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    Narya

    Cincinnati, Ohio, United StatesFounded 2020

    Narya is an early-stage venture capital firm focused on using technology and science to solve for the future, investing in sectors such as life sciences, defense technologies, agriculture, insurance, and robotics. Founded by J.D. Vance and Colin Greenspon, the firm is based in Cincinnati, Ohio and targets startups in under-served regions outside of Silicon Valley.

    Deal activity increased 100% year-over-year (4 deals in the last 12 months). Average disclosed round size is $104.4M (across 24 rounds with reported amounts).

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    Portfolio

    20

    Fund Size

    $93M

    Top Stage

    Series A

    Last 12 Mo

    4

    Team

    Blythe Smith

    Blythe Smith

    Colin Greenspon

    Colin Greenspon

    Falon Donohue

    Falon Donohue

    Portfolio Breakdown

    Stage Distribution

    Sector Distribution

    Investment Activity

    DealsAvg Round Size

    Portfolio

    30 investments
    CompanyRoundAmountDate
    Next Chapter logoNext ChapterSeries E$100MApr 2026
    Valinor logoValinorSeries A$54MJan 2026
    VValinor EnterprisesSeries A$54MJan 2026
    Peptilogics logoPeptilogicsSeries B$78MOct 2025
    Kriya Therapeutics logoKriya TherapeuticsSeries D$320MSep 2025
    True Anomaly logoTrue AnomalySeries C—Apr 2025
    Reprogram Biosciences logoReprogram BiosciencesSeed$6MJan 2025
    Strive logoStriveSeries B$30MJul 2024
    Strive Enterprises, Inc. logoStrive Enterprises, Inc.Series B$30MJul 2024
    Strive logoStriveSeries A$30MJul 2024
    AppHarvest logoAppHarvestSeries A—Jun 2024
    True Anomaly logoTrue AnomalySeries D—Dec 2023
    Atomic Industries logoAtomic IndustriesSeed$17MDec 2023
    True Anomaly logoTrue AnomalySeries A$17MApr 2023
    True Anomaly logoTrue AnomalySeries B$100MJan 2023
    Branch logoBranchSeries C$147MJun 2022
    AcreTrader logoAcreTraderSeries B$40MJan 2022
    Rumble logoRumbleSeries B—May 2021
    AcreTrader logoAcreTraderSeries A$12MMar 2021
    BBranch InsuranceSeries C$147MJan 2021
    Peptilogics logoPeptilogicsSeries B$35.4MDec 2020
    AppHarvest logoAppHarvestSeries C$28MAug 2020
    Kriya Therapeutics logoKriya TherapeuticsSeries A$80MMay 2020
    RRedPin TherapeuticsSeries A$15.5MMar 2020
    BBeren Therapeutics P.B.C.Growth$135M—
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    Last updated: 20 October 2026