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Semantic Ventures

Last cheque observed Feb 2026; 4 cheques on record.

VC firmDeploying nowLast fund, May 2022

Pre-seedSeedSeries AOnchainWeb 3Clothing

Deploying now
50%of best year1cheques in 12 months, 4 on record
Since the last cheque273days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$7.3MCheque size, as they say$250K – $500KRounds led0 of 4
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Semantic Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    1 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Series A: 100% of its rounds

What they do

investing in new rails for data & the digital economyFrom their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$250K – $500K as they say
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries B
Sectors
OnchainWeb 3Clothing
Based in
London, United Kingdom
Cold pitches
Accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first4 appearances

  1. 2026

    1 round

  2. Feb
    SidekickSeries A · GB · Eos Venture Partners$11MWith 12 others
  3. 2025

    1 round

  4. Oct
    RyderSeed · SG · TechStartups$3.2MWith 6 others
  5. 2019

    1 round

  6. Oct
    CentrifugeDE · Medium$3.7MWith 7 others
  7. 2018

    1 round

  8. Oct
    StarkWareIL · Medium$30MWith 10 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 registration2 named

ASAlexander ShelkovnikovExecutive Officer, DirectoriFiling they signed
YRYannick RouxExecutive Officer, DirectoriFiling they signed

We also hold 3 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.

Recently backed

The latest companies Semantic Ventures put money into.

Quick answers about Semantic Ventures

What does Semantic Ventures invest in?

Semantic Ventures invests most often at Seed and Series A (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Onchain, Web 3 and Clothing.

How active is Semantic Ventures?

4 investments on record, 1 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Feb 2026.

What has Semantic Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Sidekick (Series A, Feb 2026), Ryder (Seed, Oct 2025) and Centrifuge (Undisclosed round, Oct 2019).

How big are Semantic Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $7.3M. It says it writes cheques of $250K to $500K.

Is Semantic Ventures investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 1 investments in the last 12 months.

What kind of investor is Semantic Ventures?

Semantic Ventures is a VC firm based in London, United Kingdom.

Has Semantic Ventures raised a new fund?

Its latest fund filing with the SEC was in May 2022.

Does Semantic Ventures take cold pitches?

Yes: its own website says it reads unsolicited pitches.

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