About Blindspot Ventures
Blindspot Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2018. It is primarily based out of Boston, United States. As of Aug 2026, Blindspot Ventures is an active investor, having invested in 15 companies, with 1 new investment in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Seed round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from High Tech to Energy Tech and Environment Tech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series G round of Form Energy Overall, Blindspot Ventures portfolio has seen 1 unicorn and 2 acquisitions, namely Form Energy, Bloxroute and CSM. A lot of funds co-invest with Blindspot Ventures, with names like Engine Ventures sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Blindspot Ventures has team of 1 people including 1 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Count
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed, Series A & 2 more
Portfolio Unicorns
Deals in last 12 months
Blindspot Ventures' List of Top Investments
Blindspot Ventures has a portfolio of 15 companies, one of which is a Unicorn. Their most notable investmentis in AddisenergyTheir portfolio spans across and United States. They have invested in High Tech, Energy Tech, Environment Tech and 12 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 2 more. Here is the list of top investments by Blindspot Ventures:_1531912477249.png?format=webp&height=120&width=120){kind=logo}
1. Form Energy
Clean energy technology platform developing long-duration iron-air battery systems. It develops advanced battery solutions capable of storing electricity for multiple days, helping balance energy supply and demand during periods of high stress or renewable energy intermittency. It is designed to support the transition to a cleaner and more resilient electric grid by enabling greater integration of renewable energy sources such as wind and solar. Its technology centers on cost-effective, scalable battery systems built for long-duration storage applications, addressing critical gaps in traditional short-duration energy storage solutions.
Key facts about Form Energy
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: Somerville (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series G
- Total Funding till date: $2B
- Employee Count: 872 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: T. Rowe Price, GIC and 44 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series G, Aug 12, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. Bloxroute
Provider of real-time data and transaction propagation for blockchain networks. It offers data streams providing swaps, blocks, and mempool activity. The company facilitates transaction and bundle propagation with low latency. Validator solutions are available to maximize rewards with order flow and MEV protection.
Key facts about Bloxroute
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: Evanston (United States)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $89.6M
- Employee Count: 51 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: SoftBank Vision Fund, ParaFi and 19 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Apr 12, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
3. Axoft
Key facts about Axoft
- Founded Year: 2021
- Location: Cambridge (United States)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $72.3M
- Employee Count: 40 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: Gaorong Capital, Archerman Capital and 15 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Apr 22, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Provider of tools to map microbes and chemicals of interest. The collected samples are tested for pathogens and chemicals of interest using patent bioassays and robotics and the data obtained is analyzed for trends and insights into human health. They call this collection of data a Human health Observatory.
Key facts about Biobot Analytics
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: Cambridge (United States)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $42.7M
- Employee Count: 27 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: For Good Ventures, Republic Capital and 31 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, May 23, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Offering AI-based solutions for weather forecasting. It uses ocean data and machine learning algorithm to predict the weather. It provides weather forecasting for diverse applications across agriculture, energy and utilities, insurance, finance and commodities, retail, natural disaster planning and others.
Key facts about Salient Predictions
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: Cambridge (United States)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $5.65M
- Employee Count: 19 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: Blindspot Ventures, Munich Re and 8 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Grant (prize money), Feb 24, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Blindspot Ventures' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Blindspot Ventures has invested in 15 companies over the last 6 years, with an average of 2 new investments annually in the last 5 years. In 2025, it made 1 investment, while as of Aug 2026, it has made 2 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Databento and most recent follow-on round was in Form Energy.Year | No. of Investments | ||
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1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2024 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2022 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Blindspot Ventures' Investments by Stage
Blindspot Ventures has made 5 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $7.05M, 3 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $12.5M, 1 investment in Series B stage with an average round size of $97M and 1 investment in Series F stage with an average round size of $405M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 5 |
Series A | 3 |
Series B | 1 |
Series F | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Blindspot Ventures' Investments by Sector
Blindspot Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Environment Tech, High Tech, Sustainability Tech, Energy Tech and Business Services. Notably, it has invested in 11 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 11 Tech companies, 4 Software companies and at least 2 companies focusing on AI-Native.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Environment Tech | 4 |
High Tech | 4 |
Sustainability Tech | 4 |
Energy Tech | 3 |
Business Services | 1 |
Others | 7 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Blindspot Ventures' Investments by Geography
Blindspot Ventures has made most investments in United States (10).Blindspot Ventures' recent investments
Blindspot Ventures has made 2 investments in 2026 so far - Form Energy and Databento.Here are the most recent investments by Blindspot Ventures:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Aug 12, 2026 | United States | Series G | 6489 | [+17] | |
Apr 29, 2026 | United States | Series B | 2809 | ||
Jan 21, 2025 | United States | Seed | 1518 | [+2] | |
Oct 09, 2024 | United States | Series F | 8388 | [+15] | |
May 08, 2024 | United States | Seed | 8208 | [+1] |
Unicorns in Blindspot Ventures' Portfolio
Blindspot Ventures has 1 unicorn in its portfolio - Form Energy. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Form Energy which became a unicorn in 2022, 2 years before Blindspot Ventures first invested in it.Here is a list of unicorns in Blindspot Ventures' portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
69 | Clean energy technology platform developing long-duration iron-air battery systems | 2017 | Somerville | Series G | hzimkkg |
Acquired companies in Blindspot Ventures' Portfolio
2 companies from Blindspot Ventures' portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Bloxroute in Jul 2026 by FalconX for $*****.Here are Blindspot Ventures' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jul 16, 2026 | - | - | 9221 | |
Feb 04, 2026 | - | - | 4539 |
Team profile of Blindspot Ventures
Blindspot Ventures has a team of 1 member located in United States. Blindspot Ventures' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Co-investors of Blindspot Ventures
Over the past 6 years, 120 investors have co-invested in Blindspot Ventures's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Blindspot Ventures: Engine Ventures, ARPA-E and 43 others have invested in rounds before Blindspot Ventures. There are 2 companies where Engine Ventures has invested before Blindspot Ventures and 1 company where ARPA-E has invested before Blindspot Ventures.
- Top Co-investors of Blindspot Ventures: 54 investors entered a company along with Blindspot Ventures. These include investors like Engine Ventures (4 companies).
- Invested after Blindspot Ventures: A total of 21 investors have invested in Blindspot Ventures's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include National Science Foundation (2 companies), Development Bank of Japan (1 company) and Sequoia Capital (1 company).
Recent News related to Blindspot Ventures
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Form Energy bags funds to expand, enters partnership with GE ...Renewables Now•Oct 11, 2024•Form Energy, GE Vernova, The Rise Fund, Breakthrough Energy and 10 others
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Form Energy raises $405 million for its multi-day iron-air batteriespv magazine USA•Oct 10, 2024•Form Energy, T. Rowe Price, GE Vernova, Breakthrough Energy and 14 others
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Pascal Raises $8M to Solve the HVAC Industry’s Climate ProblemBusiness Wire•May 08, 2024•Pascal, Engine Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Blindspot Ventures
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Osmoses gets $11M seed to bring its molecule-scale membranes to the hydrogen marketTechCrunch+•Oct 03, 2023•Osmoses, Energy Capital Ventures, Engine, Fine Structure Ventures and 4 others
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Osmoses Secures $11M to Decarbonize Projected $35B Industrial Gas Separation Market with Novel Membrane TechnologyBusiness Wire•Oct 03, 2023•Osmoses, Energy Capital Ventures, Engine, Fine Structure Ventures and 4 others
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Osmoses secures $11m for revolutionary gas purification technologyBusiness News Today•Oct 03, 2023•Osmoses, Energy Capital Ventures, Engine, Fine Structure Ventures and 4 others
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Axoft Raises USD8M in Seed FundingFinSMEs•Oct 20, 2022•Axoft, Engine, Ab Initio Capital, Decent Capital and 8 others
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DeFi startup bloXroute raises $70 million Series B led by SoftbankCTech•Apr 13, 2022•Bloxroute, SoftBank Group, SoftBank Vision Fund, Blindspot Ventures and 9 others
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Volta Labs grabs $20 million to address a growing genomics bottleneckTechCrunch+•Mar 19, 2022•Khosla Ventures, Volta Labs, Maverick Ventures, Casdin Capital and 3 others
