Unusual Ventures

San Francisco, California
Unusual Ventures is a seed stage venture capital offering handson support and expertise to startups on their earlystage journey. It was founded in 2018 and is based in Menlo Park, California.
Founded:2018
Firm Location:San Francisco, California • Seattle, Washington • Boston, Massachusetts • Redwood City, California • Mountain View, California • Menlo Park, California • San Francisco Bay Area
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Unusual Ventures Team
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Lars Albright
Unusual Ventures·General Partner
Sweet spot: $250K
Range: $100K - $500K
Investors in Boston (MA)
Investors in Consumer Internet (Pre-seed), Investors in FinTech (Pre-seed), Investors in SaaS (Pre-seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Pre-seed), Investors in FinTech (Pre-seed), Investors in SaaS (Pre-seed), Investors in Boston / New England (Other Lists), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed)
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Jyoti Bansal
Sweet spot: $250K
Range: $100K - $500K
Investors in SF Bay Area (CA)
Investors in AI (Pre-seed), Investors in Enterprise (Pre-seed), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Pre-seed), Investors in AI (Pre-seed), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Seed), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in Investors who were founders (Other Lists), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Seed), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists)
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Tyler Crown
Unusual Ventures·Vice President
Sweet spot: $3.0M
Range: $1M - $10.0M
Investors in New York (NY), Investors in San Francisco (CA), Investors in Israel, Investors in Europe, Investors in United States
Investors in Sales & CRM (Pre-seed), Investors in Payments (Pre-seed), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Pre-seed), Investors in Sales & CRM (Series A), Investors in Sales & CRM (Seed), Investors in Real Estate/PropTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Sales & CRM (Pre-seed), Investors in Data Services (Pre-seed), Investors in Payments (Series A), Investors in Payments (Seed), Investors in Real Estate/PropTech (Series A), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Series A), Investors in Developer Tools (Pre-seed), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Pre-seed), Investors in Developer Tools (Series A), Investors in Real Estate/PropTech (Seed), Investors in Sales & CRM (Series A), Investors in Sales & CRM (Seed), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Seed), Investors in Developer Tools (Seed), Investors in Data Services (Series A), Investors in Data Services (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Pre-seed), Investors in Data Services (Pre-seed), Investors in Developer Tools (Pre-seed), Investors in Payments (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Pre-seed), Investors in SaaS (Pre-seed), Investors in Payments (Pre-seed), Investors in Payments (Pre-seed), Investors in Sales & CRM (Series A), Investors in Real Estate/PropTech (Pre-seed), Investors in AI (Pre-seed), Investors in Payments (Series A), Investors in Real Estate/PropTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Developer Tools (Series A), Investors in Sales & CRM (Pre-seed), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in Payments (Seed), Investors in Developer Tools (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in Data Services (Pre-seed), Investors in Real Estate/PropTech (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in Payments (Seed), Investors in Developer Tools (Pre-seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Pre-seed), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in Real Estate/PropTech (Series A), Investors in Sales & CRM (Pre-seed), Investors in Sales & CRM (Seed), Investors in Data Services (Series A), Investors in Real Estate/PropTech (Seed), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in Data Services (Seed), Investors in AI (Pre-seed), Investors in Real Estate/PropTech (Seed), Investors in Sales & CRM (Series A), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Series A), Investors in Developer Tools (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Pre-seed), Investors in Payments (Pre-seed), Investors in Enterprise (Pre-seed), Investors in Data Services (Seed), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Seed), Investors in Data Services (Series A), Investors in Developer Tools (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Data Services (Pre-seed), Investors in FinTech (Pre-seed), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in Sales & CRM (Seed), Investors in Developer Tools (Pre-seed), Investors in Payments (Series A), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Pre-seed), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in Real Estate/PropTech (Pre-seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in Developer Tools (Series A), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Pre-seed), Investors in Enterprise (Pre-seed), Investors in AI (Pre-seed), Investors in Developer Tools (Seed), Investors in Payments (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in Data Services (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Series A), Investors in Data Services (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Seed), Investors in Real Estate/PropTech (Series A), Investors in Israel (Other Lists), Investors in AI (Pre-seed), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in Real Estate/PropTech (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Pre-seed), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Pre-seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Pre-seed), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed), Investors in New York City (Other Lists), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists)
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Wei Lien Dang
Unusual Ventures·General Partner
Sweet spot: $5.0M
Range: $2.0M - $10.0M
Investors in SF Bay Area (CA)
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Sandhya Hegde
Unusual Ventures·General Partner
Sweet spot: $4.0M
Range: $2.0M - $10.0M
Investors in SF Bay Area (CA)
Investors in MarketingTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Generative Tech/AI (Pre-seed), Investors in MarketingTech (Series A), Investors in Generative Tech/AI (Series A), Investors in Generative Tech/AI (Seed), Investors in Generative Tech/AI (Pre-seed), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Pre-seed), Investors in Future of Work (Pre-seed), Investors in MarketingTech (Seed), Investors in Generative Tech/AI (Series A), Investors in Data Services (Pre-seed), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Series A), Investors in Analytics (Pre-seed), Investors in Generative Tech/AI (Seed), Investors in Developer Tools (Pre-seed), Investors in MarketingTech (Pre-seed), Investors in MarketingTech (Series A), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Pre-seed), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Seed), Investors in Developer Tools (Series A), Investors in Analytics (Series A), Investors in Data Services (Series A), Investors in Future of Work (Pre-seed), Investors in Data Services (Seed), Investors in Data Services (Pre-seed), Investors in Future of Work (Series A), Investors in Developer Tools (Seed), Investors in Analytics (Seed), Investors in Analytics (Pre-seed), Investors in MarketingTech (Seed), Investors in Developer Tools (Pre-seed), Investors in AI (Pre-seed), Investors in Developer Tools (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Pre-seed), Investors in Future of Work (Seed), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Pre-seed), Investors in Analytics (Series A), Investors in Data Services (Series A), Investors in Analytics (Seed), Investors in Developer Tools (Seed), Investors in Data Services (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Pre-seed), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in Female Investors (Other Lists), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Pre-seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed), Investors in AI (Pre-seed), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in Diverse Investors (Other Lists), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in Investors who were founders (Other Lists), Investors in Enterprise (Seed), Investors in Investors who invested in female founders (Other Lists), Investors in Investors who invested in diverse founders (Other Lists), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists)
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David Hershey
Unusual Ventures·Vice President
Sweet spot: $3.0M
Range: $100K - $15.0M
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Andy Johns
Sweet spot: $250K
Range: $100K - $500K
Investors in United States, Investors in Redwood City (CA)
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Luan Lam
Sweet spot: $250K
Range: $100K - $500K
Investors in San Francisco (CA), Investors in Menlo Park (CA)
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Sarah Leary
Unusual Ventures·Venture Partner
Sweet spot: $250K
Range: $100K - $500K
Investors in SF Bay Area (CA)
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Corinne Moran
Unusual Ventures·Senior Associate
Sweet spot: $250K
Range: $100K - $500K
Investors in SF Bay Area (CA)
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Eric Peter
Unusual Ventures·Venture Partner
Sweet spot: $250K
Range: $100K - $500K
Investors in SF Bay Area (CA)
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Scott Schwarzhoff
Sweet spot: $250K
Range: $100K - $500K
Investors in Mountain View (CA)
Investors in Marketplaces (Pre-seed), Investors in Enterprise (Pre-seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Pre-seed), Investors in Enterprise (Pre-seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists)
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Jordan Segall
Unusual Ventures·Senior Associate
Sweet spot: $250K
Range: $100K - $500K
Investors in San Francisco (CA)
Investors in Data Services (Pre-seed), Investors in Data Services (Series A), Investors in Data Services (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Pre-seed), Investors in Data Services (Pre-seed), Investors in AI (Pre-seed), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in Data Services (Series A), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in Data Services (Seed), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Pre-seed), Investors in AI (Pre-seed), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed)
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Rachel Star
Unusual Ventures·Principal
Sweet spot: $250K
Range: $100K - $500K
Investors in SF Bay Area (CA), Investors in San Francisco (CA)
Investors in Manufacturing (Pre-seed), Investors in Retail (Pre-seed), Investors in Manufacturing (Series A), Investors in Logistics (Pre-seed), Investors in Manufacturing (Seed), Investors in Retail (Series A), Investors in Logistics (Series A), Investors in Manufacturing (Pre-seed), Investors in Retail (Pre-seed), Investors in Retail (Seed), Investors in Logistics (Seed), Investors in Manufacturing (Series A), Investors in Logistics (Pre-seed), Investors in Manufacturing (Seed), Investors in Logistics (Series A), Investors in Retail (Series A), Investors in Consumer Internet (Pre-seed), Investors in Logistics (Seed), Investors in Retail (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Pre-seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in Investors who were founders (Other Lists), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists)
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John Vrionis
Unusual Ventures·Managing Partner
Sweet spot: $250K
Range: $100K - $500K
Investors in SF Bay Area (CA)
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Simon Zhou
Sweet spot: $250K
Range: $100K - $500K
Investors in San Francisco (CA)