# Seligman Ventures: portfolio, investments and team > Seligman Ventures is a vc firm. 10 investments on record, 10 in the last 12 months, latest Oct 2026. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/seligman-ventures (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # Seligman Ventures Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 10 cheques on record. Email Deploying now VC firm Series A Series B Series C Follow Seligman Ventures and see its new cheques in your feed. [Start following](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&why=follow&next=%2Ffund%2Fseligman-ventures) Deploying now **100%** of best year **10** **cheques in 12 months**, 10 on record Since the last cheque **26** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$118M** Rounds led **7 of 10** Mostly in **United States, 88%** Pitch Seligman Ventures ## Seligman Ventures highlights - 01 10 cheques in the last 12 months - 02 Mostly Series A and Series B: 70% of its rounds - 03 Led 7 rounds ## What they do - **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified) - **Cheque size:** Not stated - **Cold pitches:** Not stated ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **10 appearances** - **2026** 10 rounds - **Oct** **[Clockwork.io](https://millionrounds.com/company/clockwork-io)** Series B · Firms' own news pages **$31M** *Led* - **Aug** **[Velaura AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/velaura-ai)** Series A · US · TechStartups **$110M** *Led* - **Aug** **[Lumilens](https://millionrounds.com/company/lumilens)** Series C · US · Ventureburn **$700M** *Led* - **Jul** **[Smallest.ai](https://millionrounds.com/company/smallest-ai)** Series A · IN · TechCrunch **$13M** *Led* - **Jul** **[Eliyan](https://millionrounds.com/company/eliyan)** Series C · US · TechStartups **$145M** *Led* - **Jul** **[SambaNova Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/sambanova-systems)** Growth · US · TechCrunch **$1.0B** With 15 others - **Jun** **[Upscale AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/upscale-ai)** Series A · US · TechStartups **$190M** With 9 others - **May** **[Exaforce](https://millionrounds.com/company/exaforce)** Series B · US · TechCrunch **$125M** With 6 others - **Apr** **[Cognichip](https://millionrounds.com/company/cognichip)** Series A · TechCrunch **$60M** *Led* - **Mar** **[EPIC Microsystems](https://millionrounds.com/company/epic-microsystems)** Series A · US · AICONIC VENTURES **$21M** *Led* 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 cheque Series A Series B Series C Median round joined **$118M** the round, not its cheque Led 7 of 10 rounds **70%** - **Sole investor:** Never alone - **Last cheque:** Oct 2026 Rounds by stage said on their site - Series A *5* - Series B *2* - Series C *2* - Growth *1* Cheques by month Led Joined Nov 2023 Oct 2026 Often in the room with - [Mayfield Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mayfield) 4 - [PremjiInvest](https://millionrounds.com/fund/premji-invest) 3 - [AICONIC VENTURES](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aiconic-ventures) 2 - [Assam Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/assam-ventures) 2 - [Cambium Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cambium-capital) 2 - [Intel Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/intel-capital) 2 **Pitching Seligman Ventures?** Put them on your fundraising board with this record on the card, and follow them to hear when they write a new cheque. Add to your CRM *→* ## Who they invest alongside The investors most often in the same rounds as Seligman Ventures. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed. [**Mayfield Fund** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mayfield)[**PremjiInvest** Private equity **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/premji-invest)[**AICONIC VENTURES** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aiconic-ventures)[**Assam Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/assam-ventures)[**Cambium Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cambium-capital)[**Intel Capital** Corporate VC **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/intel-capital)[**Maverick Silicon** Hedge fund **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/maverick-silicon)[**Prosperity7 Ventures** Corporate VC **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/prosperity7-ventures)[**StepStone Group** Fund of funds **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/stepstone-group)[**Temasek Holdings** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/temasek) ## Recently backed The latest companies Seligman Ventures put money into. [**Velaura AI** $110M · Aug 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/velaura-ai)[**Lumilens** $700M · Aug 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/lumilens)[**Eliyan** $145M · Jul 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/eliyan)[**SambaNova Systems** $1.0B · Jul 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/sambanova-systems)[**Exaforce** $125M · May 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/exaforce)[**Cognichip** $60M · Apr 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/cognichip) ## On podcasts 1 episode naming Seligman Ventures in the title. - [The Neon Show](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/neon-show) 13 Feb 2026 · 52 min What Top 1% Investors Look For in AI Startups | Umesh Padval, Seligman Ventures, Ex- Bessemer With [Umesh Padval](https://millionrounds.com/person/umesh-padval) Mentions [Seligman Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/seligman-ventures)[Bessemer Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bessemer-venture-partners) Apple Podcasts ## Quick answers about Seligman Ventures ### What does Seligman Ventures invest in? Seligman Ventures invests most often at Series A and Series B (70% of the rounds on record). ### How active is Seligman Ventures? 10 investments on record, 10 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 7. The most recent was in Oct 2026. ### What has Seligman Ventures invested in recently? Its most recent investments on record: Clockwork.io (Series B, Oct 2026), Velaura AI (Series A, Aug 2026) and Lumilens (Series C, Aug 2026). ### How big are Seligman Ventures's cheques? The median round it joins is $118M. ### Does Seligman Ventures lead rounds? Yes: it led 7 of its 10 investments on record (70%). ### Where does Seligman Ventures invest? Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (88%) and India (13%). ### Is Seligman Ventures investing now? Yes: it is actively investing, with 10 investments in the last 12 months. ### Who does Seligman Ventures invest alongside? Most often Mayfield Fund (4 rounds together), PremjiInvest (3 rounds together) and AICONIC VENTURES (2 rounds together). ## Raising now? Find the investors who back rounds like yours, and keep every conversation on one fundraising board. Find similar investorsOpen your CRM Built from the rounds we watched, its filings and its own website, refreshed every night. [How we count](https://millionrounds.com/methodology) · [Report a correction](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=seligman-ventures) · [Is this your firm? Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?org=seligman-ventures)