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Rhapsody Venture Partners
Venture capitalCambridge · Pre-Seed–Seed · 10 people tracked
Also known as RVP MANAGEMENT, LLC
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Investment thesis
Rhapsody Venture Partners focuses on hard-science and deep-tech startups spanning physics, chemistry and applied sciences, with applications across agriculture, manufacturing and electronics. The firm positions itself as a co-creator and partner to scientific founders, having built a model and infrastructure to commercialize emerging technologies. Each year it screens roughly 2,000 startups and invests in only a few, while supporting a broader innovation ecosystem by connecting founders, tech transfer offices and industrial 'Innovation Partners.' Rhapsody emphasizes business development expertise, helping portfolio teams secure industry partnerships critical to reaching true market requirements and a viable path to market.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 29, 2026.
Team · 10 people
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Founder mafia
4 people who came through Rhapsody Venture Partners went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 36 of 44 portfolio companiesDeep Tech ×17Hardware ×15New Materials ×12Cleantech ×11Advanced Manufacturing ×7FoodTech ×7AI & Machine Learning ×6Semiconductors ×6
HQs:United States×22Canada×4United Kingdom×2Finland×1Ghana×1Netherlands×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 18 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×62 founders×93 founders×24+ founders×1
Where their founders studiedfrom 16 founders with education data
Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×2Northwestern University ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 22 founders with field-of-study data
Engineering ×14Chemistry ×4Computer Science ×4Physics ×3Business & Management ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 19 founders with career history
Harvard University ×3Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×3Lappeenranta University of Technology, LUT ×2The Dow Chemical Company ×2UC Santa Barbara ×2University of Central Florida ×2
16 founders hold a PhD · 2 hold an MBA (of 22 with degree data)
Investments · 44 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 32025 · 22024 · 22023 · 42022 · 32019 · 12018 · 12017 · 117 dated
Cnergreen develops chemical technologies for oilfield and energy applications, with expertise in nanomaterials for porous media.
CleantechClimate TechDeep TechEnergyNew MaterialsCalgary, CA
Ali Telmadarreie(CEO)in
BoardJason Whaley(Director)in
Co-investorsTechstars
Adden Energy develops solid-state, dynamically-stable batteries based on self-healing separator technology discovered at Harvard, aimed at fast charging, long lifetime, and non-flammable components.
CleantechDeep TechEnergyWaltham, US
William Fitzhugh(Founder)inLuhan Ye(Founder)inXin Li(Executive Officer, Director)inKarl McGoldrick(Founder)
BoardBernard Lupien(Director)inFred Hu(Director)in
Co-investorsAt One VenturesMassVenturesPrimavera Venture Management Limited
AmberSemi is a fabless semiconductor company that develops advanced power management solutions for datacenters, particularly through its PowerTile technology for high-performance processors like AI chips, servers, and FPGAs in space-constrained environments.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareHardwareSemiconductorsDublin, US
Thar Casey(Founder)in
Apeel Sciences develops plant-based coatings derived from fatty acids and glycerides—ingredients naturally found in plant peels and seeds—that are applied to fresh fruits and vegetables to extend shelf life, preserve flavor and nutrients, and reduce reliance on refrigeration, pesticides, waxes, and plastics.
AgTechCircular EconomyCleantechClimate TechFoodTech
LouJames Rogers(Founder)inJenny Du(Founder)in
Co-investors3cubed VenturesA-Rod CorpAgFunderAndreessen HorowitzATEL VenturesBild Alternative Investments Corporation+20 more
Biophilica is a biotechnology company that develops Treekind, a 100% biobased, plastic-free material for the fashion, footwear, packaging, furniture, homeware and automotive industries.
BiotechCircular EconomyNew MaterialsLondon, GB
Mira Nameth(CEO)
Co-investorsSustainable Ventures
BTG designs modular measurement systems for crane spreaders that use infrared transmitters and position-sensitive receivers to control sway, skew, and positioning across different crane types in automated ports.
Advanced ManufacturingHardwareIoTLogistics & Supply ChainAmsterdam, NL
ChemPower develops an abrasive-free chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) technology and materials for advanced semiconductor chip manufacturing.
Advanced ManufacturingCleantechNew MaterialsSemiconductorsBeaverton, US
Sudhanshu Misra(CEO)inSV Babu(CTO)
BoardSCOTT SHAW(Director)inOWEN LOZMAN(Director)JESSICA FREYER(Director)inBABU SURYADEVARA(Director)
Co-investorsFoothill VenturesIn-Q-TelIntel CapitalM VenturesPangaea Ventures Us Inc.Portland Seed Fund+3 more
Chinova Bioworks develops natural food preservation ingredients derived from upcycled mushroom fibers for food and beverage manufacturers.
BiotechCircular EconomyCleantechFoodTechImpact & Social GoodNew MaterialsNew Brunswick, CA
Natasha Dhayagude(Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer)David Brown(Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer)Dr. Tanzina Huq(Chief Technology Officer)
Co-investorsAgFunder
Fluid Efficiency develops a removable drag reducing agent for natural gas liquids pipelines that increases throughput without fouling downstream equipment.
Deep TechEnergyPasadena, US
Simon C. Jones(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardJason Whaley(Director)inJohn Freer(Director)in
Co-investorsCortado Ventures
GPR develops subsurface scanning technology that uses ground-penetrating radar to enable vehicle positioning on roads where traditional sensors fail, supporting autonomous vehicle navigation without reliance on lane markings or GPS.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareMobility & Transportation
Co-investorsJazzya InvestmentsSummit Peak Ventures
Hazel Technologies develops shelf-life extension and modified atmosphere packaging solutions, including its BreatheWay membrane packaging platform, to maintain the quality of fruits and vegetables in the produce supply chain.
AgTechFoodTechNew MaterialsFresno, US
Patrick Flynn(Chief Marketing Officer)inAidan Mouat(Chief Executive Officer, Director)inParker R Booth(Chief Executive Officer, Director)inAdam Preslar(Chief Technology Officer)in
BoardTimothy Bluth(Director)Matthew Walker(Director)in
Co-investorsAliment CapitalAsahi Kasei Corporate Venture CapitalClimate Impact CapitalPangaea Ventures Us Inc.Pontifax AgTechS2G Investments+1 more
Holiferm develops and produces performance ingredients using biomanufacturing and fermentation, supplying biosurfactants for use in personal care, cosmetics, and household cleaning products.
BiotechCleantechNew Materials
Ben Dolman(Co-founder & Director)inJames Winterburn(Co-founder & Chief Scientific Officer)in
Co-investorsClean Growth FundIcos Capital
Lasso develops a patented fiber-spinning food processing technology (SpinTech) that uses centrifugal force to turn protein, fiber, and other simple ingredients into textured food products.
Deep TechFoodTech
LATYS builds protocol-agnostic, non-reciprocal wireless relay antennas based on reconfigurable metasurfaces that operate below the MAC/physical layer.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardware
Co-investorsTandemLaunch
Light Trace Photonics develops integrated photonic technologies and design tools for quantum sensing and advanced optical systems.
Deep TechQuantum ComputingSemiconductors
Dr Jake Biele(CEO & Co-Founder)Dr. Dominic Sulway(CTO & Co-Founder)
Dave Smith(Founder)
Co-investorsRoadmap Capital Inc.Struck CapitalStructure Capital
Magnolia Medical develops diagnostic devices to reduce blood culture contamination and false-positive sepsis test results for hospitals and healthcare systems.
HardwareHealthtechMedical DevicesSeattle, US
Gregory J Bullington(Executive Officer, Director)Richard Patton(Co-founder)
BoardPaul Meister(Director)
Co-investorsEvidity Health CapitalLauder PartnersMarram VenturesVivo CapitalHealthQuest CapitalJanus Henderson Investors+3 more
Manus Bio uses industrial biotechnology and engineered microbial cell factories to produce "BioAlternatives" — sustainable versions of molecules normally sourced from petrochemicals, agriculture, or animal husbandry — and offers a scale-up platform covering cell factory design through biomanufacturing.
BiotechFoodTechNew MaterialsAugusta, US
Aji Parayil(Co-founder)inGreg Stephanopoulos(Co-founder)
BoardJason Whaley(Director)inCarsten Boers(Director)inRichard Goldstein(Director)
Co-investors+ND CapitalAlumni VenturesCivilization Ventures Management, LlcEnergy Impact PartnersLiebenthal VenturesNelstone Ventures+4 more
Netpreme develops a Memory Processing Unit (MPU) and Networked Memory Tiering technology designed to extend XPU memory capacity for AI systems.
AI & Machine LearningHardwareSemiconductorsCambridge, US
Zhizhen Zhong(Co-Founder & CEO)inNikita Lazarev(Co-Founder & CTO)in
BoardYuqin Duan(Director)
Co-investorsThe E14 Fundboldstart venturesPropeller Inc.
NODAR develops stereo-vision technology that uses patented algorithms with standard cameras to produce long-range, high-precision 3D spatial data.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareMobility & TransportationRoboticsConcord, US
Leaf Jiang(Founder)in
BoardCarsten Boers(Director)inGreg Papadopoulos(Director)inRoger Nielsen(Director)in
Co-investorsNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)
NuCicer develops improved crop varieties through selective breeding, starting with high-protein chickpeas designed for better nutrition.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningFoodTechDavis, US
Kathryn Cook(Executive Officer, Director)inDouglas Cook(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardPaimun Amini(Director)inJerry Steiner(Director)inCarsten Boers(Director)in
Co-investorsBetter Ventures Central LlcBlue Horizon CorporationIllumina VenturesLever VCStray Dog CapitalTrellis Road I Fund AB+1 more
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Nuclear Turbines develops advanced modular nuclear generation systems in which a reactor directly heats compressed air to drive a commercial gas turbine, targeting low-cost electricity.
CleantechDeep TechEnergy
Co-investorsEmpirical VenturesIQ CapitalZero Carbon CapitalZero Carbon Capital
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pH7 Technologies develops a proprietary electrochemical closed-loop process for extracting critical metals and minerals — including platinum group metals, gold, copper, and tin — from primary and secondary resources with lower energy, water, and environmental impact.
Circular EconomyCleantechClimate TechNew MaterialsVancouver, CA
Mohammad Doostmohammadi(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsTDK VenturesBreakwater VenturesCircular Innovation FundCollaborative FundEnergy & Environment InvestmentFine Structures Ventures+6 more
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Polaris Electro-Optics develops a ferroelectric nematic glass (Polaris Glass) modulator platform that integrates with standard silicon photonics to build high-speed, energy-efficient optical interconnects.
Deep TechHardwareSemiconductorsBroomfield, US
Co-investorsKoch Disruptive TechnologiesM Ventures
Relativity Networks develops Hollow Core Fiber (HCF) optics that replace glass with air to move data nearly 50% faster, reducing latency over distance.
CleantechData & InfrastructureDeep TechHardwareOrlando, US
Jason Eichenholz(Founder & CEO)inRodrigo Amezcua Correa(Co-founder & CTO)inChristopher Ryan Lubeck(Executive Officer)
BoardJonathan Taylor(Director)Adam Meyers(Director)
Co-investorsGOVO Venture PartnersBell Ventures
SAFI-Tech develops supercooled solder pastes for electronics manufacturing and assembly.
Advanced ManufacturingHardwareNew Materials
Dr. Ian Tevis(Co-Founder, President, CTO)Dr. Martin Thuo(Co-Founder, CSO)
Sensatek designs, simulates, and manufactures complex antennas for aerospace and defense applications in extreme environments, with advanced RF testing and characterization capabilities up to 20 GHz.
Deep TechDefense TechHardwareIoTDaytona Beach, US
Co-investorsBeresford VenturesCloquet Capital Partners, LLC
SpinDrive designs, supplies and supports active magnetic bearing (AMB) systems and controller platforms for industrial OEMs whose high-speed machinery depends on bearing performance and lifecycle cost.
Advanced ManufacturingCleantechClimate TechDeep TechHardware
Janne Heikkinen(CEO)inAlexander Smirnov(Founder)inNikita Uzhegov(Founder)inTeemu Sillanpää(CPO)
Co-investorsButterfly VenturesD11ZInnovestor VenturesSDGxButterflyInnovestor
Tendo operates a mobile platform connecting African merchants with wholesale suppliers, allowing them to source and resell products through social messaging apps without purchasing inventory upfront.
ConsumerFintechLogistics & Supply ChainMarketplacesSocialAccra, GH
Felix Manford(Founder)inEvans Darbo Boateng(Founder)inPrimerose Katena(Founder)inDerrick Mungai(Founder)in
Co-investorsLoftyInc CapitalLux CapitalY CombinatorFitz Gate VenturesGeneral CatalystMorgan Stanley+5 more
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Tendo develops an intelligent sensor that measures gas fill levels in industrial cylinders using resonance-based physics, enabling real-time inventory visibility and automated replenishment across the industrial gas supply chain.
Advanced ManufacturingEnterprise SoftwareIoTLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS
Co-investorsFitz Gate VenturesTyche PartnersAQUITI Gestion
TITAN Haptics develops advanced haptic motors for smartphones, consoles, and touchscreen devices using patented Linear Magnetic Ram (LMR) technology to deliver console-quality haptic feedback on portable devices.
Deep TechHardwareIoT
Co-investorsEntrada VenturesFoothill VenturesEntropy VenturesGeneral CatalystHighland EuropeMangrove Capital Partners
Turbine provides financing that lets venture capital firms and their limited partners borrow against fund positions and carried interest instead of selling them, giving GPs and LPs access to liquidity while retaining ownership.
Fintech
Mike Hurst(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsAlpha EdisonTTV CapitalB Capital GroupB4 CapitalEvolution VenturesStartX+6 more
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Verda Fresh develops simplified mono-material snack packaging that is designed to be recyclable, addressing the problem of multi-layered flexible packages that currently cannot be recycled.
Circular EconomyFoodTechNew Materials
Co-investorsRobin Hood Ventures
VioNano Innovations develops advanced materials and chemical solutions leveraging nanoscale technology and expertise from the semiconductor and materials science industries.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechNew MaterialsSemiconductorsCambridge, US
Chris Taylor(CEO and Founder)inPhil Hustad(CTO and Founder)in
Co-investorsThe Engine Ventures
Wavelogix makes the REBEL sensing system, an AASHTO T-412-24 compliant, non-destructive sensor system that measures concrete strength and temperature in real time without mix design pre-calibration or break testing.
Construction TechHardwareIoTWest Lafayette, US
Na Lu(Executive Officer, Director)Luna Lu(Chairman of the Board & CTO)inJoe Turek(CEO)Robert Alanis(Executive Officer)
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
Verdafresh, Inc.Chinova BioworksKinalcoPh7POLARISPolaris Electro-OpticsSensatek Propulsion TechnologyWaveSense
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.
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesRelativity Networks · citybiz.co · Aug 19, 2026
AmberSemi · ambersi.com · Apr 15, 2026
pH7 Technologies · finsmes.com · Apr 13, 2026
Holiferm · holiferm.com · Feb 26, 2026
ChEmpower · finsmes.com · Apr 24, 2025
Turbine Finance · finsmes.com · Apr 7, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Rhapsody Venture Partners made?
- Rhapsody Venture Partners has 44 tracked investments, including 5 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Rhapsody Venture Partners invest at?
- Rhapsody Venture Partners invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
- What is Rhapsody Venture Partners's typical check size?
- Rhapsody Venture Partners typically writes checks of $500K – $2M.
- What sectors does Rhapsody Venture Partners focus on?
- Rhapsody Venture Partners focuses on Advanced Manufacturing, AgTech, Biotech, Cleantech, Climate Tech, Deep Tech, Energy, FoodTech, Hardware, IoT, New Materials, Robotics, Sector Agnostic, Semiconductors.
- Where is Rhapsody Venture Partners located?
- Rhapsody Venture Partners is headquartered in Cambridge, US.
- Does Rhapsody Venture Partners lead rounds?
- Yes, Rhapsody Venture Partners leads investment rounds.
- Who does Rhapsody Venture Partners co-invest with?
- Rhapsody Venture Partners most often shares deals with Pangaea Ventures Us Inc., Foothill Ventures, S2G Investments, among 81 tracked co-investors.
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