# Unpopular Ventures: portfolio, investments and team

> Unpopular Ventures is a vc firm based in United States. 264 investments on record, 21 in the last 12 months, latest Sept 2026.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/unpopular-ventures (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Unpopular Ventures

Last cheque observed Sep 2026; 264 cheques on record.

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Deploying now New fund $270K, Oct 2026 VC firm

Pre-seed Seed Series A AI & Machine Learning Advertising (AdTech) AgTech (FarmTech)

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**27%** of best year **21** **cheques in 12 months**, 264 on record

Since the last cheque **52** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$3.0M** Cheque size, as they say **$100K – $500K** Rounds led **0 of 264** Sole investor **15 rounds** Mostly in **United States, 72%**

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## Unpopular Ventures highlights

- 01 21 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Seed and Venture: 64% of its rounds
- 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-seed Seed Series A Series B Growth Pre-IPO
- **Sectors:** AI & Machine Learning Advertising (AdTech) AgTech (FarmTech)
- **Based in:** Saint Cloud, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not accepted

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **264 appearances**

- **2026** 18 rounds
- **Sept** **[Palitronica Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/palitronica-inc)** Series A · CA · Accelerator Centre **Undisclosed** With 4 others
- **Sept** **[VideoGen](https://millionrounds.com/company/videogen)** Seed · US **$3.2M** With 3 others
- **Sept** **[Clarion](https://millionrounds.com/company/clarion)** Seed · US **$10M** With 1 other
- **Sept** **[Volantis](https://millionrounds.com/company/volantis)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **Sept** **[Nelo](https://millionrounds.com/company/nelo)** Debt · MX **$100M** With 4 others
- **Aug** **[Multiplier](https://millionrounds.com/company/multiplier)** Seed · US **$6.0M** With 4 others
- **May** **[Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/company/foundation)** Venture **$6.4M** With 3 others
- **Apr** **[EDGE Sound Research](https://millionrounds.com/company/edge-sound-research)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **Apr** **[Sleuth](https://millionrounds.com/company/sleuth)** Seed · US **$8.0M** Sole investor
- **Apr** **[Frame](https://millionrounds.com/company/frame)** Seed · US **$4.3M** With 3 others
- **Mar** **[Spin.AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/spin-ai)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **Feb** **[Giant](https://millionrounds.com/company/giant)** Seed · TechStartups **$8.0M** With 8 others
- **Feb** **[Pluto.markets](https://millionrounds.com/company/pluto-markets)** Seed · DK **$6.0M** With 3 others
- **Feb** **[Principle](https://millionrounds.com/company/principle)** Pre-seed · US **$2.0M** With 2 others
- **Feb** **[Ouros](https://millionrounds.com/company/ouros)** Series A · US **$15M** With 1 other
- **Jan** **[Alba Orbital](https://millionrounds.com/company/alba-orbital)** Venture · GB **Undisclosed** With 8 others
- **Jan** **[1849 Bio](https://millionrounds.com/company/1849-bio)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **Jan** **[Arcane](https://millionrounds.com/company/arcane)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 4 others
- **2025** 63 rounds
- **Nov** **[Bindwell](https://millionrounds.com/company/bindwell)** Seed · US · TechCrunch **$6.0M** With 5 others
- **Nov** **[The Swarm](https://millionrounds.com/company/the-swarm)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **Nov** **[Sivo](https://millionrounds.com/company/sivo)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **Oct** **[Julaya](https://millionrounds.com/company/julaya)** FR **$1.4M** With 3 others
- **Oct** **[Sleuth](https://millionrounds.com/company/sleuth)** Venture · US **$7.7M** Sole investor
- **Oct** **[Airhart Aeronautics](https://millionrounds.com/company/airhart-aeronautics)** Venture · US **$4.6M** With 4 others
- **Oct** **[Robot.com](https://millionrounds.com/company/robot-com)** Venture · US **$25M** With 5 others
- **Oct** **[Jentic](https://millionrounds.com/company/jentic)** Venture **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **Oct** **[Swan Bitcoin](https://millionrounds.com/company/swan-bitcoin)** Series C · US **$30M** With 2 others
- **Oct** **[Andson Biotech](https://millionrounds.com/company/andson-biotech)** Venture · US **$4.7M** With 1 other
- **Oct** **[Woz](https://millionrounds.com/company/woz)** Seed · US **$6.0M** With 3 others
- **Sept** **[PortfolioPilot](https://millionrounds.com/company/portfoliopilot)** Seed · US **$2.0M** With 4 others
- **Sept** **[NORDA Dynamics](https://millionrounds.com/company/norda-dynamics)** Seed · UA · Firms' own news pages **$1.0M** With 4 others
- **Sept** **[Terra One](https://millionrounds.com/company/terra-one)** Debt · DE **$177M** With 2 others
- **Sept** **[Magic Mind](https://millionrounds.com/company/magicmind)** Venture · US **$13M** With 1 other
- **Sept** **[Localie](https://millionrounds.com/company/localie)** Venture · NL **$106K** Sole investor
- **Aug** **[Equip](https://millionrounds.com/company/equip)** Seed · PE · LatamList **$1.4M** With 4 others
- **Aug** **[Orbital Operations](https://millionrounds.com/company/orbital-operations)** Seed · US **$8.8M** With 5 others
- **Aug** **[Chowdeck](https://millionrounds.com/company/chowdeck)** Series A **$15M** With 3 others
- **Jul** **[Copenhagen Atomics](https://millionrounds.com/company/copenhagen-atomics)** Venture · DK **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **Jul** **[EDGE Sound Research](https://millionrounds.com/company/edge-sound-research)** Seed · US **$2.8M** With 2 others
- **Jul** **[Rocketable](https://millionrounds.com/company/rocketable)** Seed · US **$6.5M** 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

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration **3 named**

JG **Jeffrey Grimberg** Authorized person of the manager i Filing they signed

PL **Peter Livingston** Member i Form ADV

QR **Quinn Rotchford** President of the manager i Filing 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

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

- **Legal name:** Unpopular Ventures Management Company, LLC
- **SEC number:** CRD 312118

New fund on file

**$270K**

raised in Oct 2026

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

## The cheque

Pre-seed Seed Series A

Median round joined **$3.0M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$2.8M**

Led 0 of 264 rounds **0%**

- **Said size:** $100K – $500K
- **Sole investor:** 15 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Sept 2026

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed said *87*
- Venture *76*
- Pre-seed said *58*
- Series A said *24*
- Debt *6*
- Grant *3*
- Series B said *-*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Nov 2023 Oct 2026

Often in the room with

- [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) 125
- [Pioneer Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pioneer-fund-2) 25
- [Soma Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/soma-capital) 15
- [Goodwater Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/goodwater-capital) 14
- [Liquid 2 Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/liquid-2-ventures) 11
- [Techstars](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars) 11

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## 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.

[**Y Combinator** Accelerator **125** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator)[**Pioneer Fund** Private equity **25** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pioneer-fund-2)[**Soma Capital** VC firm **15** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/soma-capital)[**Goodwater Capital** VC firm **14** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/goodwater-capital)[**Liquid 2 Ventures** VC firm **11** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/liquid-2-ventures)[**Techstars** VC firm **11** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars)[**Alumni Ventures** VC firm **10** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund)[**Gaingels** Private equity **10** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gaingels)[**Rebel Fund** VC firm **10** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rebel-fund)[**Bossa Invest** VC firm **9** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bossa-invest)[**Andreessen Horowitz** VC firm **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz)[**Eight Capital** Fund of funds **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eight-capital)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Unpopular Ventures put money into.

[**Palitronica Inc.** Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/palitronica-inc)[**VideoGen** $3.2M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/videogen)[**Clarion** $10M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/clarion)[**Volantis** Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/volantis)[**Nelo** $100M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/nelo)[**Multiplier** $6.0M · Aug 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/multiplier)

## On podcasts

2 episodes naming Unpopular Ventures in the title.

- [VC10X](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/vc10x) 16 Jul 2024 · 53 min VC10X - "LPs don't really want the best returns" - Peter Livingston, Founder & GP, Unpopular Ventures With [Peter Livingston](https://millionrounds.com/person/peter-livingston) Mentions [Unpopular Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/unpopular-ventures) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [VC10X](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/vc10x) 3 Feb 2023 · 32 min VC10X - Investing in 'Unpopular' Startups w/ Peter Livingston, GP, Unpopular Ventures With [Peter Livingston](https://millionrounds.com/person/peter-livingston) Mentions [Unpopular Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/unpopular-ventures) Apple PodcastsShow page

## 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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