Felicis Ventures
// PORTFOLIO INTELLIGENCE
// COMPANIES TRACKED
12
// PORTFOLIO VALUATION (TRACKED)
$173.3B
Combined current valuation of portfolio companies in WOWLS database — not fund AUM or capital deployed
// SECTORS COVERED
23
// THREAT LEVEL DISTRIBUTION
- ARMED5 · 41.7%
- BLOATED3 · 25%
- DANGEROUS2 · 16.7%
- PAPER TIGER1 · 8.3%
- TERMINAL HYPE1 · 8.3%
Based on 12 enriched portfolio companies
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// PORTFOLIO COMPANIES
12 companies · $173.3B combined valuation
| COMPANY | SECTOR | VALUATION | ROUND | YEAR | THREAT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shopify | ecommerce | $100B | SERIES_B | 2011 | DANGEROUS |
| Canva | graphic design | $42B | SERIES_B | 2015 | DANGEROUS |
| Skild AI | ai | $14B | SERIES_A | 2024 | PAPER TIGER |
| Verkada | ai | $3.2B | SERIES_A | 2016 | ARMED |
| Runway | generative ai | $3B | SERIES_B | 2022 | ARMED |
| Planet Labs (pre-IPO) | aerospace | $2.8B | SERIES_B | 2015 | BLOATED |
| Vannevar Labs | defense | $2.3B | SERIES_A | 2022 | ARMED |
| Supabase | database | $2B | SERIES_A | 2021 | ARMED |
| Culture Amp | hr tech | $1.5B | SERIES_B | 2017 | BLOATED |
| Intercom | customer support | $1.2B | SEED | 2011 | ARMED |
| Bluecore | ai | $1B | SERIES_A | 2015 | BLOATED |
| Ginkgo Bioworks | bioengineering | $0.3B | SEED | 2009 | TERMINAL HYPE |
// RECENT ACTIVITY
- Skild AISERIES_A2024$300M
- RunwaySERIES_E2024$230M
- Vannevar LabsSERIES_B2024$190M
- SupabaseSERIES_C2024$100MCO-INVESTORS
- RunwaySERIES_D2023$141M
// WOWL ASSESSMENT
Felicis operates a rare public-exit-driven model — Shopify alone delivered fund-returning outcomes from a 2010 seed check. The firm hunts infrastructure plays and creator tools before category definition, capturing two consecutive mega-winners in Shopify and Canva. Portfolio concentration in AI infrastructure and vertical SaaS reveals thesis drift toward enterprise tooling, though historical strength lies in horizontal platforms that reach hundreds of millions of users.
Shopify and Canva represent textbook platform picks — both crossed $1B revenue with net-dollar retention above 120%. The firm entered Shopify at $3M valuation in 2010 and Canva at seed stage in 2013, demonstrating genuine early-stage conviction. Recent portfolio skews toward AI infrastructure (Skild AI, Runway, Verkada) where category leadership remains unproven. Hit rate of 16.7% exceeds venture norms, though concentrated in two outlier wins rather than distributed across cohort.
// THREAT LEVEL: ARMED
VERDICT: Platform-hunting model delivered two fund-returners but thesis evolution toward infrastructure plays where Felicis lacks operational moat risks diluting concentrated-bet advantage.
// WHY WOWLS WATCHES
Shopify and Canva prove the firm can spot compounding-loop platforms before market consensus. Portfolio shift toward AI tooling tests whether pattern recognition transfers to capital-intensive categories where operational value-add matters more than timing.
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// INTELLIGENCE DISCLAIMER: Fund assessments represent editorial opinion based on publicly available data. Portfolio coverage reflects companies tracked in the WOWLS database and may not represent complete investment history. Hit and miss rates are calculated from tracked portfolio companies only. Not financial or investment advice.
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