Essay
Altos Ventures essay on 'Cargo Cult Capital' — critiquing the Silicon Valley pattern of chasing top-tier VC branding, celebrity dealmakers, and hype over business fundamentals.
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12 investments· FEB 2025 – AUG 2026
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Altos Ventures led an $18M investment in Quartr, a Swedish public market research platform for finance and IR professionals. This follows an initial $6M investment in October 2024.
Quartr
AUG 2026
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Altos Ventures led an $11M Series B in WERT, a South Korean company. Altos became its largest shareholder following the round.
Wert
JUL 2026
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Altos Ventures led a $24M Series B in Unastella, a South Korean small satellite launch startup that launched its own rocket in May 2025.
Unastella
JUN 2026
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Invested $2.7M in Versework, a South Korean Roblox UGC gaming studio selected for Roblox Incubator 2026.
Versework
JUN 2026
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Altos Ventures led a $30M Series A in AfterQuery, an AI training data company for frontier model development.
Afterquery
APR 2026
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Altos Ventures led a $10M Seed round in General Analysis.
General Analysis
APR 2026
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Altos Ventures led a $10M Series A in Innoxus.
Innoxus
JAN 2026
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Altos Ventures led a $4M Series A in PureSpace.
PureSpace
DEC 2025
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Altos Ventures led a $19M Series C in Medistream.
Medistream
DEC 2025
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Co-led Conduit's $36M Series A alongside Dragonfly Capital for stablecoin-based cross-border payments.
Conduit
MAY 2025
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Led Clutch's C$50M Series D in Canada's largest online used car marketplace.
Clutch
FEB 2025
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Led Urban Sky's $30M Series B to expand stratospheric microballoon remote sensing capabilities.
Urban Sky
FEB 2025