Fundamental Ventures
Venture capitalLakeway · Pre-Seed–Late Stage
Investment thesis
The investment thesis focuses on identifying and removing fundamental constraints that hold back human progress. The firm targets founders with proven mastery who attack systemic chokepoints through hard tech breakthroughs, network innovations, and new science creation. Success is measured by founders who execute against fundamentals and have demonstrated excellence in their respective domains, spanning computation, engineering, biology, health, and commerce.
Source: firm website, verified Jul 21, 2026.
What they invest in
from 1 of 28 portfolio companiesAdvanced Manufacturing ×1Deep Tech ×1Hardware ×1Space Tech ×1
HQs:United States×1
Investments · 28 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathDeveloper of Mach 5 aircraft designed to reduce intercontinental travel time to under two hours.
Stoke Space develops fully reusable rockets for space transportation and mobility services. The company focuses on rapid iteration from prototype to launch, with a mission to enable seamless mobility to, through, and from space.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardwareSpace TechSeattle, US
Andy Lapsa(Founder)inKevin Weil(Board Member)Hans Koenigsmann(Board Member)Matt White(Board Member)
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Fundamental Ventures invest at?
- Fundamental Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth, Late Stage stages.
- What sectors does Fundamental Ventures focus on?
- Fundamental Ventures focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Cleantech, Climate Tech, Deep Tech, Energy, Fintech, Hardware, Healthtech, Longevity, SaaS.
- Where is Fundamental Ventures located?
- Fundamental Ventures is headquartered in Lakeway, US.
Similar investors
DCVC is a deep tech venture capital firm with over a dozen years of experience backing entrepreneurs using computational approaches to solve trillion-dollar problems across industries including AI, climate, materials science, robotics, space, and biology.
A globally recognized venture capital firm designed to provide access to highly competitive venture deals to individual investors, consistently recognized for top-decile DPI performance and as one of the most active US venture firms.
B Capital is a venture capital firm managing over $12 billion in assets with a stage-based fund approach. The firm invests across early to late-stage companies in technology, healthcare, and energy & resilience sectors, with 200+ portfolio companies and 9 global offices.
Khosla Ventures is a technology-focused investment firm that seeks companies leveraging disruptive technological advances to solve large-scale problems across multiple industries. The firm emphasizes proprietary technology, business model innovation, and early-stage, bold investments with unfair advantages.
Octopus Ventures is a pan-European early-stage venture capital firm that invests from pre-seed through Series A and beyond, with pre-seed investments typically at £100k and later-stage investments starting at £1 million.