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Elementum Ventures

Venture capital

San Francisco · Pre-Seed–Seed · 4 people tracked

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Investment thesis

Pre-seed and seed investor backing frontier deep-tech startups with differentiated IP; multi-exit founder-operator GPs provide hands-on operational support, even filling roles like COO, CFO, sales rep, headhunter, or janitor.

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Stage
Pre-Seed–Seed
Check
$250K – $1.5M
HQ
San Francisco, CA, US
Leads rounds
Leads
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2014
Tracked investments
27
Unicorns
1

Team · 4 people

from the firm's website & public directories

What they invest in

from 12 of 27 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×7Biotech ×3Consumer ×3Data & Infrastructure ×3Robotics ×3Advanced Manufacturing ×2Cleantech ×2Deep Tech ×2

HQs:United States×11

Who they back

founder profiles across 10 portfolio companies
40%
solo founders
4 of 10 mapped founding teams
92%
repeat founders
of 12 founders with career history

Founding team size:solo founder×42 founders×33 founders×24+ founders×1

Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program

Techstars ×2

Investments · 27 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2025 · 12022 · 22021 · 12020 · 15 dated

Layerlayer1.appin✓ verified

Layer1 is a personal data application that captures, transcribes, and stores a user's digital activity — such as meetings, screen content, and audio — locally and encrypted on their own device.

AI & Machine LearningConsumerData & Infrastructure

Ali JelvehMarco BuhlmannThies Arntzen

Co-investors3cubed VenturesEmergence Capital Partners

Move37move37.com✓ verified

Move37 builds tools and applications focused on Personal AI, aiming to change how people interact with software and data.

AI & Machine LearningConsumerSaaS

Ali JelvehinMarco BuhlmanninThies Arntzenin

Co-investorsSupernode Ventures

Andurilanduril.comin

Anduril builds autonomous systems and software for defense and military applications, including attack aviation, unmanned aircraft, and underwater vehicles, unified by an autonomy platform.

AI & Machine LearningDefense TechHardwareRobotics

Palmer Luckey(Founder)inBrian Schimpf(CEO)inTrae Stephens(Founder)in

Co-investors137 Ventures1435 Capital1Flourish Capital8VCAltra VentureAndreessen Horowitz+90 more

Bold Metricsboldmetrics.comin𝕏Feb 2022

Bold Metrics provides AI and machine learning technology to apparel brands and retailers to optimize product fit, reduce returns, and improve supply chain efficiency.

AI & Machine LearningE-commerceSaaSSan Francisco, US

Daina Burnes(Executive Officer, Director)inMorgan Linton(Director)in

BoardKent Bennett(Director)inBraden Pollack(Director)

Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersCorsa VenturesGeekdomLytical VenturesTechstarsValuestream Ventures

circecircebioscience.comOct 2021

Circe develops a biotechnology platform that uses advanced gas transformation to produce carbon-negative molecules at scale for manufacturing.

Advanced ManufacturingBiotechCleantechClimate TechBoston, US

Marika Ziesack(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Shannon Nangle(Founder)in

Co-investorsBee PartnersE8 AngelsExceptional VenturesJuniperSilicon ValleyUndeterred Capital+4 more

Clearspaceclearspace.orgin𝕏Seed

Clearspace advocates for reduced screen time in childhood and promotes outdoor activity and unstructured play.

ConsumerImpact & Social GoodSan Francisco, US

Royce Branning(Founder & CEO)inOliver Hill(Founder)in

Co-investorsY CombinatorCaladanCapitalize VCDream MachineGoodwater CapitalLong Journey Ventures+8 more

Cloraclora.comin𝕏

Clora operates an AI-powered talent marketplace connecting biotech and pharma teams with 15,000+ vetted life sciences consultants across 300+ skillsets for fractional, on-demand engagements.

B2B MarketplacesBiotechFuture of WorkHR TechCambridge, US

Rahul Chaturvedi(Founder and CEO)in

BoardJohn Melas-Kyriazi(Director)

Co-investorsEniac VenturesHypothesisNew Stack VenturesNotation CapitalThird PrimeV1 VC+3 more

Cortex Fusion Systemscortexfusion.systems

Cortex Fusion Systems develops nuclear energy technology using ultrafast lasers, including a compact high-repetition-rate fusion source, a hybrid fusion-fission reactor that drives a subcritical fission blanket with fusion neutrons, and a laser-based uranium enrichment process using broadband lasers to produce HALEU and LEU.

CleantechDeep TechEnergyNew York City, US

Brian RoystoninRussell Levitt(Director)Jacob Levitt(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardKurt Keilhacker(Director)in

Fathom Radiantfathomradiant.coin

Atomos Systems develops general-purpose humanoid robots with human-level dexterity and intelligence intended to perform physical labor and operate in the physical world.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechRobotics

William Andreggin

Co-investorsFounders FundKhosla VenturesEntrada VenturesOpen Field CapitalPathbreaker Ventures

Heydataheydata.comSeed · Sep 2022 · $3M

Co-investorsTen VC

MetricStoryin

Seattle, US

Brandon Nutter(President and Chief Technology Officer)inJoshua Gebhardt(Executive Officer, Director)in

Co-investorsAlliance of AngelsWisemont Capital

Serroserro.aiPre-Seed · Jun 2025 · $1M

Serro builds long-running multiplayer AI agents that maintain shared program state for engineering organizations.

Mountain View, US

Jake Kim(Founder)in

Co-investorsMango Capital

Slingshot Aerospaceslingshot.spacein𝕏

Slingshot provides real-time operational intelligence and autonomous coordination software for space operations, serving defense, commercial, and sovereign operators.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDefense TechRoboticsSpace TechEl Segundo, US

David Godwin(Executive Chairman & Co-Founder)inMelanie Stricklan(Co-founder and CEO (as stated in 2021))inTim Solms(Chief Executive Officer)in

Co-investorsAnkona CapitalATX Venture PartnersDcode CapitalDraper AssociatesEdison PartnersOne 9 Investments+6 more

Sterling Roadsterlingroad.comin

Sterling Road is a venture capital firm focused on early-stage startup investments, with a portfolio spanning robotics, software infrastructure, and other sectors.

Sector AgnosticSan Francisco, US

Ash Rust(Managing Partner)in

Co-investorsFarvatn Venture

Wayfinderwayfinder.com𝕏

Wayfinder is a seed-stage venture capital fund that invests in early-stage founders building B2B companies across multiple industries including finance, enterprise software, AI, manufacturing, and robotics.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareHardwareSpace Tech

Tom Feldman(CTO and Co-Founder)Andy Lapsa(CEO and Co-Founder)Ant Wilson(CTO and Co-Founder)Paul Copplestone(CEO and Co-Founder)Yuri Sagalov(Founder and Managing Partner)

Co-investorsInvariantes FundBoxOne VenturesConscience VCDivergent CapitalGENESIS CONSORTIUMIndieBio+3 more

Other

Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

MEKONOS1517AetherAmpdAspenLegitLoomResolveSolThreadloomTwelveVertical Scope

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.

Portfolio news

latest coverage across their companies

Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Elementum Ventures made?
Elementum Ventures has 27 tracked investments, including 1 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does Elementum Ventures invest at?
Elementum Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
What is Elementum Ventures's typical check size?
Elementum Ventures typically writes checks of $250K – $1.5M.
What sectors does Elementum Ventures focus on?
Elementum Ventures focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Climate Tech, Consumer, Crypto & Web3, Deep Tech, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Hardware, SaaS.
Where is Elementum Ventures located?
Elementum Ventures is headquartered in San Francisco, US.
Does Elementum Ventures lead rounds?
Yes, Elementum Ventures leads investment rounds.
Who does Elementum Ventures co-invest with?
Elementum Ventures most often shares deals with Techstars, Bessemer Venture Partners, Dcode Capital, among 31 tracked co-investors.

Co-investors · 4

Mango Capital

Mango Capital is an early-stage venture firm investing in enterprise software founders at inception, before product-market fit, with a focus on agent infrastructure and intelligent applications.

Both backed · 1
$1M – $1.5M
Geekdom

Geekdom Fund is an early-stage venture capital firm that positions itself as a highly active, helpful investor on founders' cap tables, providing effort, expertise, and connections.

Both backed · 1
$50K – $500K
Wisemont Capital

Wisemont Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm based in Silicon Valley that invests in AI, SaaS, and automation startups, primarily in the U.S., and helps them scale globally.

Both backed · 1
Pioneer Square Labs

Pioneer Square Labs operates as a startup studio and venture capital fund, partnering with founders to build world-changing companies by combining exceptional founders, innovative ideas, and investment capital.

Firms observed investing alongside Elementum Ventures, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Elementum Ventures's recorded portfolio.

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