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Carbide Ventures

Palo Alto, CA venture firm of former operators investing in pre-seed, seed and Series A companies globally, with support for US-Japan market entry.

Type
VC firm
Location
Palo Alto, California, United States
Stages
Pre-seed, Seed, Series A
Backs
B2B software
Sectors
AI, Media, B2B
Fund size / AUM
$272.2M gross private fund assets (Form ADV; private funds: 3, of which venture capital: 3)
Portfolio mix
B2B software 49%; Deep tech 12%; Consumer apps 12%; Consumer products 8%; Fintech 8%; Medtech and digital health 4%; Hardware 4%; Tech-enabled services 4% (n=26, 2023 to 2026)

Contacts on file

For Carbide Ventures, the paid file holds: 7 named decision-makers with roles; LinkedIn page.

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