# Necessary Ventures: portfolio, investments and team

> Necessary Ventures is a vc firm based in Canada. 3 investments on record, 2 in the last 12 months, latest Mar 2026. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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# Necessary Ventures

Last cheque observed Mar 2026; 3 cheques on record.

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Seed Series A Series B Proteomics Waste Regtech

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**100%** of best year **2** **cheques in 12 months**, 3 on record

Since the last cheque **227** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$50M** Cheque size, as they say **$250K – $1.0M** Rounds led **0 of 3**

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## Necessary Ventures highlights

- 01 2 cheques in the last 12 months
- 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:** Seed Series A Series B Growth
- **Sectors:** Proteomics Waste Regtech
- **Based in:** San Francisco, Canada
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **3 appearances**

- **2026** 2 rounds
- **Mar** **[Arc Boat Company](https://millionrounds.com/company/arc-boat-company)** Series C · US · TechCrunch **$50M** With 6 others
- **Mar** **[Nitra](https://millionrounds.com/company/nitra)** Series B · US · Ventureburn **$187M** With 21 others
- **2024** 1 round
- **Oct** **[Infinite Machine](https://millionrounds.com/company/infinite-machine)** Seed · US · TechCrunch **$9.0M** With 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.

## The cheque

Seed Series A Series B

Median round joined **$50M** the round, not its cheque

Led 0 of 3 rounds **0%**

- **Said size:** $250K – $1.0M
- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Mar 2026

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed said *1*
- Series B said *1*
- Series C *1*
- Series A said *-*
- Growth said *-*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Dec 2023 Nov 2026

Often in the room with

- [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) 2

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## 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.

[**Andreessen Horowitz** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Necessary Ventures put money into.

[**Nitra** $187M · Mar 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/nitra)[**Infinite Machine** $9.0M · Oct 2024](https://millionrounds.com/company/infinite-machine)

## 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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