Essential Capital is a New York-based venture capital firm and global venture investor that serves as an early backer of industry-transforming businesses. The firm focuses on the 'materials transition' space, backing companies that decarbonize key supply chains and tackle ethical and environmental challenges.
Deal activity increased 200% year-over-year (3 deals in the last 12 months). Their most common stage is seed (41% of deals). Average disclosed round size is $15.7M (across 12 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
16
Fund Size
$130M
Top Stage
Seed
Last 12 Mo
3
Team
RZ
Ron Zori
Investment Professional
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
DealsAvg Round Size
Portfolio
17 investments
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 Transition Metal Solutions | Seed | $6M | Jan 2026 |
 Transition Metal Solutions | Seed | $6M | Jan 2026 |
 Transition Metal Solutions | Seed | $6M | Jan 2026 |
 Voyantis | Series B | $41M | Feb 2025 |
 Elvy | Unknown | — | Jan 2025 |
 Flagship RTL | Seed | $5M | Jul 2023 |
| FFlagship | Seed | $5M | Jul 2023 |
 Cambrium Bio | Seed | — | Jan 2023 |
 Yali Bio | Seed | $3.9M | Feb 2022 |
 Sharebite | Series A | $15M | May 2021 |
| SSynendos | Series A | — | Nov 2020 |
 Synendos Therapeutics | Series A | — | Nov 2020 |
| CCygnus Semiconductor | Series C | — | — |
 Triplebar | Unknown | $20M | — |
| Voyantis | Growth | $41M | — |
| TTriplebar Bio | Unknown | $20M | — |
 Triplebar | Unknown | $20M | — |
Top Co-Investors
SOSV4 shared
The Production Board3 shared
Synthesis Capital3 shared
Stray Dog Capital3 shared
iSelect Fund3 shared
New Climate Ventures3 shared
Dolby Family Ventures3 shared
Astor Management AG3 shared
Possible Ventures3 shared
Understorey3 shared
Juniper VC3 shared
Insight Partners2 shared
Sunstone Life Science Ventures2 shared
Zürcher Kantonalbank2 shared
private angel investors2 shared
High-Tech Gründerfonds2 shared
Kurma Partners2 shared
Intel Capital2 shared
Redseed2 shared
Target Global2 shared
Last updated: 20 October 2026