About GVA Capital
GVA Capital is a venture capital firm founded in 2011. It is primarily based out of San Francisco, United States. As of Jul 2017, GVA Capital has invested in 21 companies. It primarily invests in Seed round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to High Tech and Food and Agriculture Tech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Seed round of Cherry Labs Overall, GVA Capital portfolio has seen 2 unicorns, 3 IPOs and 5 acquisitions including key companies like Luminar Technologies, Establishment Labs and WISeKey. A lot of funds co-invest with GVA Capital, with names like 1517 Fund sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. GVA Capital has team of 2 people including 1 partners.Key Metrics
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Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed & Series A
Portfolio IPOs
Portfolio Acquisitions
Portfolio Unicorns
Portfolio Soonicorns
GVA Capital's List of Top Investments
GVA Capital has a portfolio of 21 companies, including 2 unicorns. Their most notable investments are in Cherry Labs and Luminar Technologies.Their portfolio spans across United States, Costa Rica, Cyprus and 3 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Food and Agriculture Tech and 17 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A stages. Here is the list of top investments by GVA Capital:Developer of LiDAR-based sensors for autonomous vehicles. It develops hardware and proprietary software-enabled LiDARs, which can be configured with multiple sensors for autonomous driving. It comprises fiber lasers, scanners, receivers, and processing electronics. It offers a slim designed roofline attached to customized sensors. It provides hardware-integrated perception software for object detection. It offers features like the detection and classification of objects in a long-range, and the detection of the velocity of an object in 3D.
Key facts about Luminar Technologies
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: Orlando (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $50M - $100M as on Dec 31, 2025
- Last Known Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $306M
- Employee Count: 353 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: 10x Group, G2 Venture Partners and 31 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Jan 17, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
Establishment Labs is a high-tech medical device and aesthetics company that designs, develops, manufactures, and markets a product portfolio consisting of advanced silicone-filled breast and body shaping implants. They have developed Motiva Implants and Motiva Imagine.
Key facts about Establishment Labs
- Founded Year: 2010
- Location: Alajuela (Costa Rica)
- Annual Revenue: $100M - $500M as on Dec 31, 2025
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $121M
- Employee Count: 982 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: RTW Investments, Perceptive Advisors and 7 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Jan 09, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Public
3. WISeKey
Provider of semiconductors, digital identity solutions, and security and IoT services. The company develops hardware and software products related to post-quantum technology and PKI. It offers solutions for digital identity, document signatures, and strong authentication. The company also provides secure identity provisioning and device identity lifecycle management.
Key facts about WISeKey
- Founded Year: 1999
- Location: Geneva (Switzerland)
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $139M
- Employee Count: 89 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: GVA, GVA Capital and 4 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Aug 07, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Public
Diamond Foundry is a technology company that specializes in creating diamonds using sustainable and eco-friendly methods. They offer innovative diamond wafer technology and insights.
Key facts about Diamond Foundry
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series D
- Total Funding till date: $315M
- Employee Count: 376 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Fidelity Investments, Future Shape and 8 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Mar 15, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. Twelve
Developer of carbon transformation technology producing fuels and feedstock products. The company's technology transforms carbon dioxide, water, and renewable electricity into hydrocarbons. These hydrocarbons are drop-in replacements for conventional petroleum-based materials and ingredients. The resulting products have zero fossil fuels, zero emissions, and no trade-offs in quality.
Key facts about Twelve
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: Berkeley (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $472M
- Employee Count: 262 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Capricorn, Rising Tide Fund and 55 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, May 06, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
GVA Capital's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Its most recent first time investment was in Cherry Labs.GVA Capital's Investments by Stage
GVA Capital has made 2 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $36M and 1 investment in Series A stage with an average round size of $16.6M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 2 |
Series A | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
GVA Capital's Investments by Sector
GVA Capital has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the High Tech, Enterprise Applications, Vertical SaaS, Aerospace, Maritime and Defense Tech and Artificial Intelligence - Industry Applications. Notably, it has invested in 20 Tech companies, 18 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 17 Software companies and at least 7 companies focusing on Saas.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
High Tech | 3 |
Enterprise Applications | 2 |
Vertical SaaS | 2 |
Aerospace, Maritime and Defense Tech | 1 |
Artificial Intelligence - Industry Applications | 1 |
Others | 6 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
GVA Capital's Investments by Geography
GVA Capital has made most investments in United States (3).GVA Capital's recent investments
GVA Capital has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by GVA Capital:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Jul 27, 2017 | United States | Seed | 5009 | - | |
Apr 13, 2017 | United States | Seed | 1001 | [+1] | |
Mar 02, 2017 | United States | Series A | 9082 | [+1] |
Unicorns in GVA Capital's Portfolio
GVA Capital has 2 unicorns in its portfolio - People.ai and Diamond Foundry. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is People.ai. It became a unicorn in 2021, 5 years before GVA Capital first invested in it.Here is a list of unicorns in GVA Capital's portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
66 | Developer of an AI revenue platform for sales team enablement | 2016 | San Francisco | Series D | ashuhkn | ||
69 | Technology company that specializes in creating diamonds using sustainable and eco-friendly methods | 2012 | San Francisco | Series D | c{wmqnc |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in GVA Capital's Portfolio
3 of GVA Capital's portfolio companies have become public. FiscalNote got listed on the OTC Markets (OTCMKTS), in Apr 2026 and Establishment Labs got listed on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) at marketcap of $333M.Here are GVA Capital's portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Apr 06, 2026 | - | - | 7179 | |
Jul 19, 2018 | - | - | 7107 | |
Mar 31, 2016 | - | - | 2932 |
Acquired companies in GVA Capital's Portfolio
5 companies from GVA Capital's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Luminar Technologies in Dec 2025 by Quantum Computing for $*****.Here are GVA Capital's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dec 15, 2025 | Apr 13, 2017 | Seed | 2433 | |
Oct 22, 2025 | - | - | 5478 | |
Nov 01, 2022 | - | - | 8843 | |
May 26, 2022 | - | - | 1602 | |
Jun 01, 2019 | - | - | 2198 |
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Team profile of GVA Capital
GVA Capital has a team of 2 members including 1 Partner and 1 Principal located in Canada and Russia. GVA Capital's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Co-investors of GVA Capital
Over the past 9 years, 23 investors have co-invested in GVA Capital's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before GVA Capital: Larnabel Ventures and Noosphere Ventures have invested in rounds before GVA Capital. There is 1 company where Larnabel Ventures has invested before GVA Capital and 1 company where Noosphere Ventures has invested before GVA Capital.
- Top Co-investors of GVA Capital: 4 investors entered a company along with GVA Capital. These include investors like 1517 Fund (1 company).
- Invested after GVA Capital: A total of 17 investors have invested in GVA Capital's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Volvo Cars (1 company), Crescent Cove (1 company) and Alec Gores (1 company).
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