# Ark Venture Fund: portfolio, investments and team

> Ark Venture Fund is a vc firm. 3 investments on record, 1 in the last 12 months, latest Dec 2025. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/ark-venture-fund (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Ark Venture Fund

Last cheque observed Dec 2025; 3 cheques on record.

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Growth Seed Series A

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**33%** of best year **1** **cheques in 12 months**, 3 on record

Since the last cheque **318** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$235M** Rounds led **0 of 3**

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## Ark Venture Fund highlights

- 01 1 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Growth and Seed: 67% of its rounds

## What they do

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **3 appearances**

- **2025** 3 rounds
- **Dec** **[Radiant Nuclear](https://millionrounds.com/company/radiant-nuclear)** Growth · US · TechCrunch **$300M** With 5 others
- **Sept** **[Lila Sciences](https://millionrounds.com/company/lila-sciences)** Series A · US · TechStartups **$235M** With 21 others
- **Mar** **[Lila Sciences](https://millionrounds.com/company/lila-sciences)** Seed · US · AlleyWatch **$200M** With 8 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 cheque

Growth Seed Series A

Median round joined **$235M** the round, not its cheque

Led 0 of 3 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Dec 2025

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Growth *1*
- Seed *1*
- Series A *1*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Nov 2023 Oct 2026

Often in the room with

- [Abu Dhabi Investment Authority](https://millionrounds.com/fund/abu-dhabi-investment-authority) 2
- [Altitude Life Science Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/altitude-life-science-ventures) 2
- [Flagship Pioneering](https://millionrounds.com/fund/flagship-pioneering) 2
- [General Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst) 2
- [March Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/march-capital) 2
- [Modi Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/modi-ventures) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**Abu Dhabi Investment Authority** Angel network **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/abu-dhabi-investment-authority)[**Altitude Life Science Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/altitude-life-science-ventures)[**Flagship Pioneering** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/flagship-pioneering)[**General Catalyst** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst)[**March Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/march-capital)[**Modi Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/modi-ventures)[**State of Michigan Retirement System** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/state-of-michigan-retirement-system)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Ark Venture Fund put money into.

[**Lila Sciences** $235M · Sept 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/lila-sciences)

## Mentioned on podcasts

Episodes that name Ark Venture Fund in their description, not their title.

- [This Week in Startups](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/this-week-in-startups) 28 Sept 2022 · 1h 3m Cathie Wood's new VC fund, Bill Gurley's best insights, Girls Who Code on banned books list | E1571 With [Bill Gurley](https://millionrounds.com/person/bill-gurley) Mentions [Ark Venture Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ark-venture-fund) Apple PodcastsShow page

## Quick answers about Ark Venture Fund

### What does Ark Venture Fund invest in?

Ark Venture Fund invests most often at Growth and Seed (67% of the rounds on record).

### How active is Ark Venture Fund?

3 investments on record, 1 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Dec 2025.

### What has Ark Venture Fund invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Radiant Nuclear (Growth, Dec 2025) and Lila Sciences (Series A, Sept 2025).

### How big are Ark Venture Fund's cheques?

The median round it joins is $235M.

### Is Ark Venture Fund investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 1 investments in the last 12 months.

### Who does Ark Venture Fund invest alongside?

Most often Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (2 rounds together), Altitude Life Science Ventures (2 rounds together) and Flagship Pioneering (2 rounds together).

### What kind of investor is Ark Venture Fund?

Ark Venture Fund is a VC firm.

### Where does this information on Ark Venture Fund come from?

From 6 articles and filings naming it in a round, public registers and its own website, checked and rebuilt every night.

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