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Unusual

Last cheque observed Apr 2019. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

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QuietVenture studio

Pre-seedSeedAIQuantumBiotech

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 7 on record
Since the last cheque2748days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$17MRounds led0 of 7Mostly inUnited States, 100%
Pitch Unusual

Unusual highlights

  1. 01

    7 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Series A: 67% of its rounds

What they do

We conceptualise and co-build deeptech companies with scientific entrepreneurs and inventive engineersFrom their own website
Type
Venture studio
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
Pre-seedSeed
Sectors
AIQuantumBiotech
Based in
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Cold pitches
Not accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first7 appearances

  1. 2019

    3 rounds

  2. Apr
    HarnessSeries B · US · FinSMEs$60MWith 4 others
  3. Mar
    TranspositSeries A · US · FinSMEs$12MWith 2 others
  4. Feb
    OrdrSeries A · US · VentureBeat$17MWith 2 others
  5. 2018

    4 rounds

  6. Oct
    Artic Wold NetworksSeries C · US · FinSMEs$45MWith 5 others
  7. Oct
    ShujinkoSeed · US · TechCrunch$2.8MWith 4 others
  8. Sept
    IllumixSeed · US · FinSMEs$8.6MWith 3 others
  9. Jun
    CloudBeesUS · FinSMEs$62MWith 5 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.

Who they invest alongside

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

Lightspeed Venture PartnersVC firm2rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies Unusual put money into.

Transposit$12M · Mar 2019Ordr$17M · Feb 2019Shujinko$2.8M · Oct 2018Illumix$8.6M · Sept 2018CloudBees$62M · Jun 2018

Quick answers about Unusual

What does Unusual invest in?

Unusual invests most often at Seed and Series A (67% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as AI, Quantum and Biotech.

How active is Unusual?

7 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Apr 2019.

What has Unusual invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Harness (Series B, Apr 2019), Transposit (Series A, Mar 2019) and Ordr (Series A, Feb 2019).

How big are Unusual's cheques?

The median round it joins is $17M.

Does Unusual lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 7 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Unusual invest?

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

Is Unusual investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Apr 2019.

Who does Unusual invest alongside?

Most often Lightspeed Venture Partners (2 rounds together).

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