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Long Journey Ventures

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 145 cheques on record.

Deploying nowNew fund $9.8M, Mar 2026VC firm

Pre-seedSeedSeries AWeirdUnconventional

Deploying now
93%of best year39cheques in 12 months, 145 on record
Since the last cheque17days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$10MCheque size, as they say$10K – $1.0MRounds led3 of 145Sole investor5 roundsExits3 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 87%
Pitch Long Journey Ventures

Long Journey Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    39 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Series A: 68% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 5 rounds, median $2.0M

  4. 04

    3 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Early Stage Investing for the long-term.From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$10K – $1.0M as they say
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BGrowth
Sectors
WeirdUnconventional
Based in
San Francisco, United States
Cold pitches
Accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first145 appearances

  1. 2026

    34 rounds

  2. Oct
    OthelloSeed · US · PR Newswire: venture capital$8.0MWith 12 others
  3. Oct
    snagSeed · US · AlleyWatch$4.0MWith 6 others
  4. Sept
    OuterSignalSeries A · US · TechStartups$22MLed
  5. Sept
    RainmakerSeries B · US · TechStartups$100MWith 6 others
  6. Sept
    Arcee AISeries B · US · Ventureburn$150MWith 10 others
  7. Sept
    Stoke Space TechnologiesSeries E · US · MaC Venture Capital$1.0BWith 10 others
  8. Sept
    Solcoa IndustriesVenture · US$45MWith 2 others
  9. Sept
    Frontier ComputingPre-seed · GB$10MWith 4 others
  10. Sept
    LUUMDebt · US$6.0MWith 3 others
  11. Aug
    RallyVenture · US$1.0MWith 4 others
  12. Aug
    Lambda SurgicalSeed · US$6.5MWith 3 others
  13. Jul
    Throne ScienceSeries A · US · Crunchbase News$10MWith 8 others
  14. Jul
    SingularitySeries A · SG$80MWith 4 others
  15. Jul
    LimaCharlieDebt · US$2.1MWith 3 others
  16. Jul
    AndrenamSeries A · US$18MWith 2 others
  17. Jun
    ForageVenture · USUndisclosedWith 4 others
  18. May
    ArcticarPre-seed · US$3.0MWith 2 others
  19. May
    Serve RoboticsUS$150MWith 3 others
  20. Apr
    Photon HealthSeries A · US · AlleyWatch$16MWith 5 others
  21. Apr
    SwoopSeed · SZ · TechCabal$7.3MWith 7 others
  22. Mar
    BusRightGrowth · US · AlleyWatch$30MWith 3 others
  23. Mar
    ArtemisSeed · US · Tribeca Venture Partners$6.0MLed
  24. Mar
    NectirSeries A · US$13MWith 3 others
  25. Mar
    EragonSeed · US$12MWith 3 others
  26. Mar
    DealFlowAgentSeed · GB$750KWith 1 other
  27. Feb
    OwnwellSeries B · US · Crunchbase News$50MWith 10 others
  28. Feb
    Inertia EnterprisesSeries A · US · Crunchbase News$450MWith 5 others
  29. Feb
    CrusoeDebt · US$300MWith 4 others
  30. Feb
    Lotus AISeries A · US$35MWith 3 others
  31. Feb
    The Compression CompanyPre-seed$3.4MWith 4 others
  32. Jan
    FLORASeries A · US · TechCrunch$42MWith 23 others
  33. Jan
    Northwood SpaceSeries B · US · Alpine Space Ventures$100MWith 9 others
  34. Jan
    Unusual AISeed · US$3.6MWith 3 others
  35. Jan
    GoodDay SoftwareVenture · US$7.0MWith 3 others
  36. 2025

    34 rounds

  37. Dec
    TruemedSeries A · US$34MWith 3 others
  38. Dec
    PompVenture · US$584KWith 3 others
  39. Dec
    CarettaPre-seed · NL$1.3MWith 2 others
  40. Nov
    NumericSeries B · US · Ventureburn$51MWith 9 others
  41. Nov
    Neros TechnologiesSeries B · US$75MWith 3 others
  42. Oct
    LucentPre-seed · US · Startup Daily$1.3MWith 4 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 registration1 named

LJLee JacobsManaging DirectoriFiling they signed

We also hold 5 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.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed3 in all

EQALBought by Everyday HealthUndisclosedSept 2012
OtherInboxBought by Return PathUndisclosedJan 2012
Hot PotatoBought by Facebook$10MJul 2010

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

Recently backed

The latest companies Long Journey Ventures put money into.

On podcasts

1 episode naming Long Journey Ventures in the title, and 4 more that mention it.

Mentioned in

Quick answers about Long Journey Ventures

What does Long Journey Ventures invest in?

Long Journey Ventures invests most often at Seed and Series A (68% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Weird and Unconventional.

How active is Long Journey Ventures?

145 investments on record, 39 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 3. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

What has Long Journey Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Othello (Seed, Oct 2026), snag (Seed, Oct 2026) and OuterSignal (Series A, Sept 2026).

How big are Long Journey Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $10M. It says it writes cheques of $10K to $1.0M.

Does Long Journey Ventures lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 3 of its 145 investments on record (2%).

Where does Long Journey Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (87%) and the United Kingdom (5%).

Is Long Journey Ventures investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 39 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Long Journey Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Scott Banister (26 rounds together), Y Combinator (16 rounds together) and Andreessen Horowitz (13 rounds together).

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