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MetaVC Partners

Venture capital

Los Altos · Pre-Seed–Series A · 2 people tracked

Also known as METAVC CAPITAL, LLC

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Investment thesis

The firm backs entrepreneurs solving large technical problems using new advanced materials, particularly metamaterials. Focus areas include touchless haptics and hand-tracking for medicine, sports and retail; energy, wireless power, batteries and solar; compact, power-efficient 5G/6G and RF/optical satellite communications; and optical processing in neural networks for higher clock speeds in imaging and video. The team positions itself as experienced investors and operators with deep business and technical insight.

Source: firm website, verified Sep 29, 2026.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Series A
HQ
Los Altos, CA, US
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2020
Last 12 months
1 investment
Private fund assets
$69.8M
VC funds
2
Tracked investments
4

Team · 2 people

from public directories
Conrad Burke· Managing Partner

What they invest in

from 3 of 4 portfolio companies

Deep Tech ×3Hardware ×2Semiconductors ×2AI & Machine Learning ×1Defense Tech ×1Space Tech ×1

HQs:United States×2

Investments · 4 tracked

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By year:2026 · 12025 · 34 dated

KAPTA SPACEkaptaspace.comSeed · Feb 2025 · $5M

Kapta develops an electronically scanned (metasurface-based) synthetic aperture radar sensor deployed on satellites to provide large-area, low-latency geospatial intelligence and InSAR change-detection data.

Deep TechDefense TechSpace TechSeattle, US

Milton Perque(Co-founder & CEO)inAdam Bily(Co-founder & CTO)

BoardCHRIS ALLIEGRO(Director)

Co-investorsBlue CollectiveEntrada VenturesGaingelsWashington Harbour Partners

Lumotivelumotive.cominFeb 2025 · $45M

Lumotive develops optical beamforming semiconductors for programmable optics applications.

Deep TechHardwareSemiconductors

Gleb Akselrod(Founder)inSam Heidariin

Co-investorsGrazia Equity GmbHTSVCIntellectual VenturesSamsung VenturesSwisscom Ventures

Neurophosneurophos.cominSeries A · Jan 2026 · $110M

Neurophos develops photonics and metamaterials-based compute hardware, combining optical systems with analog and digital silicon.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareSemiconductorsAustin, US

Patrick Bowen(Executive Officer, Director)inAndrew Traverso(Founder)inHod Finkelstein(Executive Officer)inPreston Woo(Executive Officer)in

BoardChristopher Alliegro(Director)Nathan Kundtz(Director)

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesBeyond Earth VenturesBosch VenturesBuilder CapitalDnx VenturesDuke Capital Partners+10 more

Other

Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

Sensetics

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Frequently asked questions

What stage does MetaVC Partners invest at?
MetaVC Partners invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
What sectors does MetaVC Partners focus on?
MetaVC Partners focuses on Cleantech, Cybersecurity, Data & Infrastructure, Deep Tech, Energy, Hardware, New Materials, Semiconductors, Space Tech.
Where is MetaVC Partners located?
MetaVC Partners is headquartered in Los Altos, US.

Co-investors · 4

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Both backed · 1
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Trajectory Ventures

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M12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)

M12 is Microsoft's corporate venture capital fund, investing in innovative startups and leveraging Microsoft's resources, connections, and customers to help portfolio companies scale.

Both backed · 1
$100K – $10M
Fitz Gate Ventures

Fitz Gate Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm currently deploying its third fund, with Rice University's Office of Innovation among its anchor investors. It is a generalist fund with a sub-focus on deep tech.

Both backed · 1
Sensetics
$500K – $1M

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