About MetaVC Partners
MetaVC Partners is a venture capital firm located in United States. As of Nov 2025, MetaVC Partners is an active investor, having invested in 8 companies, with 2 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 Life Sciences and Semiconductors. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series A round of Neurophos A lot of funds co-invest with MetaVC Partners, with names like SOSV sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. MetaVC Partners has team of 1 people including 1 partners.Key Metrics
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Seed & Series A
MetaVC Partners' List of Top Investments
MetaVC Partners has a portfolio of 8 companies. Their most notable investments are in Kapta Space and LEADOPTIK.Their portfolio spans across and United States. They have invested in High Tech, Life Sciences, Semiconductors and 3 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A stages. Here is the list of top investments by MetaVC Partners:1. Lumotive
Developer of programmable optics technology for 3D sensing and communications. The company's Light Control Metasurface technology enables manipulation of light for applications including industrial automation, smart environments, and autonomous vehicles. It offers products such as LCM chips, development kits, and reference systems. The technology also serves optical circuit switching and communications applications.
Key facts about Lumotive
- Founded Year: 2016
- Location: Bellevue (United States)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $72M
- Employee Count: 81 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: Samsung Venture Investment, Quan Funds and 16 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Jul 22, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. Neurophos
Platform that deliver GPU-level performance in a compact, energy-efficient form using optical computing and metamaterials. Its technology targets AI inference, offering hundred x proress in speed and efficiency compared to traditional systems. Its OPUs perform in-memory matrix multiplications at light speed, shrinking optical modulators by ten thousands x for terawatt-scale AI compute in data centers.
Key facts about Neurophos
- Founded Year: 2020
- Location: Austin (United States)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $120M
- Employee Count: 62 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: Robert Bosch Venture Capital, Space Capital and 14 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Nov 26, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. LEADOPTIK
Provider of AI-powered optical processors. It develops an optical technology that uses machine learning for image analysis applications.
Key facts about LEADOPTIK
- Founded Year: 2020
- Location: Milpitas (United States)
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $11.2M
- Employee Count: 16 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: TSVC, Sony Innovation Fund and 7 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Aug 19, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. Kapta Space
Developer of electronically scanned radar technology for geospatial intelligence applications. The company focuses on providing persistent and actionable insights on a global scale. Its technology centers around a scalable electronically steered radar architecture. When paired with satellite buses and onboard tasking, it provides large-area, low-latency geospatial intelligence. The company aims to address demand for geospatial data products across commercial markets. It also delivers data and tracks on tactical timelines.
Key facts about Kapta Space
- Founded Year: 2023
- Location: Seattle (United States)
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $5M
- Employee Count: 13 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: Blue Collective, Entrada Ventures and 1 Other
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Feb 21, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. Cephia
Developer of neural nano-optics for multimodal sensing and spectral intelligence. The company focuses on reimagining vision and redefining sensing through its technology. It offers early access and pricing information on its website. The team comprises innovators in computational imaging, with expertise in computer vision, metasurface cameras, and artificial intelligence.
Key facts about Cephia
- Founded Year: 2024
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $4M
- Employee Count: 7 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: SOSV, Incharge Capital Partners and 3 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Nov 01, 2025, $*****
MetaVC Partners' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
MetaVC Partners has invested in 8 companies over the last 6 years, with an average of 1 new investment annually in the last 5 years. In 2025, it made 5 investments. Its most recent first time investment was in Sensetics and most recent follow-on round was in Neurophos.Year | No. of Investments | ||
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1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
MetaVC Partners' Investments by Stage
MetaVC Partners has made 7 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $3.95M and 1 investment in Series A stage with an average round size of $33M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 7 |
Series A | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
MetaVC Partners' Investments by Sector
MetaVC Partners has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the High Tech, Semiconductors, Aerospace, Maritime and Defense Tech, Enterprise Applications and HealthTech. Notably, it has invested in 8 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 8 Tech companies, 7 Tech hardware companies and at least 3 companies focusing on Software.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
High Tech | 6 |
Semiconductors | 3 |
Aerospace, Maritime and Defense Tech | 1 |
Enterprise Applications | 1 |
HealthTech | 1 |
Others | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
MetaVC Partners' Investments by Geography
MetaVC Partners has made most investments in United States (8).MetaVC Partners' recent investments
MetaVC Partners has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by MetaVC Partners:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Nov 26, 2025 | United States | Series A | 9661 | [+11] | |
Nov 13, 2025 | United States | Seed | 1146 | [+2] | |
Nov 01, 2025 | United States | Seed | 8497 | [+3] | |
Feb 21, 2025 | United States | Seed | 1819 | [+1] | |
Feb 20, 2025 | United States | Series B | 9814 | [+9] |
Team profile of MetaVC Partners
MetaVC Partners has a team of 1 member located in United States. MetaVC Partners' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Co-investors of MetaVC Partners
Over the past 6 years, 50 investors have co-invested in MetaVC Partners's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before MetaVC Partners: HAX and Intellectual Ventures have invested in rounds before MetaVC Partners. There is 1 company where HAX has invested before MetaVC Partners and 1 company where Intellectual Ventures has invested before MetaVC Partners.
- Top Co-investors of MetaVC Partners: 24 investors entered a company along with MetaVC Partners. These include investors like SOSV (2 companies).
- Invested after MetaVC Partners: A total of 24 investors have invested in MetaVC Partners's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Gates Frontier (2 companies), USAA (1 company) and Uniquest (1 company).
Recent News related to MetaVC Partners
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AI Chip Startup Neurophos Secures $110M to Enhance AI Compute with PhotonicsSiliconAngle•Jan 22, 2026•Neurophos, Robert Bosch Venture Capital, Carbon Direct Capital, Aramco Ventures and 18 others
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Sensetics Secures $1.75M to Digitize Touch Sensing for AITechStartups.com•Nov 14, 2025•AIC Industrial, MetaVC Partners, Bluesky Capital, Fitz Gate Ventures and 3 others
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Cephia Secures $4M Seed Funding Led by Radiant Opto-Electronics for AI Sensing TechSuperbCrew•Nov 01, 2025•Radiant, CEPIA, Incharge Capital Partners, MetaVC Partners and 3 others
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Kapta Space Raises $5M in Seed FundingFinSMEs•Feb 24, 2025•Kapta Space, MetaVC Partners, Entrada Ventures, Blue Collective
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Kapta Space Launches out of Stealth Mode to Develop the Next Generation of Advanced Spaceborne Radar SystemsPR Newswire•Feb 21, 2025•Kapta Space, MetaVC Partners, Entrada Ventures, Blue Collective and 1 other
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Lumotive Raises $45 Million To Expand Sales Of Programmable Optical SemiconductorsCIO Influence•Feb 20, 2025•Lumotive, Swisscom Ventures, Eastbridge Group, EDOM Technology and 13 others
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Photoroom Secures $43M in Series B Funding, Launches Next Generation AI Photo-Editing Features for BusinessesPR Newswire•Feb 27, 2024•PhotoRoom, Balderton Capital, Aglae Ventures, Y Combinator and 10 others
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