# Sid Krommenhoek

> Sid Krommenhoek is a seed investor at Album VC (Provo) backing Software and SaaS. See 48 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Album VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/album)
- Location: Provo, United States
- Total investments: 48
- Last investment: Dec 2025
- Lead investor: 35%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sidkrommenhoek
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/krommenhoek
- Website: https://www.album.vc/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/krommenhoek

Sid Krommenhoek is a seed investor at Album VC in Provo focused on Software and SaaS. Sid is a Founder and General Partner of Album VC. He is an Investor, Board member, and Observer of multiple companies. In 2006, he co-founded Zinch.com, a venture-backed online portal connecting students globally with opportunities in higher education. Later led Zinch’s growth in China, launching Zinch.cn, one of the first foreign online brands toreach scale in China. Zinch was acquired by Chegg Inc in 2011.Sid graduated from Brigham Young University and the University of Utah.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 11 | 23% |
| SaaS | 5 | 10% |
| Mobile | 5 | 10% |
| Internet | 5 | 10% |
| Information Technology | 4 | 8% |

56 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 10 | 21% |
| Series A | 10 | 21% |
| Series B | 2 | 4% |
| Series D | 2 | 4% |
| Funding Round | 2 | 4% |

9 stages tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Double | Keeper makes software to help bookkeepers manage their clients' back-office. | $6.5M | Series A | Dec 11, 2025 |  |
| Podium Education | Podium Education provides a digital skill program offering learning experiences focusing on tech skills development and intercultural competency.Podium partners with colleges and universities to deliver online programs that provide soft-skilled students with the in-demand hard skills that lead to great employment outcomes. The company was foundedin 2019 and is based in Austin, Texas. | $20M | Series B | Aug 30, 2022 |  |
| Whistic | Whistic's AI-powered platform gives information security and compliance teams the power to run world-class third-party risk management and customer trust programs with a unified, intuitive experience that streamlines both sides of the vendor risk assessment process.Enable a Custom TPRM Program: Easily manage all aspects of a third-party riskprogram and significantly reduce the potential for a costly data breach. Meet regulatory compliance and audit requirements in a simple, automated process.Manage and Share a Trust Center: Substantially reduce inbound questionnaire response requests and manage all security and compliance information from one platform for a fast and easy solution to search, publish, share, and confidently meet a customer’s assessment requirements.One-of-a-Kind Network: Whistic’s Trust Catalog offers the industry’s most robust network where vendors and their customers can connect and seamlessly exchange on-demand security and compliance information, eliminating the need for a manual assessment. | $35M | Series B | Jun 06, 2022 |  |
| Learn In | Learn In provides a comprehensive upskilling-as-a-service platform, which enables companies to offer employees sabbaticals, during which time they can acquire the new skills that are essential within an evolving workplace. It delivers companies and their employees online, low-cost training programs, as well as traditional degree optionsparticularly focused on digital skills and hard-to-fill roles such as data science and software engineering. | $10M | Series A | Mar 22, 2022 |  |
| Podium | Podium is a computer software company that offers a customer communication platform for businesses that interact with customers on a local level. It features an interaction management platform that utilizes messaging features designed for businesses to interact with their leads, customers, and teams.The company was founded in 2014 andheadquartered in Utah, United States. | $201M | Series D | Nov 15, 2021 |  |
| Degreed | Degreed provides companies with a platform that enables employees to develop their skills and create skill profiles. Using that data, the platform can promote career mobility by connecting users to project, gigs, and job opportunities. It integrates and curates all the resources people use to learn including learning management systems and millionsof courses, videos, articles, books, and podcasts.The company was launched in 2012 and is headquartered in Pleasanton, California. | $153M | Series D | Apr 13, 2021 |  |
| Degreed | Degreed provides companies with a platform that enables employees to develop their skills and create skill profiles. Using that data, the platform can promote career mobility by connecting users to project, gigs, and job opportunities. It integrates and curates all the resources people use to learn including learning management systems and millionsof courses, videos, articles, books, and podcasts.The company was launched in 2012 and is headquartered in Pleasanton, California. | $153M | Series D | Apr 13, 2021 |  |
| Podium Education | Podium Education provides a digital skill program offering learning experiences focusing on tech skills development and intercultural competency.Podium partners with colleges and universities to deliver online programs that provide soft-skilled students with the in-demand hard skills that lead to great employment outcomes. The company was foundedin 2019 and is based in Austin, Texas. | $12M | Series A | Oct 15, 2020 |  |
| Podium Education | Podium Education provides a digital skill program offering learning experiences focusing on tech skills development and intercultural competency.Podium partners with colleges and universities to deliver online programs that provide soft-skilled students with the in-demand hard skills that lead to great employment outcomes. The company was foundedin 2019 and is based in Austin, Texas. | $12M | Series A | Oct 14, 2020 |  |
| Podium Education | Podium Education provides a digital skill program offering learning experiences focusing on tech skills development and intercultural competency.Podium partners with colleges and universities to deliver online programs that provide soft-skilled students with the in-demand hard skills that lead to great employment outcomes. The company was foundedin 2019 and is based in Austin, Texas. | $12M | Series A | Oct 14, 2020 |  |

10 of 48 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Album VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/peak-ventures) — VC Fund, 34 deals together
- [Album VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/album) — VC Fund, 13 deals together
- [IVP](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/institutional-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 12 deals together
- [GSV Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gsv-acceleration) — VC Fund, 8 deals together
- [Firework Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/firework-ventures) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Kickstart](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kickstart-seed-fund) — VC Fund, 5 deals together

## About Album VC

VC Fund · Lehi, United States

Album VC is a US-based venture capital firm that invests in early-stage technology ventures, shaping the future of technology and culture. The company works in its own way, prioritizing people over transactions and creating value over taking it. Album VC is headquartered in Lehi, Utah.

4 contacts available at Album VC.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Diogo Myrrha | Founder & General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/diogo-myrrha-2 |
| John Mayfield | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/john-mayfield |
| Sid Krommenhoek | Founder & General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sid-krommenhoek |
| Wilson Sivertson | Head of Finance | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/wilson-sivertson |

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## FAQ

### What does Sid Krommenhoek invest in?

Sid Krommenhoek invests primarily in Software, SaaS and Mobile startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 48 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Sid Krommenhoek last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Sid Krommenhoek closed in Dec 2025. Shizune tracks 48 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

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