Anorak Ventures
VC Fund
San Francisco, United States
Anorak Ventures is a seed-stage venture firm based in San Francisco. We invest early and dilute alongside founders, helping find smart capital for every stage of company growth. To date, 40 investments have been made with $250M raised in follow on funding resulting in an aggregate portfolio market capitalization of $1.8B.
- Total investments:
- 135
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 3%
- Fund size:
- $25M
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries Anorak Ventures invests in
Stages Anorak Ventures invests in
Countries Anorak Ventures invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Seed
- $880k–$7.6M
- Pre-Seed
- $340k–$6M
- Series A
- $4M–$50M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 27 (20%)
- Virtual Reality 17 (13%)
- Information Technology 13 (10%)
- Artificial Intelligence 13 (10%)
- Augmented Reality 11 (8%)
Stage
- Seed 67 (50%)
- Pre-Seed 11 (8%)
- Series A 8 (6%)
- Funding Round 8 (6%)
- Series B 3 (2%)
Country
- United States 74 (55%)
- Ghana 1 (1%)
- Kenya 1 (1%)
- Canada 1 (1%)
- France 1 (1%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Greg Castle
Managing Partner and Founder
|
Managing Partner and Founder | Total investments: 92 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
Light Links, Inc.
|
Light Links, Inc. is revolutionizing wireless connectivity with its stealth, plug-and-play hybrid technology that integrates Free-Space Optical (FSO) communication based on diffused laser beams integrated with existing RF technologies. Our solution provides gigabit-speed, ultra-low-latency, bandwidth-dedicated, secure, and anti-jamming highlyreliable (non-line-of-sight) wireless connectivity for enterprise and consumer markets. We call this Wi-OW, the next generation of wireless communication. | $6M / Pre-Seed / Aug 24, 2026 | |
Heaviside Industries
|
Heaviside Industries is a defense technology company that develops autonomous precision munitions for land, air, and sea systems. | $60M / Series B / Aug 12, 2026 | |
Soctera
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Soctera is developing Aluminium Nitride based power transistor with the ability to produce MW-frequency signals. | $4M / Seed / Aug 11, 2026 | |
Atlas Motion
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Atlas Motion Systems delivers enterprise-grade custom BLDC motors and actuators optimized for advanced robotics and defense applications. | $11.5M / Series A / Aug 06, 2026 | |
|
Heaviside Industries
|
Heaviside Industries is a defense technology company that develops autonomous precision munitions for land, air, and sea systems. | $28M / Series A / May 11, 2026 | |
Arinna
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Arinna builds ultra-light, flexible high-power solar tech to energize space infrastructure and next-gen power systems. | $4M / Seed / Mar 25, 2026 | |
StirlingX
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StirlingX is a technology company that provides AI-driven data intelligence and autonomous drone solutions. | $11M / Seed / Nov 27, 2025 | |
Sahay AI
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Smart Inspection solutions for infrastructure | $1.8M / Pre-Seed / Oct 27, 2025 | |
VERUSTRUCT
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Verustruct formerly Impact3D. VERUSTRUCT is a tech company that provides 3D construction technology that delivers smart building solutions, sustainable engineering, and advanced construction automation. | $2.4M / Pre-Seed / Sep 24, 2025 | |
NOX METALS
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Nox Metals is an AI-powered metals supplier empowering modern American manufacturing at scale. | $5.3M / Pre-Seed / Sep 09, 2025 | |
| See all 135 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does Anorak Ventures invest in?
Anorak Ventures invests primarily in Software, Virtual Reality and Information Technology startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 135 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is Anorak Ventures's check size?
Anorak Ventures typically joins rounds of $880k–$7.6M at Seed, $340k–$6M at Pre-Seed and $4M–$50M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Anorak Ventures participates in.
How do I contact Anorak Ventures?
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Who are the partners at Anorak Ventures?
The team at Anorak Ventures includes Greg Castle (Managing Partner and Founder). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
Is Shizune's investor data accurate?
Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Sep 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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