# 137 Ventures

> 137 Ventures is a VC fund in San Francisco backing Software and SaaS. See 62 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 62
- Last investment: Jun 2026
- Lead investor: 3%
- Fund size: $350M
- Last fund: Nov 2021
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/137-ventures/
- Website: http://137ventures.com
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/137ventures

137 Ventures is a multi-stage investment firm that partners with generational technology companies and their founders.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 19 | 31% |
| SaaS | 8 | 13% |
| Internet | 6 | 10% |
| Aerospace | 6 | 10% |
| Logistics | 6 | 10% |

110 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series C | 14 | 23% |
| Series E | 11 | 18% |
| Series A | 7 | 11% |
| Series B | 6 | 10% |
| Series D | 5 | 8% |

11 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 44 | 71% |
| China | 1 | 2% |
| Canada | 1 | 2% |
| Sweden | 1 | 2% |
| Singapore | 1 | 2% |

6 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Alex Jacobson | Co-founder, Investment Partner | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alex-jacobson |
| Andrew Hansen | Partner, CFO & COO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andrew-hansen |
| David Blumberg | Member of the Investment Committee | 60 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-blumberg |
| Garrett Christian | Investment Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/garrett-christian |
| James Pardee | Principal; Associate | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/james-pardee |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Impulse Space | Impulse Space develops spacecraft and propulsion systems that provide transportation and mobility services for payloads operating in space. The company focuses on moving, deploying, and hosting payloads across a range of orbital destinations, including low Earth orbit, geostationary orbit, and other deep-space trajectories. Its vehicle portfolioincludes Mira, a spacecraft designed for payload hosting, deployment, and orbital maneuvers, and Helios, a transfer vehicle intended to transport larger payloads between orbits. Impulse Space designs, manufactures, and tests much of its hardware in-house, covering spacecraft systems, propulsion components, and mission integration. The company supports commercial, civil, and government missions by providing in-space transportation and logistics capabilities after launch. | $500M | Series D | Jun 02, 2026 |  |
| Biossil | Biossil is an applied AI drug discovery platform to create specialized treatments for distinct patients. | $70M | Venture - Series Unknown | Apr 23, 2026 |  |
| Hermeus | Hermeus is an aerospace and defense company that develops hypersonic aircraft capable of reaching speeds around Mach 5. The company’s core mission is to drastically reduce global travel times by creating next-generation aircraft that can fly significantly faster than traditional commercial jets. Its flagship programs include the Quarterhorse seriesof high-speed test aircraft and the development of the Chimera engine, a turbine-based combined cycle propulsion system designed for hypersonic flight. Hermeus follows a rapid, iterative development approach, building and testing multiple prototypes to accelerate innovation and reduce engineering timelines. The company collaborates with organizations such as the U.S. Air Force and NASA, positioning its technology for both commercial aviation and defense applications. | $200M | Series C | Apr 07, 2026 |  |
| Cape | Cape develops privacy-enabling technology that allows users to reclaim their privacy and security on electronic devices. The company's technology communicates with electronic devices while maintaining anonymity and privacy without compromising user experience. | $100M | Series C | Mar 19, 2026 |  |
| Northwood Space | Northwood Space is a hardware solution that dramatically increases the number of orbits and frequency bands available for satellite communications from the ground. | $100M | Series B | Jan 27, 2026 |  |
| Ramp | Ramp is a financial technology company that develops software for corporate spend management, finance operations, and business payments. The company provides an integrated platform that combines corporate cards, expense management, accounts payable automation, procurement, travel booking, reimbursements, treasury services, and accountingautomation. Its software is designed to help organizations manage business spending, streamline financial workflows, and centralize finance operations within a single system. The platform enables businesses to issue and manage corporate cards, process vendor payments, track expenses, handle employee reimbursements, and automate accounting processes. It also incorporates artificial intelligence capabilities that assist with receipt matching, transaction categorization, policy enforcement, approval workflows, and financial reporting. These features are intended to reduce manual administrative work and improve visibility into organizational spending. | $300M |  | Nov 17, 2025 |  |
| Crusoe | Crusoe is on a mission to help the oil industry reduce routine flaring of natural gas. They are passionate about creating solutions that benefit the environment, local communities, and energy producers.Crusoe Energy Systems provides oil and gas companies with a fast, low cost and simple solution to natural gas flaring. As the energy industrystruggles with pipeline constraints and increasing regulations around flaring and combusting, Crusoe is here to help. Their service lets operators preserve or regain regulatory compliance, maintain existing production and facilitate future development. | $1.4B | Series E | Oct 23, 2025 |  |
| Base Power | Base Power provides home battery systems, retail electricity services, and energy management solutions for residential customers. The company installs battery storage systems that provide backup power during outages and help manage electricity usage. Its platform combines distributed battery storage with electricity services to support home energymanagement and grid operations. | $1B | Series C | Oct 08, 2025 |  |
| Ramp | Ramp is a financial technology company that develops software for corporate spend management, finance operations, and business payments. The company provides an integrated platform that combines corporate cards, expense management, accounts payable automation, procurement, travel booking, reimbursements, treasury services, and accountingautomation. Its software is designed to help organizations manage business spending, streamline financial workflows, and centralize finance operations within a single system. The platform enables businesses to issue and manage corporate cards, process vendor payments, track expenses, handle employee reimbursements, and automate accounting processes. It also incorporates artificial intelligence capabilities that assist with receipt matching, transaction categorization, policy enforcement, approval workflows, and financial reporting. These features are intended to reduce manual administrative work and improve visibility into organizational spending. | $500M | Series E | Jul 30, 2025 |  |
| Hadrian | Hadrian is a precision manufacturing company that manufactures precision components to serve aerospace and defense clients. It builds autonomous, software-defined precision component factories that help its customers make rockets, satellites, jets, and eVTOLs. | $110M | Series C | Jul 17, 2025 |  |

10 of 62 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Founders Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/founders-fund) — VC Fund, 21 deals together
- [Lux Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lux-capital) — VC Fund, 19 deals together
- [General Catalyst](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/general-catalyst-partners) — VC Fund, 13 deals together
- [Thrive Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/thrive-capital) — VC Fund, 9 deals together
- [Andreessen Horowitz](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andreessen-horowitz) — VC Fund, 8 deals together
- [Khosla Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/khosla-ventures) — VC Fund, 8 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does 137 Ventures invest in?

137 Ventures invests primarily in Software, SaaS and Internet startups, most often at Series C and Series E stage. Most of the 62 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact 137 Ventures?

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### Who are the partners at 137 Ventures?

The team at 137 Ventures includes Alex Jacobson (Co-founder, Investment Partner), Andrew Hansen (Partner, CFO & COO) and David Blumberg (Member of the Investment Committee), among 8 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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