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Unless

North America, Colorado, United States, Boulder

Description

Unless is an investment firm that delivers insights and partnership for impact-oriented industrial entrepreneurs.

Investor Profile

Unless has backed more than 9 startups, with 2 new investments in the last 12 months alone. The firm has led 5 rounds, about 56% of its total and boasts 0 exits across its portfolio.

Investment Focus Highlights

  • Concentrates on Series A, Convertible Note, Debt Financing rounds (top funding stages).
  • Majority of deals are located in United States.
  • Strong thematic focus on Software, Industrial Engineering, Computer.
  • Led 1 rounds in the past year.

Stage Focus

  • Series A (44%)
  • Convertible Note (33%)
  • Debt Financing (11%)
  • Series Unknown (11%)

Country Focus

  • United States (100%)

Industry Focus

  • Software
  • Industrial Engineering
  • Computer
  • Aerospace
  • Construction
  • Real Estate
  • Industrial
  • Manufacturing
  • Artificial Intelligence (Ai)
  • Machine Learning
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Who does Unless frequently co-invest with?

Riot Ventures
North America, California, United States, Los Angeles
Co-Investments: 1
Congress Avenue Ventures
North America, Texas, United States, Austin
Co-Investments: 1
Good AI Capital
North America, California, United States, Menlo Park
Co-Investments: 1
Congruent Ventures
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 1
FootPrint Coalition
North America, California, United States, Beverly Hills
Co-Investments: 1
Piva Capital
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 1
VC
North America, Oklahoma, United States, Oklahoma City
Co-Investments: 1
Flybridge
North America, Massachusetts, United States, Boston
Co-Investments: 1
A
Europe, Berlin, Germany, Berlin
Co-Investments: 1
MI
North America, Massachusetts, United States, Springfield
Co-Investments: 1

What are some of recent deals done by Unless?

Positron

Reno, Nevada, United States

Positron delivers purpose-built hardware for Transformer Model Inference, optimizing generative AI systems for performance and power.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Information TechnologySemiconductor
Series AJul 28, 2025
Amount Raised: $51,600,000
Villa Homes

San Francisco, California, United States

Villa Homes is a construction company that helps homeowners and communities building backyard homes.

ArchitectureConstructionReal Estate
Series AApr 29, 2025
Amount Raised: $20,000,000
PropCo

San Francisco, California, United States

PropCo is a development joint venture between Villa Homes and Unless.

ConstructionReal Estate
Series UnknownApr 29, 2025
Amount Raised: $20,000,000
Panthalassa

Portland, Oregon, United States

Panthalassa creates clean and cheap energy in the middle of the ocean.

EnergyRenewable Energy
Convertible NoteDec 31, 2023
Aether Bio

Menlo Park, California, United States

Aether Bio is a developer of machine learning technology used to re-purpose enzymes in order to create a new compound.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Machine LearningMedical
Series AAug 15, 2023
Amount Raised: $49,000,000
Alloy Enterprises

Somerville, Massachusetts, United States

Alloy Enterprises operates as industry disruptors looking to tackle inefficiencies in conventional manufacturing.

IndustrialIndustrial EngineeringManufacturing
Series AMay 17, 2023
Amount Raised: $26,000,000
Sustainment

Austin, Texas, United States

We build software to transform how commercial and government teams discover, engage, and interact with the US manufacturing economy.

ComputerSoftware
Series AAug 24, 2022
Amount Raised: $12,000,000
Xwing

San Francisco, California, United States

Xwing is an autonomous aviation company building a network of autonomous aircraft for regional distances.

AerospaceIndustrial EngineeringSoftware
Convertible NoteMar 30, 2022
Xwing

San Francisco, California, United States

Xwing is an autonomous aviation company building a network of autonomous aircraft for regional distances.

AerospaceIndustrial EngineeringSoftware
Debt FinancingMar 19, 2022
Sustainment

Austin, Texas, United States

We build software to transform how commercial and government teams discover, engage, and interact with the US manufacturing economy.

ComputerSoftware
Convertible NoteNov 1, 2021