Atacama Ventures
Venture capitalSan Francisco · 2 people tracked
Investment thesis
Atacama Ventures draws inspiration from the Atacama desert, the driest place on Earth, as a metaphor for resilient experimentation and pioneering ambition. The firm invests in founders who have a bold vision and the courage to pursue transformative ideas, backing those willing to take on seemingly insurmountable challenges to improve life as we know it.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 7, 2026.
Team · 2 people
from the firm's website & public directories
What they invest in
from 20 of 29 portfolio companiesSaaS ×7Fintech ×5Deep Tech ×4Enterprise Software ×4Healthtech ×4AI & Machine Learning ×3Biotech ×3Advanced Manufacturing ×2
HQs:United States×12Mexico×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 12 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×62 founders×6
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
Investments · 29 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2025 · 12024 · 12 dated
Faeth Therapeutics is a clinical-stage oncology company developing therapies that inhibit multiple nodes of the PI3K/AKT/mTOR (PAM) pathway.
BiotechHealthtechAustin, US
Anand Parikh(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Oliver Maddocks(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardAlex Morgan(Director)inJayson Dallas(Director)Robert Gould(Director)Stephen Hahn(Director)
Co-investorsAble PartnersCota CapitalFuture VenturesiSelect FundS2G InvestmentsAgFunder+4 more
1984 is a venture capital firm that invests in and supports early-stage startups, including companies such as PostHog and Proxie.
Sector Agnostic
43 is an early-stage venture firm that invests up to $500k in founders and provides hands-on fundraising guidance, investor introductions, a 1:1 partner relationship, and access to a founder co-working space.
Sector Agnostic
Dustin Dolginow(Co-founder & Partner)
Allocate provides infrastructure software for private markets, enabling wealth advisors and asset managers to efficiently handle subscriptions, capital flows, and portfolio operations.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Samir Kaji(Co-founder)inHana Yang(Co-founder & Chief Experience Officer)in
Co-investorsAnthemis VentureFikaFJ LabsFour Acres CapitalRareBreed VenturesSwitch Ventures+8 more
Alto operates a platform for self-directed IRAs, letting individuals fund retirement accounts via IRA transfers, employer-plan rollovers, or cash contributions and invest those funds in private markets.
FintechMarketplacesSaaS
Eric Satz(Founder & CEO)
Co-investorsAcrew CapitalAdvance Venture PartnersAlpha Edisonalphabet angelsAlumni VenturesBasecamp Fund+16 more
AngelList's investor management platform provides tools for venture capital and private equity firms to streamline LP interactions, automate fund operations, and deliver reporting and portfolio updates through a branded digital experience.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Avlok Kohli(CEO)
Co-investorsAccelerator VenturesAccompliceAltra VentureAngel Collective Opportunity FundBase Venture Management, Inc.Better Tomorrow Ventures+39 more
Co-investorsNexus Bay
Antares Industries develops nuclear reactor technology, with teams spanning nuclear, reactor hardware, and mission engineering as well as manufacturing and regulatory operations.
Advanced ManufacturingCleantechDeep TechDefense TechEnergyParker, US
Jordan Bramble(Founder)inJulia DeWahl(Founder)DONALD G MACK(Executive Officer, Director)Rian Bahran(Chief Nuclear Officer)Mark Massie(Chief Engineer)
Co-investorsBalerion Space VenturesBoxGroupCaffeinated CapitalHumba VenturesIndustrious VenturesParadigm+7 more
Arena.ai is a platform for exploring and interacting with frontier AI models; user conversations may be shared with AI providers for research purposes.
AI & Machine Learning
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzFelicis VenturesSancus VenturesKleiner PerkinsLaude VenturesLightspeed Venture Partners
Co-investorsAmbush CapitalSandwich Capital
Avid Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in founders at the pre-seed and seed stage, often before incorporation or revenue, and provides hands-on support with go-to-market, hiring, and fundraising.
FintechNew York City, US
Addie Lerner Katz(Founder & Managing Partner)in
Co-investorsAtento CapitalFoundry
Bikky provides a data platform for restaurant brands that consolidates customer and store data to help operators understand what drives store performance.
Data & InfrastructureFoodTechMarketing TechSaaSNew York, US
Abhinav Kapur(CEO)in
Co-investorsEntrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator (ERA)Equal VenturesField VenturesFikaGutter CapitalPortfolia+3 more
BioRock Ventures is a seed-stage venture capital fund that invests in private life science startups developing novel FDA-regulated therapeutic drugs across all disease areas and modalities.
Biotech
Co-investorsBioBrit
Boundless is a holding company that builds vertical SaaS businesses internally using in-house teams of engineers, designers, and growth professionals.
Enterprise SoftwareSaaS
Cantos is a venture capital firm that provides pre-seed and seed capital plus ongoing counsel to founders building technology in areas such as abundance, resilience, and U.S. competitiveness.
Deep TechSan Francisco, US
Ian Rountree(General Partner)
Co-investorsBleu CapitalLevel VenturesNexus BayVeronorteMAGIC Fund
Compound Planning is an SEC-registered investment adviser (RIA) providing investment advisory services, and through its subsidiary Compound Tax offers tax consulting and compliance services.
FintechSaaSNew York, US
Alex Farman-Farmaian(Co-Founder & CEO)
Co-investorsAltaIR CapitalLeonis Capital
Daisy is a national brand for smart home and small business technology installation and ongoing service, covering smart shades, lighting, home theater, audio, and security systems.
ConsumerHardwareIoT
Hagan Kappler(Co-Founder & CEO)Dion Persson(Co-Founder & CEO)
Co-investorsBungalow CapitalFifth Down CapitalWestern Technology InvestmentBullishEv3 Ventures LlcVOLT CAPITAL
Daybreak Health provides mental health support services to schools, helping school districts build and manage student mental health programs serving over 1 million students across the U.S.
Digital HealthEdTechHealthtechMental HealthWellness & FitnessSan Francisco, US
Alex Alvarado(Founder)inSid Cidambi(Founder)in
Co-investorsMaven VenturesMoxxie VenturesOpen Opportunity FundUnion Square Ventures (USV)Y CombinatorLightspeed Venture Partners+2 more
Decagon provides AI agents that enable businesses to deliver personalized customer experiences at scale.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Jesse Zhang(Executive Officer, Director)inIvan Zhou(Director)in
BoardAaref Hilaly(Director)inAshwin Sreenivas(Director)in
Co-investorsA*AccelACME CapitalAndreessen HorowitzAudaciousBain Capital Ventures+8 more
Delphi Interactive is a game development and publishing company focused on AAA titles, working with iconic IP and creative studios.
GamingMedia & Entertainment
Dynamo is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage founders building companies across supply chain, advanced transportation, manufacturing, energy, and infrastructure.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechLogistics & Supply Chain
Eclipse Regenesis develops the Eclipse XL1, a device-based regenerative therapy that stimulates new intestinal tissue growth to treat patients with Short Bowel Syndrome (SBS).
BiotechHealthtechMedical Devices
Eden creates digital products to deliver healthcare services and health solutions to a broad audience.
Cloud ComputingDigital HealthHealthtechMexico, MX
Julián Cantú(Founder/Co-Fundador, CEO)inRaymundo Gonzalez(Co-Founder / CTO)in
Co-investorsBrainstorm VenturesCathexis VenturesDalus CapitalHummingbird VenturesSierra VenturesY Combinator
Extropic builds thermodynamic computing hardware, including thermodynamic sampling units (TSUs) designed to be more energy efficient than GPUs for probabilistic AI workloads.
Deep TechHardwareSemiconductorsAustin, US
Guillaume Verdon(Founder)
Co-investorsBeyond CapitalBlack FlagHOF CapitalHyperguapJulian CapitalKindred Ventures+6 more
Exits · 1
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioFaeth TherapeuticsNASDAQ: FTH
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesExtropic · interestingengineering.com · Aug 3, 2026
Antares · govconwire.com · Jul 28, 2026
Bikky · manilatimes.net · Jul 23, 2026
AngelList · axios.com · Jul 18, 2026
Arena · blazersedge.com · Jul 17, 2026
Decagon · finsmes.com · Jul 16, 2026
Eden · investing.com · Jun 25, 2026
Daybreak Health · mobihealthnews.com · Feb 11, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Atacama Ventures made?
- Atacama Ventures has 29 tracked investments, including 2 dated in the last 24 months.
- What sectors does Atacama Ventures focus on?
- Atacama Ventures focuses on Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Atacama Ventures located?
- Atacama Ventures is headquartered in San Francisco, US.
- Who does Atacama Ventures co-invest with?
- Atacama Ventures most often shares deals with Andreessen Horowitz, FJ Labs, Nexus Bay, among 132 tracked co-investors.
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