About TechU
TechU is a venture capital firm founded in 2013. It is primarily based out of Great Neck, United States. As of May 2026, TechU is an active investor, having invested in 20 companies, with 1 new investment 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 Enterprise Applications. Most recently it participated in the $***** Seed round of Portal Overall, TechU portfolio has seen 1 unicorn and 3 acquisitions including key companies like Ayar Labs, Naveris and LedgerX. A lot of funds co-invest with TechU, with names like Siddhi Capital sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. TechU has team of 8 people including 4 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Count
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed, Series A & 1 more
Portfolio Unicorns
Deals in last 12 months
TechU's List of Top Investments
TechU has a portfolio of 20 companies, one of which is a Unicorn. Their most notable investments are in Liberum and SoundHealth.Their portfolio spans across United States, Canada and Switzerland. They have invested in High Tech, Life Sciences, Enterprise Applications and 11 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 1 more. Here is the list of top investments by TechU:
1. Ayar Labs
Developer of optical interconnect solutions for artificial intelligence infrastructure applications. The company provides optical I/O chiplets and light sources for enhanced bandwidth and power efficiency. These solutions aim to improve the performance and scalability of AI and high-performance computing systems. The company's products are intended for use in data centers and other advanced technology applications.
Key facts about Ayar Labs
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: San Jose (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series E
- Total Funding till date: $1.02B
- Employee Count: 259 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Intel, Rising Tide Fund and 58 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series E, Sep 10, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Manufacturer of precision medicines through innovative robotic technology. The company is offering Robotic systems to manufacture gene modified cell therapies at industrial scale. It also, offer a Digital QC an automation software that enables process planning and digital records.
Key facts about Multiply Labs
- Founded Year: 2016
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $116M
- Employee Count: 77 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Graph Ventures, Pegasus Tech Ventures and 28 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Oct 06, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. SoundHealth
Provider of AI-powered therapy device to treat nasal congestion. The company is developing an AI-enabled drug-free medical device that uses acoustic vibrational energy to provide personalized relief for nasal congestion resulting from allergic and non-allergic rhinitis.
Key facts about SoundHealth
- Founded Year: 2019
- Location: Los Altos (United States)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $12.3M
- Employee Count: 20 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Tau Ventures, TechU and 4 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Jul 30, 2026, $*****
4. Portal
Provider of cell engineering and cell analytics across research and clinical applications. The company's approach is for intracellular delivery, focused on accelerating advances enabled by the generation of RNA, gene editing, and molecular design technologies. The company's product suite is based on a proprietary mechanical delivery system capable of delivering many different types of cargo to a broad range of cell types.
Key facts about Portal
- Founded Year: 2023
- Location: Watertown (United States)
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $25.7M
- Employee Count: 103 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: 10X Capital, NFX and 7 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, May 15, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
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5. Naveris
Provider of blood tests for early cancer detection. The company provides blood-based tests for their detection. The company offers a liquid biopsy test NavDx, that measures fragments of DNA or the circulating tumor DNA shed by cancers cells in the blood.
Key facts about Naveris
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: Waltham (United States)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $68.5M
- Employee Count: 96 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: B-FLEXION, BrightEdge and 3 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Jun 17, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
TechU's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
TechU has invested in 20 companies over the last 11 years, with an average of 1 new investment annually in the last 10 years. As of May 2026, it has made 1 investment in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Portal and most recent follow-on round was in Arpeggio.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2022 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
2021 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
TechU's Investments by Stage
TechU has made 10 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $3.56M, 2 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $29.2M and 1 investment in Series C stage with an average round size of $130M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 10 |
Series A | 2 |
Series C | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
TechU's Investments by Sector
TechU has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the High Tech, Life Sciences, Food and Agriculture Tech, Sustainability Tech and HealthTech. Notably, it has invested in 18 Tech companies, 15 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 7 Software companies and at least 6 companies focusing on Tech hardware.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
High Tech | 10 |
Life Sciences | 5 |
Food and Agriculture Tech | 3 |
Sustainability Tech | 3 |
HealthTech | 2 |
Others | 9 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
TechU's Investments by Geography
TechU has made most investments in United States (11), followed by Canada where it has made 1 investment.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 11 |
Canada | 1 |
Switzerland | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
TechU's recent investments
TechU has made 1 investments in 2026 so far - Portal.Here are the most recent investments by TechU:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
May 15, 2026 | United States | Seed | 1273 | [+4] | |
Mar 14, 2024 | Switzerland | Seed | 9611 | ||
Jul 24, 2023 | Canada | Seed | 9592 | [+1] | |
Mar 13, 2023 | United States | Seed | 2586 | [+5] | |
Sep 19, 2022 | United States | Series A | 1634 | [+1] |
Unicorns in TechU's Portfolio
TechU has 1 unicorn in its portfolio - Ayar Labs. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Ayar Labs which became a unicorn in 2024, 2 years after TechU first invested in it.Here is a list of unicorns in TechU's portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
71 | Developer of optical interconnect solutions for artificial intelligence infrastructure applications | 2015 | San Jose | Series E | tzxgnuf |
Acquired companies in TechU's Portfolio
3 companies from TechU's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Naveris in Apr 2026 by CareDx for $*****.Here are TechU's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Apr 28, 2026 | Sep 19, 2022 | Series A | 4764 | |
Apr 26, 2023 | - | - | 4715 | |
Oct 27, 2021 | - | - | 2534 |
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Team profile of TechU
TechU has a team of 8 members including 4 Partners and 1 Principal located in United States, China and 1 more location. TechU's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of all team members in TechU:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | United States | - | ||
Partner | Singapore | - | ||
Partner | Hong Kong | - | ||
Partner | Cambridge | - | ||
Principal | United States | - |
Co-investors of TechU
Over the past 11 years, 127 investors have co-invested in TechU's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before TechU: IndieBio, Lockheed Martin and 37 others have invested in rounds before TechU. There are 3 companies where IndieBio has invested before TechU and 1 company where Lockheed Martin has invested before TechU.
- Top Co-investors of TechU: 51 investors entered a company along with TechU. These include investors like Siddhi Capital (2 companies).
- Invested after TechU: A total of 37 investors have invested in TechU's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include VentureTech Alliance (1 company), Hewlett Packard Enterprise (1 company) and Advent International (1 company).
Recent News related to TechU
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SoundHealth Receives $7 Million Seed-Round Funding and Launches SONU, the World’s First FDA-Authorized, AI-Enabled, Wearable Device for Treating Nasal Congestion Due to Allergic and Non-Allergic RhinitisBusiness Wire•Jul 24, 2024•Moai Capital, J4.Ventures, TeleSoft Partners, TAU Ventures and 4 others
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Alithea secures $3.2m to scale RNA sequencing product manufacturingMedicalDeviceNetwork•Mar 15, 2024•AlitheaGenomics, TechU, Novalis Biotech, EPFL
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Alithea Genomics Closes CHF 2.8 Million in Seed Financing Extension Led by Novalis BiotechBusiness Wire•Mar 14, 2024•AlitheaGenomics, Novalis Biotech, TechU
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BioLoomics Raises $8.7 Million in Seed Funding to Develop Target Degrading AntibodiesSilicon Valley Journals•Sep 19, 2023•Bioloomics, Innovation Endeavors, Horizons Ventures, TechU and 3 others
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BioLoomics Raises $8.7 Million Seed Round to Develop Target Degrading AntibodiesBusiness Wire•Sep 19, 2023•Bioloomics, Innovation Endeavors, Horizons Ventures, TechU and 4 others
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Naveris Raises $33.4M in Expansion of Series AFinSMEs•Sep 28, 2022•Naveris, Gurnet Point Capital, TechU, BrightEdge
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Naveris, Inc. Raises $51 Million to Advance Commercialization of NavDxBusiness Wire•Sep 19, 2022•Naveris, Gurnet Point Capital, TechU, BrightEdge
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Arpeggio Biosciences Raises $17 Million in Series A Funding Led by Builders VCBusiness Wire•Sep 07, 2022•Arpeggio, Builders VC, Khosla Ventures, TechU and 6 others
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Ayar Labs Raises $130 Million in Series C FundingTelecomDrive•Apr 27, 2022•Ayar Labs, Boardman Bay Capital Management, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Nvidia and 22 others
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Agronomics portfolio firm New Age Meats closes funding roundMorningstar•Sep 28, 2021•Agronomics, Hanwhasolutions, New Age Meats, IndieBio and 3 others
