About Era
Era is a venture capital firm founded in 2022. It is primarily based out of New York City, United States. As of Jun 2026, Era is an active investor, having invested in 15 companies, with 2 new investments 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 Enterprise Applications to High Tech and FinTech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series A round of Hydra Overall, Era portfolio has seen 3 unicorns, 3 IPOs and 1 acquisition including key companies like Carta, Anduril and EquipmentShare. A lot of funds co-invest with Era, with names like K8 sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Era has team of 9 people including 6 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Series A & Seed
Portfolio IPOs
Portfolio Acquisitions
Deals in last 12 months
Era's List of Top Investments
Era has a portfolio of 15 companies, including 3 unicorns. Their most notable investments are in Exponentfi and Adro.Their portfolio spans across United States, India and United Arab Emirates. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, High Tech, FinTech and 13 other sectors, across stages such as Series A, Seed stages. Here is the list of top investments by Era:
1. Carta
Software-based equity management solutions. It offers features solutions for valuation, equity planning, transfer agents, electronic securities, scenario modeling, fund administration, portfolio data collection, and more. It offers solutions to multiple sectors including private companies, investors, and public companies. It also offers ESOP management solutions.
Key facts about Carta
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series G
- Total Funding till date: $1.16B
- Employee Count: 2,358 as on Oct 31, 2026
- Investors: Meritech, Silver Lake and 141 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series G, Aug 13, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. Odeko
Provider of online ordering solution for coffee businesses. Odeko is a business analytics and insights provider for coffee chains that offers information related to inventory. Features include monthly reports, customized ordering models, success management, and others. Monetizes through subscription plans. It also allows the customers to connect coffee drinkers with coffee shops in the area and place orders on Odeko. The shops receive alerts on POS or tablet and orders are integrated into the normal fulfillment process. The customers are alerted when orders are ready for curbside or in-store pickup.
Key facts about Odeko
- Founded Year: 2019
- Location: New York City (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series E
- Total Funding till date: $296M
- Employee Count: 220 as on Oct 31, 2026
- Investors: First Round Capital, Four Cities Capital and 29 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Conventional Debt, Mar 04, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. Anduril
Provider of AI-driven defense and autonomous systems across air, land, sea, and space domains. It develops integrated platforms that enhance situational awareness, real-time decision-making, and operational effectiveness for defense and security applications. It delivers a range of autonomous systems and software-defined defense infrastructure, including surveillance systems, unmanned platforms, and command-and-control technologies designed to operate in complex and contested environments. Its solutions support modern military needs such as border security, force protection, and multi-domain mission coordination.
Key facts about Anduril
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: Costa Mesa (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series H
- Total Funding till date: $11.3B
- Employee Count: 10,118 as on Oct 31, 2026
- Investors: Fidelity Investments, Baillie Gifford and 88 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series H, May 13, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Provider of rental equipment, tools, and technology for jobsite solutions. The company offers equipment rental services across multiple categories. These categories include earthmoving, aerial work platforms, forklifts, landscaping, and compressed air equipment. It also provides new and used equipment for sale, along with parts and service. The company delivers technology solutions for jobsite management, safety, and productivity.
Key facts about EquipmentShare
- Founded Year: 2014
- Location: Columbia (United States)
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $806M
- Employee Count: 4,353 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Trinity Capital, 10x Group and 54 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series E, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Public
5. Oklo
Developer of small modular reactor. It is designing and deploying advanced fission power plants to provide clean, reliable, affordable energy. It provides clean, reliable, affordable energy through the deployment of next-generation fast fission technology and recycling nuclear waste.
Key facts about Oklo
- Founded Year: 2013
- Location: Santa Clara (United States)
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $120K
- Employee Count: 409 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Draper, Trust Ventures and 9 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Grant (prize money), Apr 11, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Public
Era's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
In 2025, it made 3 investments, while as of Jun 2026, it has made 3 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Hydra and most recent follow-on round was in Nitra.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 2 | 1 | 3 |
2025 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
2024 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Era's Investments by Stage
Era has made 5 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $43.9M and 1 investment in Seed stage with an average round size of $1.5M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Series A | 5 |
Seed | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Era's Investments by Sector
Era has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, FinTech, Enterprise Infrastructure, High Tech and Artificial Intelligence - Industry Applications. Notably, it has invested in 12 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 12 Tech companies, 8 Software companies and at least 4 companies focusing on AI-Native.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 3 |
FinTech | 3 |
Enterprise Infrastructure | 2 |
High Tech | 2 |
Artificial Intelligence - Industry Applications | 1 |
Others | 3 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Era's Investments by Geography
Era has made most investments in United States (6).Era's recent investments
Era has made 3 investments in 2026 so far. Hydra and Exponentfi are the latest among them.Here are the most recent investments by Era:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jun 15, 2026 | United States | Series A | 4322 | [+10] | |
May 14, 2026 | United States | Series A | 2683 | [+2] | |
Mar 10, 2026 | United States | Series B | 1293 | [+15] | |
Aug 2025 | United States | Series A | 1233 | [+15] | |
Apr 24, 2025 | United States | Series A | 5712 | [+9] |
Unicorns in Era's Portfolio
Era has 3 unicorns in its portfolio - Harmonic, Anduril and Carta. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Harmonic. It became a unicorn in 2025, 1 years after Era first invested in it.Here is a list of unicorns in Era's portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
64 | Developer of state-of-the-art mathematics AI models | 2023 | Palo Alto | Series C | btzjha{ | ||
76 | Provider of AI-driven defense and autonomous systems across air, land, sea, and space domains | 2017 | Costa Mesa | Series H | lvlyngd | ||
86 | Software-based equity management solutions | 2012 | San Francisco | Series G | pedqgwy |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Era's Portfolio
3 of Era's portfolio companies have become public. EquipmentShare got listed on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ), in Jan 2026 at marketcap of $5.24B and Oklo got listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).Here are Era's portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jan 23, 2026 | - | - | 8419 | |
May 10, 2024 | - | - | 3984 | |
Jul 05, 2002 | - | - | 4181 |
Acquired companies in Era's Portfolio
1 company from Era's portfolio has been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Adro in Oct 2025 by Snowball for $*****.Here are Era's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Oct 24, 2025 | Apr 10, 2024 | Seed | 9249 |
Team profile of Era
Era has a team of 9 members including 6 Partners and 1 Principal located in United States, India and 1 more location. Era's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of all team members in Era:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | New York City | - | ||
Partner | New York City | - | - | |
Partner | Commack | - | - | |
Partner | Jaipur | - | - | |
Partner | Dubai | - | - | |
Partner | New York | - | ||
Principal | New York | - |
Co-investors of Era
Over the past 2 years, 84 investors have co-invested in Era's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Era: Lux Capital, Meta Labs and 33 others have invested in rounds before Era. There is 1 company where Lux Capital has invested before Era and 1 company where Meta Labs has invested before Era.
- Top Co-investors of Era: 38 investors entered a company along with Era. These include investors like K8 (2 companies).
- Invested after Era: A total of 11 investors have invested in Era's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Kleiner Perkins (1 company), Paradigm (1 company) and Ribbit Capital (1 company).
Recent News related to Era
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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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Nitra Secures $187 Million to Automate Healthcare Practice OperationsPYMNTS.com•Mar 10, 2026•Nitra, Dunamu, Actions Capital, Avenue Capital Group and 6 others
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Harmonic Announces Series A Funding Round To Accelerate Development of Mathematical Superintelligencehttps://www.intelligence360.news/•Oct 14, 2024•Harmonic, Sequoia Capital, Index Ventures, DST Global and 3 others
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Harmonic Announces Series A Funding Round To Accelerate Development of Mathematical SuperintelligenceYahoo•Sep 24, 2024•Harmonic, Sequoia Capital, Index Ventures, Era and 9 others
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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
