# Trousdale Ventures: portfolio, investments and team

> Trousdale Ventures is a family office based in United States. 10 investments on record, 2 in the last 12 months, latest Feb 2026.

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# Trousdale Ventures

Last cheque observed Feb 2026; 10 cheques on record.

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Pre-seed Seed Series A Ev Consumer Horeca

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**29%** of best year **2** **cheques in 12 months**, 10 on record

Since the last cheque **276** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$150M** Cheque size, as they say **$100K – $5.0M** Rounds led **3 of 10** Sole investor **2 rounds** Mostly in **United States, 100%**

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## Trousdale Ventures highlights

- 01 2 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Series B and Series A: 78% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 2 rounds, median undisclosed

## What they do

- **Type:** Family office (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** $100K – $5.0M as they say
- **Stages:** Pre-seed Seed Series A Series B Growth
- **Sectors:** Ev Consumer Horeca
- **Based in:** Los Angeles, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **10 appearances**

- **2026** 1 round
- **Feb** **[CesiumAstro](https://millionrounds.com/company/cesiumastro)** Series C · US · Ventureburn **$470M** With 6 others
- **2025** 3 rounds
- **Dec** **[Vatn Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/vatn-systems)** Series A · Trousdale Ventures **$60M** With 7 others
- **Jun** **[Impulse Space](https://millionrounds.com/company/impulse-space)** Growth · US · TechStartups **$300M** With 6 others
- **Mar** **[Our Next Energy](https://millionrounds.com/company/our-next-energy)** US · TechCrunch **Undisclosed** *Led*
- **2024** 5 rounds
- **Nov** **[Starfish Space](https://millionrounds.com/company/starfish-space)** Series A · US · TechCrunch **$29M** With 13 others
- **Nov** **[Pacific Fusion](https://millionrounds.com/company/pacific-fusion)** Series A · US · Trousdale Ventures **$900M** With 12 others
- **Oct** **[CesiumAstro](https://millionrounds.com/company/cesiumastro)** Series B · US · Trousdale Ventures **Undisclosed** *Led*
- **Oct** **[Impulse Space](https://millionrounds.com/company/impulse-space)** Series B · US · TechCrunch **$150M** With 14 others
- **Jul** **[CesiumAstro](https://millionrounds.com/company/cesiumastro)** Series B · US · Trousdale Ventures **Undisclosed** *Led*
- **2023** 1 round
- **Jun** **[Blackbird.AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/blackbird-ai)** Series B · US · Trousdale Ventures **$20M** With 2 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

We 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.

## The cheque

Pre-seed Seed Series A

Median round joined **$150M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **-**

Led 3 of 10 rounds **30%**

- **Said size:** $100K – $5.0M
- **Sole investor:** 2 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Feb 2026

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series B said *4*
- Series A said *3*
- Growth said *1*
- Series C *1*
- Pre-seed said *-*
- Seed said *-*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Dec 2023 Nov 2026

Often in the room with

- [Alumni Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund) 4
- [Airbus Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/airbus-ventures) 2
- [Breakthrough Energy](https://millionrounds.com/fund/breakthrough-energy) 2
- [Founders Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund) 2
- [Lux Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lux-capital) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**Alumni Ventures** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund)[**Airbus Ventures** Corporate VC **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/airbus-ventures)[**Breakthrough Energy** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/breakthrough-energy)[**Founders Fund** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund)[**Lux Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lux-capital)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Trousdale Ventures put money into.

[**CesiumAstro** $470M · Feb 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/cesiumastro)[**Vatn Systems** $60M · Dec 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/vatn-systems)[**Impulse Space** $300M · Jun 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/impulse-space)[**Our Next Energy** Mar 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/our-next-energy)[**Starfish Space** $29M · Nov 2024](https://millionrounds.com/company/starfish-space)[**Pacific Fusion** $900M · Nov 2024](https://millionrounds.com/company/pacific-fusion)

## Mentioned on podcasts

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

- [Upfront Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/upfront-ventures) 16 Mar 2024 · 24 min Reimagining High Speed Global Travel with Sassie Duggleby of Venus Aerospace | 2024 Upfront Summit Mentions [Trousdale Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/trousdale-ventures)[Phillip Sarofim](https://millionrounds.com/person/phillip-sarofim) Apple PodcastsShow page

## Quick answers about Trousdale Ventures

### What does Trousdale Ventures invest in?

Trousdale Ventures invests most often at Series B and Series A (78% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Ev, Consumer and Horeca.

### How active is Trousdale Ventures?

10 investments on record, 2 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 3. The most recent was in Feb 2026.

### What has Trousdale Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: CesiumAstro (Series C, Feb 2026), Vatn Systems (Series A, Dec 2025) and Impulse Space (Growth, Jun 2025).

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

The median round it joins is $150M. It says it writes cheques of $100K to $5.0M.

### Does Trousdale Ventures lead rounds?

Yes: it led 3 of its 10 investments on record (30%).

### Where does Trousdale Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (100%).

### Is Trousdale Ventures investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 2 investments in the last 12 months.

### Who does Trousdale Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Alumni Ventures (4 rounds together), Airbus Ventures (2 rounds together) and Breakthrough Energy (2 rounds together).

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