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Nava Ventures

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 3 cheques on record.

VC firmDeploying nowNew fund $122M, Dec 2025

Series ASeries BEmployee BenefitsHealth CareInformation Services

Deploying now
100%of best year2cheques in 12 months, 3 on record
Since the last cheque8days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$16MRounds led3 of 3
Pitch Nava Ventures

Nava Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    2 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Series A: 100% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Led 3 rounds

What they do

A modern, early stage investment firm founded on more than a decade of experience in venture capital.From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
Series ASeries B
Sectors
Employee BenefitsHealth CareInformation Services
Based in
San Francisco, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first3 appearances

  1. 2026

    2 rounds

  2. Oct
    PlatoSeries A · US · Google News search$16MLed
  3. May
    WirestockSeries A · US · TechCrunch$23MLed
  4. 2025

    1 round

  5. Jun
    GrifinSeries A · TechCrunch$11MLed

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 registration4 named

CCChristopher CrossChief Financial Officer of Nava Ventures, LLCiForm ADV
FCFerdinand C MartignettiManaging Member of Nava Ventures, LLCiForm ADV
KCKevin ChenaultMember of Nava Ventures I GP, LLCiForm ADV
MPManish PatelManaging Member of Nava Ventures, LLCiForm ADV

We also hold 4 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

$939Mgross assets of its fundsOct 2026
Exemptreporting adviserventure or small private funds
Legal name
NAVA Ventures, LLC
SEC number
CRD 317758

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

8 of 17 we have independently watched raise

AerovectCyclopsGrifinGrowthbookHydrolixOpenloophealthUnionWirestockKnotapiLegionintelOmenTautopenstudio.ing Arrow rightrelief.app Arrow rightsuperscript.nyc Arrow rightsynthetic.new Arrow righttruefootage.tech Arrow right

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.

Recently backed

The latest companies Nava Ventures put money into.

On podcasts

1 episode naming Nava Ventures in the title, and 2 more that mention it.

Mentioned in

Quick answers about Nava Ventures

What does Nava Ventures invest in?

Nava Ventures invests most often at Series A (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Employee Benefits, Health Care and Information Services.

How active is Nava Ventures?

3 investments on record, 2 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 3. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

What has Nava Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Plato (Series A, Oct 2026), Wirestock (Series A, May 2026) and Grifin (Series A, Jun 2025).

How big are Nava Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $16M.

Is Nava Ventures investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 2 investments in the last 12 months.

What kind of investor is Nava Ventures?

Nava Ventures is a VC firm based in San Francisco, United States.

How much does Nava Ventures manage?

About $939M, as gross assets of its private funds (Oct 2026).

Has Nava Ventures raised a new fund?

Its latest fund filing with the SEC was in Dec 2025, reporting $122M raised.

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