Cerulean Ventures
Venture capitalSanta Barbara · Pre-Seed–Seed · 9 people tracked
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Investment thesis
Cerulean believes AI will complete the digital transformation that software began, targeting stubbornly under-digitized sectors like manufacturing, supply chains, oceans and maritime, food and agriculture, and energy. Drawing on the partners' own experience building and exiting companies that created or reshaped industries in the digital economy, the firm now focuses on the physical world. Its first fund backed open source, SaaS, and AI/ML companies built on the data of these sectors, driving systemic change in pharma, the grid, and food systems. Cerulean seeks scrappy, resourceful founders in industries resistant to disruption, and is willing to invest with conviction even when other VCs will not.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 9 people
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What they invest in
from 11 of 28 portfolio companiesCrypto & Web3 ×5Data & Infrastructure ×5Fintech ×4Cleantech ×3Climate Tech ×2Energy ×2Advanced Manufacturing ×1AgTech ×1
HQs:United States×4Switzerland×1United Kingdom×1Netherlands×1
Investments · 28 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2025 · 22024 · 22022 · 62020 · 111 dated
Arweave is a decentralized ecosystem that offers grants and investment opportunities through various organizations including non-profits, DAOs, and venture studios to support projects and developers building on its network.
Cloud ComputingCrypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintechLondon, GB
Sam Williams(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investors1k(x)1kxa16z cryptoAdvanced BlockchainAndreessen HorowitzArrington Capital+24 more
Elio develops adaptive sensors that enable AI systems to dynamically select information at variable resolutions and dimensions, giving machine intelligence direct perception capabilities for physical world applications.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardware
Co-investorsResolute VenturesScribble VenturesUpWestAnanda Impact VenturesOverview Capital
Entropy was an a16z-backed decentralized crypto custody and threshold-signing network that wound down in January 2026.
New York, US
JOHN PACIFIC(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsa16z cryptoAndreessen HorowitzCoinbase VenturesFigmentEthereal Ventures Management Ltd.Robot Ventures+1 more
GreenTrade enables companies to meet net-zero goals by offering curated, science-backed carbon reduction projects validated by leading market certifiers.
B2B MarketplacesCleantechClimate TechFintech
Frederick(CEO)
Co-investorsFlori Ventures
IOSG Ventures is a research-driven investment fund founded in 2017 that backs early-stage Web3 founders building infrastructure, middleware, security, and consumer applications.
Crypto & Web3
Co-investorsMirana VenturesWeb3com VenturesTHE LAO
KYVE is a Cosmos SDK-based Web3 data lake protocol for validating and permanently archiving blockchain data streams.
Co-investorsCoinbase VenturesD1 VenturesFlori VenturesIOSG VenturesLemniscapPermanent Ventures
Meridia offers a Verify API that embeds automated risk assessment and mitigation capabilities into supply chain platforms, enabling companies to evaluate and manage deforestation, conversion, and legality risks across farm plots and suppliers.
AgTechClimate TechData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSAmsterdam, NL
Thomas Vaassen(Founder)inSimon Ulvund(Founder)
Co-investorsMercy Corps VenturesRegeneration.VCIntercontinental ExchangeSAGANA
MEXC is a cryptocurrency exchange where users trade a range of tokens and futures, with features such as low fees and liquidity.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
Co-investorsMoonhill CapitalTsingTech Ventures
NEAR Foundation is a Swiss nonprofit foundation (Stiftung) that supports the NEAR ecosystem, a decentralized blockchain platform for building decentralized applications.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsImpact & Social GoodZug, CH
Chris DonovanBowen WangMona Elisa(Director)Erik Trautman(Executive Officer)Richard Mortimer Muirhead(Director)
BoardIllia Polosukhin(Director)in
Co-investorsDragonflyMetastableSID Venture Partners
Piq offers solutions to help connect projects to the electrical grid faster.
CleantechEnergy
Co-investorsConvective CapitalNew Climate VenturesActive Impact InvestmentsASCENT ENERGY VENTURESCLAI VenturesUmami Capital
Solana is a blockchain network designed for high-performance internet capital markets, payments, and cryptocurrency applications.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintechSan Francisco, US
Anatoly Yakovenko(Solana Founder & Solana Labs CEO)inAlan Yu
Co-investors1k(x)1kx500 Globala16z cryptoAbstract VenturesAegis Ventues+37 more
WattCarbon provides measurement, verification, and certification infrastructure for demand-side energy programs, including meter-level M&V, an hourly energy attribute certificate (EAC) registry, and an API.
CleantechData & InfrastructureEnergyLafayette, US
McGee Young(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)in
Co-investorsCity LightJetstreamKeiki CapitalSur VenturesTrue Ventures
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
AsobaEarthbancEpochEthicHubMasa FinanceMechanism CapitalNeutral LabsNibiruNibiru ChainQuantum EnergyRenosterSBPSilta FinanceThalloVolt Capital
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesEntropy · alearesearch.substack.com · Aug 25, 2026
Piq Energy · mercomcapital.com · Jul 21, 2026
Arweave · kraken.com · Jul 13, 2026
Solana · cryptobriefing.com · Jul 2, 2026
IOSG Ventures · blockchainreporter.net · Jun 12, 2026
Quantum Energy · ventureburn.com · May 13, 2026
MEXC Global · coinspot.io · Nov 27, 2025
Elio · news.northeastern.edu · Jun 24, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Cerulean Ventures made?
- Cerulean Ventures has 28 tracked investments, including 3 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Cerulean Ventures invest at?
- Cerulean Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
- What sectors does Cerulean Ventures focus on?
- Cerulean Ventures focuses on Advanced Manufacturing, AgTech, AI & Machine Learning, Energy, FoodTech, Logistics & Supply Chain, SaaS.
- Where is Cerulean Ventures located?
- Cerulean Ventures is headquartered in Santa Barbara, US.
- Who does Cerulean Ventures co-invest with?
- Cerulean Ventures most often shares deals with a16z crypto, Andreessen Horowitz, Coinbase Ventures, among 66 tracked co-investors.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamMaking Nature Autonomous: The Onchain Future of Sustainable Finance | Jahed Momand at SmartCon 2023
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Jahed Momand of Cerulean Ventures on Opportunities To Bring Together DeFi & Climate Finance
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Jahed Momand/Cerulean Ventures-Ecological Assets in Cosmos: Next Frontier of DeFi
Gateway to Cosmos · Jahed Momand
All Power To The Imagination #2 | Markets In The Name Of Socialism w/ Jahed Momand
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True Ventures is a venture capital firm established in 2005 that focuses on early-stage technology companies, with operations based in Silicon Valley.
500 Global (formerly 500 Startups) is a venture capital firm whose flagship Silicon Valley strategy backs promising technology companies from pre-seed onward across a range of sectors and geographies.
Regeneration.VC invests in ventures transforming consumer brand value chains through novel materials, circular technologies, and advanced production methods across fashion, food, electronics, personal care, and home industries.
Kraken is a cryptocurrency exchange operating since 2011, offering crypto trading along with related services such as margin trading, staking, derivatives, and (in the US) equities brokerage through Kraken Securities LLC.
Pioneer Fund is a venture capital firm investing in the top Y Combinator startups.
Vibe Capital is a $10M venture fund investing in Web3, AI, and Deep Science startups at the pre-seed and seed stage.
Climate Capital runs a "Network Fund" as an AngelList rolling micro-fund that writes many small checks ($10k–$25k) into the top 10–20 climate startups per quarter, giving individual LPs "large fund" diversification with low minimums through a structure much closer to an angel-syndicate model than a traditional closed-end VC fund. The firm has deliberately built a very large, democratized LP base of 2,000+ individual LPs via its rolling Network Fund and syndicate, turning climate-interested operators and angels into co-investors and creating a distribution/mentorship network for founders that is structurally different from the small institutional LP bases of most VC funds.
Dawn Capital is a European venture capital firm backing companies with global ambitions.
Fifty Years (50Y) is a pre-seed and seed-focused venture capital firm that backs founders using technology to solve major global problems, and also helps start companies.
Moderne Ventures is a strategic venture capital and growth equity firm investing in disruptive technology companies across real estate, insurance, finance, and sustainability, and running an industry immersion program called the Moderne Passport.
Avalanche is a private investment firm led by Katelyn Donnelly that invests early in technology companies at structural inflection points, pairing capital with operational experience in complex markets like government, energy, and critical infrastructure.
Amino Collective is an early-stage venture firm that backs bold, unconventional founders willing to explore uncharted territory.
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