About J2 Ventures
J2 Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2020. It is primarily based out of New York City, United States. As of Aug 2026, J2 Ventures is an active investor, having invested in 35 companies, with 10 new investments 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 Enterprise Applications and Life Sciences. Most recently it participated in the $***** Seed round of InfiniG Overall, J2 Ventures portfolio has seen 4 unicorns including key companies like Oura, Apex and Code Metal. A lot of funds co-invest with J2 Ventures, with names like Andreessen Horowitz sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. J2 Ventures has team of 15 people including 7 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed, Series A & 3 more
Portfolio Unicorns
Deals in last 12 months
J2 Ventures' List of Top Investments
J2 Ventures has a portfolio of 35 companies, including 4 unicorns. Their most notable investments are in Musubi and Aether Biomedical.Their portfolio spans across United States, Finland, India and 2 more locations. They have invested in High Tech, Enterprise Applications, Life Sciences and 16 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 3 more. Here is the list of top investments by J2 Ventures:1. Oura
Developer of a smart ring for sleep, fitness, stress, and health. The ring collects personal health metrics and insights through biometric readings. It focuses on wellness, longevity, activity, fitness, heart health, women's health, and stress management. The device is designed for comfortable, continuous wear to provide data-driven health awareness.
Key facts about Oura
- Founded Year: 2013
- Location: Oulu (Finland)
- Annual Revenue: €100M - €500M as on Sep 30, 2024
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series E
- Total Funding till date: $1.32B
- Employee Count: 1,535 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: Goldman Sachs, Fidelity Investments and 71 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series E, Jul 17, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. Skyfi
SkyFi is an Austin-based Earth intelligence platform that gives governments, enterprises, and developers a single point of access to commercial satellite data. The platform aggregates optical, SAR, RF, and AIS collection from more than 40 providers under one contract and one compliance envelope, so users can search archive imagery, task new satellite captures, and run analytics without negotiating separate agreements with each operator.Users can work through the web app, mobile app, API, or the SkyFi MCP server, which exposes the platform's search, tasking, ordering, and analytics tools to AI agents. Rowan, SkyFi's agentic GEOINT orchestration layer, plans and executes multi-source collection and analysis on behalf of analysts and automated workflows. Built-in analytics cover object, vehicle, vessel, and building detection, vegetation and water indices, and change monitoring. SkyFi also operates a federal subsidiary serving U.S. defense and intelligence customers, with delivery into edge tools such as ATAK and GIS environments such as ArcGIS.Founded in 2021 by Luke Fischer and Bill Perkins, SkyFi serves customers in defence, energy, agriculture, insurance, finance, and disaster response.
Key facts about Skyfi
- Founded Year: 2021
- Location: Austin (United States)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $28.3M
- Employee Count: 91 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: IronGate Capital Advisors, Karman and 11 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Jul 23, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick

3. Apex
Manufacturer of configurable satellite platforms designed for various mission requirements. The company offers productized bus platforms to increase reliability and accelerate mission timelines. These platforms are designed with built-in configurability to meet specific mission needs. The company focuses on speed and scale to support faster time-to-orbit. End-to-end mission services are available to simplify the path to orbit.
Key facts about Apex
- Founded Year: 2022
- Location: Los Angeles (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series D
- Total Funding till date: $718M
- Employee Count: 393 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: Glynn Capital, Glade Brook Capital and 24 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Apr 10, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick

4. Code Metal
Provider of AI-powered solutions for automated code translation and edge deployment. The company facilitates the transition of research code into optimized, low-level code suitable for edge environments. It offers tools for defining runtime environments, including CPU, GPU, and FPGA configurations. The company automates the generation of code in languages such as C/C++, Rust, VHDL, Verilog, CUDA, HIP, and ONNX. It also provides features for tracking changes between generated and input code.
Key facts about Code Metal
- Founded Year: 2023
- Location: Boston (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $184M
- Employee Count: 113 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: Salesforce Ventures, B Capital and 11 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Feb 19, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Online mineral recovery from mining waste platform. It has developed technologies to remediate tailings ponds by extracting new ores and basic metals from bauxite residue. It is on a mission for zero waste and zero carbon emission resulting in reducing production costs. It eradicates metals such as alumina, iron, scandium, silica, and more. The offering sectors include cell phones, autos, aircraft, biotechnology, and more.
Key facts about Phoenix Tailings
- Founded Year: 2019
- Location: Woburn (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $149M
- Employee Count: 137 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: Toba Capital, Nomura and 21 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Venture Debt, Feb 19, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
J2 Ventures' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
J2 Ventures has invested in 35 companies over the last 5 years, with an average of 6 new investments annually in the last 5 years. In 2025, it made 8 investments, while as of Aug 2026, it has made 9 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in InfiniG and most recent follow-on round was in Code Metal.Year | No. of Investments | ||
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1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 8 | 1 | 9 |
2025 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
2024 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
2023 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
2022 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2021 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
J2 Ventures' Investments by Stage
J2 Ventures has made 19 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $7.13M, 5 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $8.76M, 3 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $73.3M, 2 investments in Series C stage with an average round size of $66.5M and 1 investment in Series D stage with an average round size of $280M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 19 |
Series A | 5 |
Series B | 3 |
Series C | 2 |
Series D | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
J2 Ventures' Investments by Sector
J2 Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Life Sciences, Enterprise Infrastructure and Telecom. Notably, it has invested in 28 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 28 Tech companies, 18 Software companies and at least 11 companies focusing on Tech hardware.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 13 |
High Tech | 8 |
Life Sciences | 6 |
Enterprise Infrastructure | 5 |
Telecom | 3 |
Others | 19 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
J2 Ventures' Investments by Geography
J2 Ventures has made most investments in United States (25), followed by India where it has made 1 investment.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 25 |
India | 1 |
Ireland | 1 |
Poland | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
J2 Ventures' recent investments
J2 Ventures has made 9 investments in 2026 so far. InfiniG and Innerlogic are the latest among them.Here are the most recent investments by J2 Ventures:
Date | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Aug 18, 2026 | United States | Seed | 3495 | ||
Jul 22, 2026 | - | Seed | 9393 | [+7] | |
Jul 07, 2026 | United States | Seed | 6618 | [+2] | |
Jun 25, 2026 | United States | Seed | 7573 | [+2] | |
Jun 15, 2026 | - | Series D | 6693 | [+1] |
Unicorns in J2 Ventures' Portfolio
J2 Ventures has 4 unicorns in its portfolio - Aalyria, Code Metal, Apex and others. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Aalyria. It became a unicorn in 2026.Here is a list of unicorns in J2 Ventures' portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
56 | Provider of wireless telecommunication infrastructure services | 2021 | Livermore | Series B | axffngv | ||
66 | Provider of AI-powered solutions for automated code translation and edge deployment | 2023 | Boston | Series B | fanusot | ||
66 | Manufacturer of configurable satellite platforms designed for various mission requirements | 2022 | Los Angeles | Series D | dwfqvpt | ||
79 | Developer of a smart ring for sleep, fitness, stress, and health | 2013 | Oulu | Series E | qcthjyt |
Team profile of J2 Ventures
J2 Ventures has a team of 15 members including 7 Partners, 1 Venture Partner and 2 Principals located in United States. J2 Ventures' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of top team members in J2 Ventures:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
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Partner | Boston | - | ||
Partner | Boston | - | ||
Partner | Los Altos | - | ||
Partner | - | - | ||
Partner | - | - | ||
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Venture Partner | Boston | - | ||
Principal | Alexandria | - | ||
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Co-investors of J2 Ventures
Over the past 5 years, 166 investors have co-invested in J2 Ventures's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before J2 Ventures: Cedars Sinai, Foresite Capital and 48 others have invested in rounds before J2 Ventures. There is 1 company where Cedars Sinai has invested before J2 Ventures and 1 company where Foresite Capital has invested before J2 Ventures.
- Top Co-investors of J2 Ventures: 77 investors entered a company along with J2 Ventures. These include investors like Andreessen Horowitz (2 companies).
- Invested after J2 Ventures: A total of 39 investors have invested in J2 Ventures's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Shield Capital (2 companies), Overmatch (2 companies) and Balerion Space Ventures (1 company).
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Inner Logic fka Semaphor Raises $11.5 Million in Seed Fundingintelligence360•Aug 24, 2026•J2 Ventures, Bison Ventures, innerlogic, General Catalyst
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InfiniG Secures $5.2M Seed Financing to Modernize Enterprise Cellular CoverageMassinvestor•Aug 19, 2026•Stormbreaker, InfiniG, J2 Ventures
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Flashpass Raises $4.25 Million Seed FundingGlobal Fintech Series•Apr 10, 2026•J2 Ventures, Flashpass, Seven Stars, RiverPark Ventures and 2 others
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VectorWave Closes $2.5M Seed Funding Round Led by J2 Ventures and Coalition VenturesMassinvestor•Mar 25, 2026•J2 Ventures, Coalition, Vectorwave
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Aalyria Raises $100 Million to Build the Next-Generation Communications Backbone of the New Space Ageintelligence360•Mar 10, 2026•DYNE, Aalyria, J2 Ventures, Battery Ventures
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Aalyria Raises $100 Million to Build the Next-Generation Communications Backbone of the New Space AgeBusiness Wire•Feb 23, 2026•Aalyria, J2 Ventures, Battery Ventures, DYNE and 2 others
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Code Metal Secures $125M Series B at $1.25B Valuation to Bridge the Trust Gap in AI Code GenerationBusiness Wire•Feb 20, 2026•Code Metal, Salesforce Ventures, Overmatch, B Capital and 7 others
