# ROC VENTURE GROUP

> ROC VENTURE GROUP is a VC fund in Naples backing Software and Health Care. See 25 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Naples, United States
- Total investments: 25
- Last investment: Dec 2025
- Lead investor: 28%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/roc-venture-group/
- Website: https://www.rocventuregroup.com/

ROC VENTURE GROUP is a VC fund in Naples focused on Software and Health Care. ROC Venture group is unlike a traditional VC fund. Rather than relying on a general partner to to use their full discretion when allocating a limited partner’s capital, ROC Venture Group enables investors to take control of their portfolio by making their own investment decisions. This unique approach empowers investors to have a more active rolein shaping their investment strategy, while piggybacking on the work that ROC Venture Group partners have done with regard to the sourcing and diligence of deals.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 5 | 20% |
| Health Care | 4 | 16% |
| E-Commerce | 3 | 12% |
| FinTech | 2 | 8% |
| Finance | 2 | 8% |

53 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 12 | 48% |
| Pre-Seed | 3 | 12% |
| Series F | 2 | 8% |
| Series A | 1 | 4% |
| Series D | 1 | 4% |

8 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 18 | 72% |
| Germany | 1 | 4% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Aaron Stafford | Managing Partner | 3 | — |
| Alex Allen | Dir. Operations | 0 | — |
| David Comiskey | Partner | 0 | — |
| Mani Ahmadi | Legal Counsel | 0 | — |
| Rodrigo Sales | Partner | 0 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Safire Technology Group | Safire Technology Group is a developer of Li-ion electrolyte additive technology designed for battery safety mechanisms. Their technology stops explosions or fires through an instantaneous liquid-to-solid transformation upon mechanical impact and imparts ballistic protection. | $2.7M | Venture - Series Unknown | Dec 22, 2025 |  |
| Unconventional AI | Unconventional AI develops a novel computing platform that rethinks how hardware and software interact to support artificial intelligence workloads with a focus on energy use and computational efficiency. The company works on integrating principles from biological neural systems into silicon-based circuits and related software interfaces to createa different substrate for running AI models. Its products and research aim to address the rising energy demands of AI by exploring non-traditional architectures that move beyond conventional digital simulation of neural networks. Unconventional AI also engages in early-stage development of prototypes and toolchains that support this new approach to AI computation. | $475M | Seed | Dec 08, 2025 |  |
| Unconventional AI | Unconventional AI develops a novel computing platform that rethinks how hardware and software interact to support artificial intelligence workloads with a focus on energy use and computational efficiency. The company works on integrating principles from biological neural systems into silicon-based circuits and related software interfaces to createa different substrate for running AI models. Its products and research aim to address the rising energy demands of AI by exploring non-traditional architectures that move beyond conventional digital simulation of neural networks. Unconventional AI also engages in early-stage development of prototypes and toolchains that support this new approach to AI computation. |  | Seed | Dec 04, 2025 |  |
| WIP | Mobile discovery platform for tickets and events nearby. |  | Seed | Nov 15, 2025 |  |
| GrubMarket | GrubMarket develops a website where sellers can offer foods and other items at wholesale prices to customers. It offers products such as organic foods, vegetables, gluten-free foods, snacks, drinks, pantries, home goods, health and beauty products, baby and kids' products, pets, non-GMO foods, paleo foods, cholesterol-free, and no trans-fatfoods.GrubMarket also offers foods from local farms, fisheries, commercial kitchens, certified home kitchens, and restaurants. Mike Xu founded GrubMarket in 2014, with its headquarters in Newark in California with an additional office in San Francisco in California. | $50M | Series G | Mar 18, 2025 |  |
| Upfront | Upfront is a company that provides smooth cash flow solutions to real estate brokers, enabling to overcome financial obstacles and achieve greater success. | $1.5M | Seed | Sep 18, 2024 |  |
| American Gene Technologies International | American Gene Technologies (AGT) is focused on creating long-term value for patients, society, investors and donors by developing and testing cutting-edge gene therapies to cure some of humanity’s worst diseases. AGT’s HIV cure clinical trial could not only lead to a blockbuster drug that brings relief to one of society's most elusiveepidemics, but it could prove the efficiency and effectiveness of AGT’s platform technologies to cure dozens of diseases ranging from viruses to cancers. |  | Series F | Aug 30, 2024 |  |
| Covalynt | ClaimScore operates as an AI & Machine Learning claim validation software. | $3.2M | Seed | Apr 17, 2024 |  |
| American Gene Technologies International | American Gene Technologies (AGT) is focused on creating long-term value for patients, society, investors and donors by developing and testing cutting-edge gene therapies to cure some of humanity’s worst diseases. AGT’s HIV cure clinical trial could not only lead to a blockbuster drug that brings relief to one of society's most elusiveepidemics, but it could prove the efficiency and effectiveness of AGT’s platform technologies to cure dozens of diseases ranging from viruses to cancers. |  | Series F | Sep 22, 2023 |  |
| Artie | Artie prepares and delivers artisan-inspired balanced & nutritious home-cooked meals for pets. |  | Seed | Jun 26, 2023 |  |

10 of 25 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Gaingels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gaing) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lightspeed-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Liberty Street Funds](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/liberty-street-funds) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Portfolia](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/portfolia) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [301](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/301-inc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [3Spoke](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/3spoke) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does ROC VENTURE GROUP invest in?

ROC VENTURE GROUP invests primarily in Software, Health Care and E-Commerce startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 25 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 ROC VENTURE GROUP?

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### Who are the partners at ROC VENTURE GROUP?

The team at ROC VENTURE GROUP includes Aaron Stafford (Managing Partner), Alex Allen (Dir. Operations) and David Comiskey (Partner), among 6 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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