# SJF Ventures: portfolio, investments and team

> SJF Ventures is a vc firm based in United States. 81 investments on record, 4 in the last 12 months, latest Jul 2026. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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# SJF Ventures

Last cheque observed Jul 2026; 81 cheques on record.

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Deploying now New fund $2.4M, Oct 2026 VC firm

Seed Series A Series B Green Tech Circular Economy Sustainable Development Goals

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**31%** of best year **4** **cheques in 12 months**, 81 on record

Since the last cheque **122** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$12M** Rounds led **6 of 81** Sole investor **14 rounds** Exits **6 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 95%**

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## SJF Ventures highlights

- 01 4 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Series A and Venture: 59% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 14 rounds, median $5.1M
- 04 6 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

> SJF Ventures invests in high-growth companies creating a healthier, smarter and cleaner future. From their own website

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Up to $20M as they say
- **Stages:** Seed Series A Series B Growth
- **Sectors:** Green Tech Circular Economy Sustainable Development Goals
- **Based in:** Durham, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **81 appearances**

- **2026** 4 rounds
- **Jul** **[DeweyLearn](https://millionrounds.com/company/deweylearn)** Series A · US **$5.0M** With 2 others
- **Jun** **[Lium](https://millionrounds.com/company/lium)** Seed · US **$5.5M** With 2 others
- **Feb** **[Iron Sheepdog](https://millionrounds.com/company/iron-sheepdog)** Venture · US **$2.7M** With 1 other
- **Feb** **[Zero Homes](https://millionrounds.com/company/zero-homes)** Series A · US **$17M** With 2 others
- **2025** 12 rounds
- **Oct** **[NextPower](https://millionrounds.com/company/nextpower)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **Oct** **[DUOS](https://millionrounds.com/company/duos)** Venture · US **$130M** With 3 others
- **Sept** **[TemperPack Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/temperpack-technologies)** Debt · US · Closed Loop Partners **$10M** With 5 others
- **Sept** **[Lōvu Health](https://millionrounds.com/company/lovu-health)** Series A · US · SJF Ventures **$8.0M** *Led*
- **Sept** **[Nuclearn](https://millionrounds.com/company/nuclearn)** Series A · US **$11M** With 1 other
- **Aug** **[NewEdge Power](https://millionrounds.com/company/newedge-power)** Series A · US · SJF Ventures **Undisclosed** *Led*
- **Jun** **[Ellipsis Health](https://millionrounds.com/company/ellipsis-health)** Series A · US **$45M** With 5 others
- **May** **[Tradeverifyd](https://millionrounds.com/company/tradeverifyd)** Series A · US · SJF Ventures **$4.0M** *Led*
- **Apr** **[Respondology](https://millionrounds.com/company/respondology)** Series A · US · SJF Ventures **$5.0M** With 4 others
- **Apr** **[Authorium](https://millionrounds.com/company/authorium)** Series A · US **$8.0M** Sole investor
- **Mar** **[Terabase Energy](https://millionrounds.com/company/terabase-energy)** Growth · US · SJF Ventures **$130M** With 9 others
- **Jan** **[Solera Health](https://millionrounds.com/company/solera-health)** Series E · US **$40M** With 1 other
- **2024** 4 rounds
- **Dec** **[PosiGen](https://millionrounds.com/company/posigen)** Debt · US **$200M** Sole investor
- **Oct** **[SchooLinks](https://millionrounds.com/company/schoolinks)** Series B · US **$80M** With 1 other
- **Sept** **[Interplay Learning](https://millionrounds.com/company/interplay-learning)** Growth · US **$20M** With 4 others
- **Feb** **[Elemeno Health](https://millionrounds.com/company/elemeno-health)** Venture · US **$3.4M** With 2 others
- **2023** 7 rounds
- **Sept** **[Take Command Health](https://millionrounds.com/company/take-command-health)** Series B · US **$25M** With 3 others
- **Jul** **[Revalue Nature](https://millionrounds.com/company/revalue-nature)** Series A · GB **$10M** Sole investor
- **May** **[Carrum Health](https://millionrounds.com/company/carrum-health)** Series B · US **$45M** With 3 others
- **May** **[Ambient Fuels](https://millionrounds.com/company/ambient-fuels)** Growth · US **$250M** With 1 other
- **Jan** **[Cooks Venture](https://millionrounds.com/company/cooks-venture)** Venture · US **$48M** With 2 others
- **Jan** **[ROOM](https://millionrounds.com/company/room)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 4 others
- **Jan** **[Validic](https://millionrounds.com/company/validic)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **2022** 4 rounds
- **Nov** **[Validic](https://millionrounds.com/company/validic)** Venture · US **$12M** With 3 others
- **Jun** **[Voxy](https://millionrounds.com/company/voxy)** Debt · US **$10M** With 4 others
- **Mar** **[TemperPack](https://millionrounds.com/company/temperpack)** Growth · US · Firms' own news pages **$140M** With 6 others
- **Jan** **[mPulse Mobile](https://millionrounds.com/company/mpulse-mobile)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **2021** 5 rounds
- **Dec** **[Mercado Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/mercado-labs)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **Nov** **[PierianDx](https://millionrounds.com/company/pieriandx)** Venture · US **$30M** With 2 others
- **Oct** **[Voltaiq](https://millionrounds.com/company/voltaiq)** Series A · US **$5.0M** With 4 others
- **May** **[Rhithm](https://millionrounds.com/company/rhithm)** Seed **$4.0M** With 1 other
- **Jan** **[ShipMonk](https://millionrounds.com/company/shipmonk)** Growth **$65M** With 1 other
- **2020** 2 rounds
- **Aug** **[TemperPack](https://millionrounds.com/company/temperpack)** Series C · US · Firms' own news pages **$31M** With 7 others
- **Aug** **[Perishable Shipping Solutions](https://millionrounds.com/company/perishable-shipping-solutions)** Series A **$8.7M** Sole investor
- **2019** 3 rounds
- **Oct** **[PierianDx](https://millionrounds.com/company/pieriandx)** Series B · US · FinSMEs **$27M** *Led*
- **Oct** **Waycare** Series A · IL · VentureBeat **$7.3M** *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 team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration **11 named**

AS **Alan Sanders Kelley** Mr. Kelley is a Managing Director of both the General Partner and the Manager i Filing they signed

AD **Arrun Dave Kapoor** Me. Kapoor is a Managing Director of both the General Partner and the Manager i Filing they signed

CC **Careth Cody Nystrom** Manager - Sjf Management LLC i Form ADV

CN **Cody Nystrom** Ms. Nystrom is a Managing Director of both the General Partner and the Manager i Filing they signed

DG **Daniel Geballe** Managing Director of both the GP and the Manager i Filing they signed

DW **David Wayne Griest** Mr. Griest is a Managing Director of both the General Partner and the Manager i Filing they signed

DA **David Alan Kirkpatrick** Mr. Kirkpatrick is a Managing Director of both the General Partner and the Manager i Filing they signed

JL **Jackie Lipkin** Managing Director of both the GP and the Manager i Filing they signed

JB **Julie Blandford Plowden** CFO of both the GP and the Manager i Filing they signed

PC **Perry Clarkson** Managing Director of both the GP and the Manager i Filing they signed

RJ **Richard Jeffrey Defieux** Mr. Defieux is a Managing Director of both the General Partner and the Manager i Filing they signed

We also hold **21** 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

**$377M** gross assets of its funds Oct 2026

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

- **Legal name:** SJF Management LLC
- **SEC number:** CRD 163253

## What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

**1** of 2 we have independently watched raise

[Tale ntMatch](https://millionrounds.com/company/portfolium) Developers

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 **6 in all**

**[NEXTracker](https://millionrounds.com/company/nextracker)** Bought by [Flextronics International](https://millionrounds.com/fund/flextronics-international) **$330M** Sept 2015

**[Truist](https://millionrounds.com/company/truist)** Bought by Front Stream Payments **Undisclosed** Feb 2014

**[Truist](https://millionrounds.com/company/truist)** Bought by Alta Equity **Undisclosed** Aug 2012

**[Intechra Holdings](https://millionrounds.com/company/intechra-holdings)** Bought by [Arrow Electronics](https://millionrounds.com/fund/arrow-electronics) **Undisclosed** Dec 2010

**[MedPageToday](https://millionrounds.com/company/medpagetoday)** Bought by Everyday Health **Undisclosed** Dec 2010

**[Preclick](https://millionrounds.com/company/preclick)** Bought by Smilebox **Undisclosed** Sept 2009

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

New fund on file

**$2.4M**

raised in Oct 2026

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

## The cheque

Seed Series A Series B

Median round joined **$12M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$5.1M**

Led 6 of 81 rounds **7%**

- **Said size:** Up to $20M
- **Sole investor:** 14 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Jul 2026
- **Exits:** 6 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series A said *27*
- Venture *16*
- Series B said *15*
- Series C *7*
- Growth said *5*
- Debt *3*
- Seed said *-*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Nov 2023 Oct 2026

Often in the room with

- [Greycroft](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greycroft) 4
- [RRE Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rre-ventures) 4
- [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) 4
- [Arborview Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/arborview-capital) 3
- [LiveOak Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/liveoak-ventures) 3
- [Milestone Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/milestone-venture-partners) 3

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**Greycroft** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greycroft)[**RRE Ventures** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rre-ventures)[**Y Combinator** Accelerator **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator)[**Arborview Capital** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/arborview-capital)[**LiveOak Ventures** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/liveoak-ventures)[**Milestone Venture Partners** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/milestone-venture-partners)[**Revolution** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/revolution)[**Alumni Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund)[**Betaworks** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/betaworks)[**BoxGroup** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boxgroup)[**Calvert Social Venture Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/calvert-social-ven)[**Chrysalis Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chrysalis-ventures)

## Recently backed

The latest companies SJF Ventures put money into.

[**DeweyLearn** $5.0M · Jul 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/deweylearn)[**Iron Sheepdog** $2.7M · Feb 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/iron-sheepdog)[**Zero Homes** $17M · Feb 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/zero-homes)[**DUOS** $130M · Oct 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/duos)[**Nuclearn** $11M · Sept 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/nuclearn)[**Ellipsis Health** $45M · Jun 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/ellipsis-health)

## Quick answers about SJF Ventures

### What does SJF Ventures invest in?

SJF Ventures invests most often at Series A and Venture (59% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Green Tech, Circular Economy and Sustainable Development Goals.

### How active is SJF Ventures?

81 investments on record, 4 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 6. The most recent was in Jul 2026.

### What has SJF Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: DeweyLearn (Series A, Jul 2026), Lium (Seed, Jun 2026) and Iron Sheepdog (Venture, Feb 2026).

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

The median round it joins is $12M.

### Does SJF Ventures lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 6 of its 81 investments on record (7%).

### Where does SJF Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (95%).

### Is SJF Ventures investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 4 investments in the last 12 months.

### Who does SJF Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Greycroft (4 rounds together), RRE Ventures (4 rounds together) and Y Combinator (4 rounds together).

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