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Ideaship
Venture capitalPortland · Seed–Growth · 13 people tracked
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Investment thesis
Ideaship Fund invests in startups creating something truly novel and patentable, with a distinctive strategy that combines venture capital with hands-on patent expertise. Its team of patent experts and former founders help portfolio companies articulate, protect, and curate their core patents, aligning patent strategy with business strategy to drive higher valuations and liquidity premiums. The fund emphasizes that patent-seeking companies capture a disproportionate share of VC exit value. Ideaship supports founders across the full company lifecycle: patent catalyst work, fundraising strategy and investor introductions, portfolio scaling and IP budgeting, and through acquisition or IPO. It invests across the US in a wide range of sectors, with novelty as the common denominator. The firm is currently deploying its third fund.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 26, 2026.
Team · 13 people
from the firm's website & curated & public directories
Founder mafia
2 people who came through Ideaship went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 40 of 70 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×14Digital Health ×9Hardware ×9Cleantech ×8SaaS ×8Enterprise Software ×7Healthtech ×7Advanced Manufacturing ×6
HQs:United States×36
Who they back
founder profiles across 20 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×142 founders×33 founders×24+ founders×1
Where their founders studiedfrom 20 founders with education data
Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×3Case Western Reserve University ×2Northeastern University ×2University of Washington ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 24 founders with field-of-study data
Engineering ×10Chemistry ×4Finance & Accounting ×3Business & Management ×2Computer Science ×2Social Sciences ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 21 founders with career history
Community ×2Superpower ×2University of Washington ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
9 founders hold a PhD · 3 hold an MBA (of 24 with degree data)
Investments · 70 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 22025 · 42024 · 22023 · 12022 · 12021 · 42019 · 22017 · 117 dated
Deeptech startup in San Francisco transforming training and collaboration with its proprietary non-invasive mixed reality device AIR, initially focused on healthcare.
Co-investorsFalconX VenturesFrontier Path VC
AeroShield is a materials science company that developed an ultra-clear silica aerogel, originating from research at MIT, aimed at improving the energy efficiency of buildings.
Advanced ManufacturingCleantechEnergyNew MaterialsCambridge, US
Elise Strobach(CEO & Co-founder)inKyle Wilke(CTO & Co-founder)inAaron Baskerville-Bridges(VP of Operations & Co-founder)in
BoardSusan Stewart(Director)Brandon Tinianov(Director)inStephen Venuto(Director)
Co-investorsClean Energy VentureMassMutual VenturesMassVenturesSBXi
Agtools provides data-driven software and analytics for supply chain decision-making in agriculture, serving farmers and food industry participants globally with dashboards, reports, and pricing intelligence.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningB2B MarketplacesClimate TechData & InfrastructureSaaSIrvine, US
Co-investorsAmplifica CapitalChloe CapitalElevation VenturesPortland Seed FundRadicle GrowthReinventure Capital+3 more
Aja Labs develops skincare-infused synthetic hair fibers for protective styling, designed to nourish the scalp while reducing environmental waste.
Advanced ManufacturingHealthtechNew MaterialsNew York City, US
Co-investorsBetter Ventures Central LlcDebut CapitalTechstarsImpact America FundOverlap Holdings
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AscendArc builds low-cost, high-bandwidth small geostationary (GEO) satellites using volume-production methods adapted from LEO manufacturing, aimed at rapid deployment and lower-cost satellite communications.
Deep TechHardwareSpace TechBeaverton, US
Chris McLain(Founder)inDavid Kagan(Director)Richard Davis(Director)Brent Perrott(Director)
Co-investorsEverywhere VenturesPortland Seed FundSeraphim SpaceTwo Culture Capital
San Diego, US
Jeremy Malecha(Executive Officer = CEO Director)in
BoardPhillip Potter(Director)Giovanni Battistini(Director)in
Co-investorsCornucopian Capital Management
Kirkland, US
Jared Silvia(Executive Officer, Director)inDaniel Kroupa(Director)in
BoardKareem Dabbagh(Director)in
Co-investorsE8 AngelsVoLo Earth Ventures
Canopii builds automated, controlled-environment greenhouse systems for local, year-round production of leafy greens and herbs, using robotics, computer vision, and machine learning.
AgTechCleantechFoodTechHardwareRoboticsUnknown from page, US
David Ashton(Founder & CEO)inJustin Gravett(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsElevate Capital
Clickvoyant provides conversion rate optimization (CRO) and analytics services on a fixed monthly retainer, including GA4 data cleaning, dashboards, natural-language analysis, and AI-generated CRO roadmaps.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureE-commerceMarketing TechSaaSSan Diego, US
Co-investorsExpert DOJOHawke VenturesHow Women InvestMaropost VenturesRogue Womens FundTechstars
Community Energy Labs provides a building management solution that reduces energy demand charges and heating/cooling costs for public works and education facilities through automated HVAC optimization and integration with existing smart thermostats and building automation systems.
CleantechEnergyEnterprise SoftwareIoTSaaS
Co-investorsPortland Seed Fund
Concord provides a consent management platform that helps companies comply with global privacy regulations through customizable cookie banners, real-time website scanning, and automatic tracker detection and blocking.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityLegalTechMarketing TechSaaSSales Tech
Dash Lavine(Founder)in
Co-investorsR/GA VenturesBetter AngleMotier Ventures
CrowdComfort offers a mobile app and QR-code-based platform with floor-plan mapping that lets facilities and custodial staff log cleaning and maintenance activities and gives operations leaders real-time, location-based analytics dashboards.
Enterprise SoftwarePropTechSaaSSomerville, US
B. Eric Graham(Executive Officer, Director)inKevin Loos(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardDavid Reibel(Director)Jeffrey J. Chizmas(Director)
DeepCharge operates a platform that predicts enterprise device failures using machine learning and IoT sensing technology.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareIoTLogistics & Supply ChainNeedham, US
Yousof Naderi(Founder)inMohammad Naderi(Executive Officer, Director)Kaushik Chowdhury(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsaVenture
DeepCharge provides predictive fleet-management software that analyzes device patterns to forecast failures of scanners, tablets, and other operational hardware 4-8 hours before they occur, delivering shift-start alerts with root-cause diagnosis and plain-language fix instructions.
Risk-based vulnerability management platform automating vulnerability analysis and prioritization.
Portland, US
Timothy Morgan(Executive Officer, Director)James Dirksen(Executive Officer, Director)John Ewert(Director)inNathanael V. Lentz(Director)
BoardMitchell Kleinhandler(Director)in
Co-investorsDifferential Ventures
Dermala is a skincare company offering a personalized, FDA-approved acne treatment delivered as a monthly subscription kit that uses probiotics, prebiotics, and postbiotics to target acne-causing bacteria in the skin and gut microbiome.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechConsumerDirect to ConsumerWellness & FitnessSan Diego, US
Lada Rasochova(CEO & Founder)inMichelle Kem(COO)Alex Alim(CTO)inVlastimil Rasocha(Director)
BoardSara Brand(Director)in
Co-investorsCove FundSeventure PartnersTrue Wealth Ventures
Droplet Biosciences develops cancer diagnostics with a focus on liquid biopsy and precision oncology.
BiotechDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesMelrose, US
Haluk Tezcan(Chief Medical Officer)inStanley Lapidus(Director)inTheresa Tribble(Executive Officer, Director)Aadel Chaudhuri(Executive Officer, Director)Jose Zevallos(Director)
BoardAnn DeWitt(Director)in
Co-investorsSafar PartnersThe Engine Ventures
Elite HRV provides a team dashboard for remote analysis of heart rate variability, sleep, exercise, and mood data to help coaches, sports teams, athletes, and wellness practitioners monitor client and team member wellbeing and optimize training and recovery.
ConsumerDigital HealthHealthtechSaaSWellness & FitnessAsheville, US
Jason Moore(Executive Officer, Director)inVince Salvo(Executive Officer)inJef Fry(Executive Officer)
BoardAlyssa Moore(Director)Peter Blacklow(Director)inMeredith McPherron(Director)in
Co-investorsHigh Country Impact FundIDEA NCBoston Seed CapitalDrive by DraftKings
Epitel is a digital health company that builds REMI, a wearable, wireless cloud-based EEG monitoring system with AI-based seizure event detection for use in healthcare and ambulatory settings.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesSalt Lake City, US
Mark Lehmkuhle(CTO, Founder)inSteve Pacelli(CEO)in
Co-investorsAngel Physicians FundCatalyst Health VenturesGenoa VenturesMedMountain VenturesOSF VenturesWavemaker Three-Sixty Health
Hemex Health develops and commercializes the Gazelle diagnostic platform, including point-of-care readers and tests for conditions such as sickle cell disease and hemoglobin variants.
Digital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesPortland, US
Patricia White Seminario(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Peter Galen(Chief Innovation Officer, Co-Founder)inPatti White(Chief Executive Officer, Co-Founder)inDaren Bledsoe(Sr. VP, Engineering & Operations)inGerrit van Roekel(VP, Business Development)inUmut Gurkan(Chief Scientist, Microfluidics)in
Co-investorsCWRU Technology VenturesElevate CapitalImpact India Investment PartnersPortland Seed Fund
Hygge Power develops energy products including plug-and-play energy storage, an energy forecasting app, and AI for comfort optimization, aimed at delivering cleaner energy to consumers.
AI & Machine LearningCleantechEnergyHardwareIoTBoulder, US
Caleb T. Scalf(Founder)David Delcourt(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsCity LightEast Valley Ventures
BiotechOrlando, US
Codi Gharagouzloo(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inScott Hoge(Executive Officer)Valerie Aimee Gharagouzloo(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
Biotechnology company providing solutions for genetic research and drug discovery.
Co-investorsLong Way VenturesOregon Venture FundPortland Seed FundCascade Seed Fund
Clean energy company with patented 3D solar tower technology.
Advanced ManufacturingDallas, US
Mohammed Alboury Njie(Director, CEO, President, Secretary of the Issuer)Andrew Woglom(Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer of the Issuer)
BoardMarlon Nichols(Director)inStephen Cook(Director)
Co-investorsCapital FactoryMaC Venture CapitalPortfoliaCollab Capital
Company co-founded in 2022 by Dr.
BiotechPortland, US
Frank Lau(Executive Officer, Director)Jason Bourgeois(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsElevate Capital
L5 builds the software intelligence that powers robotic systems for harvesting or handling fruits and vegetables, aimed at addressing labor shortages in agriculture.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningRoboticsLa Canada Flintridge, US
Alexander Gutierrez(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)in
Maxterial develops advanced chemicals and coatings, including a coating platform designed to protect surfaces against wear, heat, and corrosion.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechNew Materials
Co-investorsAnthropocene VenturesDellin InvestmentsHelios Climate VenturesBreakout LabsUP2398
Mpathic provides red-teaming and model safety evaluation services for conversational AI systems, using a curated network of over 5,000 licensed U.S.-based clinical experts including psychologists, psychiatrists, and social workers to surface harms, test for bias and misinformation, and design evaluation frameworks.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDigital HealthEnterprise SoftwareMental Health
Co-investorsFirst Row PartnersGraham Walker VentureIlluminate VenturesNext Frontier CapitalPortland Seed FundVerissimo Ventures+2 more
Native Voice operates an on-demand voice services library letting users reach branded voice assistants across audio devices.
Denver, US
John Goscha(Executive Officer, Director)in
Co-investorsAlleyCorpAzure Capital PartnersBantam GroupFirst Star VenturesMaccabee VenturesPJC+8 more
NLM Photonics develops hybrid organic electro-optic modulation materials and devices that integrate into silicon photonics and other photonic integrated circuit platforms to improve modulation efficiency and reduce power consumption.
Deep TechHardwareNew MaterialsSemiconductorsSeattle, US
Gerard Zytnicki(Co-Founder & Corporate Advisor)inPaul Nye(Co-founder)inDelwin Elder(Co-founder)inLewis E. Johnson(Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer)inBruce H. Robinson(Co-Founder & Technical Advisor)inBrad Booth(Chief Executive Officer & Board Director)in
Co-investorsEmerald Technology Ventures AgOregon Venture FundPack VenturesStoryHouse
Personality AI builds custom conversational AI characters for IP owners and their license partners, training proprietary LLMs, synthetic voice models, ASR, and safety guardrails to bring branded characters to life across apps, games, toys, live experiences, and social platforms.
AI & Machine LearningGamingMedia & EntertainmentLos Angeles, US
Co-investorsGreen Egg VenturesMaccabee VenturesSaas Ventures, L.L.C.
Photon Marine develops electric propulsion systems and fleet management software for marine vessels, enabling zero-emission operations with extended runtime and reduced operational costs.
CleantechEnergyHardwareIoTMobility & TransportationPortland, US
MARCELINO J. ALVAREZ(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsE8 AngelsElevate CapitalJuniperOne Planet GroupPortland Seed FundRoadster Capital+1 more
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ProMedix develops the PeriFRL Circulatory Dysfunction Monitor, a device that digitally measures capillary refill time (CRT) to provide standardized, noninvasive monitoring of peripheral perfusion for early sepsis detection and resuscitation.
BiotechDigital HealthHardwareMedical DevicesPortland, US
Matthew Hansen(Co-Founder)Steven Baker(Executive Officer)Scott Filer(Executive Officer, Director)inDavid Sheridan(Co-Founder)Robert Jenks(Executive Officer)Andrew Kibler(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsElevate Capital
SavorEase makes Crispy Melts, plant-based dissolvable finger foods designed for people managing dysphagia, purée or soft-texture diets, and feeding difficulties, including both adults and children.
ConsumerDigital HealthFoodTech
Reva Barewal(Founder)
Co-investorsPortland Seed Fund
Siloam Vision develops medical imaging and software solutions for eye care, with initial focus on retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) in premature infants.
AI & Machine LearningHealthtechMedical DevicesPortland, US
Dr. Pete Campbell(Founder)Dr. Paul Chan(Founder)John Peter Campbell(Executive Officer, Director)Tong Sun(Executive Officer)Robison Vernon Paul Chan(Executive Officer)Karyn Jonas(Executive Officer)in
Co-investorsIllinois Ventures
Soon is a portfolio management platform that automates buying and selling of assets across multiple exchanges using strategies like dollar-cost averaging and tax-loss harvesting.
Crypto & Web3FintechSalt Lake City, US
Michael Shattuck(Founder)in
Co-investorsSoma CapitalY CombinatorDeerfield Management CompanyDragon CapitalFidelity InvestmentsGoodwater Capital+1 more
Spren offers a smartphone-camera body composition scan that uses patented imaging technology and validated algorithms to measure metrics like body fat, lean mass, and cardio-metabolic health without extra hardware.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthWellness & Fitness
Co-investorsDrive by DraftKingsJoint EffectsKarlani CapitalBoston Seed Capital
St3ms develops performance yarns and textiles made from banana plant pseudostem fibers, offered as a microplastic-free, natural alternative to cotton-poly blends.
Circular EconomyClimate TechNew Materials
US fintech company with a platform simplifying global B2B international payments using patented technology.
Co-investorsExparaPortland Seed Fund
Streamdal provides code-native data privacy controls embedded directly in application code to detect and prevent personally identifiable information (PII) from being exposed in databases, data streams, or pipelines.
CybersecurityData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwarePortland, US
Ustin Zarubin(Founder)inDaniel Selans(Founder)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorAdditionBasis Set VenturesCorrelation VenturesCrosscut VenturesData Community Fund+7 more
Sylvatex develops battery materials manufacturing technology (SVX) aimed at making lithium-ion battery production more efficient and lower-cost for western supply chains.
CleantechEnergyNew MaterialsSan Francisco Bay Area, US
Co-investorsAmplify CapitalHow Women InvestVoLo Earth VenturesGolden Seeds
Tandem Health builds regulated clinical AI for clinicians and health systems, including an AI scribe that generates clinical documents and diagnosis/procedure codes (ICD-10, SNOMED), a coding assistant, and clinical decision support certified as EU MDR Class IIa medical devices.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtech
Lukas Saari(Founder)in
Co-investorsGROOVE CAPITALInception FundKinnevikNorthzoneAmino CollectiveEQT+1 more
The Wild is a collaborative workspace platform that enables enterprise and innovation teams to plan, prototype, and iterate on spatial concepts in real time using desktop, VR, and AR interfaces.
Cloud ComputingConstruction TechDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkHardwarePropTechSaaS
Co-investorsElevate CapitalOregon Venture Fund
Company founded and led by Lewis Motion.
Advanced ManufacturingNorcross, US
Christopher Oberste(Founder)inLewis H Motion(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardClay Phillips(Director)
Windscape develops AI-based software solutions that use onboard turbine and external data to improve the operational efficiency, smoothness, and predictability of wind farms.
AI & Machine LearningCleantechEnergy
Wonderfil provides automated laundry and household product vending stations for apartment buildings, with inventory tracking that triggers restocking shipments and minimal weekly maintenance requirements.
Circular EconomyEnterprise SoftwareHardwareIoTPropTechRetail TechCalifornia, US
Shiloh Sacks(Founder)in
Co-investorsSanta Cruz VentureThird Sphere
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
AuraLabAvee HealthBeginly HealthBoldHueCo-ZDecycle BiosystemsEden TechnologyEdulis LabsElectron RoboticsFINSUMGadusolINERGYMagpie TechnologiesPerfect CompanyQuantiPortRetroluxSensory RoboticsStyleriserTransformative OpticsUbiaiViolettWAVE Drowning Detection Systems
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesTandem Health · techfundingnews.com · Sep 14, 2026
Canopii · geekwire.com · May 26, 2026
NLM Photonics · nlmphotonics.com · Dec 30, 2025
Janta Power · finsmes.com · Oct 23, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Ideaship made?
- Ideaship has 70 tracked investments, including 7 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Ideaship invest at?
- Ideaship invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Growth stages.
- What sectors does Ideaship focus on?
- Ideaship focuses on Deep Tech, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Ideaship located?
- Ideaship is headquartered in Portland, US.
- Who does Ideaship co-invest with?
- Ideaship most often shares deals with Portland Seed Fund, Elevate Capital, Techstars, among 71 tracked co-investors.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamManaging Director of Ideaship Fund Amanda Oborne on The Shades of Entrepreneurship
The Shades of Entrepreneurship · Amanda Oborne
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GutBrain Ventures is an early-stage technology venture capital firm led by investor and former entrepreneur Bob Davoli, who partners closely with founders and management teams to help build and scale high-growth software and technology companies.
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