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Varsity Ventures

Last cheque observed Mar 2025. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

VC firmQuiet

SeedSeries AQuantumElectronicsEnergy

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 6 on record
Since the last cheque593days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$19MRounds led0 of 6Sole investor2 roundsMostly inUnited States, 83%
Pitch Varsity Ventures

Varsity Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    6 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Series A: 100% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 2 rounds, median undisclosed

What they do

Just like the NBA draft, we pick up 30 startups in our seed fund, then propel them into the portfolios of the world’s best early-stage VCs.From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
SeedSeries A
Sectors
QuantumElectronicsEnergy
Based in
Stanford, United States
Cold pitches
Accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first6 appearances

  1. 2025

    1 round

  2. Mar
    RockFiSeries A · FR · Silicon Canals$19MWith 3 others
  3. 2015

    4 rounds

  4. Jul
    EightSeed · US$1.3MWith 1 other
  5. Jun
    SightenSeed · US$1.5MWith 1 other
  6. Jun
    DowntownSeed · USUndisclosedSole investor
  7. Jan
    KibbitSeed · USUndisclosedSole investor
  8. 2014

    1 round

  9. Dec
    ZenFlowSeed · US$120KWith 3 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.

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

6 of 17 we have independently watched raise

Akka Fintech StartupKalipso Fintech RegulatoryMeltingSpot SaaS In-appQuiet Consumer AppsRockfi Fintech PrivateTamtam SaaS B2BAlloBrain SaaS CustomerBohr Energy EnergyC12 Quantum ElectronicsCleavr Fintech AutomatedEquos AI Real-timeKarma DrivenKog AI FasterPharaday SaaS PortRevo AI MeetingSensinov Energy &TalentLetter

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 Varsity Ventures put money into.

Quick answers about Varsity Ventures

What does Varsity Ventures invest in?

Varsity Ventures invests most often at Seed and Series A (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Quantum, Electronics and Energy.

How active is Varsity Ventures?

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

What has Varsity Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: RockFi (Series A, Mar 2025).

How big are Varsity Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $19M.

Does Varsity Ventures lead rounds?

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

Where does Varsity Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (83%) and France (17%).

Is Varsity Ventures investing now?

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

What kind of investor is Varsity Ventures?

Varsity Ventures is a VC firm based in Stanford, United States.

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