)
- United Kingdom 1 (3%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Tyler Carrico
Managing Partner
|
Managing Partner | Total investments: 4 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
MarginEdge
|
MarginEdge develops food and beverage tracking and analytics. | $80M / Series D / Aug 06, 2026 | |
Vend Park
|
Vend is focused on unifying access to parking facilities through technology. | $17.5M / Series A / Oct 03, 2025 | |
Tixr
|
More than ticketing. An experiential commerce partner leveraging unique technology to redefine the fan experience and evolve the way large-scale event creators do business. | Convertible Note / Aug 08, 2025 | |
Ballers
|
Ballers is a wellness and fitness company. | $20M / Series A / Jun 09, 2025 | |
Think Food Group
|
ThinkFoodGroup is committed to fostering future generations of innovators and activists changing the world through the power of food. Their restaurants serve the few in the developed world that have access to such luxuries, but they are always looking towards how to contribute to feeding the many via innovation and education. | Secondary Market / May 19, 2025 | |
Rain
|
Rain provides infrastructure for stablecoin-powered payments and financial products for businesses. The company builds APIs and tools that let partners create and manage digital wallets, embed stablecoin accounts, and issue payment cards that connect blockchain settlement with traditional payment networks like Visa. Its platform supports money-inand money-out flows, fiat-to-stablecoin conversion, and compliance features so enterprises and financial platforms can integrate digital money use cases directly into their products. Rain’s technology is modular, enabling firms to pick components such as card issuance, wallet services, and cross-border payouts based on their needs. | $24.5M / Mar 24, 2025 | |
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Rain
|
Rain provides infrastructure for stablecoin-powered payments and financial products for businesses. The company builds APIs and tools that let partners create and manage digital wallets, embed stablecoin accounts, and issue payment cards that connect blockchain settlement with traditional payment networks like Visa. Its platform supports money-inand money-out flows, fiat-to-stablecoin conversion, and compliance features so enterprises and financial platforms can integrate digital money use cases directly into their products. Rain’s technology is modular, enabling firms to pick components such as card issuance, wallet services, and cross-border payouts based on their needs. | $24.5M / Series A / Mar 24, 2025 | |
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Ballers
|
Ballers is a wellness and fitness company. | Mar 21, 2025 | |
Guidesly
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Guidesly is building a new platform for outdoor enthusiasts! The first app-based marketplace connecting anglers with trusted guides. Making the searching and booking process easy for anglers and offering guides an app to manage their business. Trusted, certified and instantaneous, Guidelsy is building the next generation of enthusiast tools. | $9.5M / Series A / Jan 16, 2025 | |
Nuitée
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Nuitée provides infrastructure APIs tailored for the travel sector, offering a user-friendly solution to transform hotel connectivity and distribution. Its technology platform serves as a vital link between accommodation providers and demand partners. The business started with a simple API and white-label solution that enables businesses and brandsto offer a comprehensive hotel booking system. Today Nuitée is a multi-product ecosystem that allows businesses to create their own booking apps, monetize their audience, and establish ongoing revenue streams while retaining full control over their brand and pricing. Founded in 2017, Nuitée is headquartered in Ireland. | $48M / Series A / Dec 18, 2024 | |
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FAQ
What does Derive Ventures invest in?
Derive Ventures invests primarily in Software, Hospitality and Hotel startups, most often at Series A and Series C stage. Most of the 34 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is Derive Ventures's check size?
Derive Ventures typically joins rounds of $9M–$25M at Series A, $30M–$185M at Series C and $55M–$200M at Venture - Series Unknown. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Derive Ventures participates in.
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Who are the partners at Derive Ventures?
The team at Derive Ventures includes Tyler Carrico (Managing Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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