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Naval Ravikant

Last cheque observed Jun 2026; 145 cheques on record.

Deploying nowNew fund $33M, Sept 2026VC firmWebsite unconfirmed

SeedArtificial IntelligenceSoftware

Deploying now
62%of best year8cheques in 12 months, 145 on record
Since the last cheque148days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$6.0MRounds led0 of 145Sole investor5 roundsExits24 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 86%
Pitch Naval Ravikant

Naval Ravikant highlights

  1. 01

    8 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Series A: 78% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 5 rounds, median $1.6M

  4. 04

    24 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
Seed
Sectors
Artificial IntelligenceSoftware
Based in
United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

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The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first145 appearances

  1. 2026

    5 rounds

  2. Jun
    Generalist AISeries B · US · Ventureburn$400MWith 13 others
  3. Apr
    HONKVenture · USUndisclosedWith 2 others
  4. Apr
    OpenBBVenture · USUndisclosedWith 1 other
  5. Feb
    Quill MeetingsSeed · US$6.5MWith 3 others
  6. Feb
    DarwiniumVenture · US$7.0MWith 3 others
  7. 2025

    10 rounds

  8. Nov
    MiraSeed · US$6.6MWith 4 others
  9. Nov
    Thermopylae AerospacePre-seed · US$1.6MSole investor
  10. Nov
    WabiPre-seed · US$20MWith 3 others
  11. Oct
    BlueprintPre-seed · US$60MWith 1 other
  12. Sept
    MicroFactoryPre-seed · US$1.5MSole investor
  13. Sept
    BelfortSeed · US$6.0MWith 2 others
  14. Aug
    MaticVenture · US$77MSole investor
  15. May
    HeroVenture · USUndisclosedWith 4 others
  16. May
    Proof of PlayVenture · USUndisclosedWith 3 others
  17. Mar
    Tera AISeed · US$8.0MWith 2 others
  18. 2024

    5 rounds

  19. Nov
    ePlaneSeries B · IN · TechCrunch$14MWith 7 others
  20. Oct
    TakoSeed · US$5.8MWith 3 others
  21. Oct
    TerraformationGrant · US$4.2MWith 2 others
  22. Jul
    QA WolfSeries B · US$36MWith 4 others
  23. Feb
    BlushSeed · US$7.0MSole investor
  24. 2023

    7 rounds

  25. Jun
    InvalidatePre-seed$4.0MWith 4 others
  26. Jun
    InfringementsPre-seed$4.0MWith 4 others
  27. May
    VibeSeed · US$4.0MWith 1 other
  28. Apr
    ChromaSeed · US$18MWith 2 others
  29. Apr
    Yoz LabsSeed · US$3.5MWith 4 others
  30. Feb
    RenegadeSeed · US$3.4MWith 4 others
  31. Jan
    ReflectSeed · US$1.2MWith 1 other
  32. 2022

    10 rounds

  33. Oct
    NocoDBSeed · US$11MWith 2 others
  34. Oct
    The CoterieSeries A · US$40MWith 4 others
  35. Sept
    Capsule SocialCrowdfunding · FR$102KWith 3 others
  36. Sept
    BlowfishSeed · ES$12MWith 2 others
  37. Aug
    Contribution Labs, Inc.Seed · US$2.4MWith 1 other
  38. Jun
    SpacedriveSeed · CA$2.0MWith 1 other
  39. Jun
    Vibe BioVenture · US$12MWith 6 others
  40. Jun
    WebstudioPre-seed$1.2MWith 2 others
  41. May
    TipTopSeries A · TR$23MWith 3 others
  42. Mar
    PerchSeed · US$6.0MWith 3 others
  43. 2021

    3 rounds

  44. Nov
    GitcoinGrant · US$500KWith 3 others
  45. Oct
    UmbrelSeed · US$3.0MWith 2 others
  46. May
    MavenSeries A · US$20MWith 3 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 registration7 named

AOAde OjoOfficer of the General Partner's ManageriFiling they signed
CMColeman MillerOfficer of the manageriFiling they signed
JBJens BeyrichAttorney-in-Fact of the Issuer's ManageriFiling they signed
JNJeremy NeilsonManaging Director of the General Partner's ManageriFiling they signed
MJMateo JohnsonAttorney-in-factiFiling they signed
QRQuinn RotchfordPresident of the manageriFiling they signed
RTRichard ThomsOfficer of the General Partner's ManageriFiling they signed

We also hold 7 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.

Funds they back

1 fund commitment on record

Managers
1

Every fund on record that it has committed money to, and the managers who invest it.Source: fund news.

Managers it backs most

Most recent commitments

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed24 in all

SoshBought by PostmatesUndisclosedNov 2015
CoverBought by VelocityUndisclosedSept 2015
ScanBought by Snapchat$50MDec 2014
TinychatBought by PaltalkUndisclosedDec 2014
500FriendsBought by MerkleUndisclosedNov 2014
BranchOutBought by 1-PageUndisclosedNov 2014
CoverBought by TwitterUndisclosedApr 2014
TwitterListed$1.8BNov 2013
HitpostBought by Yahoo!UndisclosedOct 2013
LocuBought by GoDaddy$70MAug 2013
MileWiseBought by Yahoo!UndisclosedMay 2013
FlowdockBought by Rally SoftwareUndisclosedFeb 2013
TelloBought by Urban AirshipUndisclosedDec 2012
Friend.lyBought by FacebookUndisclosedMar 2012
Circle of MomsBought by POPSUGARUndisclosedFeb 2012
Kima LabsBought by GrouponUndisclosedFeb 2012
OtherInboxBought by Return PathUndisclosedJan 2012
TopguestBought by SwitchflyUndisclosedDec 2011
CardpoolBought by BlackHawk NetworkUndisclosedOct 2011
LiveProfileBought by BlackBerryUndisclosedOct 2011

The latest 20 here. 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 Naval Ravikant. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies Naval Ravikant put money into.

Books by the people here

One book written by people at Naval Ravikant: Naval Ravikant.

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On podcasts

6 episodes naming Naval Ravikant in the title, and 4 more that mention it.

Mentioned in

Quick answers about Naval Ravikant

What does Naval Ravikant invest in?

Naval Ravikant invests most often at Seed and Series A (78% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Artificial Intelligence and Software.

How active is Naval Ravikant?

145 investments on record, 8 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jun 2026.

What has Naval Ravikant invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Generalist AI (Series B, Jun 2026), HONK (Venture, Apr 2026) and OpenBB (Venture, Apr 2026).

How big are Naval Ravikant's cheques?

The median round it joins is $6.0M.

Does Naval Ravikant lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 145 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Naval Ravikant invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (86%).

Is Naval Ravikant investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 8 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Naval Ravikant invest alongside?

Most often SV Angel (25 rounds together), Softtech VC (13 rounds together) and Andreessen Horowitz (12 rounds together).

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