Virginia Venture Partners
VC Fund
Herndon, United States
Virginia Venture Partners is a family of seed-stage investment funds placing near-equity and equity investments in Virginia-based technology, life science, and cleantech companies. Virginia Venture Partners invests in companies with a high potential for achieving rapid growth and generating significant economic returns for entrepreneurs,co-investors, and the Commonwealth of Virginia. CIT’s family of funds includes:GAP Fund I is a vintage 2004 fund fully invested in a broad array of seed-stage technology companies. Portfolio.GAP BioLife Fund is a seed fund investing exclusively in life science companies.GAP Tech Fund is a seed fund investing in IT and technology companies.
- Total investments:
- 189
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 45%
- Fund size:
- $3M
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries Virginia Venture Partners invests in
Stages Virginia Venture Partners invests in
Countries Virginia Venture Partners invests in
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 39 (21%)
- Health Care 24 (13%)
- SaaS 20 (11%)
- Information Technology 19 (10%)
- Biotechnology 18 (10%)
Stage
- Seed 97 (51%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 17 (9%)
- Series A 16 (8%)
- Funding Round 12 (6%)
- Pre-Seed 11 (6%)
Country
- United States 138 (73%)
- Canada 1 (1%)
- France 1 (1%)
- Hungary 1 (1%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Alex Euler
Senior Investment Director
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Senior Investment Director | Total investments: 14 | Find email | |
Dan Henderson
Investment Director
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Investment Director | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Frank Taylor
Investment Associate
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Investment Associate | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Jennifer O'Daniel
Investment Director
|
Investment Director | Total investments: 20 | Find email | |
Marco Rubin
GAP Funds Advisor
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GAP Funds Advisor | Total investments: 11 | Find email | |
| See all 6 team members → | ||||
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avant Genomics is a biotechnology company that develops automated laboratory solutions for genomic and cancer research. | $3M / Seed / May 13, 2026 | ||
| Poppy Flowers is the only way to buy full-service wedding florals online. Our convenient customer portal, farm-direct sourcing, and network of 500 dedicated floral designers ensure that we deliver the highest quality, most affordable wedding florals in the market -- with the ease that modern, savvy couples expect. Floral designers across thecountry love working for Poppy because we make it easy for them to do what they love--floral design--without the headaches of business ownership.Poppy was founded in 2019 by Cameron Hardesty and is based in Washington, District of Columbia. | $2.7M / Series A / Nov 18, 2025 | ||
| Trase provides and implements complete AI agent solutions, allowing businesses to automate complicated administrative procedures and operations in a safe and secure manner. | $10.5M / Pre-Seed / Nov 06, 2025 | ||
| Spectrohm is the next generation of internal imaging. | $3M / Venture - Series Unknown / Jun 11, 2025 | ||
| Rising Tide is the first blockchain-enabled AI solution for the logistics and services industries, automating processes and empowering frontline personnel. | $1.2M / Seed / May 19, 2025 | ||
| NOVI is solving some of the biggest problems associated with today’s Earth Observation (EO) services. NOVI’s on-board edge computing and low-cost multi-sensor satellites significantly reduce cost, complexity and latency associated with usage of space-based data, democratizing access for all to enable widespread adoption and usage of EOcapabilities. | Seed / Mar 12, 2025 | ||
| Tiga Labs transforms B2B selling with generative AI. | $2M / Seed / Mar 05, 2025 | ||
| Claros is a power management platform provider that utilizes cutting-edge hardware and software to enhance energy distribution and usage at data centers, thereby boosting compute performance and maximizing efficiency. | $9.7M / Seed / Feb 27, 2025 | ||
| NearStar Fusion is developing fusion power plants with a tritium-free pulsed impact fusion approach leveraging extensive experience with hypervelocity plasma railguns. The simplicity of the NearStar Fusion power plant reduces development time, construction, and operating costs, while improving operational reliability and longevity.NearStar's design heavily leverages existing materials and technologies thereby avoiding major investments in material science or complicated supply chains. | Seed / Feb 10, 2025 | ||
| Stroke is the leading cause of long-term disability worldwide, but it doesn’t have to be. We know that with the right kind of care, 8 out of 10 strokes could be prevented. Through a combination of digital health and AI, we are making expert-level care accessible to millions of at-risk patients. Our team of neurologists, rehabilitation experts, andpsychologists have made it our mission to improve your brain health and protect against stroke. | Seed / Oct 08, 2024 | ||
| See all 189 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does Virginia Venture Partners invest in?
Virginia Venture Partners invests primarily in Software, Health Care and SaaS startups, most often at Seed and Venture - Series Unknown stage. Most of the 189 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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Who are the partners at Virginia Venture Partners?
The team at Virginia Venture Partners includes Alex Euler (Senior Investment Director), Dan Henderson (Investment Director) and Frank Taylor (Investment Associate), among 6 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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