True Ventures

Activity from announced rounds

Activity in this selectionOct 23, 2026 · Consumer · Jan 1, 2026

True Ventures leads pre-seed and seed rounds, usually as a company’s first institutional investor, across software, AI, biology, hardware, consumer products, robotics, energy and defence.

It invests while a business may still be an idea or a small team testing a hypothesis. The partnership works collectively: no individual partner owns a deal, and founders can draw on the wider team from the first meeting.

Its founder network supplies practical introductions to early customers, candidates and other entrepreneurs. The firm has also backed founders in their subsequent companies, making repeat company building part of its investment model.

Sources
Rounds participated in
5
Confirmed lead rounds
—
5 roles undisclosed
New companies
5
First participation on record · 0 follow-on
Funding in participating rounds
$144.6M
5 disclosed · full round size, not this investor’s share

By stage

Seed2
Series B2
Pre-seed1

By primary sector

AI2
Ecommerce1
Enterprise software1
Media & gaming1

By country

United States5

Rounds

5 in this selection
Flick

AI-native filmmaking platform giving creators cinematic control to direct AI-generated films

$6MSeed
Role not disclosed
Skye

Develops an AI-powered homescreen app for iPhone

$3.6MPre-Seed
Role not disclosed
Rork

AI platform for building and launching mobile apps using natural language

$15MSeed
Role not disclosed
Bluesky

Develops decentralized social media platform

$100MSeries B
Role not disclosed
Ernesta

Sells custom-sized rugs in a selection of styles and materials.

$20MSeries B
Role not disclosed