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#83 · Emerging 100 · 2026Unusual Ventures
www.unusual.vc · Menlo Park, California
“Unusual Ventures focuses on investing in early-stage technology companies, particularly those specializing in cybersecurity, applied AI, and fintech. They are particularly interested in data-centric applications and infrastructure solutions that leverage AI.”
01Investment Thesis
Unusual Ventures focuses on investing in early-stage technology companies, particularly those specializing in cybersecurity, applied AI, and fintech. They are particularly interested in data-centric applications and infrastructure solutions that leverage AI.
02Investment Team
LA
Lars Albright
General Partner
JV
John Vrionis
Founder and Managing Partner
JB
Jyoti Bansal
Co-Founder and Entrepreneur Partner
SH
Sandhya Hegde
General Partner
WL
Wei Lien Dang
General Partner
03Selected Portfolio
Climate & Sustainability
Developer Tools & Infrastructure
E-commerce & Marketplaces
Enterprise Software
Fintech & Payments
Healthcare & Digital Health
HR Tech & Future of Work
Legal & Regtech
Manufacturing & Industrial
Marketing & Adtech
Media & Entertainment
Robotics & Automation
Security & Cybersecurity
Other
Socratic
04Recent Updates
Fresh signals from public announcements, essays, and portfolio activity.
See full activity (18) →Participated in Rime's $24M Series A for enterprise voice AI platform.
JUL 15, 2026
Jill Puente joined Unusual Ventures as partner, expanding team expertise.
Added recently
APR 2026
Led Miravoice's $6.3M seed round for AI voice agents in quantitative data collection.
APR 2026
Participated in Theia Insights' $8M Series A for AI-powered investment research infrastructure.
MAR 26, 2026
05Frequent co-investors
9C
9Yards Capital
Both backed 3 of the same companies
AC
Acrew Capital
Both backed 3 of the same companies
DA
Draper Associates
Both backed 3 of the same companies
IV
Index Ventures
Both backed 3 of the same companies
Focus Areas
Fintech & PaymentsEnterprise SoftwareSecurity & Cybersecurity
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