Unusual Ventures
Unusual Ventures is a seed-stage venture capital offering hands-on support and expertise to startups on their early-stage journey. It was founded in 2018 and is based in Menlo Park, California. Per Crunchbase, Unusual Ventures has made 172 investments, 49 as lead investor across 118 portfolio companies, with 24 exits including 1 IPOs.
Investing activity
Unusual Ventures has made 172 investments according to Crunchbase across 118 portfolio companies, and has led 49 rounds and seen 24 exits, 1 of them by IPO.
Unusual Ventures appears in 2 AI deals tracked by the Lounge deals desk, and led 1 of them. The rounds are mostly Pre-seed and Seed, with a median round size of $6M. The most recent are Oliver AI (Pre-seed, Aug 2026) and Miravoice (Seed, $6.3M, Apr 2026).
Unusual Ventures most often invests alongside Menlo Ventures, Amar Goel, Karim Atiyeh and Rajeev Goel, and the companies it backs on Lounge are mostly in AI.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Unusual Ventures
What AI companies has Unusual Ventures invested in?
Unusual Ventures's AI investments include Oliver AI and Miravoice. The 2 rounds on Lounge are listed on this page with amounts, dates and co-investors.
Where is Unusual Ventures based?
Unusual Ventures is based in Menlo Park, California, United States.
What stage does Unusual Ventures invest at?
In the rounds tracked on Lounge, Unusual Ventures has invested at Pre-seed and Seed, with a median round of $6M. Unusual Ventures led 1 of those rounds.
Who does Unusual Ventures co-invest with?
Unusual Ventures's most frequent co-investors on Lounge are Menlo Ventures (1 deal), Amar Goel (1 deal), Karim Atiyeh (1 deal), Rajeev Goel (1 deal) and Neo (1 deal).
How can founders reach Unusual Ventures?
Founders on Lounge can see Unusual 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 Unusual Ventures to their Investor Pipeline to track the conversation.