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Unpopular Ventures

Last cheque observed Sep 2026; 264 cheques on record.

Deploying nowNew fund $270K, Oct 2026VC firm

Pre-seedSeedSeries AAI & Machine LearningAdvertising (AdTech)AgTech (FarmTech)

Deploying now
27%of best year21cheques in 12 months, 264 on record
Since the last cheque52days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$3.0MCheque size, as they say$100K – $500KRounds led0 of 264Sole investor15 roundsMostly inUnited States, 72%
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Unpopular Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    21 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Venture: 64% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 15 rounds, median $2.8M

What they do

We invest in the best companies, off the beaten path.From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$100K – $500K as they say
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BGrowthPre-IPO
Sectors
AI & Machine LearningAdvertising (AdTech)AgTech (FarmTech)
Based in
Saint Cloud, United States
Cold pitches
Not accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first264 appearances

  1. 2026

    18 rounds

  2. Sept
    Palitronica Inc.Series A · CA · Accelerator CentreUndisclosedWith 4 others
  3. Sept
    VideoGenSeed · US$3.2MWith 3 others
  4. Sept
    ClarionSeed · US$10MWith 1 other
  5. Sept
    VolantisVenture · USUndisclosedWith 3 others
  6. Sept
    NeloDebt · MX$100MWith 4 others
  7. Aug
    MultiplierSeed · US$6.0MWith 4 others
  8. May
    FoundationVenture$6.4MWith 3 others
  9. Apr
    EDGE Sound ResearchVenture · USUndisclosedWith 2 others
  10. Apr
    SleuthSeed · US$8.0MSole investor
  11. Apr
    FrameSeed · US$4.3MWith 3 others
  12. Mar
    Spin.AIVenture · USUndisclosedWith 1 other
  13. Feb
    GiantSeed · TechStartups$8.0MWith 8 others
  14. Feb
    Pluto.marketsSeed · DK$6.0MWith 3 others
  15. Feb
    PrinciplePre-seed · US$2.0MWith 2 others
  16. Feb
    OurosSeries A · US$15MWith 1 other
  17. Jan
    Alba OrbitalVenture · GBUndisclosedWith 8 others
  18. Jan
    1849 BioVenture · USUndisclosedWith 3 others
  19. Jan
    ArcaneVenture · USUndisclosedWith 4 others
  20. 2025

    63 rounds

  21. Nov
    BindwellSeed · US · TechCrunch$6.0MWith 5 others
  22. Nov
    The SwarmVenture · USUndisclosedWith 2 others
  23. Nov
    SivoVenture · USUndisclosedWith 2 others
  24. Oct
    JulayaFR$1.4MWith 3 others
  25. Oct
    SleuthVenture · US$7.7MSole investor
  26. Oct
    Airhart AeronauticsVenture · US$4.6MWith 4 others
  27. Oct
    Robot.comVenture · US$25MWith 5 others
  28. Oct
    JenticVentureUndisclosedWith 2 others
  29. Oct
    Swan BitcoinSeries C · US$30MWith 2 others
  30. Oct
    Andson BiotechVenture · US$4.7MWith 1 other
  31. Oct
    WozSeed · US$6.0MWith 3 others
  32. Sept
    PortfolioPilotSeed · US$2.0MWith 4 others
  33. Sept
    NORDA DynamicsSeed · UA · Firms' own news pages$1.0MWith 4 others
  34. Sept
    Terra OneDebt · DE$177MWith 2 others
  35. Sept
    Magic MindVenture · US$13MWith 1 other
  36. Sept
    LocalieVenture · NL$106KSole investor
  37. Aug
    EquipSeed · PE · LatamList$1.4MWith 4 others
  38. Aug
    Orbital OperationsSeed · US$8.8MWith 5 others
  39. Aug
    ChowdeckSeries A$15MWith 3 others
  40. Jul
    Copenhagen AtomicsVenture · DKUndisclosedWith 1 other
  41. Jul
    EDGE Sound ResearchSeed · US$2.8MWith 2 others
  42. Jul
    RocketableSeed · US$6.5MWith 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

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration3 named

JGJeffrey GrimbergAuthorized person of the manageriFiling they signed
PLPeter LivingstonMemberiForm ADV
QRQuinn RotchfordPresident of the manageriFiling 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.

What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

Exemptreporting adviserventure or small private funds
Legal name
Unpopular Ventures Management Company, LLC
SEC number
CRD 312118

Who they invest alongside

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

Recently backed

The latest companies Unpopular Ventures put money into.

On podcasts

2 episodes naming Unpopular Ventures in the title.

Quick answers about Unpopular Ventures

What does Unpopular Ventures invest in?

Unpopular Ventures invests most often at Seed and Venture (64% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as AI & Machine Learning, Advertising (AdTech) and AgTech (FarmTech).

How active is Unpopular Ventures?

264 investments on record, 21 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Sept 2026.

What has Unpopular Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Palitronica Inc. (Series A, Sept 2026), VideoGen (Seed, Sept 2026) and Clarion (Seed, Sept 2026).

How big are Unpopular Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $3.0M. It says it writes cheques of $100K to $500K.

Does Unpopular Ventures lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 264 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Unpopular Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (72%) and Denmark (6%).

Is Unpopular Ventures investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 21 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Unpopular Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Y Combinator (125 rounds together), Pioneer Fund (25 rounds together) and Soma Capital (15 rounds together).

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