Tunitas Ventures
Venture capitalActively deployingMenlo Park · Seed · 1 people tracked
Investment thesis
Tunitas Ventures backs startups creating new market categories, viewing them as undervalued early-stage investments with significant upside potential. The firm believes category creators are highly correlated with exceptional venture returns and applies first-principles analysis to identify ambitious founders solving problems they are compelled to address. The firm leverages founder Eric's 25 years of experience in accessing and assessing category-creating opportunities, provides concentrated portfolio management with disciplined investment pace, and offers material assistance in securing Series A funding as primary value-add.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 7, 2026.
Team · 1 people
from public directories
What they invest in
from 16 of 21 portfolio companiesSaaS ×7AI & Machine Learning ×4Fintech ×4B2B Marketplaces ×3Logistics & Supply Chain ×3AdTech ×2Consumer ×2E-commerce ×2
HQs:United States×12
Investments · 21 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2025 · 12024 · 12021 · 12018 · 12015 · 26 dated
ShareThis collects and analyzes consumer behavioral data from over three million global websites to provide insights, targeting, activation, and data enrichment services.
AdTechData & InfrastructureMarketing TechSaaSPalo Alto, US
Dana C. Hayes, Jr.(Chief Executive Officer)Myha Trieu(Chief People Officer)Chad Burns(Chief Financial Officer)Huanjin Chen(Chief Technology Officer)Michael Gorman(Chief Product Officer)Paul Lentz(Executive Officer)
Board seatEric Ver Ploeg· per SEC Form D · $6M raise · filed Jul 2018
Co-investorsMercury FundIllinois VenturesMultiplier CapitalRunway Growth CapitalRefinery VentureThreshold Ventures+1 more
Irvine, US
Alex Quilici(Executive Officer, Director)Brian Davi(Executive Officer)Tom Saftig(Executive Officer)Lee Weinberg(Executive Officer, Director)Michael Rudolph(Executive Officer)
Board seatEric Ver Ploeg· per SEC Form D · $3.5M raise · filed Feb 2015
Co-investorsVantagePoint Capital Partners
Balance offers automated cash sweeps that keep users' funds fully liquid while invested to earn returns.
FintechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Stan Markuze(CEO)Batu Inal(CTO)
PartnerEric Ver Ploeg· solo GP
Co-investorsCota CapitalHike Ventures
Blotout provides a privacy-focused signal platform combining an ID graph, contextual data, and consent governance to deliver server-side conversion (CAPI) tracking and post-cookie attribution for ecommerce and lead-generation advertisers.
AdTechCybersecurityMarketing TechFremont, US
Mandar Shinde(Executive Officer, Director)Matthew Boulos(Director)
BoardAlok Nandan(Director)in
PartnerEric Ver Ploeg· solo GP
Co-investorsFirst Rays Venture PartnersLaunchpad CapitalLoftyInc CapitalStrategxy Ventures LLC
Cambium develops technology and marketplace infrastructure for the wood industry, connecting buyers and sellers while offering sustainably sourced wood products made from waste material.
B2B MarketplacesClimate TechLogistics & Supply ChainNew MaterialsCalifornia, US
Marisa Repka(Executive Officer, Director)Ben Christensen(Founder & CEO)Theo Hooker(Executive Officer, Director)
PartnerEric Ver Ploeg· solo GP
Co-investorsAvesta FundBlue Ivy VenturesConnecticut InnovationsCrosscut VenturesJuniperMaC Venture Capital+3 more
CoFi provides construction financing and loan servicing software for home builders and contractors, offering loan programs for new construction, production/tract developments, and fix & flip projects.
Construction TechFintechSaaS
PartnerEric Ver Ploeg· solo GP
Co-investorsMetaPropMetaProp Ventures
Go2 offers an AI-powered workforce data platform that unifies worker data from multiple sources, tracks time and productivity in real time, and matches workers to employers based on skills, culture fit, and work style.
AI & Machine LearningFuture of WorkHR Tech
PartnerEric Ver Ploeg· solo GP
Inseam operates a private marketplace connecting personal shoppers, stylists, brands, and retailers, providing access to over 200 luxury designers including Dior, Celine, Alaia, and Khaite.
E-commerceMarketplacesRetail Tech
PartnerEric Ver Ploeg· solo GP
Phoenix, US
Andrew Ekmark(Executive Officer, Director)Samantha Ekmark(Director)
BoardHamid Shojaee(Director)Scott McKay(Director)
PartnerEric Ver Ploeg· solo GP
AI-driven end-to-end material management platform for construction supply chains streamlining logistics and reducing waste.
PartnerEric Ver Ploeg· solo GP
Co-investorsGlasswing VenturesLink VenturesRosecliff Ventures
Jack is a home management service that acts as a single point of contact for homeowners, tracking a house's appliances and systems, scheduling routine maintenance, answering questions 24/7, and matching vetted contractors to jobs with a workmanship guarantee.
ConsumerMarketplacesPropTech
PartnerEric Ver Ploeg· solo GP
NachoNacho operates a B2B marketplace where small and mid-sized companies, startups, freelancers, and agencies buy SaaS and AI products at discounts, discover new tools via an AI-powered recommendation engine, and monitor their software subscriptions and spending.
B2B MarketplacesSaaS
PartnerEric Ver Ploeg· solo GP
Co-investorsA'Z AngelsBrainstorm VenturesFlyer One VenturesMAGIC Fund
Namecoach offers audio name-pronunciation recordings that embed online so people can learn how to correctly say each other's names, and supports gender pronoun communication.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSPalo Alto, US
Praveen Ramesh Shanbhag(Executive Officer, Director)
PartnerEric Ver Ploeg· solo GP
Co-investors640 OxfordAiSprouts VCAUTHENTIC VENTURESBisk VenturesForefront VentureImpact America Fund+5 more
Numerai operates a quantitative global equity market-neutral hedge fund and runs a data science tournament where participants build machine learning models on obfuscated financial data to predict market targets.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3FintechSan Francisco, US
Richard Craib(Managing Member of the Issuer.)Richard C.(Founder)in
BoardAndrew Weissman(Director of the Issuer.)in
PartnerEric Ver Ploeg· solo GP
Co-investorsUnion Square Ventures (USV)Air Street CapitalDigital Currency GroupLong Venture PartnersOyster VenturesShine Capital+2 more
PayJoy provides financial services and credit access to unbanked and underbanked populations in emerging markets across Africa, Asia, and Latin America.
B2B MarketplacesFintechImpact & Social GoodRetail TechSan Francisco, US
Mark Heynen(Co-Founder & Chief Business Officer)Doug Ricket(Co-Founder & CEO)Gib Lopez(Co-Founder & COO)inTom Ricket(Co-Founder)Nick Zakrasek(President, Product Development)Amy Pardee(General Counsel)
PartnerEric Ver Ploeg· solo GP
Co-investorsCeniarthCiti VenturesCompoundCore Venture CapitalDnx VenturesEchoVC Partners+17 more
Rexera (formerly InspectHOA) uses AI agents to automate operational tasks in real estate transactions, including HOA document acquisition, data extraction, communications, payments, and quality control.
AI & Machine LearningPropTechSaaS
Marina Hubenova
PartnerEric Ver Ploeg· solo GP
Co-investorsInventus Capital Partners
PartnerEric Ver Ploeg· solo GP
Tin Can makes a Wi-Fi landline phone for children that allows voice calls only to a parent-approved contact list, blocking strangers, robocalls, and scammers.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerHardwareSeattle, US
Chet Kittleson(Founder)inGraemeChetMaxMax Blumen(Founder)
PartnerEric Ver Ploeg· solo GP
Co-investorsData TechGreylock PartnersImaginary Venture CapitalNewfund Capital
Via.Delivery offers shoppers flexible delivery options and secure pickup locations to hold packages, addressing package theft in the e-commerce shipping and fulfillment space.
E-commerceLogistics & Supply Chain
PartnerEric Ver Ploeg· solo GP
Co-investorsCathexis VenturesFlucas VenturesGood News VenturesKube VC
Zum provides cloud-based software and logistics optimization for school bus transportation, serving school districts to improve route efficiency, vehicle utilization, safety transparency, and costs.
EdTechLogistics & Supply ChainMobility & TransportationSaaS
Ritu Narayan(Founder & CEO)
PartnerEric Ver Ploeg· solo GP
Co-investorsAngelPadBMW i VenturesClearvision VenturesClimate InvestmentDnx VenturesFundersClub+10 more
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 companiesPayJoy · Forbes · Jul 24, 2026
Numerai · finance.yahoo.com · Jul 18, 2026
Cambium · techcrunch.com · Jul 8, 2026
Zum · finsmes.com · Apr 20, 2026
Krane · finsmes.com · Mar 25, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Tunitas Ventures made?
- Tunitas Ventures has 19 tracked investments, including 1 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Tunitas Ventures invest at?
- Tunitas Ventures invests at the Seed stage.
- What sectors does Tunitas Ventures focus on?
- Tunitas Ventures focuses on Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Tunitas Ventures located?
- Tunitas Ventures is headquartered in Menlo Park, US.
- Does Tunitas Ventures lead rounds?
- Tunitas Ventures typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
- Who does Tunitas Ventures co-invest with?
- Tunitas Ventures most often shares deals with Dnx Ventures, Greylock Partners, Ulu Ventures, among 80 tracked co-investors.
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Ulu Ventures is a seed-stage venture capital firm focused on finding and funding early-stage founder teams, emphasizing diversity and data-driven investment decisions.
DNX Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in B2B startups across various industries.
Spark Capital is a venture capital firm that partners with founders, known for early investments including leading Twitter's Series B in 2008.
Red Swan Ventures backs founders at the earliest stage, aiming to be a founder's first outside capital, focusing on companies born from platform shifts and cultural insight that serve enduring human needs.
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AngelPad is a seed-stage startup accelerator that has run programs since 2010, backing early-stage companies including Postmates.
An intentionally lean, early-stage venture firm that backs founders building narrow 'wedge' products in software and infrastructure that can expand into market defaults. It emphasizes software that changes how markets work and runs itself using structured data, automation, and agents.
Sequoia Capital is a venture capital firm that partners with founders to build technology companies.
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B Capital is a global investment firm backing early to late-stage technology innovators across technology, healthcare, and energy & resilience sectors.
Canaan Partners is a venture capital firm with over 30 years of history, backing companies across technology and healthcare sectors through close, hands-on partnerships with founders.
Bullpen Capital is an early-stage venture firm that has funded over 100 companies, focusing on businesses that have found product-market fit but are overlooked by other investors.
▶9 more co-investors
ParadigmAltaIR CapitalOperator CollectiveDragonflyUnpopular VenturesPioneer Square LabsVertex Ventures IsraelThomvest VenturesAdvance Venture Partners
Firms observed investing alongside Tunitas Ventures, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Tunitas Ventures's recorded portfolio.
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