Headline
Global VC firm investing from Seed to growth in software, AI, consumer and fintech across four regions.
🇺🇸 San Francisco, California · Founded 1998
Seed to Growth·Leads or follows
Headline is a global venture capital firm founded in 1998 and based in San Francisco. It was formerly known as BV Capital and e.ventures. It runs early-stage funds for the US, Europe, Asia and Brazil that back Seed and Series A companies, and a growth fund that invests from Series B onward. The firm says it manages over $4 billion and has offices in nine cities. Its growth fund writes checks of $20 million to $70 million.
What they invest in
We invest across categories, from software and AI applications to consumer and fintech, and lead rounds at every stage. Once we commit to a team, we go to the ends of the earth to help make their success global.
- Stage
- Seed to Growth
- Role in a round
- Leads or follows
- Fund
- Headline Global Growth IV · $865M
- Closed 2024
- Software applications
- AI
- Consumer
- Fintech
- Healthcare
- United States
- Europe
- Japan
- Taiwan
- Korea
- Southeast Asia
- Brazil
How to pitch
They read inbound pitches that match the criteria above.
Open to
- Pitches from founders
- Co-investment
- Hiring for portfolio companies
- Media & interviews
Founders can reach the team through the Intros + Ideas form, which takes an optional pitch deck. The firm runs a job board for portfolio companies and lists a press contact.
Portfolio
Headline has made more than 300 investments since 1998, from Seed to growth rounds. Its portfolio spans software, AI infrastructure, consumer, fintech and healthcare companies in the US, Europe, Brazil and Asia. Exits include Bumble, Sonos, Segment, Scopely and Pismo.
Some of the companies they have backed
The portfolio at a glance · 30 companies · 2025–2026 · 6 exits · led 11
Sectors
- Consumer17%
- Infrastructure13%
- Applications10%
- AI infrastructure7%
- Other53%
Stage when they invested
- Seed3%
- Series A23%
- Series B13%
- Series C+10%
Where the companies are
- 🇺🇸 United States40%
- 🇫🇷 France13%
- 🇧🇷 Brazil10%
- 🇩🇪 Germany10%
- Other20%
30 companies taken from Headline's own portfolio page and public databases, as of Oct 2026. The firm has made 300+ investments; its site lists more.
Co-investors and partners
Funds that invested in the same rounds.
