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Necessary Ventures

North America, California, United States, San Francisco

Description

Necessary Ventures focuses on investing in what the world needs.

Investor Profile

Necessary Ventures has made 35 investments, with 3 in the past 12 months and 6% as lead.

Stage Focus

  • Seed (37%)
  • Series A (34%)
  • Pre Seed (11%)
  • Series B (9%)
  • Series C (6%)
  • Series E (3%)

Country Focus

  • United States (86%)
  • United Kingdom (9%)
  • Nigeria (6%)

Industry Focus

  • Artificial Intelligence (Ai)
  • Health Care
  • Machine Learning
  • Autonomous Vehicles
  • Electric Vehicle
  • Manufacturing
  • Software
  • Financial Services
  • Biotechnology
  • Therapeutics
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FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Learn who this investor regularly partners with—both firms and angels—and explore their latest activity.

Who does Necessary Ventures frequently co-invest with?

Kleiner Perkins
North America, California, United States, Menlo Park
Co-Investments: 2
8VC
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 2
Compound
North America, New York, United States, New York
Co-Investments: 4
Fly Ventures
Europe, Berlin, Germany, Berlin
Co-Investments: 2
Y Combinator
North America, California, United States, Mountain View
Co-Investments: 4
Eclipse Ventures
North America, California, United States, Palo Alto
Co-Investments: 3
Collaborative Fund
North America, New York, United States, New York
Co-Investments: 4
Andreessen Horowitz
North America, California, United States, Menlo Park
Co-Investments: 2
Balderton Capital
Europe, England, United Kingdom, London
Co-Investments: 3
Alumni Ventures
North America, New Hampshire, United States, Manchester
Co-Investments: 4

Which angels does Necessary Ventures often collaborate with?

RB
North America, Virgin Islands, United States
Shared Deals: 2
David Richter
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 1
FK
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 1
LL
North America, New York, United States, New York
Shared Deals: 2
SG
North America, New York, United States, New York
Shared Deals: 1
EI
North America, Texas, United States, Houston
Shared Deals: 1
RL
Europe, England, United Kingdom, London
Shared Deals: 1
YL
North America, New York, United States, New York
Shared Deals: 2
PA
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 2
GW
North America, Massachusetts, United States, Cambridge
Shared Deals: 1

What are some of recent deals done by Necessary Ventures?

Infinite Machine

New York, New York, United States

Infinite Machine is to create the world's most captivating non-auto vehicles.

AutomotiveAutonomous Vehicles
SeedOct 29, 2024
Amount Raised: $9,300,000
Nevoya

Santa Monica, California, United States

Nevoya is a totally electric truckload carrier dedicated to making zero-emission freight transport simple.

Electric VehicleTransportation
SeedSep 30, 2024
Amount Raised: $3,000,000
Plural Energy

San Francisco, California, United States

Plural Energy helps investors invest directly in renewable energy projects.

EnergyImpact InvestingRenewable Energy
Pre SeedMay 30, 2024
Amount Raised: $2,330,000
Unlearn.AI

San Francisco, California, United States

Unlearn.AI combines AI, digital twins, and novel statistical methods to enable smaller, more efficient clinical trials.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)BioinformaticsClinical TrialsLife Science
Series CFeb 8, 2024
Amount Raised: $50,000,000
Readout AI

La Canada Flintridge, California, United States

Readout.ai provides AI tools for analyzing preclinical and clinical trial data, automatically.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Software
Pre SeedJul 14, 2023
Amount Raised: $1,670,002
Magrathea

San Francisco, California, United States

Carbon neutral magnesium metal made without mining for the era of electrification and decarbonization.

AutomotiveMineralMiningNatural Resources
SeedJun 7, 2023
Amount Raised: $10,000,000
Rubi Laboratories

San Francisco, California, United States

Rubi Laboratories develops biocatalyst solutions that turn carbon emissions into carbon-negative textiles.

BiotechnologyCleanTechManufacturingSustainabilityTextiles
SeedMar 1, 2023
Amount Raised: $8,700,000
Mooch

San Francisco, California, United States

Consumer app focused on personal finance automation on payday using AI to help people budget, shop, and save money.

BlockchainConsumerFinTech
SeedDec 7, 2022
Zócalo Health

Seattle, Washington, United States

Zócalo Health offers virtual family medicine services.

Health Care
SeedSep 19, 2022
Amount Raised: $5,000,000
Forage

San Francisco, California, United States

Forage is a payment processor that authenticates and processes EBT transactions.

Financial ServicesPaymentsTransaction Processing
Series AAug 8, 2022
Amount Raised: $22,000,000