About July Fund
July Fund is a venture capital firm founded in 2022. It is primarily based out of New York City, United States. As of Jun 2026, July Fund is an active investor, having invested in 5 companies, with 1 new investment in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Series B round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to High Tech and Enterprise Infrastructure. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series C round of PhysicsX Overall, July Fund portfolio has seen 4 unicorns, namely Sakana, KoBold Metals and Dash0. A lot of funds co-invest with July Fund, with names like KDDI sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. July Fund has team of 4 people including 2 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Count
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Series B, Seed & 2 more
Portfolio Soonicorns
July Fund's List of All Investments
July Fund has a portfolio of 5 companies, including 4 unicorns. Their most notable investments include Sakana and KoBold Metals.Their portfolio spans across United States, Germany, Japan and 1 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Enterprise Infrastructure and 3 other sectors, across stages such as Series B, Seed and 2 more. Here is the list of all investments by July Fund:
1. Sakana
Sakana AI is a Tokyo-based R&D company founded by former Google AI engineers, David Ha and Llion Jones. Inspired by nature, Sakana AI aims to design collective artificial intelligence models.
Key facts about Sakana
Developer of mineral exploration technology and operator of mining projects. This entity utilizes artificial intelligence and geological data systems to identify and extract critical minerals. The business model integrates hardware and software tools to analyze crustal information for the purpose of locating and developing natural resource deposits.
Key facts about KoBold Metals
- Founded Year: 2018
- Location: Berkeley (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series D
- Total Funding till date: $1.22B
- Employee Count: 336 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: T. Rowe Price, Bond Capital and 20 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Oct 30, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. PhysicsX
Developer of artificial intelligence software for engineering and physical simulations. This platform integrates multiphysics inference with numerical simulation to assist in the design, manufacturing, and operational phases of product development. The technology supports the creation of agentic applications that manage data and model training for industrial systems. These tools facilitate the optimization of performance across sectors including energy, aerospace, and automotive manufacturing.
Key facts about PhysicsX
Developer of reusable space vehicles for cargo transport to space stations. The company designs modular and refillable vehicles for low-Earth orbit and beyond. These vehicles are launcher agnostic and intended to serve space stations. They incorporate orbital propulsion, docking mechanisms, and re-entry and recovery capabilities.
Key facts about The Exploration
- Founded Year: 2021
- Location: Planegg (Germany)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $210M
- Employee Count: 486 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: EQT, Partech Partners and 24 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Nov 18, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. Dash0
Cloud based application monitoring software. It is an observability platform that monitors the application and provides insights into the application and infrastructure. It provides resource centric logging to derive insights. It allows users to visualize interactions between resources on the resource map. Features include visual query builder, alerts, dashboard, and more.
Key facts about Dash0
- Founded Year: 2023
- Location: New York City (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $155M
- Employee Count: 193 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: Balderton Capital, Accel and 8 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Mar 23, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
July Fund's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
July Fund has invested in 5 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 2 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Dash0 and most recent follow-on round was in PhysicsX.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
July Fund's Investments by Stage
July Fund has made 2 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $122M, 1 investment in Seed stage with an average round size of $30M, 1 investment in Series A stage with an average round size of $43.9M and 1 investment in Series C stage with an average round size of $200M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Series B | 2 |
Seed | 1 |
Series A | 1 |
Series C | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
July Fund's Investments by Sector
July Fund has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Aerospace, Maritime and Defense Tech, Artificial Intelligence - Industry Applications and Enterprise Infrastructure. Notably, it has invested in 5 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 5 Software companies, 5 Tech companies and at least 3 companies focusing on AI-Native.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 4 |
High Tech | 3 |
Aerospace, Maritime and Defense Tech | 1 |
Artificial Intelligence - Industry Applications | 1 |
Enterprise Infrastructure | 1 |
Others | 2 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
July Fund's Investments by Geography
July Fund has made most investments in United States (2), followed by Germany where it has made 1 investment.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 2 |
Germany | 1 |
Japan | 1 |
United Kingdom | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
July Fund's recent investments
July Fund has made 2 investments in 2026 so far - PhysicsX and Dash0.Here are the most recent investments by July Fund:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jun 08, 2026 | United Kingdom | Series C | 7310 | [+10] | |
Mar 23, 2026 | United States | Series B | 2344 | [+5] | |
Jun 22, 2025 | United Kingdom | Series B | 1743 | [+9] | |
Jan 16, 2024 | Japan | Seed | 6364 | [+12] | |
Mar 21, 2023 | United States | Series C | 8088 | [+8] |
Unicorns in July Fund's Portfolio
July Fund has 4 unicorns in its portfolio - PhysicsX, Dash0, Sakana and others. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is PhysicsX. It became a unicorn in 2026.Here is a list of unicorns in July Fund's portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
64 | Developer of artificial intelligence software for engineering and physical simulations | 2020 | London | Series C | zerourx | ||
58 | Cloud based application monitoring software | 2023 | New York City | Series B | o{ehcfq | ||
71 | Provider of AI research laboratory services | 2023 | Tokyo | Series B | lcfkn{i | ||
65 | Developer of mineral exploration technology and operator of mining projects | 2018 | Berkeley | Series D | hyiibfc |
Team profile of July Fund
July Fund has a team of 4 members including 2 Partners and 1 Principal located in United States, Germany and 1 more location. July Fund's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of all team members in July Fund:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | Berlin | - | ||
Partner | New York City | - | ||
Principal | Geneva | - |
Co-investors of July Fund
Over the past 3 years, 89 investors have co-invested in July Fund's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before July Fund: Cherry Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz and 24 others have invested in rounds before July Fund. There are 2 companies where Cherry Ventures has invested before July Fund and 1 company where Andreessen Horowitz has invested before July Fund.
- Top Co-investors of July Fund: 36 investors entered a company along with July Fund. These include investors like KDDI (1 company).
- Invested after July Fund: A total of 27 investors have invested in July Fund's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Nvidia (2 companies), Fujitsu (1 company) and MUFG (1 company).
Recent News related to July Fund
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PhysicsX raises £225m to accelerate AI for industrial engineeringUKTN•Jun 09, 2026•July Fund, Siemens, NGP, Temasek and 8 others
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PhysicsX Raises $300M to Transform Engineering With AIVentureburn•Jun 08, 2026•PhysicsX, July Fund, NGP Capital, Siemens and 4 others
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PhysicsX nears unicorn status with NVIDIA's backing and €133 million Series B extensionEU-Startups•Nov 19, 2025•PhysicsX, NVentures, July Fund, Atomico and 10 others
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PhysicsX Secures $135M Series B to Advance AI-Native Engineering and ManufacturingForexTV•Jun 23, 2025•PhysicsX, Atomico, Temasek, Siemens and 7 others
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European startup gets $44 million for space station transportation vehiclesSpaceNews•Feb 02, 2023•The Exploration, Promus Ventures, Cherry Ventures, VSquared Ventures and 14 others
