# Origin Ventures: portfolio, investments and team

> Origin Ventures is a vc firm based in United States. 93 investments on record, 9 in the last 12 months, latest Oct 2026.

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# Origin Ventures

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 93 cheques on record.

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Deploying now New fund $97M, Mar 2025 VC firm

Pre-seed Seed Series A Aggregator Marketplaces Platform

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**75%** of best year **9** **cheques in 12 months**, 93 on record

Since the last cheque **11** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$7.5M** Cheque size, as they say **$250K – $6.0M** Rounds led **5 of 93** Sole investor **9 rounds** Exits **2 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 91%**

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## Origin Ventures highlights

- 01 9 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Series A and Venture: 56% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 9 rounds, median $5.0M
- 04 2 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

> Origin Ventures is an early stage venture capital firm investing in the infrastructure, software, applications, services and marketplaces transforming productivity and automation through artificial intelligence. From their own website

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** $250K – $6.0M as they say
- **Stages:** Pre-seed Seed Series A Series B
- **Sectors:** Aggregator Marketplaces Platform
- **Based in:** Chicago, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not accepted

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **93 appearances**

- **2026** 6 rounds
- **Oct** **[VECKTA](https://millionrounds.com/company/veckta)** Series A · US · Mercom Capital Group **$11M** *Led*
- **Aug** **[ClearJet](https://millionrounds.com/company/clearjet)** Series B · US · Crunchbase News **$25M** With 5 others
- **May** **[Century Health](https://millionrounds.com/company/century-health)** Seed · US **$5.0M** With 4 others
- **Apr** **[Torus](https://millionrounds.com/company/torus)** Debt · LT **$35M** With 6 others
- **Apr** **[Everee](https://millionrounds.com/company/everee)** Venture · US **$4.5M** With 1 other
- **Mar** **[R2 Wireless](https://millionrounds.com/company/r2-wireless)** Venture **$5.0M** Sole investor
- **2025** 11 rounds
- **Dec** **[Lemurian Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/lemurian-labs)** Series A · US · Firms' own news pages **$28M** With 15 others
- **Dec** **[Pronto](https://millionrounds.com/company/pronto)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **Nov** **[Carketa](https://millionrounds.com/company/carketa)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **Oct** **[Medmo](https://millionrounds.com/company/medmo)** Series A · US · AlleyWatch **$15M** With 5 others
- **Oct** **[Audioshake](https://millionrounds.com/company/audioshake)** Series A · US **$14M** With 5 others
- **Oct** **[Silkline](https://millionrounds.com/company/silkline)** Seed · US **$4.0M** With 2 others
- **Sept** **[OptiCore](https://millionrounds.com/company/opticore)** Seed · US **$7.5M** With 2 others
- **Jun** **[Vivrelle](https://millionrounds.com/company/vivrelle)** Series C · US **$62M** Sole investor
- **May** **[Pie](https://millionrounds.com/company/pie)** Debt **$2.0M** With 3 others
- **Mar** **[Glimpse](https://millionrounds.com/company/glimpse)** Series A · TDK Ventures **$10M** With 5 others
- **Feb** **[Swarmbotics AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/swarmbotics-ai)** Seed · US **$13M** With 3 others
- **2024** 6 rounds
- **Nov** **[Conflixis](https://millionrounds.com/company/conflixis)** Seed · US **$4.2M** With 2 others
- **Oct** **[Voze](https://millionrounds.com/company/voze)** Series A · US **$12M** With 2 others
- **Sept** **[Fringe](https://millionrounds.com/company/fringe)** Venture · US **$6.0M** With 1 other
- **Aug** **[TiLT](https://millionrounds.com/company/tilt)** Series B · US **$15M** With 4 others
- **Jun** **[Hoop](https://millionrounds.com/company/hoop)** Seed · US **$5.0M** With 2 others
- **Mar** **[Cloverleaf.me](https://millionrounds.com/company/cloverleaf-me)** Series A · US **$7.3M** With 5 others
- **2023** 5 rounds
- **Aug** **[ControlRooms](https://millionrounds.com/company/controlrooms)** Series A · US · Origin Ventures **$10M** *Led*
- **Aug** **[Salad Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/salad-technologies)** Series A · US **$17M** With 3 others
- **Apr** **[Prisidio](https://millionrounds.com/company/prisidio)** Seed · US **$3.5M** With 2 others
- **Jan** **[ViralGains](https://millionrounds.com/company/viralgains)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **Jan** **[Upside Cooperative](https://millionrounds.com/company/upside-cooperative)** Seed · US **$4.6M** With 1 other
- **2022** 8 rounds
- **Nov** **[Kodex](https://millionrounds.com/company/kodex)** Seed · US **$2.0M** With 3 others
- **Nov** **[Blackcart](https://millionrounds.com/company/blackcart)** Series A · CA **$3.7M** With 4 others
- **Sept** **[Hammoq](https://millionrounds.com/company/hammoq)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **Aug** **[Anthill](https://millionrounds.com/company/anthill)** Seed · US **$3.0M** With 3 others
- **Aug** **[Tovala](https://millionrounds.com/company/tovala)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 4 others
- **May** **[DirectScale](https://millionrounds.com/company/directscale)** Debt · US **$300K** With 2 others
- **Apr** **[Wove](https://millionrounds.com/company/wove)** Debt · US **$2.8M** With 2 others
- **Mar** **[ShopThing](https://millionrounds.com/company/shopthing)** Series A · CA **$10M** Sole investor
- **2021** 2 rounds
- **Sept** **[Measured Analytics and Insurance](https://millionrounds.com/company/measured-analytics-and-insurance)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Jun** **[SoleSavy](https://millionrounds.com/company/solesavy)** Series A **$13M** With 3 others
- **2020** 4 rounds
- **Sept** **[Outlogic](https://millionrounds.com/company/outlogic)** Venture **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **Aug** **[X Mode Social](https://millionrounds.com/company/x-mode-social)** Venture **Undisclosed** Sole investor

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 **7 named**

AM **Alex Meyer** Manager i Form ADV

AM **Alexander Meyer** Managing Member of the General Partner i Filing they signed

BH **Brent Hill** Member of the General Partner, Origin Ventures III Management, LLC i Filing they signed

BB **Bruce Barron** Member of the General Partner, Origin Ventures III Management, LLC i Filing they signed

JH **Jason Heltzer** Managing Member of the General Partner i Filing they signed

RT **Richard Thoms** Officer of the Issuer's Administrative Manager i Filing they signed

SM **Steven Miller** Member of the General Partner, Origin Ventures III Management, LLC i Filing they signed

We also hold **14** 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

**$347M** gross assets of its funds Oct 2026

**Exempt** reporting adviser venture or small private funds

- **Legal name:** Origin Ventures Group, LLC
- **SEC number:** CRD 283371

## What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

**0** of 1 we have independently watched raise

Investor Portal

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.

## Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **2 in all**

**[Shoutlet](https://millionrounds.com/company/shoutlet)** Bought by Spredfast **Undisclosed** Aug 2015

**[iNest Realty](https://millionrounds.com/company/inest-realty)** Bought by [IAC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/iac) **Undisclosed** Oct 2004

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

New fund on file

**$97M**

raised in Mar 2025

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 **$7.5M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$5.0M**

Led 5 of 93 rounds **5%**

- **Said size:** $250K – $6.0M
- **Sole investor:** 9 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Oct 2026
- **Exits:** 2 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series A said *33*
- Venture *16*
- Series B said *15*
- Seed said *14*
- Debt *5*
- Series C *4*
- Pre-seed said *-*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Nov 2023 Oct 2026

Often in the room with

- [Alumni Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund) 8
- [OCA Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/oca-ventures) 8
- [Chicago Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chicago-ventures) 7
- [Hyde Park Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hyde-park-venture-partners) 7
- [Lerer Hippeau](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lerer-hippeau) 5
- [Service Provider Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/service-provider-capital) 5

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**Alumni Ventures** VC firm **8** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund)[**OCA Ventures** VC firm **8** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/oca-ventures)[**Chicago Ventures** VC firm **7** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chicago-ventures)[**Hyde Park Venture Partners** VC firm **7** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hyde-park-venture-partners)[**Lerer Hippeau** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lerer-hippeau)[**Service Provider Capital** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/service-provider-capital)[**Leo Capital** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/leo-capital)[**500 Global** Angel **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups)[**Album VC** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/album)[**Amicus Capital** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/amicus-capital-l-p)[**Apex Venture Partners** Growth equity **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/apex-venture-partners)[**Austin Ventures** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/austin-ventures)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Origin Ventures put money into.

[**VECKTA** $11M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/veckta)[**ClearJet** $25M · Aug 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/clearjet)[**Century Health** $5.0M · May 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/century-health)[**Torus** $35M · Apr 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/torus)[**Everee** $4.5M · Apr 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/everee)[**R2 Wireless** $5.0M · Mar 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/r2-wireless)

## Quick answers about Origin Ventures

### What does Origin Ventures invest in?

Origin Ventures invests most often at Series A and Venture (56% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Aggregator, Marketplaces and Platform.

### How active is Origin Ventures?

93 investments on record, 9 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 5. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

### What has Origin Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: VECKTA (Series A, Oct 2026), ClearJet (Series B, Aug 2026) and Century Health (Seed, May 2026).

### How big are Origin Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $7.5M. It says it writes cheques of $250K to $6.0M.

### Does Origin Ventures lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 5 of its 93 investments on record (5%).

### Where does Origin Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (91%) and Canada (6%).

### Is Origin Ventures investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 9 investments in the last 12 months.

### Who does Origin Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Alumni Ventures (8 rounds together), OCA Ventures (8 rounds together) and Chicago Ventures (7 rounds together).

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