# Telos Ventures

> Telos Ventures is a VC fund in Redwood City backing Software and Q&A. See 9 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Redwood City, United States
- Total investments: 9
- Last investment: Jan 2017
- Lead investor: 11%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/telos-ventures
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/telosventures
- Website: http://www.telosvc.com/
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/telosventures

Telos Ventures is an early stage venture capital company. It builds and invests in Gospel-centered, for-profit ventures that have potential for liquidity. The company invests globally and primarily in software-technology enabled solutions in the healthcare, education and general lifestyle sectors. It invests between $50,000 to $250,000 per companyinitially.Telos Ventures was founded by Eric Quan and David Kim in 2013; and is headquartered in Silicon Valley, California.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Telos Ventures. Shizune tracks 2 team members at Telos Ventures. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/telos-ventures?utm_source=investor_profile

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.2M–$3M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 2 | 22% |
| Q&A | 1 | 11% |
| SaaS | 1 | 11% |
| Sales | 1 | 11% |
| Water | 1 | 11% |

26 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 6 | 67% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 11% |
| Series A | 1 | 11% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 5 | 56% |
| Kenya | 1 | 11% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Eric Quan | Managing Director | 8 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eric-quan |
| David Kim | Managing Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-kim-8 |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| VendorHawk | VENDORHAWK INC. develops a cloud-based application that centralizes cost implications and enables users to make smarter decisions about SaaS and software vendors. | $1.2M | Seed | Jan 26, 2017 |  |
| Sokowatch | Sokowatch revolutionizes access to essential goods and services by connecting small shops to the digital economy. Through individual agents equipped with proprietary mobile data-collection tools, Sokowatch increases sales and market coverage for companies in emerging markets.It enables informal retailers to order products at any time via SMS ormobile app, and receive free same-day delivery to their store. This makes it easier for shopkeepers to source goods and helps manufacturers ensure that their products are consistently available to consumers.Sokowatch evaluates retailers to provide them with access to credit and other financial services typically not available to informal businesses.Sokowatch's systems track real-time sales and orders across thousands of stores. Access to market trends and purchasing habits enables manufacturers to tailor their marketing strategies and allows Sokowatch to offer personalized promotions and business insights to individual retailers. |  | Pre-Seed | Aug 01, 2015 |  |
| Branch Technology | Branch Technology is a tech startup engaged in the development of 3D printing and cellular fabrication technologies and products. The company’s proprietary algorithms creates both geometry and robotic motion to construct complex geometries in open space, without the use of support materials or highly-controlled build environments.BranchTechnology was founded by Christopher W. Weller and Platt Boyd in 2014 and is based in Chattanooga, Tennessee. |  | Seed | Aug 01, 2015 |  |
| Wasoko | Wasoko transforms access to essential goods and services by connecting small shops to the digital economy. |  | Seed | Aug 01, 2015 |  |
| AgMonitor | PowWow provides a decision support tool for farms to do more with less. We give them relevant information throughout the season by crunching all the data available using our data-mining platform, and boiling them down to actions that they can take on the field. | $3M | Seed | Jun 15, 2015 |  |
| Wiselike | Wiselike is a knowledge-sharing platform that allows you to create your own professional Q&A page where people can ask you questions.In essence, Wiselike is a website that enables people from all walks of life, to share their knowledge, and become a unique kind of expert by leveraging their personal experiences to advance the learning andknowledge of others. On Wiselike, people can share knowledge with one another, hone their own expertise and expand their understanding by asking and answering questions about various topics. Wiselike enables professionals, experts and individuals seeking to expand their social influence in all areas to develop their presence and social engagement with audiences online in a simple Q&A format. |  | Seed | Mar 16, 2015 |  |
| FaithStreet | FaithStreet is a social network for faith communities to post prayer requests and church programs, offer support, and make online donations. |  | Seed | Mar 04, 2015 |  |
| Gigzolo | Gigzolo is a online booking marketplace that helps consumers find musicians, photographers, and other artists for events and commissioned work. We’re building a global marketplace for creative arts, where anyone has the power to find and hire creative people, anywhere in the world. |  | Seed | Oct 01, 2014 |  |
| Alchemy Semiconductor |  | $15M | Series A | May 01, 2000 |  |

9 of 9 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does Telos Ventures invest in?

Telos Ventures invests primarily in Software, Q&A and SaaS startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 9 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 Telos Ventures's check size?

Telos Ventures typically joins rounds of $1.2M–$3M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Telos Ventures participates in.

### How do I contact Telos Ventures?

Public channels for Telos Ventures include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at Telos Ventures?

The team at Telos Ventures includes Eric Quan (Managing Director) and David Kim (Managing Director). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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