About V1.VC
V1.VC is a venture capital firm founded in 2015. It is primarily based out of Boulder, United States. As of May 2026, V1.VC is an active investor, having invested in 89 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 Enterprise Applications to High Tech and Retail. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series A round of Throne Overall, V1.VC portfolio has seen 3 unicorns, 1 IPO and 17 acquisitions including key companies like Talos, Loft Orbital and Allbirds. A lot of funds co-invest with V1.VC, with names like Vy Capital sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. V1.VC has team of 2 people including 2 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed & Series A
Portfolio IPOs
Portfolio Unicorns
V1.VC's List of Top Investments
V1.VC has a portfolio of 89 companies, including 3 unicorns. Their most notable investments are in StretchDollar and Sawyer.Their portfolio spans across United States, India, Canada and 5 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Retail and 25 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A stages. Here is the list of top investments by V1.VC:1. Wealthy
Platform offering tools and resources for mutual fund distribution businesses. It provides technology, product research, learning resources, marketing assistance, and support. The platform offers tools for client onboarding, portfolio tracking, and earnings management. It also provides access to training programs and marketing content.
Key facts about Wealthy
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: Bengaluru (India)
- Annual Revenue: ₹10 - ₹50 Cr as on Mar 31, 2025
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $36.8M
- Employee Count: 231 as on Apr 30, 2025
- Investors: Tracxn Labs, Bertelsmann India Investments and 103 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Nov 24, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. Talos
Provider of an institutional digital assets platform for trading, managing, and accessing crypto markets. It says its platform unifies OMS/OEMS, portfolio management, and data across the full investment lifecycle, and connects institutions to venues like exchanges, OTC desks, prime brokers, and custodians.
Key facts about Talos
- Founded Year: 2018
- Location: New York City (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $190M
- Employee Count: 215 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: Elefund, Illuminate Financial and 34 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Jan 29, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. HyperIce
Internet first brand offering smart devices for physical fitness. It develops muscle recovery, rehabilitation, and ice compression wraps for knees, ankles, shoulders, backs, wrists, and elbows. It provides ice compression therapy devices with patented air release technology. It also offers a fitness and recovery device that uses pressure and vibration to improve the body's overall performance.
Key facts about HyperIce
- Founded Year: 2011
- Location: Irvine (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $52.5M
- Employee Count: 165 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: Rosecliff Ventures, MainStreet Advisors and 38 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Venture Debt, Jul 12, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. Loft Orbital
Provider of space mission launch services. It offers microsatellite launching services. It includes platform manufacturing and integration, standard interfaces installation, launch booking and integration, regulatory compliance and licensing, and insurance. It also provides commissioning and routine operations through its global ground station partners. Its satellite operation dashboard enables payload tasking and access to data in near-real-time.
Key facts about Loft Orbital
- Founded Year: 2016
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $330M
- Employee Count: 336 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: BlackRock, Uncork Capital and 41 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Jan 15, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. Builder
Builder is a provider of drag-and-drop visual editors for Shopify sellers. Its features include visual content creation, A/B testing, platform analysis, on-site editing, content scheduling, optimization, live chat support, and more. The company offers solutions on the subscription-based policy.
Key facts about Builder
- Founded Year: 2013
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $37.3M
- Employee Count: 161 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: Mango Capital, Imaginary and 15 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Apr 24, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
V1.VC's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
V1.VC has invested in 89 companies over the last 10 years, with an average of 3 new investments annually in the last 10 years. In 2025, it made 1 investment, while as of May 2026, it has made 1 investment in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Throne and most recent follow-on round was in GreatHorn.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2022 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2020 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
2019 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
2018 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
2017 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
V1.VC's Investments by Stage
V1.VC has made 27 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $2.57M and 7 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $7.17M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 27 |
Series A | 7 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
V1.VC's Investments by Sector
V1.VC has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Consumer, FinTech, High Tech and Enterprise Infrastructure. Notably, it has invested in 79 Tech companies, 55 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 49 Software companies and at least 35 companies focusing on Consumer (B2C).Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 14 |
Consumer | 9 |
FinTech | 7 |
High Tech | 6 |
Enterprise Infrastructure | 5 |
Others | 39 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
V1.VC's Investments by Geography
V1.VC has made most investments in United States (23), followed by India where it has made 6 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 23 |
India | 6 |
United Kingdom | 3 |
Canada | 1 |
Singapore | 1 |
Others | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
V1.VC's recent investments
V1.VC has made 1 investments in 2026 so far - Throne.Here are the most recent investments by V1.VC:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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May 11, 2026 | United States | Series A | 7848 | [+9] | |
Jun 18, 2025 | United States | Seed | 6823 | [+5] | |
Sep 26, 2023 | United States | Seed | 9206 | [+3] | |
Mar 16, 2023 | United States | Series A | 4794 | [+3] | |
Mar 15, 2023 | United States | Series A | 1001 | [+7] |
Unicorns in V1.VC's Portfolio
V1.VC has 3 unicorns in its portfolio - Loft Orbital, Talos and Astranis. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Loft Orbital. It became a unicorn in 2025, 7 years after V1.VC first invested in it.Here is a list of unicorns in V1.VC's portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
68 | Provider of space mission launch services | 2016 | San Francisco | Series C | xfgbk{t | ||
69 | Provider of an institutional digital assets platform for trading, managing, and accessing crypto markets | 2018 | New York City | Series B | rdzivju | ||
65 | Developer of satellite-based communication services | 2015 | San Francisco | Series E | uhswdqv |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in V1.VC's Portfolio
1 of V1.VC's portfolio company became public - Allbirds. It got listed on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ), in Nov 2021 at marketcap of $2.16BHere are V1.VC's portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Nov 03, 2021 | - | - | 6526 |
Acquired companies in V1.VC's Portfolio
17 companies from V1.VC's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Fern in Jan 2026 by Postman for $*****.Here are V1.VC's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jan 08, 2026 | - | - | 3429 | |
Dec 18, 2024 | - | - | 7002 | |
Oct 22, 2024 | - | - | 2517 | |
Nov 06, 2023 | Apr 05, 2016 | Seed | 5475 | |
Dec 12, 2022 | - | - | 4324 |
Team profile of V1.VC
V1.VC has a team of 2 members including 2 Partners located in United States. V1.VC's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Co-investors of V1.VC
Over the past 10 years, 428 investors have co-invested in V1.VC's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before V1.VC: Techstars, Globevestor and 59 others have invested in rounds before V1.VC. There are 4 companies where Techstars has invested before V1.VC and 1 company where Globevestor has invested before V1.VC.
- Top Co-investors of V1.VC: 185 investors entered a company along with V1.VC. These include investors like Vy Capital (3 companies).
- Invested after V1.VC: A total of 182 investors have invested in V1.VC's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Abhishek Goyal (2 companies), EMVC (2 companies) and Wellfound (2 companies).
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