Unshackled Ventures
Unshackled Ventures is the only early-stage venture capital fund that enables unrecognized and excluded immigrant founders to start companies in the U.S. Since its founding in 2014, Unshackled has proven its thesis that investing and supporting this population drives strong investment returns across key industries, including American infrastructure, generative AI, healthcare, space, and enterprise SaaS. To date, the firm has invested in 80 companies and over 200 entrepreneurs. Per Crunchbase, Unshackled Ventures has made 89 investments, 43 as lead investor across 66 portfolio companies, with 8 exits.
Investing activity
Unshackled Ventures has made 89 investments according to Crunchbase across 66 portfolio companies, and has led 43 rounds and seen 8 exits.
Unshackled Ventures appears in 1 AI deal tracked by the Lounge deals desk. The rounds are mostly Seed, with a median round size of $3M. The most recent is Vacsfpaceal (Seed, $2.8M, Feb 2026).
Unshackled Ventures most often invests alongside Royal Street Ventures, and the companies it backs on Lounge are mostly in AI.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Unshackled Ventures
What AI companies has Unshackled Ventures invested in?
Unshackled Ventures's AI investments include Vacsfpaceal. The 1 round on Lounge are listed on this page with amounts, dates and co-investors.
Where is Unshackled Ventures based?
Unshackled Ventures is based in San Francisco, California, United States.
What stage does Unshackled Ventures invest at?
In the rounds tracked on Lounge, Unshackled Ventures has invested at Seed, with a median round of $3M.
Who does Unshackled Ventures co-invest with?
Unshackled Ventures's most frequent co-investors on Lounge are Royal Street Ventures (1 deal).
How can founders reach Unshackled Ventures?
Founders on Lounge can see Unshackled Ventures's contact details in AI Investor Contacts (paid plans), check for a warm introduction through members who worked with the firm under Warm Paths, and add Unshackled Ventures to their Investor Pipeline to track the conversation.