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:
- 187
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 45%
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 32 (17%)
- Health Care 23 (12%)
- SaaS 18 (10%)
- Biotechnology 17 (9%)
- Information Technology 17 (9%)
Stage
- Seed 94 (50%)
- Funding Round 26 (14%)
- Series A 14 (7%)
- Pre-Seed 9 (5%)
- Convertible Note 5 (3%)
Country
- United States 131 (70%)
- 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
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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
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Avant Genomics is a biotechnology company that develops automated laboratory solutions for genomic and cancer research. | $3M / Seed / May 13, 2026 | |
Poppy Flowers
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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
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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
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Spectrohm is the next generation of internal imaging. | $3M / Venture - Series Unknown / Jun 11, 2025 | |
Rising Tide
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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 | |
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Rising Tide
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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
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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 | |
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NOVI
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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
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Tiga Labs transforms B2B selling with generative AI. | $2M / Seed / Mar 05, 2025 | |
Claros
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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 | |
| See all 187 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 Funding Round stage. Most of the 187 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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