Virta Ventures
Venture capitalActively deployingSan Francisco · Pre-Seed–Series A · 9 people tracked
Investment thesis
Virta Ventures invests in early-stage companies driving a new industrial revolution reshaping the global economy. The firm backs founders transforming how the world is moved, powered, and built — spanning software-first companies as well as those building hardware from the ground up. Its focus is on making physical industries more profitable, efficient, and resilient, betting that iconic, category-defining companies of the next century are being founded today by driven, growth-oriented entrepreneurs.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 9 people
from the firm's website & public directories
Founder mafia
2 people who came through Virta Ventures went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 27 of 30 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×13Cleantech ×11Energy ×11SaaS ×8Advanced Manufacturing ×5Climate Tech ×4Construction Tech ×4Deep Tech ×4
HQs:United States×21India×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 15 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×102 founders×43 founders×1
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
Investments · 30 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2025 · 12024 · 56 dated
LAIIER develops sensor-based leak detection solutions for commercial buildings and industrial equipment, helping property operators, insurers, and facilities managers prevent water damage and reduce downtime.
Climate TechConstruction TechEnterprise SoftwareIoTPropTechLondon
Matt Johnson(Executive Officer, Director)inBibiana Nelson(Executive Officer)Colin Nunn(Executive Officer)
BoardFaisal Al-Husssein(Director)Zena Bruges(Director)Alyssa Bryan(Director)
Co-investorsBURNT ISLAND VENTURESMundi VenturesClosed Loop Partners
ACTUAL co-develops commercial-scale energy infrastructure projects, working from early stages to turn them into financeable, bankable assets.
AI & Machine LearningCleantechEnergy
Derek Lyons(Founder)Karthik Balakrishnan(Founder)
Co-investorsCity LightClimactic
Amber offers AmberCare, an extended warranty and repair-cost coverage service for electric vehicles, covering thousands of parts no longer covered by the manufacturer warranty.
CleantechInsurTechMobility & TransportationSan Francisco, US
Joe Pak(Founder)Tim Hwang(Founder)
Co-investorsRoot and Shoot VenturesSazzePrimer Sazze Partners
Co-investorsGrid Capital
CapeZero is a cloud-based project finance modeling platform that centralizes and operationalizes financing data, replacing spreadsheet models with investor-grade models and real-time analysis.
CleantechEnergyFintechSaaSKingston, US
Sumit Chachra(Director)inManish Hebbar(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsAvesta FundClimacticStepchange
Curo provides electric vehicle charging infrastructure and parking facilities for commercial fleets across the United States.
Advanced ManufacturingEnergyIoTMobility & TransportationSan Francisco, US
Kieran White(CEO & Co-Founder)in
Co-investorsEniac VenturesMission One CapitalY CombinatorMaven Capital Partners
Everstar develops AI systems for the nuclear energy industry, covering engineering, licensing, qualification, workforce training, manufacturing, construction, and plant operations to speed reactor deployment.
AI & Machine LearningCleantechDeep TechEnergyNew York, US
Kevin Kong(Founder)inChaewoon Kong(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardMichael Kim(Director)in
Co-investorsThird PrimeGenerational PartnersPage One Ventures
Fleet operates a commuter benefits platform that lets employers offer pre-tax accounts, subsidies, and allowances across transit, parking, bikes, e-bikes, scooters, rideshare, and vanpools.
HR TechMobility & TransportationSaaS
Co-investorsGreat Oaks Venture CapitalCongruent Ventures
Flux retrofits existing material handling equipment with AI-powered autonomy hardware, enabling warehouses to automate pallet movement, material transport, and logistics tasks without purchasing new machines or modifying infrastructure.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainRoboticsBengaluru, IN
Pranav Manpuria(Founder)inAbhishek Gupta(Founder)in
Co-investorsY Combinator
Fractal provides capital to farmers through equity investments in their farmland, allowing operators to access funds for land purchases, down payments, and preserving working capital while retaining control over how they farm.
AgTechFintech
Co-investorsGROOVE CAPITALSerra Ventures
FutureProof is a Managing General Agent offering AI-based property insurance for condos, homeowners, and commercial properties, focusing on Excess & Surplus lines in areas exposed to hurricane wind, wildfire, severe convective storms, and flood.
AI & Machine LearningClimate TechInsurTech
Co-investorsBlackhorn VenturesCarnrite VenturesKeiki CapitalMS&AD VenturesRWT HorizonsThirdstream Partners+3 more
Kaya provides an AI-driven delivery coordination system for construction jobsites, automating scheduling, supplier confirmations, approvals, and delivery updates so field teams reduce manual calls and emails.
AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSColumbus, US
Nicholas Selz(Founder)
Co-investors4DX VenturesMantis CapitalSuffolk TechnologiesREFASHIOND Ventures
Co-investorsAmplify CapitalShadow VenturesStarship Ventures
Mercury Computing operates a software platform and API connecting data centers and utilities, converting demand flexibility at data centers into usable grid capacity.
CleantechEnergySaaSBoulder, US
Co-investorsPowerhouseCrucible Capital
NewMantle develops AI and physics-based software tools for subsurface characterization to support geothermal energy development.
AI & Machine LearningCleantechEnergy
Project Omega recycles spent nuclear fuel to rebuild the domestic nuclear fuel cycle, using chemistry processing to remove key isotopes and develop new products for the nuclear economy.
Deep TechDefense TechEnergy
Staff Sheehan(CEO)
Co-investorsGoAhead VenturesMantis CapitalPace VenturesStarship Ventures
Resilience deploys residential solar and storage, aggregating homes into a single dispatchable grid resource that supplies power to the AI/data center economy while lowering or eliminating energy costs for working families.
CleantechClimate TechEnergy
Jay Lipman(Founder)in
Co-investorsBlackhorn VenturesCool Climate Collective
Revise Robotics builds robotic systems with AI that automate the assessment and refurbishment of discarded electronics for recycling facilities and second-hand resellers.
Advanced ManufacturingRoboticsNew York City, US
Rupesh Jeyaram(Founder)inAntonio Monreal(Founder/CTO)in
Co-investorsMyAsiaVCNeotribe VenturesTranspose Platform ManagementY Combinator
Shovels provides a building permit and contractor data platform that uses AI to turn fragmented U.S. permit records into structured, searchable intelligence covering 164M+ permits across 2,450+ jurisdictions.
Construction TechData & InfrastructurePropTechLafayette, US
Ryan Buckley(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
Co-investorsCool Climate CollectiveMission One Capital
Sluicebox extracts and refines engineering and sourcing data from CAD files, PDFs, and bills of materials, capturing manufacturing, weight, process, and supplier inputs.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningSaaSAustin, US
Elmar Kert(Founder)Emi Ayada(Founder)
Co-investorsUntapped Ventures
Sunthetics develops machine learning algorithms and software for chemical engineering applications.
AI & Machine LearningCleantechDeep TechNew MaterialsSaaSNew York City, US
Daniela Blanco(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardLaura Lucas(Director)
Co-investorsTechstarsL'ATTITUDE VenturesREFASHIOND VenturesS3 Ventures
SymbolicMind develops CPU-native AI that uses symbolic rather than matrix computation to reduce training and inference energy consumption and costs by over 100x in reasoning workloads.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechSemiconductors
Co-investors97212 Ventures
Thalo builds hardware and AI software for HVAC contractors, offering a connected diagnostic tool for sensor-verified line set commissioning and a non-invasive device that continuously monitors compressor health, refrigerant behavior, and system performance.
AI & Machine LearningHardwareIoT
Co-investorsGigascale CapitalVery Serious VenturesRefactor CapitalSuffolk TechnologiesThird Sphere
Treehouse provides installation services for EV chargers, home battery backup systems, electrical panel upgrades, and other electrical projects, using a virtual assessment process to deliver online quotes.
CleantechEnergyMarketplacesSan Francisco, US
Arthur Switalski(Founder)Eric Owski(Founder)Jeremy Lwanga(Founder)
Co-investorsBeat VenturesGutter CapitalID VenturesMassMutual VenturesTrucks VCMontage Ventures+1 more
Tyba offers a software platform for battery energy storage developers, owners, and operators to model project configurations, generate AI-powered price forecasts, and optimize bidding and dispatch strategies across energy markets.
AI & Machine LearningCleantechEnergySan Francisco, US
Michael Baker(Founder)inTom Thunell(Founder)
Co-investorsEnergize CapitalLorimer VenturesWireframe Ventures
Vor is an AI-enabled due diligence and transaction platform that reviews and organizes high-volume transaction documents (leases, permits, interconnection studies, offtake and finance agreements) and extracts key terms, risks, and deadlines with links back to source documents.
AI & Machine LearningEnergySaaSSeattle, US
Victor Shao(Founder)
Co-investorsGigascale Capital
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesKaya · esquiremag.ph · Aug 19, 2026
Treehouse · riverbender.com · Aug 3, 2026
Curo · ca.investing.com · Jul 1, 2026
Sunthetics · open-innovators.org · May 31, 2026
Thalo · pulse2.com · May 20, 2026
Actual · crowdfundedwealth.com · Apr 17, 2026
Shovels · gojiberries.io · Aug 14, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Virta Ventures made?
- Virta Ventures has 29 tracked investments, including 6 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Virta Ventures invest at?
- Virta Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What is Virta Ventures's typical check size?
- Virta Ventures typically writes checks of $100K – $750K.
- What sectors does Virta Ventures focus on?
- Virta Ventures focuses on Advanced Manufacturing, AgTech, AI & Machine Learning, Cleantech, Climate Tech, Construction Tech, Deep Tech, Energy, Fintech, Hardware, InsurTech, Mobility & Transportation, PropTech, SaaS.
- Where is Virta Ventures located?
- Virta Ventures is headquartered in San Francisco, US.
- Does Virta Ventures lead rounds?
- Virta Ventures typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
- Who does Virta Ventures co-invest with?
- Virta Ventures most often shares deals with Blackhorn Ventures, Climactic, Gigascale Capital, among 54 tracked co-investors.
From the blog
visit blog ↗Virta Ventures has recently focused on competitive defensibility in the AI era, examining how human culture and collective learning remain essential alongside AI tools, and how the most resilient companies build integrated layers of competitive advantages spanning narrative control, distribution ownership, and compounding product platforms rather than relying on single moats. AI summary
Media · Podcasts & interviews
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