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Carbide Ventures
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Carbide Ventures is an early-stage investment firm led by former operators who have built multiple unicorns. The firm makes high conviction investments in pre-seed, seed and Series A companies, with a strong preference for B2B businesses targeting large enterprises. They focus on the New Age of Compute, investing in companies leveraging advanced technologies including artificial intelligence, blockchain, quantum computing, and materials science. The firm brings expertise across all major functions including go-to-market, product, technology and finance, having experienced the $0 to $100M+ ARR journey. With a strong focus on the US-Japan corridor, Carbide Ventures supports companies with Japan market entry and helps Japanese companies expand globally, while investing in the best entrepreneurs regardless of location across North America, Asia, and Europe.
Notable quotes
“They have an extremely collaborative style, and their expertise in sales & marketing for SaaS has been invaluable as we have scaled.”
“Everyone in the team is humble, unassuming and helpful even though they have a ton of experience in all aspects of building a company.”
“Their guidance has been vital in shaping the company, building our vision, and knowing we are on the right track.”
Recent investments
| Company | Round | Size | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plaud | Seed | — | 2025 |
| LakeFusion | Seed | — | 2025 |
| Canly | Series C | — | 2025 |
| zypl.ai | Series A | — | 2025 |
| OfferFit | Seed | — | 2021 |
| QuEra Computing | Series A | — | 2023 |
| Lumber | Seed | — | 2023 |
| Beetexting | Seed | — | 2023 |
| Calyptia | Seed | — | 2021 |
| Treasure Data | Series A | — | 2021 |
Frequent co-investors
| VC firm | Deals together |
|---|---|
| Silverton Partners | 1 |
| MPower Partners | 1 |
| JIC Venture Growth Investments | 1 |
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