Clear Ventures
Venture capitalPalo Alto · Pre-Seed–Series A · 43 people tracked
Also known as CLEAR VENTURE MANAGEMENT, LLC
Investment thesis
Clear Ventures focuses on investing at the earliest stages of company formation, backing fast-growing businesses often as the first institutional investor. The firm positions itself as a partner that provides not only seed capital but also strategic connections and company-building insights to help founders build and scale their companies. Its track record includes funding more than 70 companies, being the first investor in roughly 90% of them, and realizing 54 exits with a combined market capitalization of about $85 billion.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 7, 2026.
Team · 43 people
from the firm's website & public directories
What they invest in
from 10 of 30 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×7Enterprise Software ×4SaaS ×3Cloud Computing ×2Cybersecurity ×2Data & Infrastructure ×2Advanced Manufacturing ×1Biotech ×1
HQs:United States×11
Investments · 30 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathGen1e builds healthcare solutions supported by a network of physicians across hospitals and medical centers.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesSan Francisco, US
Ritu Lal(Founder)inFrancois Nader(Director)Alan Levy(Director)Noor Kamruddin(Director)Soujanya Bhumkar(Executive Officer, Director)
Wherobots builds cloud-based spatial data processing and analytics infrastructure, enabling users to perform geospatial queries and AI-driven analysis on large datasets.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureScottsdale, US
Jia Yu(Co-founder & Chief Architect)inMo Sarwat(Co-Founder & CEO)inMohamed Elsayed(Executive Officer, Director)
Milpitas, US
Dean Nelson(Executive Officer, Director)Peter Gross(Director)Amber Caramella(Director)Dave Johnson(Director)
Board seatRajeev Madhavan· per SEC Form D · $2.1M raise · filed Mar 2016
Espresa provides an employee engagement and benefits platform designed to help companies deliver personalized employee experience programs across languages, time zones, and currencies.
AI & Machine LearningFuture of WorkHR TechSaaSPalo Alto, US
Alex Shubat(CEO & Co-Founder)inRaghavan Menon(CTO & Co-Founder)inChristopher Rust(Director)Adoram Gaash(Director)Michael Stark(Director)Gideon Argov(Director)
Board seatChristopher J Rust· per SEC Form D · $5M raise · filed May 2025
Los Angeles, US
Alex Zheng(Director)Jing Chang(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Jingsheng Jason Cong(Director, Promoter)
Board seatRajeev Madhavan· per SEC Form D · $8M raise · filed Apr 2017
Kognitos is a neurosymbolic agentic AI platform that automates enterprise back-office workflows in finance, accounting, healthcare, and operations by allowing users to describe processes in plain English rather than coding.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Jose, US
Binny Sher Gill(Executive Officer, Director)Ashmeet Sidana(Director)
Board seatRajeev Madhavan· per SEC Form D · $30M raise · filed Apr 2025
Opsera provides a no-code, AI-powered platform for DevOps and DevSecOps automation that helps enterprises orchestrate software delivery and security across multiple tools and cloud environments.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwarePalo Alto, US
Ravi Kumar Chivukula(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardWesley Chan(Director)Huang Lee(Director)Patricia Hatter(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatRajeev Madhavan· per SEC Form D
San Mateo, US
Sean S. Moran(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatRajeev Madhavan· per SEC Form D · $19.1M raise · filed Feb 2016
Cohu provides test automation, inspection, and metrology solutions to semiconductor manufacturers to optimize yield and productivity across applications including AI, high-performance computing, automotive, medical devices, and telecommunications.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechSemiconductorsSeattle, US
Matthew R McLaughlin(Executive Officer, Director)Ashmeet Sidana(Director)Jonathan L Herlocker(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatChristopher J Rust· per SEC Form D
WaterGuru provides an automated water monitoring system that measures chemical composition, temperature, and pump performance for residential and commercial pools and spas.
ConsumerHardwareIoTSan Francisco
Larry Bloom(Director)Tadmor Shalon(Executive Officer, Director)Christian Wichert(Director)Peter Bergman(Executive Officer)
Board seatRajeev Madhavan· per SEC Form D · $14.3M raise · filed Aug 2019
AICrete builds AICreteOS, an AI-powered operating system for concrete and aggregates producers that consolidates quality control, operations, cost and CO2 savings, live truck-ticket tracking, reporting, and data insights into one platform.
AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechSaaS
Concentric AI provides AI-powered data security and governance solutions that help organizations discover, classify, and protect sensitive information across cloud and on-premises environments.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSan Jose, US
Paolo Gaudiano(Executive Officer, Director)Greg Silverman(Executive Officer, Director)
Zerto provides software for ransomware resilience, disaster recovery, and data mobility across on-premises and cloud environments, enabling enterprises to protect, replicate, and recover applications and data at scale.
Cloud ComputingCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareHerzliya Pituach
Liat Nachmani(Executive Officer)Erez Ofer(Director)Roy Golding(Director)Gil Levonai(Executive Officer)Mark Leslie(Director)Paul Zeiter(Executive Officer)
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 Clear Ventures invest at?
- Clear Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What is Clear Ventures's typical check size?
- Clear Ventures typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- What sectors does Clear Ventures focus on?
- Clear Ventures focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Cloud Computing, Data & Infrastructure, Deep Tech, Enterprise Software, IoT, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Clear Ventures located?
- Clear Ventures is headquartered in Palo Alto, US.
- Does Clear Ventures lead rounds?
- Yes, Clear Ventures leads investment rounds.
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Co-investors · 14
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Nexus Venture Partners invests in early and early growth stage companies operating in India and the United States across multiple sectors. The firm was founded by entrepreneurs with experience building companies.
Samsung Next is the venture investing arm that backs early-stage founders building bold, ambitious technology companies.
Engineering Capital is a seed-stage venture firm that backs entrepreneurs driven by deep technical insights, often investing before founders have formally started their company.
Framework Venture Partners is a Canadian venture capital firm investing in technology companies. The firm employs a data-driven approach to investment decisions and provides hands-on support to portfolio companies.
First Rays is a venture capital firm investing at the seed and Series A stages in AI-native infrastructure companies. The firm focuses on startups building the next generation of enterprise architecture, including AI coding systems, autonomous agents, and continuously learning infrastructure that fundamentally reimagine how software is built and deployed.
Prosperity7 Ventures is the diversified growth fund of Aramco Ventures, investing globally in next-generation technologies and business models across a wide range of industries.
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