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Allos Ventures

Last cheque observed Mar 2026; 80 cheques on record.

Deploying nowNew fund $38M, Mar 2022VC firmWebsite unconfirmed

Pre-seedSeedSeries ASoftwareSubscriptionEnterprise

Deploying now
18%of best year2cheques in 12 months, 80 on record
Since the last cheque244days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$6.0MCheque size, as they say$250K – $3.0MRounds led0 of 80Sole investor15 roundsMostly inUnited States, 95%
Pitch Allos Ventures

Allos Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    2 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Venture and Series A: 50% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 15 rounds, median $1.0M

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$250K – $3.0M as they say
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BGrowthPre-IPO
Sectors
SoftwareSubscriptionEnterprise
Based in
Cincinnati, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

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The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first80 appearances

  1. 2026

    2 rounds

  2. Mar
    YourcoSeries A · US$6.0MWith 2 others
  3. Feb
    TractionVenture · US$2.0MWith 1 other
  4. 2025

    7 rounds

  5. Sept
    Boost My SchoolSeries A · US · AlleyWatch$8.0MWith 3 others
  6. Sept
    Coterie InsuranceVenture · USUndisclosedSole investor
  7. Aug
    Boost My SchoolSeries A · US · TechStartups$10MWith 4 others
  8. Jul
    BackstrokeSeed · US$2.8MWith 1 other
  9. Jun
    AbreVenture · US$13MWith 3 others
  10. May
    CloverpopVenture · US$3.4MWith 3 others
  11. Jan
    NichefireSeed · US · Firms' own news pages$2.6MWith 6 others
  12. 2024

    10 rounds

  13. Oct
    HummingbirdsSeed · US · TechCrunch$5.4MWith 7 others
  14. Oct
    Flamel AIVenture · USUndisclosedWith 1 other
  15. Sept
    RimsysVenture · US$5.0MWith 3 others
  16. Sept
    Cordata Healthcare InnovationsVenture · US$3.0MWith 1 other
  17. Aug
    Your Money LineSeries A · US$4.5MWith 1 other
  18. May
    Sift HealthcareSeries B · US$20MWith 2 others
  19. May
    TerenDebt · US$1.0MSole investor
  20. May
    TractionSeries A · US$11MWith 1 other
  21. Mar
    Coterie InsuranceVenture · US$27MSole investor
  22. Jan
    120WaterVenture · US$43MWith 2 others
  23. 2023

    5 rounds

  24. Dec
    ThrivableSeries A · US$6.0MSole investor
  25. Oct
    LaxisSeed · US$1.5MWith 1 other
  26. May
    enosiXVenture · US$10MSole investor
  27. Apr
    Ellipsis EducationVenture · US$1.5MWith 2 others
  28. Apr
    GiftHealthGrowth · US$40MWith 3 others
  29. 2022

    10 rounds

  30. Sept
    Maven MachinesSeries A · US$10MWith 3 others
  31. Aug
    SharpenCXUS$1.0MWith 2 others
  32. Aug
    CarefeedSeed · US$3.0MWith 2 others
  33. Aug
    Raven360Series B · US$8.0MWith 3 others
  34. Jun
    EncampSeries C · US$30MWith 2 others
  35. Jun
    ImproovySeed · US$2.8MWith 4 others
  36. May
    VibenomicsSeries B · US$12MWith 3 others
  37. Mar
    Quiver QuantitativeSeed · US$2.0MWith 3 others
  38. Jan
    LumavateVenture · US$6.0MWith 1 other
  39. Jan
    WovenSeries A · US$8.0MWith 3 others
  40. 2021

    3 rounds

  41. Dec
    CarbideSeed · CA$4.1MWith 3 others
  42. Dec
    DocketSeed · US$3.0MWith 3 others
  43. Oct
    AwareSeries C · DE$60MWith 3 others
  44. 2020

    1 round

  45. Mar
    LessonlySeries C$15MWith 3 others
  46. 2019

    4 rounds

  47. Oct
    EmplifyUS · FinSMEs$15MWith 5 others
  48. Jul
    CurateUS · Madisonstartups$1.6MWith 1 other

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration5 named

DCDavid C KerrManaging Director Allos Ventures III LLCiForm ADV
DADon AquilanoManaging Director of General PartneriFiling they signed
JCJohn C. Mc IlwraithPresidentiForm ADV
JCJohn C. McIlwraithManaging Director of General PartneriFiling they signed
JAJulie Ann WhiteheadCFO and Assistant TreasureriForm ADV

We also hold 8 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

$206Mgross assets of its fundsOct 2026
Exemptreporting adviserventure or small private funds
Legal name
Allos Venture Management Company, LTD.
SEC number
CRD 163236

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

24 of 42 we have independently watched raise

AprimoBlastpointCare coordination platformCarefeedCloverpopCongaDigital Water ManagementDistributed energy assetEmployee engagement insightEmpower DeliveryGifthealth provides aHighly flexible networkImproovyPlatform to digitize,Platform to monitor,Raven360Sift equips healthcareSoftware solution toSolutions and servicesThe all-in-one educationThrivableTractionVendor Registry offersVibenomicsA meeting-focused workspaceALung creates anAn SaaS companyComprehensive AI solutionCoterieCurate provides actionableEasy-to-use learning automationEnterprise andFlamelFlexible restaurant managementGenesightGet compliant, preventMavenQModoAI gives engineersQuiverquantTechnologies to helpTeren’s climate resilienceWoven helps companies

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Allos Ventures. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies Allos Ventures put money into.

Quick answers about Allos Ventures

What does Allos Ventures invest in?

Allos Ventures invests most often at Venture and Series A (50% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Software, Subscription and Enterprise.

How active is Allos Ventures?

80 investments on record, 2 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Mar 2026.

What has Allos Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Yourco (Series A, Mar 2026), Traction (Venture, Feb 2026) and Boost My School (Series A, Sept 2025).

How big are Allos Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $6.0M. It says it writes cheques of $250K to $3.0M.

Does Allos Ventures lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 80 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Allos Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (95%).

Is Allos Ventures investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 2 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Allos Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Elevate Ventures (13 rounds together), High Alpha (12 rounds together) and Claremont Creek Ventures (5 rounds together).

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