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 3, 2026.
Team · 8 people
from the firm's website & public directories
What they invest in
from 16 of 49 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×8Enterprise Software ×5SaaS ×4Healthtech ×3Robotics ×3Biotech ×2Data & Infrastructure ×2Fintech ×2
HQs:United States×12Indonesia×2China×1
Investments · 49 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathAtolio provides a self-hosted, permission-aware knowledge layer and enterprise search that runs inside a company's own security perimeter, allowing employees and AI agents to retrieve answers without exposing protected data.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareDenver, US
Mark-Andrew Matta(Executive Officer, Director)Jung Kung Yang(Director)David Lanstein(Executive Officer, Director)Gareth Watts(Executive Officer, Director)
BiotechEmeryville, US
Sandy Chau(Director)Cheng Liu(Executive Officer, Director)Hsing Kung(Director)Qiushi Fu(Director)Michael Cannon(Director)Chih-Kai Cheng(Director)
Board seat"Chih-Kai ""C.K." ChengChih-Kai Cheng· per SEC Form D
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 · $23.8M raise · filed Mar 2022
Avatar Medical develops FDA-cleared and CE-marked 3D visualization software that converts medical imaging data into lifelike 3D avatars to enhance patient-doctor communication and surgical planning.
AI & Machine LearningHealthtechMedical Devices
Earthshot provides scientific and financial support for nature-based carbon projects globally, helping land stewards monetize conservation and reforestation efforts.
Circular EconomyClimate TechImpact & Social Good
Maryanna Saenko(Director)Patrick Leung(Executive Officer, Director)Troy Carter(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
Thousand Oaks, US
Tim Semones(Executive Officer)Hemant Kanakia(Director)Paul Washkewicz(Executive Officer)Gopal Raghavan(Executive Officer, Director)
Firstshift is an AI-native, cloud-based supply chain planning platform offering demand forecasting, inventory optimization, scenario modeling, and embedded AI copilots.
AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSLos Altos, US
Harikumar J. Menon(Executive Officer, Director)Brett Brohl(Director)Padmanabhan Ramankutty(Director)
Personalized hair, scalp, and skin care designed and refined over time by your own chemist.
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)
A biopharmaceutical company developing CAR-T cell therapies for cancer treatment.
BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesShanghai, CN
Metadata builds a Marketing OS (operating system) for B2B marketers to automate manual and repetitive marketing tasks.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Yan Manevich(Executive Officer, Director)Gil Allouche(Executive Officer, Director)Bobby Lent(Director)
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 ToolsSan Francisco, US
Chris Lattner(Co-Founder & CEO)inTim Davis(Co-Founder & President)inChristopher Brown(Executive Officer, Director)Rob Schmults(Director)Craig Cummings(Director)Gregory Alexander Treece(Executive Officer, Director)
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
Daniel Choi(Executive Officer)Ryan Moore(Director)Jeffrey Bussgang(Director)Kerry Hatch(Director)Eliot Buchanan(Executive Officer, Director)Benjamin Ling(Director)
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
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)
Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.
Frequently asked questions
- 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.
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Co-investors · 3
Energy Foundry pioneers a venture capital approach focused on critical infrastructure sectors including energy, water, waste, mobility, agriculture, and infrastructure, leveraging AI, proprietary data advantages, specialized expertise, and efficient capital deployment strategies.
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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