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Unusual 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 & Clean Energy
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
Banyan Security·Portrait Analytics·Socratic
04Recent Updates
Fresh signals from public announcements, essays, and portfolio activity.
See full activity (14) →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 Qdrant's $50M Series B funding for vector database infrastructure.
MAR 2026
Led Theia's $8M Series A funding for AI infrastructure in investment research.
FEB 2026
Focus Areas
Security & CybersecurityFintech & PaymentsEnterprise Software
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