Floodgate | Activity

Essay

Sam Beskind, Chief of Staff to Mike Maples Jr., publishes a personal essay reflecting on his time working with Mike Maples Jr. and the lessons learned about the craft of venture investing.

Floodgate

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floodgate.comJUN 22, 2026

JUN 22, 2026

Exit

Floodgate portfolio company Merlin Labs went public on NASDAQ in March 2026.

merlinlabs.com

merlinlabs.com Floodgate

tracxn.comMAR 17, 2026 forgeglobal.com

MAR 17, 2026

Exit

Portfolio company Merlin Labs exited.

Merlin Labs

Merlin LabsFloodgate

cbinsights.comMAR 16, 2026

MAR 16, 2026

Exit

Floodgate portfolio company Lume AI was acquired by Harvey in March 2026.

Lume AI

Lume AIFloodgate

tracxn.comMAR 6, 2026

MAR 6, 2026

Exit

Floodgate-backed Lume was acquired by Harvey to build legal AI data integration infrastructure.

LUME

LUME Floodgate

legaltechnology.comMAR 3, 2026

MAR 3, 2026

Investment

Co-led EFEX's $8M seed round for a global treasury and cross-border payments platform.

EFEX

EFEX Floodgate

startupresearcher.comFEB 20, 2026 latamlist.com pronetwork.mx

FEB 20, 2026

New Fund

Closed Fund IV with $75M for continued early-stage investing.

Fund IV

Floodgate

pitchbook.comJAN 6, 2026

JAN 6, 2026

Investment

Floodgate participated in Last Energy's $100M Series C round for micro modular nuclear power.

lastenergy.com

lastenergy.com Floodgate

seedtable.comDEC 16, 2025

DEC 16, 2025

Investment

Led Wavedash's $4.3M seed round for a browser-first PC gaming platform.

Wavedash

Wavedash Floodgate

investor.wedbush.comDEC 15, 2025

DEC 15, 2025

Investment

Led investment in Created by Humans, an AI content creation platform.

createdbyhumans.ai

createdbyhumans.ai Floodgate

crunchbase.comNOV 2025

NOV 2025

Investment

Led Hebbia's Seed round, an AI legal technology platform.

hebbia.ai

hebbia.ai Floodgate

crunchbase.comNOV 2025

NOV 2025

Investment

Magic raised $10M seed funding to boost hospitality AI, with participation from Floodgate, Lerer Hippeau, Bling Capital, and others.

Magic

Magic Floodgate

verdictfoodservice.comOCT 20, 2025

OCT 20, 2025

Investment

Floodgate backed Counsel Health, an AI-enabled text-based care model with physicians in the loop, founded by Muthu Alagappan.

counselhealth

counselhealth Floodgate

floodgate.comOCT 17, 2025

OCT 17, 2025

Essay

Mike Maples Jr. publishes essay on "languaging" — how pattern-breaking startups install radically different beliefs through language, using Salesforce, Airbnb, Spotify as examples.

Floodgate

FloodgateFloodgate

floodgate.comOCT 15, 2025

OCT 15, 2025

Floodgate Activity

Sam Beskind, Chief of Staff to Mike Maples Jr., publishes a personal essay reflecting on his time working with Mike Maples Jr. and the lessons learned about the craft of venture investing.

Floodgate portfolio company Merlin Labs went public on NASDAQ in March 2026.

Portfolio company Merlin Labs exited.

Floodgate portfolio company Lume AI was acquired by Harvey in March 2026.

Floodgate-backed Lume was acquired by Harvey to build legal AI data integration infrastructure.

Co-led EFEX's $8M seed round for a global treasury and cross-border payments platform.

Closed Fund IV with $75M for continued early-stage investing.

Floodgate participated in Last Energy's $100M Series C round for micro modular nuclear power.

Led Wavedash's $4.3M seed round for a browser-first PC gaming platform.

Led investment in Created by Humans, an AI content creation platform.

Led Hebbia's Seed round, an AI legal technology platform.

Magic raised $10M seed funding to boost hospitality AI, with participation from Floodgate, Lerer Hippeau, Bling Capital, and others.

Floodgate backed Counsel Health, an AI-enabled text-based care model with physicians in the loop, founded by Muthu Alagappan.

Mike Maples Jr. publishes essay on "languaging" — how pattern-breaking startups install radically different beliefs through language, using Salesforce, Airbnb, Spotify as examples.