Garage Technology Ventures
Palo Alto · Seed–Late Stage
Investment thesis
Invests in seed and early-stage startups.
Source: firm website, verified Jul 30, 2026.
Fund performance · per public LP disclosures
as of Jun 2016| Fund | Vintage | Committed | Net IRR | TVPI | DPI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garage California Entrepreneurs Fund, LPLPs: California Public Employees' Retirement System | 2002 | — | 0.6% | 1.04x | 0.56x |
Source: public limited-partner disclosures (CalPERS, CalSTRS). Net IRR / TVPI / DPI as reported by the limited partner; a fund's early-year IRR is an interim estimate (J-curve).
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Garage Technology Ventures invest at?
- Garage Technology Ventures invests at the Seed, Late Stage stages.
- What sectors does Garage Technology Ventures focus on?
- Garage Technology Ventures focuses on Climate Tech, Deep Tech, Enterprise Software, Hardware, New Materials, SaaS.
- Where is Garage Technology Ventures located?
- Garage Technology Ventures is headquartered in Palo Alto, US.
- Does Garage Technology Ventures lead rounds?
- Garage Technology Ventures typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
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Firms observed investing alongside Garage Technology Ventures, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Garage Technology Ventures's recorded portfolio.
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