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Lavrock Ventures

Last cheque observed May 2026; 6 cheques on record.

VC firmDeploying nowNew fund $27M, Aug 2025

Pre-seedSeedSeries ASmart ClothesWeb ToolsCollaboration Tools

Deploying now
50%of best year1cheques in 12 months, 6 on record
Since the last cheque176days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$12MCheque size, as they say$500K – $4.0MRounds led1 of 6Mostly inUnited States, 100%
Pitch Lavrock Ventures

Lavrock Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    1 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Series A and Seed: 80% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Led 1 rounds

What they do

Lavrock Ventures invests in frontier technologies for national security, focusing on real demand-driven startups in space, quantum, deep tech and more.From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$500K – $4.0M as they say
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries A
Sectors
Smart ClothesWeb ToolsCollaboration Tools
Based in
Arlington, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first6 appearances

  1. 2026

    1 round

  2. May
    Casimir Inc.Seed · US · Ventureburn$12MWith 5 others
  3. 2025

    2 rounds

  4. Jul
    CastelionSeries B · US · TechCrunch$350MWith 11 others
  5. Jan
    CastelionSeries A · US · Crunchbase News$100MWith 6 others
  6. 2019

    3 rounds

  7. Jul
    TruefaceSeries A · US · TechCrunch$3.7MWith 5 others
  8. Apr
    NativeUS · FinSMEs$2.5MLed
  9. Mar
    CesiumAstroSeries A · US · Businesswire$12MWith 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 registration5 named

APAlex PoulinSecretary of the ManageriFiling they signed
DHDaniel HanksMANAGING PRINCIPAL OF THE GENERAL PARTNERiFiling they signed
JHJames HuntMANAGING PRINCIPAL OF THE GENERAL PARTNERiFiling they signed
JDJefferson Daniel HanksManageriForm ADV
SDStephen Davis SmootMANAGING PRINCIPAL OF THE GENERAL PARTNERiFiling they signed

We also hold 3 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 fundsOct 2026
Exemptreporting adviserventure or small private funds
Legal name
Lavrock Ventures, LLC
SEC number
CRD 285450

Who they invest alongside

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

Recently backed

The latest companies Lavrock Ventures put money into.

Quick answers about Lavrock Ventures

What does Lavrock Ventures invest in?

Lavrock Ventures invests most often at Series A and Seed (80% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Smart Clothes, Web Tools and Collaboration Tools.

How active is Lavrock Ventures?

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

What has Lavrock Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Casimir Inc. (Seed, May 2026), Castelion (Series B, Jul 2025) and Trueface (Series A, Jul 2019).

How big are Lavrock Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $12M. It says it writes cheques of $500K to $4.0M.

Does Lavrock Ventures lead rounds?

Yes: it led 1 of its 6 investments on record (17%).

Where does Lavrock Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (100%).

Is Lavrock Ventures investing now?

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

Who does Lavrock Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Andreessen Horowitz (2 rounds together), BlueYard Capital (2 rounds together) and Interlagos (2 rounds together).

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