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Necessary Ventures

Last cheque observed Mar 2026; 3 cheques on record.

VC firmDeploying now

SeedSeries ASeries BProteomicsWasteRegtech

Deploying now
100%of best year2cheques in 12 months, 3 on record
Since the last cheque227days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$50MCheque size, as they say$250K – $1.0MRounds led0 of 3
Pitch Necessary Ventures

Necessary Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    2 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Series B: 67% of its rounds

What they do

We lead $1-2M pre-seeds and also invest non-lead from pre-seed to pre-IPO.From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$250K – $1.0M as they say
Stages
SeedSeries ASeries BGrowth
Sectors
ProteomicsWasteRegtech
Based in
San Francisco, Canada
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first3 appearances

  1. 2026

    2 rounds

  2. Mar
    Arc Boat CompanySeries C · US · TechCrunch$50MWith 6 others
  3. Mar
    NitraSeries B · US · Ventureburn$187MWith 21 others
  4. 2024

    1 round

  5. Oct
    Infinite MachineSeed · US · TechCrunch$9.0MWith 7 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

We 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.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Necessary Ventures. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies Necessary Ventures put money into.

Quick answers about Necessary Ventures

What does Necessary Ventures invest in?

Necessary Ventures invests most often at Seed and Series B (67% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Proteomics, Waste and Regtech.

How active is Necessary Ventures?

3 investments on record, 2 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Mar 2026.

What has Necessary Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Arc Boat Company (Series C, Mar 2026), Nitra (Series B, Mar 2026) and Infinite Machine (Seed, Oct 2024).

How big are Necessary Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $50M. It says it writes cheques of $250K to $1.0M.

Is Necessary Ventures investing now?

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

Who does Necessary Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Andreessen Horowitz (2 rounds together).

What kind of investor is Necessary Ventures?

Necessary Ventures is a VC firm based in San Francisco, Canada.

When was Necessary Ventures founded?

Necessary Ventures was founded in 2020.

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