# Pure Ventures

> Pure Ventures is a VC fund backing Consumer Goods and Energy. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Mar 2023
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Pure Ventures is a venture capital firm.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Pure Ventures. Shizune tracks 2 team members at Pure Ventures. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/pure-ventures?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Consumer Goods | 2 | 50% |
| Energy | 1 | 25% |
| Organic | 1 | 25% |
| Software | 1 | 25% |
| Wellness | 1 | 25% |

14 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 3 | 75% |
| Series A | 1 | 25% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Howie Diamond | Co-Founder and Managing Partner | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/howie-diamond |
| Howie Diamond | Co-Founder and Managing Partner | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/howie-diamond-bfa9 |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oats Overnight | Oats Overnight is a manufacturer of oatmeal-based nutritional breakfasts. The company offers a spoon-free, high-protein oatmeal that is prepped at night. Oats Overnight is dedicated to providing high-quality products, so it only uses superfoods like maca root, raw cacao, hemp, coffee, and others along with certified gluten-free oats. | $20M | Series A | Mar 02, 2023 |  |
| Wasted* | wasted* transforms human waste into effective, safe, and sustainable fertilizers. The company was founded in 2020 and is based in Burlington, Vermont. | $7.5M | Seed | Jan 25, 2023 |  |
| Optivolt | Optivolt builds the world's leading shade tolerant solar systems to seamlessly power electric devices & machines. Compared to today’s best solar technologies, Optivolt’s full-stack solar products are up to 25X more powerful in shade.Optivolt is taking solar where it's never gone before & creating an era of perpetually-poweredelectric machines that completely run on the sun. We enable fundamentally new solar applications such as self-powered 5G infrastructure, mission critical energy solutions for the military, & solar powered vehicles that can still charge when in shade. | $8.2M | Seed | May 17, 2022 |  |
| Biom | Biom is a manufacturer of environmentally friendly wipes with the goal of reducing plastic waste and establishing recycling systems. The firm wipes are manufactured with no plastics and just natural chemicals, allowing customers to stay safe and sanitary at an affordable price. | $1M | Seed | Jan 01, 2022 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Access Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/access-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Atlas Innovate](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/atlas-innovate-9c0f) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Boulder Food Group ('BFG')](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/boulder-food-group-bfg-) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [City Light Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/city-light-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Collaborative Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/collaborative-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Day One Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/day-one-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Pure Ventures invest in?

Pure Ventures invests primarily in Consumer Goods, Energy and Organic startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Pure Ventures?

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### Who are the partners at Pure Ventures?

The team at Pure Ventures includes Howie Diamond (Co-Founder and Managing Partner) and Howie Diamond (Co-Founder and Managing Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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