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Link Ventures

Last cheque observed Jul 2026; 64 cheques on record.

Deploying nowNew fund, Nov 2021VC firmWebsite unconfirmed

Pre-seedSeedSeries AAI

Deploying now
73%of best year16cheques in 12 months, 64 on record
Since the last cheque123days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$9.5MCheque size, as they say$200K – $6.0MRounds led1 of 64Sole investor15 roundsExits1 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 95%
Pitch Link Ventures

Link Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    16 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Series A: 59% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 15 rounds, median $2.0M

  4. 04

    1 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$200K – $6.0M as they say
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries A
Sectors
AI
Based in
Cambridge, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

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The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first64 appearances

  1. 2026

    13 rounds

  2. Jul
    FarsightVenture · US$16MWith 3 others
  3. Jun
    EnlayeSeed · US · Glasswing Ventures$5.0MWith 4 others
  4. May
    BlitzyGrowth · US · Crunchbase News$200MWith 12 others
  5. May
    Ornn AISeed · US$33MWith 3 others
  6. May
    AnomalyVenture · US$17MWith 3 others
  7. Mar
    Standard KernelSeed · US · Ventureburn$20MWith 9 others
  8. Mar
    Kintsugi AIGrant · US$25KWith 2 others
  9. Mar
    KraneSeed · US$9.0MWith 1 other
  10. Mar
    TalvySeed · US$2.0MSole investor
  11. Feb
    Swan AIVenture$6.0MSole investor
  12. Feb
    HuperPre-seed · US$1.5MSole investor
  13. Feb
    DonoSeed · US$6.5MWith 2 others
  14. Jan
    PrestoVenture · US$10MWith 3 others
  15. 2025

    16 rounds

  16. Nov
    VoiceRunSeed · US$5.5MWith 2 others
  17. Nov
    HumanolaSeed · US$2.4MSole investor
  18. Nov
    BlitzyVenture · USUndisclosedWith 4 others
  19. Oct
    MercorSeries C · US · Google News search$350MWith 6 others
  20. Oct
    Adaptyx BiosciencesSeed · US$14MWith 1 other
  21. Oct
    OrnnSeed · US$5.7MWith 1 other
  22. Sept
    Datalign AdvisorySeed · US$2.0MSole investor
  23. Aug
    GaioSeed · BR · LatamListUndisclosedLed
  24. Jun
    FarsightSeries A · US$16MWith 4 others
  25. Jun
    Nanjing Nenglixin TechnologyVenture$14MSole investor
  26. Jun
    Guangdong Shi RobotVentureUndisclosedWith 3 others
  27. May
    Orca AISeries B · IL$73MWith 1 other
  28. Apr
    KintsugiSeries A · US · TechCrunch$18MWith 3 others
  29. Apr
    Trust & WillSeries C · US$4.5MWith 6 others
  30. Feb
    InvarySeed · US$3.5MWith 1 other
  31. Feb
    DiddoSeed · US$50KWith 1 other
  32. 2024

    9 rounds

  33. Nov
    FurtherPre-seed · US$4.1MWith 2 others
  34. Nov
    CruiseboundSeries B · US · AlleyWatch$13MWith 8 others
  35. Nov
    AnomalyVenture · US$13MWith 2 others
  36. Oct
    EnlayePre-seed · US$1.7MWith 2 others
  37. Sept
    RunSafe SecuritySeries B · US$12MWith 1 other
  38. Aug
    PayZenDebt · US$200MWith 4 others
  39. Apr
    MeticulatePre-seed · US$500KWith 3 others
  40. Apr
    ElisitySeries B · US$45MWith 3 others
  41. Mar
    CogniusVenture · US$2.0MSole investor
  42. 2023

    5 rounds

  43. Dec
    DataCeboSeed · US$8.5MWith 2 others
  44. Sept
    TailboxGrant · US$350KSole 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 registration10 named

CBCindy B. BlancoExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed
CLCynthia Lee BlancoChief Financial OfficeriForm ADV
DBDavid Bransford BlundinExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed
DADominic Alexander LloydManaging DirectoriFiling they signed
JBJohn B. GiordanoExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed
JBJohn B. WernerExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed
LKLisa Kathryn DolanManaging DirectoriForm ADV
MJMatthew John RitaManaging DirectoriForm ADV
MBMira B. WilczekExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed
RCRobert Christopher ChaplinskyManaging DirectoriForm ADV

We also hold 22 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

$684Mgross assets of its funds, 2 advisers combinedOct 2026
Exemptreporting adviserventure or small private funds
Legal name
LINK Equity Partners, LLC
SEC number
CRD 286523

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

36 of 60 we have independently watched raise

AaruAutolabBlitzyCanelamediaCourseadvisorDataceboDatalignadvisoryDonoDyleEnlayeEverquoteHealthcareHumanolaInfoJobcaseKintsugihealthKraneLiquidMercorMeticulateOrnnOwnupPayzenPirislabsPrestoSalespatriotSlashyStandardkernelStarcloudTalvyTamlabsThemisaiTrustandwillVoicerunXoulYonduAndeanArchitectlabsArdentechBoundlesslabsC10labsCaribouCatalanContextControlplaneCorboEgraEvenplatformsFarsight-aiFindanomalyFocalmlFountaiGetswanGosquadHuperlabsJoincreativelyKolectLambdaLaminalabsLottechand 19 more

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

RocketmilesBought by Priceline$20MFeb 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 Link Ventures. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies Link Ventures put money into.

Quick answers about Link Ventures

What does Link Ventures invest in?

Link Ventures invests most often at Seed and Series A (59% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as AI.

How active is Link Ventures?

64 investments on record, 16 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 1. The most recent was in Jul 2026.

What has Link Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Farsight (Venture, Jul 2026), Enlaye (Seed, Jun 2026) and Blitzy (Growth, May 2026).

How big are Link Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $9.5M. It says it writes cheques of $200K to $6.0M.

Does Link Ventures lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 1 of its 64 investments on record (2%).

Where does Link Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (95%).

Is Link Ventures investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 16 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Link Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Alumni Ventures (8 rounds together), Flybridge (4 rounds together) and General Catalyst (4 rounds together).

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