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Embark Ventures

Last cheque observed Sep 2023. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietNew fund $40M, Jul 2023VC firm

Pre-seedSeedSeries AFin-techFintechsFinserv

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 4 on record
Since the last cheque1130days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$14MCheque size, as they say$250K – $2.0MRounds led0 of 4
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Embark Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    4 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series A and Seed: 100% of its rounds

What they do

Embark Ventures is a pre-seed and seed stage fund focused on 'deep tech' companies.From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$250K – $2.0M as they say
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BGrowth
Sectors
Fin-techFintechsFinserv
Based in
Santa Monica, United States
Cold pitches
Not accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first4 appearances

  1. 2023

    1 round

  2. Sept
    CellFESeries A · Elm Street Ventures$22MWith 8 others
  3. 2021

    1 round

  4. Jun
    SafeAISeries A · US · Firms' own news pages$21MWith 9 others
  5. 2019

    2 rounds

  6. Jun
    SafeAIUS · FinSMEs$5.0MWith 3 others
  7. Feb
    K2 Cyber SecuritySeed · US · Pehub$6.0MWith 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 registration2 named

PTPeter Taeyun LeeManaging Member of the General PartneriFiling they signed
YZYipeng ZhaoManaging Member of the General PartneriFiling they signed

We also hold 4 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

$96Mgross assets of its fundsOct 2026
Exemptreporting adviserventure or small private funds
Legal name
Embark Management LLC
SEC number
CRD 287473

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

18 of 27 we have independently watched raise

CellFEField AIFoundry RoboticsInVia RoboticsIzote BiosciencesJikoKula BioMachina LabsOptimal DynamicsPropheticQSimulateRugged RoboticsSafeAISeqOnceSyntiantTRIC RoboticsTruvian HealthVia SeparationsAvro Life SciencesBreezeMLElemind TechK2 CyberSecurityMachina Labs 2/4/2026Parallel SystemsProntoAI - 4/6/2026SafeAISoaring Tech

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

Recently backed

The latest companies Embark Ventures put money into.

Quick answers about Embark Ventures

What does Embark Ventures invest in?

Embark Ventures invests most often at Series A and Seed (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Fin-tech, Fintechs and Finserv.

How active is Embark Ventures?

4 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Sept 2023.

What has Embark Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: CellFE (Series A, Sept 2023), SafeAI (Series A, Jun 2021) and K2 Cyber Security (Seed, Feb 2019).

How big are Embark Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $14M. It says it writes cheques of $250K to $2.0M.

Is Embark Ventures investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Sept 2023.

Who does Embark Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Autotech Ventures (2 rounds together), Brick & Mortar Ventures (2 rounds together) and GreatPoint Ventures (2 rounds together).

What kind of investor is Embark Ventures?

Embark Ventures is a VC firm based in Santa Monica, United States.

How much does Embark Ventures manage?

About $96M, as gross assets of its private funds (Oct 2026).

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