# Unshackled Ventures: portfolio, investments and team

> Unshackled Ventures is a vc firm based in United States. 44 investments on record, 4 in the last 12 months, latest Sept 2026.

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# Unshackled Ventures

Last cheque observed Sep 2026; 44 cheques on record.

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VC firm Deploying now New fund, Jun 2026

Pre-seed Seed Series A AI/ML Adtech Aerospace

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**40%** of best year **4** **cheques in 12 months**, 44 on record

Since the last cheque **65** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$2.5M** Cheque size, as they say **$150K – $500K** Rounds led **0 of 44** Sole investor **7 rounds** Mostly in **United States, 97%**

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## Unshackled Ventures highlights

- 01 4 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Seed and Venture: 73% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 7 rounds, median $580K

## What they do

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** $150K – $500K as they say
- **Stages:** Pre-seed Seed Series A
- **Sectors:** AI/ML Adtech Aerospace
- **Based in:** San Francisco, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **44 appearances**

- **2026** 3 rounds
- **Sept** **[Destro AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/destro-ai)** Seed · US · Firms' own news pages **$8.0M** With 3 others
- **Apr** **[TextQL](https://millionrounds.com/company/textql)** US · Ventureburn **$17M** With 5 others
- **Feb** **[Vacsfpaceal](https://millionrounds.com/company/vacsfpaceal)** Seed · US **$2.8M** Sole investor
- **2025** 10 rounds
- **Dec** **[PolyGone Systems, Inc](https://millionrounds.com/company/polygone-systems-inc)** Seed · US **$1.3M** With 2 others
- **Jul** **[Apolink](https://millionrounds.com/company/apolink)** Seed · US · TechCrunch **$4.3M** With 7 others
- **Jul** **[TextQL](https://millionrounds.com/company/textql)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **Apr** **[Dosen](https://millionrounds.com/company/dosen)** Pre-seed · US **$2.3M** With 1 other
- **Feb** **[HubRE AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/hubre-ai)** Venture · AU **$40K** Sole investor
- **Feb** **[Lynk Global](https://millionrounds.com/company/lynk-global)** Series B · US **$85M** With 3 others
- **Jan** **[Aavia](https://millionrounds.com/company/aavia)** Venture · US **$77K** With 4 others
- **Jan** **[Bifrost Orbital](https://millionrounds.com/company/bifrost-orbital)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **Jan** **[Plantible Foods](https://millionrounds.com/company/plantible-foods)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **Jan** **[somi](https://millionrounds.com/company/somi)** Pre-seed · US **$580K** Sole investor
- **2024** 2 rounds
- **Dec** **[Masa](https://millionrounds.com/company/masa)** Venture · US **$1.0M** With 4 others
- **Jun** **[Cache Energy](https://millionrounds.com/company/cache-energy)** Seed · US **$4.0M** With 5 others
- **2023** 1 round
- **Jan** **[Simulon](https://millionrounds.com/company/simulon)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **2022** 10 rounds
- **Dec** **[SOTE](https://millionrounds.com/company/sote)** US **$1.8M** With 4 others
- **Aug** **[Arise Travel](https://millionrounds.com/company/arise-travel)** Seed · US **$2.9M** Sole investor
- **Jun** **[Plutoshift](https://millionrounds.com/company/plutoshift)** Venture · US **$3.3M** With 2 others
- **May** **[Formally](https://millionrounds.com/company/formally)** Pre-seed · US **$2.3M** With 4 others
- **Apr** **[Parfait](https://millionrounds.com/company/parfait)** Seed · US **$5.0M** With 4 others
- **Apr** **[Hairtelligence](https://millionrounds.com/company/hairtelligence)** Seed · US **$5.0M** With 4 others
- **Mar** **[OXIO](https://millionrounds.com/company/oxio)** Series B · US **$40M** With 3 others
- **Mar** **[Kwant](https://millionrounds.com/company/kwant)** Seed · US **$3.0M** With 3 others
- **Mar** **[Livedocs](https://millionrounds.com/company/livedocs)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **Jan** **[Copilot](https://millionrounds.com/company/copilot)** Seed · US **$3.0M** With 1 other
- **2021** 7 rounds
- **Dec** **[Pod Foods Co](https://millionrounds.com/company/pod-foods-co)** Series A · US **$10M** With 3 others
- **Sept** **[CatalyzeX](https://millionrounds.com/company/catalyzex)** Seed · US **$1.6M** With 3 others
- **Aug** **[Pngme](https://millionrounds.com/company/pngme)** Series A · US **$15M** With 4 others
- **Jul** **[GraphLI](https://millionrounds.com/company/graphli)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Jun** **[Dispo](https://millionrounds.com/company/dispo)** Series A **$20M** With 3 others
- **Apr** **[Tailored Industry](https://millionrounds.com/company/tailored-industry)** Seed **$1.1M** With 1 other
- **Feb** **[The Landing](https://millionrounds.com/company/the-landing)** Seed **$2.5M** With 2 others
- **2020** 2 rounds
- **Dec** **[DIG Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/dig-labs)** Venture **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Jul** **[Grid Raster](https://millionrounds.com/company/gridraster)** Venture **$2.5M** With 3 others
- **2019** 6 rounds
- **Dec** **[GrowthPlug](https://millionrounds.com/company/growthplug)** Seed · US · FinSMEs **$1.0M** With 1 other
- **Sept** **[Plutoshift](https://millionrounds.com/company/plutoshift)** Series A · US · FinSMEs **$8.0M** With 4 others
- **Jul** **[Career Karma](https://millionrounds.com/company/career-karma)** US · Edsurge **$1.5M** With 9 others
- **Jul** **[Pod Foods](https://millionrounds.com/company/pod-foods)** Seed · US · TechCrunch **$3.0M** With 2 others
- **Jul** **[HireClub](https://millionrounds.com/company/hireclub)** Pre-seed **$500K** Sole investor

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 **2 named**

MS **Manan Shamik Mehta** Managing Director i Filing they signed

NP **Nitin Pachisia** Managing Director i Filing they signed

We also hold **8** 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

**$90M** gross assets of its funds Oct 2026

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

- **Legal name:** ANAR Management LLC
- **SEC number:** CRD 290420

New fund on file

**Raised**

a new fund in Jun 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 **$2.5M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$580K**

Led 0 of 44 rounds **0%**

- **Said size:** $150K – $500K
- **Sole investor:** 7 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Sept 2026

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed said *17*
- Venture *12*
- Pre-seed said *5*
- Series A said *4*
- Series B *2*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Dec 2023 Nov 2026

Often in the room with

- [Creative Destruction Lab](https://millionrounds.com/fund/creative-destruction-lab) 3
- [Ulu Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ulu-ventures) 3
- [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) 3
- [500 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups) 2
- [Alchemist Accelerator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alchemist-accelerator) 2
- [Contrary](https://millionrounds.com/fund/contrary) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**Creative Destruction Lab** Accelerator **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/creative-destruction-lab)[**Ulu Ventures** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ulu-ventures)[**Y Combinator** Accelerator **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator)[**500 Global** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups)[**Alchemist Accelerator** Accelerator **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alchemist-accelerator)[**Contrary** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/contrary)[**DCM Ventures** Private equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dcm-ventures)[**LoftyInc Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/loftyinc-capital)[**M Ventures** Corporate VC **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/m-ventures)[**MaC Venture Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mac-venture-capital)[**Neo** Accelerator **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/neo)[**Rebel Fund** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rebel-fund)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Unshackled Ventures put money into.

[**Destro AI** $8.0M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/destro-ai)[**TextQL** $17M · Apr 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/textql)[**Vacsfpaceal** $2.8M · Feb 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/vacsfpaceal)[**Apolink** $4.3M · Jul 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/apolink)[**Dosen** $2.3M · Apr 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/dosen)[**HubRE AI** $40K · Feb 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/hubre-ai)

## Mentioned on podcasts

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

- [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) 1 Nov 2021 · 45 min 306. Selection at Day 0, Investing in Immigrants, and Navigating Founder-Problem Fit (Manan Mehta) With [Manan Mehta](https://millionrounds.com/person/manan-mehta) Mentions [Unshackled Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/unshackled-ventures) Apple PodcastsShow page

## Quick answers about Unshackled Ventures

### What does Unshackled Ventures invest in?

Unshackled Ventures invests most often at Seed and Venture (73% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as AI/ML, Adtech and Aerospace.

### How active is Unshackled Ventures?

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

### What has Unshackled Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Destro AI (Seed, Sept 2026), TextQL (Undisclosed round, Apr 2026) and Vacsfpaceal (Seed, Feb 2026).

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

The median round it joins is $2.5M. It says it writes cheques of $150K to $500K.

### Does Unshackled Ventures lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 44 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does Unshackled Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (97%).

### Is Unshackled Ventures investing now?

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

### Who does Unshackled Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Creative Destruction Lab (3 rounds together), Ulu Ventures (3 rounds together) and Y Combinator (3 rounds together).

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