United States · Investor

v1.vc

Filed with the SEC to raise a fund in Apr 2026, closing $10M. Last cheque observed May 2025.

VC firmQuietNew fund $9.8M, Apr 2026

Pre-seedSeedSeries AAIDeep TechSoftware

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 6 on record
Since the last cheque532days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$7.0MCheque size, as they say$50K – $100KRounds led0 of 6Mostly inUnited States, 100%
Pitch v1.vc

v1.vc highlights

  1. 01

    6 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Series A: 100% of its rounds

What they do

We invest at inception. AI-native software and deep tech. We will lead or follow with $500k - $750k.From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$50K – $100K as they say
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries B
Sectors
AIDeep TechSoftware
Based in
Boulder, United States
Cold pitches
Accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first6 appearances

  1. 2025

    1 round

  2. May
    ThroneSeed · US · TechCrunch$4.0MWith 10 others
  3. 2019

    2 rounds

  4. Jun
    GreatHornUS · FinSMEs$13MWith 4 others
  5. May
    SawyerSeries A · US · Edsurge$10MWith 3 others
  6. 2018

    1 round

  7. Aug
    Radar RelaySeries A · US · Coindesk$10MWith 16 others
  8. 2017

    2 rounds

  9. Dec
    CloraSeed · US · FinSMEs$3.3MWith 5 others
  10. May
    IronCoreSeed · FinSMEs$1.5MWith 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

BLBart LorangMANAGING DIRECTOR OF THE GENERAL PARTNERiFiling they signed
BVBenny Venat JosephManaging Director of the General PartneriFiling they signed
BRBrett Ryan JacksonManaging Director of the General PartneriFiling 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

$46Mgross assets of its fundsOct 2026
Exemptreporting adviserventure or small private funds
Legal name
V1 Vc, LLC
SEC number
CRD 281489

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

35 of 51 we have independently watched raise

AllbirdsAmerican SupercriticalAmperonArtaAstranisChowboticsCloraCoreDharmaEllisFairingFernFreckleHoneydewKeplerKoobzLoftMisoMomentum OpticsMonkeyLearnPathSpot PathSpotRADARRBC SignalsSchematicStreamSundaySunnysideSwayTalosThroneVectrix VectrixViolet LabsWise SystemsWompZedBuilderCaraChoice DigitalEstatedFitrackingHuman ProgramInflection SpaceInnerPlant InnerPlantInvent DataMermaidNeural MachineSail Internet Sail InternetSawyer SawyerThermopylaeTreet TreetTwo Front Two Front

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

Recently backed

The latest companies v1.vc put money into.

Quick answers about v1.vc

What does v1.vc invest in?

v1.vc invests most often at Seed and Series A (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as AI, Deep Tech and Software.

How active is v1.vc?

6 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in May 2025.

What has v1.vc invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Throne (Seed, May 2025), GreatHorn (Undisclosed round, Jun 2019) and Sawyer (Series A, May 2019).

How big are v1.vc's cheques?

The median round it joins is $7.0M. It says it writes cheques of $50K to $100K.

Does v1.vc lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 6 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does v1.vc invest?

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

Is v1.vc investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in May 2025.

What kind of investor is v1.vc?

v1.vc is a VC firm based in Boulder, United States.

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