CP Ventures

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Updated: Jan 22, 2026 ·

Financial History

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Investments Made

Date	Company	Round	Lead Investor(s)	Co-Investor(s)
Jul 1, 2025	Diraq	$15.0M Venture Round	—	In-Q-Tel, Main Sequence Ventures, Emlyn Scott
Jul 1, 2025	LeadStory	$3.0M Seed	—	Emlyn Scott
May 1, 2025	General Counsel AI	$10.0M Series A	—	Abstract Ventures, Adverb Ventures, AirAngels, AngelCube, ATX Venture Partners, Canaan Partners, Forerunner Ventures, Foundation Capital, Greylock, Human Capital, Inspired Capital, Kleiner Perkins, Klossy, Offline Ventures, Otherwise Fund, Pantera Capital, Pioneer Fund, RevTech Ventures, Sherpalo Ventures, Sound Ventures, Stage 2 Capital, Torch Capital, Upfront Ventures, Emily Kramer, Evan Williams, Gokul Rajaram, Guillermo Rauch, Immad Akhund, Jeffrey Wilke, Jonathan Widawski, Karim Atiyeh, Marissa Mayer, Mathilde Collin, Tom Steyer
May 1, 2025	Owner	$120.0M Series C	—	AirAngels, Alt Capital, Alumni Ventures, Antler, Balderton Capital, Better Tomorrow Ventures, Blu Venture Investors, Browder Capital, C2 Investment, Caffeinated Capital, Citi Ventures, Conversion Capital, FJ Labs, Footprint Coalition, Forgepoint Capital, Foundation Capital, Founders Fund, FTX Ventures, Hercules Capital, Ignition Partners, Jetstream, Khosla Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Meritech Capital Partners, Mischief Venture Capital, Montage Ventures, Oyster Ventures, Pareto Holdings, Redpoint Ventures, Roble Ventures, Saga, Sapphire Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Summit Partners, Susa Ventures, TCV, TechAviv Founder Partners, The Hit Forge, True Ventures, Y Combinator, Aaron Levie, Adam D'Angelo, Amjad Masad, Azeem Azhar, Christina Cacioppo, Claire Hughes Johnson, Dharmesh Shah, Dylan Field, Fidji Simo, Gokul Rajaram, Hippolyte Genet, Immad Akhund, Jason Lemkin, Jonathan Neman, Joshua Reeves, Julian Shapiro, Justin Mateen, Kyle Vogt, Larry Summers, Mark Gillespie, Matt Macinnis, Max Mullen, Nik Sharma, Parker Conrad, Sagi Paz, Scott Belsky, Sean Rad, Siqi Chen, William Hockey
May 1, 2025	RedOwl AI	$1.0M Seed	—	Alchemist Accelerator
Apr 1, 2025	SafetyKit	$27.0M Series A	—	AirAngels, Alt Capital, Better Tomorrow Ventures, C2 Investment, Caffeinated Capital, FJ Labs, Oyster Ventures, Pareto Holdings, The Hit Forge, Aaron Levie, Adam D'Angelo, Amjad Masad, Azeem Azhar, Kyle Vogt, Larry Summers, Mark Gillespie
Apr 1, 2025	Solace	$60.0M Series B	—	Adverb Ventures, AirAngels, AngelCube, ATX Venture Partners, Canaan Partners, Comal Ventures, CRV, FasterCapital, Forerunner Ventures, Foundation Capital, Greylock, Inspired Capital, Intel Capital, Kleiner Perkins, Klossy, Menlo Ventures, Offline Ventures, Otherwise Fund, Pantera Capital, Pioneer Fund, Redstone Road LLC, RevTech Ventures, SignalFire, Sound Ventures, Stage 2 Capital, Tango.vc, Threshold Ventures, Torch Capital, Upfront Ventures, Anne Wojcicki, Evan Williams, Jeffrey Wilke, Jonathan Widawski, Marissa Mayer, Mathilde Collin, Sahin Boydas
Apr 1, 2025	Superpower	$30.0M Series A	—	Acrew Capital, Adverb Ventures, AirAngels, AngelCube, ATX Venture Partners, Bain Capital Ventures, Canaan Partners, Craft Ventures, Curie.Bio, Curious Capital, FJ Labs, Forerunner Ventures, Foundation Capital, Greylock, Inspired Capital, Kleiner Perkins, Klossy, monashees, Night Ventures, Offline Ventures, Operator Partners, Otherwise Fund, Pantera Capital, Pioneer Fund, REMUS Capital, RevTech Ventures, Serena Ventures, Seven Seven Six, Sound Ventures, Stage 2 Capital, Timespan Ventures, Torch Capital, Upfront Ventures, Version One Ventures, Abe Burns, Baron Davis, Brian Sugar, Casey Neistat, Evan Williams, Gokul Rajaram, Ian Borthwick, Jeffrey Wilke, Jonathan Widawski, Justin David Blau, Marissa Mayer, Mathilde Collin, Pir Granoff
Mar 1, 2025	Avataros	$7.0M Seed	—	AirAngels, Alt Capital, Better Tomorrow Ventures, C2 Investment, Caffeinated Capital, FJ Labs, M13, Oyster Ventures, Pareto Holdings, Stellar Capital, The Hit Forge, True Ventures, Aaron Levie, Adam D'Angelo, Azeem Azhar, Claire Hughes Johnson, Kyle Vogt, Larry Summers, Mark Gillespie
Mar 1, 2025	Momentic	$4.0M Seed	—	Accel, AirAngels, Alt Capital, Better Tomorrow Ventures, C2 Investment, Caffeinated Capital, FJ Labs, Global Founders Capital, Oyster Ventures, Pareto Holdings, Sarona Ventures, SoftBank Investment Advisers, The Hit Forge, UpHonest Capital, Y Combinator, Adam D'Angelo, Amjad Masad, Azeem Azhar, Claire Hughes Johnson, Felipe Navio, Kyle Vogt, Larry Summers, Mark Gillespie, Tom Blomfield
Mar 1, 2025	Retym	$75.0M Series D	—	Adverb Ventures, AirAngels, AngelCube, ATX Venture Partners, Canaan Partners, Celesta, Forerunner Ventures, Foundation Capital, Greylock, Inspired Capital, Kleiner Perkins, Klossy, Mayfield, NewView Capital, Offline Ventures, Otherwise Fund, Pantera Capital, Pioneer Fund, RevTech Ventures, Snowflake Ventures, Sound Ventures, Spark Capital, Stage 2 Capital, Torch Capital, Upfront Ventures, Walden International, Evan Williams, Jared Sleeper, Jeffrey Wilke, Jonathan Widawski, Marissa Mayer, Mathilde Collin
Mar 1, 2025	Arcade	$25.0M Series A	—	5AM Ventures, Abstract Ventures, Accolade Partners, Acrew Capital, Act One Ventures, Adverb Ventures, AirAngels, Altimeter Capital, Alumni Ventures, American Express Ventures, AngelCube, Jana Messerschmidt, ATX Venture Partners, Bain Capital Ventures, Adeyemi Ajao, Canaan Partners, Company Capital, Fabric Ventures, Forerunner Ventures, Foundation Capital, Greylock, Homebrew, Index Ventures, Inspired Capital, Kleiner Perkins, Klossy, Offline Ventures, Otherwise Fund, Owl Ventures, Pantera Capital, Pioneer Fund, Precursor Ventures, RevTech Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Serena Ventures, Seven Seven Six, Sound Ventures, Stage 2 Capital, The General Partnership, Torch Capital, Union Square Ventures, Upfront Ventures, Vamos Ventures, Weekend Fund, Amjad Masad, Emanuel Pleitez, Evan Williams, Fareed Mosavat, Gokul Rajaram, Jeffrey Wilke, Joanne Bradford, John Legend, Jonathan Widawski, Marissa Mayer, Mathilde Collin, Scott Belsky, Stewart Butterfield
Feb 1, 2025	Lovable	$15.0M Seed	—	Acton Capital Partners, AirAngels, Alt Capital, Better Tomorrow Ventures, byFounders, C2 Investment, Caffeinated Capital, Creandum, Double Prime LLP, FJ Labs, Hummingbird Ventures, La Famiglia, LEA Partners, Operator Collective, Oyster Ventures, Pareto Holdings, RTP Global, The Hit Forge, Aaron Levie, Adam D'Angelo, Amjad Masad, Azeem Azhar, Charlie Songhurst, Christian Reber, Claire Hughes Johnson, Dharmesh Shah, Fredrik Hjelm, George Kurtz, Job Van Der Voort, Kyle Vogt, Larry Summers, Mark Gillespie, Melissa Tan, Niklas Jansen, Stefan Lindeberg, Stewart Butterfield
Feb 1, 2025	TrueFoundry	$19.0M Series A	—	AirAngels, Alt Capital, Alumni Ventures, Better Tomorrow Ventures, C2 Investment, Caffeinated Capital, Curie.Bio, FJ Labs, Forerunner Ventures, Innovation Endeavors, INT3, Invariantes Fund, K2 Global, Long Journey Ventures, Operator Partners, Oyster Ventures, Pareto Holdings, Redpoint Ventures, Seaside Ventures, The Hit Forge, Trajectory Ventures, Trammell Venture Partners, Visible Ventures, Winklevoss Capital, Y Combinator, Aaron Levie, Adam D'Angelo, Amjad Masad, Aravind Bharadwaj, Azeem Azhar, Balaji Srinivasan, Claire Hughes Johnson, Evan Moore, Georges Harik, Greg Brockman, Jeff Hammerbacher, Kyle Vogt, Larry Summers, Logan Paul, Lukas Biewald, Marc Baghadjian, Mark Gillespie, Sahin Boydas, Scott Banister, Stephen Cole, Steve Aoki, Thomas Tull, Yair Weinberger, Yoav Amit
Feb 1, 2025	Workhelix	$15.0M Series A	—	Adverb Ventures, AI Fund, AirAngels, AIX Ventures, Alumni Ventures, Amplify Partners, AngelCube, ATX Venture Partners, Canaan Partners, Conviction Partners, Eclipse Ventures, First Round Capital, Forerunner Ventures, Foundation Capital, General Catalyst, Greylock, Innovation Endeavors, Inspired Capital, Kleiner Perkins, Klossy, LGF, Offline Ventures, Otherwise Fund, Pantera Capital, Pioneer Fund, RevTech Ventures, Sound Ventures, Stage 2 Capital, Torch Capital, Upfront Ventures, Walden International, Bernard Arnault, Drew Houston, Dylan Field, Evan Williams, Jonathan Widawski, Kenneth Griffin, Marc Benioff, Marissa Mayer, Mathilde Collin, Shane Neman, Thomas Tull
Jan 1, 2025	Safely You	$43.0M Series C	—	Adverb Ventures, AirAngels, AngelCube, ATX Venture Partners, Canaan Partners, Engineering Capital, Forerunner Ventures, Foundation Capital, Greylock, Insight Partners, Inspired Capital, Kleiner Perkins, Klossy, Offline Ventures, Operator Stack, Otherwise Fund, Pantera Capital, Pioneer Fund, RevTech Ventures, Softbank Group, Sound Ventures, Stage 2 Capital, Torch Capital, Upfront Ventures, Evan Williams, Jeffrey Wilke, Jonathan Widawski, Marissa Mayer, Mathilde Collin
Jan 1, 2025	Recycle Track Systems	$40.0M Venture Round	—	Array Ventures, Bullpen Capital, Catapult Capital, Mayfield, NextView Ventures, Norwest Venture Partners, Volition Capital, Charlie Songhurst, Tom Williams
Jan 1, 2025	Nilus	$10.0M Venture Round	—	AirAngels, Alt Capital, Bessemer Venture Partners, Better Tomorrow Ventures, C2 Investment, Caffeinated Capital, Carabela, Felicis Ventures, FJ Labs, Oyster Ventures, Pareto Holdings, Preface Ventures, Symbol VC, The Hit Forge, Aaron Levie, Adam D'Angelo, Ameet Patel, Amjad Masad, Azeem Azhar, Claire Hughes Johnson, Kyle Vogt, Larry Summers, Mark Gillespie
Jan 1, 2025	Quantum Brilliance	$20.0M Series A	—	Incisive Ventures, In-Q-Tel, Main Sequence Ventures, MYASIAVC PTE LTD, Rainfall Ventures, Sommet AB, Didier Valet, Emlyn Scott, Kunal Shah, Nate Matherson, Philippe Teixeira da Mota
Dec 1, 2024	Basis	$34.0M Series A	—	Gautam Gupta, Kevin Hartz, Accel, AirAngels, Alt Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Bain Capital Ventures, Banter Capital, Better Tomorrow Ventures, Bond, Builders, C2 Investment, Caffeinated Capital, Day One Ventures, DST Global, DTCP, Emergence Capital, Felicis Ventures, FJ Labs, Flexcap, Flex Capital, Forerunner Ventures, Friends & Family Capital, Global Founders Capital, Greenoaks Capital, Humba Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Matrix, Sheila Lirio Marcelo, One Way Ventures, Otherwise Fund, Oyster Ventures, Pareto Holdings, Ribbit Capital, South Park Commons, Spark Capital, Streamlined Ventures, Summit Partners, SV Angel, The Hit Forge, Theory Forge Ventures, Triatomic Capital, Y Combinator, Aaron Levie, Adam D'Angelo, Alice Lloyd George, Amit Agarwal, Amjad Masad, Arash Ferdowsi, Azeem Azhar, Balaji Srinivasan, Ben Tossell, Claire Hughes Johnson, Frederic Kerrest, Gokul Rajaram, Howie Liu, Kulveer Taggar, Kyle Vogt, Mark Gillespie, Mathilde Collin, Matt Macinnis, Mei Z., Mike Vernal, Nkechi Iregbulem, Paul Graham, Paul Stahura, Rich Miner, Scott Belsky, Siqi Chen, Thijn Lamers, Vipul Ved Prakash, Vishal Rao
Oct 1, 2024	Neutreeno	$5.0M Seed	—	At One Ventures, Regeneration.VC, Sony Innovation Fund, Emlyn Scott
Sep 1, 2024	Arcade	$5.0M Seed	—	5AM Ventures, Accolade Partners, Acrew Capital, Act One Ventures, Adverb Ventures, AirAngels, Alumni Ventures, American Express Ventures, AngelCube, ATX Venture Partners, Bain Capital Ventures, Adeyemi Ajao, Canaan Partners, Company Capital, Fabric Ventures, Forerunner Ventures, Foundation Capital, General Catalyst, Greylock, Homebrew, Inspired Capital, Khosla Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, Klossy, NEO, Offline Ventures, Otherwise Fund, Owl Ventures, Pantera Capital, Pioneer Fund, Precursor Ventures, RevTech Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Serena Ventures, Seven Seven Six, Sound Ventures, Stage 2 Capital, The General Partnership, Torch Capital, Upfront Ventures, Vamos Ventures, Emanuel Pleitez, Jeffrey Wilke, Joanne Bradford, John Legend, Jonathan Widawski, Marissa Mayer, Mathilde Collin
Aug 1, 2024	Solace	$14.0M Series A	—	Adverb Ventures, AirAngels, AngelCube, ATX Venture Partners, Canaan Partners, Comal Ventures, FasterCapital, Forerunner Ventures, Foundation Capital, General Catalyst, Greylock, Inspired Capital, Kleiner Perkins, Klossy, Offline Ventures, Otherwise Fund, Pantera Capital, Pioneer Fund, RevTech Ventures, SignalFire, Sound Ventures, Stage 2 Capital, Torch Capital, Upfront Ventures, Anne Wojcicki, Evan Williams, Jeffrey Wilke, Jonathan Widawski, Marissa Mayer, Mathilde Collin
Jul 1, 2024	Posh	$22.0M Series A	—	Boost VC, Goodwater Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners, NextView Ventures, Quest Venture Partners, Y Combinator
Jun 1, 2024	Created by Humans	$6.0M Seed	—	Afore Capital, AperiamVentures, Craft Ventures, Fifth Wall, FJ Labs, Floodgate, Foundry Group, Freestyle Capital, LAUNCH, Madrona Ventures, Next47, RRE Ventures, Second Century Ventures, Silverton Partners, Slow Ventures, SNR, Y Combinator, Adam Gross, Scott Belsky, Aaron Levie, Adam D'Angelo, AirAngels, Akshay Kothari, Alt Capital, Amjad Masad, Azeem Azhar, Better Tomorrow Ventures, C2 Investment, Caffeinated Capital, Chingona Ventures, Claire Hughes Johnson, Giant Ventures, Goat Capital, Johan Lorenzen, Kyle Vogt, Lainy, Larry Summers, Lerer Hippeau, Mark Gillespie, Menlo Ventures, Moonshots Capital, Oyster Ventures, Pareto Holdings, TenOneTen Ventures, The Hit Forge

Financial History

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Leadership Team

Key people at CP Ventures.

Chris Sang

Managing Partner

Leadership Team

Key people at CP Ventures.

Chris Sang

Managing Partner

Deep Dive

High-Level Overview

CP Ventures is a boutique venture capital firm specializing in early-stage technology startups with high growth potential. Their mission is to be the fund of choice for world-changing companies by investing in breakthrough, scalable technologies across sectors such as artificial intelligence, blockchain, cybersecurity, fintech, and software. CP Ventures focuses on startups at the Pre-Seed, Seed, and Series A stages, typically investing between $500,000 and $5 million. They provide not only capital but also strategic support, leveraging deep market insights and founder-friendly terms to help portfolio companies scale rapidly and succeed globally[1][2][4][6].

Origin Story

Founded in 2018 in Sydney, Australia, CP Ventures was established by Emlyn Scott and Chris Sang, both successful founders with extensive experience building companies valued in the hundreds of millions. Their firsthand entrepreneurial background informs their investment approach, emphasizing founder alignment and collaboration. Over time, CP Ventures has evolved into a globally active fund, investing in startups across the US, Asia-Pacific, and Latin America, while maintaining a nimble, founder-centric model that prioritizes speed and transparency in decision-making[4][7].

Core Differentiators

Founder-Friendly Approach: CP Ventures aligns its success with founders’ outcomes, avoiding harsh preferred share terms and fostering collaborative relationships.
Global Reach: Investments span multiple continents including the US, Australia, Singapore, India, and South America, enabling access to diverse innovation hubs.
Speed and Transparency: Known for rapid decision-making, often issuing term sheets within 24 hours, and maintaining open communication with investors and startups.
Experienced Leadership: Founders-turned-investors with over 100 personal angel and fund investments, including backing five unicorns.
Rigorous Process: Emphasizes strong governance, due diligence, and market analysis to identify disruptive technologies with scalable business models[2][4].

Role in the Broader Tech Landscape

CP Ventures rides the wave of unprecedented technological change, focusing on sectors where innovation is rapidly transforming industries. Their timing is strategic, capitalizing on the global shift towards AI, blockchain, and cybersecurity solutions, which are critical in today’s digital economy. By investing early in breakthrough startups worldwide, CP Ventures helps shape the global startup ecosystem, fostering cross-border innovation and supporting companies that can become industry leaders and unicorns. Their boutique, founder-aligned model also sets a standard for venture capital transparency and collaboration[1][2][4].

Quick Take & Future Outlook

Looking ahead, CP Ventures is poised to continue expanding its global footprint and portfolio of high-potential startups, particularly in emerging tech sectors. Trends such as AI democratization, decentralized finance, and cybersecurity will likely shape their investment focus. Their founder-friendly, fast-decision model positions them well to attract top-tier startups seeking not just capital but strategic partnership. As the venture capital landscape becomes more competitive, CP Ventures’ combination of operational experience, global reach, and rigorous investment discipline will likely enhance their influence and reputation as a leading early-stage investor in breakthrough technology companies[2][4].

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High-Level Overview

Origin Story

Core Differentiators

Founder-Friendly Approach: CP Ventures aligns its success with founders’ outcomes, avoiding harsh preferred share terms and fostering collaborative relationships.
Global Reach: Investments span multiple continents including the US, Australia, Singapore, India, and South America, enabling access to diverse innovation hubs.
Speed and Transparency: Known for rapid decision-making, often issuing term sheets within 24 hours, and maintaining open communication with investors and startups.
Experienced Leadership: Founders-turned-investors with over 100 personal angel and fund investments, including backing five unicorns.
Rigorous Process: Emphasizes strong governance, due diligence, and market analysis to identify disruptive technologies with scalable business models[2][4].