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Emerson Collective

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 27 cheques on record.

Deploying nowFamily office

Pre-seedSeedSeries AUnderestimated FoundersEducationFirst Generation

Deploying now
78%of best year7cheques in 12 months, 27 on record
Since the last cheque18days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$62MCheque size, as they say$100K – $100MRounds led2 of 27Sole investor1 roundsMostly inUnited States, 96%
Pitch Emerson Collective

Emerson Collective highlights

  1. 01

    7 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Series B and Seed: 64% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $30M

What they do

Emerson Collective is a company that invests in entrepreneurs and innovators driven by purpose and possibility, working to create a world of abundance for future generations.From their own website
Type
Family office (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$100K – $100M as they say
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BGrowthPre-IPO
Sectors
Underestimated FoundersEducationFirst Generation
Based in
Palo Alto, United States
Cold pitches
Not accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first27 appearances

  1. 2026

    5 rounds

  2. Oct
    Collective X HealthPre-seed · US · Pulse 2.0$3.2MWith 6 others
  3. Aug
    Emerald AISeries A · US · QRM Capital$150MWith 15 others
  4. Jul
    Throne ScienceSeries A · US · Crunchbase News$10MWith 8 others
  5. Feb
    World LabsSeries C · US · Crunchbase News$1.0BWith 8 others
  6. Jan
    Humans&Seed · US · Crunchbase News$480MWith 13 others
  7. 2025

    8 rounds

  8. Dec
    Chai DiscoverySeries B · US · TechCrunch$130MWith 11 others
  9. Nov
    X-Energy Reactor CompanySeries D · US · Firms' own news pages$700MWith 11 others
  10. Oct
    BioStackSeed · US · https://ascendants.in/$9.5MWith 7 others
  11. Aug
    Commonwealth Fusion SystemsSeries B · US · Crunchbase News$863MWith 27 others
  12. Aug
    FieldAIUS · TechCrunch$405MWith 10 others
  13. Jun
    myLaurelSeed · US · AlleyWatch$12MWith 7 others
  14. Mar
    MidiSeries B · US · TechCrunch$63MWith 3 others
  15. Jan
    Teal HealthSeed · US · TechCrunch$10MLed
  16. 2024

    2 rounds

  17. May
    Atropos HealthSeries B · US · Firms' own news pages$33MWith 9 others
  18. Apr
    Midi HealthSeries B · US · Icon Ventures$60MLed
  19. 2020

    1 round

  20. Jun
    Shattuck Labs, Inc.Series B · US · Hatteras Venture Partners$118MWith 8 others
  21. 2019

    1 round

  22. Nov
    Guild EducationSeries D · US · FinSMEs$157MWith 11 others
  23. 2017

    4 rounds

  24. Nov
    AxiosUS · TechCrunch$20MWith 4 others
  25. Aug
    Gimlet MediaSeries B · US · FinSMEs$15MWith 6 others
  26. May
    OpenGovSeries C · US · FinSMEs$30MSole investor
  27. Jan
    OZY MediaUS · FinSMEs$10MWith 1 other
  28. 2015

    3 rounds

  29. Nov
    UdacitySeries D · US$105MWith 5 others
  30. May
    AltSchoolSeries B · US$100MWith 10 others
  31. Apr
    NearpodSeries A · USUndisclosedWith 12 others
  32. 2014

    1 round

  33. Aug
    FreshGradeSeed · CA$4.3MWith 4 others
  34. 2013

    1 round

  35. Jun
    CrowdMedSeed · US · techcrunch.com$1.2MWith 12 others
  36. Undated

    1 round

  37. -
    Devoted HealthGrowth · US · Firms' own news pages$1.1BWith 12 others

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The team

We hold 10 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.

Who they invest alongside

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

Recently backed

The latest companies Emerson Collective put money into.

On podcasts

1 episode naming Emerson Collective in the title, and 4 more that mention it.

Mentioned in

Quick answers about Emerson Collective

What does Emerson Collective invest in?

Emerson Collective invests most often at Series B and Seed (64% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Underestimated Founders, Education and First Generation.

How active is Emerson Collective?

27 investments on record, 7 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 2. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

What has Emerson Collective invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Collective X Health (Pre-seed, Oct 2026), Emerald AI (Series A, Aug 2026) and Throne Science (Series A, Jul 2026).

How big are Emerson Collective's cheques?

The median round it joins is $62M. It says it writes cheques of $100K to $100M.

Does Emerson Collective lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 2 of its 27 investments on record (7%).

Where does Emerson Collective invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (96%).

Is Emerson Collective investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 7 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Emerson Collective invest alongside?

Most often Andreessen Horowitz (5 rounds together), General Catalyst (4 rounds together) and Google Ventures (4 rounds together).

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