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foobar.vc
Venture capitalReykjavik · Pre-Seed–Late Stage · 1 people tracked
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Foobar is the investment company of Icelandic entrepreneur David Helgason that focuses on supporting startups and investing in technology to accelerate global decarbonization and sustainability efforts.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 6, 2026.
Team · 1 people
from curatedWhat they invest in
from 13 of 16 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×7Developer Tools ×4Enterprise Software ×4SaaS ×4Cleantech ×3Climate Tech ×3Gaming ×3Deep Tech ×2
HQs:United States×9Denmark×1United Kingdom×1Iceland×1
Investments · 16 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 22025 · 22024 · 12023 · 12021 · 12019 · 18 dated
Abundant creates simulation environments and datasets for reinforcement learning, serving AI researchers and enterprises training autonomous systems.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Jesse Hu(Founder)inMeji Abidoye(Founder)inKe Huang(Founder)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorBaselineLlama venturesNew OrderPear VCSemiAnalysis Capital+1 more
Convai provides a platform for creating and deploying 3D AI characters with natural language understanding and multimodal perception capabilities in virtual environments.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsGamingSan Jose, US
Purnendu Mukherjee(Founder)Prashant Mishra(Director)
BoardVenktesh Shukla(Director)in
Co-investorsMonta Vista CapitalRainfall VenturesDune VenturesGalaxy InteractiveSequoia Capital
FabricNano develops cell-free biocatalysis technology that immobilizes engineered enzymes onto scalable, environmentally friendly support materials for use in bio-processes.
BiotechCleantechNew MaterialsClaymont, US
Grant Aarons(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inFerdinando Randisi(Director)
BoardSiraj Khaliq(Director)inRobert Kniaz(Director)in
Co-investorsAtomicoBackedEntrepreneur FirstHoxton VenturesOlima VenturesPace Ventures+17 more
Flow is a hardware development platform that uses AI to help engineering teams keep requirements, architecture, and verification aligned across complex vehicle programs.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningDeveloper Tools
Pari Singh(Founder)in
Co-investorsAir Street CapitalBackedDeep Science VenturesSequoia CapitalAtreides ManagementEntrepreneur First+2 more
Independent multiplayer game studio behind tactical shooter Spectre Divide; shut down in March 2025 after the game underperformed.
San Francisco, US
Nate Mitchell(Founder)inMatthew Hansen(Chief Operating Officer)
BoardJonathan Lai(Director)in
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzAbstract VenturesAmplify PartnersAnthos CapitalBoxGroupDetroit Venture Partners+12 more
Noah is building a cross-border payments platform aimed at making international payments faster and more accessible.
Crypto & Web3FintechSaaSRiverton, US
Shah Ramezani(CEO and Founder)inThijn Lamers(Co-Founder and President)inWILLIAM J BOWSER(Executive Officer, Director)STEVE TRUMBO(Director)CHERYL WILDE(Executive Officer)RONALD NEIL(Director)
Co-investorsFELIX CAPITALFJ LabsLocalGlobeFormus CapitalUnion Square Ventures (USV)Wintermute+4 more
Olix develops a novel compute architecture integrating SRAM with photonics to enable more efficient AI model deployment, addressing throughput, cost, and latency limitations of current GPU memory systems.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechSemiconductorsLondon, GB
James Dacombe(Founder)in
Co-investorsBackedCrane Venture PartnersFounder CollectiveHummingbird VenturesLocalGlobePhoenix Court+6 more
Reel is a B2B electricity supplier, energy trader, and balancing-responsible party that turns corporate electricity demand into a driver of renewable energy buildout.
CleantechClimate TechEnergy
Jon Sigvert(CEO, Co-founder)inAnders Meldgaard(CCO, Co-founder)inChristian Schmidt(CTO, Co-founder)in
Co-investorsFuture Energy VenturesUVC PartnersThe Footprint Firm
Rocky Road is building a social gaming network that connects gamers.
GamingSocial
Co-investorsCrowberry CapitalSisu Game VenturesLuminar VenturesSisu Ventures
Slope provides a B2B payments platform that enables businesses to accept payments and offer financing, with a focus on digitizing the order-to-cash process for online commerce.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Lawrence Lin Murata(Founder)inAlice Deng(Founder)in
Co-investorsAcross Capital PartnersCircle VenturesFjor FoundersNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Notable CapitalRainfall Ventures+26 more
Transition Labs is an Iceland-based company that develops in-house climate projects and helps international climate-technology companies deploy in Iceland by providing local permitting knowledge, site sourcing, and partner networks.
CleantechClimate TechEnergy
Uiflow provides a no-code platform that enables developers and designers to build production applications without writing code.
Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Sol Eun(Founder)inDaniel E(Founder)
Co-investorsTogether FundTranspose Platform ManagementY CombinatorAdditionAudrey 2021Evening+2 more
Unison develops hardware and software tools for creative and productive computing.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerDeep TechDeveloper ToolsGamingHardwareSan Francisco, US
Michael
Co-investorsEQTGeneral CatalystLGFNFXLa FamigliaOlive Tree Capital+11 more
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Waterplan provides a platform that assesses water risk for industrial and consumer goods companies by combining operational data with satellite imagery, then recommends mitigation strategies ranging from infrastructure upgrades to ecosystem-based approaches.
AI & Machine LearningClimate TechEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Jose Ignacio Galindo(Founder)inNicolas Wertheimer(Founder)in
Co-investorsAngel Collective Opportunity FundCemex VenturesClimate CapitalCool Climate CollectiveEcho River CapitalGiant Ventures Global Llp+9 more
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Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
NesvíkS3
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Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has foobar.vc made?
- foobar.vc has 16 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited, including 4 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does foobar.vc invest at?
- foobar.vc invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth, Late Stage stages.
- What sectors does foobar.vc focus on?
- foobar.vc focuses on Cleantech, Climate Tech, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is foobar.vc located?
- foobar.vc is headquartered in Reykjavik, IS.
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Co-investors · 75
Sequoia Capital is a venture capital firm that partners with founders to build technology companies.
Union Square Ventures is a New York-based venture capital firm that invests across a broad range of technology sectors, presenting a large portfolio spanning crypto, fintech, climate, AI, education, health, and marketplaces.
Liquid 2 Ventures is a seed-stage venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Joe Montana and based in San Francisco.
Entrepreneur First (EF) is a talent investor that helps individuals build and launch startups, providing support such as US visa guidance, office space, fundraising preparation, and investor introductions culminating in a San Francisco Demo Day.
Galaxy Interactive originated as the interactive content and technology arm of crypto firm Galaxy Digital, giving it an unusual combination of deep crypto-native infrastructure knowledge and a pure-play focus on interactive media, gaming, and virtual worlds, rather than being a generalist crypto or generalist gaming fund. The fund leverages Galaxy's broader balance sheet and ecosystem—including trading, investment banking, tokenization, and infrastructure—to offer portfolio companies access to liquidity, tokenization expertise, and institutional crypto relationships, creating an integrated platform that is rare among sector-specific gaming and interactive VCs.
Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, known for pioneering the platform model with a large team of operators supporting founders across stages.
Founders Fund is a venture capital firm that backs technology companies building transformative products.
Insight Partners is an investment firm focused on accelerating revenue and profit growth in software companies, providing capital and operational support through its Insight Onsite team.
DST Global is a global internet-focused investment firm that backs fast-growing, high-value internet companies. It does not solicit or accept retail investors.
Atomico is an international venture capital firm that invests in growth-stage technology companies across multiple geographies. The firm focuses on scaling disruptive technology businesses globally.
Saga Ventures is a $125M seed fund led by a trio combining career investor, GTM operator, and ML/fintech founder backgrounds, positioning itself as a return to traditional venture with a small partnership focused on deep company building. The firm backs hard problems in infrastructure-like categories including defense tech, space manufacturing, industrial automation, and AI infrastructure, emphasizing fundamentals-driven investing over hype cycles with $2-4M checks at pre-seed and seed stages.
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Giant Ventures Global LlpHoxton VenturesSarona VenturesDawn CapitalJetstreamCrowberry CapitalDune VenturesAnthos CapitalLuminar VenturesGV (Google Ventures)Craft VenturesGreylock PartnersIndex VenturesBenchmarkUberTrue VenturesPlug and Play VenturesPartech VenturesPolaris PartnersTq Ventures LlcVillage GlobalCausalOutlander VC7percent VenturesMarch Capital PartnersCherry VenturesHeartcore Capital2xNFreigeist CapitalEarlybird Venture CapitalAnorak VenturesOwl VenturesDig Ventures Management LimitedMakers FundVertex Ventures Sea Management Pte. Ltd.Backstage CapitalVisionaries ClubL CattertonAmazon Alexa FundAccenture VenturesCerity Partners VenturesAutotech VenturesMarket One CapitalAppOnboardGranite AsiaInventureLowercarbon CapitalbyFoundersAsymmetric Capital PartnersLifeline VenturesFoundersFounderfulTRANSCENDPrime Ventures30N VenturesMaki.vcWill VenturesContrarian VenturesAvaana CapitalSpintop VenturesTerra Venture PartnersMustard SeedBehold Ventures
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