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Carya Venture Partners
Micro-fund
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Carya Venture Partners is a founder-obsessed, $20M micro-VC fund based in Palo Alto, California, investing in early-stage deep tech, AI, B2B enterprise, and SaaS startups. The firm was founded by operators and founders who believe the best investors are those who have been through the founder journey themselves — providing "active capital" through hands-on GTM support, executive coaching, and access to enterprise design partners. Carya looks for founders who "can see into the future of markets and don't back away from trying to make science-fiction happen," investing in what it calls "restlessness, courageousness, and willingness." Check sizes range from $250K to $1M, with the goal of partnering at the seed stage and supporting portfolio companies through to Series A and beyond.
Notable quotes
“We decided that our check sizes will accordingly be between about $250,000 all the way up to $1 million dollars. We would start with a certain amount and journey alongside the founders and infuse amounts as required. We want to be the investors that every founder wishes that they had.”
“Carya invests in restlessness, courageousness, and willingness.”
“Here with the Carya portfolio companies, we get deeply involved and really help mold the product and the company structure. Meaningful impact in an early stage company is crucial to a strong foundation and a healthy growth spurt.”
Team
Recent investments
| Company | Round | Size | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accordance | Seed | — | 2025-09-09 |
| Andean Systems | Seed | — | 2025-07-30 |
| Stuut | Series A | $30m | 2025-10-20 |
| Retell AI | Seed | $5m | 2024-08-27 |
| Martian | Seed | $9m | 2024-01-01 |
| Sanas | Seed | — | 2022-01-01 |
| Arc | Seed | — | 2022-01-01 |
| AptEdge | Seed | — | 2023-01-01 |
| Crescendo | Seed | — | 2023-01-01 |
| DualEntry | Seed | — | 2023-01-01 |
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