Floodgate
San Francisco, California
Floodgate, formerly Maples Investment, is a venture capital firm specializing in micro-cap investments in start-ups. The firm seeks to invest in technology related sectors, typically injecting between $150,000 and $1 million. Floodgate's specific industries of interest include hardware, software, small business, enterprise, Internet, B2B and consumer markets. The firm prefers to invest in companies located in either the San Francisco Bay Area or in Austin, Texas. It prefers to invest alongside other experienced private investors or top-tier venture firms.
Founded:2006
Firm Location:San Francisco, California • Palo Alto, California
Investor Firms That Co-Invest with Floodgate
NFXGSV AccelerationMucker CapitalSilicon Valley ConnectPivotNorth CapitalSherpalo VenturesWebb Investment NetworkK9 VenturesZeev CapitalShasta VenturesBinary CapitalLightbankAustin VenturesTransmedia CapitalMHS CapitalSocial LeverageRelay VenturesBroadway AngelsRaine VenturesFounder CollectiveVast VenturesReach CapitalBrand Foundry VenturesAltair Capital ManagementAME Cloud VenturesWestern Technology InvestmentBam VenturesSound VenturesKapor CapitalHarrison MetalHuman Augmentation SyndicateBullishHardware ClubYes VCM34 CapitalFyrefly VCRed Swan VenturesCapital FactoryCRVRRE VenturesHack VCThe Hit ForgeE14 FundCraft VenturesBaseline VenturesKalei VenturesCatapult CapitalACME CapitalSilverton PartnersOwl CapitalaCrew Capital8-Bit CapitalSoftbank GroupTribeca Venture PartnersTrucks Venture CapitalTenOneTen VenturesGGV CapitalQuotidian VenturesNext Coast VenturesCloud Apps Capital PartnersDST GlobalQED InvestorsElsewhere PartnersTrinity VenturesIgnition PartnersLead Edge CapitalNyca PartnersBedrock CapitalEarl Grey CapitalAndreessen HorowitzKhosla VenturesGeneral CatalystFounders FundSV AngelNextView VenturesSQN Venture PartnersLGFRadical VenturesOtherwise FundBanana Capital20VCDCMTQ VenturesSeven Seven SixTodd and Rahul's Angel FundSoftBank Vision FundPruVen CapitalTCVBenchmarkCity Light CapitalCostanoa VenturesCowboy VenturesDNX VenturesGradient VenturesGreylockMayfieldSequoia CapitalShrug CapitalTrue VenturesUlu VenturesAperiamVenturesUncork CapitalUnusual VenturesHanaco VenturesAirAngelsBallistic VenturesChamaeleonVibe CapitalKKRPareto HoldingsOwl VenturesTucker Seed Fund LLCFlex CapitalForerunner VenturesSeaX VenturesApollo ProjectsInfinity VenturesMaveronBallast Point Ventures8VCAugust CapitalAccelGoodwater CapitalIVPAlt CapitalClimacticVCPlug & Play VenturesA* Capital (A Star Capitail)Long Journey VenturesSmash CapitalMenlo VenturesVersion One VenturesBessemer Venture PartnersPolaris PartnersLiquid 2 VenturesSlow VenturesVariant (variant.fund)Zetta Venture PartnersTrust FundMatrixFelicis VenturesAwesome People VenturesLux Capital ManagementGV (Google Ventures)First Round CapitalEclipse VenturesSusa VenturesTribe CapitalBling CapitalB Capital GroupStreamlined VenturesAbstract VenturesY Combinator
Floodgate Team
Investors in Palo Alto (CA)
Investors in E-commerce (Series A), Investors in E-commerce (Seed), Investors in E-commerce (Series A), Investors in E-commerce (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Series A), Investors in Marketplaces (Series A), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Seed), Investors in Female Investors (Other Lists), Investors in Diverse Investors (Other Lists), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists)
Investors in Entertainment & Sports (Seed), Investors in Creator/Passion Economy (Seed), Investors in Entertainment & Sports (Seed), Investors in Creator/Passion Economy (Seed), Investors in Developer Tools (Seed), Investors in Developer Tools (Seed), Investors in Web3/Blockchain (Seed), Investors in E-commerce (Seed), Investors in Web3/Crypto (Seed), Investors in E-commerce (Seed), Investors in Web3/Blockchain (Seed), Investors in Web3/Crypto (Seed), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Seed), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists)
Investors in SF Bay Area (CA)
Investors in Consumer Internet (Series B), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series B), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists)
Investors in San Francisco (CA), Investors in Palo Alto (CA)
Investors in Developer Tools (Series A), Investors in Games (Seed), Investors in Developer Tools (Seed), Investors in Education (Series A), Investors in Education (Series B), Investors in Games (Series B), Investors in Education (Series A), Investors in Games (Series A), Investors in Games (Series A), Investors in Education (Series B), Investors in Developer Tools (Series B), Investors in Games (Series B), Investors in Developer Tools (Series B), Investors in Developer Tools (Series A), Investors in Education (Seed), Investors in Education (Seed), Investors in Games (Seed), Investors in Developer Tools (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Series B), Investors in Enterprise (Series B), Investors in SaaS (Series B), Investors in Social Networks (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Series B), Investors in Social Networks (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in Social Networks (Series B), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in Social Networks (Series B), Investors in Marketplaces (Series B), Investors in Marketplaces (Series B), Investors in Social Networks (Series A), Investors in Social Networks (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in Marketplaces (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists)
Investors in Global, Investors in San Francisco (CA), Investors in San Jose (CA), Investors in New York (NY), Investors in Boston / New England, Investors in Seattle (WA), Investors in Provo (UT), Investors in Salt Lake City (UT), Investors in Austin (TX), Investors in Palo Alto (CA)
Investors in Health IT (Pre-seed), Investors in Future of Work (Pre-seed), Investors in BioTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Pre-seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed), Investors in Creator/Passion Economy (Pre-seed), Investors in Health IT (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed), Investors in DeepTech (Pre-seed), Investors in DeepTech (Pre-seed), Investors in BioTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Creator/Passion Economy (Pre-seed), Investors in BioTech (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Pre-seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Pre-seed), Investors in DeepTech (Seed), Investors in Creator/Passion Economy (Seed), Investors in DeepTech (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed), Investors in BioTech (Seed), Investors in Creator/Passion Economy (Pre-seed), Investors in Creator/Passion Economy (Seed), Investors in Creator/Passion Economy (Seed), Investors in Future of Work (Pre-seed), Investors in FinTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Future of Work (Pre-seed), Investors in Health IT (Pre-seed), Investors in DeepTech (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Pre-seed), Investors in DeepTech (Pre-seed), Investors in DeepTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Creator/Passion Economy (Seed), Investors in Creator/Passion Economy (Pre-seed), Investors in BioTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Health IT (Pre-seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in Future of Work (Pre-seed), Investors in DeepTech (Seed), Investors in DeepTech (Seed), Investors in DeepTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Creator/Passion Economy (Pre-seed), Investors in FinTech (Pre-seed), Investors in BioTech (Seed), Investors in Health IT (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Pre-seed), Investors in FinTech (Pre-seed), Investors in BioTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Creator/Passion Economy (Seed), Investors in BioTech (Pre-seed), Investors in FinTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Health IT (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Pre-seed), Investors in Health IT (Pre-seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in DeepTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Pre-seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in Creator/Passion Economy (Pre-seed), Investors in BioTech (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Pre-seed), Investors in Health IT (Seed), Investors in Future of Work (Pre-seed), Investors in Creator/Passion Economy (Pre-seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Pre-seed), Investors in Health IT (Pre-seed), Investors in BioTech (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed), Investors in Creator/Passion Economy (Seed), Investors in DeepTech (Pre-seed), Investors in DeepTech (Seed), Investors in Future of Work (Pre-seed), Investors in Creator/Passion Economy (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Pre-seed), Investors in Colorado / Utah (Other Lists), Investors in Health IT (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed), Investors in Health IT (Pre-seed), Investors in DeepTech (Seed), Investors in Future of Work (Pre-seed), Investors in BioTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Seattle / Portland (Other Lists), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Pre-seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Pre-seed), Investors in FinTech (Pre-seed), Investors in BioTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Health IT (Pre-seed), Investors in Austin (Other Lists), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed), Investors in Future of Work (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in Female Investors (Other Lists), Investors in Marketplaces (Pre-seed), Investors in FinTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed), Investors in BioTech (Seed), Investors in BioTech (Seed), Investors in Health IT (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Pre-seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Boston / New England (Other Lists), Investors in Health IT (Seed), Investors in Diverse Investors (Other Lists), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in Angel, Scout, and Solo-Capitalists (Other Lists), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in New York City (Other Lists), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists)
Investors in Palo Alto (CA)
Investors in MarketingTech (Series A), Investors in Advertising (Series A), Investors in Space (Series A), Investors in MarketingTech (Seed), Investors in Space (Seed), Investors in Advertising (Seed), Investors in Space (Series A), Investors in MarketingTech (Series A), Investors in Advertising (Series A), Investors in Space (Seed), Investors in MarketingTech (Seed), Investors in Advertising (Seed), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists)