San Mateo · Pre-Seed–Growth · 17 people tracked
Also known as (Phoenix Venture Partners) PVP · PHOENIX VENTURE PARTNERS, LLC
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Investment thesis
The firm partners with entrepreneurs building breakthrough innovations aimed at the biggest pain points across computing, electronics, transportation, energy, industrial, and life sciences sectors. It invests from early to revenue-stage and applies a hands-on model, assisting founders with business development, IP strategy, financing, recruitment, and exit planning. A distinguishing feature is access to a global network of strategic corporate partners. Its team is composed of experienced founders, operators, and scientists spanning multiple industries, and it seeks passionate entrepreneurs with the determination to realize their vision.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 15, 2026.
Team · 17 people
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What they invest in
from 29 of 47 portfolio companiesDeep Tech ×12New Materials ×12Hardware ×10AI & Machine Learning ×7Biotech ×7Healthtech ×7Advanced Manufacturing ×6Cleantech ×5
HQs:United States×25Canada×1Germany×1Japan×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 14 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×92 founders×23 founders×3
What their founders studiedfrom 10 founders with field-of-study data
Engineering ×8
Investments · 47 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12024 · 12022 · 32021 · 12020 · 32018 · 22017 · 12016 · 22014 · 12012 · 116 dated
Absci uses an AI-based drug creation platform combined with wet lab validation to design biologic therapeutics such as antibodies from scratch.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechPortland, US
Sean McClain(Executive Officer)inPhil Barish(Executive Officer)inZachariah Jonasson(Chief Financial Officer and Chief Business Officer)Shelby Walker(Chief Legal Officer)inRansi Somaratne(Chief Medical Officer)Andreas Busch(Chief Innovation Officer)in
Co-investorsDas & Co.Oregon Venture FundTachyon VenturesTau VenturesBiotechnology Value FundCasdin Capital+2 more
FIGUR8 is an FDA-registered platform that provides objective, actionable insights for musculoskeletal health diagnosis and treatment.
AI & Machine LearningHardwareHealthtechMedical DevicesBoston, US
Nan-Wei Gong(Founder and Chief Executive Officer)in
Co-investorsFirst Spark Ventures, LlcChloe CapitalDigiTx Partners LLCEvolution VC PartnersGRIDS CapitalP5 Health Ventures+2 more
Nexus Photonics develops photonic integrated circuits built on a single chip, using wafer-scale semiconductor fabrication, automated testing, singulation, and advanced packaging to manufacture at high volume and lower cost.
Deep TechQuantum ComputingSemiconductorsGoleta, US
Tin Komljenovic(CEO)inJohn Bowers(Chairman, Co-Founder & Board Member)Chong Zhang(CTO & Co-Founder)inMinh Tran(Vice President of Research)in
Co-investorsiGlobe Partners
Qolab applies advanced semiconductor fabrication and integration to build superconducting quantum hardware, addressing scaling bottlenecks such as qubit yield and component integration.
Deep TechQuantum ComputingSemiconductorsMadison, US
Alan Ho(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inJohn Martinis(CTO)inRobert McDermott(Director)
BoardMichael Kim(Director)
Co-investorsOctave Ventures LlcApplied VenturesDevelopment Bank of JapanWARF
Xandar Kardian uses ultra-wideband (UWB) radar sensors to monitor human vital signs and building occupancy, serving healthcare providers for continuous, contactless vital signs monitoring and building owners and operators for real-time occupancy data and people counting.
HardwareHealthtechIoTPropTech
Sam Yang(Founder)in
Co-investorsCABHI VenturesParticlePortfoliaSaltagen Ventures
Furcifer develops organic electronics manufacturing technology focused on printed solar cells and flat panel displays using roll-to-roll printing processes.
Advanced ManufacturingCleantechHardwareNew MaterialsMenlo Park, US
Ming Shan(Executive Officer)Yan Zhou(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
BoardXuecheng Jin(Director)Chao Wang(Director)
Board seatAvinash Kant· per SEC Form D · $4.5M raise · filed Nov 2017
EMPEL develops a PFAS-free water-repellent coating technology that bonds directly to fiber materials for durable, long-lasting performance without wastewater generation.
CleantechNew MaterialsRio Rancho, US
Gary S. Selwyn(Executive Officer, Director)Thomas Lopez(Executive Officer, Director)inMartin Flora(Executive Officer, Director)Zachariah Jonasson(Director)Ryan Chen(Director)
BoardDavid Blivin(Director)in
Board seatZachariah Jonasson· per SEC Form D · $1.5M raise · filed Dec 2021
Co-investorsCottonwood Technology FundPangaea Ventures Us Inc.Dangerous VenturesPanamerican VC InvestmentsPangaea VenturesSun Mountain Capital
Micropore develops CO2-absorbent products based on its solid absorbent technology, serving scuba/rebreather, medical, mine safety, and submarine markets.
Defense TechHealthtechNew MaterialsElkton, US
Kevin Cahill(CFO)John Nowaczyk(CEO)Douglas B. McKenna(Executive Officer)
Board seatAvinash KantZachariah Jonasson· per SEC Form D
Biotia develops infectious disease diagnostics using clinical metagenomic next-generation sequencing paired with artificial intelligence, offering diagnostic tests and genomics software for patients, providers, and health systems managing challenging infections.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDigital Health
Chris Mason(Founder)inNiamh O'Hara(Founder & CEO)inNiamh B. O'Hara(Founder)in
Co-investorsCloquet Capital Partners, LLCDigitalDx VenturesEverywhere VenturesRed Bear VenturesSand Hill AngelsSeedToB+9 more
Chromation Inc. is a Columbia University spin-out that develops compact, low-cost photonic-crystal-based spectrometer chips for integrated and wearable light/color-sensing applications.
New York, US
Nadia Pervez(Executive Officer, Director)Marshall Cox(Executive Officer, Director)Ioannis Kymissis(Director)Peter Scialla(Director)Levinson Frank(Director)
BoardJohn Chen(Director)
Crop Enhancement develops CropCoat, a nontoxic crop treatment that leaves no residue on the harvested crop, aimed at agricultural growers.
AgTechNew Materials
Co-investors1955 CapitalBandgap VenturesSpruce Capital Partners
Eclipsebio provides RNA biology analytical services and sequencing-based assays that help drug developers and researchers characterize RNA at nucleotide-level resolution and generate datasets for AI-driven drug discovery.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechSan Diego, US
Eugene Yeo(Director)Peter Chu(Executive Officer, Director)inEric L Van Nostrand(Director)Hallie Kuhn(Director)
BoardEdmond Wong(Director)inDaniel Vasella(Director)
Co-investorsBrainstorm VenturesiGlobe PartnersMagnetic Ventures
EMPEL develops a PFAS-free water-repellent coating technology that chemically bonds to fibers for durable, long-lasting performance.
Advanced ManufacturingCleantechNew Materials
Co-investorsAspen Vista Capital
Flexia provides at-home Pilates reformer equipment combined with digital technology and community features to make Pilates instruction accessible to a broad audience.
ConsumerHardwareWellness & FitnessSacramento, US
Kaleen Canevari(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsalphabet angelsPhoenix Capital VenturesTechstarsADVANTAGECalm Ventures
Alameda, US
Christine Ho(Executive Officer, Director)inBrooks Kincaid(President)John Devin MacKenzie(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardJohn Chen(Director)Nobi Kambe(Director)
Co-investorsSand Hill AngelsAME Cloud Ventures
Inkbit operates an additive manufacturing platform built on Vision-Controlled Jetting, which combines real-time 3D machine vision with closed-loop feedback and a custom material portfolio to produce dimensionally accurate, multi-material parts.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardwareNew MaterialsMedford, US
Davide Marini(Co-founder & CEO)inJavier Ramos(Co-founder & Chief Technology Officer)Wojciech Matusik(Co-Founder & Scientific Advisor)Steffi Kochbeck(VP Market Development)Guy Menchik(Director)Jason Weber(Director)
Co-investorsiGlobe PartnersMassVentures
L7 Informatics builds L7|ESP, a unified digital platform for regulated life sciences that captures and contextualizes scientific and operational data at the point of generation and orchestrates workflows across research, development, manufacturing, and quality.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechSaaS
Vasu Rangadass(CEO)in
Lannray develops organic flexible electrochromic dimming film that combines with glass to produce smart glass, allowing color and light transmission to be adjusted and heat radiation to be selectively absorbed or reflected.
Deep TechHardwareNew MaterialsSilicon Valley, US
NanoQT (Nanofiber Quantum Technologies) develops quantum interconnect hardware based on a proprietary ultra-low-loss nanofiber cavity that uses cavity quantum electrodynamics to link quantum processing units via photons.
Deep TechHardwareQuantum Computing
Masashi Hirose(Co-founder & CEO)inAkihisa Goban(Co-founder & CTO)inTakao Aoki(Co-founder & CSO)Richard Ogawa(General Counsel)Dai Tsukada(Head of Operations)inRieko Shinohara(Director of People and Culture)in
Co-investorsWaseda University Ventures
NTI Nanofilm provides coating equipment and nanofabrication solutions, including thin-film coating and hydrogen-related applications.
HardwareNew MaterialsSemiconductors
Nano-Tex develops textile treatment technologies applied to fabrics for properties such as water repellency, stain resistance, moisture wicking, wrinkle resistance, and UV protection.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechNew MaterialsBloomfield Hills, US
Dr. David Soane(Founder)Lance Keziahin
Co-investorsNorwest Venture Partners
NBD Nano develops advanced coatings, additives, and adhesives using nanotechnology to enhance product surfaces across various industries.
Advanced ManufacturingCleantechDeep TechNew MaterialsBoston, US
Deckard Sorensen(CEO & Co-Founder)inMiguel Galvez(President & Co-founder)
BoardJOHN CHEN, PH.D.(Director)NOBI KAMBE, PH.D.(Director)DAVID ANDERSON, PH.D(Director)
Co-investorsBantam GroupBetter Ventures Central LlcTechstarsBoston Seed Capital
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Oran Dev Co (ODC) builds the Odyssey Platform, a sovereign distributed compute grid that combines software-defined 5G/6G RAN, environmental sensing, and edge AI inference into a single open-architecture stack.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDefense Tech
Co-investorsBooz Allen Ventures
Rodenstock is a German medical technology company and manufacturer of spectacle lenses that measures individual eyes using thousands of biometric data points to produce customized lenses.
ConsumerHardwareMedical Devices
Sionic Energy develops a 100% silicon anode battery platform delivered as a licensable IP service, designed to drop into existing 21700, pouch, and prismatic cell manufacturing lines without new equipment.
CleantechEnergyNew Materials
UbiQD develops and manufactures quantum dot materials and products for controlled-environment agriculture, clean energy, and security applications.
AgTechDeep TechNew MaterialsLos Alamos, US
Hunter McDaniel(Founder and CEO)inMatthew Bergren(Executive Officer, Director)inTony Beams(Executive Officer)Mike Burrows(Executive Officer)
BoardBradley Harrison(Director)inColin Cumming(Director)
Co-investorsClimate Impact CapitalDellin InvestmentsEPIC VENTURESKeiretsu ForumScout VenturesScout Ventures+3 more
UBC provides biopharma companies with services in real-world evidence development, drug safety and risk management (including REMS), and patient access, affordability, and adherence support.
BiotechDigital HealthHealthtech
Using few-shot learning to design better drug candidates, faster
AI & Machine LearningBiotechData & InfrastructureDeep TechHealthtechMontréal, CA
Daniel Cohen(Founder)in
Co-investorsAir Street CapitalAmplify CapitalBrightspark VenturesFounderFuelFront Row VenturesPanache Ventures+3 more
Wavefront Dynamics is a medical device company that develops diagnostic and lens design systems for vision care, built on Shack-Hartmann wavefront sensor technology.
BiotechHardwareHealthtechMedical DevicesAlbuquerque, US
Dan Neal(Founder & CEO)inR. Terry Dunlay(Director)
Co-investorsTramway Venture Partners
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
Autonomic MaterialsCOTSWORKSSenova SystemsAkoustis TechnologiesAmber MolecularBroadspot ImagingC3 NanoFigure8Innovative Construction and Building Materials LLCLannray-FurciferMetaworks Inc.Nanofiber Quantum Technologies, Inc.NeoPhotonics CorporationNOHMs TechnologiesNubis CommunicationsODCSpinnaker Coating CompanyTactus Technologies
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 · 6
1 IPOs · 5 acquisitionsAbsciNASDAQ: ABSICOTSWORKSacq. by MOOGAkoustis Technologiesacq. by SpaceX (Tune Holdings Corp.)Metaworks Inc.acq. by United BioSource CorporationSpinnaker Coating Companyacq. by MactacValence Discoveryacq. by Recursion
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Qolab · evertiq.com · Jul 21, 2026
Flexia · en.clickpetroleoegas.com.br · Jul 2, 2026
Absci · investing.com · Jun 25, 2026
Senova Systems · data2.supportflex.nl · Apr 27, 2026
United BioSource Corporation · appliedclinicaltrialsonline.com · Apr 6, 2026
WaveFront Dynamics Inc. · wavefrontdynamics.com · Oct 22, 2025
Green Theme Technologies · empel.green · Sep 22, 2025
IPO stake values · per SEC filings
Value of this firm's stake in each portfolio company at its IPO price, from the prospectus principal-stockholder table.
| Company | Owned | IPO price | At IPO | Stake value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Absci | 16.0% | $16.00 | Jul 2021 | $231.9M |
Source: SEC S-1 / 424B prospectus filings. Stake value = shares beneficially owned × the initial public offering price, as disclosed — a market value at IPO, not a return multiple (the firm's original cost is not disclosed).
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Phoenix Venture Partners made?
- Phoenix Venture Partners has 47 tracked investments, 6 of which have exited, including 1 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Phoenix Venture Partners invest at?
- Phoenix Venture Partners invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Growth stages.
- What is Phoenix Venture Partners's typical check size?
- Phoenix Venture Partners typically writes checks of $100K – $3M.
- What sectors does Phoenix Venture Partners focus on?
- Phoenix Venture Partners focuses on Advanced Manufacturing, AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Cleantech, Climate Tech, Deep Tech, Defense Tech, Energy, Hardware, Medical Devices, Mobility & Transportation, New Materials, Quantum Computing, Robotics, Semiconductors.
- Where is Phoenix Venture Partners located?
- Phoenix Venture Partners is headquartered in San Mateo, US.
- Does Phoenix Venture Partners lead rounds?
- Yes, Phoenix Venture Partners leads investment rounds.
- Who does Phoenix Venture Partners co-invest with?
- Phoenix Venture Partners most often shares deals with iGlobe Partners, Waseda University Ventures, Norwest Venture Partners, among 39 tracked co-investors.
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