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
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Floodgate Team
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Iris Choi
Floodgate·Partner
Sweet spot: $2.6M
Range: $100K - $5.0M
Investors in Palo Alto (CA)
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Arjun Chopra
Floodgate·General Partner
Sweet spot: $2.5M
Range: $500K - $5.0M
Investors in Global, Investors in San Francisco (CA), Investors in Palo Alto (CA)
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Jay Kennedy
Floodgate·Investor
Sweet spot: $2.6M
Range: $100K - $5.0M
Investors in SF Bay Area (CA)
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Mike Maples
Floodgate·Partner
Sweet spot: $2.6M
Range: $100K - $5.0M
Investors in San Francisco (CA), Investors in Palo Alto (CA)
Investors in Education (Seed), Investors in Developer Tools (Seed), Investors in Games (Seed), Investors in Games (Seed), Investors in Developer Tools (Seed), Investors in Education (Seed), Investors in Social Networks (Seed), Investors in Social Networks (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed), Investors in Games (Series A), Investors in Education (Series A), Investors in Developer Tools (Series A), Investors in Games (Series A), Investors in Education (Series A), Investors in Developer Tools (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in Social Networks (Series A), Investors in Social Networks (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in Marketplaces (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in Marketplaces (Series A), Investors in Education (Series B), Investors in Games (Series B), Investors in Games (Series B), Investors in Education (Series B), Investors in Developer Tools (Series B), Investors in Developer Tools (Series B), Investors in Enterprise (Series B), Investors in Enterprise (Series B), Investors in SaaS (Series B), Investors in SaaS (Series B), Investors in Social Networks (Series B), Investors in Social Networks (Series B), Investors in Marketplaces (Series B), Investors in Marketplaces (Series B), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists)
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Ann Miura Ko
Floodgate·Partner
Sweet spot: $2.5M
Range: $500K - $5.0M
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 Future of Work (Pre-seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Pre-seed), Investors in Health IT (Pre-seed), Investors in Creator/Passion Economy (Pre-seed), Investors in BioTech (Pre-seed), Investors in BioTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Pre-seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Pre-seed), Investors in DeepTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Creator/Passion Economy (Pre-seed), Investors in DeepTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Creator/Passion Economy (Pre-seed), Investors in FinTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Future of Work (Pre-seed), Investors in DeepTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Pre-seed), Investors in Health IT (Pre-seed), Investors in DeepTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Future of Work (Pre-seed), Investors in Creator/Passion Economy (Pre-seed), Investors in Health IT (Pre-seed), Investors in Future of Work (Pre-seed), Investors in BioTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Creator/Passion Economy (Pre-seed), Investors in DeepTech (Pre-seed), Investors in BioTech (Pre-seed), Investors in FinTech (Pre-seed), Investors in FinTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Pre-seed), Investors in BioTech (Pre-seed), Investors in FinTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Health IT (Pre-seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Pre-seed), Investors in DeepTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Pre-seed), Investors in Creator/Passion Economy (Pre-seed), Investors in Future of Work (Pre-seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Pre-seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Pre-seed), Investors in Health IT (Pre-seed), Investors in Creator/Passion Economy (Pre-seed), Investors in DeepTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Future of Work (Pre-seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Pre-seed), 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 Marketplaces (Pre-seed), Investors in FinTech (Pre-seed), Investors in BioTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Health IT (Pre-seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Pre-seed), Investors in FinTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Pre-seed), Investors in FinTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed), Investors in DeepTech (Seed), Investors in Creator/Passion Economy (Seed), Investors in BioTech (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed), Investors in Health IT (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed), Investors in DeepTech (Seed), Investors in Creator/Passion Economy (Seed), Investors in Creator/Passion Economy (Seed), Investors in BioTech (Seed), Investors in DeepTech (Seed), Investors in Creator/Passion Economy (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in DeepTech (Seed), Investors in DeepTech (Seed), Investors in Health IT (Seed), Investors in BioTech (Seed), Investors in Health IT (Seed), Investors in Creator/Passion Economy (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in BioTech (Seed), Investors in Health IT (Seed), Investors in BioTech (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed), Investors in Creator/Passion Economy (Seed), Investors in DeepTech (Seed), Investors in Creator/Passion Economy (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed), Investors in Health IT (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed), Investors in DeepTech (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed), Investors in Future of Work (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed), Investors in BioTech (Seed), Investors in BioTech (Seed), Investors in Health IT (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed), Investors in Health IT (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in Colorado / Utah (Other Lists), Investors in Seattle / Portland (Other Lists), Investors in Austin (Other Lists), Investors in Female Investors (Other Lists), Investors in Boston / New England (Other Lists), Investors in Diverse Investors (Other Lists), Investors in Angel, Scout, and Solo-Capitalists (Other Lists), Investors in New York City (Other Lists), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists)
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Leeor Mushin
Floodgate·Senior Associate
Sweet spot: $2.6M
Range: $100K - $5.0M
Investors in Palo Alto (CA)
Investors in MarketingTech (Seed), Investors in Space (Seed), Investors in Advertising (Seed), Investors in Space (Seed), Investors in MarketingTech (Seed), Investors in Advertising (Seed), Investors in MarketingTech (Series A), Investors in Advertising (Series A), Investors in Space (Series A), Investors in Space (Series A), Investors in MarketingTech (Series A), Investors in Advertising (Series A), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists)