Impact Venture Capital
Venture capitalEl Dorado Hills · Pre-Seed–Late Stage · 10 people tracked
Investment thesis
The firm argues that traditional venture capital stops at funding and leaves founders to independently manage enterprise relationships, customer acquisition, and strategic partnerships. Its approach pairs capital with commercial adoption through what it calls Corporate Intelligence and Sale Scale, connecting founders to a network of corporate customers, investors, and acquirers to drive growth, market validation, and liquidity. It focuses on AI and infrastructure companies, drawing on over a decade of AI investing and a combined century of venture experience. The team offers operating, investing, and strategic transaction expertise across the lifecycle from first check through secondaries, growth equity, acquisitions, and IPOs.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 10 people
from curated & public directories
What they invest in
from 4 of 8 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×3Enterprise Software ×2SaaS ×2Advanced Manufacturing ×1Deep Tech ×1Defense Tech ×1Fintech ×1Hardware ×1
HQs:United States×7Canada×1
Investments · 8 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2025 · 32023 · 12020 · 12019 · 27 dated
SoundHound AI develops a voice AI platform that enables conversational interactions with products, services, and applications across industries.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSector AgnosticSanta Clara, US
Keyvan Mohajer(Co-Founder & CEO)inMajid Emami(Executive Officer)James Hom(Executive Officer, Director)Nitesh Sharan(Executive Officer)Timothy Stonehocker(Executive Officer)Michael Zagorsek(Executive Officer)
Board seatEric Ball· per SEC Form D · $25.1M raise · filed Jan 2023
Co-investorsArrowshare VenturesBuildGroupFelicis VenturesHonda Innovations Silicon ValleyKensington Capital Partners LimitedKT investment Inc.+3 more
CapConnect+ operates a digital platform for primary-market fixed income issuance, connecting issuers, dealers, and investors to trade commercial paper and bonds.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSRedwood City, US
Suresh Perera(CEO)inGanapathi Palanipandian(Director)Kostas Dafoulas(Executive Officer)in
BoardTrevor Mottl(Director)in
Board seatJack Crawford· per SEC Form D · $1.7M raise · filed Oct 2020
Co-investorsDraper AssociatesDraper DragonFusionHourglass Venture PartnersUlu VenturesFirstCapital
Dallas, US
Walden Rhines(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardMichael Kim(Director)Alexander Fortmuller(Director)Gordon Campbell(Director)Scott Mercer(Director)
Board seatJan GeldmacherJack CrawfordYatish Mishra· per SEC Form D · $40M raise · filed Aug 2025
Co-investorsAlpha Intelligence CapitalOctave Ventures LlcRaptor GroupSoftBank Vision FundU First Capital
GigaIO develops ruggedized mobile datacenter hardware that runs AI inference, machine learning, and deep learning workloads at the edge without cloud dependency.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDefense TechHardwareSan Diego, US
Gregg Schneider(Director)Jayantra Maitra(Executive Officer, Director)Richard Sapp(Director)Michael Beaudoin(Director)Alan Benjamin(CEO)Stephen Socolof(Director)
Board seatYatish MishraJack Crawford· per SEC Form D · $11.1M raise · filed Feb 2020
Co-investorsG Vision Capital
Rocklin, US
GEORGE W. BURGER(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardJONATHAN CARMEL(Director)ALLISON CLIFT-JENNINGS(Director)MATTHEW WHALLEY(Director)
Board seatJan Geldmacher· per SEC Form D
Aliso Viejo, US
Emad Mirgoli(Executive Officer)Kevin Howard(Executive Officer, Director)Kurtis Van Horn(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardBrian Chu(Director)Joel Conner(Director)Alessandro D'Aniello(Director)
Davis, US
KYLE COBB(Executive Officer)CEDRIC JEANTY(Director)MARC GROSSMAN(Executive Officer, Director)ROUZBEH JAZAYERI(Director)
Xaba develops xCognition Cognitive Control, a generative AI platform that lets industrial robots, CNCs, and PLC-based systems self-program and adjust control logic without manual coding.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningRoboticsToronto, CA
Co-investorsHazelview VenturesHitachi VenturesBDC Capital Corporation
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.
Exits · 1
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioSoundHound AINASDAQ: SOUN
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesSoundHound AI · stocktwits.com · Jul 18, 2026
Cornami · intelligence360.news · Sep 10, 2025
Xaba · finsmes.com · Apr 15, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Impact Venture Capital invest at?
- Impact Venture Capital invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth, Late Stage stages.
- What is Impact Venture Capital's typical check size?
- Impact Venture Capital typically writes checks of $250K – $1M.
- What sectors does Impact Venture Capital focus on?
- Impact Venture Capital focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Deep Tech, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Impact Venture Capital located?
- Impact Venture Capital is headquartered in El Dorado Hills, US.
- Does Impact Venture Capital lead rounds?
- Impact Venture Capital typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamAsk A CFO Episode 3: Eric Ball, Co-Founder, Impact Venture Capital (part 2)
Treasury Today Group · Eric Ball
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