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Lemnos VC

Last cheque observed Sep 2019. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietVC firm

Pre-seedSeedSeries AHardwareDeeptech

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 18 on record
Since the last cheque2598days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$25MCheque size, as they say$200K – $2.0MRounds led0 of 18Sole investor2 roundsExits1 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 100%
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Lemnos VC highlights

  1. 01

    18 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Series A: 89% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 2 rounds, median $628K

  4. 04

    1 exits from the portfolio

What they do

A premiere early stage deeptech venture firm Lemnos thrives in the earliest stages of building hardwareFrom their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$200K – $2.0M as they say
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries B
Sectors
HardwareDeeptech
Based in
San Francisco, United States
Cold pitches
Not accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first18 appearances

  1. 2019

    2 rounds

  2. Sept
    Built RoboticsSeries B · US · FinSMEs$33MWith 5 others
  3. Jun
    DishcraftSeries A · US · TechCrunch$25MWith 1 other
  4. 2018

    1 round

  5. Apr
    MarbleSeries A · US · TechCrunch$10MWith 3 others
  6. 2015

    3 rounds

  7. Dec
    TeforiaSeed · US$5.1MWith 3 others
  8. Oct
    PantrySeed · US$1.0MWith 5 others
  9. Jun
    SpireSeries B · US$40MWith 4 others
  10. 2014

    3 rounds

  11. Sept
    6SensorLabsSeed · US$4.0MWith 5 others
  12. Aug
    Swift NavigationSeed · US$2.6MWith 4 others
  13. Aug
    PantrySeed · US$1.3MWith 8 others
  14. 2013

    7 rounds

  15. Nov
    Vires AeronauticsSeed · US · marketbrief.com$1.0MWith 4 others
  16. Sept
    SproutlingSeries A · US · techcrunch.com$2.6MWith 6 others
  17. Sept
    SproutlingSeed · US$2.6MWith 11 others
  18. May
    AirwareSeries A · US · techcrunch.com$12MWith 8 others
  19. May
    BiaSeed · US$1.2MSole investor
  20. Mar
    AirwareSeed · US$3.0MWith 6 others
  21. Feb
    SpireSeed · US · techcrunch.com$1.2MWith 4 others
  22. 2012

    2 rounds

  23. Nov
    Local MotionSeed · US · venturebeat.comUndisclosedWith 7 others
  24. Sept
    Revolve RoboticsSeed · US$55KSole investor

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

ENEric Nicholas KleinManaging DirectoriForm ADV
HZHelen Zelman BoniskeDirector, President, Managing Director, CFO, Secretary, Shareholder (Common Stock)iForm ADV

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

$115Mgross assets of its fundsOct 2026
Exemptreporting adviserventure or small private funds
Legal name
Lemnos LABS Inc.
SEC number
CRD 163685

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

9 of 18 we have independently watched raise

BuiltCeresimagingElroyairFortroboticsPath-roboticsPetraPicomesSimberoboticsSwiftnavByteDualityFarmwiseHyphenLumeoRhombusScytheroboticsSpireVolition

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.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed1 in all

Local MotionBought by ZipcarUndisclosedAug 2015

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

Who they invest alongside

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

Recently backed

The latest companies Lemnos VC put money into.

Mentioned on podcasts

Episodes that name Lemnos VC in their description, not their title.

Quick answers about Lemnos VC

What does Lemnos VC invest in?

Lemnos VC invests most often at Seed and Series A (89% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Hardware and Deeptech.

How active is Lemnos VC?

18 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Sept 2019.

What has Lemnos VC invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Built Robotics (Series B, Sept 2019), Dishcraft (Series A, Jun 2019) and Marble (Series A, Apr 2018).

How big are Lemnos VC's cheques?

The median round it joins is $25M. It says it writes cheques of $200K to $2.0M.

Does Lemnos VC lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 18 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Lemnos VC invest?

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

Is Lemnos VC investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Sept 2019.

Who does Lemnos VC invest alongside?

Most often First Round Capital (5 rounds together), Promus Ventures (4 rounds together) and RRE Ventures (3 rounds together).

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