Unlock Venture Partners
Venture capitalSeattle · Pre-Seed–Series A · 4 people tracked
Also known as LRI VISION MANAGEMENT, LLC
Investment thesis
Unlock Venture Partners invests in seed-stage technology entrepreneurs building world-changing companies, focusing on the U.S. west coast markets of Seattle and Los Angeles. The firm is run by people who have themselves been founders, owners, and operators, and emphasizes a relationship-first approach, leveling the playing field for founders, relentless commitment, and staying present with their portfolio companies.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 25, 2026.
Team · 4 people
from the firm's website & curatedWhat they invest in
from 31 of 39 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×13SaaS ×8Enterprise Software ×6Consumer ×5Fintech ×4Marketing Tech ×4Cloud Computing ×3Deep Tech ×3
HQs:United States×19Germany×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 11 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×62 founders×23 founders×24+ founders×1
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
Investments · 39 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12025 · 12022 · 12021 · 12020 · 15 dated
Co-investorsAmplify.LA
Aston provides power capacity for data centers, delivering generation, transmission, storage, and orchestration software as an integrated stack at gigawatt scale.
CleantechCloud ComputingEnergy
Co-investorsTwelve Below
Audiotool is a free, browser-based digital audio workstation (DAW) for making, recording, mixing, and publishing music, with support for MIDI, VST3 plugins, built-in synths and drum machines, and community-made apps.
Creator EconomyMedia & EntertainmentSaaSSeattle, US
Andre Schnitzler(Director, Promoter)Andreas Jacobi(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
BoardSanjay Reddy(Director)in
Co-investorsFlying Fish Ventures
Auriga develops electromagnetic launch technology used for ground-based hypersonic testing, deployment of unmanned systems and effectors, missile defense interceptors without rocket motors, and responsive launch to low Earth orbit.
Deep TechDefense TechSpace Tech
Co-investorsAtas VCAutomotive Ventures MobilityKern Venture GroupNew North VenturesOTB VenturesSeraphim Space+5 more
Intelligent SMS messaging platform (formerly Essential); acquired by Mailchimp.
Co-investorsMadrona Venture Group
Concreit is a mobile app that lets individuals invest in a diversified, professionally managed portfolio of real estate assets, with features for setting financial goals and earning weekly dividends.
ConsumerFintechPropTechSeattle, US
Co-investorsHyphen Capital
CrowdCow sources and sells high-quality, sustainably-produced food from ethical farms and fisheries, partnering directly with producers to bring traceable products to consumers across the country.
B2B MarketplacesDirect to ConsumerFoodTechImpact & Social GoodSeattle, US
Ethan Lowry(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Joseph Heitzeberg(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
Co-investorsAscend Venture CapitalMadrona Venture GroupFuel Capital
Seattle, US
SALIM HAMED(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)CONNOR FOLLEY(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
Co-investors9Mile LabsCurious CapitalMGV.VCTechstarsBrick Mortar VenturesFJ Labs+1 more
DRESSX offers a modular AI suite for fashion and luxury brands, including AI-driven virtual try-on tools designed to boost purchase confidence, raise conversion rates, and reduce returns in ecommerce.
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceRetail Tech
ShapovalovaDaria Shapovalova(Founder)inNatalia Modenova(Founder)in
Co-investorsAlpha EdisonHartmann CapitalOne Way VenturesThe Artemis FundGreenfieldRed Dao+2 more
DeGods is a global community and NFT project built around the DeGods digital collectibles, art, and the $DEGOD token, with community features including a Discord, memecoin trading chat, and branded merchandise.
ConsumerCrypto & Web3SocialLos Angeles, US
Co-investorsChapter One
EmailAnalytics is an email response-time analytics tool that connects to Outlook and Gmail to give operations and customer service managers a dashboard of team reply times, SLA breach alerts, and AI-powered sentiment scoring.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSSales TechOlympia, US
Enzzo is an AI product-development platform that helps product companies define pipelines, automate workflows, and generate artifacts such as requirements, briefs, specs, competitive analyses, concept images, and bill-of-materials estimates.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSeattle, US
Ford Davidson(Founder)
Field Day offers an enterprise field marketing platform that combines a national database of local businesses and events, a network of brand ambassadors for local canvassing and phone outreach, and centralized reporting to attribute campaigns to sales.
AdTechMarketing TechSaaS
Co-investorsBaroda VenturesCrosscut VenturesGOAL VenturesMoonshots CapitalPLG Ventures
FightCamp provides home boxing and martial arts training equipment and coaching, combining a hardware console with trackers and wraps alongside a structured digital training platform.
ConsumerGamingHardwareHealthtechWellness & FitnessLos Angeles, US
Khalil Zahar(Founder & Chief Executive Officer)inPatrick Chandler(Co-founder, Chief Marketing Officer)inAlexandre Marcotte(Co-founder, Chief Technical Officer)Tommy Duquette(Co-founder, Chief Content Officer)inAlexandre Lapointe(Co-founder, VP of Engineering)inJerome Rousseau(Co-founder, Chief Operating Officer)
Co-investors500 GlobalAngels of ManyFlucas VenturesIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Left Lane CapitalNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)+6 more
Gen.G is a professional esports organization that manages competitive teams across multiple games including League of Legends, Valorant, and PUBG, as well as motorsports racing.
Creator EconomyEdTechGamingLos Angeles, US
Co-investorsBattery VenturesCanaan PartnersConductive VenturesDreamers VCNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Remarkable Ventures+2 more
Sensate is a non-electrical wellness device and companion app that uses low-frequency vibration ("Somacoustics") and synchronized soundscapes placed on the chest to stimulate the vagus nerve and reduce stress, anxiety, and improve sleep.
HardwareMental HealthWellness & Fitness
Co-investorsExpert DOJOGeek VenturesKern Venture GroupMoai Capital37 AngelsDangerous Ventures
The page does not provide clear information about what Hyphen builds, who it serves, or its market.
FoodTechRobotics
Daniel Fukuba(Co-Founder / CTO)inStephen Klein(Founder)in
Co-investorsCompoundPathbreaker VenturesSpacecadet VenturesAgFunderLemnos VCSignalRank+1 more
Hyphen provides cloud infrastructure and developer services, including AI-optimized deployments across any cloud, an agent that observes and optimizes infrastructure in real time, plus URL shortening, secrets management, feature flags, and IP geolocation.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper Tools
Co-investorsAscend Venture Capital
InfrasAI provides AI agents that automate manual, repetitive workflows in insurance and other industries by extracting data, interpreting files, mapping complex rules, and performing quality assurance across legacy and modern systems.
AI & Machine LearningInsurTech
Co-investorsExpansion Venture CapitalOpenView Venture PartnersGTMfund
LTN provides an IP-based video transport and live production platform that ingests, manages, monitors, and distributes live feeds and channels for broadcasters and media companies.
Cloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareMedia & Entertainment
Co-investorsChiratae Ventures
Mandala Space Ventures is a venture studio and venture fund that builds and invests in space technology companies, partnering with founders to incubate ventures around IP from institutions like Caltech and JPL.
Deep TechDefense TechSpace Tech
Leon Alkalai
Mango Sciences works with healthcare providers in emerging markets to collect and analyze clinical patient data from underrepresented populations, building a base of real-world evidence and global health data.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechData & InfrastructureDigital HealthHealthtechBoston, US
Mohit Misra(Founder)inGavininChitrangHanif KhalakAndy(Executive)inRam(Head of Strategic Finance)in
Co-investorsKube VCSwordfish Investments
Mesh provides a real-time B2B verification API that automates identity verification for businesses and licensed professionals, serving ecommerce platforms, marketplaces, financial services, and real estate companies.
Enterprise SoftwareSaaSAustin, US
Diego Asenjo(Founder)
Co-investorsGreycroftTwo Ravens
Outer is a direct-to-consumer outdoor furniture brand selling modular sofas, dining sets and patio accessories.
Santa Monica, US
Terry Lin(Founder)Jiake Liu(Founder)in
Co-investorsCosmic Venture PartnersFlucas VenturesMantis CapitalMucker CapitalSocial StartsTRAC (Third Round Analytics Capital)+5 more
Picnic manufactures an automated pizza assembly station that speeds up production and reduces waste in commercial kitchens.
Advanced ManufacturingFoodTechHardware
Co-investorsCreative VenturesDraper AssociatesFlying Fish VenturesThursday Ventures
Pixel Canvas is a browser-based 3D platform built on Unreal Engine 5 that lets brands create and customize immersive, photo-realistic virtual spaces, digital twins, games, and livestream events accessible on any device without an app.
AI & Machine LearningGamingMarketing Tech
Possible Finance offers payday advances and short-term loans to individual borrowers, providing quick cash access without credit checks or hidden fees.
FintechLas Vegas, US
Tyler Conant(Founder)in
Co-investorsAltra VentureCanvas VenturesUnion Square Ventures (USV)
Sophia Space builds orbital compute and data center systems using a modular "TILE" (Thermal Integrated LEO Edge) architecture that combines solar power, space-based cooling, and AI-ready edge compute for in-orbit data processing.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechSpace TechPasadena, US
Robert DeMillo(Director, Executive Officer)Leon Alkalai(Director, Executive Officer)
BoardSanjay Reedy(Director)James Russell(Director)
Co-investorsAlpha
Supermodel.ai provides autonomous trading intelligence that tracks and scores top on-chain traders' wallets in real-time on Hyperliquid.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Fintech
Co-investorsSamsung Next
TIER operates a shared electric micromobility service (e-scooters and related vehicles) available in over 400 cities across Europe and the Middle East.
CleantechConsumerMobility & TransportationBerlin, DE
Lawrence Leuschner(Founder)inHenri Moissinac(Founder)Matthias Laug(Founder)
Co-investorsEthos VCEvli Growth PartnersGrazia Equity GmbHImagination CapitalIsomer CapitalMarket One Capital+9 more
Updater provides an embedded commerce platform that lets audience owners (apps, websites, call centers, and AI agents) offer services like internet, moving, and utilities through a single integration, while giving service providers access to consumer acquisition channels.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwarePropTechSaaSSales TechNew York, US
David Greenberg(Chief Executive Officer)Raj Doshi(Senior Vice President of Sales)Ryan Hubbard(Chief Technology Officer)Antony Catalano(Director)Grant Schaffer(Director)
Co-investorsCommerce VenturesMultiplier CapitalSecond Century VenturesVista Equity Partners
Co-investorsEMERGENT VENTURES
Exits · 1
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioChatitiveacq. by Mailchimp
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesOuter · trysignalbase.com · Aug 23, 2026

Make · thehindubusinessline.com · Aug 20, 2026
Downstream · ndtvprofit.com · Aug 18, 2026

Sophia · thesaasnews.com · Aug 17, 2026

Updater · marketsmojo.com · Aug 12, 2026

Picnic · dailyrecordnews.com · Jul 14, 2026
Audiotool · sonicstate.com · Jul 9, 2026

Crowd Cow · hellosubscription.com · Jul 8, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Unlock Venture Partners made?
- Unlock Venture Partners has 38 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO, including 1 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Unlock Venture Partners invest at?
- Unlock Venture Partners invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What sectors does Unlock Venture Partners focus on?
- Unlock Venture Partners focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Crypto & Web3, Data & Infrastructure, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Unlock Venture Partners located?
- Unlock Venture Partners is headquartered in Seattle, US.
- Does Unlock Venture Partners lead rounds?
- Unlock Venture Partners typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
- Who does Unlock Venture Partners co-invest with?
- Unlock Venture Partners most often shares deals with Ascend Venture Capital, Madrona Venture Group, New Enterprise Associates (NEA), among 98 tracked co-investors.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamSanjay Reddy | Co-founder & General Partner, Unlock Venture Partners
iauro Systems Pvt. Ltd. · Sanjay Reddy
Tips for Business Startups from Sanjay Reddy of Unlock Venture Partners
Jonathan Hung · Sanjay Reddy
Andy Liu, Unlock Venture Partners - " We quantify what we like about the founder" - Sound Investments | Acast
Andy Liu · shows.acast.com
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