# Promus Ventures: portfolio, investments and team

> Promus Ventures is a vc firm based in United States. 123 investments on record, 8 in the last 12 months, latest Sept 2026.

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# Promus Ventures

Last cheque observed Sep 2026; 123 cheques on record.

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Deploying now New fund $25M, Apr 2026 VC firm

Seed Series A Deeptech

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**62%** of best year **8** **cheques in 12 months**, 123 on record

Since the last cheque **53** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$20M** Rounds led **0 of 123** Sole investor **2 rounds** Exits **4 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 55%**

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## Promus Ventures highlights

- 01 8 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Seed and Series A: 60% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 2 rounds, median $1.5M
- 04 4 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

> Promus Ventures invests in early-stage DeepTech startups solving complex problems to advance everyday lives worldwide. From their own website

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Stages:** Seed Series A
- **Sectors:** Deeptech
- **Based in:** Chicago, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **123 appearances**

- **2026** 8 rounds
- **Sept** **[The Exploration Company](https://millionrounds.com/company/the-exploration-company)** Series C · DE · Firms' own news pages **$450M** With 11 others
- **May** **[Lunar Outpost](https://millionrounds.com/company/lunar-outpost)** Series B · US · TechStartups **$30M** With 3 others
- **Apr** **[Spire Global](https://millionrounds.com/company/spire-global)** US **$70M** With 3 others
- **Mar** **[Whoop](https://millionrounds.com/company/whoop)** Growth · US · Crunchbase News **$575M** With 24 others
- **Mar** **[Halter](https://millionrounds.com/company/halter)** Series E · NZ · Promus Ventures **$314M** With 9 others
- **Feb** **[Uplift360](https://millionrounds.com/company/uplift360)** Seed · LU · NATO Innovation Fund (NIF) **$8.7M** With 4 others
- **Jan** **[RobCo](https://millionrounds.com/company/robco)** Series C · Promus Ventures **$100M** With 9 others
- **Jan** **[Mytra](https://millionrounds.com/company/mytra)** Series C · US · Promus Ventures **$120M** With 10 others
- **2025** 10 rounds
- **Oct** **[Encube Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/encube-technologies)** Series A · SE **$23M** With 1 other
- **Sept** **[FERNRIDE](https://millionrounds.com/company/fernride)** Series A · DE **$21M** With 5 others
- **Jul** **[Swift Navigation](https://millionrounds.com/company/swift-navigation)** Series E · US **$50M** With 3 others
- **Jun** **[Halter](https://millionrounds.com/company/halter)** Series D · NZ · Startup Daily **$155M** With 8 others
- **Jun** **[Jua](https://millionrounds.com/company/jua)** Series A · CH **$11M** With 3 others
- **Jun** **[SeeMe](https://millionrounds.com/company/seeme)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **Mar** **[Halter](https://millionrounds.com/company/halter)** Series E · NZ · TechStartups **$220M** With 8 others
- **Mar** **[Chef Robotics](https://millionrounds.com/company/chef-robotics)** Debt · US **$23M** With 4 others
- **Jan** **[EARTH AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/earth-ai)** Series B · US **$20M** With 5 others
- **Jan** **[Capra Robotics](https://millionrounds.com/company/capra-robotics)** Seed · DK **$12M** With 2 others
- **2024** 7 rounds
- **Oct** **[ALL.SPACE](https://millionrounds.com/company/all-space)** Series B · GB · Boka Capital **$58M** With 3 others
- **Oct** **[ALL.SPACE](https://millionrounds.com/company/all-space)** Series C · GB **$44M** With 2 others
- **Sept** **[Samp](https://millionrounds.com/company/samp)** Venture · FR **$6.7M** With 2 others
- **Jul** **[Rhombus Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/rhombus-systems)** Series C · US **$45M** With 2 others
- **Jul** **[Foundry Lab](https://millionrounds.com/company/foundry-lab)** Grant · NZ **$27K** With 4 others
- **Apr** **[SatSure](https://millionrounds.com/company/satsure)** Venture **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Feb** **[RobCo](https://millionrounds.com/company/robco)** Series B · DE **$43M** With 3 others
- **2023** 10 rounds
- **Dec** **[Wakeo](https://millionrounds.com/company/wakeo)** Series B · FR **$20M** With 3 others
- **Oct** **[Biocogniv](https://millionrounds.com/company/biocogniv)** Venture · US **$5.0M** With 4 others
- **Oct** **[SeerAI](https://millionrounds.com/company/seerai)** Seed · US **$4.0M** With 1 other
- **Sept** **[Charityvest](https://millionrounds.com/company/charityvest)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **Sept** **[Mapbox](https://millionrounds.com/company/mapbox)** Series E · US **$280M** With 4 others
- **Jul** **[Arch Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/arch-systems)** Venture · US **$4.5M** With 2 others
- **Jun** **[EnergyBank](https://millionrounds.com/company/energybank)** Grant · NZ **$41K** With 4 others
- **Jun** **[Mangata Networks](https://millionrounds.com/company/mangata-networks)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **Feb** **[Recycleye](https://millionrounds.com/company/recycleye)** Series A · GB **$17M** With 3 others
- **Feb** **[StatMuse](https://millionrounds.com/company/statmuse)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 4 others
- **2022** 3 rounds
- **May** **[Optisys](https://millionrounds.com/company/optisys)** Venture · US **$15M** With 1 other
- **Mar** **[The Expert](https://millionrounds.com/company/the-expert)** Series A · US **$12M** With 5 others
- **Feb** **[Aurora Insight](https://millionrounds.com/company/aurora-insight)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **2021** 6 rounds
- **Dec** **[Bellabeat](https://millionrounds.com/company/bellabeat)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 5 others
- **Dec** **[True Fit](https://millionrounds.com/company/true-fit)** Debt · US **$15M** With 4 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 registration **11 named**

AP **Andrew Paul Code** MEMBER OF INVESTMENT COMMITTEE OF GENERAL PARTNER i Filing they signed

BM **Brett Moore, Jr.** Manager of the Manager of the GP i Filing they signed

BZ **Brian Zachary Musso** MEMBER OF INVESTMENT COMMITTEE OF GENERAL PARTNER i Filing they signed

JZ **J. Zachary Musso** MANAGER OF THE MANAGER OF THE GENERAL PARTNER i Filing they signed

JC **Joseph Chang** Managing Director of the GP i Filing they signed

MK **Maureen King** Principal - Accounting and Finance of the GP i Filing they signed

ML **Michael Lawrence Collett** Managing Director i Filing they signed

RZ **Ryan Zachary Crawford** GENERAL COUNSEL & CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER OF THE MANAGER OF THE GENERAL PARTNER i Filing they signed

SZ **Sarah Zachary Wuellner** MEMBER OF INVESTMENT COMMITTEE AND MANAGER OF GENERAL PARTNER i Filing they signed

SZ **Steven Zachary Brown** MEMBER OF INVESTMENT COMMITTEE OF GENERAL PARTNER i Filing they signed

TP **Terry Paul Toth** MEMBER OF INVESTMENT COMMITTEE OF GENERAL PARTNER i Filing they signed

We also hold **26** 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

**$203M** gross assets of its funds Oct 2026

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

- **Legal name:** Orbital Ventures Management, LLC
- **SEC number:** CRD 307080

## Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **4 in all**

**[Dispatch](https://millionrounds.com/company/dispatch)** Bought by [Amazon](https://millionrounds.com/fund/amazon) **Undisclosed** Nov 2017

**[AltspaceVR](https://millionrounds.com/company/altspacevr)** Bought by [Microsoft](https://millionrounds.com/fund/microsoft) **Undisclosed** Oct 2017

**[Standard Treasury](https://millionrounds.com/company/standard-treasury)** Bought by Silicon Valley Bank **Undisclosed** Aug 2015

**[Storify](https://millionrounds.com/company/storify)** Bought by Livefyre **Undisclosed** Sept 2013

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

New fund on file

**$25M**

raised in Apr 2026

From its SEC filing, not a journalist: a firm that has just raised has money to deploy.

## The cheque

Seed Series A

Median round joined **$20M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$1.5M**

Led 0 of 123 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 2 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Sept 2026
- **Exits:** 4 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed said *43*
- Series A said *24*
- Venture *16*
- Series B *16*
- Series C *7*
- Series E *5*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Nov 2023 Oct 2026

Often in the room with

- [DCVC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/data-collective) 19
- [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) 15
- [SV Angel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel) 13
- [Founder Collective](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founder-collective) 10
- [Google Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gv) 10
- [500 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups) 9

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**DCVC** VC firm **19** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/data-collective)[**Y Combinator** Accelerator **15** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator)[**SV Angel** VC firm **13** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel)[**Founder Collective** VC firm **10** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founder-collective)[**Google Ventures** Corporate VC **10** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gv)[**500 Global** Angel **9** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups)[**CrunchFund** VC firm **8** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crunchfund-3)[**Accomplice** VC firm **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accomplice)[**Bessemer Venture Partners** VC firm **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bessemer-venture-partners)[**RRE Ventures** VC firm **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rre-ventures)[**Andreessen Horowitz** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz)[**Blackbird Ventures** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackbird-ventures-2)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Promus Ventures put money into.

[**The Exploration Company** $450M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/the-exploration-company)[**Lunar Outpost** $30M · May 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/lunar-outpost)[**Spire Global** $70M · Apr 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/spire-global)[**Whoop** $575M · Mar 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/whoop)[**Halter** $314M · Mar 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/halter)[**Uplift360** $8.7M · Feb 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/uplift360)

## Mentioned on podcasts

Episodes that name Promus Ventures in their description, not their title.

- [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) 20 Jan 2016 · 22 min 64. The Fast No, Part 2 (Mike Collett) Mentions [Mike Collett](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mike-collett)[Promus Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/promus-ventures) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) 19 Jan 2016 · 25 min 63. The Fast No, Part 1 (Mike Collett) Mentions [Mike Collett](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mike-collett)[Promus Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/promus-ventures) Apple PodcastsShow page

## Quick answers about Promus Ventures

### What does Promus Ventures invest in?

Promus Ventures invests most often at Seed and Series A (60% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Deeptech.

### How active is Promus Ventures?

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

### What has Promus Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: The Exploration Company (Series C, Sept 2026), Lunar Outpost (Series B, May 2026) and Spire Global (Undisclosed round, Apr 2026).

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

The median round it joins is $20M.

### Does Promus Ventures lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 123 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does Promus Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (55%), New Zealand (13%) and Germany (8%).

### Is Promus Ventures investing now?

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

### Who does Promus Ventures invest alongside?

Most often DCVC (19 rounds together), Y Combinator (15 rounds together) and SV Angel (13 rounds together).

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