# ShockVentures

> ShockVentures is a VC fund backing Software and Transportation. See 12 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Williamsburg, United States
- Total investments: 12
- Last investment: Jul 2024
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/shockventures/
- Website: https://shockventures.vc/

ShockVentures is a VC fund in Williamsburg focused on Software and Transportation. We are a like-minded group of advisors and investors that leverage the power of community to create lasting value for early stage startups in the mobility vertical.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $125k–$4.3M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 3 | 25% |
| Transportation | 3 | 25% |
| Machine Learning | 2 | 17% |
| GPS | 1 | 8% |
| Apps | 1 | 8% |

42 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 7 | 58% |
| Convertible Note | 2 | 17% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 8% |
| Series A | 1 | 8% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 8 | 67% |
| Brazil | 1 | 8% |
| Nigeria | 1 | 8% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Aaron Swinton | Co-Founder and Managing Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aaron-swinton |
| Tim Saumier | Co-Founder and Managing Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tim-saumier-f4cb |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Solideon | Additive Space Technologies uses additive manufacturing systems, a machine-learning collaborative system for building vehicles and infrastructure on Earth, the Moon, or Mars. | $5M | Pre-Seed | Jul 17, 2024 |  |
| Ivee | Ivee builds in-vehicle technology to personalize the passenger experience. With Ivee Inside, passengers can control the cabin, content, and commerce in their rides. And we help the earth by doing it. Ivee's technology exclusively exists in zero or low emission vehicles. | $1.3M | Seed | Mar 01, 2024 |  |
| Solideon | Additive Space Technologies uses additive manufacturing systems, a machine-learning collaborative system for building vehicles and infrastructure on Earth, the Moon, or Mars. |  | Seed | Oct 01, 2023 |  |
| JOCO | JOCO Powers Delivery in Urban Environments. Our premium light electric vehicles (LEVs) are built to last and our platform removes all the hassle of owning, storing, charging and maintaining a LEV; just focus on doing the deliveries! With carbon emissions at an all time high, we’re on a pursuit to bring cleaner air to the world. |  | Seed | Apr 04, 2023 |  |
| Skylark Labs | Skylark Labs is revolutionizing the way AI interacts with the world, providing adaptive solutions that keep pace with change. By pioneering real-time, adaptive AI technology that learns directly on any device—even from a single experience—we empower individuals and organizations to respond immediately to new tasks and environments. Leveraging ourbrain-inspired general intelligence architecture, we develop AI that learns and adapts continuously, mirroring the flexibility of the human brain and bringing us closer to achieving true general intelligence. Our approach eliminates operational disruptions and reduces costs, making AI more efficient and accessible. | $2.8M | Seed | Feb 23, 2023 |  |
| Treepz | Treepz is using technology to help people move efficiently in Africa. Be it for daily, inter-city or corporate commutes, users can book predictable, reliable and comfortable trips through a world-class, demand-responsive app all at the tap of a button.Treepz was founded in 2019 and operates in 4 African countries including Nigeria, Ghana, Ugandaand Kenya. It is headquartered in Ontario, Canada. | $1.2M | Seed | Feb 14, 2023 |  |
| Parnity | We make a software platform that connects worldwide freight forwarding companies. Freight Forwarders need to establish partnerships with other overseas forwarders in order to offer complete logistics to its clients. Our platform will allow freight forwarders to find and select partners, manage the partnerships (PRM), communicate, improve processesand business through data, and make international payments related to freight costs in a safe and quick way. | $125K | Seed | Sep 01, 2022 |  |
| Iron Sheepdog | Using web-based technology and a mobile app, Iron Sheepdog is a technology solution that integrates the business functions of short haul trucking dispatch, tracking and documenting job details, load verification, invoicing and payments. Fin Tech, SaaS, Mobile app, Web-based app, Payment |  | Series A | May 13, 2022 |  |
| Inertial Sense, INC | Inertial Sense provides high precision micro-navigation solutions for a world that is beginning to move on its own.With an initial focus on small workhorse devices such as robotic mowers, last-mile delivery vehicles, precision agriculture, and consumer equipment, Inertial Sense is transforming how the world moves.It was established in Lindon,Utah in 2013 by Walt Johnson. |  | Convertible Note | Apr 14, 2022 |  |
| VADE | VADE brings convenience to parking through mobile applications. It provides drivers around the country with a mobile application that shows real-time spot availability and provides governments, businesses, and municipalities with crucial data on the driving and parking habits of their clients and citizens. The company uses proprietary IoT camerasand computer vision to power real-time parking spot availability and automated payments.Founded in 2017 by Ritwik Pavan, Christian Burke, and Matty Schaefer, VADE is headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina. | $4.3M | Seed | Mar 04, 2022 |  |

10 of 12 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [1517 Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/1517-fund) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Gaingels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gaing) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Techstars](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/techstars) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [10x Founders](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/10x-founders) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [8090 Industries](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/8090-industries) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [AIN Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/academy-investor-network) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does ShockVentures invest in?

ShockVentures invests primarily in Software, Transportation and Machine Learning startups, most often at Seed and Convertible Note stage. Most of the 12 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 ShockVentures's check size?

ShockVentures typically joins rounds of $125k–$4.3M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds ShockVentures participates in.

### How do I contact ShockVentures?

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### Who are the partners at ShockVentures?

The team at ShockVentures includes Aaron Swinton (Co-Founder and Managing Director) and Tim Saumier (Co-Founder and Managing Director). 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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