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Overview

Early stage venture capital fund for disruptive startups.

Founded

2013

Deals ยท 12mo

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Stage focus

Seed
Series A
Series B

Geographic focus

Germany
United States

Sector focus

Automotive
Autonomous Vehicles
Cloud Computing
Cyber Security
...

Investment portfolio

17rounds
NAMEDATESIZE
MemryX
Mar 2025Participated
$44 MSeries B
BlastPoint
Jun 2023Participated
$5 MSeed
Voxel51
Sep 2022Participated
$13 MSeries A
Pulsora
Oct 2021Participated
$9 MSeed
Refraction AI
Mar 2021Participated
$4 MSeed
Refraction AI
Jun 2020Participated
$5 MOther Equity
Voxel51
Aug 2019Led
$2 MSeed
Cobalt
May 2018Participated
$5 MOther Equity
observIQ
Oct 2017Participated
$8 MSeries B
Aperia Technologies
Nov 2016Led
$16 MOther Equity
observIQ
Oct 2016Participated
$9 MSeries B
Cobalt
Aug 2016Led
$2 MSeed
MemryX
Mar 2025Participated
$44 MSeries B
BlastPoint
Jun 2023Participated
$5 MSeed
Voxel51
Sep 2022Participated
$13 MSeries A
Pulsora
Oct 2021Participated
$9 MSeed
Refraction AI
Mar 2021Participated
$4 MSeed
Refraction AI
Jun 2020Participated
$5 MOther Equity
Voxel51
Aug 2019Led
$2 MSeed
Cobalt
May 2018Participated
$5 MOther Equity
observIQ
Oct 2017Participated
$8 MSeries B
Aperia Technologies
Nov 2016Led
$16 MOther Equity
observIQ
Oct 2016Participated
$9 MSeries B
Cobalt
Aug 2016Led
$2 MSeed
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Deal Distribution

eLab Ventures: 17 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories.All available history.
eLab Ventures: 17 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories. All available history
Round typeLed dealsParticipated deals
Seed33
Series A12
Series B03
Other Equity23

Monthly Deal Activity

eLab Ventures: 17 deals are recorded across 141 months.All available history.
eLab Ventures: 17 deals are recorded across 141 months. All available history
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Sector Breakdown

eLab Ventures: Enterprise Software is the largest displayed sector by deal count (11 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.

eLab Ventures: Enterprise Software is the largest displayed sector by deal count (11 deals). All available history
SectorDeals
Enterprise Software11
Data, Analytics & IT7
AI & Machine Learning6
Networks, Cloud & Communication5
Hardware & Robotics4
Transportation & Logistics4
Manufacturing3
Developer Tools3
Health & Life Sciences2
Cybersecurity & Privacy2
Space & Frontier Tech2
Fintech1

Deal Size Distribution

eLab Ventures: 17 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.

eLab Ventures: 17 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands. All available history
Round size band (USD)Deals
<$5M6
$5M-$10M7
$10M-$25M3
$25M-$50M1
$50M-$100M0
$100M-$250M0
$250M-$500M0
$500M-$1B0
$1B+0

Deals By Geography

eLab Ventures: United States has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (16 deals).All available history.

Top 2 of 2 regions; European countries are grouped as Europe.

eLab Ventures: United States has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (16 deals). All available history
RegionDeals
United States16
Europe1
eLab Ventures: 20 co-investors are shown, with Grand Angels 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.

Investment Strategy

eLab Ventures: Led accounts for 35% and participating for 65% of round participation.All available history.
eLab Ventures: Led accounts for 35% and participating for 65% of round participation. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Led635%
Participating1165%
eLab Ventures: Single-lead accounts for 83% and co-led for 17% of lead dynamics.All available history.
eLab Ventures: Single-lead accounts for 83% and co-led for 17% of lead dynamics. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Single-lead583%
Co-led117%

Team

Bob Stefanski

Co-Founder and Managing Director

Doug Neal

Co-Founder and Managing Director

Mahendra Vora

Limited Partner

Paul Brown

Managing Director

Rick Bolander

Co-Founder and Managing Director

Scott Chou

Managing Director