Cindy Padnos

Cindy Padnos

Active Investor

Founder & Managing Partner at Illuminate Ventures

San Francisco, California

Cindy Padnos, Founder & Managing Partner at Illuminate Ventures is an active investor based in San Francisco, California. This profile covers what Cindy Padnos backs, at which stage, and how founders can reach out in 2026.

Investor type
AngelVCPEInvestment PartnerOperatorFounder
Stages
Early Stage VenturePre SeedSeed
Invests in
Artificial IntelligenceSaaS & EnterpriseConsumer & RetailDeveloper Tools & DataPropTech & Real EstateGaming & EntertainmentMedia & ContentMarketing & AdTech
Location
San Francisco, California
Typical check
$250K
Past investments
33

Notable investments

ModsyArkestroBirdieCafeX CommunicationsOpsmaticVenture ConsultingIngres (Relational Technology)AllocadiaLabraPyzeContentstackSim Ops Studios (acquired by ADSK: Autodesk)

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