About Nomad Ventures
Nomad Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2021. It is primarily based out of Los Angeles, United States. As of May 2025, Nomad Ventures has invested in 38 companies. It primarily invests in Seed round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Consumer to FinTech and High Tech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Seed round of Stackpack Overall, Nomad Ventures portfolio has seen 4 unicorns and 2 acquisitions including key companies like Substack, Angel List and Clubhouse. A lot of funds co-invest with Nomad Ventures, with names like Autopilot sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Nomad Ventures has team of 8 people including 2 partners.Key Metrics
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Nomad Ventures' List of Top Investments
Nomad Ventures has a portfolio of 38 companies, including 4 unicorns. Their most notable investments are in WilsonAI and Claren.Their portfolio spans across United States, Germany and United Kingdom. They have invested in Consumer, FinTech, High Tech and 19 other sectors, across stages such as Seed stage. Here is the list of top investments by Nomad Ventures:1. Substack
Substack is a publishing platform that enables independent writers to create and distribute their own newsletters to a global audience, offering a self-serve model for content creation and monetization.
Key facts about Substack
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $1M - $10M as on Dec 31, 2021
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $190M
- Employee Count: 3,940 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: TriplePoint Capital, Bond Capital and 34 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Jul 17, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. Angel List
Provider of fund management software and services for venture capital. It offers tools for raising capital, deal closing, and portfolio management. The company delivers solutions for special purpose vehicles and scout programs. Digital subscription services replace paperwork with flexible workflows. Full-service offerings remove friction from fund management for venture funds and syndicates.
Key facts about Angel List
- Founded Year: 2010
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $100M
- Employee Count: 523 as on Jan 31, 2026
- Investors: Maven Ventures, MRTNZ and 34 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Mar 09, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. Clubhouse
App-based social platform for audio sharing. The platform allows users to create rooms, talk to their friends, and meet new friends. They can organize audio meetings with friends. The app is available for Android and iOS users.
Key facts about Clubhouse
- Founded Year: 2020
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $112M
- Employee Count: 274 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: Foundation Capital, Graph Ventures and 24 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Apr 17, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. Cameo
Online platform offering personalized video messages from celebrities. It enables users to book personalized video shoutouts from their favorite celebrities, sportsmen, influencers, and more. It also allows users to download videos and share them across their social media pages.
Key facts about Cameo
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: Chicago (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $194M
- Employee Count: 353 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: Amazon, Matthew Pritzker and 41 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Dec 13, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. ALT
App-based platform for investment in stocks and alternative assets. The company provides an investment platform, in-depth trend data, real-time tracking, pricing alerts, and other services.
Key facts about ALT
- Founded Year: 2020
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $106M
- Employee Count: 179 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: First Round Capital, Fifth Down Capital and 47 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Conventional Debt, Jul 21, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Nomad Ventures' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Nomad Ventures has invested in 38 companies over the last 4 years, with an average of 1 new investment annually in the last 3 years. In 2025, it made 3 investments. Its most recent first time investment was in Stackpack.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Nomad Ventures' Investments by Stage
Nomad Ventures has made 5 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $6.54M.Nomad Ventures' Investments by Sector
Nomad Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, FinTech, Artificial Intelligence - Industry Applications, Blockchain - Industry Applications and Blockchain Technology. Notably, it has invested in 35 Tech companies, 24 Consumer (B2C) companies, 20 Enterprise (B2B) companies and at least 15 companies focusing on Software.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 3 |
FinTech | 2 |
Artificial Intelligence - Industry Applications | 1 |
Blockchain - Industry Applications | 1 |
Blockchain Technology | 1 |
Others | 3 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Nomad Ventures' Investments by Geography
Nomad Ventures has made most investments in United States (4), followed by United Kingdom where it has made 1 investment.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 4 |
United Kingdom | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Nomad Ventures' recent investments
Nomad Ventures has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Nomad Ventures:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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May 13, 2025 | United States | Seed | 2286 | [+3] | |
Feb 25, 2025 | United Kingdom | Seed | 1282 | [+3] | |
Feb 24, 2025 | United States | Seed | 8988 | [+3] | |
Jan 10, 2023 | United States | Seed | 9559 | [+10] | |
Jan 25, 2022 | United States | Seed | 7103 | [+27] |
Unicorns in Nomad Ventures' Portfolio
Nomad Ventures has 4 unicorns in its portfolio - Substack, Angel List, Cameo and others. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Substack. It became a unicorn in 2025, 1 years before Nomad Ventures first invested in it.Here is a list of unicorns in Nomad Ventures' portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
84 | Platform allowing writers to publish and monetize their content directly with readers. | 2017 | San Francisco | Series C | ouuuqgv | ||
75 | Provider of fund management software and services for venture capital | 2010 | San Francisco | Series B | xnwhyzx | ||
72 | Online platform offering personalized video messages from celebrities | 2017 | Chicago | Series C | gehxrdn | ||
74 | App-based social platform for audio sharing | 2020 | San Francisco | Series C | shyqawp |
Acquired companies in Nomad Ventures' Portfolio
2 companies from Nomad Ventures' portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Ergatta in Jan 2026 by Interactive Strength for $*****.Here are Nomad Ventures' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jan 09, 2026 | - | - | 6577 | |
Oct 07, 2025 | - | - | 7331 |
Team profile of Nomad Ventures
Nomad Ventures has a team of 8 members including 2 Partners and 3 Principals located in United States. Nomad Ventures' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of all team members in Nomad Ventures:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | Los Angeles | - | - | |
Partner | United States | - | - | |
Principal | United States | - | - | |
Principal | New York City | - | - | |
Principal | Escondido | - | - |
Co-investors of Nomad Ventures
Over the past 4 years, 47 investors have co-invested in Nomad Ventures's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Top Co-investors of Nomad Ventures: 47 investors entered a company along with Nomad Ventures. These include investors like Autopilot (2 companies).
Recent News related to Nomad Ventures
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Stackpack Raises $6.3M in FundingFinSMEs•May 13, 2025•Freestyle, Elefund, Upside Partnership, Nomad Ventures and 1 other
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Stackpack Secures $6.3M to Tackle $475B Vendor Management ProblemGlobeNewswire•May 13, 2025•, Freestyle, Elefund, Upside Partnership and 2 others
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WilsonAI Raises $1.7m Pre-Seed For Inhouse ‘AI Paralegal’Artificial Lawyer•Feb 24, 2025•Wilson AI, Nomad Ventures, Autopilot, Entrepreneurs First and 1 other
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WilsonAI raises $1.7M in pre-seed funding for ‘AI paralegal’SiliconAngle•Feb 24, 2025•WilsonAI, Nomad Ventures, Autopilot, Entrepreneurs First and 3 others
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MyShell Raises US$11M in Pre-Series A FundingFinSMEs•Mar 28, 2024•OKX, Nomad Capitalist, Nascent, Maven 11 and 17 others
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Kid Cudi co-founded AR music app Encore launches with $9m in fundingMBW•Feb 16, 2022•Encore, Gaingels, Kayyak Ventures, Moving Capital and 6 others
