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Imperative Ventures

221 East Myrtle Street, Stillwater, MN, 55082, United States

Overview

Venture capital fund investing in hard tech for decarbonization.

Founded

2019

Deals ยท 12mo

1

Links

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Stage focus

Series A
Series C

Geographic focus

United States

Sector focus

Energy
Industrial
Life Science
Venture Capital

Investment portfolio

3rounds
NAMEDATESIZE
Zanskar
Jan 2026Participated
$115 MSeries C
RedoxBlox
Nov 2024Participated
$41 MSeries A
Solidia Technologies
Apr 2021Led
$78 MOther Equity
Zanskar
Jan 2026Participated
$115 MSeries C
RedoxBlox
Nov 2024Participated
$41 MSeries A
Solidia Technologies
Apr 2021Led
$78 MOther Equity
3
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Deal Distribution

Imperative Ventures: 3 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories.All available history.
Imperative Ventures: 3 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories. All available history
Round typeLed dealsParticipated deals
Series A01
Series C+01
Other Equity10

Monthly Deal Activity

Imperative Ventures: 3 deals are recorded across 67 months.All available history.
Imperative Ventures: 3 deals are recorded across 67 months. All available history
MonthDeals
Apr '211
May '210
Jun '210
Jul '210
Aug '210
Sep '210
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Dec '210
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Sector Breakdown

Imperative Ventures: Clean Energy & Sustainability 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.

Imperative Ventures: Clean Energy & Sustainability is the largest displayed sector by deal count (3 deals). All available history
SectorDeals
Clean Energy & Sustainability3
Enterprise Software1
Manufacturing1
AI & Machine Learning1
Data, Analytics & IT1
Space & Frontier Tech1
Consumer & Lifestyle1

Deal Size Distribution

Imperative Ventures: 3 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.

Imperative Ventures: 3 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands. All available history
Round size band (USD)Deals
<$5M0
$5M-$10M0
$10M-$25M0
$25M-$50M1
$50M-$100M1
$100M-$250M1
$250M-$500M0
$500M-$1B0
$1B+0

Deals By Geography

Imperative Ventures: United States has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (3 deals).All available history.

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

Imperative Ventures: United States has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (3 deals). All available history
RegionDeals
United States3
Imperative Ventures: 20 co-investors are shown, with Breakthrough Energy 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.

Imperative Ventures: 20 co-investors are shown, with Breakthrough Energy Ventures sharing 2 recorded deals. All available history
Co-investorShared deals
Breakthrough Energy Ventures2
Prelude Ventures2
All Aboard Fund1
BP1
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board1
Carica Sustainable Investments1
Clearvision Ventures1
Cross Creek Advisors1
GVP Climate1
Khosla Ventures1
Lowercarbon Capital1
Munich Re Ventures1
New System Ventures1
Obvious Ventures1
OGCI Climate Investments1
Orion Industrial Ventures1
Piva Capital1
Safar Partners1
Spring Lane Capital1
StepStone Group1

Investment Strategy

Imperative Ventures: Led accounts for 33% and participating for 67% of round participation.All available history.
Imperative Ventures: Led accounts for 33% and participating for 67% of round participation. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Led133%
Participating267%
Imperative Ventures: Single-lead accounts for 0% and co-led for 100% of lead dynamics.All available history.
Imperative Ventures: Single-lead accounts for 0% and co-led for 100% of lead dynamics. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Single-lead00%
Co-led1100%

Team

Jan van Dokkum

Chairman

Pulakesh Mukherjee

Co-Founder & Managing Partner

Tom Erickson

Managing Partner & Co-Founder

William Tynan

Partner