# Long Journey Ventures: portfolio, investments and team

> Long Journey Ventures is a vc firm based in United States. 145 investments on record, 39 in the last 12 months, latest Oct 2026.

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# Long Journey Ventures

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 145 cheques on record.

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Deploying now New fund $9.8M, Mar 2026 VC firm

Pre-seed Seed Series A Weird Unconventional

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**93%** of best year **39** **cheques in 12 months**, 145 on record

Since the last cheque **17** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$10M** Cheque size, as they say **$10K – $1.0M** Rounds led **3 of 145** Sole investor **5 rounds** Exits **3 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 87%**

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## Long Journey Ventures highlights

- 01 39 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Seed and Series A: 68% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 5 rounds, median $2.0M
- 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-seed Seed Series A Series B Growth
- **Sectors:** Weird Unconventional
- **Based in:** San Francisco, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Accepted

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **145 appearances**

- **2026** 34 rounds
- **Oct** **[Othello](https://millionrounds.com/company/othello)** Seed · US · PR Newswire: venture capital **$8.0M** With 12 others
- **Oct** **[snag](https://millionrounds.com/company/snag)** Seed · US · AlleyWatch **$4.0M** With 6 others
- **Sept** **[OuterSignal](https://millionrounds.com/company/outersignal)** Series A · US · TechStartups **$22M** *Led*
- **Sept** **[Rainmaker](https://millionrounds.com/company/rainmaker)** Series B · US · TechStartups **$100M** With 6 others
- **Sept** **[Arcee AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/arcee-ai)** Series B · US · Ventureburn **$150M** With 10 others
- **Sept** **[Stoke Space Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/stoke-space-technologies)** Series E · US · MaC Venture Capital **$1.0B** With 10 others
- **Sept** **[Solcoa Industries](https://millionrounds.com/company/solcoa-industries)** Venture · US **$45M** With 2 others
- **Sept** **[Frontier Computing](https://millionrounds.com/company/frontier-computing)** Pre-seed · GB **$10M** With 4 others
- **Sept** **[LUUM](https://millionrounds.com/company/luum)** Debt · US **$6.0M** With 3 others
- **Aug** **[Rally](https://millionrounds.com/company/rally)** Venture · US **$1.0M** With 4 others
- **Aug** **[Lambda Surgical](https://millionrounds.com/company/lambda-surgical)** Seed · US **$6.5M** With 3 others
- **Jul** **[Throne Science](https://millionrounds.com/company/throne-science)** Series A · US · Crunchbase News **$10M** With 8 others
- **Jul** **[Singularity](https://millionrounds.com/company/singularity)** Series A · SG **$80M** With 4 others
- **Jul** **[LimaCharlie](https://millionrounds.com/company/limacharlie)** Debt · US **$2.1M** With 3 others
- **Jul** **[Andrenam](https://millionrounds.com/company/andrenam)** Series A · US **$18M** With 2 others
- **Jun** **[Forage](https://millionrounds.com/company/forage)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 4 others
- **May** **[Arcticar](https://millionrounds.com/company/arcticar)** Pre-seed · US **$3.0M** With 2 others
- **May** **[Serve Robotics](https://millionrounds.com/company/serve-robotics)** US **$150M** With 3 others
- **Apr** **[Photon Health](https://millionrounds.com/company/photon-health)** Series A · US · AlleyWatch **$16M** With 5 others
- **Apr** **[Swoop](https://millionrounds.com/company/swoop)** Seed · SZ · TechCabal **$7.3M** With 7 others
- **Mar** **[BusRight](https://millionrounds.com/company/busright)** Growth · US · AlleyWatch **$30M** With 3 others
- **Mar** **[Artemis](https://millionrounds.com/company/artemis)** Seed · US · Tribeca Venture Partners **$6.0M** *Led*
- **Mar** **[Nectir](https://millionrounds.com/company/nectir)** Series A · US **$13M** With 3 others
- **Mar** **[Eragon](https://millionrounds.com/company/eragon)** Seed · US **$12M** With 3 others
- **Mar** **[DealFlowAgent](https://millionrounds.com/company/dealflowagent)** Seed · GB **$750K** With 1 other
- **Feb** **[Ownwell](https://millionrounds.com/company/ownwell)** Series B · US · Crunchbase News **$50M** With 10 others
- **Feb** **[Inertia Enterprises](https://millionrounds.com/company/inertia-enterprises)** Series A · US · Crunchbase News **$450M** With 5 others
- **Feb** **[Crusoe](https://millionrounds.com/company/crusoe)** Debt · US **$300M** With 4 others
- **Feb** **[Lotus AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/lotus-ai)** Series A · US **$35M** With 3 others
- **Feb** **[The Compression Company](https://millionrounds.com/company/the-compression-company)** Pre-seed **$3.4M** With 4 others
- **Jan** **[FLORA](https://millionrounds.com/company/flora)** Series A · US · TechCrunch **$42M** With 23 others
- **Jan** **[Northwood Space](https://millionrounds.com/company/northwood-space)** Series B · US · Alpine Space Ventures **$100M** With 9 others
- **Jan** **[Unusual AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/unusual-ai)** Seed · US **$3.6M** With 3 others
- **Jan** **[GoodDay Software](https://millionrounds.com/company/goodday-software)** Venture · US **$7.0M** With 3 others
- **2025** 34 rounds
- **Dec** **[Truemed](https://millionrounds.com/company/truemed)** Series A · US **$34M** With 3 others
- **Dec** **[Pomp](https://millionrounds.com/company/pomp)** Venture · US **$584K** With 3 others
- **Dec** **[Caretta](https://millionrounds.com/company/caretta)** Pre-seed · NL **$1.3M** With 2 others
- **Nov** **[Numeric](https://millionrounds.com/company/numeric)** Series B · US · Ventureburn **$51M** With 9 others
- **Nov** **[Neros Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/neros-technologies)** Series B · US **$75M** With 3 others
- **Oct** **[Lucent](https://millionrounds.com/company/lucent)** Pre-seed · US · Startup Daily **$1.3M** With 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 registration **1 named**

LJ **Lee Jacobs** Managing Director i Filing 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 listed **3 in all**

**[EQAL](https://millionrounds.com/company/eqal)** Bought by Everyday Health **Undisclosed** Sept 2012

**[OtherInbox](https://millionrounds.com/company/otherinbox)** Bought by Return Path **Undisclosed** Jan 2012

**[Hot Potato](https://millionrounds.com/company/hot-potato)** Bought by [Facebook](https://millionrounds.com/fund/facebook) **$10M** Jul 2010

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

New fund on file

**$9.8M**

raised in Mar 2026

From its SEC filing, not a journalist: a firm that has just raised has money to deploy.

## The cheque

Pre-seed Seed Series A

Median round joined **$10M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$2.0M**

Led 3 of 145 rounds **2%**

- **Said size:** $10K – $1.0M
- **Sole investor:** 5 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Oct 2026
- **Exits:** 3 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed said *53*
- Series A said *38*
- Venture *17*
- Series B said *10*
- Pre-seed said *10*
- Debt *5*
- Growth said *-*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Nov 2023 Oct 2026

Often in the room with

- [Scott Banister](https://millionrounds.com/fund/scott-banister) 26
- [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) 16
- [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) 13
- [BoxGroup](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boxgroup) 13
- [Founders Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund) 11
- [Alumni Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund) 10

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## 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.

[**Scott Banister** Angel **26** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/scott-banister)[**Y Combinator** Accelerator **16** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator)[**Andreessen Horowitz** VC firm **13** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz)[**BoxGroup** VC firm **13** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boxgroup)[**Founders Fund** VC firm **11** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund)[**Alumni Ventures** VC firm **10** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund)[**500 Global** Angel **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups)[**First Round Capital** VC firm **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/first-round-capital)[**Gaingels** Private equity **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gaingels)[**Neo** Accelerator **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/neo)[**SV Angel** VC firm **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel)[**Sequoia Capital** VC firm **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Long Journey Ventures put money into.

[**Othello** $8.0M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/othello)[**snag** $4.0M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/snag)[**OuterSignal** $22M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/outersignal)[**Rainmaker** $100M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/rainmaker)[**Arcee AI** $150M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/arcee-ai)[**Stoke Space Technologies** $1.0B · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/stoke-space-technologies)

## On podcasts

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

- [The Generalist](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/the-generalist) 5 May 2026 · 1h 13m Investing Like A Mystic: How Cyan Banister Finds Outliers (Co-Founder of Long Journey Ventures) With [Cyan Banister](https://millionrounds.com/person/cyan-banister) Mentions [Long Journey Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/long-journey-ventures) Apple PodcastsShow page

### Mentioned in

- [Sourcery](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/sourcery) 10 Jul 2026 · 1h 29m "Dig Through Your Couches. SpaceX Needs It." Cyan Banister on Luke Nosek's Pitch Apple PodcastsShow page
- [Fund/Build/Scale](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/fund-build-scale) 7 Nov 2025 · 47 min Cyan Banister & Cristian Cibils Bernardes: Early Signals, Founder-Investor Fit, and Trustworthy Consumer AI Apple PodcastsShow page
- [Invest Like the Best](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/invest-like-the-best) 25 Apr 2025 · 1h 26m Cyan Banister - Investing for a Higher Purpose - [Invest Like the Best, CLASSICS] Apple PodcastsShow page
- [Sourcery](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/sourcery) 14 Mar 2025 · 46 min Arielle Zuckerberg, Winning Founder Recipe: The Rizz & Tiz Apple PodcastsShow page

## 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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