# Argonaut Ventures

> Argonaut Ventures is a VC fund in Sausalito backing Solar and Video. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Sausalito, United States
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Jun 2010
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/argonaut-ventures/
- Website: http://www.argonautventures.com

Argonaut Ventures is a VC fund in Sausalito focused on Solar and Video. Argonaut Ventures LLC provides strategic consulting, funding, and business development as well as design and technical expertise for the development and monetization of online health and medical companies, as well as other online businesses.Argonaut owns a portfolio of domain names, and also has agreements with other entities to develop theirdomain portfolios. The company's initial focus is on building these online health and medical businesses.Argonaut Ventures' founders have been in the business of developing Internet companies since 1995, with the establishment of a number of online health and medical communities, such as Alzheimers.com, Depression.com, Diabetes.com, and Obesity.com. Through Epicenter Communications, they have developed and sold a number of fully developed online businesses, including Alzheimers.com, Diabetes.com, Depression.com, and Obesity.com.The company is located in Sausalito, California, and is connected to Silicon Valley expertise and capital to identify and build technologies connecting consumers, business and medical professional networks.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Solar | 1 | 33% |
| Video | 1 | 33% |
| Wireless | 1 | 33% |
| Manufacturing | 1 | 33% |
| Semiconductor | 1 | 33% |

6 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series C | 1 | 33% |
| Series E | 1 | 33% |
| Private Equity | 1 | 33% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Israel | 1 | 33% |
| United States | 1 | 33% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Peter Goggin | Partner | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/peter-goggin |
| Matthew Naythons | Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/matthew-naythons |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Solyndra | Solyndra is a manufacturer of cylindrical panels of CIGS thin-film solar cells based in Fremont, California.Solyndra designs and manufactures photovoltaic systems, comprised of panels and mounting hardware, for the commercial rooftop market. Solyndra employs high volume manufacturing based on proven technologies and processes to meet the needsof the global solar market. Using proprietary cylindrical modules and thin-film technology, Solyndra systems are designed to provide the lowest installed cost per system and the highest solar electrical energy output for typical low slope commercial rooftops. Founded in 2005 and headquartered in Fremont, California, Solyndra operates a state-of-the-art 300,000 square foot fully-automated manufacturing complex. | $175M | Private Equity | Jun 18, 2010 |  |
| Solyndra | Solyndra is a manufacturer of cylindrical panels of CIGS thin-film solar cells based in Fremont, California.Solyndra designs and manufactures photovoltaic systems, comprised of panels and mounting hardware, for the commercial rooftop market. Solyndra employs high volume manufacturing based on proven technologies and processes to meet the needsof the global solar market. Using proprietary cylindrical modules and thin-film technology, Solyndra systems are designed to provide the lowest installed cost per system and the highest solar electrical energy output for typical low slope commercial rooftops. Founded in 2005 and headquartered in Fremont, California, Solyndra operates a state-of-the-art 300,000 square foot fully-automated manufacturing complex. | $220M | Series E | Dec 01, 2008 |  |
| Amimon | Amimon is a fabless semiconductor company developing wireless uncompressed HD video connectivity among CE devices. Its uncompressed Wireless High-definition Interface allows flat-panel televisions and multimedia projectors to wirelessly interface to all HDTV video sources at a quality equivalent to that achieved with wired interfaces such ascomponent video, DVI and HDMI.It was founded in 2004 and headquartered in Herzliya, Tel Aviv. |  | Series C | Mar 13, 2007 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Redpoint](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/redpoint-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [RockPort Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rockport-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [U.S. Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/us-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [ArcelorMittal](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/arcelormittal) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Atlas Venture](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/atlas-venture) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Cedar Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cedar-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Argonaut Ventures invest in?

Argonaut Ventures invests primarily in Solar, Video and Wireless startups, most often at Series C and Series E stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Israel. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Argonaut Ventures?

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### Who are the partners at Argonaut Ventures?

The team at Argonaut Ventures includes Peter Goggin (Partner) and Matthew Naythons (Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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