Blackhorn Ventures
Venture capitalActively deployingDenver · Seed–Series B · 20 people tracked
Also known as Blackhorn Ventures Industrial Impact · BLACKHORN VENTURES MANAGEMENT II, LLC · BLACKHORN VENTURES MANAGEMENT, LLC · Blackhorn Ventures Special
Investment thesis
Blackhorn Ventures invests in startups operating at the intersection of digital technology and physical industry — 'where bits meet bricks.' The firm targets companies leveraging data, artificial intelligence, and robotics to transform large, foundational industries that are critical to national security and economic stability. It frames its focus around the emerging 'next industrial revolution,' citing strong demand, advanced technology, and available talent as drivers of opportunity in these sectors.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 25, 2026.
Team · 20 people
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What they invest in
from 55 of 78 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×24SaaS ×17Construction Tech ×11Enterprise Software ×11Advanced Manufacturing ×10Energy ×9Cleantech ×8Climate Tech ×7
HQs:United States×38Australia×1Canada×1United Kingdom×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 45 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×242 founders×143 founders×54+ founders×2
Where their founders studiedfrom 41 founders with education data
Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×3Stanford University Graduate School of Business ×3Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur ×2Indian Institute of Technology, Madras ×2MIT Sloan School of Management ×2Penn State University ×2University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business ×2University of Pennsylvania ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 43 founders with career history
Stanford University ×5IBM ×2World Economic Forum ×2
12 founders hold a PhD · 7 hold an MBA (of 41 with degree data)
Investments · 78 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12025 · 32024 · 22020 · 12019 · 32018 · 212 dated
Electric Era builds software-controlled energy systems, including the RE400 EV fast-charging solution for retailers and the CoPower platform that adds power capacity and resilience for AI data centers.
CleantechEnergyMobility & TransportationSeattle, US
Lee Quincy(Executive Officer, Director)Quincy Edmund Lee(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardSamuel Reineman(Director)Michael D'Aurizio(Director)Anna Demeo(Director)
Board seatMicah Kotch· per SEC Form D
Cytovale develops microfluidic deformability cytometry technology for immune response diagnostics, with a focus on early detection and diagnosis in hospital settings.
BiotechDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesSan Francisco, US
Ajay Shah(Co-founder & CEO)inHenry Tse(Co-founder & Chief Technology Officer)inDino DiCarlo(Director, Promoter)
BoardLindy Fishburne(Director)inJack Fuchs(Director, Promoter)in
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesBasecamp FundBreakout LabsBreakout VenturesEMV CapitalIT-Farm Corporation+3 more
ALICE Technologies offers a construction "optioneering" platform that uses AI to help general contractors create, explore, and update construction schedules to reduce risk, cost, and build time.
AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Rene Morkos(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)René Morkos(Founder)René Morkos, Ph.D.(Founder)in
Co-investorsCreative VenturesBrick Mortar VenturesFuture VenturesGRIDS CapitalJLL Spark Global VenturesMerus Capital+6 more
AlphaLedger tokenizes real-world assets on blockchain, with a focus on municipal debt markets, and operates a vertically integrated structure that includes an SEC/FINRA-regulated broker-dealer and transfer agent.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintechPoulsbo, US
Manish Dutta(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inChristopher Wade(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Don Suskind(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsAusum Ventures
Amperon provides AI-driven energy forecasting and real-time grid analytics to utilities, renewable generators, and energy market participants across North America, Europe, and Australia.
AI & Machine LearningEnergySaaSHouston, US
Sean Kelly(Founder & CEO)inAbe Stanway(Founder)
BoardTyler Lancaster(Director)inTimothy Healy(Director)Catherine Flax(Director)Michael D'Aurizio(Director)
Co-investorsAcario InnovationAmbush CapitalEnergize CapitalGaruda VenturesIntelis CapitalLorimer Ventures+6 more
Aperia develops tire management technology that monitors and maintains tire inflation and predictive maintenance for commercial fleets and consumers.
HardwareIoTLogistics & Supply ChainBurlingame, US
JOSHUA CARTER(Executive Officer, Director)BRANDON RICHARDSON(Executive Officer)
BoardJACK FUCHS(Director)HAL KRUTH(Director)ANDREW SMITH(Director)STEPHEN GRAND(Director)
Co-investorseLab VenturesEnerTech CapitalTrucks VCAugment VenturesLateral Capital
Artic (Trunk) is a manufacturing management system for offsite and prefabrication construction manufacturers, covering project planning and costing, live factory floor control, and quality inspection with traceable compliance handover.
Advanced ManufacturingConstruction TechSaaS
Co-investorsFuel Ventures
Atomscale builds AI models and a platform for atomic-scale materials manufacturing, capturing and analyzing process data to give real-time visibility, predict material properties, and apply adaptive process control.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningNew Materials
Chris Price(Founder)inJason Munro(Founder)in
Co-investorsDorm RoomInnospark VenturesLorimer Ventures
Aumni is an investment analytics platform for venture capital investors, acquired by J.P.
Kelsey C.(Founder)in
Co-investorsFirst Trust Capital PartnersKickstartLegalTechManhattan Venture PartnersMoneta VenturesNext Frontier Capital+3 more
Batuta provides a managed cybersecurity platform and services that combine specialists, AI, and automation to continuously reduce risk and improve an organization's security posture.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecuritySaaS
Louise Ireland(Founder)in
Buzz Solutions provides visual AI software that analyzes drone and camera inspection imagery to automate asset monitoring and anomaly detection across energy infrastructure including transmission lines, distribution networks, substations, and solar installations.
AI & Machine LearningEnergyEnterprise SoftwarePalo Alto, US
VIKHYAT CHAUDHRY(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)KAITLYN ALBERTOLI(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Vikhyat Chaudhry(Founder)inMuzammil Khalil(Founder)inJAGJOT SINGH(Director)MARK LOCH(Director)
Co-investorsAzure Ventures GroupMaC Venture CapitalUlu VenturesVodia Ventures
Canyon offers a workflow intelligence layer that gives enterprises visibility into the cost and performance of AI workflows across models, agents, and tool calls.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software
Ravikiran Gopalan(CEO & Founder)inAditya Akella(Chief Scientist & Co-Founder)inSaurabh Agarwal(Chief Architect)
Co-investorsCota CapitalNewBuild.VC
Circuit Mind develops a platform that converts hardware architecture into verified schematics and bills of materials using algorithms and software for electronics engineers and design teams.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsHardwareLondon, GB
TomideBasilioEdTomide Adesanmi(CEO)inBasilio Gentile(CTO)in
Co-investors7percent VenturesCreative VenturesDifferential VenturesEntrepreneur FirstEpisode1GRIDS Capital+4 more
ClimateAi offers ClimateLens, an AI and machine-learning platform that applies patented models to weather and climate data at 1km resolution to produce short- and long-term forecasts and actionable insights.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningClimate TechSan Francisco, US
Himanshu Gupta(Founder)in
Co-investorsACADEMY INVESTORAIN VenturesClimacticDYDX CapitalNeotribe VenturesThirdstream Partners
CoFi provides construction financing and loan servicing software for home builders and contractors, offering loan programs for new construction, tract developments, and fix-and-flip projects.
Construction TechFintechPropTechHolliston, US
Tal Raviv(Executive Officer, Director)Sean Hanlon(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsNewfund CapitalWesterly WindsLas Olas Venture Capital
Common Energy connects businesses, non-profits, and consumers to community solar projects, letting them lower electricity costs and support renewable energy.
CleantechClimate TechEnergy
Richard Keiser(Founder)in
Co-investorsS2G Investments
Coral is a sexual wellness app offering guidance and educational content to help people improve intimacy, desire, and their sex lives, developed with input from sex therapists, educators, and researchers.
ConsumerDigital HealthMental HealthWellness & Fitness
Isharna(Founder)
Co-investorsAlpha EdisonAlleyCorpFloating PointHaymaker VenturesLightspeed Venture PartnersMother Ventures+6 more
Datch offers a Diagnostic Agent, an AI tool for industrial maintenance that extracts and connects data from work orders, schematics, OEM manuals, and alarms to help frontline technicians complete first-time-right fixes.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Ben Purcell(CTO)inMark Fosdike(CEO)inAric Thorn(CPO)in
BoardErnst Sack(Director)in
Co-investorsArc AngelsBlue Bear Capital PartnersBoeing HorizonX VenturesIcehouse VenturesThird Prime
Dexterity develops AI-powered robotic systems that enable autonomous manipulation and decision-making in unstructured physical environments.
AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainRoboticsRedwood City, US
Samir Menon(Co-founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsBallistic VenturesKleiner PerkinsPresidio VenturesTeam Global
Drawboard offers document management and collaboration tools that let teams manage projects in one place, with permissions and settings for internal and external members.
Construction TechEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkPropTechSaaSMelbourne, AU
Co-investorsTen13OneVentures
Los Altos, US
Jonas Bordo(Executive Officer, Director)inRosalind Bordo(Founder)in
Co-investorsRWT HorizonsUlu Ventures
San Francisco, US
Muffadal Ghadiali(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Naeem Zafar(Director)
BoardPaul Straub(Director)inJulie Lein(Director)in
Co-investorsAcario InnovationUrban InnovationWireframe VenturesLemnos VC
Energy Web builds blockchain-based infrastructure and a marketplace (Energy Web X) offering compute pools such as SmartFlow, Carbon-Aware, and GP4BTC for energy and sustainability applications.
CleantechCrypto & Web3Energy
Ed Hesse(Founder)
Co-investors1k(x)1kxAdvanced BlockchainFuture Energy VenturesMerkle Tree CapitalMoonlanding Ventures+2 more
Ethic offers direct indexing and tax-smart portfolio management, providing customizable passive portfolios engineered for tax efficiency, factor exposures, and values alignment.
FintechImpact & Social GoodPropTechSaaSNew York, US
Doug Scott(CEO & Co-founder)Jay Lipman(Founder)inJohny Mair(Founder)in
Co-investors500 GlobalBetter Tomorrow VenturesFarvatn VentureFifty YearsKima VenturesNyca+6 more
Software for manufacturing improvement
New York, US
Berk Birand(Executive Officer, Director)inAlp Kucukelbir(Director)in
BoardKlaus Kleinfeld(Director)inMichael Brown(Director)in
Co-investorsAsymmetric Capital PartnersBowery CapitalClimate InvestmentCarat Venture PartnersInnovation Endeavors
Foresight is a commercial insurance provider specializing in workers' compensation, combining AI-powered risk assessment and safety technology to help identify hazards and reduce losses.
AI & Machine LearningInsurTechSan Francisco, US
David Fontain(Founder)inPeter Grantin
Co-investorsBrick Mortar VenturesOMERS Ventures
Formic builds enterprise AI for regulated industries such as legal, federal regulation, and defence, using a neuro-symbolic deterministic retrieval architecture that returns answers sourced from an organisation's own documents with citations traceable to the exact source page.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLegalTech
Co-investorsLux CapitalS2G InvestmentsTreefrog
Formic develops automation and robotics solutions for factories to increase production capacity and reliability while reducing costs, downtime, and safety risks.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningRoboticsChicago, US
Saman Farid(Founder & CEO)inMisa I.(Founder)in
Co-investorsBlue Ivy VenturesCarnrite VenturesChapter OneCorrelation VenturesDeep AcreEvolution Ventures+8 more
FutureProof is a Managing General Agent offering AI-based property insurance for condos, homeowners, and commercial properties, focusing on Excess & Surplus lines in areas exposed to hurricane wind, wildfire, severe convective storms, and flood.
AI & Machine LearningClimate TechInsurTech
Co-investorsCarnrite VenturesKeiki CapitalMS&AD VenturesRWT HorizonsThirdstream PartnersTime Zero Capital+3 more
Golioth provides an IoT platform designed to simplify the development and deployment of connected devices for hardware teams and IoT developers.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsHardwareIoTSan Francisco, US
Jonathan Beri(Founder and CEO)Dan(Engineering Leader)Brian(Operations Leader)Ariana(Strategic Marketing & Product Marketing Lead)Dylan(Product Management Leader)
BoardJocelyn Goldfein(Director)in
Co-investorsDifferential VenturesLorimer VenturesZetta Venture Partners
GreenLight is a Freelancer Management System (FMS) that consolidates onboarding, worker classification, payments, benefits, compliance, and reporting for managing an extended or contingent workforce.
Future of WorkHR TechSaaS
Jason Posel(Founder)in
GridRaster provides spatial computing and AI solutions to help enterprises in aerospace and defense, aviation, manufacturing, energy, and oil and gas improve manufacturing and maintenance operations.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningDeep TechMountain View, US
Rishi Ranjan(Founder)inVenky Dass(Founder)
Co-investorsExfinity VenturesMaC Venture Capital
Humatics builds high-precision positioning technology for industrial automation, robotics, and rail and transit systems.
Cambridge, US
David A. Mindell(Executive Officer, Director)Gary A. Cohen(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardRay Stata(Director)Franklin Moss(Director)Chris Cheever(Director)Thomas H. Lee(Director)
Co-investorsBonaventure CapitalCastor Ventures (an Alumni Ventures Fund)Tectonic VenturesLockheed Martin Ventures
Hyperframe develops mechanical framing clips designed for the construction industry to reduce waste, improve productivity, and lower costs.
Advanced ManufacturingConstruction TechHardwareColumbus, US
Jay F. Cady(Executive Officer, Director)Ken Sobel(Executive Officer, Director)Minas Apelian(Director)
BoardTodd Brady(Director)Alexandria Lafci(Director)inRyan Sutton-Gee(Director)
Co-investorsHomeTeam VenturesJobsOhio Ventures
Blackhorn is a venture capital firm that invests in startups applying data, AI, and robotics to large industries considered important to national security and economic stability.
AI & Machine LearningRobotics
Delivers actionable supply chain performance data for shippers, brokers, and carriers.
FintechLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSSan Francisco, US
John Stauffer(Executive Officer, Director)Brian Cristol(Executive Officer, Director)Philip O'Connor(Director)
Co-investorsKindred VenturesW11 CapitalMaersk Growth
King Energy develops software and financing solutions for commercial solar installations on multi-tenant properties.
CleantechEnergyPropTechSaaS
John Witchel(CEO)
Co-investorsArcTern VenturesNext Frontier Capital
Latent AI builds tools and services for deploying, optimizing, and updating machine learning models at the edge, including in disconnected real-world environments across varied hardware and device fleets.
AI & Machine LearningDefense TechEnterprise Software
Sek Chai(Founder)in
Co-investorsBooz Allen VenturesDoon CapitalFirst Spark Ventures, LlcFuture VenturesGrit VenturesLockheed Martin Ventures
Lemurian Labs develops Tachyon, a software stack that runs AI workloads on any hardware and cloud while matching or exceeding the performance of hand-tuned kernels.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDeveloper Tools
Jay Dawani(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investors1Flourish Capitalfutureland venturesGood Growth CapitalMistral Venture PartnersOrigin VenturesOval Park Capital+11 more
Prize-linked savings app rewarding users for building savings habits.
San Francisco, US
LINDSAY KANE HOLDEN(Executive Officer, Director)ASHBY MONK(Director)
Co-investorsObvious Ventures
MetaMap provides an identity verification platform that lets businesses run KYC/AML compliance checks, customer onboarding, authentication, and financial risk assessment using a data pool drawing on government checks, financial records, and biometric verifications across many countries.
CybersecurityFintechSaaS
Filip Victor(Founder)in
Co-investorsDorm RoomSGH CapitalSprint Vc
Co-investors3Lines Venture Capital
Near Space Labs provides high-resolution 7cm geospatial imagery captured from stratospheric altitudes, serving government, utilities, insurance, and environmental monitoring applications with frequent data refresh cycles and wide-scale coverage.
Climate TechData & InfrastructureSpace Tech
Rema Matevosyan(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsAt One VenturesBold Capital PartnersCrosslink CapitalDraper AssociatesGreen Egg VenturesLeadout Capital+7 more
Odin builds security and workforce technology for construction sites and critical infrastructure projects such as data centers, combining software with on-site security operations.
Construction TechCybersecuritySaaS
Douglas Carney(CEO & Co-Founder)Dawn Williamson(Chief of Staff & Co-Founder)Matt DeSarno(President)Jeoff Williams(Chief Security Officer)Hal Schwartz(CAO & General Counsel)
Co-investorsFloating PointMetaProp
OnePointOne builds Opollo Farm, a modular, high-density indoor vertical farming system powered by AutoStore warehouse automation for year-round produce growing.
AgTechFoodTechRoboticsAvondale, US
Samuel Bertram(Cofounder)John Bertram(Founder)inSam Bertram(Founder)in
New York City, US
Yann B(Founder)
Co-investorsAltari VenturesARC Angel FundATX Venture PartnersEntrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator (ERA)Hivemind Capital PartnersSoundboard Venture Fund+1 more
QuoteToMe is an AI-powered procurement platform for construction teams that manages purchasing, deliveries, and invoicing in one place, letting users request and compare supplier quotes, convert them to digital purchase orders, track deliveries, and reconcile invoices.
AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechSaaS
John Chabluk(Founder)in
Co-investorsEdmonton UnlimitedFramework Venture PartnersStartup TNT
Co-investorsEcofuel FundTrucks VC
Resilience deploys residential solar and storage, aggregating homes into a single dispatchable grid resource that supplies power to the AI/data center economy while lowering or eliminating energy costs for working families.
CleantechClimate TechEnergy
Jay Lipman(Founder)in
Co-investorsCool Climate CollectiveVirta Ventures
Rhumbix provides digital timekeeping and labor tracking software designed for construction teams.
Construction TechFuture of WorkSaaSSan Francisco, US
Drew DeWalt(COO & Co-Founder)Zach (Zachary) Scheel(CEO & Co-Founder)Zach Scheel(CEO & Co-Founder)Rob Blau(Vice President of Engineering)Guy Skillett(VP Construction Innovation)Michael Myers(Director of Data Science)
Co-investorsBrick Mortar VenturesGlynn Capital ManagementGreylock PartnersGrit VenturesKleiner PerkinsTENFORE HOLDINGS+1 more
Ridepanda offers an employer-sponsored subscription program for pedal bikes, e-bikes, and e-scooters from brands like Specialized, Cannondale, and Brompton, with plans including theft coverage, maintenance, and safety add-ons.
HR TechMarketplacesMobility & TransportationSeattle, US
Chinmay Malaviya(Founder)in
Co-investorsDreamers VCLorimer VenturesOyster VenturesProeza VenturesYamaha Motor VenturesSomersault Ventures
SafeHub provides building-specific, real-time data to help minimize risk during disasters, serving the structural engineering and risk management sectors.
Climate TechConstruction TechInsurTechIoTSan Francisco, US
Andy Thompson(Co-founder)inDouglas Frazier(Director)
Co-investorsFusionJLL Spark Global VenturesMGV.VCJLL SparknoaPromus Ventures+1 more
SpecifX provides data enrichment for HVAC assets, turning basic nameplate data into structured, asset-level metadata such as specifications, features, and performance levels for commercial and industrial equipment.
CleantechData & InfrastructureSaaS
Ryan Martineau(Founder, Chief Executive Officer)Pete Shimkus(Founder, Chief Product Officer)Ben Patch(Founder, Chief Data Officer)Jason Riley(Chief Technology Officer)
Co-investorsBetter Ventures Central LlcSystemiq CapitalPowerhouse VenturesSaas Ventures, L.L.C.SYSTEMIQ
Enterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSSanta Cruz, US
Alexander Gershenson(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)James Barsimantov(Director, Promoter)
BoardDan Levine(Director)Loren Straub(Director)inTara Norton(Director)
Co-investorsAiiM PartnersBowery CapitalBuoyant Ventures Management, LlcValuestream VenturesVentureSouqWorking Capital Fund
Sustainment offers a platform for managing suppliers, relationships, and workflows in modern supply chains, aimed at helping companies reduce costs, speed up delivery, and build resilience.
Advanced ManufacturingLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS
Bret Boyd(Founder)in
Returnmates operates a tech-enabled delivery and returns network for retail brands, offering premium same-day and next-day deliveries, box-less at-home return pickups, and doorstep exchanges.
E-commerceLogistics & Supply ChainRetail TechVenice, US
ERIC WIMER(Founder)inEric Wimer(Executive Officer, Director)Kristian Zak(Director)
Co-investors7GC & CoFirebrand VenturesYes VCLightShed VenturesThe Fund
ThinkLabs AI builds physics-informed AI digital twins and agents that simulate the electric grid and automate grid planning and operations for utilities and grid operators.
AI & Machine LearningCleantechEnergy
Josh Wong(Founder & CEO)inNeal Vali(CTO)inGang Zheng(Director, R&D)inChaitanya Baone(Head of Product)inSuren Vallabhajosyula(Head of ML/Data Engineering)inVimali Pathmanathan(Head of Finance)in
Co-investorsEnergy Impact PartnersNVIDIAAmplify Capital
Toggle provides real-time quality control and part inspection for custom fabrication using computer vision to automatically identify and measure parts against CAD libraries.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningHardware
Co-investorsGlobal BrainPoint72 VenturesPT1Tribeca Venture Partners27V (Twenty Seven Ventures)Third Sphere
Tristar AI develops computer vision AI software and smart cameras that monitor factory floors to detect product defects, assembly mistakes, and maintenance issues in real time.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareCambridge, US
Salem Karani(Executive Officer, Director)Shuangjie Liu(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardRameez Pasha(Director)Philip O'Connor(Director)Daniel Abelon(Director)
Co-investorsNextView VenturesTenOneTen Ventures
Ultra High Materials, Inc. presents itself as a company offering materials products, with a login-gated site inviting inquiries about its products.
New Materials
Vecna Robotics provides autonomous mobile robot (AMR) systems and orchestration software for material handling tasks such as case picking, cross-docking, and warehouse workflows.
Enterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainRoboticsCambridge, US
Daniel Patt(Executive Officer, Director)Michael Bearman(Executive Officer)
BoardDaniel Theobald(Executive Officer, Director)Nick Solaro(Director)in
Co-investorsDrive CapitalFontinalis PartnersTau VenturesTectonic VenturesUnlessTiger Global Management
VEERUM provides a web-based platform for 2D and 3D industrial data management, visualization, and digital asset management that enables remote operations and reduces on-site travel for large industrial companies.
Construction TechData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareIoTSaaSVancouver, CA
David Lod(Chief Executive Officer)in
Co-investorsBrick Mortar VenturesCreative VenturesInterGen CapitalBDC Capital CorporationEvok InnovationsVeriten
Wunder Capital is a technology company that helps organizations deploy renewable energy solutions across their real estate portfolios to accelerate the transition to renewable energy.
CleantechClimate TechEnergyPropTechBoulder, US
David Reiss(Chief Technology Officer of Sole Member)Sam Beaudin(Head of Product of Sole Member)Bryan Birsic(CEO of Sole Member)
Co-investorsLaunchCapitalRoyal Street Ventures Management Company, LlcFinTech Collective
San Francisco, US
Marc Piette(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardDhiraj Singh(Director)
Co-investorsLoup VenturesUnlessACME CapitalR7 Partners
Exits · 2
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Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesTristar · m.economictimes.com · Aug 18, 2026
Coral · thesaasnews.com · Jul 27, 2026
King · eu-startups.com · Jul 22, 2026
Dexterity · inews.zoombangla.com · Jul 18, 2026
Near Space Labs · fortuneindia.com · Jul 17, 2026
▶︎ CYTOVALE · funderintel.com · Jul 16, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Blackhorn Ventures made?
- Blackhorn Ventures has 77 tracked investments, 4 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO, including 3 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Blackhorn Ventures invest at?
- Blackhorn Ventures invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B stages.
- What is Blackhorn Ventures's typical check size?
- Blackhorn Ventures typically writes checks of $500K.
- What sectors does Blackhorn Ventures focus on?
- Blackhorn Ventures focuses on Advanced Manufacturing, AI & Machine Learning, Cleantech, Climate Tech, Construction Tech, Data & Infrastructure, Deep Tech, Defense Tech, Energy, Enterprise Software, Logistics & Supply Chain, Mobility & Transportation, Robotics, SaaS.
- Where is Blackhorn Ventures located?
- Blackhorn Ventures is headquartered in Denver, US.
- Does Blackhorn Ventures lead rounds?
- Yes, Blackhorn Ventures leads investment rounds.
- Who does Blackhorn Ventures co-invest with?
- Blackhorn Ventures most often shares deals with Lorimer Ventures, Brick Mortar Ventures, Creative Ventures, among 189 tracked co-investors.
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Co-investors · 30
Brick & Mortar Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2015 that invests in early-stage startups building technology for the architecture, engineering, construction (AEC) and facilities management industries.
MaC Venture Capital is a seed-stage venture capital firm that partners closely with founders, offering a multidisciplinary team, an extensive network spanning Silicon Valley, Hollywood, Washington DC, and emerging markets, and hands-on growth support.
MetaProp is a venture capital firm focused on the proptech sector, dedicating its resources to support portfolio founders and their teams as they grow their businesses.
Third Sphere is an early-stage investor that deploys capital to upgrade systems across sectors such as infrastructure and supply chains, focusing on climate resilience beyond carbon reduction.
Differential Ventures is an early-stage venture firm investing in data-centric, AI-native B2B technology companies at the pre-seed and seed stages.
Greylock Partners is an early-stage venture capital firm that partners with founders building companies from inception. Its partners make only one or two new investments per year to focus deeply on each partnership.
Tiger Global Management operates public equity strategies (long/short, long-focused and crossover) and a private equity business investing in early- through late-stage growth companies across new and existing industries.
Plug and Play is an innovation platform that connects corporations, governments, startups, investors, and universities to drive innovation.
Zetta Venture Partners provides early-stage capital and hands-on support to founders building AI-native applications, infrastructure, and developer tools.
Notation Capital writes the very first check for technical founding teams at the moment of company creation, treating pre-seed as a distinct risk profile and working "in the trenches" with founders on "day 0:00" rather than just writing smaller checks. The firm operates with unusual transparency by publishing its internal operating manual on GitHub and running a podcast that interviews LPs to demystify venture fund underwriting, while also running a free, equity-free program for future founders in underestimated ecosystems beyond Silicon Valley.
Fontinalis Partners is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in startups working on mobility, industrial innovation, and energy.
TFX is an organization supporting mission-driven leaders through three arms: TFX Advisors, TFX Capital, and the Service First Foundation. TFX Capital invests in early-stage startups addressing national security and healthcare challenges.
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Proeza VenturesUnion Square Ventures (USV)Eniac VenturesSOSVStellar CapitalAntlerHighland Capital PartnersUnpopular VenturesAlvenBow CapitalStrawberry Creek VenturesAV8 VenturesDarling VenturesFocalCongruent VenturesFeenix Venture Partners LLCbp venturesKayyak Ventures
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