San Mateo · Pre-Seed–Growth · 14 people tracked
Also known as PHOENIX VENTURE PARTNERS, LLC
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 Aug 25, 2026.
Team · 14 people
from the firm's website
What they invest in
from 24 of 43 portfolio companiesDeep Tech ×11New Materials ×11Hardware ×9Advanced Manufacturing ×5AI & Machine Learning ×5Biotech ×5Healthtech ×5Cleantech ×4
HQs:United States×23Germany×1Japan×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 14 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×102 founders×13 founders×3
Investments · 43 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12024 · 12022 · 22020 · 32018 · 22017 · 12016 · 12014 · 12012 · 113 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)
BoardZach Jonasson(Director)Daniel Gold(Director)Bryan Lawlis(Director)
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(CEO and Founder)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)John Bowers(Chairman, Co-Founder & Board Member)Chong Zhang(CTO & Co-Founder)Minh Tran(Vice President of Research)
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)John Martinis(CTO)Robert 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
Champaign, US
Gordon Fischer(Executive Officer, Director)Magnus Andersson(Executive Officer)Joseph Giuliani(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Scott White(Director)
BoardJohn Miller(Director)Curt Burwell(Director)
Board seatZachariah Jonasson· per SEC Form D · $4M raise · filed Mar 2020
Furcifer Inc. develops and manufactures flexible electrochromic films that convert traditional glass into smart glass, targeting architecture, automotive, and display markets.
Advanced ManufacturingHardwareNew 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)Martin 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
Douglas B. McKenna(Executive Officer)
Board seatAvinash KantZachariah Jonasson· per SEC Form D
Sunnyvale, US
BoardJohn Chen(Director)Srinivas Rao(Executive Officer, Director)inMisti Ushio(Director)inBernard Lemaitre(Director)
Board seatNobuyuki Kambe· per SEC Form D · $600K raise · filed Jan 2016
Co-investorsDigitalis Ventures
Hayward, US
Zhenan Bao(Director)Kevin Yin(Director)Cliff Morris(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardNobi Kambe(Director)
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)Eric 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)
Co-investorsalphabet angelsPhoenix Capital VenturesTechstarsADVANTAGE
Alameda, US
Christine Ho(Executive Officer, Director)Brooks Kincaid(President)John MacKenzie(CEO, Board Member)John Devin MacKenzie(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardJohn Chen(Director)Nobi Kambe(Director)
Co-investorsAME 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)Javier 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)
Co-investorsWaseda University Ventures
Japan's first quantum computing hardware startup, developing gate-based quantum computers using a unique nanofiber-cavity QED (quantum electrodynamics) architecture, and aiming to build quantum networks by integrating quantum computing with quantum communication.
Co-investorsKeio Innovation InitiativeWaseda University Ventures
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)Miguel 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
Co-investorsOak Investment Partners
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
Troy, US
Stuart A. Postle(Executive Officer)James L. Severs(Executive Officer)Braden L. Glett(Executive Officer)Louis A. Guzzetti(Executive Officer)Perry J. Schiller(Executive Officer)Kevin W. Ahlfeld(Executive Officer)
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)Bradley Harrison(Director)Tony Beams(Executive Officer)Colin Cumming(Director)Liseth Garay(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
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
Daniel R. Neal(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Dan Neal(Founder & CEO)R. Terry Dunlay(Director)
Co-investorsTramway Venture Partners
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 portfolioAbsciNASDAQ: ABSI
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
United BioSource Corporation · appliedclinicaltrialsonline.com · Apr 6, 2026
WaveFront Dynamics Inc. · wavefrontdynamics.com · Oct 22, 2025
Green Theme Technologies · empel.green · Sep 22, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Phoenix Venture Partners made?
- Phoenix Venture Partners has 36 tracked investments, 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 38 tracked co-investors.
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