Stage FocusPre-Seed, Seed
GeographyUS
TypeVC
Last Activity2025
Industry Focus
Industries
Synthetic BiologyClimate TechSpace TechBiotechSemiconductors
Technical BenchLimited
Investor TypeDeepTech Purist
ExposureMostly DeepTech Investments
Bio
Cantos Ventures was founded in 2016 by Ian Rountree and has backed 68 companies, including 3 unicorns — Astranis (satellite broadband) and Solugen (industrial synthetic biology) among them. Fund III closed at $50M in 2022, bringing total AUM to approximately $120M.
The firm invests in what it calls near-frontier technology: climate, synthetic biology, aerospace, and next-gen computing. The sweet ...
Notable Investments
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AstranisS
SolugenC
Curie CoC
Catalog TechnologiesD
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