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Anorak Ventures

Last cheque observed Sep 2026; 73 cheques on record.

Deploying nowNew fund $2.3M, Jun 2022VC firm

Pre-seedSeedSeries AAI & Machine LearningArtificial Intelligence & Machine Learning (AI/ML)Augmented & Virtual Reality (AR/VR)

Deploying now
63%of best year10cheques in 12 months, 73 on record
Since the last cheque60days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$4.6MCheque size, as they say$50K – $400KRounds led0 of 73Sole investor5 roundsMostly inUnited States, 88%
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Anorak Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    10 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Series A: 68% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 5 rounds, median $4.0M

What they do

Anorak Ventures is a seed-stage venture firmFrom their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$50K – $400K as they say
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries B
Sectors
AI & Machine LearningArtificial Intelligence & Machine Learning (AI/ML)Augmented & Virtual Reality (AR/VR)
Based in
San Francisco, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first73 appearances

  1. 2026

    8 rounds

  2. Sept
    BirdstopGrant · US$4.6MWith 3 others
  3. Sept
    SchemataVenture · US$5.0MWith 4 others
  4. Aug
    AugmodoUS · Ventureburn$21MWith 8 others
  5. Aug
    Light Links, Inc.Pre-seed · US$6.0MWith 2 others
  6. Jul
    StirlingXSeries A · GB$20MSole investor
  7. Jun
    IntellectibleSeed · US · Firms' own news pages$3.0MWith 6 others
  8. May
    Heaviside IndustriesSeries A · US$28MWith 2 others
  9. Mar
    ArinnaSeed · US · TechCrunch$4.0MWith 4 others
  10. 2025

    15 rounds

  11. Dec
    NOX METALSVenture · USUndisclosedWith 3 others
  12. Nov
    StirlingXSeed · GB$11MSole investor
  13. Oct
    Sahay AIPre-seed · US$1.8MWith 2 others
  14. Sept
    VERUSTRUCTPre-seed · US$2.4MWith 4 others
  15. Aug
    BirdstopVenture · US$4.6MWith 3 others
  16. Jul
    AugmodoSeries A · US$38MWith 2 others
  17. Jun
    PolimorphicSeries A · US$19MWith 6 others
  18. Jun
    KoobzSeed · US$7.3MWith 3 others
  19. May
    SchemataSeed · US$5.0MWith 4 others
  20. Apr
    IrrigreenSeries A · US$19MWith 1 other
  21. Mar
    Inversion SemiconductorPre-seed · US$500KWith 3 others
  22. Feb
    Aetos ImagingSeed · US$4.0MSole investor
  23. Feb
    Level Zero HealthPre-seed · GB$6.9MWith 5 others
  24. Feb
    Exia LabsPre-seed · US$2.5MWith 2 others
  25. Jan
    CivilGridSeries A · US$23MWith 5 others
  26. 2024

    12 rounds

  27. Oct
    IntellectibleSeed · US$1.7MWith 2 others
  28. Sept
    3D CloudVenture · US$20MWith 1 other
  29. Aug
    AirfoldSeed · US$4.0MWith 4 others
  30. Aug
    2weeksPre-seed · US$1.3MWith 1 other
  31. Jul
    MeshVenture · USUndisclosedWith 3 others
  32. Jul
    JigSpaceVenture · AU$13MWith 3 others
  33. Jul
    ZeroTierSeries A · US$14MWith 3 others
  34. May
    ZeroMarkSeed · US$7.0MWith 3 others
  35. Apr
    FrameworkSeries A · US$17MWith 3 others
  36. Mar
    Mermaid CharSeed · US$7.6MWith 3 others
  37. Feb
    TRL11Venture · USUndisclosedWith 4 others
  38. Jan
    RagaAISeed · US$4.7MWith 2 others
  39. 2023

    9 rounds

  40. Dec
    MagmaSeed · US$5.0MWith 3 others
  41. Nov
    AstroBeamSeed · US$3.0MWith 1 other
  42. Oct
    Neon WildSeed · US$200KWith 2 others
  43. Jul
    Vantage PointVenture · USUndisclosedWith 2 others
  44. Jun
    Train FitnessSeed · CA$2.5MWith 5 others

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 registration1 named

GCGregory CastleManager of the General PartneriFiling they signed

We also hold 1 person 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

$80Mgross assets of its fundsOct 2026
Exemptreporting adviserventure or small private funds
Legal name
Anorak Ventures Management, LLC
SEC number
CRD 343541

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

1 of 1 we have independently watched raise

in Airtable

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 Anorak Ventures. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies Anorak Ventures put money into.

Mentioned on podcasts

Episodes that name Anorak Ventures in their description, not their title.

Quick answers about Anorak Ventures

What does Anorak Ventures invest in?

Anorak Ventures invests most often at Seed and Series A (68% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as AI & Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning (AI/ML) and Augmented & Virtual Reality (AR/VR).

How active is Anorak Ventures?

73 investments on record, 10 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Sept 2026.

What has Anorak Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Birdstop (Grant, Sept 2026), Schemata (Venture, Sept 2026) and Augmodo (Aug 2026).

How big are Anorak Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $4.6M. It says it writes cheques of $50K to $400K.

Does Anorak Ventures lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 73 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Anorak Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (88%) and the United Kingdom (8%).

Is Anorak Ventures investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 10 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Anorak Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Mana Ventures (11 rounds together), Techstars (6 rounds together) and Andreessen Horowitz (5 rounds together).

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