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Black Forest Ventures

24 Waterway Avenue, Suite 225, The Woodlands, TX, 77380, USA

Overview

Asset management firm focused on real estate, aviation, and technology.

Founded

2009

Deals ยท 12mo

2

Links

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Stage focus

Seed
Series A
Series B

Geographic focus

Trinidad and Tobago
United States

Sector focus

Asset Management
Finance
Financial Services

Investment portfolio

4rounds
NAMEDATESIZE
Princeton Critical Minerals
Aug 2026Participated
$16 MSeries A
Agtonomy
Oct 2025Participated
$18 MSeries B
Anyware Robotics
Mar 2025Participated
$12 MSeed
Agtonomy
Oct 2024Participated
$10 MSeries A
Princeton Critical Minerals
Aug 2026Participated
$16 MSeries A
Agtonomy
Oct 2025Participated
$18 MSeries B
Anyware Robotics
Mar 2025Participated
$12 MSeed
Agtonomy
Oct 2024Participated
$10 MSeries A
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Deal Distribution

Black Forest Ventures: 4 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories.All available history.
Black Forest Ventures: 4 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories. All available history
Round typeLed dealsParticipated deals
Seed01
Series A02
Series B01

Monthly Deal Activity

Black Forest Ventures: 4 deals are recorded across 25 months.All available history.
Black Forest Ventures: 4 deals are recorded across 25 months. All available history
MonthDeals
Oct '241
Nov '240
Dec '240
Jan '250
Feb '250
Mar '251
Apr '250
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Dec '250
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Oct '260

Sector Breakdown

Black Forest Ventures: AI & Machine Learning is the largest displayed sector by deal count (3 deals).All available history.

A deal can appear in multiple sectors, so sector totals may overlap. Capital represents disclosed total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

Black Forest Ventures: AI & Machine Learning is the largest displayed sector by deal count (3 deals). All available history
SectorDeals
AI & Machine Learning3
Food & Agriculture2
Space & Frontier Tech2
Hardware & Robotics1
Clean Energy & Sustainability1
Transportation & Logistics1

Deal Size Distribution

Black Forest Ventures: 4 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands.All available history.

Undisclosed round sizes are excluded. Capital represents total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

Black Forest Ventures: 4 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands. All available history
Round size band (USD)Deals
<$5M0
$5M-$10M0
$10M-$25M4
$25M-$50M0
$50M-$100M0
$100M-$250M0
$250M-$500M0
$500M-$1B0
$1B+0

Deals By Geography

Black Forest Ventures: United States has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (4 deals).All available history.

Top 1 of 1 regions; European countries are grouped as Europe.

Black Forest Ventures: United States has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (4 deals). All available history
RegionDeals
United States4
Black Forest Ventures: 16 co-investors are shown, with Allison Ventures sharing 2 recorded deals.All available history.

Co-Investors

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Shows up to 20 co-investors ranked by shared deals. Deals may be shared with multiple funds, so rows overlap. Capital is total round size, not fund cheque size.

Black Forest Ventures: 16 co-investors are shown, with Allison Ventures sharing 2 recorded deals. All available history
Co-investorShared deals
Allison Ventures2
Autotech Ventures2
Rethink Food2
Alumni Ventures1
Astor Management1
Cavallo Ventures1
DBL Partners1
Flybridge Capital Partners1
Foothill Ventures1
GFT Ventures1
Grantham Foundation1
HAX1
New Jersey Commission on Science, Innovation and Technology1
Nuveen1
Prospect Innovation 1
Toyota Ventures1

Investment Strategy

Black Forest Ventures: Led accounts for 0% and participating for 100% of round participation.All available history.
Black Forest Ventures: Led accounts for 0% and participating for 100% of round participation. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Led00%
Participating4100%
Black Forest Ventures: Single-lead accounts for 0% and co-led for 0% of lead dynamics.All available history.
Black Forest Ventures: Single-lead accounts for 0% and co-led for 0% of lead dynamics. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Single-lead00%
Co-led00%

Lead dynamics requires at least one led deal in this range

Team

Dirk Laukien

President & Founder