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Unpopular Ventures portfolio map

119 startups Unpopular Ventures has backed in rounds we track, since 2019, grouped by their main sector. Together they have raised $1.8B. The biggest sector is AI, with 43 companies.

119startups backed
12sectors
$1.8Braised between them
AIbiggest sector

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AI

43 startups · $378M raised

  1. VendeluxVendelux is a New York-based AI-powered event intelligence platform designed for B2B event marketers and organizers.United States$64M
  2. HadriusHadrius is an AI-native compliance infrastructure designed for financial services firms, including Registered Investment Advisers United States$51M
  3. BrelliumBrellium is a healthcare technology company based in New York, founded in 2021.United States$40M
  4. SleuthCrowdsourced solutions for children's health.United States$39M
  5. Robot.comRobot.com develops and operates autonomous mobile robots designed to perform real-world tasks.United States$25M
  6. RRevvUnited States$20M
  7. MatterMatter is a social reading app for articles, blogs, and newsletters to help users find better content online.Canada$17M
  8. TomaToma is an AI software company founded in 2024, based in San Francisco, California.United States$17M

Fintech

23 startups · $583M raised

  1. NeloNelo increases the buying power for consumers in LatAm.Mexico$200M
  2. Turbine FinanceTurbine Finance focuses on providing liquidity solutions for venture funds and their investors.United States$100M
  3. Flow48Flow48 is a FinTech company founded in 2022 that specializes in revenue-based and invoice-based financing for small and medium-sizUnited Arab Emirates$69M
  4. DashDASH is a Sydney-based financial technology firm founded in 2022.Australia$55M
  5. Swan BitcoinSwan Bitcoin is a financial services company based in Calabasas, California, focused exclusively on Bitcoin.United States$30M
  6. AcreACRE operates as an alternative asset management firm.United Kingdom$29M
  7. Capi MoneyCapi Money is a fintech company based in London, founded in 2023.United States$21M
  8. Scaleup FinanceScaleup Finance provides a financial management platform designed to improve the management and administration of financial operations.Denmark$16M

Logistics

7 startups · $72M raised

  1. LoadsmartLoadsmart is a logistics technology company based in Chicago, founded in 2014.United States$25M
  2. ChowdeckDelivering meals, groceries and medicine with ease!Nigeria$24M
  3. CarryCarry is a financial technology company based in Brooklyn, New York, founded in 2022.United States$10M
  4. YoLa FreshYoLa Fresh is an agritech startup based in Casablanca, Morocco, founded in 2023 by Youssef Mamou and Larbi Alaoui Belrhiti.Morocco$7.0M
  5. KitchenitaKitchenita is a Latin American food-tech company based in Buenos Aires, Argentina, founded in 2020.Argentina$3.0M
  6. Manifold FreightA software solution that aggregates spot freight opportunities for medium-to-large carriersUnited States$1.9M
  7. MFMegaBite FoodMultibrand cloud kitchen restaurant that operates premium gastronomic brands and sells them at midrange prices to middle class of LATAM.Peru$500K

Consumer Apps

7 startups · $42M raised

  1. KotaKota is an employee benefits platform based in Dublin, Ireland, founded in 2022.Ireland$15M
  2. Pluto.marketsPluto.markets is a fintech neobroker based in Copenhagen, founded in 2021.Denmark$8.6M
  3. ZenfiZenfi is Mexico's first financial health platform, based in Zapopan, Jalisco.Mexico$8.5M
  4. VimcalVimcal is a fast calendar application tailored for founders, executives, venture capitalists, and busy professionals who manage nuUnited States$4.5M
  5. Exakt Healthexakt health provides a free and medically certified app that helps you recover from sports injury.Germany$2.4M
  6. DropbaseGet custom internal tools to unblock customer success, support, and operations, fastUnited States$1.8M
  7. RecordBookRecordBook helps small and medium businesses create databases, workflows and collaborate with their team in their local languages.India$1.6M

Aerospace & Space

7 startups · $170M raised

  1. Turion SpaceTurion Space is an aerospace and defense company based in Irvine, California, founded in 2021 by a team from SpaceX.United States$115M
  2. AlbedoAlbedo, also known as Albedo Space, is an American aerospace company based in Broomfield, Colorado.United States$35M
  3. Overview EnergyOverview Energy is an aerospace startup based in Ashburn, Virginia, founded in 2022.United States$12M
  4. Airhart AeronauticsAirhart Aeronautics is an aviation startup based in Johannesburg, South Africa, founded by former SpaceX engineer Nikita Ermoshkin.United States$4.6M
  5. ElodinElodin is a San Francisco-based aerospace software company founded in 2023.United States$2.0M
  6. NORDA DynamicsNORDA Dynamics is a Ukrainian deep-tech defense company located in Lviv, specializing in autonomous control and navigation systemsUkraine$1.0M
  7. VelontraVelontra provides hypersonic weapon technologies and attributable aerospace solutions.United States$1.0M

IT Services

6 startups · $42M raised

  1. MMAGICMINDMAGICMIND is a high-tech enterprise focused on providing overall solutions for network value-added service.United States$13M
  2. JomeJome is an AI-powered real estate marketplace focused on enhancing the new construction home-buying experience in the United States.United States$9.8M
  3. The SwarmThe Swarm is a San Francisco-based relationship data company that specializes in curating a vast dataset of 500 million professionUnited States$8.0M
  4. MapleradMaplerad is an AI-powered banking-as-a-service (BaaS) and payment infrastructure platform based in Lagos, Nigeria.United States$6.0M
  5. ClearwordClearword is an Irish technology company founded in 2021, specializing in AI-powered solutions to enhance meeting productivity.Ireland$3.5M
  6. PrinciplePrinciple is an IT consulting firm that specializes in project management, agile, and leadership as a service training.United States$2.0M

Biotech

6 startups · $17M raised

  1. Pangea Therapeutics Ltd.Pangea Therapeutics Ltd.United States$7.0M
  2. Engage BioEngage Bio transforms cancer cells into factories for immunotherapies.United States$3.9M
  3. NEXT Life SciencesNEXT Life Sciences is a medical device company based in San Luis Obispo, California, founded in 2020 or 2021.United States$2.5M
  4. Brown FoodsBobby Brown Foods, LLC is a California-based food company focused on creating healthy, all-natural products.United States$2.4M
  5. 1849 Bio1849 bio is optimizing microbes for miners to enable low cost, sustainable metal extraction.United States$500K
  6. SynsoryBioSynsoryBio is a biotechnology research company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, founded in 2023.United States$500K

Healthtech

6 startups · $48M raised

  1. Love.comLove.com is an innovative e-commerce marketplace and direct-to-consumer brand founded in 2021 by Ryan Breslow, based in San FranciUnited States$20M
  2. BHBetter HealthBetter Health is focusing towards health improvement industry.United States$14M
  3. Fold HealthFold Health is a digital health company based in San Francisco, founded in 2021.United States$6.0M
  4. Endless HealthEndless Health is a digital health company based in Austin, Texas, founded in 2022.United States$4.5M
  5. Avails MedicalAvails Medical has developed digital technology to provide accurate, rapid detection of infections.United States$1.7M
  6. Mora HealthTech platform that automates the recruitment and placement of international nurses in the U.S.United States$1.4M

B2B

5 startups · $42M raised

  1. BBatonBaton: helping generational families communicate about their wealth.United States$17M
  2. AroundAround partners with office owners to create flexible plug-and-play offices powered by the Around OS, offering a subscription modeMexico$14M
  3. FoundationFoundation, Inc.United States$9.4M
  4. Liquid DiamondsLiquid Diamonds is a New York-based B2B diamond sourcing and trading technology startup founded in 2017.United States$1.1M
  5. Carousel TechnologiesCarousel is an inclusive add-in that allows to track changes in both PowerPoint and Excel presentations.United States$500K

Agtech

3 startups · $235M raised

  1. PlentyPlenty® is an American farming technology company specializing in indoor vertical farming.United States$225M
  2. BindwellBindwell is an AI-driven agricultural science company based in San Francisco, founded in 2024 by Tyler Rose and Navvye Anand.United States$6.0M
  3. Blue Ocean GearBlue Ocean Gear is a California-based technology startup founded in 2015, focused on developing intelligent tracking solutions forUnited States$4.2M

Entertainment

3 startups · $8.1M raised

  1. EDGE Sound ResearchEDGE Sound Research is an audio technology company founded in 2020 and based in Riverside, California.United States$4.8M
  2. TunelarkTunelark is an online music-education company that connects students with expert instructors for virtual 1-on-1 lessons.United States$2.8M
  3. LinumLinum is an AI research lab based in San Francisco, founded in 2022.United States$500K

Construction

3 startups · $190M raised

  1. ConduitConduit reduces employee turnover by aligning business objectives with employee priorities and creating communities of peers whileUnited States$186M
  2. EQUIPA century of rich and long historic records has molded CMS’ identity so that the Firm has not only become synonymous with traditioPeru$3.6M
  3. PermitifyPermitify is an AI tool that helps review building plans and ensures they follow building codes.United States$500K

How this map is made. Every startup here has raised money in a round we track that names Unpopular Ventures as an investor, the first in 2019. Each sits under its main sector, read from its rounds, and each sector shows its best-funded first; sectors with fewer than three companies are left off. Rebuilt nightly; updated 15 November 2026.

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