K5 Global
2261 Market Street, San Francisco, CA, 94114, United States
Overview
K5 Global Advisor LLC (“K5”) is a venture capital firm and incubation studio that supports founders across the business lifecycle. The firm was founded in 2018 by Michael Kives and Bryan Baum and has deployed capital of around $1B as of March 31, 2024. K5 invests across multiple stages, from seed through growth stage companies, with a focus on Enterprise SaaS, Vertical SaaS, and FinTech. In 2023, Keenan Rice and Daniel Marcotte, investors from Tokyo Black Capital Advisors, LLC, and both on the founding team of Looker (acquired by Google in 2020 for $2.6B), joined with K5’s early-stage SaaS investing team. K5 seeks to help innovative companies expand their networks and best position them to achieve growth targets.
- Total investments
- 74
- Lead investments
- 7
- Investments · 12mo
- 17
- Active investors
- 7
Investment portfolio
- Get Parallel
Led · Seed · Jul 2026
Parallel offers a combined product-and-service finance platform that connects accounting and modeling tools to deliver an always-current, auditable forecast alongside a dedicated fractional CFO. Its core features include live models built from integrations with tools like QuickBooks and Puzzle, AI-assisted workflows for data hygiene and scenario modeling, and expert oversight to validate assumptions and prepare investor and board materials. Parallel targets early-stage, VC-backed B2B SaaS companies from pre-seed through Series A and aims to serve as an FP&A backbone as teams scale. The company planned to use proceeds from its $2.4M seed to speed product development, expand its network of fractional CFOs, and deepen platform integrations. Customer testimonials in the announcement cited faster due diligence and clearer, confident decision-making as early outcomes of the product. Renato Villanueva is the company cofounder and CEO, and the company is based in Salt Lake City.
- Credible Data
Participated · Seed · Jul 2026
Credible Data provides a platform that captures organization-specific business meaning from enterprise data and exposes that governed context at runtime to AI agents, APIs and analytics tools. The platform uses the open-source Malloy semantic modeling language and integrates with data warehouses such as Google BigQuery, Snowflake and Postgres. Credible adds enterprise-grade features—security, role-based access controls, governance, auditability and operational safeguards—aimed at mission-critical analytics and high-volume agent workloads. The company says the product improves consistency and trust in AI outputs by encoding how metrics are defined, how entities relate, and which rules apply across an organization. Credible recently raised a $10 million seed round to accelerate scaling of the platform. Customers such as VideoAmp report the technology enabled them to move from AI experimentation to customer-facing deployments with greater confidence.
- Rylo
Participated · Equity · Jun 2026
Rylo develops an AI-powered communication platform that delivers real-time captioning for phone calls, in-person transcription, and text-to-speech responses to improve accessibility in personal and professional settings. The platform includes features such as sentiment analysis, speaker recognition, and fraud detection, and expanded its capabilities after acquiring Sign.mt in 2025 to launch Rylo Sign for real-time sign language translation. Rylo targets both individual and enterprise users and aims to reduce dependence on third-party interpreters while improving reliability and responsiveness in high-pressure environments. The company refines its AI models based on real user feedback and emphasizes privacy and regulatory compliance. Rylo plans to invest its new funding to grow engineering, product, and commercial teams, strengthen AI research, and scale infrastructure as it pursues global expansion and broader product offerings.
- Khloud
Led · Equity · May 2026
Khloud produces protein-rich popcorn formulations that combine whey protein with olive oil, positioned as portion-controlled, modernly packaged snacks for consumers seeking higher-protein options. The brand targets women through marketing initiatives including college-focused promotions, digital creator campaigns, and sampling events such as distributing over 600 bags at Los Angeles Airport’s “Fuel Your Flight” event. Launched in early 2025 by Khloé Kardashian, Khloud aims to scale retail placement with ambitions to expand into Target, Walmart and Starbucks. The company intends to add new products to its lineup and broaden distribution across the U.S. and internationally using proceeds from the latest raise. Khloud operates amid a rapidly growing protein-products market projected to exceed $50 billion by 2031 and faces increasing competition as large brands introduce protein variants across snacks and treats. Packaging and visual design are emphasized as part of the brand’s positioning to drive repeat purchases and broaden its customer base.
- Sigma Computing
Participated · Series E · May 2026
Sigma is built on the cloud data warehouse and provides a governed workspace that supports a spreadsheet interface, SQL, Python, and native AI to let teams explore live data, build applications, and automate workflows without moving data. The company emphasizes secure, warehouse-native architecture and has launched products including Sigma Agents (no-code agents), Sigma Assistant (an AI copilot), Sigma Data Modeling Skills for AI Agents, and the Sigma MCP Server for governed answers into AI chat assistants. Sigma reported strong financial momentum, surpassing $200 million in ARR in April 2026, achieving 100%+ year-over-year growth in the latest fiscal year, and adding over 1.1 million new active users in that period. It serves more than 2,000 customers worldwide, including large enterprises and AI innovators. The announcement originated from Sigma's San Francisco office and framed the company as driving adoption of agentic analytics and AI workflows while emphasizing governance, reliability, and security.