About Embark Ventures
Embark Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2017. It is primarily based out of Santa Monica, United States. As of Apr 2026, Embark Ventures is an active investor, having invested in 24 companies, with 1 new investment in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Series A round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from High Tech to Life Sciences and Enterprise Applications. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series B round of Via Separations Overall, Embark Ventures portfolio has seen 1 acquisition, namely Safe AI. A lot of funds co-invest with Embark Ventures, with names like Congruent Ventures sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Embark Ventures has team of 3 people including 2 partners.Key Metrics
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Embark Ventures' List of Top Investments
Embark Ventures has a portfolio of 24 companies. Their most notable investments are in Izote Biosciences and Machina Labs.Their portfolio spans across United States and Canada. They have invested in High Tech, Life Sciences, Enterprise Applications and 14 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A stages. Here is the list of top investments by Embark Ventures:
1. Truvian
Manufacturer of automated benchtop analyzers for routine blood diagnostic testing. This device integrates clinical chemistry, immunoassay, and hematology functions into a single platform. It processes small blood samples to provide results for various assays, including metabolic panels, lipid profiles, and blood cell counts. The system utilizes dry reagent technology to perform diagnostic procedures on-site.
Key facts about Truvian
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: San Diego (United States)
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $208M
- Employee Count: 108 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: Domain Associates, Pac-West Telecomm and 21 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Jul 17, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
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2. Kula Bio
Manufacturer of microbial crop nutrition products. It offers a biological solution that improves the activity of naturally occurring soil microbes to develop fertilizing abilities. Its product claims to facilitate the activity of soil nitrogen-fixing bacteria and enables them to store the energy derived from renewable electricity and carbon dioxide.
Key facts about Kula Bio
- Founded Year: 2018
- Location: Natick (United States)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $86.7M
- Employee Count: 51 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: iSelect Fund, Pillar VC and 16 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Nov 05, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. Jiko
Platform enabling T-bill investing for businesses. It is a vertically integrated financial institution, combining its nationally chartered bank and registered broker-dealer to hold cash as T-bills in custody.
Key facts about Jiko
- Founded Year: 2016
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $80M
- Employee Count: 161 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: Anthem Venture Partners, La Maison Partners and 22 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Oct 08, 2025, $*****
Developer of energy-efficient industrial filtration systems. These systems significantly reduce energy consumption in manufacturing processes across various sectors. The technology utilizes membrane materials to withstand harsh industrial conditions, improving efficiency and lowering operational costs. The company offers scalable solutions proven effective at commercial scale, enhancing the profitability and reliability of existing manufacturing assets.
Key facts about Via Separations
- Founded Year: 2016
- Location: Somerville (United States)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $78.8M
- Employee Count: 52 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: NGP Energy Technology Partners, Climate Investment and 15 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Apr 01, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. Syntiant
Provider of neural processing units for edge computing applications. It develops hardware machine learning solutions for battery-powered devices. It uses its patented analogue neural network technology in flash memory and develops neural decision processors (NDP). The processors perform neural network computations in flash memory, and enable network communication at lower power. It is suited for high computational workloads for real-time applications at ultra-low-power. It has applications in multiple battery-powered devices, including smartphones, wearables, remote controls, drones, sensors, and security cameras.
Key facts about Syntiant
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: Irvine (United States)
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $121M
- Employee Count: 287 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: Millennium Technology Value Partners, Sunstone and 25 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Sep 01, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Embark Ventures' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Embark Ventures has invested in 24 companies over the last 9 years, with an average of 1 new investment annually in the last 5 years. In 2025, it made 2 investments, while as of Apr 2026, it has made 1 investment in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in QSimulate and most recent follow-on round was in Via Separations.Year | No. of Investments | ||
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1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2025 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2022 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
2021 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2019 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2018 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Embark Ventures' Investments by Stage
Embark Ventures has made 10 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $5.29M and 8 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $14M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 10 |
Series A | 8 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Embark Ventures' Investments by Sector
Embark Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the High Tech, Enterprise Applications, Consumer, Life Sciences and Transportation and Logistics Tech. Notably, it has invested in 22 Tech companies, 20 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 8 Software companies and at least 8 companies focusing on Tech hardware.Sector | No. of Investments |
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High Tech | 10 |
Enterprise Applications | 7 |
Consumer | 3 |
Life Sciences | 3 |
Transportation and Logistics Tech | 3 |
Others | 24 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Embark Ventures' Investments by Geography
Embark Ventures has made most investments in United States (18).Embark Ventures' recent investments
Embark Ventures has made 1 investments in 2026 so far - Via Separations.Here are the most recent investments by Embark Ventures:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Apr 01, 2026 | United States | Series B | 5842 | [+5] | |
Nov 21, 2025 | United States | Seed | 1875 | - | |
Jul 23, 2025 | United States | Seed | 8998 | [+9] | |
Oct 2023 | United States | Seed | 4909 | [+6] | |
Sep 27, 2023 | United States | Series A | 5266 | [+7] |
Acquired companies in Embark Ventures' Portfolio
1 company from Embark Ventures' portfolio has been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Safe AI in Jul 2025 by Pronto Technologies for $*****.Here are Embark Ventures' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
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Jul 15, 2025 | Feb 12, 2019 | Series A | 1347 |
Team profile of Embark Ventures
Embark Ventures has a team of 3 members including 2 Partners located in United States. Embark Ventures' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Co-investors of Embark Ventures
Over the past 9 years, 148 investors have co-invested in Embark Ventures's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Embark Ventures: America’s Seed Fund, HHS and 11 others have invested in rounds before Embark Ventures. There are 2 companies where America’s Seed Fund has invested before Embark Ventures and 2 companies where HHS has invested before Embark Ventures.
- Top Co-investors of Embark Ventures: 68 investors entered a company along with Embark Ventures. These include investors like Congruent Ventures (2 companies).
- Invested after Embark Ventures: A total of 67 investors have invested in Embark Ventures's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Grantham Foundation (2 companies), OSTI (2 companies) and M12 (2 companies).
Recent News related to Embark Ventures
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Via Separations Raises $36M in New FundingFinSMEs•Apr 01, 2026•Climate Investment, Via Separations, Aramco Ventures, Grantham Foundation and 6 others
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Elemind raises $12M for neurotech wearable that can help your brain and let you sleep betterDnyuz•Feb 06, 2024•Elemind, Village Global, LDV Partners, MITIMCo and 6 others
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Izote Biosciences takes in $2.6M to develop a fermentation process sans oxygenYahoo•Feb 01, 2024•Izote Biosciences, Embark Ventures, EBG CAPITAL, Bee Partners and 5 others
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CellFE Raises $22M in Series A FinancingFinSMEs•Sep 27, 2023•CellFE, M Ventures, GreatPoint Ventures, Riverine Ventures and 6 others
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SafeAI Raises $38 Million Series B Funding to Accelerate the Deployment of Autonomous Heavy EquipmentFinancial Post•Dec 14, 2022•Safe AI, Builders VC, McKinley Capital, George Kaiser Family Foundation and 11 others
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BreezeML Raises $4M Seed to Automate and Virtualize Cloud AI DeploymentsBusiness Wire•Dec 04, 2022•BreezeML, BlueRun Ventures, Embark Ventures, UpHonest Capital and 1 other
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AI Green Computing Company "BreezeML" Completed $4 Million in Seed Round Financing36Kr•Nov 20, 2022•BreezeML, BlueRun Ventures, UpHonest Capital, Embark Ventures and 1 other
