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Blackhorn Ventures

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 61 cheques on record.

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Deploying nowNew fund $131M, Mar 2026VC firm

Pre-seedSeedSeries APhotovoltaicLast-mileGas

Deploying now
83%of best year10cheques in 12 months, 61 on record
Since the last cheque3days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$9.7MCheque size, as they say$100K – $8.0MRounds led1 of 61Sole investor3 roundsMostly inUnited States, 73%
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Blackhorn Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    10 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Venture and Series A: 54% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 3 rounds, median $18M

What they do

Filed 1 private fund offering with the SEC, the most recent in 2024-06From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$100K – $8.0M as they say
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries A
Sectors
PhotovoltaicLast-mileGas
Based in
Denver, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first61 appearances

  1. 2026

    8 rounds

  2. Oct
    Circuit MindSeries A · GB · Silicon Angle$19MWith 4 others
  3. Jul
    AgerpointGrant · US$200KWith 1 other
  4. Jun
    Buzz SolutionsGrant · US$100KWith 3 others
  5. Jun
    DexterityVenture · US$5.0MWith 4 others
  6. May
    Canyon CodePre-seed · US$5.0MWith 1 other
  7. May
    LightTableSeries A · US$22MWith 3 others
  8. Mar
    CoralSeed · US$7.5MWith 2 others
  9. Jan
    HyperframeSeries B · US$18MSole investor
  10. 2025

    8 rounds

  11. Dec
    Lemurian LabsSeries A · US · Firms' own news pages$28MWith 15 others
  12. Dec
    King EnergyVenture · USUndisclosedWith 2 others
  13. Oct
    RidepandaVenture · US$13MWith 4 others
  14. Aug
    CoConstruct AISeed · US$3.1MWith 1 other
  15. Aug
    ThinkLabs AIGrant · CA$350KWith 3 others
  16. May
    Energy Web FoundationVenture · DEUndisclosedSole investor
  17. Apr
    CytoValeVenture · USUndisclosedWith 4 others
  18. Mar
    VEERUMSeries B · CA$8.4MWith 2 others
  19. 2024

    9 rounds

  20. Nov
    Vecna RoboticsSeries C · US · TechCrunch$15MWith 3 others
  21. Oct
    King EnergySeed · US$10MWith 2 others
  22. Aug
    DatchSeries A · US$15MWith 6 others
  23. Jul
    Circuit MindSeed · GB$6.1MWith 3 others
  24. May
    ThinkLabs AISeed · CA$5.0MWith 2 others
  25. Feb
    Electric Era TechnologiesGrant · US$1.0MWith 3 others
  26. Feb
    Buzz SolutionsVenture · US$5.0MWith 2 others
  27. Jan
    SwaySeries A · US$20MWith 2 others
  28. Jan
    BriqSeries B · US$8.0MWith 4 others
  29. 2023

    12 rounds

  30. Dec
    ecoworksSeries A · DE$45MWith 1 other
  31. Nov
    DwellsySeed · US$12MWith 2 others
  32. Oct
    OtonomiVenture · USUndisclosedWith 2 others
  33. Sept
    OpteraSeries A · US$12MWith 4 others
  34. Jun
    HumaticsVenture · USUndisclosedWith 3 others
  35. Jun
    Fero LabsSeries B · US$15MWith 3 others
  36. May
    GoliothSeed · US$4.6MWith 2 others
  37. Apr
    TrunkPre-seed · GB$1.5MWith 3 others
  38. Mar
    Aperia TechnologiesVenture · USUndisclosedSole investor
  39. Feb
    ARX Alliance Ltd.GB$660KWith 1 other
  40. Feb
    ToggleSeries A · US$3.0MWith 4 others
  41. Jan
    CoFiVenture · USUndisclosedWith 1 other
  42. 2022

    11 rounds

  43. Nov
    RailVision AnalyticsSeed · CA$4.0MWith 3 others
  44. Sept
    Isometric TechnologiesSeries A · US$15MWith 3 others
  45. Sept
    DrawboardVenture · AUUndisclosedWith 3 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 registration3 named

MAMelissa Ann CheongManaging Director of the General PartneriFiling they signed
POPhilip O'ConnorManager of Blackhorn Ventures Capital Management, LLC, the Issuer's General Partner.iFiling they signed
TZTrevor ZimmermanManager of Blackhorn Ventures Capital Management, LLC, the Issuer's General Partner.iFiling they signed

We also hold 11 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

$264Mgross assets of its funds, 2 advisers combinedOct 2026
Exemptreporting adviserventure or small private funds
Legal name
Blackhorn Ventures Management II, LLC
SEC number
CRD 325836

Who they invest alongside

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

Alumni VenturesVC firm7rounds togetherBuilders VCVC firm5rounds togetherNext Frontier CapitalVC firm4rounds togetherPlug and PlayAccelerator4rounds togetherMaC Venture CapitalVC firm3rounds togetherUlu VenturesVC firm3rounds together9Yards CapitalVC firm2rounds togetherBossa InvestVC firm2rounds togetherBowery CapitalVC firm2rounds togetherBreakout VenturesVC firm2rounds togetherEniac VenturesVC firm2rounds togetherGreylockVC firm2rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies Blackhorn Ventures put money into.

Circuit Mind$19M · Oct 2026Agerpoint$200K · Jul 2026Buzz Solutions$100K · Jun 2026Dexterity$5.0M · Jun 2026Canyon Code$5.0M · May 2026LightTable$22M · May 2026

On podcasts

1 episode naming Blackhorn Ventures in the title.

Quick answers about Blackhorn Ventures

What does Blackhorn Ventures invest in?

Blackhorn Ventures invests most often at Venture and Series A (54% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Photovoltaic, Last-mile and Gas.

How active is Blackhorn Ventures?

61 investments on record, 10 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 1. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

What has Blackhorn Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Circuit Mind (Series A, Oct 2026), Agerpoint (Grant, Jul 2026) and Buzz Solutions (Grant, Jun 2026).

How big are Blackhorn Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $9.7M. It says it writes cheques of $100K to $8.0M.

Does Blackhorn Ventures lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 1 of its 61 investments on record (2%).

Where does Blackhorn Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (73%), the United Kingdom (10%) and Canada (10%).

Is Blackhorn Ventures investing now?

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

Who does Blackhorn Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Alumni Ventures (7 rounds together), Builders VC (5 rounds together) and Next Frontier Capital (4 rounds together).

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