# Loup Ventures

> Loup Ventures is a VC fund backing Software and Artificial Intelligence. See 28 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Minneapolis, United States
- Total investments: 28
- Last investment: Apr 2022
- Lead investor: 4%
- Fund size: $25M
- Last fund: Jan 2018
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/10995055
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/loupventures
- Website: http://loupventures.com/

Loup Ventures is a research-driven venture capital firm based in Minneapolis and New York investing in frontier technology.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1M–$10M |
| Pre-Seed | $1.1M–$3M |
| Series A | $6M–$45M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 8 | 29% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 5 | 18% |
| SaaS | 4 | 14% |
| Machine Learning | 3 | 11% |
| Information Technology | 3 | 11% |

71 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 15 | 54% |
| Pre-Seed | 4 | 14% |
| Series A | 4 | 14% |
| Funding Round | 3 | 11% |
| Series B | 2 | 7% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 19 | 68% |
| Canada | 1 | 4% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 4% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Andrew Murphy | Managing Partner and Founder | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andrew-murphy-6 |
| David Stokman | Analyst | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-stokman |
| Doug Clinton | Managing Partner and Founder | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/doug-clinton |
| Gene Munster | Managing Partner and Founder | 3 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gene-munster |
| Steve Van Sloun | Associate | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/steve-van-sloun |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Hydra Host | Hydra Host is a tool that provides cross-cloud capabilities to deploy and host apps across public cloud and private cloud providers. In addition to cross-cloud capabilities, Hydra offers high-level advisory, as well as expert implementation work with bespoke service engagements catered to client priorities. Whether security, resilience, orscale-focused. | $10M | Seed | Apr 06, 2022 |  |
| Inner Cosmos | The Evolution of Medicine | $10M | Seed | Mar 30, 2022 |  |
| Rain AI | Rain AI is a semiconductor company specializing in developing energy-efficient hardware for artificial intelligence (AI) applications. Rain AI focuses on creating neuromorphic chips inspired by the human brain's architecture. The company's hardware is designed to be more energy-efficient than traditional AI processors, addressing thegrowing demand for sustainable computing solutions. Rain AI's technology is adaptable across various AI applications, from data centers to edge devices, facilitating widespread adoption. | $25M |  | Feb 02, 2022 |  |
| Rain AI | Rain AI is a semiconductor company specializing in developing energy-efficient hardware for artificial intelligence (AI) applications. Rain AI focuses on creating neuromorphic chips inspired by the human brain's architecture. The company's hardware is designed to be more energy-efficient than traditional AI processors, addressing thegrowing demand for sustainable computing solutions. Rain AI's technology is adaptable across various AI applications, from data centers to edge devices, facilitating widespread adoption. | $25M | Series A | Feb 02, 2022 |  |
| Racket | Let's make a racket. | $3M | Pre-Seed | Nov 16, 2021 |  |
| Racket | Let's make a racket. | $3M | Seed | Nov 16, 2021 |  |
| Xwing | Xwing was founded in 2016 to make air transportation smarter, safer, cleaner, and more accessible for everyone. Our work begins with converting today’s cargo aircraft into fully autonomous airplanes so every person in the world can have greater access to reliable and affordable delivery services no matter where they live. Beyond air cargo, we lookforward to expanding our technology safely, scalably, and sustainably to other areas of commercial aviation. Fast Company recently named us one of the Most Innovative Transportation Companies of 2021 and a 'World Changing Idea' in 2022. We were also featured on TIME Magazine’s 2021 Best Inventions List after completing the world’s first fully autonomous cargo flight and making aviation history. | $40M | Series B | Apr 15, 2021 |  |
| Farcast | Farcast (formerly DASH Systems) is a Los Angeles based technology company developing hardware and software to enable precision airdrop deliveries. They take a commercial airplane, open the door, and autonomously release and land packages within a helipad-size area. Its technology allows commercial cargo to be safely delivered in remote, rural, orpreviously inaccessible areas, quickly and affordably. | $8M | Seed | Dec 16, 2020 |  |
| Rune Labs | Rune Labs is a software and data platform for neuromodulation and brain therapies of the future. The platform's software-as-a-service platform works with existing and emerging neuromodulation systems to manage complex therapies and get the most value out of available data. Their cloud-based software platform provides these therapy developersthe performance, scalability, and availability they need to run complex therapy algorithms across many patients, deliver precision medicine, and identify likely responders for clinical trials.Rune Labs was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | $5M | Seed | Oct 26, 2020 |  |
| Outrider | Outrider, the pioneer in autonomous yard operations for logistics hubs, helps large enterprises improve safety and increase efficiency. The only company exclusively focused on automating all aspects of yard operations, Outrider eliminates manual tasks that are hazardous and repetitive. Outrider’s mission is to drive the rapid adoption ofsustainable freight transportation by deploying zero-emission systems. Outrider is a private company backed by NEA, 8VC, Koch Disruptive Technologies, and other top-tier investors. For more information, visit www.outrider.ai | $44.5M | Series A | Feb 19, 2020 |  |

10 of 28 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Eniac Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eniac-ventures) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Helium-3 Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/helium-3-ventures) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
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## FAQ

### What does Loup Ventures invest in?

Loup Ventures invests primarily in Software, Artificial Intelligence and SaaS startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 28 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 Loup Ventures's check size?

Loup Ventures typically joins rounds of $1M–$10M at Seed, $1.1M–$3M at Pre-Seed and $6M–$45M 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 Loup Ventures participates in.

### How do I contact Loup Ventures?

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### Who are the partners at Loup Ventures?

The team at Loup Ventures includes Andrew Murphy (Managing Partner and Founder), David Stokman (Analyst) and Doug Clinton (Managing Partner and Founder), among 7 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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