About Era VC
Era VC is a venture capital firm founded in 2018. It is primarily based out of Melbourne, Australia. As of Jun 2026, Era VC is an active investor, having invested in 16 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 Retail to Life Sciences and Enterprise Applications. Most recently it participated in the $***** Seed round of HeyMilo Overall, Era VC portfolio has seen 3 acquisitions, namely Aesop, Swisse and Dokai. A lot of funds co-invest with Era VC, with names like Category Ventures sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Era VC has team of 8 people including 2 partners.Key Metrics
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Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed & Series B
Portfolio Soonicorns
Era VC's List of Top Investments
Era VC has a portfolio of 16 companies. Their most notable investmentis in OVATheir portfolio spans across United States, Australia and United Kingdom. They have invested in Retail, Life Sciences, Enterprise Applications and 7 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series B stages. Here is the list of top investments by Era VC:
1. HeyMilo
Platform leveraging generative AI-powered voice agents. The platform offers generative AI-powered voice agents for companies to automate the screening process and engage candidates through intelligent two-way voice interviews.
Key facts about HeyMilo
- Founded Year: 2023
- Location: New York City (United States)
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $6M
- Employee Count: 40 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Canaan, Alumni Ventures and 3 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Jun 16, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. Jinx
Platform offering dog food products. The company offers dog food made from natural ingredients like organic chicken or salmon, superfoods, microorganisms, and more. The company offers a variety of subscription services for customers.
Key facts about Jinx
- Founded Year: 2019
- Location: Los Angeles (United States)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $51.5M
- Employee Count: 82 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: TR Ventures, Sinai Ventures and 25 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Aug 17, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. Seed
Developer synbiotics for simulating the gut microbiome. The company metabolomic sequencing and has developed a proprietary screening platform for the screening of host mechanistic pathways. The company claims that the probiotics developed to contain the strains having GRAS and/or QPS (Qualified Presumption of Safety) status. The strains have shown improvements in multiple markers of gastrointestinal health, cardiovascular health, and dermatological health.
Key facts about Seed
- Founded Year: 2016
- Location: Los Angeles (United States)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $40.6M
- Employee Count: 3 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Gershon Capital, Collab Fund and 29 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Apr 21, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. Aesop
Key facts about Aesop
Provider of microbiome based test for personalized skin care products. It offer a Skin Microbiome Discovery Kit that allows customers to discover their Skin Microbiome Typ and receive a customized skincare regimen based on unique skin microbiome.
Key facts about Parallel Health
- Founded Year: 2020
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Stage: Seed
- Employee Count: 10 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Illumina, MassChallenge and 5 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Feb 08, 2021, $*****
Era VC's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Era VC has invested in 16 companies over the last 3 years, with an average of 1 new investment annually in the last 3 years. In 2025, it made 1 investment, while as of Jun 2026, it has made 1 investment in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in HeyMilo.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Era VC's Investments by Stage
Era VC has made 2 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $1M and 1 investment in Series B stage with an average round size of $17.9M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 2 |
Series B | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Era VC's Investments by Sector
Era VC has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Consumer, Enterprise Applications, Food and Agriculture, High Tech and Life Sciences. Notably, it has invested in 11 Tech companies, 8 Consumer (B2C) companies, 4 Enterprise (B2B) companies and at least 2 companies focusing on Software.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Consumer | 1 |
Enterprise Applications | 1 |
Food and Agriculture | 1 |
High Tech | 1 |
Life Sciences | 1 |
Others | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Era VC's Investments by Geography
Era VC has made most investments in United States (2), followed by United Kingdom where it has made 1 investment.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 2 |
United Kingdom | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Era VC's recent investments
Era VC has made 1 investments in 2026 so far - HeyMilo.Here are the most recent investments by Era VC:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jun 16, 2026 | United States | Seed | 6387 | [+2] | |
Jul 30, 2025 | United Kingdom | Seed | 9276 | [+3] | |
Aug 17, 2023 | United States | Series B | 9887 | [+3] |
Acquired companies in Era VC's Portfolio
3 companies from Era VC's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Dokai in Sep 2026 by Bolt.new for $*****.Here are Era VC's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sep 29, 2026 | - | - | 8576 | |
Apr 03, 2023 | - | - | 3819 | |
Sep 19, 2015 | - | - | 6729 |
Team profile of Era VC
Era VC has a team of 8 members including 2 Partners, 2 Venture Partners and 1 Principal located in Australia and United States. Era VC's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of all team members in Era VC:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | - | - | ||
Partner | Australia | - | ||
Venture Partner | Los Angeles | - | ||
Venture Partner | Melbourne | - | - | |
Principal | - | - |
Co-investors of Era VC
Over the past 3 years, 25 investors have co-invested in Era VC's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Era VC: Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator, Canaan and 16 others have invested in rounds before Era VC. There is 1 company where Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator has invested before Era VC and 1 company where Canaan has invested before Era VC.
- Top Co-investors of Era VC: 7 investors entered a company along with Era VC. These include investors like Category Ventures (1 company).
Recent News related to Era VC
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HeyMilo AI Raises $6M in Total Funding FinSMEs•Jun 16, 2026•Era VC, HeyMilo, Alumni Ventures, Canaan and 11 others
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Exponent Secures Over $40 Million in Funding to Enhance Financial Operations for US Franchise OperatorsGlobal Fintech Series•May 15, 2026•Exponentfi, Era, K8, Chailease Holding and 1 other
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Everystate Completes Seed Funding Round Backed by Era.vcGlobal Legal Chronicle•Jul 31, 2025•Era VC, Bird & Bird, EveryState
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Adro raises $1.5M to bridge international students, banking servicesEIN Presswire•Apr 11, 2024•Adro, Era VC, Ex Nihilo Capital, Stearns Bank and 7 others
