When was Riptide Ventures founded?

Riptide Ventures was founded in 2022.

Where is Riptide Ventures' headquarters located?

Riptide Ventures' headquarters is located in Baltimore (United States).

How many companies has Riptide Ventures invested in?

Riptide Ventures has invested in 6 companies, including Sonavex & icarus.

Which companies has Riptide Ventures invested in lately?

Frenos & icarus are the latest investments by Riptide Ventures.

What sectors does Riptide Ventures focus on for investments?

Top sectors in Riptide Ventures' portfolio are Enterprise Applications (3 investments) and Life Sciences (2 investments).

Riptide Ventures - 2026 Investor Profile, Portfolio & Investment Trends

Riptide Ventures, established in 2022, is an angel investment group based in Baltimore, United States. It primarily focuses on Series A investments in companies in United States. Its portfolio includes 6 firms, spanning the Enterprise Applications, Life Sciences sectors. Its most notable investments include companies like Sonavex, icarus and Scamnetic. Its latest investment was a $1.52M Seed round in Frenos on Jul 28, 2026, which also saw participation from Exposition Ventures and Momenta.

To date, 24 investors have co-invested in Riptide Ventures's portfolio companies, including prominent names like Blu Venture Investors.

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2022

Location

Baltimore, United States

Portfolio Companies

Sonavex, icarus & 4 more

Sectors of Investment

Enterprise Applications, Life Sciences & 6 more

Stages of Investment

Series A & Seed

Locations of Investment

United States

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Riptide Ventures has a portfolio of 6 companies. Their most notable investments include Sonavex and icarus.Their portfolio spans across and United States. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, Life Sciences, Enterprise Infrastructure and 5 other sectors, across stages such as Series A, Seed stages. Here is the list of top investments by Riptide Ventures:

1. Sonavex

Provider of ultrasound-based imaging for Intraoperative detection of anastomotic blood clots. It helps in the detection of clots in surgical procedures to prevent morbid surgical failures. The two-part solution - EchoMark, an absorbable tissue marker to delineate the surgical site, and EchoFind, to guide users to the right position and extract blood flow data.

Key facts about Sonavex

Founded Year: 2013
Location: Baltimore (United States)
Stage: Series A
Total Funding till date: $33.6M
Employee Count: 25 as on Jul 31, 2026
Investors: SoGal Ventures, TEDCO and 24 Others
Latest Funding Round: Series A, Jul 13, 2026, $*****
Highlight: Editors' Pick

2. icarus

Icarus Medical provides knee brace technology. The leg is scanned at home or in-office using the app to build a knee profile. The brace is able to adapt to any activity.

Key facts about icarus

Founded Year: 2019
Location: Charlottesville (United States)
Stage: Series A
Total Funding till date: $7.2M
Employee Count: 61 as on Jul 31, 2026
Investors: DCVC, CU Healthcare Innovation Fund and 9 Others
Latest Funding Round: Series A, Jun 18, 2026, $*****

3. Scamnetic

Provider of data security solutions. It is an AI-powered platform that offers scam detection and protection services to consumers and businesses, utilizing artificial intelligence technology for individuals and organizations to prevent and detect various types of scams.

Key facts about Scamnetic

Founded Year: 2024
Location: Tampa (United States)
Stage: Series A
Total Funding till date: $16M
Employee Count: 21 as on Jul 31, 2026
Investors: SaaS Ventures, 1st & Main and 3 Others
Latest Funding Round: Series A, Mar 28, 2025, $*****
Highlight: Editors' Pick

4. Frenos

Developer of AI-native platform for OT security posture management and validation. The platform combines a digital twin with an AI reasoning agent. It prioritizes exploitable vulnerabilities and operationalizes threat intelligence. The platform also runs continuous adversary assessments within a digital twin network. This allows teams to focus on risk reduction tasks.

Key facts about Frenos

Founded Year: 2023
Location: Charlotte (United States)
Stage: Seed
Total Funding till date: $6.4M
Employee Count: 87 as on Jul 31, 2026
Investors: Exposition Ventures, DataTribe and 2 Others
Latest Funding Round: Seed, Jul 28, 2026, $*****
Highlight: Editors' Pick

5. Poppy

Key facts about Poppy

Founded Year: 2019
Location: Washington, DC (United States)
Stage: Series A
Total Funding till date: $13.6M
Employee Count: 55 as on Jul 31, 2026
Investors: Stereo Ventures, Wakestream Ventures and 10 Others
Latest Funding Round: Series A, May 30, 2025, $*****
Highlight: Editors' Pick

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Riptide Ventures has invested in 6 companies over the last 3 years, with an average of 2 new investments annually in the last 3 years. In 2025, it made 1 investment, while as of Jul 2026, it has made 2 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Frenos.

Here are Riptide Ventures' Year-on-Year Investment Trends:

Year	No. of Investments
Year	1^st Round	Follow-on	Total
2026 (YTD)	2	0	2
2025	1	0	1
2024	1	0	1
2023	2	0	2

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Riptide Ventures has made 4 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $10.4M and 2 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $2.11M.

Here are Riptide Ventures' investments by stage:

Stage of entry	No. of Investments
Series A	4
Seed	2

Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments

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Riptide Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Enterprise Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Artificial Intelligence - Industry Applications and Consumer. Notably, it has invested in 5 Tech companies, 4 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 3 Saas companies and at least 3 companies focusing on Software.

Here are Riptide Ventures' investments by sector:

Sector	No. of Investments
Enterprise Applications	3
Enterprise Infrastructure	2
Life Sciences	2
Artificial Intelligence - Industry Applications	1
Consumer	1
Others	5

Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments

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Riptide Ventures has made most investments in United States (6).

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Riptide Ventures has made 2 investments in 2026 so far - Frenos and icarus.

Here are the most recent investments by Riptide Ventures:

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Date	Company	Location	Round Details	Round Amount	Co-Investors
Jul 28, 2026	Frenos	United States	Seed	8283	Exposition Ventures [+1]
Jun 18, 2026	icarus	United States	Series A	8290	OSF Innovation [+7]
Mar 28, 2025	Scamnetic	United States	Series A	9246	Roo Capital [+2]
Oct 24, 2024	Sonavex	United States	Series A	2870	Unorthodox Ventures [+4]
Nov 2023	Poppy	United States	Series A	7387	Michigan Capital Network [+4]

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Over the past 3 years, 47 investors have co-invested in Riptide Ventures's portfolio companies. This includes only funds.

Invested before Riptide Ventures: National Science Foundation, America’s Seed Fund and 19 others have invested in rounds before Riptide Ventures. There is 1 company where National Science Foundation has invested before Riptide Ventures and 1 company where America’s Seed Fund has invested before Riptide Ventures.
Top Co-investors of Riptide Ventures: 24 investors entered a company along with Riptide Ventures. These include investors like Blu Venture Investors (2 companies).
Invested after Riptide Ventures: VIPC (1 company) and Wakestream Ventures (1 company) are the investors which have invested in Riptide Ventures's portfolio after their investments.