V1 VC
Venture capitalActively deployingBoulder · Pre-Seed–Series A · 2 people tracked
Also known as V1 VC, LLC
Investment thesis
V1.VC backs AI-native and deep tech startups building the software and hardware that power critical real-world industries, spanning systems of record, autonomous agents, developer infrastructure, and vertical AI, as well as aerospace, energy, robotics, and advanced manufacturing. The firm partners with highly technical founders who possess unique insights into product and distribution, and who can attract exceptional talent and build durable, long-term businesses.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 25, 2026.
Team · 2 people
from the firm's website
What they invest in
from 44 of 54 portfolio companiesSaaS ×17AI & Machine Learning ×16Enterprise Software ×10Data & Infrastructure ×8Developer Tools ×8Hardware ×7Consumer ×6Cloud Computing ×5
HQs:United States×27Canada×1Germany×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 26 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×82 founders×103 founders×54+ founders×3
Where their founders studiedfrom 23 founders with education data
Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×3Stanford University ×3University of Michigan ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 26 founders with career history
Facebook ×2Lyft ×2Stanford University ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
1 founders hold a PhD · 3 hold an MBA (of 26 with degree data)
Investments · 54 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 22025 · 12017 · 14 dated
Allbirds is a footwear brand that makes shoes using natural and regenerative materials such as merino wool, with a focus on reducing product carbon footprints.
Circular EconomyClimate TechConsumerDirect to ConsumerSan Francisco, US
Timothy Brown(Director)Joseph Zwillinger(Director)Tim Brown(Founder)inRavi Thanawala(Director)Joe Vernachio(Executive Officer, Director)Ann Mitchell(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsAurumBay Bridge Ventures ClimateExpansion Venture CapitalGreat Oaks Venture CapitalIPD CapitalK2 Global+9 more
DoorDash operates a restaurant delivery platform that connects customers with dining establishments across hundreds of cities in North America through a logistics network.
ConsumerE-commerceFoodTechMarketplacesSan Francisco, US
Tony Xu(Co-founder & CEO)inAndy Fang(Co-founder & CTO)inStanley Tang(Co-founder & CPO)inGergely Nemeth(Senior Engineering Manager)
Co-investorsA*BoxGroupBrave CapitalCoatue ManagementCRV (Charles River Ventures)Day One Ventures+24 more
ASG acquires and operates mission-critical software and tech-enabled services businesses across more than 15 verticals, transforming them into AI-native companies with deployable engineering, talent, and go-to-market support.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Mark Strauch(Board Member & Co-Founder)Billy Maguy(Board Member & Co-Founder)Jake Brodsky(Board Member & Co-Founder)Steve Reardon(CEO)Jamie Linden(President)Megan Land(COO)
Co-investorsAlpine Investors
Amperon provides AI-driven energy forecasting and real-time grid analytics to utilities, renewable generators, and energy market participants across North America, Europe, and Australia.
AI & Machine LearningEnergySaaSHouston, US
Sean Kelly(Founder & CEO)inAbe Stanway(Founder)
BoardTyler Lancaster(Director)inTimothy Healy(Director)Catherine Flax(Director)Michael D'Aurizio(Director)
Co-investorsAcario InnovationAmbush CapitalBlackhorn VenturesEnergize CapitalGaruda VenturesIntelis Capital+6 more
Arta provides a configurable commerce platform for selling, shipping, insuring, and tracking art, luxury goods, and collectibles globally.
E-commerceLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS
Co-investorsCorazon CapitalMu VenturesAtlantic Vantage PointCoatue ManagementRecharge Thematic Ventures Management LlcRibbit Capital+1 more
Astranis manufactures small, high-powered geosynchronous satellites equipped with advanced digital processing technology for global telecommunications and connectivity services.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardwareSpace TechSan Francisco, US
John Gedmark(Founder/CEO)inRyan McLinko(Founder/CTO)in
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzBlack FlagBoxGroupCantos VenturesCherubic VenturesCommonweal Ventures+37 more
Automox provides an IT automation platform that helps modern organizations manage and automate their IT operations.
CybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSBoulder, US
John Prassl(Executive Officer, Director)Justin TalericoinRajat Bhargava(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardChris Marks(Director)in
Co-investorsCRV (Charles River Ventures)Ergo CapitalFirebrand VenturesGula Tech AdventuresKoch Disruptive TechnologiesService Provider Capital+2 more
Builder.io provides visual development tools that enable teams to collaborate on software development through a plug-and-play approach.
Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsSan Francisco, US
Brent Locks(Co-founder & COO)inSteve Sewell(Co-founder & CEO)inMisko Hevery(Chief Technology Officer)Lindsay Brunner(Head of Communications)
BoardMike Duboe(Board Member (Venture Partner, Greylock))
Co-investorsCommerce VenturesGood FriendsGreylock PartnersHabitat PartnersImaginary Venture CapitalM12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)+3 more
Cara develops domain-specific AI software for insurance agencies and brokerages, combining insurance industry expertise with artificial intelligence to modernize insurance operations.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareInsurTech
Co-investorsNew Stack VenturesValia VenturesKearny Jackson
Clora operates an AI-powered talent marketplace connecting biotech and pharma teams with 15,000+ vetted life sciences consultants across 300+ skillsets for fractional, on-demand engagements.
B2B MarketplacesBiotechFuture of WorkHR TechCambridge, US
Rahul Chaturvedi(Founder and CEO)in
BoardJohn Melas-Kyriazi(Director)
Co-investorsElementum VenturesEniac VenturesHypothesisNew Stack VenturesNotation CapitalThird Prime+3 more
CURE operates a booking platform that connects pharmacies with delivery service partners to generate online orders.
B2B MarketplacesHealthtechSaaSBerlin, DE
Manuel Aberle(Founder)
Co-investorsAbstract VenturesArtis VenturesJ12 VenturesAccompliceCatalyst Health VenturesCosmic Venture Partners+11 more
Ellis is a modern immigration law firm that combines legal services with a software platform to manage U.S. immigration and visa processes for companies.
HR TechLegalTechSaaSNew York City, US
Co-investorsAdapt Ventures645 VenturesFirst Round CapitalKhosla VenturesSlow Ventures
Fairing provides in-moment post-purchase attribution surveys via a Shopify app, capturing customer insights at the moment of conversion to help brands improve marketing measurement and understand what drives customer decisions.
E-commerceMarketing TechSaaS
Co-investorsFiDi VenturesHawke Ventures
Fern provides documentation, SDK generation, and CLI tools for APIs, built with AI features including integrated chat, MCP server support, and agent-first capabilities.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSNew York City, US
Deep Singhvi(Founder)in
Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersY CombinatorCapitalX
Fern develops high-fidelity, custom robot world models for scaling the evaluation and training of robot policies.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareRobotics
Amit Yadav(Founder)inRobert Xu(Founder)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorBessemer Venture Partners
Fi develops smart collars and wearable technology for dogs that track location, safety, and health metrics to help dog owners monitor their pets' wellbeing.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerHealthtechIoT
Jonathan(Founder & CEO)
Co-investorsAdvance Venture PartnersBatshit Crazy VenturesBaukunstBlack Jays VenturesLerer HippeauNew York Venture Partners+1 more
Guest House provides home staging and pre-listing styling services for real estate agents and sellers, offering pay-at-close pricing where fees come out of sale proceeds.
B2B MarketplacesPropTechDenver, US
Co-investorsBreak Trail VenturesCaruso VenturesRange VCDenver Ventures
Hyperice develops technology-driven products for warm up, recovery, and performance, aimed at athletes and general wellness consumers.
Direct to ConsumerHardwareSports TechWellness & Fitness
Co-investorsLDR VenturesMiroma VenturesRosecliff Ventures
InnerPlant develops living sensor technology that enables farmers to detect plant stress in real-time, allowing targeted application of treatments to reduce chemical use and increase crop yields.
AgTechBiotechIoTCalifornia, US
RodinShely Aronov(Executive Officer, Director)Gary Schaefer(Chief Commercial Officer)in
Co-investorsBison VenturesCultiv8 Funds ManagementKokopelli CapitalMS&AD VenturesPlum Alley InvestmentsSystemiq Capital+3 more
IronCore Labs provides application-layer encryption tools for engineering teams building AI applications and multi-tenant SaaS on sensitive data.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsBoulder, US
Patrick Walsh(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Bob Wall(Founder)Robert Hall(Executive Officer, Promoter)
BoardJudson Valeski(Director)Richard Harjes(Director)in
Co-investorsFirstMile VenturesMatchstick VenturesNext Frontier CapitalTechstarsNext Frontier Venture
Kepler operates a satellite constellation designed to relay data between spacecraft in low Earth orbit and beyond, functioning as internet exchange points for space-to-space communications.
Advanced ManufacturingCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureHardwareIoTSpace TechToronto, CA
Mina Mitry(Founder)in
Co-investorsCanaan PartnersDns CapitalEvolution VC PartnersGarage CapitalGood News VenturesMaropost Ventures+3 more
Ventura, US
Jakub Graczyk(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardJean-Francois Clavier(Director)
Co-investorsUncork CapitalAntlerCake VenturesKarman Ventures
Loft Orbital operates space infrastructure, providing satellites equipped with sensing resources, onboard edge compute, and connectivity that let customers run missions without deploying their own hardware.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDefense TechHardwareSpace TechSan Francisco, US
Antoine Bellon de Chassy(Executive Officer, Director)Pierre-Damien Vaujour(Founder)inAlex Greenberg(Founder)inAlexander Greenberg(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investors1809 CapitalBlitzscaling VenturesChaos VenturesEQUIAMFlucas VenturesHarmonix Fund+15 more
Medallia offers an AI-driven customer and employee experience platform that turns large volumes of feedback signals into prioritized actions for enterprise organizations.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSPalo Alto, US
Amy Pressman(Co-Founder & President)Borge Hald(Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer)Alan Grebene(Executive Officer)Mike Kourey(Executive Officer)
BoardDoug Leone(Director)inStan Meresman(Director)
Co-investorsBonfire VenturesEniac VenturesSequoia CapitalSaints Capital
Co-investorsFirebrand VenturesGood FriendsOpen Core VenturesStreamlined VenturesTRAC (Third Round Analytics Capital)Mana Ventures
Foretellix provides a Physical AI toolchain for autonomous vehicle developers, using real-world data curation, verification & validation, and synthetic data generation to accelerate training, validation, and safety evaluation.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechMobility & Transportation
Ziv Binyamini(CEO & Co-Founder)Yoav Hollander(CTO & Founder)Gil Amid(Chief Regulatory Affairs Officer, VP Operations & Co-founder)
Co-investors83NorthNext Gear VenturesReshapeSynapse PartnersVolvo Group Venture Capital ABWoven Capital+5 more
Miso builds "Answers," an LLM-based search engine that generates responses grounded solely in a publisher's own content, with source citations and monitoring to reduce hallucinations.
AI & Machine LearningMedia & EntertainmentSaaS
Courtyard.io is a marketplace and tokenization service that enables users to own and trade physical collectible cards on the blockchain, with options to store them vaulted, sell them, or redeem the NFT for physical delivery.
ConsumerCrypto & Web3MarketplacesMedia & EntertainmentNew York City, US
Devin Finzer(Founder/CEO)inAlex Atallah(Co-Founder & CTO)in
Co-investors1confirmationA.Capital Venturesa16z cryptoAndreessen HorowitzBalaji SrinivasanBlockchain Capital+21 more
PathSpot provides a health and safety operating system for restaurants, commercial kitchens, food manufacturers, and foodservice operations.
CleantechEnterprise SoftwareFoodTechIoTNew York City, US
Christine Schindler(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Taylor Waanders(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
BoardTianxiang Zhuo(Director)
Co-investors2045 Ventures2048 VenturesFikaRenegade PartnersTechstars
Core Scientific operates high-density data center colocation infrastructure with over 1.3 GW of contracted power, providing purpose-built environments for AI model training, high-performance computing, and enterprise workloads.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & Infrastructure
Co-investorsBlockchain CapitalBollinger Investment Group
Co-investorsBee PartnersComet LabsHemisphere Ventures LLCOlive Tree Capital
Sail Internet is a fiber-based internet service provider serving the San Francisco Bay Area and Silicon Valley since 2015.
Fremont, US
Kevin Fisher(Chief Product Officer)George GinisDana Wayne Tom(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardAshmeet Sidana(Director)inClint Korver(Director)in
Co-investorsBetter Ventures Central LlcBrainstorm VenturesLong Venture PartnersUlu VenturesEngineering Capital
Schematic provides embeddable, customizable customer portals and pricing tables that software companies add with a few lines of code to handle checkout, billing, usage-based pricing, entitlements, feature flags, and plan management.
Developer ToolsFintechSaaS
Co-investorsAtlanta Tech VillageNextView VenturesRitual CapitalDenver Ventures
Co-investorsNotation Capital8-Bit Capital
Stream provides infrastructure for building AI applications and real-time communication features including chat, video, feed, and moderation across multiple platforms.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareBoulder, US
Thierry Schellenbach(Founder)in
Co-investorsTechstarsFelicis VenturesSocial StartsUpslope VenturesUpVentures CapitalArthur Ventures+5 more
Sunday sells subscription-based, custom lawn care plans that ship seasonal fertilizer and pest-control products tailored to a customer's soil, climate, and yard, applied via a garden hose.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerce
Co-investorsBatshit Crazy VenturesChapter One
Sunnyside is a platform for building a healthier relationship with alcohol, combining a behavior-change app, human coaching over SMS and email, and a telehealth service (Sunnyside Med) through which licensed providers can prescribe compounded Naltrexone medication to reduce alcohol cravings.
ConsumerDigital HealthHealthtechSaaSWellness & FitnessLos Angeles, US
Nick Allen(Founder)inIan Andersen(Founder)
Co-investorsEudemian VenturesMotley Fool VenturesScribble VenturesJoyance PartnersOffline VenturesUncork Capital+2 more
Co-investorsEvolution VenturesGood FriendsGraph VenturesHawke VenturesLightShed VenturesValia Ventures+1 more
Talos provides white-label cryptocurrency trading infrastructure and technology for retail investment platforms and digital asset brokerages.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintechSaaS
Anton Katz(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investors10SQ Capital (TenSquared)a16z cryptoAndreessen HorowitzCastle Island VenturesCoinbase VenturesElefund+12 more
Throne makes a smart sensor that clips onto a standard toilet bowl and automatically tracks gut health, hydration, and urinary function, delivering daily insights through an app.
Digital HealthHardwareWellness & FitnessAustin, US
Randall Scott Hickle II(Executive Officer, Director)Scott Hickle(Co-founder)inTim(Co-founder)John Capodilupo(Co-founder & Chief Product Officer)
BoardBen Gardner(Director)inTimothy Blumberg(Director)
Co-investorsFirst Star VenturesLong Journey VenturesMoxxie VenturesMyelin VCNight CapitalAccomplice+6 more
Freedom Rave Wear operates a branded resale platform for pre-loved rave fashion, enabling peer-to-peer and off-price sales of both customer items and brand-direct inventory.
Circular EconomyClimate TechDirect to ConsumerE-commerceRetail TechSan Francisco, US
Jacob Disraeli(Executive Officer, Director)Jake Disraeli(Founder)inMichael Hodgens(Chief AI Officer)inSonia Yang(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsAlante CapitalBAM VenturesBling CapitalGreen Meadow VenturesInterlace VenturesTechstars+2 more
Two Front connects dental patients with their dentist and a certified orthodontist who collaborate on clear aligner treatment plans designed for long-term tooth stability and bite function.
Digital HealthHealthtechWellness & Fitness
Co-investorsBlack Jays VenturesUnanimous Capital
Valo produces modular hydrofoil systems for boat manufacturers to integrate into vessels, enabling boats to achieve higher speeds while reducing energy consumption and operational noise.
Advanced ManufacturingClimate TechSan Francisco, US
Ed Kearney(Founder/CEO)inJeremy Osborne(Founder)in
Co-investorsOyster VenturesY Combinator
Vectrix scans SaaS applications to detect security misconfigurations and compliance gaps, alerting IT and security teams to issues such as exposed files, weak password policies, and missing authentication controls across platforms like Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, Slack, and Zoom.
CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Corey Mahan(Founder)inAlex Dunbrack(Founder)inMatthew Lewis(Founder)in
Co-investorsY Combinator
Violet Labs builds software tools for engineers designing and building physical products across industries including aerospace, defense, robotics, and energy.
Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareHardware
Lucy Hoag(Founder)in
Co-investorsFelicis VenturesMaC Venture CapitalUTEC
Online home building platform that lets buyers design and build single-family homes on vacant lots at guaranteed prices.
Co-investorsActivant CapitalAdapt VenturesCrunchFundEra VenturesFoundamentalKokopelli Capital+3 more
Wise Systems provides an AI-driven routing optimization platform for delivery and fleet operations.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureLogistics & Supply ChainMobility & TransportationSaaSCambridge, US
Charles Sims II(Executive Officer, Director)Ali Kamil(Executive Officer, Director)Layla Shaikley(Executive Officer, Director)Jemel Derbali(Executive Officer, Director)Chazz Sims(Founder)in
BoardDr. Sandy Pentland
Co-investorsBantam GroupFontinalis PartnersGradient VenturesGutbrain VenturesTechstarsThe E14 Fund+4 more
Womp is free, browser-based 3D modeling software that lets users design, import, or generate 3D models and order production, with Womp handling printing and shipping.
Advanced ManufacturingHardwareSaaS
Co-investorsAEON FoundryCoho Deeptech
Zed is a code editor written from scratch in Rust that uses multiple CPU cores and the GPU for high performance, with support for running AI agents in parallel to edit code and run tools.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsFuture of Work
Nathan Sobo(Founder)inAntonio ScandurraMax Brunsfeld(Founder)in
Co-investorsMatchstick VenturesNimble PartnersPreston-Werner VenturesRedpoint VenturesRoot Ventures Manager, LlcSequoia Capital
Exits · 2
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioPortfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesCure · beautyindependent.com · Aug 20, 2026
OpenSea · protos.com · Aug 17, 2026
Medallia · getperspective.ai · Aug 11, 2026
Throne · finsmes.com · Jul 29, 2026
Hyperice · foxbusiness.com · Jul 28, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has V1 VC made?
- V1 VC has 50 tracked investments, 3 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO, including 1 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does V1 VC invest at?
- V1 VC invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What is V1 VC's typical check size?
- V1 VC typically writes checks of $100K – $300K.
- What sectors does V1 VC focus on?
- V1 VC focuses on Advanced Manufacturing, AI & Machine Learning, Deep Tech, Developer Tools, Energy, Enterprise Software, Hardware, Robotics, Space Tech.
- Where is V1 VC located?
- V1 VC is headquartered in Boulder, US.
- Does V1 VC lead rounds?
- V1 VC typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
- Who does V1 VC co-invest with?
- V1 VC most often shares deals with Y Combinator, Techstars, Felicis Ventures, among 232 tracked co-investors.
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