Mount Wilson Ventures
VC Fund
Pasadena, United States
Mount Wilson Ventures is a VC fund in Pasadena focused on Chemical and Manufacturing. MWV invests in early-stage startups solving well-defined problems in large markets with solutions built on a foundation of intellectual property and proven science.
- Total investments:
- 20
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 20%
- Fund size:
- $5M
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries Mount Wilson Ventures invests in
Stages Mount Wilson Ventures invests in
Countries Mount Wilson Ventures invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Seed
- $675k–$3M
- Pre-Seed
- $100k–$300k
- Series A
- $12M–$12M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Chemical 3 (15%)
- Manufacturing 3 (15%)
- Artificial Intelligence 3 (15%)
- Big Data 2 (10%)
- Computer 2 (10%)
Stage
- Seed 10 (50%)
- Series A 2 (10%)
- Pre-Seed 1 (5%)
Country
- United States 9 (45%)
- France 1 (5%)
- Sweden 1 (5%)
- United Kingdom 1 (5%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Michael Giardello
Partner
|
Partner | Total investments: 1 | Find email | |
Richard Weil
Partner
|
Partner | Total investments: 1 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| SweGaN's vision is to be a world leading supplier of nitride based HEMT structures. By integrating SweGaN´s technology into every single epitaxial wafer they deliver, they believe that your devices will fulfill all demands required in next generation's high power and high frequency devices.SweGaN's founders all come fromLinköping University and have more than 50 man-years experience in growth and characterization of GaN and SiC materials.SweGaN is in a highly expansive phase and they are always looking for skilled and very focused individuals with large experience in the field. If you are interested in working in a challenging and dynamic atmosphere please send us an e-mail. | $11.5M / Series A / Oct 04, 2022 | ||
| DRISK is an autonomous vehicle company that provides smoother and safer AVs solutions for the vehicle industry. The company focused on reducing transportation risk and helping customers create safe and effective autonomous technologies. DRISK was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in London, England. | $2.1M / Seed / May 26, 2022 | ||
| Thiozen develops novel hydrogen gas production technology designed to reduce greenhouse gases. It uses a new chemical process that converts hydrogen sulfide to hydrogen gas, thereby enabling clients to avoid both the carbon emissions inherent to hydrogen production from natural gas and the high costs associated with hydrogen production fromelectrolysis.The company was founded in 2020 and is based in Belmont, Massachusetts. | $3M / Seed / Jun 08, 2021 | ||
| DRISK is an autonomous vehicle company that provides smoother and safer AVs solutions for the vehicle industry. The company focused on reducing transportation risk and helping customers create safe and effective autonomous technologies. DRISK was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in London, England. | $675K / Seed / Sep 26, 2019 | ||
| CinderBio has developed and field tested high-value laboratory products for proteomics and clinical proteomics among other laboratory applications. We have also developed and field tested natural hot/acid enzymatic cleaning and sanitation products for the food and beverage sector. We have developed and patented a one-stepacid/heat/enzyme process for liberating sugars from cellulosic materials. CinderBio's novel enzymatic capabilities improve performance in current enzyme applications and present new opportunities in many industrial and scientific applications that have previously been out of reach for enzymatic intervention. | $300K / Pre-Seed / Sep 12, 2019 | ||
| Luminate Health, Inc. provides a HIPAA-compliant, SaaS solution to labs and healthcare providers, which enables patients to access, manage, and understand their lab results. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in San Mateo, California. | Seed / Mar 08, 2019 | ||
| Luminate Health, Inc. provides a HIPAA-compliant, SaaS solution to labs and healthcare providers, which enables patients to access, manage, and understand their lab results. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in San Mateo, California. | $750K / Seed / Mar 04, 2019 | ||
| Lilac Solutions has developed a new ion exchange technology to address the challenges faced by lithium producers. Lilac's technology cuts capital and operating costs, accelerates project startup, boosts lithium recovery, and unlocks new resources. Their process is modular and can be ramped up quickly through pilot and commercial projects.Lilac is a mining technology company and is building partnerships with brine developers and operators around the world. | $2.5M / Seed / Jan 15, 2019 | ||
| Fluence Analytics is a manufacturer of industrial and laboratory systems that produce continuous data streams. These measurements, combined with powerful, proprietary analytical tools, enable realtime optimization of process control and faster R&D for polymer and biopharmaceutical manufacturers. | Series A / Oct 15, 2018 | ||
| SeqOnce Biosciences is a biotechnology company focused on accelerating life sciences discoveries to improve the human condition from detecting pathogens to biomarkers associated with various diseases. The company’s efforts are focused on a broad range of genomic applications that include real-time PCR to next generation sequencing to new disruptivetechnologies with the goal of obtaining better results, faster.Founded in 2014, SeqOnce was spun out of USC and is privately held. The founders have complementary skill sets with CSO Joseph Dunham’s strong background in molecular biology and technology development and CEO Chris Angermayer’s expertise in finance and operations. SeqOnce is growing rapidly as it continues to launch new products in genomics, food safety, and pathogen detection. | $1.2M / Seed / May 08, 2018 | ||
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FAQ
What does Mount Wilson Ventures invest in?
Mount Wilson Ventures invests primarily in Chemical, Manufacturing and Artificial Intelligence startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 20 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does Mount Wilson Ventures invest in?
Mount Wilson Ventures typically joins rounds of $675k–$3M at Seed, $100k–$300k at Pre-Seed and $12M–$12M at Series A. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Mount Wilson Ventures's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Mount Wilson Ventures took part in.
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Who are the partners at Mount Wilson Ventures?
The team at Mount Wilson Ventures includes Michael Giardello (Partner) and Richard Weil (Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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