About The 22 Fund
The 22 Fund is a venture capital firm founded in 2017. It is primarily based out of Los Angeles, United States. As of Sep 2024, The 22 Fund has invested in 2 companies. It primarily invests in Seed round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Environment Tech to High Tech and Enterprise Applications. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series A round of OpConnect Overall, The 22 Fund portfolio has seen 1 acquisition, namely Nature Coatings. A lot of funds co-invest with The 22 Fund, with names like Reinventure Capital sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. The 22 Fund has team of 5 people including 4 partners.Key Metrics
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Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
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Seed & Series A
Portfolio Acquisitions
The 22 Fund's List of All Investments
The 22 Fund has a portfolio of 2 companies. Their most notable investments are in OpConnect and Nature Coatings.Their portfolio spans across and United States. They have invested in Environment Tech, High Tech, Enterprise Applications and 4 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A stages. Here is the list of all investments by The 22 Fund:1. OpConnect
EV charging solutions. It provides a a cloud-based software platform and support for EV charging needs.
Key facts about OpConnect
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: Portland (United States)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $16.2M
- Employee Count: 34 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: CDVCA, Elevate Capital and 12 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Feb 24, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Manufacturer of black pigments. Its coatings transform wood waste into high performing black pigments.
Key facts about Nature Coatings
- Founded Year: 2016
- Location: Los Angeles (United States)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $2.45M
- Employee Count: 12 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Portfolia, Plug and Play Tech Center and 9 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Grant (prize money), Aug 23, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
The 22 Fund's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
The 22 Fund has invested in OpConnect in 2024 and Nature Coatings in 2023. Its most recent first time investment was in OpConnect.The 22 Fund's Investments by Stage
The 22 Fund has made 1 investment in Seed stage with an average round size of $2.45M and 1 investment in Series A stage with an average round size of $5.26M.The 22 Fund's Investments by Sector
The 22 Fund has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Environment Tech, High Tech, Sustainability Tech, Auto Tech and Chemicals and Materials Tech. Notably, it has invested in 2 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 2 Tech companies, 1 Saas company and at least 1 company focusing on Software.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Environment Tech | 2 |
High Tech | 2 |
Sustainability Tech | 2 |
Auto Tech | 1 |
Chemicals and Materials Tech | 1 |
Others | 3 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
The 22 Fund's Investments by Geography
The 22 Fund has made most investments in United States (2).The 22 Fund's recent investments
The 22 Fund has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by The 22 Fund:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Sep 11, 2024 | United States | Series A | 5461 | [+3] | |
Aug 10, 2023 | United States | Seed | 8267 | [+3] |
Acquired companies in The 22 Fund's Portfolio
1 company from The 22 Fund's portfolio has been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Nature Coatings in May 2019 by Textiel Innovatie Fonds for $*****.Here are The 22 Fund's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
May 28, 2019 | Aug 10, 2023 | Seed | 1225 |
Team profile of The 22 Fund
The 22 Fund has a team of 5 members including 4 Partners and 1 Principal located in United States. The 22 Fund's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of all team members in The 22 Fund:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | Los Angeles | - | - | |
Partner | Los Angeles | - | ||
Partner | Seattle | - | - | |
Partner | New York | - | - | |
Principal | United States | - | - |
Co-investors of The 22 Fund
Over the past 3 years, 15 investors have co-invested in The 22 Fund's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before The 22 Fund: Go Forth, Ulupono Initiative and 5 others have invested in rounds before The 22 Fund. There is 1 company where Go Forth has invested before The 22 Fund and 1 company where Ulupono Initiative has invested before The 22 Fund.
- Top Co-investors of The 22 Fund: 8 investors entered a company along with The 22 Fund. These include investors like Reinventure Capital (1 company).
Recent News related to The 22 Fund
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Leonardo DiCaprio joins Nature Coatings seed fundingBiofuels Digest•Aug 15, 2023•The 22 Fund, Regeneration.VC, Nature Coatings
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Nature Coatings Raises $2.45M in FundingFinSMEs•Aug 10, 2023•Nature Coatings, Regeneration.VC, The 22 Fund
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