About PureTerra Ventures
PureTerra Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2017. It is primarily based out of Minhang, China. As of Jun 2025, PureTerra Ventures has invested in 10 companies. It primarily invests in Series B round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from High Tech to Environment Tech and Enterprise Applications. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series B round of Membrion A lot of funds co-invest with PureTerra Ventures, with names like Access Capital Ventures sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. PureTerra Ventures has team of 8 people including 4 partners.Key Metrics
PureTerra Ventures' List of Top Investments
PureTerra Ventures has a portfolio of 10 companies. Their most notable investments are in RUBIX Senses & Instrumentation and ELLONA.Their portfolio spans across United States, Australia, France and 2 more locations. They have invested in High Tech, Environment Tech, Enterprise Applications and 5 other sectors, across stages such as Series A, Series B and 1 more. Here is the list of top investments by PureTerra Ventures:1. Membrion
Developer of membranes for the flow battery market. The company is engaged in the development of high-performance membranes to reduce the cost and improve the performance of flow batteries. Its first membrane is built for redox flow batteries, other potential use cases include pharmaceutical purification, fuel cells, and reverse osmosis.
Key facts about Membrion
- Founded Year: 2016
- Location: Seattle (United States)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $55.2M
- Employee Count: 34 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Samsung Venture Investment, Washington Research Foundation and 25 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Jun 16, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. Transcend
Provider of generative design and automation SaaS tools for critical infrastructure. Their transcend design generator is an online platform that enables capital planners, project developers, and engineering professionals to generate designs for infrastructure projects.
Key facts about Transcend
- Founded Year: 2019
- Location: Princeton (United States)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $33M
- Employee Count: 97 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Invesco, National Grid Partners and 14 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Aug 03, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Key facts about KMX Technologies
- Founded Year: 2020
- Location: Austin (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $0 - $1M as on Dec 31, 2022
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $11.6M
- Employee Count: 24 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Valour Capital, PureTerra Ventures and 2 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Oct 20, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. Layers
Provider of satellite based crop yield prediction and optimization software. This technology integrates remote sensing imagery, meteorological data, and agronomic modeling to generate parcel level production forecasts. The system provides weekly updates to assist agricultural managers with harvest planning, logistics coordination, and resource allocation. By analyzing historical production records and field geometry, the software creates custom models tailored to specific soil conditions and crop varieties. Dedicated technical support staff assist users in interpreting forecast data to facilitate operational decision making. The platform enables organizations to reduce variance between projected and actual harvest outcomes through data driven insights. Users maintain full ownership of their production records and model outputs. The service is designed for large scale agricultural operations requiring precise yield estimates to manage storage capacity and supply chain commitments effectively.
Key facts about Layers
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5. VAPAR
Developer of ML-based platform for assessing the condition of sewer pipes. The company claims that the platform leverages machine learning and data science to unearth bottlenecks in piped infrastructure thereby reducing the associated cost/time, double-handling of data, and variability of assessments.
Key facts about VAPAR
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: Sydney (Australia)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $7.29M
- Employee Count: 23 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Autodesk, Access Ventures and 28 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Grant (prize money), Feb 09, 2024, $*****
PureTerra Ventures' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
PureTerra Ventures has invested in 10 companies over the last 8 years, with an average of 1 new investment annually in the last 5 years. In 2025, it made 1 investment. Its most recent first time investment was in Layers and most recent follow-on round was in Membrion.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2024 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2023 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
PureTerra Ventures' Investments by Stage
PureTerra Ventures has made 5 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $7.13M, 3 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $6.36M and 1 investment in Seed stage with an average round size of $1.4M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Series A | 5 |
Series B | 3 |
Seed | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
PureTerra Ventures' Investments by Sector
PureTerra Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Environment Tech, Sustainability Tech, Enterprise Applications, High Tech and Internet of Things - Industry Applications. Notably, it has invested in 9 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 9 Tech companies, 5 Software companies and at least 4 companies focusing on Saas.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Environment Tech | 9 |
Sustainability Tech | 9 |
Enterprise Applications | 4 |
High Tech | 4 |
Internet of Things - Industry Applications | 3 |
Others | 5 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
PureTerra Ventures' Investments by Geography
PureTerra Ventures has made most investments in United States (4), followed by Australia where it has made 2 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 4 |
Australia | 2 |
France | 2 |
Spain | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
PureTerra Ventures' recent investments
PureTerra Ventures has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by PureTerra Ventures:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Jun 16, 2025 | United States | Series B | 2095 | [+6] | |
Dec 10, 2024 | Spain | Series A | 3347 | [+1] | |
Aug 13, 2024 | United States | Series A | 1781 | ||
Jan 22, 2024 | Australia | Series A | 9000 | [+4] | |
Aug 03, 2023 | United States | Series B | 1455 | [+4] |
Team profile of PureTerra Ventures
PureTerra Ventures has a team of 8 members including 4 Partners and 2 Principals located in Netherlands. PureTerra Ventures' team sits on the board of 1 company.Here is a list of all team members in PureTerra Ventures:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | Amsterdam | |||
Partner | Amsterdam | - | ||
Partner | Amsterdam | - | ||
Partner | Amsterdam | - | ||
Principal | Amsterdam | - | ||
Principal | Amsterdam | - |
Co-investors of PureTerra Ventures
Over the past 8 years, 63 investors have co-invested in PureTerra Ventures's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before PureTerra Ventures: OSTI, Bellingham Angel Investors and 32 others have invested in rounds before PureTerra Ventures. There are 2 companies where OSTI has invested before PureTerra Ventures and 1 company where Bellingham Angel Investors has invested before PureTerra Ventures.
- Top Co-investors of PureTerra Ventures: 15 investors entered a company along with PureTerra Ventures. These include investors like Access Capital Ventures (2 companies).
- Invested after PureTerra Ventures: A total of 14 investors have invested in PureTerra Ventures's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Samsung Venture Investment (1 company), Lam Research Capital (1 company) and Indico Capital Partners (1 company).
Recent News related to PureTerra Ventures
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Amsterdam’s PureTerra Ventures launches €150M WaterTech Fund II with €10M backing from Invest-NLEU-Startups•Jan 16, 2026•Invest-NL, PureTerra Ventures
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Seattle startup Membrion raises $20M to deploy industrial wastewater treatment unitsGeekWire•Oct 08, 2025•Membrion, W. L. Gore & Associates, PureTerra Ventures, Ecolab and 5 others
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HEMAV Paves the Way for Agricultural Innovation with €8M Funding BoostFuture Food Fund•Dec 19, 2024•Hemav, Future Food Fund, PureTerra Ventures, INCLIMO
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Green Ace Co., Ltd., a company working to upcycle unused food, raises funds in a Series A roundStartup Log•Dec 03, 2024•Green Ace, Mitsubishi UFJ Capital, Oisix ra daichi, Mitsubishi Shokuhin and 6 others
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Tetra Technologies and PureTerra Ventures invest in KMX for lithium extraction innovationIHS Markit•Aug 23, 2024•TETRA Technologies, PureTerra Ventures, KMX Technologies
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KMX Lands Funding From Tetra Technologies For Lithium TechElectronicsB2B•Aug 21, 2024•Kmxintl, TETRA Technologies, PureTerra Ventures
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EU backed fund PureTerra Ventures invests in SudocWatermagazine•Jul 22, 2024•PureTerra Ventures, Sudoc, European Investment Fund
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VAPAR secures $5 million for its AI sewerage solutionSmartCompany•Jan 22, 2024•VAPAR, PureTerra Ventures, Autodesk, Halma and 3 others
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Lisbon-based Membrion closes €11.4 million Series B to bring more desalination tech to different industriesEU-Startups•Aug 09, 2023•Membrion, Indico, Samsung Venture Investment, Lam Research Capital and 4 others
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Transcend Raises $20M Series B to Automate Critical Infrastructure DesignBusiness Wire•Aug 03, 2023•Transcend, Autodesk, HG Ventures, PureTerra Ventures and 5 others
