MetaVC Partners is an early-stage venture capital firm investing in hard-tech startups that leverage advanced materials and metamaterials across imaging and sensors, energy and sustainability, next-generation communications, and computing. The firm was co-founded in 2020 by managing partners Chris Alliegro and Conrad Burke and is based in San Francisco.
Deal activity increased 300% year-over-year (4 deals in the last 12 months). Their most common stage is seed (53% of deals). Average disclosed round size is $20.4M (across 13 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
11
Fund Size
$62M
Top Stage
Seed
Last 12 Mo
4
Team
CA
Chris Alliegro
Managing Partner
CB
Conrad Burke
Managing Partner
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
DealsAvg Round Size
Portfolio
15 investments
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 Neurophos | Series A | $110M | Jan 2026 |
 Sensetics | Pre-Seed | $1.8M | Nov 2025 |
 Cephia | Seed | $4M | Oct 2025 |
| CCephia Ai | Seed | $4M | Oct 2025 |
 Lumotive | Series B | $45M | Feb 2025 |
| Lumotive | Series B | — | Jan 2025 |
| Neurophos | Seed | $7.2M | Dec 2023 |
 LeadOptik | Seed | $5M | May 2023 |
 Imagia | Seed | $4.5M | May 2023 |
 KAPTA SPACE | Seed | $5M | Jan 2023 |
| Neurophos | Seed | $7.2M | Jan 2023 |
| Lumotive | Unknown | — | Aug 2022 |
 Mangata Networks | Series A | $33M | Jan 2022 |
 Kapta | Seed | $5M | — |
 Mangata | Series A | $33M | — |
Top Co-Investors
Gates Frontier6 shared
SOSV3 shared
TSVC3 shared
Quan Funds3 shared
Mirana Ventures2 shared
Silicon Catalyst Ventures2 shared
NRM Partners2 shared
Incharge Capital Partners2 shared
ITHCA Group2 shared
Plug and Play Tech Center2 shared
Grazia Equity2 shared
Swisscom Ventures2 shared
USAA2 shared
Silicon Catalyst Angels2 shared
Playground Global2 shared
Blue Collective2 shared
Entrada Ventures2 shared
Alumni Ventures1 shared
Last updated: 7 October 2026