Acorn Pacific Ventures
Venture capitalSan Mateo · Seed–Growth · 8 people tracked
Also known as ACORN PACIFIC VENTURES, LLC
Investment thesis
Acorn Pacific Ventures invests in early-stage technology companies bridging Silicon Valley and the Asia Pacific region. The firm targets Industry 4.0 businesses that integrate digital and physical elements to modernize traditional industries and supply chains. It favors companies with proprietary technology and teams demonstrating innovative thinking and proven solutions to hard problems. Leveraging decades of combined technical product experience and a cross-border network spanning trade, manufacturing, and partnerships, Acorn positions itself as a partner for companies pursuing cross-border expansion between Asia and the United States.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 25, 2026.
Team · 8 people
from the firm's website & public directories
What they invest in
from 43 of 49 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×17SaaS ×14Data & Infrastructure ×7Hardware ×7Enterprise Software ×6Marketing Tech ×6Biotech ×5Fintech ×5
HQs:United States×18Taiwan×3China×2Indonesia×2France×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 17 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×122 founders×43 founders×1
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
Investments · 49 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2025 · 22024 · 12020 · 22016 · 12014 · 39 dated
Atolio provides AI-powered enterprise search that lets employees ask questions of corporate knowledge and receive permission-aware answers across workplace apps like Slack, Google Workspace, Salesforce, and ServiceNow.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareDenver, US
David Lanstein(Executive Officer, Director)inGareth Watts(Executive Officer, Director)inMark-Andrew Matta(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardJung Kung Yang(Director)
Co-investorsBloomberg BetaTransLink CapitalAddin VentureParameter Ventures
Earthshot provides end-to-end support for land stewards developing and financing nature-based carbon projects, including greenhouse gas accounting, compliance with carbon standards, and project financing.
CleantechClimate TechImpact & Social GoodSebastopol, US
Troy Carter(CEO & Co-Founder)Patrick Leung(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardMaryanna Saenko(Director)in
Co-investorsParameter VenturesTrailhead CapitalEarth FoundryEnergy FoundryFuture VenturesEarthshot Ventures+6 more
Eureka Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing T-cell-based therapies to treat solid tumors and other cancers.
BiotechHealthtechEmeryville, US
Cheng Liu(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardSandy Chau(Director)Hsing Kung(Director)Qiushi Fu(Director)Michael Cannon(Director)
Board seat"Chih-Kai ""C.K." ChengChih-Kai Cheng· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsYosemite
Mountain View, US
Tushar Dave(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Ashok Belani(Director)Chung-Kao Hsieh(Director)Parmod Kumar Gupta(Director)Akihiko Maeda(Director)
Board seatChung-Kao Hsieh· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsGENIUS NYNautilus Ventures Management Company (Us), LlcReshape
Ambiguous builds AI "coworkers" that operate with their own email accounts and credentials to autonomously handle tasks like meeting scheduling, CRM updates, and vendor or approval workflows.
AI & Machine LearningFuture of WorkSaaS
Co-investorsA16Z SpeedrunBlitzscaling Ventures
Avatar Medical builds software that converts medical images into interactive 3D "avatars" to help patients understand their conditions and support surgeons in planning procedures.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthMedical DevicesParis, FR
Xavier Wartelle(Founder)in
Co-investorsSnatched Ventures
Ayla Networks operates an IoT platform that lets manufacturers and brands build or expand connected products, including smart home devices and cameras with AI integration.
Cloud ComputingIoTSaaS
Co-investorsArrowroot CapitalCisco InvestmentsSJF VenturesVoyager CapitalCiscoIFC
BentoML provides a platform for deploying, managing, and scaling AI model inference, with support for open-source and custom models across any architecture or framework.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools
Co-investorsBow CapitalDCM VenturesFirestreak VenturesSamsung Next
BlueTape provides sales training, marketing resources such as email templates and in-store signage, and customer support tools to help teams grow their sales.
FintechSaaSSales Tech
Yaser Masoudnia(Founder)
Co-investorsGrid Capital
CreatorDB is a data platform for the creator economy, using data and analytics to support work with online creators and influencers.
Creator EconomyData & InfrastructureGamingMarketing Tech
Clayton Jacobs(Co-founder)Noah Hynam(Co-founder)Andy Chou(Engineer)
Co-investorsAVA AngelsPegatron
Crown Bioscience is a contract research organization (CRO) providing preclinical and translational research services in oncology and immuno-oncology drug discovery, including a large library of cancer models such as PDX, cell line derived xenografts, syngeneic, and in vitro models.
BiotechHealthtech
Co-investorsGRC SinogreenLAVLilly Asia VenturesQiming Venture Partners
Datometry provides database system virtualization through its Hyper-Q middleware platform, letting enterprises run existing applications on new cloud databases (such as moving from Teradata to cloud data platforms) without rewriting SQL or APIs.
Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Florian M. Waas(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsCelesta CapitalCelesta CapitalSINEWAVE VENTURESDell Technologies CapitalWRVI Capital
Founded in 2010, the company designs, develops, and manufactures smart optical sensors, including ambient light, proximity, RGB color/color-temperature, flicker, UV, gesture, heart-rate, and 3D image sensors.
HardwareIoTSemiconductors
Eta Compute develops ModelCat, an AI-in-the-loop system that generates, retargets, and benchmarks production-ready AI models grounded in real hardware constraints for edge and on-device deployment.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareThousand Oaks, US
Paul Washkewicz(Executive Officer)Gopal Raghavan(Executive Officer, Director)Tim Semones(Executive Officer)
BoardHemant Kanakia(Director)
Expert Intelligence builds AI software for analytical labs in drug development, turning raw instrument data into signed, explainable, LIMS-ready results and surfacing lab-wide trends across instruments, methods, and sites.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechSaaSSanta Clara, US
Lalin Theverapperuma(Founder)
Co-investorsSierra Ventures
Firstshift is an AI-native, cloud-based supply chain planning platform that provides demand forecasting, inventory optimization, scenario modeling, and embedded AI assistants for manufacturers.
AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSLos Altos, US
Harikumar J. Menon(Executive Officer, Director)Padmanabhan Ramankutty(Director)
BoardBrett Brohl(Director)in
Co-investorsFoothill VenturesMonta Vista CapitalZ5 CapitalBread And Butter Ventures, LlcREFASHIOND Ventures
Personalized hair, scalp, and skin care designed and refined over time by your own chemist.
Co-investorsAllied Venture PartnersJapan AngelsIndustrifondenJ12 Ventures
H3 Platform builds composable PCIe/CXL fabric hardware, including expansion enclosures, GPU-accelerated memory/storage devices, and CXL memory pooling systems, that let organizations dynamically compose or decompose PCIe/CXL resources.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureHardware
Hercules develops enterprise-grade AI workers to automate back-office operational tasks and reduce the knowledge worker deficit.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Alex Babin(Chief Executive Officer)Beverley Chadwick(Chief Financial Officer)Trevor Bell(Chief Customer Officer)Victoria Vendolin(Head of People Operations)Harutyun Baghdasaryan(VP of Engineering)Markus Sobkowski(Head of AI)
Co-investorsAiSprouts VCBascom VenturesEvolution VenturesFlyer One VenturesGutbrain VenturesIndico Capital Partners+8 more
InPHRED develops a patented nanoporous DBR (distributed Bragg reflector) technology that enables manufacturable VCSELs and RC-LEDs across previously inaccessible wavelengths.
Deep TechHardwareSemiconductorsDawan, CN
Rebecca Levonian(Founder)
InvisiShield Technologies develops products designed to prevent respiratory infections from airborne viruses such as COVID-19, influenza, and RSV.
BiotechDeep TechHealthtech
A biopharmaceutical company developing CAR-T cell therapies for cancer treatment.
BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesShanghai, CN
Co-investorsARCH Venture PartnersYuanBio Venture Capital
KopherBit is a 2022 spin-off from Taiwan's ITRI that provides software development tools, electronic control hardware, and compliance consulting for automakers and component suppliers in the software-defined vehicle era.
Developer ToolsHardwareMobility & Transportation
LocusLabs built indoor navigation and wayfinding software focused on the aviation industry, providing precision location and spatial data for airports and large venues.
Mobility & TransportationSaaSTravel & HospitalitySan Francisco, US
Campbell Kennedy(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Samuel Ziegler(Executive Officer, Promoter)Jason McMinn(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
Metadata builds a Marketing OS (operating system) for B2B marketers to automate manual and repetitive marketing tasks.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Gil Allouche(Executive Officer, Director)Yan Manevich(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardBobby Lent(Director)in
Co-investors500 GlobalBeyond CapitalEmery CapitalGraph VenturesNext47Resolute Ventures+5 more
Modular builds infrastructure for AI model inference and deployment, enabling developers to run AI models across different hardware and cloud environments.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsPalo Alto, US
Chris Lattner(Co-Founder & CEO (Modular); EVP, Advanced AI Software and Platforms at Qualcomm post-acquisition)inTim Davis(Co-Founder & President (Modular); SVP & GM of Modular at Qualcomm post-acquisition)inMostafa Hagog(VP of Engineering)Kalor Lewis(VP, Finance)Eric Johnson(VP of Product Management)inMike Edwards(Head of Special Projects / Business Operations)
Co-investorsFirestreak VenturesGeneral CatalystGreylock PartnersGV (Google Ventures)SAV (Scale Asia Ventures)Sherpalo Ventures+5 more
Plastiq enables businesses to pay vendors using credit cards while vendors receive payments via wire, ACH, check, or other methods, combined with embedded payment processing and card acceptance solutions for merchant transactions.
FintechSan Francisco, US
Eliot Buchanan(Executive Officer, Director)Daniel Choi(Executive Officer)Geoffrey Willison(Executive Officer)Michail Medvinsky(Executive Officer)
BoardRyan Moore(Director)Jeffrey Bussgang(Director)in
Co-investorsBling CapitalFlybridge Capital PartnersParade VenturesSocii CapitalAccompliceB Capital Group+4 more
Co-investorsLAVLilly Asia VenturesLegend Capital
F5 NGINX provides a lightweight, high-performance solution for delivering, securing, and scaling apps, APIs, Kubernetes services, and AI workloads across distributed, hybrid multi-cloud environments.
Cloud ComputingCybersecurityDeveloper Tools
Co-investorsNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Runa CapitalTitanium VenturesBlue Cloud VenturesIndex VenturesMsd Capital+1 more
OSARO designs AI-powered robotic systems for warehouse automation and fulfillment.
AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainRoboticsSan Francisco, US
Derik Pridmore(Executive Officer, Director)inMichael Kahane(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardScott Banister(Director)
Co-investorsAAF Management Ltd.Alpha Intelligence CapitalComcast VenturesCompoundDarco CapitalGiTV, Inc.+6 more
Payactiv provides earned wage access (EWA) offered through employers, letting workers access their earned wages before payday, along with a Visa card, bill pay, discounts, financial counseling, and budgeting and savings tools.
FintechFuture of WorkHR TechSan Jose, US
Sohail Aslam(Founder)Shah Safwan(Executive Officer, Director)Ajit Medhekar(Director)Kabir Misra(Director)Scarlett O'Sullivan(Director)
Co-investorsRPS Ventures
Peeba operates a B2B wholesale marketplace connecting independent retailers across Southeast Asia with branded product suppliers, handling inventory purchases.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechMarketplacesJakarta, ID
Co-investorsMount Parker VenturesY CombinatorMAGIC Fund
Digital banking and financial services for small businesses
Co-investorsAccompliceBling CapitalFirebolt Ventures Management Company, LlcFlybridge Capital PartnersAtlas VentureKhosla Ventures+2 more
Pollen Mobile provides small cell radio kits and SIMs that let individuals and organizations deploy their own low-cost mobile network coverage on demand.
Crypto & Web3HardwareIoT
PranaQ develops TipTraQ, an FDA-cleared fingertip-based home sleep apnea testing (HSAT) system that uses deep learning to diagnose and monitor sleep apnea without belts, nasal cannulas, wires, or adhesives.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthMedical Devices
Proglix is a B2B digital procurement platform for metal and steel raw materials in Indonesia that connects suppliers and buyers globally.
Advanced ManufacturingB2B MarketplacesE-commerceMarketplacesSaaSJakarta, ID
Wynn Wijaya(Founder)inPrawira Indrawan(Founder)inWendy Wijaya(Founder)in
Co-investors500 GlobalRuvento Ventures Pte Ltd.Y Combinator
Pronto builds an autonomous haulage system (AHS) that equips haul trucks to operate without a driver, aimed at improving safety, reducing costs, and increasing productivity in off-road and mining environments.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechMobility & TransportationRobotics
Co-investorsBrick Mortar Ventures
Range is a construction field documentation app that organizes job site photos by location, manages punch lists and tasks, records inspections, and generates PDF reports for daily logs and punch lists.
Construction TechPropTechSaaS
Co-investorsCathay InnovationGradient VenturesScale Venture Partners
Reap provides financial infrastructure built on stablecoins, offering business accounts that integrate fiat and digital assets for payments, treasury, and cross-border settlement.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
Co-investorsAdaverseFresco CapitalK3 VenturesOyster Ventures
Rezilient Health provides primary and specialty care to employers and their families through a combination of in-person CloudClinics and telehealth services for a single flat fee.
Digital HealthEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechWellness & FitnessSt. Louis, US
Danish Nagda(Founder & CEO)Jeff Gamble(Founder & COO)Jeff Gamble, PhD(Founder)in
Co-investorsGOVO Venture PartnersHeadwater VenturesMissouri Technology CorporationSeae VenturesTechstarsThe Council+1 more
SKY AI provides a customer engagement and loyalty platform that lets businesses run point-collection systems, gamified interactive tasks, lucky-draw wheels, discount codes, and push notifications to boost user retention and conversion.
ConsumerMarketing TechMedia & EntertainmentSaaS
Fash ChangJanet ChiangJoseph Chang
Co-investors500 Global
Skyfront develops long-endurance hybrid-electric drones for defense and commercial applications, including surveillance and detection missions.
Defense TechHardwareRoboticsHoboken, US
Co-investorsChaac VenturesEmerging VenturesHemisphere Ventures LLCTechstars
Co-investorsBaruch Future VenturesSocial Starts
PopChill is a C2C marketplace for buying and selling second-hand luxury fashion items such as designer bags and wallets from brands like Chanel, Hermès, Gucci, and Louis Vuitton.
Circular EconomyConsumerE-commerceMarketplaces
Andy Kuo
Co-investors500 GlobalAppWorks VenturesAVA Angels
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
CreatorDB · creatordb.app · Aug 19, 2026
Jitsu · rutlandherald.com · Aug 19, 2026
Modular · Modular / mojolang.org · Aug 11, 2026
Range · retailgazette.co.uk · Aug 4, 2026
JW Therapeutics · tipranks.com · Jun 26, 2026
Datometry · siliconangle.com · Nov 10, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Acorn Pacific Ventures made?
- Acorn Pacific Ventures has 48 tracked investments, 2 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO, including 3 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Acorn Pacific Ventures invest at?
- Acorn Pacific Ventures invests at the Seed, Series A, Growth stages.
- What sectors does Acorn Pacific Ventures focus on?
- Acorn Pacific Ventures focuses on Advanced Manufacturing, Deep Tech, Hardware, Logistics & Supply Chain, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Acorn Pacific Ventures located?
- Acorn Pacific Ventures is headquartered in San Mateo, US.
- Who does Acorn Pacific Ventures co-invest with?
- Acorn Pacific Ventures most often shares deals with 500 Global, LAV, Snatched Ventures, among 103 tracked co-investors.
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UpHonest Capital is a Silicon Valley-based investment firm founded in 2017 that supports cross-border entrepreneurship and investment between China and the United States, and runs media, scout, and incubation programs.
FINTOP Capital is a venture firm run by former fintech founders and operators who invest in and support early-stage fintech companies rewiring financial services.
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