About Wireframe Ventures
Wireframe Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2016. It is primarily based out of San Francisco, United States. As of Jun 2026, Wireframe Ventures is an active investor, having invested in 43 companies, with 3 new investments 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 Environment Tech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Seed round of Arcturus Technologies Overall, Wireframe Ventures portfolio has seen 2 unicorns, 1 IPO and 4 acquisitions including key companies like Palantir, Mammoth and Enveda. A lot of funds co-invest with Wireframe Ventures, with names like Congruent Ventures sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio.Key Metrics
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Wireframe Ventures' List of Top Investments
Wireframe Ventures has a portfolio of 43 companies, including 2 unicorns. Their most notable investments are in Recurrent Auto and Applied Carbon.Their portfolio spans across United States and United Kingdom. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Environment Tech and 19 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A stages. Here is the list of top investments by Wireframe Ventures:1. Palantir
Platform that provides data analysis and management solutions. It is a software company that specializes in big data analytics and provides software platforms for analyzing and integrating large amounts of data. Its software powers real-time, AI-driven decisions in critical government and commercial enterprise, from the factory floors to the front lines.
Key facts about Palantir
- Founded Year: 2003
- Location: Denver (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $1B+ as on Dec 31, 2025
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $2.46B
- Employee Count: 6,021 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Western Technology Investment, Glynn Capital and 171 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Aug 31, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Public
2. SPAN
Smart energy management technology platform that modernizes residential electrical systems. Its solutions replace traditional electrical panels with smart systems that provide homeowners with real-time visibility into household energy usage, circuit-level monitoring, and remote control of appliances and connected devices. It is designed to support modern electrified homes by integrating technologies such as home batteries, electric vehicle chargers, solar systems, HVAC systems, and heat pumps into a centralized energy management ecosystem.
Key facts about SPAN
- Founded Year: 2014
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $419M
- Employee Count: 401 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Qualcomm Ventures, Amazon and 34 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Jan 15, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. DNAnexus
DNAnexus provides cloud-based genome informatics and data management tools for enterprises and organizations that are engaged in the development and delivery of genomic medicine. The company’s platform enables the companies to analyze raw sequencing data; integrate genomic data with clinical and other phenotypic data, and collaborate seamlessly.
Key facts about DNAnexus
- Founded Year: 2009
- Location: Mountain View (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series H
- Total Funding till date: $473M
- Employee Count: 275 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Foresite Capital, Perceptive Advisors and 21 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series H, Mar 08, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. Mammoth
Mammoth Biosciences offers a CRISPR data platform for diagnostics using Cas12 and Cas13 proteins. The company is creating a new class of diagnostics for industries ranging from oil and gas to agriculture to healthcare. The platform is used to identify disease-causing biomarkers (DNA/RNA).
Key facts about Mammoth
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: Brisbane (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series D
- Total Funding till date: $271M
- Employee Count: 160 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Foresite Capital, AME Cloud Ventures and 34 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Sep 09, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Online renewable energy PPA marketplace. It offers a renewable energy transaction platform connecting power buyers to PPAs from utility-scale wind, solar, and storage projects. The PPA product enables customers of various sizes to access the financial security of fixed-price renewables, economic benefits of at-scale projects, portfolio advantages of geographic & resource diversity, and sophisticated analysis of respected wholesale market experts.
Key facts about LevelTen Energy
- Founded Year: 2016
- Location: Seattle (United States)
- Stage: Series D
- Total Funding till date: $137M
- Employee Count: 121 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: NGP Energy Technology Partners, Altius Ventures and 24 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Aug 06, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Wireframe Ventures' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Wireframe Ventures has invested in 43 companies over the last 9 years, with an average of 4 new investments annually in the last 5 years. In 2025, it made 4 investments, while as of Jun 2026, it has made 4 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Arcturus Technologies and most recent follow-on round was in CocoonCarbon.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 2 | 2 | 4 |
2025 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
2024 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
2023 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
2022 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
2021 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
2020 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
2019 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
2018 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
2017 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Wireframe Ventures' Investments by Stage
Wireframe Ventures has made 28 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $5.23M and 7 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $10.5M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 28 |
Series A | 7 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Wireframe Ventures' Investments by Sector
Wireframe Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Sustainability Tech, Environment Tech, High Tech and Energy Tech. Notably, it has invested in 40 Tech companies, 37 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 26 Software companies and at least 14 companies focusing on Saas.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 19 |
Sustainability Tech | 14 |
Environment Tech | 12 |
High Tech | 11 |
Energy Tech | 8 |
Others | 54 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Wireframe Ventures' Investments by Geography
Wireframe Ventures has made most investments in United States (33), followed by United Kingdom where it has made 2 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 33 |
United Kingdom | 2 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Wireframe Ventures' recent investments
Wireframe Ventures has made 4 investments in 2026 so far. Arcturus Technologies and CocoonCarbon are the latest among them.Here are the most recent investments by Wireframe Ventures:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Jun 30, 2026 | United States | Seed | 3296 | [+3] | |
Mar 18, 2026 | United Kingdom | Series A | 7128 | [+5] | |
Mar 16, 2026 | United States | Series A | 4138 | [+2] | |
Mar 12, 2026 | United States | Seed | 1994 | [+4] | |
Nov 04, 2025 | United States | Seed | 7824 |
Unicorns in Wireframe Ventures' Portfolio
Wireframe Ventures has 2 unicorns in its portfolio - Enveda and Mammoth. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Enveda. It became a unicorn in 2025, 5 years after Wireframe Ventures first invested in it.Here is a list of unicorns in Wireframe Ventures' portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
63 | AI-based platform to decipher the chemistry of nature and develop new medicines | 2019 | Boulder | Series E | uunxxfi | ||
64 | Provider of molecular diagnostics platform by using CRISPR technology | 2017 | Brisbane | Series D | mvpnias |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Wireframe Ventures' Portfolio
1 of Wireframe Ventures' portfolio company became public - Palantir. It got listed on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ), in Oct 2020 at marketcap of undefinedHere are Wireframe Ventures' portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Oct 02, 2020 | - | - | 7434 |
Acquired companies in Wireframe Ventures' Portfolio
4 companies from Wireframe Ventures' portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Reverie Labs in Feb 2024 by Ginkgo Bioworks for $*****.Here are Wireframe Ventures' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Feb 28, 2024 | - | - | 8512 | |
Jan 17, 2022 | - | - | 4700 | |
Jun 29, 2021 | Apr 03, 2017 | Seed | 6203 | |
Jun 17, 2021 | Jan 02, 2020 | Seed | 8019 |
Co-investors of Wireframe Ventures
Over the past 9 years, 341 investors have co-invested in Wireframe Ventures's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Wireframe Ventures: Y Combinator, 500 Global and 15 others have invested in rounds before Wireframe Ventures. There are 3 companies where Y Combinator has invested before Wireframe Ventures and 2 companies where 500 Global has invested before Wireframe Ventures.
- Top Co-investors of Wireframe Ventures: 123 investors entered a company along with Wireframe Ventures. These include investors like Congruent Ventures (3 companies).
- Invested after Wireframe Ventures: A total of 201 investors have invested in Wireframe Ventures's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Microsoft (3 companies), Climate Capital (3 companies) and ArcTern Ventures (2 companies).
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