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Blackhorn Ventures
Venture capital · Denver, CO, United States · North America
Blackhorn Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2017 that backs early-stage companies building software-centric solutions for industrial sectors. It supports founders with go-to-market, talent acquisition and leadership development, and syndicate building for fundraising.
Invests inAI & Machine LearningIndustrial & Manufacturing
In its own wordsindustrialdecarbonizationenergyconstructionsupply chainartificial intelligence
Your fit with Blackhorn Ventures
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Or find every investor that fitsBlackhorn Ventures lists 52 checked portfolio companies on its own site and is named in 6 funding rounds. Its most frequent entry is Series A, 67% of the companies with a known first round. Its largest themes are AI & Machine Learning (22%), Industrial & Manufacturing (18%) and Real Estate & Construction (14%). 83% of its companies are based in United States. It invests most often alongside Lorimer Ventures, StartX and Active Impact Investments.
Counts come from funding rounds that name Blackhorn 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 Blackhorn Ventures' whole history. Rounds on record name 6 companies; its own site lists 52. 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 | 0% |
| Seed | 17% |
| Series A | 67% |
| Series B | 0% |
| Growth | 17% |
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 | 0 | 0 |
| '23 | 0 | 0 |
| '24 | 0 | 0 |
| '25 | 1 | 0 |
| '26 | 5 | 0 |
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 85th | 52 companies |
| Recent activity | 86th | 5 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 57th | 17% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 80th | 12% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 23th | 22% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 78th | 5 countries |
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
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| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| AI & Machine Learning | 22% | 18% |
| Industrial & Manufacturing | 18% | 7% |
| Real Estate & Construction | 14% | 3% |
| Fintech | 10% | 12% |
| Space & Defense | 7% | 3% |
| Education | 6% | 7% |
| Cybersecurity | 4% | 4% |
| Consumer | 4% | 3% |
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| Lorimer Ventures | 6 |
| StartX | 5 |
| Active Impact Investments | 3 |
| GRIDS Capital | 3 |
| Lightscape Partners | 3 |
| Western Technology Investment | 3 |
| Bowery Capital | 2 |
| Carnrite Ventures | 2 |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers4994%
- No longer answers00%
- Points to another company36%
- 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 Lorimer Ventures
Compare Blackhorn 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 Blackhorn Ventures| Date | Company | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 21 Oct 2026 | Series A | |
| 4 Aug 2026 | Series A | |
| 27 May 2026 | Series A | |
| 26 May 2026 | Seed | |
| 31 Mar 2026 | Series A | |
| 29 Oct 2025 | Series C+ |
Round details for Blackhorn Ventures
Amounts, full round histories and every co-investor in Blackhorn Ventures' rounds are on Fundup AI. VCinfo covers investors and their portfolios.
Portfolio
52 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agerpoint turns real-world field data into AI-powered intelligence to help agriculture perceive, learn, and act. | AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| ALICE Technologies develops and provides AI construction project planning and scheduling software | Real Estate & ConstructionAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Alpha Ledger Technologies, Inc. specializes in blockchain financial products | FintechFintech | Portfolio page | ||
| Amperon provides energy forecasting and analytics solutions to improve grid reliability, manage financial risk, and optimize renewable assets. | EducationEducation | Portfolio page | ||
| Aperia develops and sells automatic tire inflation solutions for trucks and fleets. | Industrial & ManufacturingMobility & Logistics | Portfolio page | ||
| Artic provides a live factory status board to help run factories better | Industrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| Atomscale provides real-time intelligence and automation for atomic-scale engineering and material manufacturing | Industrial & ManufacturingAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Batuta provides a security platform for organizations and teams to improve their security posture through automation, intelligence, and continuous monitoring. | CybersecurityAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Briq provides construction management software that utilizes AI to automate tasks and workflows | ConsumerReal Estate & Construction | Portfolio page | ||
| Buzz Solutions provides software to help utilities manage and analyze their energy infrastructure using artificial intelligence and visual data. | AI & Machine LearningE-commerce & Marketplaces | Aug 2026Series A | Page + round | |
| Canyon Code provides a workflow intelligence layer for enterprise AI to observe, optimize, and govern multi-agentic applications | AI & Machine LearningEnterprise Software | May 2026Seed | Page + round | |
| The company provides an artificial intelligence platform for electronics design and verification | AI & Machine LearningIndustrial & Manufacturing | Oct 2026Series A | Page + round | |
| CoFi provides construction loan programs and financing solutions for builders and contractors. | FintechReal Estate & Construction | Portfolio page | ||
| Common Energy helps businesses, non-profits, and consumers achieve their renewable energy goals through various strategies and community solar projects. | EducationEducation | Portfolio page | ||
| Cytovale develops a medical device for the diagnosis of sepsis | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Datch provides an AI-powered diagnostic agent to help teams fix issues faster in industrial settings | Industrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| Dexterity develops and deploys artificial intelligence and robotics systems for logistics and manufacturing companies | AI & Machine LearningRobotics & Hardware | Portfolio page | ||
| Drawboard develops and provides PDF markup and design review software | EducationLegal & Compliance | Portfolio page | ||
| Portfolio page | ||||
| Electric Era develops and provides electric vehicle fast charging stations and energy management solutions for retailers and data centers | E-commerce & MarketplacesIndustrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page |
About this data
site last read 5 Nov 2026- Site
- blackhornvc.com
- Last read
- 5 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 5 Nov 2026
- Rounds since
- 29 Oct 2025
- Companies checked
- 52
Rates come from what VCinfo has observed since observation_start. Firms tend to remove companies that closed, so early rates understate reality. A company leaving a portfolio page does not mean it closed or exited. An unreachable site means our checks failed, nothing more.
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