# Long Journey Ventures

> Long Journey Ventures is a VC fund backing Software. See 145 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 145
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 22%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/longjourney/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/LongJourneyVC
- Website: https://www.longjourney.vc/

Long Journey Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm focused on early and new investments. It was founded in 2019 and is based in San Francisco, California, USA.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.4M–$10M |
| Pre-Seed | $1.3M–$4M |
| Series A | $7M–$103M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 23 | 16% |
| Information Technology | 12 | 8% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 12 | 8% |
| FinTech | 9 | 6% |
| Health Care | 9 | 6% |

127 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 66 | 46% |
| Series A | 20 | 14% |
| Pre-Seed | 8 | 6% |
| Funding Round | 6 | 4% |
| Series B | 5 | 3% |

7 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 71 | 49% |
| United Kingdom | 3 | 2% |
| China | 1 | 1% |
| Kenya | 1 | 1% |
| France | 1 | 1% |

9 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jonathan Bruck | Venture Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jonathan-bruck |
| Lee Jacobs | Founder and General Partner | 23 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lee-jacobs |
| Pascal Levy-Garboua | Venture Partner | 29 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pascal-levy |
| Arielle Zuckerberg | General Partner | 22 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/arielle-zuckerberg |
| Brian Balfour | Venture Partner | 9 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brian-balfour |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Andrenam | Andrenam is a defense technology and artificial intelligence company that develops an AI-powered distributed maritime sensing network for persistent underwater and surface domain awareness. The company builds autonomous acoustic sensing systems that detect, classify, and track maritime activity in real time, providing continuous intelligence fordefense, maritime security, and autonomous naval operations. Founded by former aerospace engineers, Andrenam focuses on strengthening maritime situational awareness through scalable, networked sensing infrastructure.Its platform combines AI-powered sonar processing, distributed acoustic sensing, edge and cloud computing, autonomous sensor networks, real-time data streaming, underwater target detection, and maritime intelligence into a unified system. Andrenam's Pearl smart buoys continuously collect and transmit acoustic data, enabling operators to detect and track submarines, unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs), unmanned surface vehicles (USVs), and other maritime assets with low-latency analytics. The platform integrates AI-driven signal processing with distributed hardware to support persistent monitoring across large maritime environments. | $18M | Series A | Jul 23, 2026 |  |
| Singularity | Singularity develops counter-weapon systems designed to detect and defeat aerial threats such as drones and low-cost munitions. The company engineers air defense technologies and manufactures key system components to support scalable deployment for military and public safety applications. Its work focuses on combining engineering, production, andtesting to develop defensive systems that can be produced and deployed efficiently. Singularity also collaborates with defense organizations, suppliers, and industry partners to support air defense operations. | $80M | Series A | Jul 14, 2026 |  |
| Othello | Othello.ai is the real-time AI sales coach for live phone and video calls. | $8M | Seed | Jul 14, 2026 |  |
| Forage | Forage is a third-party payment processor (TPP) and a pin provider that authenticates and processes EBT recipients and transactions. Forage makes it easier for grocers to accept SNAP EBT payments online. Forage guides merchants through the USDA application process and tech integration for merchants, taking most of the burden off retailers.Foragedemocratizes access to government benefits and helps underserved Americans easily access their benefits online. Forage works with multiple grocers and platforms such as Shopify and Flashfood to accept SNAP EBT payments online. | $40M | Series B | Jun 03, 2026 |  |
| Swoop | Swoop operates as an internet marketplace platform that provides food delivery services while building a broader consumer super-app ecosystem. The company connects users with restaurants through a mobile and digital platform, enabling customers to browse menus, place orders, and receive deliveries via an independent rider network. Its deliverymodel relies on third-party couriers who fulfill orders, while the platform coordinates transactions, routing, and customer interactions. The company generates revenue through restaurant commissions and service fees applied to customer orders, rather than directly employing delivery personnel. | $7.3M | Seed | Apr 24, 2026 |  |
| Eragon | Eragon is an AI Operating System built for companies to analyze business, connecting data, people, and processes into a single workspace. | $12M | Seed | Mar 18, 2026 |  |
| Eragon | Eragon is an AI Operating System built for companies to analyze business, connecting data, people, and processes into a single workspace. | $12M | Seed | Mar 18, 2026 |  |
| Eragon | Eragon is an AI Operating System built for companies to analyze business, connecting data, people, and processes into a single workspace. | $12M | Seed | Mar 18, 2026 |  |
| Atlys | Atlys is a digital platform that facilitates visa application processing for international travelers. The company offers tools that guide users through requirements, documentation, and submission steps for different countries. Its services include application tracking, document management, and status updates within a single interface. Atlys alsointegrates support features that address common visa-related queries and clarify visa processes. The platform simplifies administrative procedures for travel documentation. | $36M | Series C | Mar 16, 2026 |  |
| Anchr | Anchr develops an AI platform for automating knowledge work and workflow execution. The software connects to business data sources, ingests documents, and structures information for retrieval via chat interfaces and APIs. Core capabilities include document parsing, semantic search, agent-style task orchestration, and integrations with third‑partytools. Typical use cases include research synthesis, content drafting, customer support assistance, and internal reporting. The offering targets teams seeking to unify unstructured content and trigger actions from natural‑language prompts while retaining control over data and access. | $5.8M | Pre-Seed | Mar 10, 2026 |  |

10 of 145 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Andreessen Horowitz](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andreessen-horowitz) — VC Fund, 22 deals together
- [Founders Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/founders-fund) — VC Fund, 13 deals together
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- [Y Combinator](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/y-combinator) — VC Fund, 9 deals together
- [Sequoia Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sequoia-capital) — VC Fund, 8 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Long Journey Ventures invest in?

Long Journey Ventures invests primarily in Software, Information Technology and Artificial Intelligence startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 145 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 Long Journey Ventures's check size?

Long Journey Ventures typically joins rounds of $1.4M–$10M at Seed, $1.3M–$4M at Pre-Seed and $7M–$103M 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 Long Journey Ventures participates in.

### How do I contact Long Journey Ventures?

Public channels for Long Journey Ventures include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at Long Journey Ventures?

The team at Long Journey Ventures includes Jonathan Bruck (Venture Partner), Lee Jacobs (Founder and General Partner) and Pascal Levy-Garboua (Venture Partner), among 7 team members tracked by Shizune. 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 Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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