About Litani Ventures
Litani Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2018. It is primarily based out of Chicago, United States. As of Aug 2024, Litani Ventures has invested in 57 companies. It primarily invests in Seed round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Retail to Consumer and High Tech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Seed round of Plonts Overall, Litani Ventures portfolio has seen 4 unicorns, 3 IPOs and 6 acquisitions including key companies like SpaceX, Speak and Sprout Social. A lot of funds co-invest with Litani Ventures, with names like Peter Rahal sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Litani Ventures has team of 2 people including 2 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed, Series A & 1 more
Portfolio IPOs
Portfolio Acquisitions
Portfolio Soonicorns
Litani Ventures' List of Top Investments
Litani Ventures has a portfolio of 57 companies, including 4 unicorns. Their most notable investments are in Endless West and Zymochem.Their portfolio spans across United States, Israel, Germany and 1 more locations. They have invested in Retail, Consumer, High Tech and 21 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 1 more. Here is the list of top investments by Litani Ventures:
1. SpaceX
Provider of advanced aerospace and space transportation services. It delivers advanced launch services using reusable rocket systems designed to transport crew and cargo for missions to orbit, the Moon, Mars, and deep space exploration. It also develops and operates large-scale satellite networks that provide high-speed, low-latency internet connectivity across the globe, including remote and underserved regions. It supports human spaceflight programs aimed at expanding long-duration space exploration and increasing access to space for both commercial and governmental missions.
Key facts about SpaceX
- Founded Year: 2002
- Location: Hawthorne (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $1B+ as on Dec 31, 2025
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $11.9B
- Employee Count: 20,833 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: TrueBridge, equitywestsecurities.com and 275 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series J, Mar 17, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Public
2. Speak
AI-powered language learning platform. Its platform helps users to practice conversational English with an AI bot. Its mobile app is available for iOS and Android devices.
Key facts about Speak
- Founded Year: 2016
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $162M
- Employee Count: 315 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Flat Capital, Collab Fund and 25 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Nov 13, 2024, $*****
Provider of a platform for social media management and optimization. The platform offers tools for planning, scheduling, and publishing content across various social networks. It facilitates customer engagement through AI-powered responses and provides analytics to measure performance and identify trends. The platform also supports influencer marketing campaign management.
Key facts about Sprout Social
- Founded Year: 2009
- Location: Chicago (United States)
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $102M
- Employee Count: 1,598 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Goldman Sachs, Nea and 6 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Dec 20, 2018, $*****
- Highlight: Public
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4. OLIPOP
Online brand offering organic drinks for health and wellness. The company develops probiotic drinks formulated with different flavors such as cherry cola, cream soda, and strawberry vanila, and more providing support to digestive health and the gut microbiome.
Key facts about OLIPOP
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: Oakland (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $243M
- Employee Count: 195 as on Mar 31, 2025
- Investors: Fifth Down Capital, Collab Fund and 56 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Dec 19, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
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5. Xsight Labs
Xsight Labs is a provider of data center switches for Ethernet connectivity. It provides an architecture that achieves new levels of power and silicon efficiencies and uses cloud service providers to deploy a 25.6Tbps (32 x 800G) in a 1 RU form factor. Features include application optimized switching, optimized latency, etc.
Key facts about Xsight Labs
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: Kiryat Gat (Israel)
- Stage: Series E
- Total Funding till date: $516M
- Employee Count: 264 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Intel, T. Rowe Price and 18 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series E, Jul 30, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Litani Ventures' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Litani Ventures has invested in 57 companies over the last 7 years, with an average of 1 new investment annually in the last 5 years. Its most recent first time investment was in Plonts and most recent follow-on round was in Cure Hydration.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2023 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2021 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Litani Ventures' Investments by Stage
Litani Ventures has made 7 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $4.1M, 3 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $9.32M and 1 investment in Series B stage with an average round size of $21M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 7 |
Series A | 3 |
Series B | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Litani Ventures' Investments by Sector
Litani Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Food and Agriculture Tech, High Tech, Sustainability Tech, Consumer and Consumer Goods. Notably, it has invested in 32 Tech companies, 23 Consumer (B2C) companies, 14 Enterprise (B2B) companies and at least 10 companies focusing on Software.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Food and Agriculture Tech | 4 |
High Tech | 4 |
Sustainability Tech | 4 |
Consumer | 3 |
Consumer Goods | 3 |
Others | 13 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Litani Ventures' Investments by Geography
Litani Ventures has made most investments in United States (11).Litani Ventures' recent investments
Litani Ventures has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Litani Ventures:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Aug 07, 2024 | United States | Seed | 2656 | [+3] | |
Oct 04, 2023 | United States | Series A | 7849 | ||
Apr 17, 2023 | United States | Series A | 2409 | [+9] | |
Nov 29, 2022 | United States | Seed | 4886 | ||
Jan 27, 2022 | United States | Seed | 1013 | [+3] |
Unicorns in Litani Ventures' Portfolio
Litani Ventures has 4 unicorns in its portfolio - OLIPOP, Speak, Liquid Death and others. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is OLIPOP. It became a unicorn in 2025, 1 years before Litani Ventures first invested in it.Here is a list of unicorns in Litani Ventures' portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
67 | Online brand offering organic drinks for health and wellness | 2017 | Oakland | Series C | tesfztu | ||
79 | AI-powered language learning platform | 2016 | San Francisco | Series C | vepqwba | ||
66 | Internet first brand offering beverages | 2014 | Los Angeles | Series D | xzetkbl | ||
67 | Provider of interview services | 2014 | Seattle | Series C | zuxukax |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Litani Ventures' Portfolio
3 of Litani Ventures' portfolio companies have become public. SpaceX got listed on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ), in Jun 2026 at marketcap of $996B and Sprout Social got listed on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) at marketcap of $814M.Here are Litani Ventures' portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jun 12, 2026 | - | - | 6987 | |
Dec 13, 2019 | - | - | 5873 | |
Dec 19, 2015 | - | - | 5984 |
Acquired companies in Litani Ventures' Portfolio
6 companies from Litani Ventures' portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was DustPhotonics in Apr 2026 by Credo for $*****.Here are Litani Ventures' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Apr 14, 2026 | - | - | 4214 | |
Jun 23, 2025 | - | - | 7934 | |
May 15, 2025 | - | - | 7302 | |
Apr 03, 2025 | - | - | 8511 | |
Nov 16, 2023 | - | - | 2971 |
Team profile of Litani Ventures
Litani Ventures has a team of 2 members including 2 Partners located in United States. Litani Ventures' team sits on the board of 1 company.Co-investors of Litani Ventures
Over the past 7 years, 84 investors have co-invested in Litani Ventures's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Litani Ventures: IndieBio, SOSV and 11 others have invested in rounds before Litani Ventures. There are 3 companies where IndieBio has invested before Litani Ventures and 2 companies where SOSV has invested before Litani Ventures.
- Top Co-investors of Litani Ventures: 53 investors entered a company along with Litani Ventures. These include investors like Peter Rahal (4 companies).
- Invested after Litani Ventures: A total of 18 investors have invested in Litani Ventures's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include InCred (1 company), Toyota Ventures (1 company) and Lululemon (1 company).
Recent News related to Litani Ventures
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Plonts Plant-Based Cheese Launches with $12M Seed Round in New York City, San FranciscoPR Newswire•Aug 07, 2024•Plonts, Lowercarbon Capital, Litani Ventures, Accelr8 Technology Corporation and 2 others
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Cove receives new funding to expedite its packaging solutions supplyPackaging Gateway•Oct 05, 2023•Cove, Valor Equity Partners, Lupa Systems, Litani Ventures
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Cure Hydration Raises $5.6M in Series A FundingFinSMEs•Apr 18, 2023•Cure Hydration, Lerer Hippeau, Valedor Partners, Simple Food Ventures and 6 others
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JuneShine Concludes $24 Million Series B Funding Round, Will Launch Non-Hard Kombucha Product in 2022Brewbound•Nov 15, 2021•JuneShine, Litani Ventures, Amberstone
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JuneShine Hard Kombucha Wraps Celebrity-Led Series A FundingForbes•Jun 08, 2021•JuneShine, Litani Ventures, Amberstone Ventures, Opopop and 2 others
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Endless West raises $21m in Series B fundingFoodBev Media•Apr 07, 2021•Endless West, Horizons Ventures, Litani Ventures, North-East and 1 other
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Agronomics Invests Further EUR2 Million Into MeatableMorningstar•Feb 18, 2021•Agronomics, Meatable, New Age Meats, Litani Ventures and 9 others
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Cure Hydration raises $2.6M for its healthy sports drink alternativeTechCrunch+•Nov 23, 2020•Cure Hydration, Lerer Hippeau, M3 Ventures, Litani Ventures
