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Trousdale Ventures
Venture capital · Los Angeles, CA, United States · North America
Trousdale Ventures is a global venture capital firm that invests in mission-driven companies. It works closely with its portfolio companies, shaping goals and using its resources and expertise to help them succeed.
Invests inAI & Machine Learning
In its own wordsspacemobilityclimate techdeep techconsumernational resilience
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Or find every investor that fitsTrousdale Ventures lists 73 checked portfolio companies on its own site and is named in 6 funding rounds, 1 of them as lead. Its most frequent entry is Seed, 40% of the companies with a known first round. Its largest themes are AI & Machine Learning (27%), Food & Agriculture (12%) and Space & Defense (10%). 85% of its companies are based in United States. It invests most often alongside IQT, Valor Siren Ventures and Capitoria.
Counts come from funding rounds that name Trousdale 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 Trousdale Ventures' whole history. Rounds on record name 5 companies; its own site lists 73. 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 roundTrousdale Ventures does not state its stages on its site, so only what it does is shown.
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| Value | |
|---|---|
| Pre-seed | 0% |
| Seed | 40% |
| Series A | 20% |
| Series B | 20% |
| Growth | 20% |
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 | 1 | 0 |
| '25 | 1 | 0 |
| '26 | 4 | 1 |
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 91th | 73 companies |
| Recent activity | 76th | 3 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 66th | 40% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 65th | 5% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 42th | 27% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 69th | 4 countries |
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
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| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| AI & Machine Learning | 27% | 18% |
| Food & Agriculture | 12% | 3% |
| Space & Defense | 10% | 3% |
| Healthcare & Biotech | 8% | 15% |
| Consumer | 6% | 3% |
| Education | 6% | 7% |
| Industrial & Manufacturing | 6% | 7% |
| Cybersecurity | 4% | 4% |
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| IQT | 7 |
| Valor Siren Ventures | 7 |
| Capitoria | 6 |
| Founders Fund | 6 |
| Capital Factory | 5 |
| DCVC | 5 |
| Beyond | 4 |
| Human Capital | 4 |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers73100%
- No longer answers00%
- Points to another company00%
- 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 togetherCompare Trousdale 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 Trousdale Ventures| Date | Company | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Nov 2026 | Series C+ | |
| 9 Jul 2026 | Series B | |
| 2 Feb 2026 | Series C+ Led | |
| 21 Jan 2026 | Seed | |
| 12 Mar 2025 | Seed | |
| 22 Oct 2024 | Series A |
Round details for Trousdale Ventures
Amounts, full round histories and every co-investor in Trousdale Ventures' rounds are on Fundup AI. VCinfo covers investors and their portfolios.
Portfolio
73 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AheadComputing builds high-performance, RISC-V cores for general-purpose compute and modern AI-driven workloads | AI & Machine LearningCybersecurity | Jan 2026Seed | Page + round | |
| Aionics uses artificial intelligence and physics-based simulation to design new, customized formulations for high performance systems, including electric vehicle and aerospace batteries and energy storage systems. | EducationIndustrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| Anello develops and provides high-precision navigation solutions for various applications, including maritime, aerial, and ground operations. | AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Apothékary sells herbal formulas and supplements for stress relief, hair growth, and skin care. | Healthcare & BiotechFood & Agriculture | Portfolio page | ||
| Bellwether designs and sells commercial coffee roasters and machines | Food & AgricultureMobility & Logistics | Portfolio page | ||
| Blackbird.AI provides a platform for narrative and risk intelligence | CybersecurityAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| The Boring Company designs and manufactures tunnel boring machines and builds transportation systems | Industrial & ManufacturingMobility & Logistics | Portfolio page | ||
| Breeze provides cargo insurance for freight forwarders and logistics service providers | FintechHealthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
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| Cache DNA develops biopreservation reagents for storing biomolecules at room temperature | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Career Karma helps users find and compare career training programs and provides guidance on career paths and skill-building plans. | EducationAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| The company auctions cars, trucks, and SUVs | AI & Machine LearningE-commerce & Marketplaces | Portfolio page | ||
| Cesium Astro designs, manufactures, and tests communication systems and satellites | Space & DefenseAI & Machine Learning | Feb 2026Series C+ | Page + round | |
| Coreshell builds batteries from Earth's most abundant materials to deliver high performance at lower costs | EducationEducation | Portfolio page | ||
| Databento provides market data APIs and solutions for firms | FintechDeveloper Tools | Jul 2026Series B · 2 rounds | Page + round | |
| Divergent designs, manufactures, and assembles complex metal structures and solutions for multiple industries, including aerospace, defense, and automotive. | AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| The company sells coffee products, including iced lattes and protein coffee powders. | Food & Agriculture | Portfolio page | ||
| Ecovative grows food and materials using mycelium on plant feedstock | Food & AgricultureMobility & Logistics | Portfolio page | ||
| The company sells high protein brownies and low sugar dessert spreads. | Food & Agriculture | Portfolio page | ||
| Ellipse develops and provides fraud protection technology for credit and debit cards | FintechCybersecurity | Portfolio page |
About this data
site last read 5 Nov 2026- Site
- trousdale.vc
- Last read
- 5 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 5 Nov 2026
- Rounds since
- 22 Oct 2024
- Companies checked
- 73
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