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Anorak Ventures
Venture capital · San Francisco, CA, United States · North America
Anorak Ventures is a seed-stage venture firm started in 2016 with offices in Los Angeles and San Francisco. It invests in pre-seed and seed stage companies building differentiated technology and helps them find product-market fit and follow-on financing.
Invests inAI & Machine Learning
In its own wordsdifferentiated technologyseed stagepre-seeddeep techfounder-led
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Or find every investor that fitsAnorak Ventures lists 75 checked portfolio companies on its own site and is named in 8 funding rounds, 1 of them as lead. Its most frequent entry is Seed, 71% of the companies with a known first round. Its largest themes are AI & Machine Learning (31%), Industrial & Manufacturing (14%) and Healthcare & Biotech (11%). 88% of its companies are based in United States. It invests most often alongside Pathbreaker Ventures, Y Combinator and Andreessen Horowitz.
Counts come from funding rounds that name Anorak Ventures, complete from mid-2025: earlier rounds appear only when they were reported later. Round amounts and full round histories are on Fundup AI.
Round figures show recent activity, not Anorak Ventures' whole history. Rounds on record name 7 companies; its own site lists 75. Funding rounds are complete from mid-2025, so counts and the yearly trend undercount a firm that invested before then. The portfolio, themes and places come from its own site and are not affected.
Entry stage
share of companies by the stage of its first roundShow as a table
| Value | |
|---|---|
| Pre-seed | 14% |
| Seed | 71% |
| Series A | 14% |
| Series B | 0% |
| Growth | 0% |
Activity by year
rounds it joined, last 10 yearsShow as a table
| Total | Rounds it led | |
|---|---|---|
| '17 | 0 | 0 |
| '18 | 0 | 0 |
| '19 | 0 | 0 |
| '20 | 0 | 0 |
| '21 | 0 | 0 |
| '22 | 1 | 0 |
| '23 | 0 | 0 |
| '24 | 1 | 0 |
| '25 | 1 | 0 |
| '26 | 5 | 1 |
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 92th | 75 companies |
| Recent activity | 86th | 5 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 85th | 86% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 75th | 9% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 53th | 31% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 70th | 4 countries |
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
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| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| AI & Machine Learning | 31% | 18% |
| Industrial & Manufacturing | 14% | 7% |
| Healthcare & Biotech | 11% | 15% |
| Enterprise Software | 8% | 8% |
| Education | 7% | 7% |
| E-commerce & Marketplaces | 6% | 6% |
| Cybersecurity | 5% | 4% |
| Consumer | 4% | 3% |
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| Pathbreaker Ventures | 10 |
| Y Combinator | 8 |
| Andreessen Horowitz | 6 |
| Mana Ventures | 6 |
| Boost VC | 5 |
| HAX | 5 |
| IndieBio | 5 |
| SOSV | 5 |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers7499%
- No longer answers00%
- Points to another company11%
- Parked or sold domain00%
A site that stops answering three checks in a row is counted as no longer answering; that is not proof of closure. A site that points to another company is often an acquisition.
Co-investor network
who it backs companies with, and who they back togetherAll co-investors or Compare portfolios with Pathbreaker Ventures
Compare Anorak Ventures head to head
portfolio size, rounds, entry stages, themes and the companies both backThree or more firms at once: portfolio overlap.
Recent portfolio activity
when companies last raised with Anorak Ventures| Date | Company | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 25 Aug 2026 | Pre-Seed | |
| 12 Aug 2026 | Series B | |
| 11 Aug 2026 | Seed Led | |
| 11 May 2026 | Series A | |
| 25 Mar 2026 | Seed | |
| 24 Sept 2025 | Seed | |
| 29 May 2024 | Seed | |
| 2 Jun 2022 | Seed |
Round details for Anorak Ventures
Amounts, full round histories and every co-investor in Anorak Ventures' rounds are on Fundup AI. VCinfo covers investors and their portfolios.
Portfolio
75 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adept Materials develops a technology for managing vapor, humidity, and temperature using a multifunctional material with unique capabilities. | Healthcare & BiotechIndustrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| Aetos provides digital solutions for manufacturing, energy, and other industries to improve maintenance, operations, and training | Industrial & ManufacturingEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| Amber Industrials modernizes chemical manufacturing | Industrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| Anduril Industries specializes in advanced autonomous systems for defense and commercial mission sets. | AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Arinna builds ultra-thin, flexible solar technology for space infrastructure | Space & DefenseIndustrial & Manufacturing | Mar 2026Seed | Page + round | |
| Arthur provides a platform for humans and AI to work together, offering tools such as AI-powered workflows and immersive experiences | AI & Machine LearningEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| AstroBeam develops voice-controlled games | GamingAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Atlas Motion Systems designs and manufactures motors and motion systems for drones and robots. | AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Blacktop Hoops by Vinci Games develops a virtual reality basketball game. | GamingEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| CivilGrid provides a platform for managing and mapping site data for construction and infrastructure projects. | ConsumerIndustrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| Cognitive3D provides spatial analytics for XR and robotics, allowing companies to track and analyze spatial experiences and behavior. | Robotics & HardwareAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Coronal provides solutions for energy, aerospace, marine, and defense customers requiring new and efficient applications of the most difficult alloys for use in extreme environments. | AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Exia Labs builds technology that helps organizations understand complex environments and simulate what happens next. | AI & Machine LearningCybersecurity | Portfolio page | ||
| Flock Safety provides security products and solutions, including license plate readers, video cameras, and drones, to various industries and sectors. | CybersecurityAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Framework produces modular laptops and PCs that can be repaired | Consumer | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides robotic security systems for various industries such as construction sites, housing communities, and retail complexes. | Robotics & HardwareCybersecurity | Portfolio page | ||
| Vela Labs provides an AI-powered platform for ecommerce sellers to manage and optimize their listings across multiple channels. | E-commerce & MarketplacesAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Gods of Gravity is a multiplayer arcade-style RTS game where you compete in an epic showdown of celestial gods. | GamingEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| Gridware develops and provides a platform for electric utilities to detect hazards and manage their grid in real-time. | EducationHealthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Halion develops low power, outdoor visible displays and colour changing plastics using colour changing nanomaterials. | Media & EntertainmentIndustrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page |
About this data
site last read 11 Nov 2026- Site
- anorak.vc
- Last read
- 11 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 6 Nov 2026
- Rounds since
- 2 Jun 2022
- Companies checked
- 75
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